Green Starch Modification Using Citric Acid: Quinoa, Chickpea, and Cassava Starches by Disala Menuwara Arachchi, Anthony Halim, Gbemisola Fadimu, Asgar Farahnaky, Mahsa Majzoobi

“…All starches retained their granular integrity; however, they lost birefringence and Maltese crosses and showed some erosions on the granule surfaces. The citrate starches produced in this research offer thermally stable starch suitable for various food applications.…”
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Magnifying Endoscopic Features of Follicular Lymphoma Involving the Stomach: A Report of Two Cases by Masaya Iwamuro, Katsuyoshi Takata, Seiji Kawano, Nobuharu Fujii, Yoshiro Kawahara, Tadashi Yoshino, Hiroyuki Okada

“…Esophagogastroduodenoscopy performed six years after the diagnosis revealed multiple erosions in the gastric body and angle. Magnifying endoscopic observation with narrow-band imaging showed that the gastric pits were only partially preserved and were destroyed in most of the stomach. …”
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Colonic growth factors (G-CSF, GM-CSF) and chemokines (MCP-1, MIP-1β) in severe ulcerative colitis by Yevgeny A. Konovich, K. Ye. Shirokikh, M. V. Shapina, Igor L. Khalif

“…Inflammation activity was determined according to severity of erosive and ulcerative lesions of the colon. Growth factor and chemokine levels in supernatant fluid after centrifugal separation of homogenate of 10 mg biopsy specimen were investigated by the protein analyzer «Bio-Plex» («Bio-Rad», USA). …”
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Delay in Diagnosis of Autoimmune Polyendocrine Syndrome Type 2 as a Consequence of Misinterpretation of Gastrointestinal Symptoms by Maciej Gonciarz, Michał Krogulecki, Dorota Brodowska-Kania, Szczepan Cierniak, Grzegorz Kamiński

“…Colonoscopy performed in this hospital identified irregular mucosal erosions in terminal ileum, and the microscopy of biopsy specimens demonstrated nonspecific inflammation. …”
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Clinical features and diagnostic criteria of diseases of esophagogastroduodenal zone in patients with gallstone disease after cholecystectomy by I. V. Kozlova, Ye. V. Graushkina

“…In operated patients, with increase of time, past after surgery, significantly more frequent atrophic and reflux-gastritis, duodenogastric reflux, duodenitis were found, atrophy, metaplasia and dysplasia of stomach epithelium grow. Inflammatory and erosive-ulcerative changes of esophagogastroduodenal mucosa in these patients develop and progress on a background of disbalance of cytokines and metabolites of connective tissue in blood serum, the most severe in terms over 3 years after cholecystectomy. …”
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Recent evidence comparing combination of conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs with biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs in rheumatoid arthritis by Abhishek Zanwar, Sakir Ahmed, Durga Prasanna Misra, Vikas Agarwal, Aman Sharma, Anupam Wakhlu, Vir Singh Negi

“…Most patients with RA are seropositive, have significant disease activity at presentation to the Rheumatologist and may have erosions at the time of diagnosis, all of which are poor prognostic factors. …”
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The Effects of Infliximab on Laminin, NFκB, and Anti-TNF Expression through Its Effect on Ischemic Liver Tissue by Remzi Adnan Akdogan, Yildiray Kalkan, Levent Tümkaya, Halil Rakici, Elif Akdogan

“…ISC caused severe histopathological injury including mucosal erosions, inflammatory cell infiltration, necrosis, hemorrhage, and villous congestion. …”
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Coarse Particle Motion Characteristics in a Double-Stage Slurry Pump Considering Leakage Flow by Hao Jia, Yuqi Wang, Zuchao Zhu, Xianghui Su, Zhenji Tang

“…Along with the pressing demand for the long-distance transportation of coarse particles in the deep-sea mining industry, evaluating the slurry pump’s passing through and erosive wear by studying the particle motion characteristics and the slurry behavior is becoming increasingly important. …”
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Pyloric Balloon Dilatation for Delayed Gastric Emptying in Children by DM Israel, G Mahdi, E Hassall

“…Excluded were children with chromosomal abnormalities, neurological disorders and erosive esophagitis. Through-the-scope balloons of diameter 15 or 18 mm were positioned in the pyloric channel and inflated with air to 2334 or 1815 mmHg respectively, for 2 min. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Dual Delayed-Release Formulation of Esomeprazole in Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: A Multicenter, Prospective, Observational Study by Hyun Lim, Moon-hwa Park

