Evolving concepts in intracranial pressure monitoring - from traditional monitoring to precision medicine by Rohan Mathur, Lin Cheng, Josiah Lim, Tej D. Azad, Peter Dziedzic, Eleanor Belkin, Ivanna Joseph, Bhagyashri Bhende, Sudha Yellapantula, Niteesh Potu, Austen Lefebvre, Vishank Shah, Susanne Muehlschlegel, Julian Bosel, Tamas Budavari, Jose I. Suarez

“…Elevated ICP is therefore a neurological injury that requires intensive monitoring and time-sensitive interventions. …”
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Rare Manifestation of a Rare Disease, Acute Liver Failure in Adult Onset Still’s Disease: Dramatic Response to Methylprednisolone Pulse Therapy—A Case Report and Review by Nalini Valluru, Venkata S. Tammana, Michael Windham, Eyasu Mekonen, Rehana Begum, Andrew Sanderson

“…Laboratory data showed mildly elevated transaminases and markedly elevated ferritin levels. …”
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Glomerulopathy in the KK.Cg-Ay/J Mouse Reflects the Pathology of Diabetic Nephropathy by Stephen P. O'Brien, Mandy Smith, Hong Ling, Lucy Phillips, William Weber, John Lydon, Colleen Maloney, Steven Ledbetter, Cynthia Arbeeny, Stefan Wawersik

“…Compared to KK- controls, 26-week-old KK- mice had elevated HbA1c, insulin, leptin, triglycerides, and cholesterol, and Unx further elevated these markers of metabolic dysregulation. …”
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Urinary Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Serves as a Potential Biomarker for Acute Kidney Injury in Patients with Acute Pyelonephritis by Ming-Yuan Hong, Chin-Chung Tseng, Chia-Chang Chuang, Chia-Ling Chen, Sheng-Hsiang Lin, Chiou-Feng Lin

“…In this study, we showed that elevated urinary MIF levels accompanied the development of AKI during kidney infection in patients with acute pyelonephritis (APN). …”
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Expression Profiling of Transglutaminase 2 and Inflammatory Host Response in Aspergillus Fumigatus After Treatment with Curcuma Extracts by Omar Sadik Shalal

“…We could neutralize the elevated levels of TG2 by using the treatment (methanol extract). …”
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Ankle Blood Pressure and Pulse Pressure as Predictors of Cerebrovascular Morbidity and Mortality in a Prospective Follow-Up Study by Heikki J. Hietanen, Rauni Pääkkönen, Veikko Salomaa

“…The risk of a future CV event was elevated already in those patients among whom elevated ABP was the only abnormal finding. …”
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Too Much Salt to My Taste: An Entity to Think about in Neonatal Hypernatremia: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Marwa El Masri, Lidiya Samotiy-Hanna, Ramy Ghabril, Yolla Nassif, Dany Al Hamod

“…Thus, hypernatremic dehydration secondary to elevated breast milk content should always be borne in mind and investigated whenever suspected.…”
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The Relationship between Serum Ferritin and Insulin Resistance in Different Glucose Metabolism in Nonobese Han Adults by Bo-wei Liu, Xu-min Xuan, Jun-ru Liu, Fang-ning Li, Fu-Zai Yin

“…The exact mechanism through which elevated serum ferritin promotes the development of type 2 diabetes is unknown. …”
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Using Laboratory Test Results for Surveillance During a New Outbreak of Acute Hepatitis in 3-Week- to 5-Year-Old Children in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Ireland, and Curaç... by Maaike C Swets, Steven R Kerr, Brian MacKenna, Louis Fisher, Merel van Wijnen, Diederik Brandwagt, Paul W Schenk, Pieter Fraaij, Leonardus G Visser, Sebastian Bacon, Amir Mehrkar, Alistair Nichol, Patrick Twomey, Philippa C Matthews, Malcolm G Semple, Geert H Groeneveld, Ben Goldacre, Iain Jones, J Kenneth Baillie

“…Measurements were considered elevated if ALT or AST was >200 U/L. The rate of elevated AST or ALT test for 3-week- to 5-year-olds was compared between a period of interest in which cases of hepatitis were reported (December 1, 2021, to August 31, 2022) and a prepandemic baseline period (January 1, 2012, to December 31, 2019). …”
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Severe Hepatotoxicity in Mushroom Poisoning by Lepiota brunneoincarnata from Complete Recovery to Liver Transplantation: A Case Series with Review on Liver Function Tests and Liver... by Mohammad Hossein Anbardar, Neda Soleimani, Kourosh Kazemi, Zahra Jafarpour, Mahsa Hasani, Sahand Mohammadzadeh, Parnia Torfehnezhad, Sedighe Jafarian, Mahsa Farhadi, Mina Salari Sardari

