“Even though Doctor has Advised to Practice Foot Care I have not Practiced Soaking Feet in Lukewarm Water so Far” Self-care Practices, Enablers, and Barriers: A Mixed Methods Study... by Abhay S. Nirgude, TM Revathi, Nagendra Navya, Poonam R. Naik

“…Conclusions: In the present study, self-care practice in terms of diet and physical activity were found to be good whereas blood sugar level monitoring and foot care practices were poor.…”
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Association between macular vessel density and microvascular biomarkers in pediatric chronic kidney disease by Engy R. Mohamed, Samira Z. Sayed, Lamia H. Ali, Mohamed Tarek A. Moustafa, Mohamed H. Mahgoob

“…Patients and methods A single-center, cross–sectional, prospective correlation study used OCTA to compare retinal vessel density (VD) and foveal avascular zone area in 105 children: 35 on dialysis, 35 with nondialysis CKD, and 35 controls. Blood tests assessed kidney function and microvascular markers including ADMA, VEGF-A, and Ang-2. …”
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Hepatitis C Virus Infection and Mixed Cryoglobulinemia by Gianfranco Lauletta, Sabino Russi, Vincenza Conteduca, Loredana Sansonno

“…Among them, complement factors play a crucial role in the cold-insoluble ICs-mediated vasculitis, involving primarily small blood vessels in different tissues including skin, kidney, peripheral, and central nervous system. …”
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Flow rate modulates focused ultrasound-mediated vascular delivery of microRNA by Stephanie He, Davindra Singh, Brandon Helfield

“…These findings underscore the critical role microbubble flow rate plays in focused ultrasound gene therapy, especially notable for applications in which blood velocity itself is a salient pathophysiological indicator of disease progression, including ischemia.…”
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A Case of Myomatous Erythrocytosis Syndrome Associated with a Large Uterine Leiomyoma by Yosuke Ono, Takao Hidaka, Kaori Fukuta, Keiko Kouchi, Kuniaki Yasoshima, Kiyoshi Takagawa, Takashi Arai

“…She had severe polycythemia: hemoglobin (Hb), 19.9 g/dL; red blood cell count (RBC), 6.65 × 106/mm3; hematocrit, (Hct) 59.1%. …”
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DHA Supplementation during Pregnancy and Lactation Affects Infants' Cellular but Not Humoral Immune Response by Esther Granot, Einat Jakobovich, Ruth Rabinowitz, Paloma Levy, Michael Schlesinger

“…From breast-fed infants, blood obtained for anti-HBs antibodies, immunoglobulins, lymphocyte subset phenotyping, and intracellular cytokine production. …”
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A new taxonomy of neuroprotective agents for stroke appropriate for the reperfusion era by Mersedeh Bahr-Hosseini, Jeffrey L. Saver

“…We propose a new taxonomy of neuroprotective treatment agents appropriate for the reperfusion era that recognizes six broad classes of agents, each targeting a distinct process and time epoch of injury: (1) Bridging neuroprotectives slow infarct expansion in the pre-reperfusion period, (2) Blood–brain barrier stabilizers restore the integrity of BBB before and early after reperfusion, (3) Microcirculation lumen preservers protect arteriolar and capillary endothelial cell integrity deterring the no-reflow phenomenon, (4) Reperfusion injury preventors block inflammatory, oxidative, and other processes that start immediately after reperfusion, (5) Edema reducers avert cerebral swelling and secondary injury due to brain tissue compression and herniation, and (6) Delayed neuroprotectives mitigate injury due to apoptosis and mitochondrial dysfunction in the late post-reperfusion period. …”
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PERIOPERATIVE PROPHYLAXIS OF VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM IN ROUTINE ONCOSURGERY by V. E. Khoronenko, V. I. Chissov, P. A. Suvorin, D. S. Baskakov

“…The approaches to the selection of the optimal method is specific or nonspecific prevention of VTEC depending on the nature and volume of the intervention, estimated blood loss and patients’ rehabilitation time are described. …”
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Genetic Predisposition for Dermal Problems in Hexavalent Chromium Exposed Population by Priti Sharma, Vipin Bihari, Sudhir K. Agarwal, Sudhir K. Goel

“…The health status of population was examined from the areas of Kanpur (India) having the elevated hexavalent chromium levels in groundwater. Blood samples were collected for DNA isolation to conduct polymorphic determination of genes, namely: NQO1 (C609T), hOGG1 (C1245G), GSTT1, and GSTM1 (deletion). …”
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IMPLEMENTATION OF BALANCING DATA METHOD USING SMOTETOMEK IN DIABETES CLASSIFICATION USING XGBOOST by Fatwa Ratantja Kusumajati, Basuki Rahmat, Achmad Junaidi

