Retroperitoneal laparoscopic partial nephrectomy for multiple T1b renal carcinomas in a solitary kidney: A case report by Xuechuan Yan, Kai Zhao, Zongliang Zhang, Xinbao Yin, Guanqun Zhu, Han Yang, Ke Wang

“…The RLPN procedure successfully resected both tumors with a thermal ischemia time of 28 minutes, 110 minutes of surgery, and only 30 mL of blood loss. The patient's postoperative recovery was excellent, with no hemorrhage or urine leakage and only a mild increase in serum creatinine levels. …”
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Automatic Detection of Hard Exudate in Color Retinal Fundus Image and Diabetic Maculopathy Grading by Rajesh I. S., Bharati M. Reshmi, Bharathi Malakreddy A, Shavantrevva Bilakeri

“…Diabetic macular degeneration (DM) is often characterized by the early accumulation of lipid deposits on the retina, referred to as hard exudates (HEs), which originate from damaged retinal blood vessels. Timely detection of HEs is crucial to prevent vision loss and ensure prompt treatment for DM patients. …”
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The effect of regular exercise and vitamin C on hs-cTnT TNF-α levels in obese boys students by Mohammadbagher Forghani Ozrudı, Javad Alızade, Aliakbar Raıespour

“…Also, subjects in the exercise group and exercise + supplement tablets of vitamin C (500 mg) after taking food, ate every other day for 8 weeks. Blood samples were collected after 12 hours of fasting in pre-test and post-test (48 hours after the last exercise). …”
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Euglycemic Ketoacidosis in a Patient with Metastatic Non-Small-Cell Lung Adenocarcinoma and Concomitant Pulmonary Embolism by Robert Sean O’Neill, Lauren Tyack, Mary Freeman, Hussein Soudy Hussein

“…The diagnosis was complicated by a pulmonary embolism and hospital-acquired pneumonia, and was subsequently established after an anion-gap metabolic acidosis was identified on arterial blood gas and serum ketone measurement. The patient required admission to the intensive care unit for fluid resuscitation and regular intravenous insulin to ensure resolution of acidosis and maintenance of normoglycaemia. …”
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Rethinking risk prediction: The role of albumin and other parameters in implant-associated complications after hip or knee arthroplasty. by Petr Domecky, Anna Rejman Patkova, Lenka Zaloudkova, Tomas Kucera, Pavel Sponer, Josef Maly

“…The albumin, prealbumin, Intensive Care Infection Score (ICIS), Nutritional Risk Index, and white blood cell counts were found to be potential predictors. …”
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Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Ventricular Septum associated with Ventriculo-Coronary Arterial Communication in a Fetus at 21 Weeks of Gestation by Can Yilmaz Yozgat, Yanki Celik Yilmazer, Yilmaz Yozgat

“…The hypertensive RV forces blood through the intramyocardial sinusoids with continuous fistulous contact with the epicardial branches of RCA. …”
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Effects of Pesticides on Occupationally Exposed Humans by Stylianos M. Piperakis, Konstantina Kontogianni, Michael M. Piperakis, Ricardo Marcos, Smaragdi Tsilimigaki

“…In this study, we employed the Comet assay to examine DNA damage in peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBLs) from 64 greenhouse workers from Almería in south-eastern Spain in comparison to PBLs from 50 men from the same area but not engaged in any agricultural work. …”
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Right Testicular Artery Occlusion and Acute Appendicitis by Angiostrongylus costaricensis by Luis Enrique Sánchez-Sierra, Roberto Antonio Martínez-Quiroz, Héctor S. Antúnez, Humberto Cabrera-Interiano, Fernando Josué Barrientos-Melara

“…Angiostrongylus costaricensis is a nematode from the superfamily Metastrongyloidea, whose etymology is “roundworm that lives in blood vessels”. This parasite can be found from the southern United States to northern Argentina and southern Brazil. …”
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Prenatal Three-Dimensional Ultrasound Detection of Adducted Thumbs in X-Linked Hydrocephaly: Two Case Reports with Molecular Genetic Studies by Edgardo Corral, Andres Barrios, Monica Isnard, Pascale Saugier-Veber, Sophie M. Fortier, Sarah Durrin, Waldo Sepulveda

