Shorter Digestion Times of Donor Islets Is Associated With Better Islet Graft Function After Islet Transplantation by Chia-Hao Wang, Christopher Orr, Jeannette Hacker-Stratton, Mohamed El-Shahawy, Keiko Omori, Meirigeng Qi, Fouad Kandeel

“…Although islet transplantation is effective in reducing severe hypoglycemia events and controlling blood glucose in patients with type 1 diabetes, maintaining islet graft function long-term is a significant challenge. …”
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Correlation between the Serum Platelet-Derived Growth Factor, Angiopoietin-1, and Severity of Coronary Heart Disease by Sisi Pang, Zhengxian Tao, Xiaoyan Min, Chuanwei Zhou, Dijia Pan, Zhen Cao, Xiangming Wang

“…Patients with ACS were followed up, and the major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular adverse events were recorded. Results. In peripheral blood, the concentration of the PDGF was significantly elevated in the ACS group than that of the control group. …”
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The LIFTMOR-M (Lifting Intervention For Training Muscle and Osteoporosis Rehabilitation for Men) trial: protocol for a semirandomised controlled trial of supervised targeted exerci... by Benjamin K Weeks, Belinda R Beck, Amy T Harding, Steven L Watson

“…Secondary outcomes, assessed at baseline and 8 months, will include: DXA-derived whole-body, bilateral proximal femur and lumbar spine areal bone mineral density; proximal femur bone geometry and volumetric density extracted using three-dimensional hip analysis software; anthropometry; body composition; kyphosis; vertebral fracture assessment; physical function; safety (adverse events and injuries); and compliance. Intention-to-treat and per-protocol analyses will be conducted.Discussion Whether a high-intensity, low-repetition progressive resistance training and impact loading programme or a machine-based isometric exercise programme can improve determinants of fracture risk, without causing injury, has not been examined in men. …”
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Altered CD73-Adenosine Signaling Linked to Infection in Patients undergoing hemodialysis by Xiang F, Zhang Z, Nie Y, Cao X, Li Y, Chen X, Gong S, Zou J, Teng J, Ding X, Shen B

“…Diminished CD73-adenosine signaling contributes to severe infections.Methods: In this prospective cohort study, 393 patients who underwent HD for over six months were evaluated for CD73+Tcell ratios and were followed up for three years to track infection events. Kaplan–Meier curves and Cox regression analyses were used to evaluate the relationship between CD73+T cells and infections; meanwhile, multiple logistic regression analysis was used to analyze differences among infection groups. …”
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Daily time series of 12 human thermal stress indices in Greece, aggregated at commune level (1998–2022)Zenodo by Georgios Charvalis, Michalis Koureas, Chloe Brimicombe, Chara Bogogiannidou, Fani Kalala, Varbara Mouchtouri, Christos Hadjichristodoulou

“…Additionally, it can be used as a basis of a system to inform and devise targeted interventions and policies aimed at mitigating the effects of extreme heat events. The attribution of heat stress indices at the commune level (also referred as municipalities or municipal units), which is the lowest level of government within the organizational structure in Greece, enhances the usefulness of the data for statistical analysis against other parameters, such as epidemiological or socio-economic data, which are often available at this level. …”
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Effect of perioperative esketamine use on emergency delirium in children undergoing tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled... by Junfeng Liu, Jinming Liu, Hong Sun, Xue Cheng, Chunhui Wang, Daoyun Lei, Chao Han

“…Esketamine was also associated with a lower incidence of adverse events (RR = 0.75, 95% CI: [0.57, 0.99], p = 0.04, I2 = 62%). …”
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Compound identification of Shuangxinfang and its potential mechanisms in the treatment of myocardial infarction with depression: insights from LC-MS/MS and bioinformatic prediction by Yize Sun, Yize Sun, Haibin Zhao, Zheyi Wang

“…BackgroundPatients with myocardial infarction (MI) have a high incidence of depression, which deteriorates the cardiac function and increases the risk of cardiovascular events. Shuangxinfang (Psycho-cardiology Formula, PCF) was proved to possess antidepressant and cardioprotective effects post MI. …”
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Treatment of Proximal Humeral Fractures in Older Patients During COVID-19 Pandemic in Germany by Sußiek J, Koeppe J, Fischhuber K, Iking J, Marschall U, Raschke MJ, Katthagen JC, Stolberg-Stolberg J

“…Primary endpoints were the 1-month incidence of PHF per 100,000 insurance holders, number of operative therapies, in-hospital death and in-hospital major adverse events (MAEs).Results: 174,898 inpatient PHF cases were included. …”
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Determinants of Indonesian Government Bond Yield by Hestiani Wulandari, Noer Azam Achsani, Moch. Hadi Santoso

“…These factors include domestic and international economic conditions such as exchange rate risk, domestic and international interest rate risk, and other global events like the COVID-19 pandemic. Purpose: This research aims to analyze the factors affecting the yield of Indonesian government bonds with maturities of 5, 10, and 30 This research was conducted to identify factors that influence government bond yields using a symmetric approach with the ARDL model. …”
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TROPION-Breast04: a randomized phase III study of neoadjuvant datopotamab deruxtecan (Dato-DXd) plus durvalumab followed by adjuvant durvalumab versus standard of care in patients... by Heather L. McArthur, Sara M. Tolaney, Rebecca Dent, Peter Schmid, Jamil Asselah, Qiang Liu, Jane Lowe Meisel, Naoki Niikura, Yeon Hee Park, Gustavo Werutsky, Giampaolo Bianchini, Jay C. Andersen, Robert Kozarski, Nana Rokutanda, Barbara Pistilli, Sibylle Loibl

