Reconstruction of Exposure to m-Xylene from Human Biomonitoring Data Using PBPK Modelling, Bayesian Inference, and Markov Chain Monte Carlo Simulation by Kevin McNally, Richard Cotton, John Cocker, Kate Jones, Mike Bartels, David Rick, Paul Price, George Loizou

“…We used exhaled breath and venous blood m-xylene and urinary 3-methylhippuric acid measurements from a controlled human volunteer study in order to evaluate the ability of our computational framework to predict known inhalation exposures. …”
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Folie à Deux in the Setting of COVID-19 Quarantine by Maxsaya Baez Nuñez, Ezequiel Rodriguez, Matthew DeLuca, Krishan Chirimunj, Monica Dhingra

“…The preconditions that must exist for folie à deux to develop are an intimate emotional association between the inducer and the induced and a genetic predisposition to psychosis, such as blood relations with primary relatives. Isolation from society has also been considered a potential risk factor for shared psychosis in the recent literature. …”
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IL-17 and IL-22 in Cerebrospinal Fluid and Plasma Are Elevated in Guillain-Barré Syndrome by Shujuan Li, Ming Yu, Haifeng Li, Hongliang Zhang, Yanfang Jiang

“…The increased levels of IL-17 and IL-22 in CSF may be explained by the disruption of blood-brain barrier (BBB) and peripheral nervous system (PNS) local inflammation in GBS. …”
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The Role of Autophagy in the Pathogenesis of Diabetic Nephropathy by Kosuke Yamahara, Mako Yasuda, Shinji Kume, Daisuke Koya, Hiroshi Maegawa, Takashi Uzu

“…The multipronged drug approach targeting blood pressure and serum levels of glucose, insulin, and lipids fails to fully prevent the onset and progression of diabetic nephropathy. …”
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Murine model evaluation of biochemical and tissue-damage induced by Bothrops asper (Nauyaca) snake venom by Dr. Carlos Gallardo-Casas Ángel Gallardo-Casas, María Teresa Valadez-Omaña, Emmanuel Correa Solís, María del Carmen Castillo-Hernández, Rocio Ortiz-Butron

“…Subsequently, the mice were administered the LD25 value of the venom (or saline solution for control), and 24 hours after the injection, LDH, AST, and ALT enzymes were measured in the blood, and the liver and kidneys were collected from each animal. …”
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Variable Absorption of Clavulanic Acid After an Oral Dose of 25 mg/kg of Clavubactin® and Synulox® in Healthy Cats by Tom B. Vree, Eric Dammers, Eri van Duuren

“…Taking into account that the amoxicillin–to–clavulanic acid dose ratio in the two products tested was 4:1, the blood concentration ratios may actually vary much more, apparently without compromising the products’ high efficacy against susceptible microorganisms.…”
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Sporadic Burkitt Lymphoma Presenting with Middle Cranial Fossa Masses with Sphenoid Bony Invasion and Acute Pancreatitis in a Child by Tal Dror, Virginia Donovan, Naomi Strubel, Sucharita Bhaumik

“…This case report has no prior publications apart from the abstract being accepted to the 2020 SIOP (International Society of Pediatric Oncology) meeting and 2020 ASPHO conference (canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic) and subsequently published as an abstract only in Pediatric Blood and Cancer. We have also presented the abstract as a poster presentation at our institution’s (NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island, previously known as NYU Winthrop) annual research day conference in 2020.…”
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Detection of macular and peripheral ocular microvascular changes after carotid artery revascularization using widefield SS-OCTA by Ting Luo, Lu Wang, Li Zhang

“…These examinations were conducted both before and after CAR to assess changes in retinal and choroidal blood flow in the macular and peripheral regions, as well as alterations in the characteristics of the FAZ.ResultsA total of 56 patients and their corresponding 56 ipsilateral eyes were included in this study. …”
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Diagnostic Challenge in a Patient with Severe Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis by Eugene M. Tan, Ejaaz Kalimullah, M. Rizwan Sohail, Kannan Ramar

“…Laboratory analysis revealed serum pH 6.84, bicarbonate 5.8 mmol/L, pCO2 29 mmHg, anion gap 22.2 mmol/L, osmolal gap 17.4 mOsm/kg, elevated beta-hydroxybutyrate (4.2 mmol/L), random blood sugar 213 mg/dL, creatinine 2.1 mg/dL, and potassium 7.5 mmol/L with no electrocardiogram (EKG) changes. …”
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Health Benefits of Endurance Training: Implications of the Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor—A Systematic Review by Włodzimierz Mrówczyński

