Association of retinal sensitivity with gestational hypertension and obesity by Debasmita Nandi, Swati Majumdar, Prosenjit Banerjee

“…With a 5 mmHg increase in systolic blood pressure, retinal sensitivity decreased by 0.795 decibels. …”
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Variables to Be Monitored via Biomedical Sensors for Complete Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Management: An Extension of the “On-Board” Concept by Ignacio Rodríguez-Rodríguez, José-Víctor Rodríguez, Miguel-Ángel Zamora-Izquierdo

“…However, the recent development of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) and new biomedical sensors/gadgets, based on automatic continuous monitoring, offers a new perspective on DM1 management, since these innovative devices allow the collection of 24-hour biomedical data in addition to blood glucose levels. With this, it is possible to deeply characterize a diabetic person, offering a better understanding of his or her illness evolution, and, going further, develop new strategies to manage DM1. …”
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Embodied performances of (post-)indenture: Creolization of Indian dance, music and nadrons in Guadeloupe by Sandrine Soukaï

“…My study interweaves close readings of Indo-Guadeloupean writer, cultural activist and politician Ernest Moutoussamy’s tryptic novel Marianne: fée de notre République du sang-mêlé ( Marianne: The Fairy of our Mixed-Blood Republic , 2018) and his poetry collection A la recherche de l’Inde perdue ( In Remembrance of Lost India , 2004) with interviews conducted with Guadeloupean Indian language and dance cultural associations. …”
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Cell Imaging by Spontaneous and Amplified Raman Spectroscopies by Giulia Rusciano, Gianluigi Zito, Giuseppe Pesce, Antonio Sasso

“…Herein, we provide a couple of examples (red blood cells and bacterial spores) aimed at studying cell membranes with these techniques.…”
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Comparative evaluation of implant stability and esthetics by partial extraction therapy and immediate implant placement in maxillary anterior region: A clinical study by Venkateshwarapuram Rengaswami Balaji, Krishnaveni Boobalan, Manikandan Dhanasekaran

“…Background: Partial extraction technique is a method of immediate implant placement, wherein the segment of root is retained in the socket to establish a continuous blood supply and prevent resorption of buccal bundle bone. …”
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Perfusion MRI in automatic classification of multiple sclerosis lesion subtypes by Ehsan Homayouny, Rasoul Mahdavifar Khayati, Seyed Massood Nabavi, Vania Karami

“…Mean Transit Time and Cerebral Blood Volume maps) along with the intensity information of the conventional multi‐channel MRI in segmented lesions. …”
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THE DIABETIC PATIENT PHYSICAL ACTIVITY: A DESCRIPTION STUDY by Hafna Ilmy Muhalla, Cucuk Rahmadi Purwanto, Riza Dunica Putri

“…Conclusions: It is concluded that moderate physical activity in patients with diabetes mellitus makes patients still need to maintain stable blood sugar levels by doing regular and measured physical activity, and remain compliant with other diabetes mellitus management.…”
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Do United States’ Teachers Know and Adhere to the National Guidelines on Asthma Management in the Classroom? A Systematic Review by Yudilyn Jaramillo, Marina Reznik

“…The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) has developed guidelines on classroom asthma management. …”
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High-dose intravenous immunoglobulin may be an efficient treatment option for patients with late-onset high-grade immune effector cell-associated hematotoxicity refractory to stand... by Yousef Laham, Shimrit Ringelstein-Harlev, Daniel Kurnik, Riva Fineman, Dana Yehudai-Ofir, Lilach Bonstein, Noga Setter-Marco, Eyal Braun, Itai Ghersin, Tsila Zuckerman, Ofrat Beyar-Katz

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Specific Features of Vascular Endothelium in Patients with Severe Forms of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases by O. V. Khlynova, E. A. Stepina

“…For assessing endothelial dysfunction (ED), we used such markers as levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in the blood serum and the number of plasma desquamated endotheliocytes (DEC).Results. …”
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Effects of Tai Chi Training on Antioxidant Capacity in Pre- and Postmenopausal Women by Attakorn Palasuwan, Daroonwan Suksom, Irène Margaritis, Suphan Soogarun, Anne-Sophie Rousseau

