Traceability of Blood Transfusions and Reporting of Adverse Reactions in Developing Countries: A Six-Year Postpilot Phase Experience in Burkina Faso by Salam Sawadogo, Koumpingnin Nebie, Tieba Millogo, Sonia Sontie, Ashmed Nana, Honorine Dahourou, Dieudonné Yentema Yonli, Jean-Baptiste Tapko, Jean-Claude Faber, Eléonore Kafando, Véronique Deneys

“…The complete traceability was possible for 83.5% of blood units delivered. Adverse reactions were reported in 107 cases representing 2.1/1,000 blood units per annum. …”
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Blood pressure variation and hypertension rates in a pre-modernized Bedouin population: data from tribes of the Sinai Peninsula (Egypt) by Hani Monk-Vitelson, Israel Hershkovitz, Eugene Kobyliansky

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Laser speckle contrast imaging with principal component and entropy analysis: a novel approach for depth-independent blood flow assessment by Yu. Surkov, P. Timoshina, I. Serebryakova, D. Stavtcev, I. Kozlov, G. Piavchenko, I. Meglinski, A. Konovalov, D. Telyshev, S. Kuznetcov, E. Genina, V. Tuchin

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Plotting of Ethylene Glycol Blood Concentrations Using Linear Regression before and during Hemodialysis in a Case of Intoxication and Pharmacokinetic Review by Youngho Kim

“…Introduction. As blood concentration measurement of commonly abused alcohol is readily available, the equation was proposed in previous publication to predict the change of their concentration. …”
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Determination of the Unilaterally Damaged Region May Depend on the Asymmetry of Carotid Blood Flow Velocity in Hemiparkinsonian Monkey: A Pilot Study by Jincheol Seo, Kyung Seob Lim, Chang-Yeop Jeon, SeungHo Baek, Hyeon-Gu Yeo, Won Seok Choi, Sung-Hyun Park, Kang Jin Jeong, Jinyoung Won, Keonwoo Kim, Junghyung Park, Jiyeon Cho, Jung Bae Seong, Minji Kim, Yu Gyeong Kim, Jae-Won Huh, Samhwan Kim, Yong Hoon Lim, Hyung Woo Park, Hye Min Tak, Man Seong Heo, Ji-Woong Choi, Sun Ha Paek, Youngjeon Lee

“…To investigate whether MPTP-induced unilaterally damaged regions were determined by asymmetrical cerebral blood flow, the differential asymmetric damage of striatal subregions, and examined structural asymmetries in a circle of Willis, and blood flow velocity of the common carotid artery were observed in three monkeys that were infused with MPTP through the left internal carotid artery. …”
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Use of Next Generation Sequencing and Synergy Susceptibility Testing in Diagnosis and Treatment of Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Blood Stream Infection by Yuetian Yu, Fupin Hu, Cheng Zhu, Erzhen Chen, Liangjing Lu, Yuan Gao

“…We reported a 29-year-old systemic lupus erythematosus female with CR-Kp blood stream infection. We highlighted the identification by next generation sequencing and treatment according to synergy susceptibility testing in the case.…”
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Ventricular function assessment using an ultrafast spoiled gradient echo sequence with an intravascular blood pool contrast agent in pediatric patients. by Tayaba Miah, Rithvik Gunda, Gerald Greil, Mohammad Hussain, Qing Zou

“…<h4>Purpose</h4>To validate if the T1-TFE sequence, with an intravascular blood pool contrast agent, yields similar results for VFA as the gold-standard non-contrast bSSFP approach, so that the T1-TFE sequence can be used for VFA when bSSFP approach fails.…”
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Age-related features of some plasminogen activation system components content and activity in the blood of benign and malignant uterine body tumors by I. V. Kaplieva, G. V. Zhukova, V. R. Zakharchenko, E. M. Frantsiyants, E. V. Verenikina, Yu. A. Pogorelova, P. S. Kachesova, Yu. Yu. Kozel, N. A. Maximova, M. G. Ilchenko, E. I. Agarkova, A. S. Egorova

“…Is to determine the features in the content and activity of some components of the plasminogen activation system in the blood of patients of different ages with leiomyomas (LM) and uterine corpus endometrial cancer (UCEC).Patients and methods. …”
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Considering Psychosocial Factors When Investigating Blood Pressure in Patients with Short Sleep Duration: A Propensity Score Matched Analysis by Ningjing Qian, Dandan Yang, Huajun Li, Siyin Ding, Xia Yu, Qingqiu Fan, Zhebin Yu, Shenfeng Ye, Hualiang Yu, Yaping Wang, Xiaohong Pan

“…Few studies have considered psychosocial characteristics when investigating the associations between sleep duration and blood pressure (BP). In this study, we took propensity score matching (PSM) to adjust for psychosocial characteristics when comparing BP between individuals with short sleep duration and those with normal sleep duration. …”
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Quality Care Through Clinical Audit: Blood Sampling Practices By Nurses In The Emergency Department Of A University Affiliated Teaching Hospital by Aimen Malik, Muhammad Azam Awais, Maria Aziz, Mubariz Ahmed, Muhammad Furqan Hussain, Usman Qureshi

