Mining hypertension predictors using decision tree: Baseline data of Kharameh cohort study by abbas Rezaianzadeh, Samane Nematolahi, maryam jalali, Shayan Rezaeianzadeh, Masoumeh Ghoddusi Johari, Seyed Vahid Hosseini

“…In the first model (model I), 15 variables including age, gender, body mass index, years of education, Occupation status, marital status, family history of hypertension, physical activity, total energy, number of meals, salt, oil type, drug use, alcohol use and smoke entered in to the model. in the second model (model II) 16 variables including age, gender, BMI and Blood factors as HCT, MCHC, PLT, FBS, BUN, CERAT, TG, CHOL, ALP, HDL, GGT, LDL and SG were considered. a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was applied to assess the validation of the models. …”
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How do users of a ‘digital-only’ contraceptive service provide biometric measurements and what does this teach us about safe and effective online care? A qualitative interview stud... by Paula Baraitser, Caroline Free, Hannah Mcculloch, Alessandra Morelli

“…Our purposive sampling strategy ensured that we included participants from a wide range of ages and those who were and were not prescribed the COC.Intervention A ‘digital-only’ contraceptive service that prescribes the COCafter an online medical history and self-reported height, weight and blood pressure (BP) with pills prescribed by a GMC registered doctor, dispensed by an online pharmacy and posted to the user.Design Semistructured interviews with a purposive sample of 20 participants who were already enrolled in a larger study of this service.Analysis Inductive, thematic analysis of the interviews assisted by NVivo qualitative analysis software.Results Users valued the convenience of ‘digital-only care’ but experienced measuring BP but not height or weight as a significant barrier to service use. …”
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A Case Report of Bowel Perforation in a Gravid COVID-19 Patient by A. T. Guiritan, J. G. Cataluña

“…Acute inflammatory cells infiltrating the blood vessels and possible microthrombi and beginning thrombus formation were noted in the subserosa. …”
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Extracorporeal hyperoxygenation therapy (EHT) for CO poisoning: in vitro and in vivo feasibility of a full-scale batch system by Niklas B. Steuer, Hannah Lüken, Peter C. Schlanstein, Matthias F. Menne, Christiane Hoffmann, Cavan Lübke, Thomas Schmitz-Rode, Sebastian Victor Jansen, Ulrich Steinseifer, Rüdger Kopp

“…Here, we present a full-scale batch system for extracorporeal hyperoxygenation therapy (EHT), which facilitates CO elimination extracorporeally by increasing the dissolved oxygen concentration in the blood. The EHT was characterized in vitro, resulting in a minimum carboxyhemoglobin half-life of 3.26 ± 0.11 min. …”
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Incidence and outcomes of neonatal group B streptococcal sepsis in Qatar-a multicentre study by Sajid Salim Thyvilayil, Anvar Paraparambil Vellamgot, Khalil Salameh, Sudheer Babu Kurunthattilthazhe, Abdurahiman Elikkottil, Liliana Llerena Dominguez, Dhanya Banarjee

“…Results From 123,878 live births, 113 babies grew GBS in blood culture, during the first 90 days. 72 cases of early-onset GBS sepsis (EOGBSS) and 41 cases of late-onset GBS sepsis (LOGBSS) were identified. …”
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Association of Septic Shock with Mortality in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients in Wuhan, China by Shaoqiu Chen, Zitong Gao, Ling Hu, Yi Zuo, Yuanyuan Fu, Meilin Wei, Emory Zitello, Gang Huang, Youping Deng

“…These eight factors included disease severity (HR = 15, p<0.001), age > 65 years (HR = 2.6, p=0.012), temperature > 39.1°C (HR = 2.9, p=0.047), white blood cell count > 10 × 10⁹ (HR = 6.9, p<0.001), neutrophil count > 75 × 10⁹ (HR = 2.4, p=0.022), creatine kinase > 5 U/L (HR = 1.8, p=0.042), glucose > 6.1 mmol/L (HR = 7, p<0.001), and lactate > 2 mmol/L (HR = 22, p<0.001). …”
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Effect of a Yogic Breathing Technique on Immune Parameters among Healthcare Workers: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study by Archana Balasubramanian, Priyathersini Nagarajan, Mathangi Damal Chandrasekar, Kaviraja Udupa, Emmanuel Bhaskar, Divya Kanchibotla, Saumya Subramanian

“…Baseline and post-SKY intervention blood investigations were compared between study and control groups (1:1 ratio) and analyzed. …”
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Evaluation of the effect of 48 weeks of BIC/F/TAF and DRV/c/F/TAF on platelet function in the context of rapid ART start by Akif A. Khawaja, Gary Whitlock, Sarah Fidler, Alfredo Soler-Carracedo, Merle Henderson, Graham P. Taylor, Marta Boffito, Michael Emerson

“…Methods Platelets were isolated by centrifugation of citrated blood from participants attending Chelsea and Westminster Hospital or St Mary’s Hospital at Week 48 following enrolment. …”
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Case presentation: Breast abscess by Obiozor AC, Obiozor AA

“…Consent was taken from the patient and clinical examination revealed a small skin ulceration over the right breast mass, febrile patient with temperature of 38 degrees centigrade, laboratory test revealed elevated leucocytes with white blood cell count of (15,000/µL) and neutrophilia., fine needle aspiration biopsy/culture revealed staphylococcus aureus, imaging modalities, including mammography revealed a radio-dense mass in the right breast middle ring. …”
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In Vitro Maturation (IVM) of Human Oocytes: Promising Potential, Challenges and Chances for Improvement by Roza silvia

