PROFILE OF INCOMPATIBLE REACTIONS TO PACKED RED CELL TRANSFUSION IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE AT SANGLAH HOSPITAL by I Nyoman Arsana, Ni Nyoman Sri Puspa Adi, Ni Ketut Ayu Juliasih

“…Incompatible reactions could occur, and the higher risk was in patients of the male sex who were elderly (45–65 years), had blood type O, had hemoglobin (Hb) levels ranging from 6.1–9.0 g/dL, and had conducted PRC transfusions above three pouches with a frequency of more than three times. …”
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Exenatide Treatment Causes Suppression of Serum Ghrelin Levels following Mixed Meal Test in Obese Diabetic Women by Figen Topyildiz, Sinem Kiyici, Zulfiye Gul, Deniz Sigirli, Metin Guclu, Gurcan Kisakol, Sinan Cavun

“…A mixed meal test was applied to the patients while continuing with their daily medications. Blood samples were taken before and at 60, 120, and 180 minutes following mixed meal test to measure serum total ghrelin, glucose, and insulin levels. …”
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Anemia in Children with Congenital Heart Disease: A Finding from Low-Resource Setting Hospitals by Henok Kumsa, Rediet Woldesenbet, Feven Mulugeta, Rajalakshmi Murugan, Tamirat Moges

“…This study highly suggests further evaluation to determine the frequency and complications of blood indices and other hematological impairments in ACHD, CCHD, and children with both problems. …”
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PPAR-γ Regulates Trophoblast Differentiation in the BeWo Cell Model by Khrystyna Levytska, Sascha Drewlo, Dora Baczyk, John Kingdom

“…Placentas from such pregnancies exhibit lesions principally within the syncytiotrophoblast (SCT), a layer in direct contact with maternal blood. In humans and mice, glial cell missing-1 (GCM-1) promotes differentiation of underlying cytotrophoblast cells into the outer SCT layer. …”
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Mitochondrial DNA copy number as a mediator of the relationship between insulin resistance and cognitive function in patients with euthymic bipolar disorder by Tsung Han Tsai, Cheng Ying Wu, Cheng Chen Chang, Ta Tsung Lin, Chin San Liu, Po See Chen

“…We therefore concluded that insulin resistance is associated with reduced mtDNA copy number in blood, which may negatively impact executive functions in patients with euthymic BD. …”
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Rationale and Design of a Randomized, Open‐Label, Parallel‐Group Study of Esaxerenone Versus Angiotensin Receptor Blockers in Older Patients With Uncontrolled Hypertension on Calci... by Kazuomi Kario, Tomohiro Katsuya, Tatsuo Shimosawa, Takashi Taguchi, Ayumi Tanabe, Mitsuru Ohishi, the ESCORT‐HT investigators

“…This highlights the need for other antihypertensive agents to be used in combination with CCBs to replace ARBs for more effective blood pressure (BP) control. The ESCORT‐HT study is a multicenter, randomized, controlled, open‐label, parallel‐group study with a 4‐week run‐in period and 12‐week treatment period. …”
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Previous Intestinal Resection Is Associated with Postoperative Complications in Crohn’s Disease: A Cohort Study by Yantao Duan, Yifan Liu, Yousheng Li

“…Patients who had previous surgery had a longer duration of operation (P=0.003), greater estimated blood loss (P=0.001), and longer hospital stay (P<0.001) and were more inclined to develop postoperative complications (P=0.047), particularly anastomotic leak (P=0.021) and severe (Clavien–Dindo grade III/IV) complications (P=0.038). …”
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Essential oils modulate virulence phenotypes in a multidrug-resistant pyomelanogenic Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolate by Jayalekshmi Haripriyan, Christy Rose Binu, Nitasha D Menon, Muralidharan Vanuopadath, Malavika B. Hari, N Namitha, Kesiya Binoy, Anil Kumar, Bipin G. Nair, Victor Nizet, Geetha B. Kumar

“…The EO treatment inhibited the survival of U804 in human blood and increased survival of C. elegans, a whole animal model of pathogenesis. …”
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High Healthcare Utilization in Adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease Prior to Transition to Adult Care: A Retrospective Study by Julie Kanter, Menaka Bhor, Xin Li, Frank Li, Jincy Paulose

“…Pulmonary disease (31.1%, n=369) was the most frequent complication; blood transfusions (mean: 8.4 [SD:7.0]) and iron-chelating therapies (mean: 8.6 [SD:10]) were the most common interventions and medications, respectively. …”
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Evaluation of laboratory findings indicating pancreatitis in healthy lean, obese, and diabetic cats by Freja K. Jørgensen, Charlotte R. Bjornvad, Birgit Krabbe, Stinna Nybroe, Ida N. Kieler

“…The cats underwent physical examination, and blood tests. Linear regression models compared differences in fPLI, fTLI, cobalamin, and folate concentrations. …”
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Bovine mycoplasmosis occurrence on livestock farms in the Russian Federation for 2015–2018 by Mohammad Abed Alhussen, A. A. Nesterov, V. V. Kirpichenko, S. P. Yatsentyuk, A. V. Sprygin, O. P. Byadovskaya, A. V. Kononov

