Preparing strong and ductile AZ80 Mg alloy via warm rotary swaging by Zhenghao Li, Mengning Xu, Kaixuan Zhou, Yang Cao, Yonghao Zhao

“…The sample processed by 260°C-swaging and water cooling has a nano-structural hierarchy consisting of bimodal grain size distributions and high densities of nano-precipitates located at grain boundaries of the ultrafine grains and at coarse-grain interiors, and shows a gradient hardness distribution from the periphery to center of the rod; Correspondingly, the 260 °C swaged sample shows outstanding combinations of strength and ductility at both the peripheral and central regions.…”
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Expression of H2S in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Correlation Analysis with Inflammatory Markers IL-6 and TNF-α by Yucui Teng, Shuxia Xuan, Ming Jiang, Li Tian, Jinjing Tian, Qian Chang

“…We collected venous blood samples from parturient women and umbilical vein blood (UVB) and peripheral venous blood (PVB) samples one hour after childbirth in the control, GDM-, and GDM+ groups in order to determine the concentration of glucose and H2S in plasma; to measure levels of TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, TGF-β1, and ADP in parturient women and the UVB of newborns; and to find the correlation of H2S with regression. …”
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Behçet's Disease (Adamantiades-Behçet's Disease) by Fumio Kaneko, Ari Togashi, Sanae Saito, Hideo Sakuma, Noritaka Oyama, Koichiro Nakamura, Kenji Yokota, Keiji Oguma

“…Although Hsp-65/60 has homologies with the respective T cell epitope, it stimulates peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from ABD patients. …”
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Mitochondrial function in patients affected with fibromyalgia syndrome is impaired and correlates with disease severity by Chiara Macchi, Andrea Giachi, Isabella Fichtner, Silvia Pedretti, Piercarlo Sarzi-Puttini, Nico Mitro, Alberto Corsini, Massimiliano Ruscica, Roberta Gualtierotti

“…Aim was to study mitochondrial dysfunction in peripheral blood mononuclear cells isolated from 50 patients with primary FMS and 20 apparently healthy controls. …”
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Enhancer-driven Shh signaling promotes glia-to-mesenchyme transition during bone repair by Xin Shen, Hang Zhang, Zesheng Song, Yangjiele Dong, Xiao Ge, Shenghao Jin, Songsong Guo, Ping Zhang, Yu Fu, Yuchi Zhu, Na Xiao, Dongmiao Wang, Jie Cheng, Rongyao Xu, Hongbing Jiang

“…Abstract Plp1-lineage Schwann cells (SCs) of peripheral nerve play a critical role in vascular remodeling and osteogenic differentiation during the early stage of bone healing, and the abnormal plasticity of SCs would jeopardize the bone regeneration. …”
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Abnormal directed migration of blood polymorphonuclear leukocytes in rheumatoid arthritis. Potential role in increased susceptibility to bacterial infections by F. Aglas, J. Hermann, G. Egger

“…PMN migration was investigated in 68 peripheral blood samples of 15 RA patients compared with 64 samples of healthy controls in a novel whole blood in vitro membrane filter assay. …”
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Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency with coinherited Gaucher disease: A rare association by Nupur Parakh, Kusha Sharma, Sunita Sharma, Priti Chatterjee, Varinder Singh

“…Complete blood count revealed Hb---6.7 g/dL, TLC---8.9 × 103/μL, platelet count---180 × 103/μL. Peripheral smear showed predominantly microcytic hypochromic anemia with moderate degree of anisocytosis, many nucleated red blood cells, few schistocytes, polychromatophils and corrected reticulocyte count 7.89%. …”
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Reduced Cardiovascular Capacity and Resting Metabolic Rate in Men with Prostate Cancer Undergoing Androgen Deprivation: A Comprehensive Cross-Sectional Investigation by Bradley A. Wall, Daniel A. Galvão, Naeem Fatehee, Dennis R. Taaffe, Nigel Spry, David Joseph, Robert U. Newton

“…There were no differences between groups for peripheral and central blood pressure, arterial stiffness, or metabolic profile. …”
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Risk factors for non-benefit of implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapy by Fabienne Kreimer, Marie Lewenhardt, Ibrahim El-Battrawy, Arash Haghikia, Michael Gotzmann

“…Independent risk factors for no-benefit were age ≥ 68 years (HR 4.599, p < 0.001), anemia (HR 2.549, p < 0.001), peripheral artery disease (HR 2.066, p = 0.007), and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (HR 1.939, p = 0.014). …”
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Relationship between nerve ultrasonography image and electrophysiology in diabetic polyneuropathy by Pei‐Chen Hsieh, Long‐Sun Ro, Chun‐Che Chu, Ming‐Feng Liao, Hong‐Shiu Chang, Hung‐Chou Kuo

