Effects of Oral L-Carnitine Supplementation on Lipid Profile, Anemia, and Quality of Life in Chronic Renal Disease Patients under Hemodialysis: A Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placeb... by Afsoon Emami Naini, Mahnaz Moradi, Mojgan Mortazavi, Asghar Amini Harandi, Mehdi Hadizadeh, Farhad Shirani, Hamed Basir Ghafoori, Pardis Emami Naini

“…Erythropoietin dose was significantly decreased in both the carnitine (-4750±5772 mg, P=0.001) and the placebo group (-2000±4296 mg, P<0.05). No improvement was observed in QOL scores of two groups. In ESRD patients under maintenance hemodialysis, oral L-carnitine supplementation may reduce triglyceride and cholesterol and increase HDL and hemoglobin and subsequently reduce needed erythropoietin dose without effect on QOL.…”
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Development and validation of a protocol to determine product perception in relation to the moment of the day by M. Visalli, S. Plano, C. Tortorello, D. Vigo, M.V. Galmarini

“…. • Face validity was confirmed, as significant variations based on chronotypes were observed.…”
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Association of PTPN22 Haplotypes (−1123G>C/+1858C>T) with Rheumatoid Arthritis in Western Mexican Population by Yeniley Ruiz-Noa, Jorge Ramón Padilla-Gutiérrez, Jorge Hernández-Bello, Claudia Azucena Palafox-Sánchez, Yeminia Valle, Edith Oregón-Romero, Ana Laura Pereira-Suárez, Ana Guilaisne Bernard-Medina, José Francisco Muñoz-Valle

“…No association between haplotypes and anti-CCP antibodies levels was observed. In conclusion, this study confirmed that −1123G>C and +1858C>T PTPN22 polymorphisms are in strong linkage disequilibrium and the CT haplotype is a susceptibility marker to RA in Western Mexico. …”
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Effects of Whole-Body 50-Hz Magnetic Field Exposure on Mouse Leydig Cells by Zsolt Forgács, Zoltán Somosy, Györgyi Kubinyi, Hanna Sinay, Jozsef Bakos, György Thuróczy, András Surján, Aranka Hudák, Ferenc Olajos, Péter Lázár

“…The MF exposure did not affect the animal growth rate and the observed hematologic and serum chemical variables. …”
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Rates of Stellar Tidal Disruption Events around Intermediate-mass Black Holes by Janet N. Y. Chang, Lixin Dai, Hugo Pfister, Rudrani Kar Chowdhury, Priyamvada Natarajan

“…In this work, we aim to accurately calculate the IMBH TDE rates based on their black hole (BH) masses and the stellar profiles of their host galaxies obtained from the latest observations. We find that the TDE rate per galaxy for IMBHs in the center of small galaxies is similar to that of SMBH TDEs, while the TDE rate per cluster from IMBHs in globular clusters is much lower. …”
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Mesh Migration into the Neobladder and Ileum with Complicated Fistula Formation following Incisional Hernia Repair by Masatsugu Kuroiwa, Masato Kitazawa, Yusuke Miyagawa, Futoshi Muranaka, Shigeo Tokumaru, Satoshi Nakamura, Makoto Koyama, Yuta Yamamoto, Nao Hondo, Takehito Ehara, Satoru Miyazaki, Hirokazu Tanaka, Yuji Soejima

“…Early surgical intervention is important if migration into the intestinal tract is observed.…”
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Association of chronic stress during studies with depressive symptoms 10 years later by Tobias Weinmann, Razan Wibowo, Felix Forster, Jessica Gerlich, Laura Wengenroth, Gudrun Weinmayr, Jon Genuneit, Dennis Nowak, Christian Vogelberg, Katja Radon, Britta Herbig

“…Participants (N = 548, 59% female) indicated rather low levels of stress and depression (PHQ-2 mean score: 1.14 (range: 0–6)). We observed evidence for a linear association between overload at T1 and depression at T2 (regression coefficient (B) = 0.270; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.131 to 0.409; standardised regression coefficient (β) = 0.170). …”
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High-pressure structural and electrical properties of pyrochlore: Enhanced octahedral distortions and electrical resistance of La2Sn2O7 by Shufan Jia, H. Saqib, Daniel Errandonea, Yuxin Hu, Bin Zeng, Xiangyu Chen, Alfonso Munoz, Silvana Radescu, Andres Mujica, Yongsheng Zhao, S. Rahman, Ning Dai

“…On the other hand, first-principles calculations were also employed to investigate the electronic properties and structural evolution of pyrochlore La2Sn2O7, providing a theoretical basis for the interpretation of the experimental observation that pyrochlore La2Sn2O7 becomes more insulating under compression. …”
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Pentoxifylline Neuroprotective Effects Are Possibly Related to Its Anti-Inflammatory and TNF-Alpha Inhibitory Properties, in the 6-OHDA Model of Parkinson’s Disease by Kelly Rose Tavares Neves, Hélio Vitoriano Nobre, Luzia Kalyne A. M. Leal, Geanne Matos de Andrade, Gerly Anne de Castro Brito, Glauce Socorro de Barros Viana

“…PTX reversed the behavioral changes observed in the untreated 6-OHDA animals. Furthermore, PTX partially reversed the decrease in DA contents and improved neuronal viability. …”
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Triatomine Fauna and Recent Epidemiological Dynamics of Chagas Disease in an Endemic Area of Northeast Brazil by Cláudia M. Melo, Ana Carla F. G. Cruz, Antônio Fernando V. A. Lima, Luan R. Silva, Rubens R. Madi, Veronica de Lourdes S. Jeraldo, Ruben Mercado

