Cardiovascular Risk Awareness, Exercise Practices and Metabolic Outcomes among Patients with Diabetes Mellitus in Northern Nigeria: A Cross-sectional, Multicentre Study by Nura Hamidu Alkali, Andrew E. Uloko, Ijuptil Chiroma, Ayuba Mugana, Maria Ahuoiza Garba, Innocent Onoja Okpe, Elijah Tonde Gargah, Umar Faruk Abdullahi, Lumsami Shadrach, Ibrahim Abdullahi Haladu

“…Mean body mass index (BMI), blood pressure (BP), fasting blood glucose, serum haemoglobin A1C (HbA1c), lipid profile, urea, creatinine and uric acid were then compared among participant groups. …”
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Therapeutic Adherence in Hypertensive Patients of the Guanabacoa Julio Antonio Mella University Polyclinic by Addys Díaz Piñera, Armando Rodríguez Salvá, Milenia León Sánchez, Lisbeth Fernández González, Armando Humberto Seuc Jo, Nelsy Álvarez Mesa

“…The variables studied were: sociodemographic (age, sex, skin color, occupation, education, household composition or cohabitation) and variables related to patient care: need for care, follow-up, blood pressure measurement, treatment prescription pharmacological and non-pharmacological and adherence. …”
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The Influence of Differences in Solvents and Concentration on the Efficacy of Propofol at Induction of Anesthesia by Yukako Obata, Yushi U. Adachi, Katsumi Suzuki, Taiga Itagaki, Hiromi Kato, Maiko Satomoto, Yoshiki Nakajima

“…Age and gender were selected as statistically significant covariates using general linear model-ANOVA. The blood concentration showed no significant difference among the groups (3.73±2.34, 4.10±3.04, and 4.70±2.12 μg mL−1, resp.). …”
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Swasthya Pahal (Health for All) Using a Sustainable, Multisector, Accessible, Affordable, Reimbursable, and Tailored Informatics Framework in Rural and Urban Areas of Chennai, Tami... by Ashish Joshi, Krishna Mohan Surapaneni, Ashoo Grover, Harpreet Kaur, Sofia Rani Saggu, Doilyn Oliveira

“…Objective assessments such as weight, blood pressure, and random blood sugar levels will be measured. …”
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Efficacy and safety of fluorescence navigation combined with 3D imaging in precise liver resection: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Chunwei Xu, Xinhua Cui, Jiafei Che, Xiaojing Shen, Dingchao Chen

“…The meta-analysis results showed that the FN&3DI group exhibited significantly lower values than the CS group in terms of intraoperative blood loss [mean difference (MD) = –97.90, 95 % confidence intervals (CI) = –151.15 to –44.66, P = 0.000], intraoperative blood transfusion rates [odds ratios (OR) = 2.96, 95 % CI = 1.71–5.10, P = 0.000], hospital stay (MD = –0.91, 95 % CI = –1.78 to –0.04, P = 0.041), and overall postoperative complications (OR = 1.68, 95 % CI = 1.11 to 2.53, P = 0.014). …”
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Acupuncture mediates the “gut–testis axis” to improve asthenozoospermia by Jianheng Hao, Jianheng Hao, Huichao Xu, Boya Chang, Jia Ren, Haijun Wang, Laixi Ji, Laixi Ji

“…Real-time PCR, a western blot analysis, and immunofluorescence techniques were used to assess the effects of acupuncture on the gut barrier and blood–testis barrier functions. In addition, gut microbiome and metabolomics were used to study the impact of acupuncture on the gut microbiota structure, serum, and testicular metabolites in asthenozoospermic mice. …”
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The Impact of DNA Methylation on IL6 mRNA Levels in Hematinic Deficiency and Atopy-Associated Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis Patients by Nanan Nur’aeny, Dida Akhmad Gurnida, Oki Suwarsa, Irna Sufiawati

“…This study was performed on 23 RAS patients and 21 healthy subjects, and the sampling was carried out consecutively. The blood samples were collected from all the subjects, and then, the DNA and RNA were extracted from the peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). …”
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Tin prefiltration in computed tomography does not significantly alter radiation-induced gene expression and DNA double-strand break formation. by Simone Schüle, Carsten Hackenbroch, Meinrad Beer, Patrick Ostheim, Cornelius Hermann, Razan Muhtadi, Samantha Stewart, Matthias Port, Harry Scherthan, Michael Abend

“…This study investigates whether there is an altered molecular biological response in blood cells using the tin prefiltering technique.…”
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Reassessment of disease severity routine laboratory tests in the COVID-19 infection by A. A. Simushev, E. Yu. Medvedeva, Yu. O. Shulpekova, V. M. Nechaev, M. R. Skhirtladze, I. R. Popova, V. T. Ivashkin

