Increased Circulating Betatrophin Concentrations in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Daniel Espes, Mats Martinell, Per-Ola Carlsson

“…In this report on betatrophin concentrations in type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance, elevated betatrophin levels were measured in the patients with type 2 diabetes. …”
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LOWER LEG DEFORMITY CORRECTION USING ILIZAROV DEVICE IN DR SOETOMO GENERAL HOSPITAL SURABAYA: A CASE SERIES by Jeffry Andrianus, Citra Ahdi Prasetya

“…The treatment result was evaluated using ASAMI scoring system for bone condition and functional condition. Results: Elevent patients were managed by Ilizarov system for gradual deformity correction. …”
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Improvement of the Survival of Human Autologous Fat Transplantation by Adipose-Derived Stem-Cells-Assisted Lipotransfer Combined with bFGF by Aimei Jiang, Ming Li, Wenjing Duan, Yilong Dong, Yanmei Wang

“…More importantly, the bFGF treated fat grafts shown elevate in survival, vascularization, and angiogenic factors expression when compared with the grafts that received ASCs alone. …”
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Adropin and Preptin Levels in β-Thalassemia Major Complications in Babylon Province by Zinah Abbass Ali, Samar Hasan Shammar

“…However, preptin, cystatin-C, ferritin, B. urea, and S.Cr were elevated in the patient groups compared to the control group (P < 0.005). …”
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Drug resistant epilepsy as the consequence of inadequate control of type 1 diabetes by Ewa M. Sokolewicz, Kamil Dzwilewski, Natalia Omieczyńska, Marta Zawadzka, Maria Mazurkiewicz-Bełdzińska

“…Brain MRI revealed in both cerebral hemispheres, symmetrically, elevated white matter signal, mainly in the subcortex and cortex of the frontal and occipital and parietal lobes with features of diffusion restriction. …”
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Gut microbiota dysbiosis, sarcopenia, osteoporosis and osteosarcopenia in older people: A systematic review protocol. by Nailton José Neto, Mário Duarte Brito, Cristiano Dos Santos Gomes, Luana Caroline de Assunção Cortez Corrêa, Gerlane Coelho Bernardo Guerra, Ricardo Oliveira Guerra

“…These conditions adversely affect quality of life and elevate the risk of fractures, disability, and mortality among older individuals. …”
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Unraveling the dual threat: sarcopenia and insufficient physical activity in diabetes risk by Hui Shi

“…This combined effect was significantly greater than the risk associated with sarcopenia alone (OR=1.84,95%CI,1.09-3.11,P&lt;0.05) or insufficient physical activity alone (OR=1.55,95%CI,1.11-2.15,P&lt;0.05).ConclusionA synergistic relationship exists between sarcopenia and insufficient physical activity, resulting in a markedly elevated risk of diabetes when both conditions are present concurrently. …”
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Fecal bacteria transplantation replicates aerobic exercise to reshape the gut microbiota in mice to inhibit high-fat diet-induced atherosclerosis. by Jie Men, Hao Li, Chenglong Cui, Xuedi Ma, Penghong Liu, Zhengyang Yu, Xueyan Gong, Youhao Yao, Jieying Ren, Chengrui Zhao, Binyu Song, Kaijiang Yin, Jianting Wu, Wei Liu

“…Our findings revealed that high-fat diet -induced atherosclerosis mice exhibited elevated lipid accumulation, larger adipocyte area, and more severe atherosclerosis progression. …”
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Strengthening Fire-Damaged Lightweight Concrete T-Beams Using Engineered Cementitious Composite with Basalt Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Grid by Haider M. Al-Baghdadi, Mohammed M. Kadhum

“…This study investigates the performance of lightweight expanded clay aggregate (LECA) concrete T-beams exposed to elevated temperatures. The research also focuses on the use of an engineered cementitious composite with a basalt fiber-reinforced polymer grid (ECCBFG) as a rehabilitation method for fire-damaged T-beams. …”
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Cerebral Metastasis from a Previously Undiagnosed Appendiceal Adenocarcinoma by Antonio Biroli, Paolo Cipriano Cecchi, Susanne Pragal, Esther Hanspeter, Andreas Schwarz

