Attitudes toward Management of Sickle Cell Disease and Its Complications: A National Survey of Academic Family Physicians by Arch G. Mainous, Rebecca J. Tanner, Christopher A. Harle, Richard Baker, Navkiran K. Shokar, Mary M. Hulihan

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Gradient coating of extracellular matrix derived from endothelial cells on aligned PCL nanofibers for rapid endothelialization by Ziyi Zhou, Ziyi Zhou, Yijing Lin, Na Liu, Yiming Zhang, Bing Li, Yuanfei Wang

“…IntroductionArtificial vascular scaffolds can mimic the structure of natural blood vessels and replace the damaged vessels by implanting them at the injury site to perform the corresponding functions. …”
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A Hierarchical Core-Shell Structure of NiO@Cu₂O-CF for Effective Non-Enzymatic Electrochemical Glucose Detection by Yueyun Huang, Jiahua You, Yingru Ding, Yun Xie, Ting Wang, Fanglong Zhu, Weiping Gong, Zhenting Zhao

“…Non-enzymatic glucose detection is an effective strategy to control the blood glucose level of diabetic patients. A novel hierarchical core–shell structure of nickel hydroxide shell coated copper hydroxide core based on copper foam (Ni(OH)₂@Cu(OH)₂-CF) was fabricated and derived from NiO@Cu₂O-CF for glucose sensing. …”
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Machine and Deep Learning Models for Stress Detection Using Multimodal Physiological Data by Eman Abdelfattah, Shreehar Joshi, Shreekar Tiwari

“…This study employs machine learning and deep learning techniques on multimodal dataset from wearable sensors, focusing on processed metrics for the three-axis acceleration (ACC), electrocardiogram (ECG), blood volume pulse (BVP), body temperature (TEMP), respiration (RESP), electromyogram (EMG), and electrodermal activity (EDA) from the 15 subjects in the WESAD dataset to effectively classify four different states – baseline, stress, amusement, and meditation. …”
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Molecular network analysis for detecting HIV transmission clusters: insights and implications by Yangyang Liu, Lichun Hua, Wenqian Wu, You Ge, Wei Li, Pingmin Wei

“…ObjectiveIn order to improve knowledge of HIV transmission dynamics and guide preventive and control strategies, this work uses molecular cluster analysis to objectively detect clusters of HIV genetic sequence similarity.Methods89 HIV-positive couples provided blood samples, and plasma was separated for pol region gene sequence amplification. …”
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Vitamin D Status and Usual Nutrient Intake of Filipino Children Aged 6–12 Years in Selected Areas in the Philippines: A 2018 National Nutrition Survey by Imelda Angeles-Agdeppa, Keith V. Tanda

“…The National Nutrition Survey (NNS) collected blood samples of children aged 6–12 years from selected study sites: Manila City and Quezon City in the National Capital Region (NCR); Cagayan Province and Baguio City in Luzon; Northern Samar and Siquijor in Visayas; and Butuan City and Sultan Kudarat in Mindanao. …”
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Nuclear DNA content variation within four species of Asian catfish of family Pangasidae and their two interspecific hybrids by flow cytometry by Imron, Evi Tahapari, Jadmiko Darmawan, Muhammad Luthfi Abdurachman

“…This study was aimed to investigate the profile of NDC in four species Asian catfishes of the genera Pangasius including Pangasionodon hypophthalmus,  Pangasius djambal, Pangasius nasusutus, Pangasius nieuwenhuisii, interspecific hybrid of female P. hypophthalmus and male P. djambal (Hybrid HD),  and female P. hypophthalmus and male P. nasutus (Hybrid HN). Red blood cells (RBC) were taken from the respective species/groups and NDC measurement was performed in an Attune acoustic flowcytometer (ABI) using DAPI staining and chicken, Gallus domesticus, RBC was used as size reference. …”
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High Serum Adipocyte Fatty Acid Binding Protein Is Associated with Metabolic Syndrome in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Jer-Chuan Li, Du-An Wu, Jia-Sian Hou, Yi-Maun Subeq, Hsin-Dean Chen, Bang-Gee Hsu

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between A-FABP concentration and MetS in type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) patients. Fasting blood samples were obtained from 165 type 2 DM volunteers. …”
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The Association of Neutrophil/Lymphocyte and Platelet/Lymphocyte Ratios and Hematological Parameters with Diagnosis, Stages, Extrapulmonary Involvement, Pulmonary Hypertension, Res... by Celalettin Korkmaz, Sinan Demircioglu

“…A positive moderate correlation was detected between NLR and CD4/CD8 in blood, while there was a strong positive correlation between CD4/CD8 in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) and positive moderate correlation between PLR and CD4/CD8 in BAL. …”
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Effects of axylitol-casein complex on insulin resistance and gut microbiota composition in high-fat-diet + streptozotocin-induced type 2 diabetes mellitus mice by Fanhua Kong, Juan Zhang, Shimo Kang, Xinyu Shen, Aicheng Liu, Yan Zheng, Junhua Shao, Xiqing Yue