“…HIP1601 was administered at daily doses of 40 mg or 20 mg to 5,407 patients requiring treatment or prevention of erosive esophagitis. The primary outcome was the improvement rate of GERD symptoms at four weeks. …”
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TUBERCULOUS ARTHRITIS OF THE ANKLE MIMICKING SYNOVITIS IN CHILD - A CASE REPORT by Erick Yudistira Christanto, Sulis Bayusentono

“…Discussion: Radiologic examination revealed peripheral osseous erosions, reduced bone mineral content, and soft tissue swelling. …”
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Repeat Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy in Patients with Functional Dyspepsia: Yield, Findings, and Predictors of Positive Findings by Supot Pongprasobchai, Natta Asanaleykha, Pongchirat Tantayakom

“…Among 146 patients, 115 patients (79%) had negative and 31 (21%) had positive repeat EGD, including erosive gastritis (13.0%), peptic ulcer (7.5%), reflux esophagitis (1.4%), and Barrett’s esophagus (0.7%). …”
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Combination of functional dyspepsia syndrome and irritable bowel syndrome by V. T. Ivashkin, Ye. A. Poluektova

“…Differential diagnostics was carried out between organic disease of gastro-intestinal tract, i.e. gastroduodenal erosions or ulcers, celiac disease, inflammatory bowel diseases, functional disorders. …”
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Identifying the key drivers affecting the promotion of dysfunctional urban contexts with a future research approach (Case study: Sartpooleh neighborhood, Sanandaj) by Faeghe Zirdabi Oskouei, Solmaz Babazadeh Oskouei

“…Accordingly, the futures research approach can keep peoplechr('39')s eyes open for possible future events, opportunities, and risks; Reduces ambiguities, doubts and erosive concerns of people, increases the ability of society and people to make smart choices. …”
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Lymphocytic Esophagitis: Navigating an Uncharted Territory by Ahmad Jradi MD, Kaline Maya Khoury MD, Karam Karam MD, Dr. Ihab I. El Hajj MD, Elias Fiani MD

“…An esophagogastroduodenoscopy was performed and showed patchy linear esophageal erosions and mucosal edema in the middle third of the esophagus with mild erythema. …”
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New Parameters for Impedance–pH Monitoring in Diagnosing Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Predicting its Severity by O. A. Storonova, A. S. Trukhmanov, A. A. Makushina, A. V. Paraskevova, V. T. Ivashkin

“…A total of 60 patients aged 19 to 71 (mean age 44.7 years) participated in the study: 30 patients with erosive reflux disease (ERD), 30 with non-erosive reflux disease (NERD) and 20 healthy volunteers aged 26 to 65 (mean age 45.2 years). …”
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Serum Matrix Metalloproteinase-3 in Comparison with Acute Phase Proteins as a Marker of Disease Activity and Radiographic Damage in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis by Mahmood M. T. M. Ally, Bridget Hodkinson, Pieter W. A. Meyer, Eustasius Musenge, Mohammed Tikly, Ronald Anderson

“…., P<0.0000) and SDAI (r=0.29, P<0.0001), but not with erosions or nodulosis. However, the correlations of CRP and SAA with SDAI were stronger (respective values of 0.63 and 0.54, P<0.001 for both). …”
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Evaluation of Plaque Stability of Advanced Atherosclerotic Lesions in Apo E-Deficient Mice after Treatment with the Oral Factor Xa Inhibitor Rivaroxaban by Qianxing Zhou, Florian Bea, Michael Preusch, Hongjie Wang, Berend Isermann, Khurrum Shahzad, Hugo A. Katus, Erwin Blessing

“…FXa inhibition with 5 mg Rivaroxaban/kg/day resulted in increased thickness of the protective fibrous caps (12.3±3.8 μm versus 10.1±2.7 μm; P<.05), as well as in fewer medial erosions and fewer lateral xanthomas, indicating plaque stabilizing properties. …”
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Hailey-Hailey disease successfully treated with naloxone: 2 case reports and Review of the literature on efficacy of opioid receptor antagonist in Hailey-Hailey disease patients by Junyou Zheng, Zhimin Duan, Beilei Xu, Hao Song, Jianbing Wu, Fang Fang, Nan Sheng, Chengrang Li

“…Clinically, HHD is characterized by flaccid vesicles, blisters, erosions, fissures, and maceration mainly in intertriginous regions. …”
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Human leukocyte Antigen-B*27 allele subtype prevalence and disease association of ankylosing spondylitis among south indian population by Vikram Haridas, Praveenkumar Shetty, M Nirmal Kumar, K C Vasanthakumar, Kiran Haridas, Vitthal Khode, Anil Bargale

“…HLA B27 associated AS patients presented more severe axial manifestations such as bilateral sacroiliitis, erosions, and extra-articular features such as uveitis than non-HLA types. …”
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