Predictive Value of NT-proBNP for Functional Outcome of Ischemic Stroke Without Cardiac Disease: A Prospective, Observational Study by Liu R, Chen G, Zhao N, Yue W

“…In noncardiogenic patients, the risks of adverse outcomes during follow-up were significantly elevated in the medium and high NT-proBNP groups (medium group: OR 1.75, 95% CI 1.03– 2.98, P=0.039; high group: OR 2.46, 95% CI 1.30– 4.67, P=0.006), with a dose-dependent trend. …”
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CMV Pancreatitis in an Immunocompromised Patient by Jaffer Ahmad, Najia Sayedy, Raghavendra Sanivarapu, Jagadish Akella, Javed Iqbal

“…Serum CMV viral load was also found to be positive along with an elevated lipase level, indicative of pancreatitis. …”
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High-sensitive cardiac troponin T and NT-proBNP are associated with the left ventricular apical thickness in apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy by Meng Zhang, Wei Gao, Xiaotong Cui, Xueting Han, Yamei Xu, Jingmin Zhou, Junbo Ge

“…The risk factors for elevated hs-cTNT and NT-proBNP level were investigated with linear regression analysis. …”
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Primary Terminal Haemochromatosis in a 50 Year-Old Patient by M. I. Gonik, M. S. Zharkova, O. Yu. Kiseleva, E. V. Berezina, Sh. A. Ondos, Yu. V. Lerner, E. A. Kogan, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Blood tests revealed severe macrocytic hyperchromic anaemia, thrombocytopae-nia, hyperbilirubinaemia, hypoalbuminaemia, hypocoagulation, elevated transaminases, hyponatraemia, elevated creatinine (CKD DPI 63 mL/min), severe hyperferritinaemia. …”
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Genetic Biomarkers and Circulating White Blood Cells in Osteoarthritis: A Bioinformatics and Mendelian Randomization Analysis by Yimin Pan, Xiaoshun Sun, Jun Tan, Chao Deng, Changwu Wu, Georg Osterhoff, Nikolas Schopow

“…MR analysis findings provided evidence of a genetic association between elevated neutrophil counts and a reduced risk of OA across sites (IVW: OR = 0.97, 95% CI 0.93–1.00, <i>p</i> = 0.047). …”
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Increased Mortality After Lower Extremity Amputation in a Danish Nationwide Cohort: The Mediating Role of Postoperative Complications by Brix ATH, Petersen TG, Nymark T, Schmal H, Lindberg-Larsen M, Rubin KH

“…For pneumonia, it was 10.5% (CI 7.1– 13.9) in women and 14.9% (11.6– 18.2) in men.Conclusion: We observed an increased mortality in the month following MLEA, which remained elevated for years compared to the matched unamputated cohort. …”
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Inhibition of the mTOR Pathway Exerts Cardioprotective Effects Partly through Autophagy in CLP Rats by Wen Han, Hao Wang, Longxiang Su, Yun Long, Na Cui, Dawei Liu

“…Furthermore, autophagic processes were elevated by CLP; the ratio of LC3II/LC3I (p<0.05) was increased while p62 expression (p<0.001) was decreased significantly; there were also more autophagic vacuoles in CLP rats; and rapamycin could further elevate the autophagic processes compared with CLP rats (LC3II/LC3I, p<0.05; P62, p<0.05). …”
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Coûts de la monopolisation des femelles et investissements reproductifs des mâles macaques crabiers (Macaca fascicularis) : importance de la valeur sociale et reproductive des feme... by Cédric Girard‑Buttoz, Michael Heistermann, Muhammad Agil, Panji Ahmad Fauzan, Antje Engelhardt

“…Les mâles étaient plus vigilants et plus agressifs envers les autres mâles lorsqu’ils monopolisaient des femelles de rangs élevés ou celles avec qui ils partageaient de forts liens sociaux. …”
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Diagnosis and treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma with pelvic metastasis expressing AFP: a case report by Legang Huang, Zijie Wang, Jiankuan Lu

“…This report presents the case of a 68-year-old female patient with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who experienced persistently elevated alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) levels following resection of the primary liver tumor. …”
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‘Free Huey or the Sky’s the Limit’: The Black Panther Party and the Campaign to Free Huey P. Newton by Joe Street

