Magnitude, patterns, and factors associated with liver disease among clinically suspected clients in Eastern Ethiopia: hidden public health tragedy by Aliya Nuri, Sufian Jeilu, Yared Teklu, Kadir Abdu, Ahmed Muhye, Milkiyas Solomon Getachew, Imam Dagne, Muluken Yigezu, Sewmehon Amsalu Adugna, Vanisha S. Nambiar, Abdu Oumer

“…Conclusions Liver disease detection rate was found to be high and could be associated with substance use (alcohol and khat), history of hospitalization, and worm infection, which can be incorporated into the prevention strategies of liver diseases.…”
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A New CYP2E1 Inhibitor, 12-Imidazolyl-1-dodecanol, Represents a Potential Treatment for Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Torsten Diesinger, Alfred Lautwein, Sebastian Bergler, Dominik Buckert, Christian Renz, Radovan Dvorsky, Vyacheslav Buko, Siarhei Kirko, Edith Schneider, Florian Kuchenbauer, Mukesh Kumar, Cagatay Günes, Felicitas Genze, Berthold Büchele, Thomas Simmet, Martin Haslbeck, Kai Masur, Thomas Barth, Dieter Müller-Enoch, Thomas Wirth, Thomas Haehner

“…Cytochrome P450 2E1 (CYP2E1) is a key target protein in the development of alcoholic and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (FLD). …”
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Environmental exposures associated with atopy in a rural community in Gwanda district, Zimbabwe: a cross-sectional study by Vuyelwa Ndlovu, Vuyelwa Ndlovu, Moses Chimbari, Pisirai Ndarukwa, Pisirai Ndarukwa, Elopy Sibanda, Elopy Sibanda

“…Among adults, atopic sensitisation was positively associated with age, parental smoking, alcohol consumption and history of bloody urine or schistosomiasis but negatively associated with indoor cooking. …”
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Tobacco control research in South Africa from 1978 to 2022: A scoping review by C O Egbe, C Dare, S Gwambe, C van Walbeek

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Exploring the Psychological and Physiological Insights Through Digital Phenotyping by Analyzing the Discrepancies Between Subjective Insomnia Severity and Activity-Based Objective... by Ji Won Yeom, Hyungju Kim, Seung Pil Pack, Heon-Jeong Lee, Taesu Cheong, Chul-Hyun Cho

“…The participants also used a smartphone app for ecological momentary assessment, recording daily alcohol consumption, caffeine intake, exercise, and stress. …”
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Benign biliary stricture caused by transduodenal lumen-apposing metal stent placement for pancreatic acute necrotic collection by Shuhei Shintani, Takuya Okamoto, Kosuke Hiroe, Hidenori Kimura, Hiroto Inoue, Atsushi Nishida, Osamu Inatomi

“…A 58-year-old male patient presented with acute alcohol-induced severe necrotizing pancreatitis. He reported a symptomatic acute necrotic collection in the pancreatic head. …”
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Carcinoma escamoso metastásico primario de origen desconocido. Presentación de un caso by Miguel Ángel Serra Valdés, Rodolfo Delgado Almanza

“…Se presenta un caso de metástasis ganglionar de carcinoma primario de células escamosas no identificado, de una paciente de 58 años de edad, de color de piel blanca, con antecedentes de salud, ama de casa, que fumaba desde joven e ingería alcohol frecuentemente. Ingresó con aumento de volumen de los ganglios del cuello. …”
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Microbiota for production of wine with enhanced functional components by Armachius James, Ting Yao, Hengming Ke, Yousheng Wang

“…Microorganisms not only drive alcohol fermentation, flavor and aroma, but also enhance wine functional components such as extraction of polyphenols from the berries, production of γ-aminobutyric acid, hydroxytyrosol and melatonin. …”
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Development of Eco-Friendly Soy Meal Adhesives Enhanced by Ethylene Glycol Diglycidyl Ether by Xingfang Yao, Hongli Liu, Congcong Li

“…The SEM, FTIR, and XRD results demonstrated that the crosslinking reaction among epoxy group of EGDE, the amino group of SF, and the hydroxyl groups of polyvinyl alcohol occurred successfully during the curing process.…”
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Preparation of Conductive PANI/PVA Composites via an Emulsion Route by Xiang-Qin Wang, Bin-Jie Xin, Jian Xu