“…Finally, training-evoked increase of the BDNF/TrkB leads to a change in a manner of regulation of skeletal muscles, causes a reduction of motor deficits observed in the Parkinson disease, and lowers weight, glucose level, and blood pressure, which accompany the MetS. Therefore, BDNF seems to be the molecular factor of pleiotropic activity, important in the modulation processes, underlying adaptations, which result from ET.…”
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Risk factors burden in Cuba, Latin American and the Caribbean region by Armando Seuc Jo, Mayelin Mirabal Sosa, Yanet García Serrano, Karen Alfonso Sague, Oscar Díaz Díaz, Delia María Gálvez Medina

“…<br /><strong>Results:</strong> Smoking, elevated fasting glucose, elevated body mass index, and elevated systolic blood pressure accounted for more than 50% (55.2%) of the global burden in Cuba for 2019. …”
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Targeting ceramide transfer protein sensitizes AML to FLT3 inhibitors via a GRP78-ATF6-CHOP axis by Xiaofan Sun, Yue Li, Juan Du, Fangshu Liu, Caiping Wu, Weihao Xiao, Guopan Yu, Xiaowei Chen, Robert Peter Gale, Hui Zeng

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Mechanisms and new advances in the efficacy of plant active ingredients in tendon-bone healing by Yuan Li, Wei Wang, Wensheng Xu

“…Ginsenoside Rb1 enhances local blood supply and facilitates tendon-bone tissue repair through angiogenesis, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant pathways. …”
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Does Q223R Polymorphism of Leptin Receptor Influence on Anthropometric Parameters and Bone Density in Childhood Cancer Survivors? by Malgorzata Sawicka-Żukowska, Maryna Krawczuk-Rybak, Katarzyna Muszynska-Roslan, Anna Panasiuk, Eryk Latoch, Jerzy Konstantynowicz

“…In the study 74 cancer survivors participated (ALL n=64, lymphomas n=10), and the control group consisted of 51 healthy peers. Leptin blood concentration was determined by ELISA method. …”
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Role of Microbes and Nanomaterials in the Removal of Pesticides from Wastewater by Arpita Roy, Madhura Roy, Saad Alghamdi, Anas S. Dablool, Angham Ahmed Almakki, Ismat H. Ali, Krishna Kumar Yadav, Md. Rabiul Islam, Marina M. S. Cabral-Pinto

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Evaluation of the humoral immune responses of brucellosis vaccine (Rev.1) in sheep: A study from Iran by J. Gharekhani, E. Barati, M. Dadar

“…All animals were inoculated with the Rev.1 vaccine, and blood samples were collected on days 0, 14, 28, 44, 55, and 69 post-vaccination. …”

Maximizing information in neuron populations for neuromorphic spike encoding by Ahmad El Ferdaoussi, Eric Plourde, Jean Rouat

“…Two applications are presented: blood pressure pulse wave classification, and neural action potential waveform classification. …”
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An unstable patient with a large sucking chest wound managed with gauze packing for preventing tension and bleeding control before surgery in Korea: a case report by Chang-Sin Lee, Min-Jeong Cho, Tae-Wook Noh, Nak-Jun Choi, Jun-Min Cho

“…Immediate medical interventions were undertaken, including blood transfusions and endotracheal intubation. To prevent tension and control bleeding, gauze packing was applied directly through the large open wound. …”
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Utility of Tetrahydrobiopterin Pathway in the Assessment of Diabetic Foot Ulcer: Significant and Complex Interrelations by Marwan Al-Nimer, Rawa Ratha, Taha Mahwi

“…Nitric oxide was found to be inversely correlated with age (r=−0.382), duration of diabetes (r=−0.264), mean arterial blood pressure (r=−0.532), body mass index (r=−0.321), RDW (r=−0.322), and PDW (r=−0.284) in group III patients. …”
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Assessment of Nuchal Translucency Nasal Bone and Ductus Venosus Flow in the First Trimester: Pregnancy Outcomes by Şafak Özdemirci, Deniz Esinler, Funda Özdemirci, Melek Bilge, Funda Akpınar, İnci Kahyaoğlu

“…RESULTS: The nasal bone was present in 704 (98.8%), absent in 4 (0.6%) and was not clearly evaluable in 4 (0.6%) patients. Blood flows in ductus venosus (DV) were normal in 609 (85.5%), reversed in 15 (2.1%) and not measurable in 88 (12.4%) of fetuses. …”
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