“…Yet this newfound fame was not unproblematic, since it revealed the ambiguities of the BPP’s philosophy and elevated Newton to mythic proportions that no living human could match. …”
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Mobile robots in automated laboratory workflows by J. Huang, H. Liu, S. Junginger, K. Thurow

“…The MOLAR robot has the capability to interact with laboratory infrastructure, including elevators, automatic doors, workbenches, and the high-level control system. …”
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Rare Case of a Young Male Presented with Abdominal Pain, Solid Colon Tumors, and Eosinophilia, Followed by Tremendous Thromboembolic Complications and Eventually Diagnosed with Idi... by Tomasz Zemleduch, Anna Czapla, Piotr Kimla, Bartosz Kudliński

“…Diagnostic criteria and classification of this challenging medical entity changed over time. Elevated absolute eosinophil count with extensive tissue infiltration and signs of organ damage of unknown origin is termed idiopathic HES. …”
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La collection « Les artistes du livre » de l’éditeur Henry Babou (1928-1933) by Marie-Charlotte Quin

“…Par ailleurs, l’engagement des auteurs, premiers bénéficiaires des effets de l’illustration sur leurs œuvres, contribue à légitimer la pratique, à l’élever au rang d’art. Dans des « lettres-préfaces », ils dessinent à la fois les contours d’une tendance de fond, les caractéristiques spécifiques de la pratique, et les singularités artistiques de l’illustrateur auquel ils s’adressent. …”
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Cardiovascular responses of physically active colligate subjects during normal and warm conditions, and determination of sweat rates by Asim Cengız, Bade Tekbas, Bilal Demırhan

“…The aim of this study was to determine the effects of elevated climate temperature on the exercise-induced physiological responses and fluid need in physically active subjects. …”
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A narrative inquiry into the cultivation of EFL students’ critical thinking skills through multimodal texts by Nur Mafissamawati Sholikhah

“…This article provides a story of two female undergraduate students in learning speaking with multimodal texts to elevate their critical thinking skills. Specifically, this study tried to investigate their lived story and experience in learning with multimodal texts following with the analysis activity to foster their critical thinking skill. …”
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Gross Hematuria and Hemolytic Anemia in Infectious Mononucleosis by Chinmayi Sharma, Navneet Venugopal, Shivaiah Balachandra

“…Laboratory findings revealed leukocytosis, elevated liver enzymes, and hemoglobinuria. Serological testing confirmed EBV infection. …”
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Book Review: "International Law: From Theory to Practice" by Tavakol Habibzadeh

“…It is hoped that the respected author in subsequent publications will pay attention to this assessment in order to elevate the scientific level of the book.…”
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Sepedi home language for Khelobedu-L1 learners: Whose home language is it? A language dilemma by Tsebo Ramothwala

“…Learners whose languages were not fortunate enough to be elevated to official status (those which can be used as languages of learning and teaching [LoLTs]) are compelled to take one of the official languages as a ‘home language.’ …”
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Research on Optimal Power Generation Scheduling for Reservoir in Multi-Tailed River Channels by ZHANG Yonghui, WANG Jian, MA Jun, LI Dashang, WU Chengjun

“…It is recommended that maintaining an elevated water level can significantly enhance the power generation efficiency of Gezhen Reservoir.…”
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Revolutionizing colorectal cancer detection: A breakthrough in microbiome data analysis. by Mwenge Mulenga, Arutchelvan Rajamanikam, Suresh Kumar, Saharuddin Bin Muhammad, Subha Bhassu, Chandramathi Samudid, Aznul Qalid Md Sabri, Manjeevan Seera, Christopher Ifeanyi Eke

“…This innovative approach markedly enhances the Area Under the Curve (AUC) performance of the Deep Neural Network (DNN) algorithm in colorectal cancer (CRC) detection using gut microbiome data, elevating it from 0.800 to 0.923. The proposed method constitutes a significant advancement in the field, providing a robust solution to the intricacies of microbiome data analysis and amplifying the potential of DL methods in disease detection.…”
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