“…Dual primary endpoints are pathological complete response by blinded central review and event-free survival by investigator assessment. Secondary endpoints include overall survival (key), distant disease-free survival, patient-reported outcomes, and safety. …”
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Systematic review and meta-analysis of the impact of abnormal expression of long non coding RNA on the prognosis of acute myeloid leukemia by Guihong Liu, Liangliang Sun, Peng Lv, Rong Qiao, Lihang Wang, Arong Jin

“…Aberrant lncRNA expression was significantly associated with reduced overall survival (univariate HR = 2.46, 95%CI 2.11–2.88, P < 0.001; multivariate HR = 2.46, 95%CI 2.11–2.88, P < 0.001), event-free survival (HR = 1.51, 95%CI 1.19–1.90, P = 0.001), recurrence-free survival (HR = 2.82, 95%CI 2.03–3.91, P < 0.001), and disease-free survival (HR = 2.390, 95%CI 1.037–5.507, P = 0.041). …”
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Analisis Karakteristik Keluarga dan Pemanfaatan Posyandu Lansia terhadap Psychological Well Being Lansia di Kecamatan IV Angkek Kabupaten Agam Tahun 2014 by Rosmery ., Rizanda Machmud, Kuswardani Susari Putri

“…The result of psychological well-being level showed high 78,7% and 21,3% was low and there was connected between family education level of activities community service, sports events and religious activities. On multivariate analysis gets Ekp 7,785 in the utilization of health services, health service means 7,785 times greater than effect elderly psychological well-being.The conclution of this variabel have effect to psychologicall well-being in Kecamatan IV Angkek Kabupaten Agam. …”
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Research and Design of High Altitude Wind Power Station Operation and Maintenance Auxiliary System by Hang HE, Shaoyong WANG, Jiakang ZHOU, Yuan YANG, Wenjun ZHANG, Kan LIN

“…[Result] Based on microservices, an intelligent operation and maintenance visualization platform for high-altitude wind power station is developed to realize centralized monitoring of power generation system equipment status, standardization of equipment records and maintenance ticket process, monitoring of operating environment safety, active identification of dangerous events and output alarm. [Conclusion] High-altitude wind power station is an emerging concept in energy sector. …”
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Survival Status and Predictors of Mortality among Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Patients in Saint Peter’s Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Mikyas Arega Muluneh, Abayneh Birlie Zeru, Behailu Tariku Derseh, Abebaw Molla Kebede

“…A variable that fitted in the bivariable Cox proportional hazard model at p value <0.25 was used in the final multivariable Cox proportional hazard model, and independent predictors of time to event were determined at a p value of 0.05. Result. …”
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Giant pit craters on the modern seafloor above magma-induced hydrothermal vent complexes of Scotia Sea, offshore Antarctica by L. Somoza, K. M. Andreassen, A. Plaza-Faverola, T. Medialdea, J. Gafeira, F. J. González, G. R. Dickens

“…Abstract Massive injection of 13C depleted carbon to the ocean and atmosphere coincided with major environmental upheaval multiple times in the geological record. For several events, the source of carbon has been attributed to explosive venting of gas produced when magmatic sills intruded organic-rich sediment. …”
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Prognostic role of con-/discordant coronary flow reserve and microvascular resistance in coronary microvascular disease: a systematic review and network meta-analysis by Ibtihal Al Amri, Federico Oliveri, Jin Al-Gully, Jessica Parisa Forouzanfar, Jose Manuel Montero-Cabezas, Johan Wouter Jukema, Melina Cynthia den Haan, Brian Oscar Bingen

“…Patients were divided into four groups: (1) normal CFR and MR, (2) abnormal CFR and MR, (3) abnormal CFR with normal MR and (4) normal CFR with abnormal MR and analysed for all-cause mortality and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE).Results We identified four studies representing 2310 total participants. …”
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Analysis of Atrial Fibrillation Treatment Regimes in a Multicenter Cohort of Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Mitral Valve Repair Patients by Christian Waechter, Felix Ausbuettel, Georgios Chatzis, Dieter Fischer, Holger Nef, Sebastian Barth, Philipp Halbfaß, Thomas Deneke, Sebastian Kerber, Dimitar Divchev, Bernhard Schieffer, Ulrich Luesebrink

“…The prevalence of concomitant AF was 73.3%, and AF did not affect the procedural success or the incidence of major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events. The patients with AF were more frequently >75 years, had more tricuspid regurgitation, and less coronary artery disease than non-AF patients. …”
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The crisis of the concept of society: historiosophical and sociological search by Irena Eglė Laumenskaitė

“…This can help historiosophy overcome a split between culture as the history of ideas and the historiographical fixation of separate historical events and facts. …”
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A Geophysical Review of the Seabed Methane Seepage Features and Their Relationship with Gas Hydrate Systems by Jinxiu Yang, Mingyue Lu, Zhiguang Yao, Min Wang, Shuangfang Lu, Ning Qi, Ying Xia

“…In this paper, a geophysical examination of the global seabed methane seepage events has been conducted, and nearby gas hydrate stability zone and relevant fluid migration pathways have been interpreted or modelled using seismic data, multibeam data, or underwater photos. …”
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Comparing the effectiveness of narrative therapy and EMDR-GTEP protocols in the treatment of post-traumatic stress in children exposed to humanitarian crises by Elisabetta Dozio, Elisabetta Dozio, Cécile Bizouerne, Valdes Wamba, Ninon Atienza

“…PTSD was measured by the Children's Revised Impact of Event Scale (CRIES-8). General distress was measured by the Child Psychosocial Distress Screener (CPDS). …”
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