Retrospective evaluation of patients admitted to the intensive care unit due to obstetric reasons in terms of maternal near-miss, a five-year case-control study by Özgür Erdem, Süleyman Cemil Oğlak, İzzettin Toktaş, Seher Baydemir, Ahmet Yosunkaya, Ali Erdem

“…The most common laboratory changes that met the MNM criteria were elevated lactate levels (38.89%), acidosis (24.24%) and acute thrombocytopenia. …”
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An analysis of heavy metals contamination and estimating the daily intakes of vegetables from Uganda by Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Eric Oloya, Otim, Herbert Izo, Ninsiima, Gerald, Zirintunda, Andrew, Tamale, Justin, Ekou, Grace Henry, Musoke, Robert, Muyinda, Kevin, Matama, Regan, Mujinya, Henry, Matovu, Fred, Ssempijja, Ejike, Daniel Eze, Mauryn, Atino, Bede, Udechukwu, Ronald, Kayima, Patrick, Etiang, Emmanuel Tiyo, Ayikobua, Stellamaris, Kembabazi, Ibe Michael, Usman, Sheu Oluwadare, Sulaiman, Phyllis Candy, Natabo, Grace Nambatya, Kyeyune, Gaber El-Saber, Batiha, Ochan, Otim

“…Environmental contamination with elevated levels of copper (Cu), cobalt (Co), iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), lead (Pb), chromium (Cr 6þ), cadmium (Cd), and nickel (Ni)—all states of which are found in Uganda—raises health risk to the public. …”
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Teacher Professional Development on Students Learning and Academic Performance: A Case Study of Selected Schools in Rubanda Town Council. by Owomugisha, Edith

“…The findings could suggest that school leaders take their teachers’ professional training seriously if they want to continually elevate their pupils’ achievement.…”
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Immune response profiling of HERV-W envelope proteins in multiple sclerosis: potential biomarkers for disease progression by Stefano Ruberto, Stefano Ruberto, María I. Domınguez-Mozo, M. Angel Garcıa-Martınez, Davide Cossu, Davide Cossu, Leonardo A. Sechi, Leonardo A. Sechi, Roberto Alvarez-Lafuente

“…Additionally, peripheral blood mononuclear cells from MS patients and healthy controls (HC) were analyzed for inflammatory responses following stimulation with these peptides.ResultsMS patients exhibited significantly elevated antibody titers against -pHERV-Wenv 486-504 and syncytin-1env 486-500 compared to HCs, with the highest levels observed in progressive MS forms. …”
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Incidence, mortality, and global burden of retinoblastoma in 204 countries worldwide from 1990 to 2021: Data and systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Linyan Wang, Jianing Chen, Yunhan Shen, Grace Loy Ming Hooi, Shuohan Wu, Feng Xu, Hao Pei, Jianpeng Sheng, Tiansheng Zhu, Juan Ye

“…Conclusions: Despite global progress, regions with lower SDI face elevated Rb burden and mortality. Females exhibit higher burdens during infancy, necessitating further investigation. …”
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Association of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein with hepatic fibrosis in patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease by Yunfei Wu, Yunfei Wu, Guojun Zheng, Guojun Zheng, Fan Zhang, Fan Zhang, Fan Zhang, Wenjian Li, Wenjian Li

“…Additionally, subgroup analyses were conducted to investigate the potential heterogeneity among different characteristic subgroups.ResultsThe results demonstrated a significant correlation between elevated hsCRP levels and an increased risk of significant fibrosis, advanced fibrosis, and cirrhosis in the US cohort of MASLD patients (OR 2.22, 1.69, and 2.85, respectively; all P <0.05). …”
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Interleukin 6 Function in the Skin and Isolated Keratinocytes Is Modulated by Hyperglycemia by Eric G. Lee, Lerin R. Luckett-Chastain, Kaitlin N. Calhoun, Benjamin Frempah, Anja Bastian, Randle M. Gallucci

“…Interleukin 6 (IL-6) plays an important role in wound healing and is known to be elevated in the serum of both type I and type II diabetes patients. …”
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The Association between Resolvin D1 Levels and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Implications for Perinatal Outcomes by Zeynep Seyhanli, Burak Bayraktar, Mevlut Bucak, Gulsan Karabay, Betul Tokgoz Cakir, Can Ozan Ulusoy, Gizem Aktemur, Selver Ozge Sefik, Serap Topkara Sucu, Sevki Celen, Ali Turhan Caglar

“…CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrated that pregnancies affected by GDM exhibit elevated levels of Resolvin D1, which is associated with a higher incidence of composite adverse neonatal outcomes. …”
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An Electrochemical Dopamine Assay with Cobalt Oxide Palatinose Carbon Dots by Ram Chandra Nepal, Elif S. Seven, Roger M. Leblanc, Charles C. Chusuei

“…Elevated dopamine (DA) levels in urine denote neuroblastoma, a pediatric cancer. …”
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The application of hepatopancreatoduodenectomy in advanced gallbladder carcinoma: Patient selection, surgical outcomes and influence on survival compared to radical cholecystectomy by Manar Mikhail Atyah, Yingjixing Luo, Ruyi Liu, Zhiying Yang, Li Xu

