Non-communicable diseases in Saudi adolescents: prevalence, risk factors, and implications for public health by Mansour Almuqbil, Syed Imam Rabbani, Rafiulla Gilkaramenthi, Mohammad Aljawadi, Walaa F. Alsanie, Walaa F. Alsanie, Abdulhakeem S. Alamri, Abdulhakeem S. Alamri, Majid Alhomrani, Majid Alhomrani, Sara Alrouwaijeh, Amal F. Alshammary, Mohd Imran, Syed Mohammed Basheeruddin Asdaq, Syed Mohammed Basheeruddin Asdaq

“…These findings highlight the role of lifestyle factors such as diet and physical inactivity. Targeted interventions are needed to promote healthy behaviors and mitigate the long-term risks of these conditions.…”
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Lifestyle Factors in Hypertension Drug Research: Systematic Analysis of Articles in a Leading Cochrane Report by Dan E. Wilson, Tashina Van Vlack, Brendin P. Schievink, Eric B. Doak, Jason S. Shane, Elizabeth Dean

“…Source articles (n=34) were systematically reviewed for lifestyle interventions including smoking cessation, diet, weight loss, physical activity and exercise, stress reduction, and moderate alcohol consumption. 54% of articles did not mention lifestyle modification; 46% contained nonspecific descriptions of interventions. …”
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Prevalence of Reasons for Tooth Extraction in Small- and Medium-Breed Dogs by Chun-Geun Kim, Daehyun Kwon, Kyuyoung Lee, Se Eun Kim, Hyun Min Jo

“…The study emphasizes the need for personalized oral care and further research into other contributing factors such as diet and genetics to better understand and manage oral health in dogs. …”
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Nursing of a patient with inadequate breast milk production treated by stone needle therapy combined with intradermal needle at auricular acupoint (砭石治疗联合耳部皮内针治疗哺乳期乳汁分泌不足1例的护理体会)... by LIU Cui (刘翠), TANG Ling (唐玲), CHEN Hong (陈宏)

“…The main contents of the article included nursing assessment, method and precautions of stone needle therapy, method of intradermal needle at auricular acupoint, Traditional Chinese Medicine diet intervention and emotional care. Based on the risk assessment and routine care, the stone needle therapy combined with intradermal needle at auricular acupoint is safe and effective to relieve the breast pain and promote the breast milk production. …”
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Diagnostics and treatment of biliary dyskinesia: clinical guidelines of the Russian gastroenterological Association by V. T. Ivashkin, I. V. Mayev, Yu. O. Shulpekova, Ye. K. Baranskaya, A. V. Okhlobystin, A. S. Trukhmanov, T. L. Lapina, A. A. Sheptulin

“…Therapeutic approach should include correction of diet and lifestyle modification, administration of antispasmodic medications and agents modulating the state of nervous system, in selected cases the option of papillosphincterotomy should be considered.…”
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Iron improves the antiviral activity of NK cells by Simone Schimmer, Vaasudevan Sridhar, Zelal Satan, Anton Grebe, Mohamed Saad, Bernd Wagner, Nele Kahlert, Nele Kahlert, Tanja Werner, Dana Richter, Ulf Dittmer, Kathrin Sutter, Kathrin Sutter, Elisabeth Littwitz-Salomon, Elisabeth Littwitz-Salomon

“…Here, we demonstrate that diet-related low iron levels lead to increased retroviral loads due to functional NK cell impairment, while iron supplementation enhances NK cell proliferation, as well as their cytotoxic efficacy. …”
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The global RNA-binding protein RbpB is a regulator of polysaccharide utilization in Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron by Ann-Sophie Rüttiger, Daniel Ryan, Luisella Spiga, Vanessa Lamm-Schmidt, Gianluca Prezza, Sarah Reichardt, Madison Langford, Lars Barquist, Franziska Faber, Wenhan Zhu, Alexander J. Westermann

“…Ablation of RbpB in Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron compromises colonization in the mouse gut in a diet-dependent manner. Together, this study adds to our understanding of RNA-coordinated metabolic control as an important factor contributing to the in-vivo fitness of predominant microbiota species in dynamic nutrient landscapes.…”
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Hypercalcemia and co-occurring TBX1 mutation in Glycogen Storage Disease Type Ib: case report by Zakaria Kasmi, Imane Ain El Hayat, Zahra Aadam, Abderrahmane Errami, Ibtihal Benhsaien, Jalila EL Bakkouri, Dalal Ben Sabbahia, Meryem Atrassi, Ahmed Aziz Bousfiha, Fatima Ailal

“…Initial management included a lactose-free and galactose-free diet, multivitamin supplementation, and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) therapy to address neutropenia. …”
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A simple inland culture system provides insights into ascidian post-embryonic developmental physiology by Birthe Thuesen Mathiesen, Mayu Ohta, Boris Pinto De Magalhaes, Chiara Castelletti, Vincenzo Perria, Keaton Schuster, Lionel Christiaen, Naoyuki Ohta

“…From statistical analysis of these standardized datasets, we gained insights into the post-embryonic developmental physiology of Ciona and inferred an improved diet and culturing conditions for sexual maturation. …”
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Descriptive study on oral health and pathologies in vulnerable migrant adolescents from North and West Africa by Elena Sirumal, Susell Parra-Rojas, Juliana Cassol-Spanemberg, Ana Isabel Contreras-Madrid, David Pérez-Jorge, Rocío Trinidad Velázquez-Cayón