“…A colonoscopy found no primary lesion, but a PET-CT scan showed elevated FDG uptake in the appendiceal nodule. A right hemicolectomy was performed, and the specimen showed a moderately differentiated mucinous appendiceal adenocarcinoma. …”
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Obesity and Chronic Inflammation: Implications for Rheumatoid Arthritis, Spondyloarthritis, and Ulcerative Colitis by Ada Corrado, Ilaria Guadagni, Giovanna Picarelli, Angela Variola

“…Results Obesity contributes to elevated levels of proinflammatory cytokines, influencing the inflammatory pathways common to IMIDs. …”
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Harmful Consequences of Proton Pump Inhibitors on Male Fertility: An Evidence from Subchronic Toxicity Study of Esomeprazole and Lansoprazole in Wistar Rats by Namra Mumtaz, Muhammad Furqan Akhtar, Ammara Saleem, Amjad Riaz

“…It is concluded that PPIs had caused male reproductive toxicity in Wistar rats due to altered levels of hormones such as testosterone, FSH, and LH, elevated levels of NO, and oxidative stress.…”
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Ultraviolet B irradiation-induced keratinocyte senescence and impaired development of 3D epidermal reconstruct by Wattanapitayakul Suvara K., Chularojmontri Linda, Schäfer-Korting Monika

“…Senescence induced by high dose UVB resulted in morphological changes, enhanced β-gal activity, elevated cellular ROS levels and reduced DNA synthesis. qPCR revealed differential expression of the genes regulated senescence. p16INK4a expression was significantly increased in NHK exposed to UVB whereas enhanced IFI27 expression was observed only in cultural senescence. …”
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Associations of heavy metals and urinary sodium excretion with obesity in adults: A cross-sectional study from Korean Health Examination and Nutritional Survey. by Juyeon Lee, Sue K Park

“…Notably, participants with elevated levels of both mercury and urinary sodium had the highest odds of being overweight and obesity (OR = 3.61, 95% CI = 2.61-5.00). …”
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Preliminary Study on the Impact of Ruminal Ciliate Inoculation in Fauna-Free Conditions on the Ruminal Fermentation and Ciliate–Prokaryote Association In Vitro by Geonwoo Kim, Woohyung Lee, Tansol Park

“…Functional analysis highlighted elevated glycerolipid metabolism in isotrichid groups, associated with <i>Bacteroides</i> and <i>Megasphaera</i>, suggesting roles in lipid metabolism and oxidative stress resistance. …”
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Improvements in the design of brine diffusers in shallow waters: A numerical study applied to the Canary Islands by Adrián Gil Trujillo, J. Jaime Sadhwani Alonso

“…The findings of this study illustrate that even in shallow waters, elevated diffusers can confer significant benefits. …”
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Prediction of Future Climate Change in Yangtze River Basin by WANG Chao, LI Hao, YE Xiuhui, RONG Qinbiao

“…The research has shown that with the continuous rise of greenhouse gases, the annual average temperature will rise by 0.23 °C/10a (SSP2-4.5) and 0.32 °C/10a (SSP5-8.5) from 2025 to 2100. Regions with elevated temperatures are mainly distributed in the southern part of the Yangtze River Basin. …”
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Effect of Cannabis seeds on Some biomedical parameters in male rats by Karwan Anwar Hassan

“…Serum total protein, albumin and globulin were significantly (p<0.05) elevated in treatment group comparing to control group. …”
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Benchmarking of key performance factors in textile industry effluent treatment processes for enhanced environmental remediation by M. U. Shakeel, S. Z. J. Zaidi, A. Ahmad, A. A.M. Abahussain, M. H. Nazir

“…While the efficiency of the ETP plant was calculated about 88% using a Compact photometer at elevated conditions of temperature such as > 45°C, while at other temperatures the efficiency decreases significantly due to several reasons. …”
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Investigating Oxidative Stress and Antioxidant Dynamics in Beta-thalassemia Major: A Comparative Study from Al-Diwaniyah, Iraq by Hadeer Hayder Inteek, Shaymaa Rabeea Madhkhoor

“…RESULTS: Compared with the control group, patients with β-TM showed significantly higher MDA levels and increased activity of GST, CAT, and SOD P < 0.05. Patients all had elevated levels of serum ferritin, indicating iron overload. …”
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