“…Selected measures of physical fitness and blood parameters were analyzed before and after the program. …”
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Accidental Coverage of Both Renal Arteries during Infrarenal Aortic Stent-Graft Implantation: Cause and Treatment by Umberto Marcello Bracale, Anna Maria Giribono, Gaetano Vitale, Donatella Narese, Gianpaolo Santini, Luca del Guercio

“…A retroperitoneal surgical approach was therefore carried out with a retrograde chimney stent implanted to restore blood flow. After three months, both renal arteries were patent and renal function was not different from the baseline. …”
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A case of acute brucellosis associated with HIV infection in Turkey by Fatma Yekta Urkmez, Sevil Alkan

“…Brucella spp. was detected in blood cultures taken due to high fever. Subsequently, the patient was diagnosed with brucellosis. …”
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What Drives Responses to Willingness-to-pay Questions? A Methodological Inquiry in the Context of Hypertension Self-management by Billingsley Kaambwa, Stirling Bryan, Emma Frew, Emma Bray, Sheila Greenfield, Richard J McManus

“…Prior experiences of using this equipment, age and changes in blood pressure were not significantly related to WTP. …”
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Paraquat poisoning from accidental ingestion leading to fatal outcome: A case report by Chao Liu, Mengya Yao, Jiangrong Ma, Shinan Nie

“…A detailed history review and comprehensive blood and urine toxicology screens confirmed the diagnosis. …”
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COMPARATIVE STUDY OF CAPRINE BRUCELLOSIS AND ZOONOTIC THREATS AT TWO SANITARY SECTORS OF BISKRA GOVERNORATE, ALGERIA by Adel Mammeri

“…A comparative serological study of caprine brucellosis was conducted in the area of the municipalities belonging to the sanitary sectors (S.S) of Biskra and Ouled Djellal, using the Rose Bengal test (R.B.T) (SPINREACT, Spain). A total of 789 blood samples from adult goats were analyzed, among 19 flocks, with a total population of 2065 sheep and goats. …”
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Delayed Presentation of Gluteal Compartment Syndrome: The Argument for Fasciotomy by John E. Lawrence, Duncan J. Cundall-Curry, Kuldeep K. Stohr

“…Sensation to pinprick and light touch was globally reduced. Blood tests revealed acute kidney injury with raised creatinine kinase and the patient was treated for rhabdomyolysis. …”
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Association between serum vitamin D and severe headache or migraine: A population-based analysis. by Shunfa Hao, Renyi Qian, Yiru Chen, Jingfang Liu, Xiaoyan Xu, Yunxiang Guan

“…In our study, the term "serum vitamin D" refers to the concentration of 25OHD2 + 25OHD3 (nmol/L) in the blood. Migraine was assessed based on self-reports in the miscellaneous pain section of the NHANES questionnaire. …”
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Implication of diabetes mellitus in telomere length and alteration in some age related cell senescence markers of aged men in Kurdistan region-Iraq by Kaniaw Rafat Khafar, Dr. Esmail S Kakey

“…The study design was the setting of a medium private laboratory with participants being common people, which was classified into three groups according to age and health complication, control young, healthy aged, and diabetic aged groups. Blood sera was obtained for oxidative status including catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD), Total antioxidant capacity (T-AOC), 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG), and malondialdehyde (MDA)) and molecular markers (including telomere length (T/S) and mitochondrial DNA copy number (mtDNA)). …”
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COVID-19: Impact in endothelial function and therapy with Mesenchymal Stromal Cells by Carla Longo de Freitas, Priscilla Yuri Okochi Alves da silva, Maria do Carmo Pinho Franco, Danilo Candido de Almeida

“…However, the permissiveness of blood vessels during SARS-CoV-2 infection remains unclear, but regardless endothelial infection, the vascular disfunction may occurred in response to molecular inflammatory signaling triggered by immune cells that attempt to limit infection. …”
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