“…The dataset employed in this study comprises a number of variables, including pregnancies, glucose levels, blood pressure, skin thickness, insulin levels, Body Mass Index (BMI), diabetes pedigree function, age, and an outcome variable. …”
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ATLAS-seq: a microfluidic single-cell TCR screen for antigen-reactive TCRs by Siwei Luo, Amber Notaro, Lan Lin

“…We use ATLAS-seq to screen TCRs reactive to cytomegalovirus (CMV) or prostate specific antigen (PSA) from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). ATLAS-seq identifies distinct TCR clonotype populations with higher T cell activation levels compared to TCRs recovered by MHC multimer staining. …”
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Full Endoscopic Surgery of Bullet Removal of The Spine: A Case Report by Wildan Malik, Nugroho Setyowardoyo

“…The percutaneous endoscopic approach is the least invasive intervention performed to ensure a targeted approach through the anatomical openings of the spine and through intervertebral discs and bone structures, thereby further reducing spinal instability, blood loss, and infection risk. Conclusion: The endoscopic operation of minimally invasive surgical techniques is an effective operative approach not only limited in spinal stenosis cases, but also in air gun injuries.…”
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Effects of Climate Change on Malaria Risk to Human Health: A Review by Dereba Muleta Megersa, Xiao-San Luo

“…Results suggest that higher temperatures accelerate larval development, promote reproduction, enhance blood feed frequency, increase digestion, shorten vector life cycles, and lower mortality rates. …”
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The Skin as a Window to Diabetes Mellitus: Manifestations, Complications and Clinical Insights by Aleksandra Kutaj, Zuzanna Adamowicz

“…These manifestations can signal undiagnosed diabetes or poorly controlled blood glucose levels, offering a non-invasive method for disease monitoring. …”
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Case Report: Endovascular embolization under DSA for multivessel supply mixed pulmonary sequestration in young patients by Hong Li, Qinhong Li, Xing Zhang, Feng Li, Zhongjian Su, Lili Deng, Chuxiong Gong

“…Pulmonary sequestration (PS) is a rare congenital lung developmental anomaly characterized by abnormal lung tissue that receives its blood supply from the aorta. Among the various types, mixed PSrepresents a distinct subtype. …”
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Seroprevalence and Biomarkers Detection of Human Herpes Virus (HHV-8) in Patients with Kaposi Sarcoma by Abdulrazzaq Neamah Zghair, Sumayah Faruq Kasim, Nazar Sh. Mohammed, Anil K. Sharma

“…Herpesvirus linked with Kaposi's sarcoma (KSHV; also termed as human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8)). In this study, blood samples were collected from 120 individuals, 60 of them had HHV-8 infection with kaposi sarcoma and 60 persons as apparently healthy control. …”
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Post-pandemic insights on COVID-19 and premature ovarian insufficiency by Han Yaguang, Dai Yang, Wang Kexin, Zhang Xin, Shao Zishen, Zhu Xiaolin

“…Additionally, alterations in vascular function could impair ovarian blood flow and hormonal imbalances may disrupt normal ovarian function. …”
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Piperazine sulfonamides as DPP-IV inhibitors: Synthesis, induced-fit docking and in vitro biological evaluation by Khalaf Reema Abu, Alwarafi Ebtisam, Sabbah Dima

“…Dipeptidyl peptidase-IV (DPP-IV) inhibitors minimize glucagon and blood glucose levels by increasing the incretin levels, glucagon-like peptide (GLP-1) and glucose-dependent insulinotropic poly-peptide (GIP), leading to insulin secretion from pancreatic beta cells. …”
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Operational Standard for Point-through-point Electroacupuncture Therapy of Traditional Chinese Medicine Rehabilitation Techniques by Working Group on Operational Standard for Point-through-point Electroacupuncture Therapy of Traditional Chinese Medicine Rehabilitation Techniques

“…Compared with conventional acupuncture, point-through-point electroacupuncture therapy has a wider scope of action and stronger acupuncture stimulation, resulting in the effects of dispersing meridians and clearing collaterals, promoting blood circulation and relieving pain and so on. It has been widely used in the treatment of various clinical diseases. …”
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Switching Stable Kidney Transplant Recipients to a Generic Tacrolimus Is Feasible and Safe, but It Must Be Monitored by Fernando González, René López, Elizabeth Arriagada, René Carrasco, Natalia Gallardo, Eduardo Lorca

“…Neither tacrolimus doses nor their trough blood levels changed significantly after the switch, but serum creatinine did: 1.62±0.90 versus 1.75±0.92 mg/dL (p<0.001). …”
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