“…Only few patients had modest elevations in alkaline phosphatase. Total and direct bilirubin elevations up to 47.6 and 24 mg/dL, respectively, were found in most cases. …”
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Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy of neurometabo­lites in the hippocampi of aggressive and tame male rats by R. G. Gulevich, A. E. Akulov, S. G. Shikhevich, R. V. Kozhemyakina, I. Z. Plyusnina

“…It is likely that the elevated content of GABA, one of the main inhibitory neurotransmitters in the brain, lowers excita­tion intensity in tame pups in comparison to aggressive ones. …”
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Knockdown of zebrafish tmem242 enhances the production of ROS that signals to increase f9a expression resulting in DIC-like condition by Afnan Deebani, Jabila Mary, Sanchi Dhinoja, Ayah Al Qaryoute, Weam Fallatah, Pudur Jagadeeswaran

“…Inhibition of ATP synthase with oligomycin elevated ROS and f9a transcripts, while ROS inhibition reduced f9a expression, suggesting ROS-mediated regulation. …”
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Euglycemic Diabetic Ketoacidosis in a Patient with Cocaine Intoxication by Asma Abu-Abed Abdin, Muhammad Hamza, Muhammad S. Khan, Awab Ahmed

“…Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is characterized by elevated anion gap metabolic acidosis, hyperglycemia, and elevated ketones in urine and blood. …”
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Increased Serum Pigment Epithelium-Derived Factor in Women with Gestational Diabetes Is Associated with Type 2 Diabetes by Tong-Huan Li, Chun-Jian Qiu, Xiao-Juan Yu, Dan-Dan Liu, Peng-Fei Zhou, Liang Wu

“…Pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) is demonstrated to be elevated in diabetes patients. However, no reports have emerged in pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). …”
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Sensor and Dynamic Pricing Aware Vertical Transportation in Smart Buildings by Hyunkyoung Choi, Kyungwoon Cho, Hyokyung Bahn

“…In particular, indoor sensors recognize elevator passengers before they press the elevator call buttons, and smart meters inform the dynamically changing price of the electricity to ECS. …”
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Preoperative Cardiac Variables of Diastolic Dysfunction and Clinical Outcomes in Lung Transplant Recipients by Ajay Yadlapati, Joseph P. Lynch, Rajan Saggar, David Ross, John A. Belperio, Stephen Weigt, Abbas Ardehali, Tristan Grogan, Eric H. Yang, Jamil Aboulhosn

“…Traditional echocardiographic Doppler variables of abnormal diastolic function, including A′>E′ and A>E, did not predict adverse events (P=0.49). Mildly elevated pretransplant PCWP (16–20 mmHg) and moderately/severely elevated PCWP (>20 mmHg) were not associated with adverse clinical events after transplant (P=0.30). …”
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Hypothyroidism Complicating Nephropathy in a Diabetes Patient by Jayaprakash Sahoo, Ilangovan Veerappan, Anila Abraham, Somasundaram Hariharan

“…We describe a patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus and autoimmune hypothyroidism who presented with elevated serum creatinine possibly due to subclinical rhabdomyolysis induced by hypolipidemic drug therapy in the background of diabetic nephropathy. …”
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Construction Process Simulation and In Situ Monitoring of Dendritic Structure on Nanjing Niushou Mountain by Wenying Zhang, Shaole Yu, Xuewei Zhang, Junsheng Yan, Xinxi Chen

“…A new construction method, self-balancing elevating scheme, is introduced according to the special condition of the construction field. …”
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Post-COVID Mucormycosis: An Emerging Threat in Developing Countries - A Prospective Review by Debpratim Chakraborty, Sudipa Adhikary

“…The growth of the mucor pathogen requires free iron, which is elevated in conditions like diabetic ketoacidosis. …”
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Function of Serum Complement in Drinking Water Arsenic Toxicity by Laila N. Islam, M. Shamim Hasan Zahid, A. H. M. Nurun Nabi, Mahmud Hossain

“…Elevated levels of C4 indicated underutilization and possibly impaired activity of the classical complement pathway. …”
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