Perioperative Endocrine Therapy for Patients with Cushing's Syndrome Undergoing Retroperitoneal Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy by Xiaobo Cui, Lu Yang, Jianwei Li, Siyuan Bu, Qiang Wei, Zhenmei An, Tianyong Fan

“…Clinical manifestations were observed for all patients on days 1 and 5 postoperatively, and clinical data, such as blood pressure (BP), levels of serum cortisol, adrenocorticotropin (ACTH), blood glucose, and electrolytes, were acquired and analyzed. …”
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Nanorobots with Hybrid Biomembranes for Simultaneous Degradation of Toxic Microorganism by Mohamad Reda A. Refaai, M. N. Manjunatha, S. Radjarejesri, B. Ramesh, Ram Subbiah, Nahom Adugna

“…Furthermore, the biomaterials nanorobots demonstrated quick and efficient extended sonic propulsion for total blood with really no visible bacterial growth and mirrored the movements of genuine cell separation. …”
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Identification of β-globin gene mutations among transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia patients by Haidar Hussein Al-Fatlawi, Bassam Mahammad Hameed

“…PATIENTS, MATERIALS AND METHODS: Sixty transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia patients were recruited from the thalassemia center in Karbala. Blood samples were aspirated from each patient just before blood transfusions for CBC, reticulocyte count, DNA extraction, PCR amplification, and identification of the mutations by reverse hybridization technique using the β-Globin strip assay method. …”
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Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis TG11 ameliorates loperamide-induced constipation in mice by modulating gut microbiota by Weiwei Ma, Yiyang Zhao, Yuyang Liu, Yanyan Wang, Shuang Yu, Lili Huang

“…It normalized blood levels of MTL, SP, SS, ET-1, Gas, and VIP in constipated mice, promoted short-chain fatty acid production, and improved microbial metabolism. …”
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Early Poststroke Rehabilitation Using a Robotic Tilt-Table Stepper and Functional Electrical Stimulation by Alexey N. Kuznetsov, Natalia V. Rybalko, Vadim D. Daminov, Andreas R. Luft

“…Robotic tilt-table exercise with or without FES is safe and may be more effective in improving leg strength and cerebral blood flow than tilt table alone.…”
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Use of Hemadsorption in a Case of Pediatric Toxic Shock Syndrome by Andrea Berkes, Edit Szikszay, János Kappelmayer, Adrienne Kerényi, Tamás Szabó, László Ujhelyi, Krisztina Bari, György Balla, József Balla

“…The role of toxins in this clinical entity made us hypothesize that extracorporeal blood purification with CytoSorb® could play a beneficial role in the clinical management of toxic shock syndrome. …”
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Features of conservative therapy of benign prostatic hyperplasia in patients with metabolic syndrome: " Treat to Target " by V. B. Filimonov, P. V. Vasin, V. N. Panchenko

“…The treatment is based on the rinciple of T2T ("Treat to Target"): maintaining target levels of blood pressure, glucose, blood lipid parameters, and body weight correction.Conclusion. …”
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Bone Mineral Density in Thalassemia Major Patients from Antalya, Turkey by Ibrahim Aslan, Duran Canatan, Nihal Balta, Gulizar Kacar, Cengaver Dorak, Ahmet Ozsancak, Nurgul Oguz, Ruya Cosan

“…The levels of hydroxyproline, calcium, phosphorus, and creatinine were measured in 24 h urine, and those of parathormone, IGF 1, osteocalcine, alkaline phosphatase, calcium, ionized calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, creatine, blood glucose, thyroid stimulating hormone, alanine transaminase, and aspartate transaminase were determined in serum, and also the bone mineral density was measured. …”
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Morbidity of 200 Consecutive Cases of Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Living Donor Nephrectomies: A Single-Center Experience by Pedro W. Baron, Ramzi Ben-Youssef, Okechukwu N. Ojogho, Arputharaj Kore, D. Duane Baldwin

“…None of the laparoscopic procedures required conversion to an open procedure, and none of the donors required perioperative blood transfusion. The median recipient serum creatinine at 6 months after transplant was 1.2 mg/dL for each group. …”
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Listeria monocytogenes and Staphylococcus aureus coinfection in a patient with multiple myeloma: Case report by Roberta Vaikutyte-Ramanauskiene, Danguole Vaznaisiene