“…These are influenced by multifactorial factors, such as living conditions in their country of origin, hygiene habits, and sugar-rich diets. Furthermore, it is worth noting the need for inclusive oral health policies in receiving countries and the need to develop oral health care protocols in regions with migratory flows to effectively address oral health needs and facilitate the integration of migrants. …”
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Circulating Irisin Levels Are Not Regulated by Nutritional Status, Obesity, or Leptin Levels in Rodents by Mar Quiñones, Cintia Folgueira, Estrella Sánchez-Rebordelo, Omar Al-Massadi

“…In the present study we aim to investigate the regulation of the circulating levels of irisin in obese animal models (diet-induced obese (DIO) rats and leptin-deficient (ob/ob) mice), as well as the influence of nutritional status and leptin. …”
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Sulforaphane ameliorates non-alcoholic steatohepatitis by KLF4-mediated macrophage M2 polarization by Xianghui Huang, Jia Xu, Ye Xu, Bingxin Huangfu, Feng Zhang, Yanzhou Hu, Ruxin Gao, Xinxin Ren, Boyang Zhang, Kunlun Huang, Xiaoyun He

“…In this study, we confirmed the protective effects of SFN on excessive lipid accumulation and inflammatory injury in a high-fat, high-fructose diet-induced non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) mouse model. …”
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Symbiotic nutrient cycling enables the long-term survival of Aiptasia in the absence of heterotrophic food sources by Rädecker, Nils, Meibom, Anders

“…Phototrophic Cnidaria are mixotrophic organisms that can complement their heterotrophic diet with nutrients assimilated by their algal endosymbionts. …”
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Chyle Leak following Open Donor Nephrectomy: A Rare Complication—A Case Report by Sandeep Harkar, Dharam Vir Singh, Sanjay Kumar Gupta, Raghav Talwar, Yajvender Pratap Singh Rana

“…Both were managed conservatively with low-fat diet. The leak subsided spontaneously in three weeks and one week in the first and second patients, respectively. …”
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Fiber and microelements content in various types of wheat bread by Redžepović-Đorđević Azra, Dodevska Margarita, Jovetić Milica, Ačanski Marijana

“…The intake of total fiber (+ 100 %), arabinoxylan (+ 117 %), copper (+ 118 %), and manganese (+ 85 %) increases by replacing white bread with whole wheat bread, therefore it is of great interest to raise awareness among consumers about the beneficial foods that should be included in the diet. Methods applied in this research showed acceptable precision and accuracy and also proved to be quite simple for routine analysis work.…”
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The construction of intelligent nursing and healthcare management platform (智能化健康护理管理平台建设探索) by ZHANG Yuhong (张育红), ZHANG Yuxia (张玉侠)

“…The intelligent nursing and healthcare management platform focuses on the data-driving healthcare management model, advocates the core concept of "prevention is better than treatment", proposes the service concept of "pre hospital prevention, in hospital treatment and post hospital intervention", collects the whole process and all-round health-related data such as patient physiological monitoring signs, laboratory tests, disease treatment, diet and activities. By using cloud computing and artificial intelligence technology, the intelligent health care management platform aims to establish health care decision-making models, such as evaluation, prediction and intervention, and provide personalized health management services. …”
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Nutrition Therapy for Liver Diseases Based on the Status of Nutritional Intake by Kenichiro Yasutake, Motoyuki Kohjima, Manabu Nakashima, Kazuhiro Kotoh, Makoto Nakamuta, Munechika Enjoji

“…As a substitutive treatment, low-iron diet therapy, which is relatively safe and effective for preventing hepatocellular carcinoma, is also recommended for CHC patients. …”
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Naltriben promotes tumor growth by activating the TRPM7-mediated development of the anti-inflammatory M2 phenotype by Viviane Nascimento Da Conceicao, Yuyang Sun, Manigandan Venkatesan, Jorge De La Chapa Chapa, Karthik Ramachandran, Rahul S. Jasrotia, Victor Drel, Xiufang Chai, Bibhuti B. Mishra, Muniswamy Madesh, Brij B. Singh

“…Notably, the Mg2+ deficient diet or addition of TRPM7 agonist Naltriben suppresses the M1 phenotype while promoting angiogenic factors and fostering tumor growth. …”
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Does maternal consumption of nutritive and non-nutritive sweeteners result in offspring hypertension? by You-Lin Tain, You-Lin Tain, You-Lin Tain, Chien-Ning Hsu, Chien-Ning Hsu

“…Additionally, we outline preventive strategies that can help alleviate offspring hypertension programmed by maternal diets high in sweeteners. Recent advancements in understanding the mechanisms through which maternal consumption of nutritive and non-nutritive sweeteners contributes to offspring hypertension offer promise for addressing this widespread health concern at its developmental roots. …”
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Inclusion of levels of cotton expeller in the feeding of confined sheep: productive behavior, carcass characteristics and meat quality by Jorge Daniel Caballero Mascheroni, Guido Arnaldo Portillo, Javier Feliciano González Cabañas, Luis Alberto Alonzo Griffith, Tania Fariña Díaz, Nicolas Daniel Prieto Quevedo

“…The treatments consisted of three levels of cottonseed meal (0%, 15%, and 30%), with four replicates, distributed in a completely randomized experimental design. The diets consisted of totally mixed rations, with a forage-concentrate ratio of 30:70 (dry matter basis). …”
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