Factors predicting secondary hypertension in young adults with hypertension: a retrospective study by Nicha Prasert, Worapaka Manosroi, Benya Hankamolsiri, Muslimah Wae-uma, Papot Choonklai

“…Individuals who do not have any of these predictors may have a lower likelihood of secondary hypertension; however, these markers should always be used in conjunction with a thorough clinical assessment and are not intended to serve as definitive criteria for diagnosis. …”
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Aggregate data‐driven dynamic modeling of active distribution networks with DERs for voltage stability studies by Sunil Subedi, Jesus D. Vasquez‐Plaza, Fabio Andrade, Hossein Moradi Rekabdarkolaee, Robert Fourney, Reinaldo Tonkoski, Timothy M. Hansen

“…Similarly, the use of the DER_A model, which is intended to examine the combined dynamic behavior of many DERs, is limited by the difficulty in parameterization. …”
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Using Social Marketing to Reduce Intention of Cesarean Section in Iranian Women by Mostafa Maleki, Ali Mousavizadeh, Saadat Parhizkar, Mohsen Shams

“…Before the intervention, 39 women intended to do Cesarean. The intention of 30 pregnant women was changed significantly one month after the intervention. …”
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Autoantibodies Targeting AT1 Receptor from Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome Upregulate Proinflammatory Cytokines Expression in Endothelial Cells Involving NF-κB Pathway by Weijuan Li, Zhi Li, Yaoqi Chen, Songhai Li, Yuanyuan Lv, Wenping Zhou, Mengyang Liao, Feng Zhu, Zihua Zhou, Xiang Cheng, Qiutang Zeng, Yuhua Liao, Yumiao Wei

“…Our study intended to prove whether agonistic autoantibodies to angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1-AAs) exist in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) and affect the human endothelial cell (HEC) by upregulating proinflammatory cytokines expression involved in NF-κB pathway. …”
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Bioactive Potential of 3D-Printed Oleo-Gum-Resin Disks: B. papyrifera, C. myrrha, and S. benzoin Loading Nanooxides—TiO2, P25, Cu2O, and MoO3 by Diogo José Horst, Sergio Mazurek Tebcherani, Evaldo Toniolo Kubaski, Rogério de Almeida Vieira

“…This experimental study investigates the bioactive potential of filaments produced via hot melt extrusion (HME) and intended for fused deposition modeling (FDM) 3D printing purposes. …”
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Torsional Behavior of High-Strength Concrete Beams with Minimum Reinforcement Ratio by Changbin Joh, Imjong Kwahk, Jungwoo Lee, In-Hwan Yang, Byung-Suk Kim

“…Taking into account that this also concerns the design for torsion, this study intends to investigate the regulations related to the torsional minimum reinforcement ratio in view of the minimum ductility requirement with focus on Eurocode 2. …”
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Calcium Phosphate Nanoparticles Functionalized with a Cardio-Specific Peptide by Federica Mancini, Lorenzo Degli Esposti, Alessio Adamiano, Jessica Modica, Daniele Catalucci, Dora Mehn, Otmar Geiss, Michele Iafisco

“…To overcome this challenge, an effective drug delivery system is essential to protect and efficiently transport peptides to their intended targets. This study introduces two distinct strategies for loading a cardio-specific mimetic peptide (MP), previously designed to modulate L-type calcium channel function in cardiomyocytes, onto calcium phosphate nanoparticles (CaP NPs). …”
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Numerical prediction of strength and temperature changes within cemented paste backfill considering barricade stability by Di Wu, Liang Liu, Erol Yilmaz, Shilong Zheng

“…Manufacturing an intended recipe of tails, binder and water, cemented paste backfill (CPB) is employed to refill the cavities created in underground mining operations. …”
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Practical Recommendations of Scientific Society for the Study of Human Microbiome and the Russian Gastroenterological Association on Use of Probiotics, Prebiotics, Synbiotics and F... by V. T. Ivashkin, I. V. Maev, D. I. Abdulganieva, S. A. Alekseenko, A. V. Gorelov, I. N. Zakharova, O. Yu. Zolnikova, N. Yu. Ivashkina, N. V. Korochanskaya, S. N. Mammayev, E. A. Poluektova, A. S. Trukhmanov, D. V. Usenko, Yu. P. Uspensky, V. V. Tsukanov, O. S. Shifrin, I. V. Berezhnaya, K. V. Ivashkin, T. L. Lapina, R. V. Maslennikov, S. V. Nikolaeva, N. G. Sugyan, A. I. Ulyanin

“…The practical guidelines are intended for primary care physicians, general practitioners, paediatricians, gastroenterologists and general internists to advance the treatment and prevention of gastroenterological diseases in adults and children in therapies with probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics and their enriched functional foods.Key points. …”
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Lung-homing nanoliposomes for early intervention in NETosis and inflammation during acute lung injury by Jungbum Kim, Donghyuk Seo, So-Yeol Yoo, Hye-Jin Lee, Jisun Kim, Ji Eun Yeom, Jae-Young Lee, Wooram Park, Kyung Soo Hong, Wonhwa Lee