“…XC decreased body weight and improved glucose tolerance, insulin sensitivity, pancreas impairment, blood lipid levels, and liver function in T2DM mice compared to XY- and CN-treated mice. …”
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Studies of the Interaction between Isoimperatorin and Human Serum Albumin by Multispectroscopic Method: Identification of Possible Binding Site of the Compound Using Esterase Activ... by Samira Ranjbar, Yalda Shokoohinia, Sirous Ghobadi, Nooshin Bijari, Saeed Gholamzadeh, Nastaran Moradi, Mohammad Reza Ashrafi-Kooshk, Abbas Aghaei, Reza Khodarahmi

“…Human serum albumin (HSA) is a principal extracellular protein with a high concentration in blood plasma and carrier for many drugs to different molecular targets. …”
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Influence of endosymbionts on the reproductive fitness of the tick Ornithodoros moubata by Taraveau, Florian, Pollet, Thomas, Duhayon, Maxime, Gardès, Laëtitia, Jourdan-Pineau, Hélène

“…A total of 132 adult female ticks were treated with antibiotics using gentamycin or rifampicin added to the blood meal. Half of the ticks were also supplemented with B vitamins to address the nutritional role of endosymbionts. …”
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Clinical Predictors of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Bacteremia in Emergency Department by Yongsoon Choi, Jin Hui Paik, Ji Hye Kim, Seung Baik Han, Areum Durey

“…This was a single-center retrospective case-control study to investigate the clinical predictors of patients diagnosed as Pseudomonas bacteremia in the emergency department (ED) from June 2012 to December 2016. Patients with blood culture positive for Escherichia coli in the same period were chosen as the control group, and type of infection was matched for each patient. …”
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Disrupted Balance of Angiogenic and Antiangiogenic Signalings in Preeclampsia by Mitsuko Furuya, Kentaro Kurasawa, Kiyotaka Nagahama, Kae Kawachi, Akinori Nozawa, Tsuneo Takahashi, Ichiro Aoki

“…Extravillous invasive trophoblasts replace uterine endometrial vasculature and establish local blood pathway to obtain oxygen and nutrients from the mother. …”
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Alterations in hippocampal somatostatin interneurons, GABAergic metabolism, and ASL perfusion in an aged male mouse model of POCD aggravated by sleep fragmentation by Yun Li, Jiafeng Yu, Ningzhi Yang, Siwen Long, Yize Li, Lina Zhao, Yonghao Yu

“…Arterial spin labeling (ASL) was employed to measure hippocampal regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF). In vitro assays quantified the levels of GABAergic metabolites—such as SST, neuropeptide Y (NPY), glutamic acid decarboxylase 1 (GAD1), vesicular GABA transporter (VGAT), and GABA and the distribution of SST interneurons in the hippocampus through enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay and immunofluorescence. …”
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Mild Clinical Course of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus Infection in an Elderly Japanese Patient by Yuko Ohagi, Shinobu Tamura, Chiaki Nakamoto, Hiromichi Nakamoto, Masayuki Saijo, Masayuki Shimojima, Yoshio Nakano, Tokuzo Fujimoto

“…Although not completely fulfilling the diagnostic criteria used in a retrospective study in Japan, SFTS was suspected, and we detected SFTS virus in the patient’s blood using RT-PCR. However, she recovered without intensive treatment and severe complications 13 days after the onset. …”
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Evaluation of B cell related markers and autoantibodies in rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with abatacept by Ting Wang, Natalia V. Giltiay, Christian Lood, Ning Wang, Bobby Kwanghoon Han

“…Serum levels of soluble biomarkers were measured with ProcartaPlex by Luminex or ELISA. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells were isolated and analysed for T cell and B cell subsets by flow cytometry. …”
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A real-world drug safety surveillance study from the FAERS database of hepatocellular carcinoma patients receiving pembrolizumab alone and plus lenvatinib by Huaxiang Wang, Junjun Li, Xiuling Zhu, Ruling Wang, Yunyan Wan

“…In both patient groups, the most frequently reported AEs were hepatic encephalopathy, blood bilirubin increased and diarrhea. We also observed some unexpected significant AEs, such as dehydration, skin ulcers, and intestinal perforation. …”
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Exosomes in neuron-glia communication: A review on neurodegeneration by Naeimeh Akbari-Gharalari, Sina Khodakarimi, Farshad Nezhadshahmohammad, Mohammad Karimipour, Abbas Ebrahimi-Kalan, Jiagian Wu

“…Notably, the ability of exosomes to traverse the blood-brain barrier (BBB) has significant implications. …”
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Silver carp muscle hydrolysate ameliorated atherosclerosis and liver injury in apoE-/- mice: the modulator effects on enterohepatic cholesterol metabolism by Kai Wang, Zixin Fu, Yuqing Tan, Hui Hong, Jianping Wu, Yongkang Luo

“…Meanwhile, SCH remarkably promoted transintestinal cholesterol excretion (TICE) process in intestine, partly contributing to the reduction of blood lipids. The peptide profile data indicated LYF, HWPW, FPK, and YPR are the main peptides in SCH that play a vital role in alleviating AS lesions and hepatic steatosis. …”
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