“…Later L. monocytogenes was identified in blood and cerebrospinal fluid cultures. The abscess was drained, and pus culture identified S. aureus. …”
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Chlorfenapyr-related delayed rhabdomyolysis: a case series by Lina Xu, Qian Zhou, Yan Li, Sisi Ren, Yubin Hu, Jieru Wang

“…On day 7, his blood chlorfenapyr and tralopyril levels were 42 μg/mL and 542 μg/mL, respectively. …”
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Diabetes management self-efficacy and glycaemic control among people with type 2 diabetes in a resource-limited setting by Idongesit L. Jackson, Unyime I. Eshiet, Samuel I. Onung, Esther S. Egbe

“…Glycaemic control was assessed with fasting blood glucose (FBG). Data were analysed using SPSS v.25.0. …”
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Thermal Analysis of a Casson Boundary Layer Flow over a Penetrable Stretching Porous Wedge by Dur-e-Shehwar Sagheer, Mohammad Alqudah, Nawal A. Alshehri, M. Sabeel Khan, M. Asif Memon, R. Shehzad, Amsalu Fenta

“…The importance of this study is due to its applications in biomedical engineering where the analysis of behavior of non-Newtonian blood flow in arteries and veins is desired. Within the context of blood flow, it is also applicable to many other fields, for instance, radiative therapy, MHD generators, soil machines, melt-spinning, and insulation processes. …”
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Comparison between Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Levels in Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment by Andi Muhammad Ichsan, Dyah Ayu Windy, Habibah Setyawati Muhiddin, null Budu, Muhammad Nasrum Massi, Itzar Chaidir Islam

“…Five control eyes (nucleus and intraocular lens drop) were included in this study. Blood serum and vitreous samples were collected during vitrectomy. …”
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The Effect of Aerobic Training Program on Cardiopulmonary Parameters and Oxygen Saturation in Elite Judokas by Önder Dağlıoğlu, Tugay Yılmaz

“…Before and after the aerobic exercise program, body weight, body mass index (BMI), body fat percentage (BF%), systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), resting heart rate (RHR), maximal heart rate (HRmax), maximal work rate (WRmax), maximal minute ventilation (VEmax)  and maximal oxygen consumption capacity (VO2max) were measured. …”
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Inferior mesenteric artery skeletization with para-aortic lymphadenectomy in the treatment of left-sided colon cancer by P. V. Tsarkov, A. Yu. Kravchenko, I. A. Tulina, B. N. Bashankayev, O. Yu. Samofalova

“…The highest duration of operation (250,9±71,5 min) and volume of intraoperative blood loss (745,4±737,0 ml) was observed at left-side hemicolectomy, duration of other interventions did not exceed 3 h, and the blood loss – was less than 250 ml. …”
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Benefits of Gardenia jasminoides Ellis’s floral volatile components on human emotions and moods by Yan Cai, Hannan Chen, Xin Zhang, Wanning Bu, Wei Ning

“…The findings revealed that the subjects in both the olfactory group (G1) and the control group (G2) exhibited a decrease in blood pressure, pulse, β wave power, and skin electrical signal, alongside an increase in α wave power and heart rate variability (HRV) index. …”
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Bullous Scabies in an Immunocompromised Host by James R. Wester, Lesley E Jackson, Kathryn Mokgosi, Tomer Barak, Mahmoud Abu Hazeem

“…The patient endorsed night sweats, periodic fevers, occasional cough productive of blood-tinged sputum, fatigue, and weight loss. On admission, CD4 count was 46 cells/mm3 and viral load was >750000 copies/mL. …”
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5-Methoxytryptophan Alleviates Dextran Sulfate Sodium-Induced Colitis by Inhibiting the Intestinal Epithelial Damage and Inflammatory Response by Yanling Wang, Jun Li, Qinyuan Yang, Zhenhang Zhu, Fang Cheng, Xiangyan Ai, Yang Liu, Dongbao Zhao, Futao Zhao, Peng Cheng

“…The primary factors leading to colitis encompass infections, insufficient blood flow, and the buildup of collagen as well as white blood cells. …”
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Repeated Liver Resection for Colorectal Liver Metastases: A Comparison with Primary Liver Resections concerning Perioperative and Long-Term Outcome by Kristoffer Jönsson, Gerd Gröndahl, Martin Salö, Bobby Tingstedt, Roland Andersson

“…The study aimed to evaluate differences in intraoperative blood loss and complications comparing the primary and the repeated liver resection for metastases of colorectal cancer (CRC), as well as to evaluate differences in long-time follow-up. …”
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