Blood-based biomarkers in patients with non-small cell lung cancer treated with immune checkpoint blockade by Yo-Ting Tsai, Jeffrey Schlom, Renee N. Donahue

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Prevalence and Association of Malaria With the Blood Group on Febrile Patients at Woldia Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northeast Ethiopia by Wagaw Abebe, Fasikaw Wudu, Gebreeyesus Derib, Foziaya Fentie, Agenagnew Ashagre

“…P. falciparum was dominant over P. vivax. Individuals with blood group O were less likely to get severe malaria than those with other blood groups. …”
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Characterization of the Occult Hepatitis B Virus Variants Circulating among the Blood Donors from Eastern India by Avik Biswas, Rajesh Panigrahi, Partha Kumar Chandra, Arup Banerjee, Sibnarayan Datta, Manisha Pal, Subhashish Chakraborty, Prasun Bhattacharya, Sekhar Chakrabarti, Runu Chakravarty

“…Blood samples from 2195 voluntary blood donors were included in the study. …”
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Magnesium Lithospermate B Downregulates the Levels of Blood Pressure, Inflammation, and Oxidative Stress in Pregnant Rats with Hypertension by Kaixiang Xu, Xiaohong Zang, Mian Peng, Qian Zhao, Binbin Lin

“…The effects of MLB on mean arterial blood pressure (MAP), urine protein level, inflammation, and oxidative stress together with angiogenesis were analyzed. …”
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Apoptotic cell death, detected ex vivo in peripheral blood lymphocytes of HIV-1 infected persons by L. F. te Velde, I. Vermes, C. Haanen, C. P. M. Reutelingsperger, C. H. H. ten Napel

“…To the best of our knowledge this is the first report of ex vivo observed increased apoptosis of peripheral blood lymphocytes in HIV-infected persons.…”
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Alterations in genes associated with cytosolic RNA sensing in whole blood are associated with coronary microvascular disease in SLE by Lihong Huo, Arati Naveen Kumar, Gantsetseg Tumurkhuu, Moumita Bose, Daniel S. Berman, Daniel J. Wallace, Janet Wei, Mariko Ishimori, C. Noel Bairey Merz, Caroline Jefferies

“…Chest pain with no obstructive cardiac disease is associated with coronary microvascular disease (CMD), where narrowing of the small blood vessels can lead to ischemia, and frequently reported by SLE patients. …”
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Three-dimensional aortic arch geometry and blood flow in neonates after surgical repair for aortic coarctation by Katrin Fricke, Katrin Fricke, Lea Christierson, Lea Christierson, Lea Christierson, Einar Heiberg, Einar Heiberg, Pia Sjöberg, Pia Sjöberg, Erik Hedström, Erik Hedström, Erik Hedström, Erik Hedström, Kristoffer Steiner, Constance G. Weismann, Constance G. Weismann, Constance G. Weismann, Johannes Töger, Johannes Töger, Petru Liuba, Petru Liuba

“…BackgroundRecurrent coarctation of the aorta (re-CoA) is a well-known although not fully understood complication after surgical repair, typically occurring in 10%–20% of cases within months after discharge.ObjectivesTo (1) characterize geometry of the aortic arch and blood flow from pre-discharge magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in neonates after CoA repair; and (2) compare these measures between patients that developed re-CoA within 12 months after repair and patients who did not.MethodsNeonates needing CoA repair, without associated major congenital heart defects, were included. …”
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Association of Questionnaire‐Assessed Fall Risk With Uncontrolled Blood Pressure and Therapeutic Inertia Among Older Adults by Grant T. Hiura, Talar W. Markossian, Beatrice D. Probst, Katherine Habicht, Holly J. Kramer

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MicroRNA-29b Suppresses Inflammation and Protects Blood-Brain Barrier Integrity in Ischemic Stroke by Xiaoqing Ma, Ho Jun Yun, Kenneth Elkin, Yunliang Guo, Yuchuan Ding, Guangwen Li

“…Following cerebral ischemia, microRNA- (miR-) 29b in circulating blood is downregulated. This study investigates the underlying mechanism and implications of miR-29b in leukocyte induction. …”
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Indirect effects of serum metabolites in the influence of the DASH diet on systolic blood pressure: The Taizhou imaging study by Yawen Wang, Yi Zheng, Xin Zhang, Jincheng Li, Yucan Li, Chengjun Zhang, Ningxin Gao, Jiacheng Wang, Min Fan, Weizhong Tian, Yanfeng Jiang, Yingzhe Wang, Mei Cui, Chen Suo, Tiejun Zhang, Li Jin, Xingdong Chen, Kelin Xu