“…The distribution of triatomines exhibits an expanding south-central to northern dispersion, with a preference for semiarid and agreste areas and occasional observations in humid coastal areas due to anthropogenic actions reflected in the environment. …”
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A wicked problem: Systemic issues surrounding Canadian equestrian dressage and dressage horse welfare by Megan Ross, Kathryn Proudfoot, Katrina Merkies, Charlotte Lundgren, Caroline Ritter

“…Data collection included direct observation, recording field notes and conducting at least one in-depth interview with each coach and rider. …”
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A comparative study for air pollution tolerance index of some terrestrial plant species by R.N. Lohe, B. Tyagi, V. Singh, P. Tyagi, D.R. Khanna, R. Bhutiani

“…Statistically significant difference was observed between control and experimental group for Ascorbic acid, t(6)=-4.848,p=.003. …”
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Serum ZAG Levels Were Associated with eGFR Mild Decrease in T2DM Patients with Diabetic Nephropathy by Lingling Xu, Weihong Yu, Meng Niu, Caixia Zheng, Bin Qu, Yan Li, Jing Wang, Ping Huang, O. Wang, Fengying Gong

“…This phenomenon was more likely to be observed in the condition of uACR ≥ 2.7 mg/mmol, WC ≥ 90 cm for men, or WC ≥ 85 cm for women. …”
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BSG 2024 IBD guidelines protocol (standard operating procedures) by Philip Smith, Rachel Cooney, Jimmy Limdi, Sreedhar Subramanian, Polychronis Pavlidis, Ajay Verma, Said Din, Gordon W Moran, Naila Arebi, Shahida Din, Morris Gordon, Kamal V Patel, Klaartje Bel Kok, Dennis McGonagle, Matthew Shale, Ana-Maria Darie, Vasiliki Sinopoulou, Newton A C S Wong

“…A final consensus list of thematic questions within a ‘patient, intervention, comparison, outcome’ format has been produced and agreed in the final phase of the Delphi process.There will be a detailed technical evidence review with source data including systematic reviews appraised with AMSATAR 2 tool (Assessment of multiple systematic reviews), randomised controlled trial data that will be judged for risk of bias with the Cochrane tool and observational studies for safety concerns assessed through the Robins-I tool. …”
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Reoperation after radical correction tetralogy of Fallot: results and prospects by M.F. Zinkovskyi, A.G. Goryachev, S.O. Dykukha, L.R. Naumova, O.A. Pishchurin, M.Yu. Atamanyuk, V.M. Hondoga, S.O. Yakubyuk, R.M. Vitovsky

“…Depending on the predominance of one or other complications and its causes we observed: 1) residual defects – 25 (40.4 %) cases; right ventricular dysfunction – 23 (37.0 %) cases; valve pathology – 5 (8.0 %) cases; other rare complications – 9 (14.6 %) cases. …”
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Gene mutation, clinical characteristics and pathology in resectable lung adenocarcinoma by Ji’an Zou, Wei Han, Yan Hu, Chao Zeng, Jina Li, Weixuan Lei, Jieming Cao, Quanming Fei, Mengqi Shao, Junqi Yi, Zeyu Cheng, Li Wang, Fang Wu, Wenliang Liu

“…However, a significant reduction in overall survival was observed only in patients with the KRAS mutation. Relationship between gene mutations and pathological components still requires further investigation. …”
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Sodium cation exchanged zeolites for direct air capture of CO2 by Do Yeong Kim, Wo Bin Bae, Haehyun Min, Kyeong-Hun Ryu, Sungjoon Kweon, Linh Mai Tran, Young Jin Kim, Min Bum Park, Sung Bong Kang

“…Compared to the corresponding H-zeolites, the enhancement of CO2 adsorption capacity by Na+ ions was observed for all the structure-type zeolite adsorbents. …”
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The abnormal flow behavior of Mg-9Gd-4Y-2Zn-0.5Zr alloy during hot tensile deformation at high temperature and low strain rate by Mu Meng, Xiaoying Wang, Jinbiao Zhang, Xingxing Chen, Genxing Lei, Zhaoming Yan, Zhimin Zhang

“…Additionally, microcracks near large block-shaped long-period stacking ordered (LPSO) phases have been observed. As strain increases, these LPSO phases dissolve gradually, reducing their size and fraction, further enhancing plasticity. …”
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Phytochemical and Antioxidant Dynamics of the Soursop Fruit (Annona muricata L.) in response to Colletotrichum spp. by Alejandro Rubio-Melgarejo, Rosendo Balois-Morales, Yolotzin Apatzingan Palomino-Hermosillo, Graciela Guadalupe López-Guzmán, José Carmen Ramírez-Ramírez, Edwin Cervantes-García, Brandon Javier Villalobos-Rosario, Pedro Ulises Bautista-Rosales

“…Early fruit response (day one) was observed with both pathogens, increased the concentration of saponins and repressed the production of quercetin 3-O-glucoside (P<0.05). …”
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The Imbalance of B-Lymphocyte Subsets in Subjects with Different Glucose Tolerance: Relationship with Metabolic Parameter and Disease Status by Chao Deng, Yufei Xiang, Tingting Tan, Zhihui Ren, Chuqing Cao, Bingwen Liu, Gan Huang, Xiangbing Wang, Zhiguang Zhou

“…Further prospective studies are warranted to confirm our observations.…”
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