“…We describe two cases of X-linked hydrocephaly with associated adducted thumbs that were diagnosed prenatally with the combined use of three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound and fetal blood sampling for cytogenetic and molecular analyses. …”
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Effect of Caloric Restriction on Hepatic Sinusoidal System and Stellate Cells in Mice by Jian Chen, Kara King, Jian X. Zhang

“…Aging associated changes in liver include reduced hepatic blood flow, increased number of stellate cells, and collagen deposits in perisinusoidal space. …”
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Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Level among Renal Transplant Recipients: A Case Report from Nepal by Kamal Ranabhat, Bhuvan Saud, Saroj Adhikari, Suraj Bhattarai, Rojan Adhikari, Bhoj Raj Luitel, Mahesh Raj Sigdel

“…Serological analysis showed protective level of circulating antibodies in the blood of all three cases. Although two out of three patients in the study acquired COVID-19 infection after immunization, they recovered with mild clinical course. …”
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Schoolchildren with Learning Difficulties Have Low Iron Status and High Anemia Prevalence by F. P. N. Arcanjo, C. P. C. Arcanjo, P. R. Santos

“…The sample was divided into two subgroups: those with deficient initial reading skills (DIRS) (case) and those without (control). Blood samples were taken to analyze hemoglobin and serum ferritin levels. …”
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Association between Hypertension and Periodontitis: Possible Mechanisms by Xin-Fang Leong, Chun-Yi Ng, Baharin Badiah, Srijit Das

“…Periodontitis, a chronic low-grade inflammation of gingival tissue, has been linked to endothelial dysfunction, with blood pressure elevation and increased mortality risk in hypertensive patients. …”
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Surgical Management of Calciphylaxis Associated with Primary Hyperparathyroidism: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Jennifer Bishop, Eric Brown, Augusto Podesta, Cathrine Troy, Xiang (Eric) Dong

“…The diagnosis of calciphylaxis was rendered histologically by extensive calcification of the subcutaneous blood vessels. Subsequent parathyroidectomy identified the presence of a hyperactive mediastinal parathyroid adenoma, weighing 0.62 grams. …”
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A toolkit for quantifying individual response to herbal extracts in metabolic and inflammatory stress by Soo-yeon Park, Oran Kwon, Tim van den Broek, Jildau Bouwman, Ji Yeon Kim

“…Two randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover trials were conducted involving participants with PhenFlex challenge after overnight fasting. Blood samples were collected, and a machine learning algorithm was used to predict health estimation scores based on metabolic and inflammatory responses. …”
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Right Traumatic Diaphragmatic Hernia: A Case Report and A review by Thaimi Conde Cueto, Ivette Cepero Pérez, Francisco Olascoaga Pérez, Martha Yudey Rodríguez Pino

“…The patient was ordered a complete blood count (CBC), an antero-posterior chest x -ray, an abdominal ultrasound , a thoracic-abdominal ultrasound, a chest computerized axial tomography, respiratory function tests and a medulloculture. …”
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The Four Pillars for Successful Regenerative Therapy in Endodontics: Stem Cells, Biomaterials, Growth Factors, and Their Synergistic Interactions by C. Brizuela, George T.-J. Huang, A. Diogenes, T. Botero, M. Khoury

“…RET was initially based on a blood clot induced by apical bleeding without harvesting the patient’s cells or cell-free RET. …”
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Reproductive activity after induced anestrus using altrenogest in Tursiops truncatus females in captivity in marine environment by J. A. Herrera, R. Sánchez, J. A. Bernal, A. López, J. G. Rivera, A. Guzmán, A. Ávalos

“…a total 420 slides of vaginal cytology of each female were performed to determine the percentage of cornified cells. a lso, 60 blood samples of each animal were analyzed to determine estradiol levels. …”
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Virulence Factors Contributing to Pathogenicity of Candida tropicalis and Its Antifungal Susceptibility Profile by Sachin C. Deorukhkar, Santosh Saini, Stephen Mathew

“…Fluconazole resistance was more common in C. tropicalis isolated from blood cultures. Antifungal resistance was more in isolates possessing the ability to produce phospholipase and biofilm. …”
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Modulation of cytokine production by carnitine by Nicola M. Kouttab, Claudio De Simone

“…The ability of carnitine congeners to modulate cytokine production by human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) was investigated. …”
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