“…Results of testing 1,186 biomaterial samples (blood, sera, nasal swabs, milk, preputial swabs, vaginal swabs, aborted and stillborn fetuses) collected from animals that demonstrated clinical signs of respiratory and reproductive disorders in 34 different regions of the Russian Federation for 2015–2018 are presented in the paper. …”
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Five year mortality in an RCT of a lung cancer biomarker to select people for low dose CT screening. by Francis Michael Sullivan, Frances S Mair, William Anderson, Cindy Chew, Alistair Dorward, John Haughney, Fiona Hogarth, Denise Kendrick, Roberta Littleford, Alex McConnachie, Colin McCowan, Nicola McMeekin, Manish Patel, Petra Rauchhaus, Fergus Daly, Lewis Ritchie, John Robertson, Joseph Sarvesvaran, Herbert Sewell, Thomas Taylor, Shaun Treweek, Kavita Vedhara, Stuart Schembri

“…EarlyCDT-Lung is an example of such a blood-based autoantibody biomarker which may improve accessibility to Low dose Computed Tomography (LDCT) screening for those at highest risk. …”
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Clinical Effect of Preservation or Nonpreservation of Left Colic Artery in Total Mesorectal Excision under Laparoscopy: A Meta-analysis by Jiefeng Liu, Yujing Gong, Miao He, Xinyu Zeng, Yiping Liu

“…There were no significant differences between the two groups in the duration of surgery, blood loss, number of dissected lymph nodes, or postoperative hospital stay. …”
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Investigation of Antibiotic Resistance and Biofilm Formation in Clinical Isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae by Kiana Karimi, Omid Zarei, Parinaz Sedighi, Mohammad Taheri, Amin Doosti-Irani, Leili Shokoohizadeh

“…The results showed that clinical samples included 18 urinary tract samples (22%), 6 wound samples (7%), 6 blood samples (7%), 17 tracheal tube aspiration samples (20%), 32 throat cultures (38%), 2 sputum samples (2.5%), and 2 abscess drain cultures (2.5%). …”
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Ocular Surface Disorders in a Group of Egyptian Children with End Stage Renal Failure on Dialysis: A Cross-Sectional Study by Mohamed Anbar, Ahmed R. H. Ahmed, Abdel-Azeem M. El-Mazary, Ramadan A. Mahmoud

“…None of the following parameters was associated with distorted tear function including serum creatinine, electrolytes, parathyroid hormone, total protein, albumin, CBC parameters, and systolic or diastolic blood pressure. Conclusion. The basal tear secretion and tear film stability were lower while the dry eye symptoms such as itching and redness were more common among children with ESRF. …”
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Measuring fluid balance in end-stage renal disease with a wearable bioimpedance sensor by Frida Bremnes, Cecilia Montgomery Øien, Jørn Kvaerness, Ellen Andreassen Jaatun, Sigve Nyvik Aas, Terje Saether, Henrik Lund, Solfrid Romundstad

“…Longitudinal changes in blood samples and cardiovascular changes were also in agreement with changes in weight and RE. …”
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Predictors of Insulin Resistance in Children versus Adolescents with Obesity by Yvette E. Lentferink, Marieke A. J. Elst, Catherijne A. J. Knibbe, Marja M. J. van der Vorst

“…IR was defined as HOMA-IR ≥ 3.4, and MetS if ≥3 of the following criteria were present: waist circumference and blood pressure ≥ 95th age percentile, triglycerides ≥ 1.7 mmol/l, HDL < 1.03 mmol/l, and fasting plasma glucose ≥ 5.6 mmol/l. …”
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Advances in Deep Brain Imaging with Quantum Dots: Structural, Functional, and Disease-Specific Roles by Tenesha Connor, Hemal Weerasinghe, Justin Lathia, Clemens Burda, Murat Yildirim

“…Beyond structural imaging, QDs facilitate functional imaging applications, such as high-resolution tracking of hemodynamic responses and neural activity, supporting investigations of neuronal dynamics and blood flow in vivo. Their stability enables long-term, targeted drug delivery and photodynamic therapy, presenting potential therapeutic applications in treating brain tumors, Alzheimer’s disease, and traumatic brain injury. …”
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Implementation of Minimum Antenatal Care Service Standards in North Lampung Regency by Lisa Suarni, Kodri Kodri, Warjidin Aliyanto, Hasti Primadila, Fajar Desma Wahyudi

“…Almost all pregnant women (>90%) received blood pressure examinations, counseling, and referral services. …”
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Exercise Therapy for Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Superior Efficacy of Activity Monitors over Pedometers by Masaaki Miyauchi, Masao Toyoda, Noriko Kaneyama, Han Miyatake, Eitaro Tanaka, Moritsugu Kimura, Tomoya Umezono, Masafumi Fukagawa

“…The pedometer counts the number of steps. Blood samples for laboratory tests were obtained during the visits. …”
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