“…Through intratracheal delivery, we intend prompt and constant action within the lungs to effectively prevent excessive NETosis. …”
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A Survey on True Random Number Generators Based on Chaos by Fei Yu, Lixiang Li, Qiang Tang, Shuo Cai, Yun Song, Quan Xu

“…These demands coincide with the rise of TRNs generating approaches in chaos field. This survey paper intends to provide a systematic review of true random number generators (TRNGs) based on chaos. …”
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Atrial Natriuretic Peptide in Young and Elderly Children with Mild Gastroenteritis by A. Klar, E. Haver, D. Lichtstein, H. Hurvitz, T. Foah-Shauli

“…Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) causes dehydration. We intend to determine whether the decrease in venous return due to dehydration would lead to a decrease in ANP levels. …”
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Research trends of neoadjuvant therapy for breast cancer: A bibliometric analysis by Laiping Xie, Yuhang Wang, Andi Wan, Lin Huang, Qing Wang, Wanyan Tang, Xiaowei Qi, Xiaofei Hu

“…The approach of neoadjuvant therapy for breast cancer, which involves administering systemic treatment prior to primary surgery, has undergone substantial advancements in recent decades. This strategy is intended to reduce tumor size, thereby enabling less invasive surgical procedures and enhancing patient outcomes. …”
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Congenital cytomegalovirus - current state of knowledge on the treatment and prevention of fetuses and newborns by Katarzyna Miedzińska, Mateusz Grego, Łukasz Stojak, Dariusz Popiela, Karina Urbańska, Filip Kwiatkowski, Mateusz Baczewski, Witold Czyż

“…There are attempts to treat pregnant women with antiviral drugs and hyperimmunoglobulins. The treatment is intended to protect the fetus from vertical transmission of the virus or to reduce the effects of infection. …”
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PhotoD with LSST: Stellar Photometric Distances Out to the Edge of the Galaxy by Lovro Palaversa, Željko Ivezić, Neven Caplar, Karlo Mrakovčić, Bob Abel, Oleksandra Razim, Filip Matković, Connor Yablonski, Toni Šarić, Tomislav Jurkić, Sandro Campos, Melissa DeLucchi, Derek Jones, Konstantin Malanchev, Alex I. Malz, Sean McGuire, Mario Jurić

“…We validate our pipeline, named PhotoD (in analogy with photo- z , photometric redshifts of galaxies) using both simulated catalogs and SDSS, DECam, and Gaia photometry. We intend to make LSST-based value-added PhotoD catalogs publicly available via the Rubin Science Platform with every LSST data release.…”
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Rules for investigation of patients with asymptomatic elevation of serum aminotransferase activity by M. V. Mayevskaya, V. T. Ivashkin, Ye. N. German

“…Publication is intended for clinicians dealing with patients who have abnormal blood biochemical tests. …”
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Numerical investigation of the effects of geometric and fluid parameters on the thermal performance of a double -tube spiral heat exchanger with a conical turbulator by Seyed Hossein Hashemi Karouei, Walaa Nasser Abbas, Mohammed Ali, Dhuha Radhi Nayyef, Karrar K. Abdul Hussein, Karrar A. Hammoodi, Seyed Saeed Hosseini Azizi

“…Therefore, the use of the conical turbulator has a significant effect on increasing the thermal performance of the intended heat exchanger and the use of this type of turbulator is recommended in the industry.…”
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Visualization and research methodology of three-dimensional magnetic field of suspended electromagnetic iron separator with typesetting poles and pole tips by A. V. Radchenko, K. I. Nikitin, A. S. Tatevosyan, R. T. Tazhiyev

“…The mathematical modeling of three-dimensional magnetic field of the suspended electromagnetic iron separator intended for the separation of ferromagnetic objects from bulk non-magnetic materials presents the complicated problem for developers of the magnetic systems of iron separators, because without the acceptance of considerable simplifying assumptions it cannot be taken to the calculation of plane-parallel magnetic field in a piecewise homogeneous medium. …”
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Seven Guiding Principles for Building Fellowship in SoTL by Anita Acai, Mandy Frake, Melanie Hamilton, Patrick Maher, Roselynn Verwoord, Cherie Woolmer

“…Instead, we have provided a series of reference points intended to help people clarify and demystify their own SoTL communities and networks, whether these communities are formal or informal in nature. …”
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Sinonasal malignancies: histopathological entities, regional involvement and long-term outcome by Lukas Anschuetz, Ralph Hohenberger, Christoph Kaecker, Olgun Elicin, Roland Giger, Marco Caversaccio

“…Fifty-six of 130 patients (43.1%) had a relapse after curative intended therapy, including nine loco-regional (6.9%) and seven isolated regional recurrences (5.4%). …”
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