“…Compared to RC, HPD group revealed increased severity represented by significantly higher rates of elevated ALT, AST, TB, DB, preoperative biliary decompression, T3/4, N1/2, stage III/IV, and MVI. …”
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FTO attenuates TNF-α-induced damage of proximal tubular epithelial cells in acute pancreatitis-induced acute kidney injury via targeting AQP3 in an N6-methyladenosine-dependent man... by Xinghui Li, Qi Liang, Lu Liu, Shujun Chen, Yong Li, Yu Pu

“…Western blotting was performed to quantify β-catenin protein levels in the PTECs.Results FTO overexpression attenuated the TNF-α-induced decrease in viability and SOD levels, elevated apoptosis, increased levels of ROS and MDA, and diminished TNF-α-induced AQP3 expression and reduced β-catenin expression, but its silencing led to contradictory results. …”
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Perfusate Liver Arginase 1 Levels After End-Ischemic Machine Perfusion Are Associated with Early Allograft Dysfunction by Giuseppina Basta, Serena Babboni, Daniele Pezzati, Serena Del Turco, Emanuele Balzano, Gabriele Catalano, Lara Russo, Giovanni Tincani, Paola Carrai, Stefania Petruccelli, Jessica Bronzoni, Caterina Martinelli, Simona Palladino, Arianna Trizzino, Lorenzo Petagna, Renato Romagnoli, Damiano Patrono, Giandomenico Biancofiore, Adriano Peris, Chiara Lazzeri, Davide Ghinolfi

“…Lipid peroxidation (TBARS) elevated at the start of NRP, declined over time, with higher levels in D-HOPE than in NMP, suggesting a more oxidative environment in D-HOPE. …”
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Occupational adjustments and work ability of young adult cancer survivors: results from the AYA-Leipzig study by Hannah Brock, Katharina Schröter, Michael Friedrich, Annekathrin Sender, Diana Richter, Anja Mehnert-Theuerkauf, Kristina Geue, Katja Leuteritz

“…A fatigue index < 11, elevated levels of pain and the presence of metastases/recurrence were associated with a lower benefit of reduced working hours (R2 = 0.183). …”
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Revealing novel protein interaction partners of glyphosate in Escherichia coli by Alix Sarah Aldehoff, Dominique Türkowsky, Patrick Lohmann, Masun Nabhan Homsi, Ulrike Rolle–Kampczyk, Elke Ueberham, Jörg Lehmann, Martin von Bergen, Nico Jehmlich, Sven–Bastiaan Haange

“…Extracellular riboflavin concentrations were elevated upon glyphosate exposure, while intracellular levels remained stable. …”
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Effects of Dietary Iron Levels on the Production Performance, Nutrient Digestibility, Blood Biochemistry, and Meat and Fur Quality of Growing Rex Rabbits by Jiali Chen, Jiyuan Wang, Lei Liu, Fuchang Li

“…Dietary Fe addition also significantly elevated serum concentrations of Fe and copper (<i>p</i> < 0.05) while decreasing the total Fe-binding capacity (<i>p</i> < 0.05). …”
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MSC-sEVs exacerbate senescence by transferring bisecting GlcNAcylated GPNMB by Yihan Ma, Chongfu Zhao, Jingjing Feng, Junjie Gou, Enci Kang, Feng Guan, Qiong Wu, Xiang Li

“…Notably, we observed that elevated levels of GPNMB, particularly those bearing bisecting N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) modifications, significantly enhance the senescent phenotype of BMMSCs. …”
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Biomarkers for Predicting Left Atrial or Left Atrial Appendage Thrombus in Anticoagulated Patients with Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation by Xue Zhou, Zuolan Wang, Shuang Dou, Kangyin Chen, Enzhao Liu, Tong Liu, Guangping Li, Jingjin Che

“…In anticoagulation patients with NVAF, elevated NT-proBNP and RDW are related to LA/LAA thrombus. …”
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Ice speed of a Greenlandic tidewater glacier modulated by tide, melt, and rain by S. Sugiyama, S. Sugiyama, S. Tsutaki, S. Tsutaki, D. Sakakibara, D. Sakakibara, I. Asaji, K. Kondo, Y. Wang, E. Podolskiy, G. Jouvet, G. Jouvet, M. Funk

“…Uplift of the glacier surface was observed during fast-flowing periods, suggesting basal separation due to elevated water pressure. These observations confirm the strong and immediate impact of meltwater and rainwater on subglacial water pressure and sliding speed. …”
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Comparative response mechanisms of two cultivars of Musa paradisiaca L. to Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense infection by Yajie Duan, Yajie Duan, Zhiwei Jia, Zhiwei Lu, Huigang Hu, Rulin Zhan

“…Notably, the expression levels of Macma4_02_g07840 (COMT) and Macma4_10_g06530 (CCOAOMT) were relatively elevated. Our findings suggest that the resistance of these varieties to wilt infection can be ascribed to the accumulation of lignin metabolites, which inhibits pathogenic fungus growth by restricting the synthesis of cellular metabolites. …”
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Oleanolic Acid Induces Differentiation of Neural Stem Cells to Neurons: An Involvement of Transcription Factor Nkx-2.5 by You Ning, Jianhua Huang, Bill Kalionis, Qin Bian, Jingcheng Dong, Junzhen Wu, Xiantao Tai, Shijin Xia, Ziyin Shen

“…Immunofluorescence analysis showed OA significantly elevated the percentage of TuJ1-positive cells and reduced GFAP-positive cells. …”
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