“…There was only a weak correlation between the blood oxygen saturation and the total NEWS-2 score (r = 0.165, α = 0.1). …”
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Radiation-induced impacts on mitochondrial DNA and the transgenerational genomic instability by Ryosuke Seino, Haruka Kubo, Kai Nishikubo, Hisanori Fukunaga

“…Furthermore, whole blood-derived mtDNAcn levels decreased in 2-week-old pups born from irradiated mothers, indicating the mitochondrial genomic instability. …”
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Volumetric Absorptive Microsampling in Toxicology by Bruno Pires, Gonçalo Catarro, Sofia Soares, Joana Gonçalves, Tiago Rosado, Mário Barroso, André R. T. S. Araujo, Eugenia Gallardo

“…It compares VAMS to other microsampling techniques, such as dried blood spots (DBSs), highlighting VAMS’s superiority in addressing issues related to sample volume consistency and environmental impact. …”
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Characteristic analysis and surgical exploration for acetabular roof fractures: Multicenter retrospective cohort study. by Ruipeng Zhang, Yingchao Yin, Wei Chen, Yan Zhuang, Shicai Fan, Chengla Yi, Gang Lyu, Longpo Zheng, Xiaodong Guo, Ming Li, Guangyao Liu, Zhiyong Hou, Yingze Zhang

“…Mean operation time was 112.83±21.77 min, and mean intraoperative blood loss was 396.67±182.00 ml. Satisfactory reduction quality was obtained in 49 cases (81.67%). …”
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Microdiscectomy and Minimally Invasive Discectomy Using a Tubular Retractor System for Lumbar Disc Herniation: A Comparative Study by Keerthan Ranga Nayak U, Shyamasunder N. Bhat, Nishanth Ampar, Raghuraj S. Kundangar

“…The approaches were compared in terms of the length of incision, surgical duration, blood loss, length of hospitalization, and complications. …”
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Genomic analysis and replication kinetics of the closely related EHV-1 neuropathogenic 21P40 and abortigenic 97P70 strains by Eslam Mohamed, Ines Zarak, Nick Vereecke, Sebastiaan Theuns, Kathlyn Laval, Hans Nauwynck

“…The neuropathogenic isolate 21P40 exhibited a more extensive infection in respiratory explants and blood monocytes, as demonstrated by more plaques and single infected leukocytes, and a higher percentage of infected monocytes. …”
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Mother-fetus immunogenetic dialogue as a factor of progeny immune system development by L. A. Gerlinskaya, A. V. Varlachev, G. I. Krotov, G. V. Kontsevaya, M. P. Moshkin

“…It has been shown that immunoglobulins from the milk of many animal species are transferred through the neonatal intestinal epithelium to the blood. Since breast milk contains large amounts of various immunoactive components, including proteins, cytokines, hormones, immunoglobulins, exosomes containing micro-RNA, and viable immune cells, the immunomodulating effects of breast milk persist even after elimination of maternal immunoglobulins from the blood of the offspring, up to maturation. …”
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Candida albicans Fungaemia following Traumatic Urethral Catheterisation in a Paraplegic Patient with Diabetes Mellitus and Candiduria Treated by Caspofungin by Subramanian Vaidyanathan, Bakul Soni, Peter Hughes, Gordon Ramage, Leighann Sherry, Gurpreet Singh, Paul Mansour

“…The catheter was changed, but blood-stained urine was drained intermittently. A long segment of the catheter was seen lying outside his penis, which indicated that the balloon of Foley catheter had been inflated in urethra. …”
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Escherichia coli in septic arthritis: prevalence and antibiotics susceptibility patterns by Masroora Ali Khan, Muhammad Kamran Taj, Zahid Khan, Imran Taj, Muhammad Naeem, Saima Azam

“…Joint aspirates (2ml) and blood (5ml) were analyzed for microbial and hematological examination. …”
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Malaria and Helminth Coinfection among Children at the Douala Gyneco-Obstetric and Pediatric Hospital by Ashungafack Flavio, Yamssi Cedric, Noumedem Anangmo Christelle Nadia, Vincent Khan Payne

“…The study was a hospital-based cross-sectional study that took place from January to July 2020 where 203 children were involved. Blood samples were collected from the children and thick blood smears were prepared and examined microscopically for malaria parasites. …”
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Aspects of Growth Hormone and Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I Related to Neuroprotection, Regeneration, and Functional Plasticity in the Adult Brain by N. David Åberg, Katarina Gustafson Brywe, Jörgen Isgaard

“…Apart from the neuroprotective effects of GH and IGF-I posited in different experimental models of CNS injury, IGF-I has been found to increase progenitor cell proliferation and new neurons, oligodendrocytes, and blood vessels in the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus. …”
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Metabolic Profile in a Cohort of Young Sicilian Patients with Klinefelter’s Syndrome: The Role of Irisin by Stefano Radellini, Valentina Guarnotta, Vincenzo Sciabica, Giuseppe Pizzolanti, Carla Giordano

“…No significant differences were found in BMI and total blood testosterone levels between KS and control subjects. …”
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