Associations between TGF-β1 Levels and Markers of Hemolysis, Inflammation, and Tissue Remodeling in Pediatric Sickle Cell Patients by Rayra P. Santiago, Magda O. S. Carvalho, Camylla V. B. Figueiredo, Luciana M. Fiuza, Rodrigo M. Oliveira, Sètondji C. M. A. Yahouédéhou, Valma M. L. Nascimento, Isa M. Lyra, Théo Araujo-Santos, Nívea F. Luz, Milena M. Aleluia, Caroline C. Guarda, Valéria M. Borges, Marilda S. Goncalves

“…Hematological and biochemical analyses were carried out using electronic methods. TGF-β1, TIMP-1, and MMP-9 plasma quantifications were performed by ELISA. …”
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Potential Antioxidant Activity of New Tetracyclic and Pentacyclic Nonlinear Phenothiazine Derivatives by Godwill Azeh Engwa, Eugene Lekem Ayuk, Benardeth Ujunwa Igbojekwe, Marcellus Unaegbu

“…This activity may be due to the presence of electron donors such as sulfur as well as the richness of hydrogen in the additional benzene rings for substitution. …”
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FLI and FIB-4 in diagnosing metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease in primary care: High prevalence and risk of significant disease by Mário Reis Álvares-da-Silva, Márcia da Silva Vargas, Soheyla Mohd Souza Rabie, Gabriella Jonko, Patricia Gabriela Riedel, Larisse Longo, Marcelo Rodrigues Gonçalves, Vivian Cristine Luft, Dvora Joveleviths

“…Results: RETR (65.4 % women, mean age 55.3 years old): dyslipidemia, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) present in 40.8 %, 34.3 %, and 12.2 % of the electronic health records, respectively. Fasting glucose >100 mg/dL in 34.5 %, and glycated hemoglobin higher than 5.7 % in 51.5 %, total cholesterol >200 mg/dL and triglycerides >150 mg/dL in 40.8 % and 32.1 %, respectively. …”
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Personalised Lung Cancer Screening (PLuS) study to assess the importance of coexisting chronic conditions to clinical practice and policy: protocol for a multicentre observational... by Yi Guo, Dongyu Zhang, Rafael Meza, Jihyoun Jeon, Dejana Braithwaite, Gerard A Silvestri, Michael K Gould, Jiang Bian, Bruno Hochhegger, Shama D Karanth, Christopher G Slatore, Martin Tammemagi, Mattthew Schabath, Meghann Wheeler, Frederic J Kaye

“…The principal goal of the PLuS study is to characterise the comorbidity burden of individuals undergoing LCS and quantify the benefits and harms of LCS to enable informed decision-making.Methods and analysis PLuS is a multicentre observational study designed to assemble an LCS cohort from the electronic health records of ~40 000 individuals undergoing annual LCS with LDCT from 2016 to 2022. …”
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Fabrication of antibacterial bio‐composite from polyvinyl alcohol incorporated with Azadirachta indica by Md. Tanvir Hossain, Md. Abdus Shahid

“…The morphological structure was analyzed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), antibacterial properties were assessed through the agar disc diffusion method, and thermal behaviors were studied using TGA and DSC. …”
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Fracture resistances of heat-treated nickel-titanium files used for minimally invasive instrumentation by Yoo Jung Kang, Sang Won Kwak, Jung-Hong Ha, Gianluca Gambarini, Hyeon-Cheol Kim

“…One-way analysis of variance and Duncan’s post-hoc comparison were conducted at a significance level of 95%. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analyzed fracture features and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) analyzed phase transformation temperatures. …”
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Exploring the novel environmentally friendly highly hydrophobic TiO2 coating for enhanced anti-corrosion performance of steel in potential industrial applications by Haewon Byeon, J. Sunil

“…Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) images revealed the nanoparticles' minor agglomeration and spherical morphology. …”
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Isotherms and Kinetic Studies of Copper Removal from Textile Wastewater and Aqueous Solution Using Powdered Banana Peel Waste as an Adsorbent in Batch Adsorption Systems by Momina Seleman, Takele Sime, Abate Ayele, Assefa Sergawie, Thabo Nkambule, Jemal Fito

“…The Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) results showed that the alkyne, aldehyde, and amide functional groups were dominant in the powdered banana peel surface, and the scanning electron microscope showed the morphology of the adsorbent. …”
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Ammonia Gas Adsorption in Fixed Bed and Fluidized Bed Using Bentonite Particles by Gabriela Muntianu, Ana-Maria Georgescu, Ana-Maria Rosu, Nicoleta Platon, Vasilica Alisa Arus, Cosmin Valeriu Jinescu, Ileana Denisa Nistor

“…Adsorbents used were characterized by the following analysis: granulometric distribution, acid–base character determination by Thermal Programmed Desorption (TPD), elemental microanalysis by Energy Dispersive X-Ray coupled with scanning electron microscopy (EDX-SEM), X-Ray diffractograms, adsorption–desorption isotherms by Brunauer–Emmett–Teller method and distribution of pore sizes and pore volume calculation by Barrett–Joyner–Halenda method. …”
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Biogenic synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles using NARC G1 garlic (Allium sativum) extract, their photocatalytic activity for dye degradation and antioxidant activity of the extr... by Muhammad Usama Younas, Munawar Iqbal, Naveed Ahmad, Shahid Iqbal, Abida Kausar, Arif Nazir, Osama A. Mohammed, Fozia Anjum

“…These nanoparticles (NPs) were appraised for their valuable characteristics employing UV–visible spectroscopy, Fourier-Transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), particle size analyzer (PSA), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) and. …”
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The epidemiology and clinical presentation of seropositive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder in a US population by Aaron M. Carlson, Carlos E.V. Sollero, Andrew B. Wolf, Stefan Sillau, Barrie L. Schmitt, Kelli M. Money, Kavita V. Nair, Amanda L. Piquet, Jeffrey L. Bennett