“…A facile and novel strategy for preparing polyaniline/polyvinyl alcohol (PANI/PVA) composite emulsion is reported wherein the reaction is carried out via the emulsion polymerization using ammonium peroxydisulfate (APS) as the oxidizing agent and dodecylbenzene sulfonic acid (DBSA) as the protonic acid. …”
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Effects of interactions between microorganisms and lipids on inferior volatile compound production during cold storage of grouper (Epinephelus coioides) by Yuanming Chu, Jinfeng Wang, Jing Xie

“…Correlation network analysis revealed potential microbial and lipid contributions to VOC categories, including alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, and nitrogen- and sulfur-containing compounds. …”
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Improvements in the manufacture of benzoic acid obtained by catalytic oxidation of toluene by João Guilherme Rocha Poço, Rodrigo Cella, Silas Derenzo

“…However, various by-products such as benzyl alcohol, benzaldehyde, and benzyl benzoate are also formed, which reduces the overall yield. …”
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NIR-activated catechol-functionalized nanodiamond nanofibers for accelerating on-demand MRSA and E. coli biofilm eradication by Hyeonseo Park, Tejal V. Patil, Jieun Lee, Hojin Kim, Seong-Jun Cho, Ki-Taek Lim

“…These nanoparticles were then integrated into polyvinyl alcohol to fabricate PVA/ND@PDA nanofiber scaffolds, resulting in an innovative platform with enhanced photothermal, antibacterial and antibiofilm properties. …”
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Pancreaticopleural Fistula: A Review of Imaging Diagnosis and Early Endoscopic Intervention by Ali Kord Valeshabad, Jennifer Acostamadiedo, Lekui Xiao, Winnie Mar, Karen L. Xie

“…A 49-year-old male with history of chronic alcohol-induced pancreatitis presented with one month of worsening left pleuritic chest pain and shortness of breath. …”
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Development of Wood Apple Shell (Feronia acidissima) Powder Biosorbent and Its Application for the Removal of Cd(II) from Aqueous Solution by Ch. Suresh, D. Harikisore Kumar Reddy, Yapati Harinath, B. Ramesh Naik, K. Seshaiah, Annareddy V. Ramana Reddy

“…WAS is principally made up of lignin and cellulose, containing functional groups such as alcoholic, ketonic, and carboxylic groups which can be involved in complexation reactions with Cd(II). …”
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Risk Factors for Tuberculosis by Padmanesan Narasimhan, James Wood, Chandini Raina MacIntyre, Dilip Mathai

“…Along with well-established risk factors (such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), malnutrition, and young age), emerging variables such as diabetes, indoor air pollution, alcohol, use of immunosuppressive drugs, and tobacco smoke play a significant role at both the individual and population level. …”
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Esophageal Intramural Pseudodiverticulosis: A Rare Endoscopic Finding by Luciana Lopes de Oliveira, Fred Olavo Aragão Andrade Carneiro, Elisa Ryoka Baba, Thiago Guimarães Vilaça, Dalton Marques Chaves, Everson Luiz de Almeida Artifon, Eduardo Guimarães Hourneaux de Moura, Paulo Sakai

“…This was a typical endoscopic finding of esophageal intramural pseudodiverticulosis, a benign and rare condition, related to chronic esophagitis and others comorbid states, such as gastroesophageal reflux disease or infectious esophagitis, diabetes mellitus, alcohol consumption, and achalasia. Dysphagia is the predominant symptom and can be accompanied by esophageal stricture in 80% to 90% of patients. …”
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Intestinal Permeability Assays: a Review by A. A. Iakupova, S. R. Abdulkhakov, R. K. Zalyalov, A. G. Safin, R. A. Abdulkhakov

“…The assay and result standardisation will facilitate practice in functional and organic intestinal diseases, as well as allergies, diabetes mellitus, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and some other illnesses.…”
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Cathodic tandem alkylation/dearomatization of heterocycles enabled by Al-facilitated carbonyl deoxygenation by Jinhui Hu, Weijie Deng, Jianfeng Zhou, Yubing Huang

“…The crux of this protocol is the in-situ activation of the alcohol intermediates by Al salts, which substantially lowers the activation energy necessary for the formation of key transition states, thereby effectively facilitating the deoxygenation process. …”
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Modelling and Simulation of the Radiant Field in an Annular Heterogeneous Photoreactor Using a Four-Flux Model by O. Alvarado-Rolon, R. Natividad, R. Romero, L. Hurtado, A. Ramírez-Serrano

“…In this study, the photocatalytic oxidation of benzyl alcohol to benzaldehyde was carried out, and the kinetic equation for this process was obtained. …”
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