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Comparison of Influence of Office and 24‐h Central Aortic Blood Pressure on Target Organ Damage in Hypertension by Yueliang Hu, Hui Yang, Guili Chang, Yaya Bai, Alberto Avolio, Qian Wang, Shenshen Gao, Junli Zuo

“…ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to explore whether 24‐h ambulatory central (aortic) blood pressure (BP) has an advantage over office central aortic BP in screening for hypertension‐mediated target organ damage (HMOD). …”
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Global Occupational Exposure to Blood and Body Fluids among Healthcare Workers: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Dechasa Adare Mengistu, Gebisa Dirirsa, Elsai Mati, Dinku Mekbib Ayele, Kefelegn Bayu, Wegene Deriba, Fekade Ketema Alemu, Yohannes Mulugeta Demmu, Yohanis Alemeshet Asefa, Abraham Geremew

“…Occupational exposure to blood and body fluids has become a serious public health problem for healthcare workers and is a major risk for the transmission of various infections such as human immune-deficiency virus, hepatitis B virus, and hepatitis C virus. …”
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Effects of Low-Load Blood Flow Restriction Training on Rotator Cuff Strength and Hypertrophy: Case Series by Daniel W Safford, Kshamata M Shah, Frederic Breidenbach, Philip W McClure

“…# Background The rotator cuff (RC) plays a pivotal role in the performance and health of the shoulder and upper extremity. Blood flow restriction training (BFRT) is a modality to improve strength and muscle hypertrophy with even low-load training in healthy and injured individuals. …”
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Positive Findings of Blood Cultures in Febrile Children Presenting with Thalassemia Major in a Tertiary Care Hospital by Itrat Fatima, Wafia Affan, Hira Hameed, Wajeeha Amber, Sumbal Saeed, Imran Mahmood Khan

“…Standardized approach was followed for blood withdrawal and sample collection required for performing blood cultures. …”
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Effect of Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation on Red Blood Cell and Hemoglobin in College Athletes with Exercise Fatigue by Shijing YOU, Feng JI, Furong HE, Boying TONG

“…Objective:To observe the effect of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) on the red blood cell (RBC) and Hemoglobin (Hb) in college athletes with exercise fatigue.Methods:A total of 45 male college athletes were assigned to the treatment group 1, the treatment group 2 and the control group by a random number table, and 15 athletes in each group. …”
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Blood Meal Utilization as Organic Fe Source for Polka Dot Grouper Cromileptes altivelis Growth Performance by Mia Setiawati, P. Purnama, I. Mokoginta

“… This experiment was designed to examine the use of spray dried cell blood meal as organic Fe source in polka dot grouper (Cromileptes altivelis) feed to substitute inorganic Ferosulphate (FeSO4.7H2O). …”
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A Review of 11 Years of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Blood Isolates at a Tertiary Care Institute in Canada by Prenilla Naidu, Stephanie Smith

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Analysis of a Novel Magnetic-Hydrodynamic Double Levitated Motor for an Implantable Axial Flow Blood Pump by Liang Wang, Xiaoyan Tang, Zhong Yun, Chuang Xiang

“…This paper presents a novel design for a bearingless axial flow blood pump based on the magnetic-hydrodynamic double levitated concept. …”
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ASSESSMENT OF CYTOKINE LEVEL IN BLOOD SERUM IN PREGNANT WOMEN WITH CHRONIC ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION IN THE FIRST TRIMESTER OF PREGNANCY by Лариса Дмитриевна Андосова, Анна Алексеевна Дмитриева, Людмила Васильевна Боровкова, Светлана Олеговна Колобова, Ксения Андреевна Шахова, Юлия Рудольфовна Тихомирова, Александр Алексеевич Туличев, Людмила Александровна Чичкова

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Differing Pattern of Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Very Elderly Men Expresses Dynamics in Atherosclerotic Load in the Senescence by Arkadiusz Siennicki-Lantz, Sölve Elmståhl

“…At age 68, hypertension and high clinic blood pressure (CBP) did not predict ABPM level. …”
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