“…Methods We completed a retrospective observational study of adult patients in the University of Colorado Health System from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2020, using Health Data Compass (HDC), a data warehouse that combines electronic health information with claims and public health data in Colorado. …”
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Association Between Cardiometabolic Comorbidity Burden and Outcomes in Heart Failure by Carine E. Hamo, Xiyue Li, Chiadi E. Ndumele, Amrita Mukhopadhyay, Samrachana Adhikari, Saul Blecker

“…Methods In a retrospective electronic health record‐based cohort of adults ≥$$ \ge $$18 with HF, we categorized individuals based on the number of severe cardiometabolic comorbidities, including hypertension, diabetes, and obesity. …”
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Prognostic role of mesangial IgM deposition in IgA nephropathy: a long-term cohort study by Gabriel Stefan, Simona Stancu, Adrian Zugravu, George Terinte-Balcan

“…An independent pathologist evaluated the IgM immunofluorescence pattern, Oxford MEST-C score, and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) lesions following a comprehensive protocol.Results In our cohort, 70% had mesangial IgM-positive deposits, while 30% were IgM-negative. …”
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Migrant Health Country Profile tool (MHCP-t) for transforming health data collection and surveillance in the Middle East and North African (MENA) region: tool development protocol... by Farah Seedat, Bouchra Assarag, Kolitha Wickramage, Sally Hargreaves, Ana Requena-Mendez, Dominik Zenner, Anna Deal, Stella Evangelidou, Oumnia Bouaddi, Moudrick Abdellatifi, Hassan Edries, Eman Elafef, Taha Maatoug, Anissa Ouahchi, Sara Arias, Adel Abdelkhalek, Ibrahim Ahmed Bani, Kenza Hassouni, Mahmoud Hilali, Mohamed Khalis, Wejdene Mansour, Ali Mtiraoui, Hassan Chrifi, Mohamed Douagi, Abdedayem Khelifi

“…The revised indicators will be entered into an electronic data capture system and the tool will be pilot-tested by applying a mixed-methods process evaluation to examine its relevance, comprehensiveness, comprehensibility and other practical issues, such as completion time and ease of responding. …”
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Film Properties, Water Retention, and Growth Promotion of Derivative Carboxymethyl Cellulose Materials from Cotton Straw by Yongni Wu, Mengfan Yu, Yanju Li, Yue Wu, Ziqiang Shao, Yanhua Liu

“…Their chemical structure, film morphology, water retention, biodegradability, and growth promotion were investigated with infrared spectroscopy (IR), scanning electron microscope (SEM), and field experiments. The results showed that the infrared absorption peaks of the three materials were similar. …”
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Encapsulation of Hydrogen Peroxide in PVA/PVP Hydrogels for Medical Applications by Natalie Mounayer, Sivan Shoshani, Elena Afrimzon, Taly Iline-Vul, Moris Topaz, Ehud Banin, Shlomo Margel

“…The structural and morphological properties of the hydrogel were characterized using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), environmental scanning electron microscope analysis (E-SEM), and water-swelling tests. …”
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Community-engaged artificial intelligence research: A scoping review. by Tyler J Loftus, Jeremy A Balch, Kenneth L Abbott, Die Hu, Matthew M Ruppert, Benjamin Shickel, Tezcan Ozrazgat-Baslanti, Philip A Efron, Patrick J Tighe, William R Hogan, Parisa Rashidi, Michelle I Cardel, Gilbert R Upchurch, Azra Bihorac

“…Only one article described inclusion of community stakeholders in designing an application-a natural language processing model that detected cases of likely child abuse with 90% accuracy using harmonized electronic health record notes from both hospital and community practice settings. …”
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The Sunburst Arc with JWST. III. An Abundance of Direct Chemical Abundances by Brian Welch, T. Emil Rivera-Thorsen, Jane R. Rigby, Taylor A. Hutchison, Grace M. Olivier, Danielle A. Berg, Keren Sharon, Håkon Dahle, M. Riley Owens, Matthew B. Bayliss, Gourav Khullar, John Chisholm, Matthew Hayes, Keunho J. Kim

“…We detect the temperature-sensitive auroral lines [S ii ] λλ 4070, 4076, [O iii ] λ 4363, [S iii ] λ 6314, [O ii ] λλ 7320, 7330, and [Ne iii ] λ 3343 in a stacked spectrum of five multiple images of the Lyman-continuum emitter (LCE), from which we directly measure the electron temperature in the low-, intermediate-, and high-ionization zones. …”
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The Effects of Calcium Fertilizer Sprays during Fruit Development Stage on Pineapple Fruit Quality under Humid Tropical Climate by Supriyono Loekito, null Afandi, Auliana Afandi, Naomasa Nishimura, Hiroyuki Koyama, Masateru Senge

“…Calcium chloride and calcibor increased Ca and decreased electrolyte leakage significantly than the other treatments. The scanning electron microscope analysis revealed that CaCl2 sprays generated greater turgor and more rigidity in the pineapple cell wall. …”
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EV‐Elute: A universal platform for the enrichment of functional surface marker‐defined extracellular vesicle subpopulations by Willemijn S. deVoogt, Rowan Frunt, Raul M. Leandro, Casper S. Triesscheijn, Bella Monica, Ioanna Paspali, Mark Tielemans, Jerney J. J. M. François, Cor W. Seinen, Olivier G. deJong, Sander A. A. Kooijmans

“…EV subpopulations showed intact integrity by electron microscopy and Proteinase K protection assays and showed uptake patterns similar to whole EV isolates in co‐cultures of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and endothelial cells. …”
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