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Gender Difference in Renal Blood Flow Response to Angiotensin II Administration after Ischemia/Reperfusion in Rats: The Role of AT2 Receptor by Maryam Maleki, Mehdi Nematbakhsh

“…Mean arterial pressure (MAP), and renal blood flow (RBF) responses were assessed during graded Ang II (100, 300, and 1000 ng/kg/min, i.v.) infusion at controlled renal perfusion pressure (RPP). …”
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Investigating the Agreement of Hypomagnesemia Diagnosis in Three Perimeter of Serum, Urine, and Red Blood Cell in Intensive Care Unit: Pilot Study by Nastaran Nazarzade, Mojtaba Mojtahedzadeh, Farshid Gholami, Amirmahdi Mojtahedzadeh, Maryam Shiehmorteza, Amirhossein Ghanbarzamani

“…Therefore, measuring the level of magnesium in red blood cells is preferable to urinary magnesium and serum magnesium to investigate hypomagnesemia in the ICU. …”
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Evaluation of Office and Ambulatory Central Blood Pressure and Augmentation Index by Two Methods and Their Changes After Lifestyle or Medical Interventions in Hypertension by Helga Gyöngyösi, Dóra Batta, Andrea László, Péter Torzsa, Beáta Kőrösi, Zsófia Nemcsik-Bencze, Orsolya Cseprekál, András Tislér, János Nemcsik

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Vascular Endhothelial Growth Factor levels in medium-intensity versus low-intensity exercise with blood flow restriction in elderly women by Nanda Aulya Ramadhan, Damayanti Tinduh, Nuniek Nugraheni, Imam Subadi, Inggar Narasinta, Soenarnatalina Melaniani

“…Low-intensity strengthening exercise combined with blood flow restriction can be an alternative to increase muscle strength to the same extent as high-intensity strengthening exercise. …”
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Reconstruction of Alzheimer’s Disease Cell Model In Vitro via Extracted Peripheral Blood Molecular Cells from a Sporadic Patient by Sijun Liu, Yuying Zhao, Xiaoying Su, Chengcheng Zhou, Peifen Yang, Qiusan Lin, Shijun Li, Hanxu Tan, Qi Wang, Changjun Wang, Qingguang Wu

“…Here, we extracted peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from a patient with sAD and induced them into iPSC by introducing the Sendai virus expressing Oct3/4, Sox2, c-Myc, and Klf4, which were subsequently induced into neural cells to build the cell model of AD. …”
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2′-O-Methylperlatolic Acid Enhances Insulin-Regulated Blood Glucose-Lowering Effect through Insulin Receptor Signaling Pathway by Wang Yinghao, Guan Qiaoli, Liu Guanfu, Wu Xiaoyun, Wang Xuanjun, Sheng Jun

“…In mice with streptozotocin-induced diabetes, 2-O-M significantly prolonged the blood glucose-lowering effect of insulin, significantly reduced the secretion of exogenous insulin, and reduced the blood glucose concentration in vivo. …”
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Intraoperative targeted blood pressure management and dexmedetomidine on composite complications in moderate-to-high risk patients after major abdominal surgery by Qiongfang Wu, Haifeng Wang, Meilin Li, Wenjun Hu, Shuting He, Yanling Sun, Dongliang Mu, Daniel I. Sessler, Dongxin Wang, Jing Ni

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Validation of a Portable Ionized Calcium Detection Device and Changes in the Ionized-to-Total-Calcium Ratio in the Blood of Postpartum Holstein Cows by Zhongming Cao, Yan Zhao, Bo Zhang, John P. Kastelic, Mengjie Hu, Jia Cheng, Mingchao Liu, Jian Gao

“…The objectives were to evaluate a portable iCa testing device, Horiba LAQUAtwin Ca-11C, for measuring ionized calcium (iCa) in the whole blood of dairy cows and to investigate the iCa-to-total-calcium (tCa) ratio in blood collected from dairy cows within 9 days after calving. …”
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HIV-1 Replication in HIV-Infected Individuals Is Significantly Reduced When Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Are Superinfected with HSV-1 by Taneth Yamsuwan, Chintana Chirathaworn, Pokrath Hansasuta, Parvapan Bhattarakosol

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Influence of Blood Vessels on Temperature during High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Hyperthermia Based on the Thermal Wave Model of Bioheat Transfer by Qiaolai Tan, Xiao Zou, Hu Dong, Yajun Ding, Xinmin Zhao

“…In this study, pulsatile blood flow is first introduced into numerical study of HIFU hyperthermia, and thermal relaxation time, ultrasonic focus location, blood vessel radius, and blood flow velocity are all taken into account. …”
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