“…It is a simple protocol that needs only less injection of ovarian stimulation for the patients and fewer blood sample and ultrasound scans, so this technique may become more favorable. …”
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Lysine (K)-specific methyltransferase 2A (KMT2A) rearrangements among Iraqi de novo acute myeloid leukemia by Riyam Qusay Al Jadir, Saba Abdulmahdi Abdulameer, Jaffar Nouri Alalsaidissa, Ali AlJabban

“…At 1-month posttreatment, they had significantly lower red blood cell counts and hemoglobin levels and higher blast percentages. …”
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Hypertension Management in Brazil: Usual Practice in Primary Care—A Meta-Analysis by Rafael V. Picon, Juvenal S. Dias-da-Costa, Flavio D. Fuchs, Maria Teresa A. Olinto, Niteesh K. Choudhry, Sandra C. Fuchs

“…Eligible studies were those conducted in adults with hypertension (blood pressure (BP) ≥ 140/90 mmHg or using BP lowering drugs). …”
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The Effects of Cigarette Smoking on the Cardiovascular System: Mechanisms of Damage, Risk Factors, and Prevention Strategies by Kinga Janowska, Joanna Szydziak, Aleksandra Hrapkowicz, Daria Dąbkowska, Olga Szeidl, Dominika Rehan, Agnieszka Mioskowska

“…Moreover, recently, an increasing number of people have been transitioning to e-cigarettes, which also influence blood pressure and the cardiovascular system. Purpose of the study: The following review analyzes the association between cigarette smoking and both prevalence and development of cardiovascular diseases. …”
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A novel iron/zinc phosphate layered composite coating on Zn-0.5Li alloy for guided bone regeneration membrane applications by Chang Chen, Zhengqin Shi, Yanfang Deng, Xin Chu, Jun Cheng, Yixuan He, Yilong Dai

“…Moreover, the hemolysis rate of the coating sample was 0.175%, indicating that it also has excellent blood compatibility. These findings indicate that the Fe/ZnP composite coating effectively mitigates uneven corrosion in Zn–Li alloy while enhancing its biocompatibility—suggesting potential applications in future bone implant materials.…”
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The Probe for Renal Organic Cation Secretion (4-Dimethylaminostyryl)-N-Methylpyridinium (ASP+)) Shows Amplified Fluorescence by Binding to Albumin and Is Accumulated In Vivo by Jacob Schade Engbjerg, Vincenzo Costanzo, Donato Sardella, Luca Bordoni, Steen Jakobsen, Luciano D'Apolito, Jørgen Frøkiær, Francesco Trepiccione, Giovambattista Capasso, Sebastian Frische

“…Two-photon in vivo microscopy of male Münich Wistar Frömter rats showed that a bolus injection of ASP+ conferred a fluorescence signal to the blood plasma lasting for about 30 minutes. In the renal proximal tubule, the bolus resulted in a complex pattern of fluorescence including a rapid and strong transient signal at the brush border, a very low signal in the luminal fluid, and a slow transient intracellular signal. …”
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Role of Anti-MICA Antibodies in Graft Survival of Renal Transplant Recipients of India by Mohit Chowdhry, R. N. Makroo, Mandhata Singh, Manoj Kumar, Yogita Thakur, Vandana Sharma

“…The aim of the present study was to find the prevalence of MHC class 1 chain-related (MICA) alloantibodies in patients undergoing live-related donor renal transplantation and its role in short-term graft survival. The role of blood transfusion in the formation of these antibodies was also studied. …”
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Racial and ethnic disparities in longitudinal trajectories of cardiovascular risk factors in U.S. middle-aged and older adults. by Matthew E Dupre, Radha Dhingra, Hanzhang Xu, Scott M Lynch, Qing Yang, Cassie Ford, Michael D Green, Ying Xian, Ann Marie Navar, Eric D Peterson

“…Group-based multi-trajectory models characterized age-related trajectories of systolic blood pressure ([BP] mmHg), non-HDL cholesterol (mg/dL), diabetes mellitus (DM), and smoking. …”
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Biochemical analysis of miR-217 and miR-532 in patients with fibromyalgia by Shymaa E. Ayoub, Azza M. Ahmed, Mostafa Y. Abdelwahed, Abeer A. Khalefa, Aeshah A. Awaji, Samer S. Zekry, Enas G. Ibrahim, Hana M. Eid, Shimaa M. Elasmer, Reham Fares

“…This study included 80 participants who splitted into two groups: 40 fibromyalgia sufferers (12 male and 28 female), and 40 healthy volunteers (10 male and 30 female) who served as the control group. Venous blood samples were collected from all subjects. The miR-217 and miR-532 serum expressions were detected using quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR). …”
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The diagnostic accuracy of circulating free DNA for the detection of KRAS mutation status in colorectal cancer: A meta‐analysis by Wenli Xie, Li Xie, Xianrang Song

“…KRAS mutations in the peripheral blood can be detected as an alternative to tissue analysis. …”
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The comparison of biodistribution of glutathione PEGylated nanoliposomal doxorubicin formulations prepared by pre‐insertion and post‐insertion methods for brain delivery in normal... by Amin Mehrabian, Saba Dadpour, Mohammad Mashreghi, Javad Zarqi, Anis Askarizadeh, Ali Badiee, Leila Arabi, Seyedeh Alia Moosavian, Mahmoud Reza Jaafari

“…Abstract Several obstacles limit the efficacy of brain tumour treatment, most notably the blood‐brain barrier (BBB), which prevents the brain uptake of the majority of accessible medicines due to tight junctions. …”
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