“…Materials and Methods We enrolled 103 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and collected their demographic data, modified Michigan Neuropathy Screening Instrument (mMNSI) score, NCS, and ultrasonography images of peripheral nerves. The relationship of ultrasound variables for individual nerves and the ultrasound pattern sum score (UPSS) to conventional NCS findings was investigated. …”
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Metabolic consequences and nailfold capillary changes in children with familial Mediterranean fever by Ahmed S. Abo Hola, Rania S. El Zayat, Wafaa Ahmed Shehata, Mai I. Elashmawy, Noha E. Khalaf, Heba M. S. El Zefzaf

“…Abstract Background There’s an increasing role of nailfold capillaroscopy in the evaluation of peripheral vascular disease in chronic inflammatory disorders. …”
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Dose-Dependent Differential Effect of Neurotrophic Factors on In Vitro and In Vivo Regeneration of Motor and Sensory Neurons by Daniel Santos, Francisco Gonzalez-Perez, Xavier Navarro, Jaume del Valle

“…Although peripheral axons can regenerate after nerve transection and repair, functional recovery is usually poor due to inaccurate reinnervation. …”
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Activated Circulating T Follicular Helper Cells Are Associated with Disease Severity in Patients with Psoriasis by Ying Wang, Lili Wang, Haoyu Yang, Weichang Yuan, Jingyi Ren, Yanping Bai

“…In addition, positive correlations between the percentage of cTfh, functional markers on cTfh cells in peripheral blood and disease severity were noted. Furthermore, the frequency of cTfh cells and the levels of cytokines secreted by cTfh cells were all significantly decreased after 1-month treatment.…”
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Two Cases of Severe Hypertension in JAK2 Mutation-Positive Myeloproliferative Neoplasms by Raunak Rao, Spoorthy Kulkarni, Ian B. Wilkinson

“…Cardiac output was measured at 5 L/min using an inert gas rebreathing method, providing an estimated peripheral vascular resistance of 1840 dynes/s/cm5. …”
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Bone Marrow-Liver-Spleen Type of Large B-Cell Lymphoma Associated with Hemophagocytic Syndrome: A Rare Aggressive Extranodal Lymphoma by Kirill A. Lyapichev, Jennifer R. Chapman, Oleksii Iakymenko, Offiong F. Ikpatt, Uygar Teomete, Sandra Patricia Sanchez, Francisco Vega

“…Circulating lymphoma cells were not seen in the peripheral blood smears. The patient underwent treatment with chemotherapy (R-CHOP) but unfortunately passed away 2 months after initial presentation. …”
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Genetic proxies for clinical traits are associated with increased risk of severe COVID-19 by N. J. M. Chaddock, S. S. R. Crossfield, M. Pujades-Rodriguez, M. M. Iles, A. W. Morgan

“…In univariate analyses, 17 PRS were associated with increased risk of severe COVID-19 and, of these, four remained associated with COVID-19 outcomes following adjustment for sociodemographic/clinical variables: hypertension PRS (OR = 1.1, 95%CI 1.03–1.18), atrial fibrillation PRS (OR = 1.12, 95%CI 1.03–1.22), peripheral vascular disease PRS (OR = 0.9, 95%CI 0.82–0.99), and Alzheimer’s disease PRS (OR = 1.14, 95%CI 1.05–1.25). …”
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Was Grand Duchy of Lithuania a Federation? by Zenonas Norkus

“…However, GDL was transformed into a federation only on the eve of the Lublin Union in 1569, while in the XIV-first half of the XVI century it was a traditional empire, including metropolitan military agrarian domains and indirectly ruled peripheral areas shading into areas of mere hegemony.   …”
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Biomarker discovery and phytochemical interventions in Alzheimer's disease: A path to therapeutic advances by Mithila Debnath, Mahir Azmal, Rashid Taqui, Moshiul Alam Mishu, Ajit Ghosh

“…Methods: A differential expression analysis was conducted using GEO2R, where the significant differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified in brain areas that include the Entorhinal Cortex (EC) and Posterior Cingulate (PC), as well as in peripheral blood. The interactions between DEGs and phytochemicals were investigated using computational approaches that involve molecular docking and molecular dynamic simulations. …”
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Impact of Inherited Prothrombotic Disorders on the Long-Term Clinical Outcome of Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty in Patients with Diabetes by Michal Dubský, Alexandra Jirkovská, Libuše Pagáčová, Robert Bém, Andrea Němcová, Vladimíra Fejfarová, Veronika Wosková, Edward B. Jude

“…Diabetic patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) treated by PTA in our centre between 2008 and 2011 were included in the study. …”
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GPS Trajectory-Based Spatio-Temporal Variations of Traffic Accessibility under Public Health Emergency Consideration by Luqi Dong, Ying Lv, Huijun Sun, Danyue Zhi, Tingting Chen

“…At the same time, the peripheral areas show a trend of low-value aggregation. …”
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