Long-acting reversible and permanent contraceptives utilization and its associated factors among married women who desire no more children in Ethiopia: A multilevel analysis. by Nuhamin Tesfa Tsega, Wondimnew Mersha Biset, Getie Mihret Aragaw, Saron Abeje Abiy, Tilahun Nega Godana, Abera Dessie Dagnaw, Gashaw Awoke Haile, Daniel Gashaneh Belay, Berihun Agegn Mengistie

“…Thus, individual and community-level interventions that encourage husband education, maternal occupation, and giving special attention for women who live in small peripheral areas and female-headed households are better.…”
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A Single Consumption of High Amounts of the Brazil Nuts Improves Lipid Profile of Healthy Volunteers by Elisângela Colpo, Carlos Dalton de Avila Vilanova, Luiz Gustavo Brenner Reetz, Marta Maria Medeiros Frescura Duarte, Iria Luiza Gomes Farias, Edson Irineu Muller, Aline Lima Hermes Muller, Erico Marlon Moraes Flores, Roger Wagner, João Batista Teixeira da Rocha

“…At each treatment point, peripheral blood was drawn before and at 1, 3, 6, 9, 24, and 48 hours and 5 and 30 days. …”
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Testbed Configuration for Minimizing PAPR in GFDM Systems Through a Novel Companding Approach by Sowbhagya Appalla, Siva Prasad Valluri, K. N. G. B. Yaswanth, Kishore Vejandla, Chakravarthy Gunturu, Gundla Jagapathi, Nittala Noel Anurag Prashanth, A. V. Prabu

“…To substantiate the theoretical and simulated outcomes, we have developed an experimental testbed leveraging the universal software radio peripheral (USRP) and LabVIEW environment, providing empirical validation and underscoring the real-world applicability of our proposed technique.…”
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Bioinformatics screening and clinical validation of CircRNA and related miRNA in male osteoporosis by Jiayi Li, Sijia Guo, Qingyun Sun, Ning An, Jisheng Lin, Qi Fei

“…Validation experiments were performed on selected circRNAs and related miRNAs in this ceRNA network using peripheral blood clinical samples. Results In total, 657 circRNAs were detected in male osteoporosis. …”
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Influence of sacroiliac joint variation on clinical features of axial spondyloarthritis: a comparative analysis by Denis Poddubnyy, Torsten Diekhoff, Sevtap Tugce Ulas, Fabian Proft, Valeria Rios Rodriguez, Judith Rademacher, Juliane Greese, Katharina Ziegeler, Carolina Dominguez Aleixo, Maximilian Lindholz

“…Classification of back pain as inflammatory (=IBP), human leucocyte antigen-B27 positivity, family history, disease activity according to Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI), symptom duration, elevated acute phase reactants, peripheral and extramusculoskeletal manifestations were evaluated. …”
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The transcription factor HMGB2 indirectly regulates APRIL expression and Gd-IgA1 production in patients with IgA nephropathy by Huijuan Tian, Yaling Zhai, Shuaigang Sun, Wenhui Zhang, Zhanzheng Zhao

“…Our previous study indicated that high migration group protein B2 (HMGB2) in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from patients with IgAN was associated with disease severity, but the underlying mechanism remains unclear.Materials and methods The location of HMGB2 was identified by immunofluorescence. qRT-PCR and Western blotting were used to measure HMGB2, HMGA1, and APRIL expression. …”
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Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Trends in Pakistan: Activity Survey from Pakistan Bone Marrow Transplant Group by Natasha Ali, Raheel Iftikhar, Muhammad Ayaz Mir, Syed Waqas Bokhari, Jehanzeb Ur Rehman, Uzma Zaidi, Shahzad Nasir, Salman Naseem Adil, Tariq Satti, Qamar Un Nisa Chaudhry, Muhammad Farhan, Tasneem Farzana, Tariq Ghafoor, Bushra Ahsan, Azhar S. Khan, Farrukh Ali Khan, Syeda Itrat Fatima, Shafaq Abdul Samad, Aliya Batool, Hafiz Muhammad Nadeem, Syed Nasir Abbas Bukhari, Saqib Hussain Ansari, Parvez Ahmed

“…Autologous transplants were more frequently performed for Hodgkin’s lymphoma as compared to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and multiple myeloma. The use of peripheral and bone marrow stem cells was comparable. …”
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Synthesis of Surfactants Derived from 2-Mercaptobenzimidazole and Study of Their Acute Toxicity and Analgesic and Psychotropic Activities by Terence Nguema Ongone, Latyfa El Ouasif, Mostafa El Ghoul, Redouane Achour, Hind Chakchak, Meryem El Jemli, Yahia Cherrah, Katim Alaoui, Amina Zellou

“…The acute toxicity of these salts is evaluated according to OECD 423 Guidelines at the doses of 300 and 2000 mg/kg; their peripheral analgesic effect is studied using the Koster test at the therapeutic dose of 200 mg/kg and their sedative action is evaluated using Traction, Chimney, Hole-board, and Rotarod tests at the doses of 200 and 400 mg/kg. …”
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Investigation of Insulin-Like Growth Factor 2 mRNA Binding Protein 2 Gene Polymorphisms in Type 2 Diabetes Patients by Duygu Yolal Ertural, Ümit Çınkır, Nurcan Aras

“…DNA isolation was performed on peripheral blood samples from patients and healthy groups. …”
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Mesenchymal Stem Cells from Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Display Impaired Function in Inhibiting Th17 Cells by Yue Sun, Wei Deng, Linyu Geng, Lu Zhang, Rui Liu, Weiwei Chen, Genhong Yao, Huayong Zhang, Xuebing Feng, Xiang Gao, Lingyun Sun

“…The effects of RA MSCs on proliferation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and distribution of specific CD4+ T cell subtypes (Th17, Treg, and Tfh cells) were investigated. …”
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The Risk Assessment of Pesticide Ingestion with Fruit and Vegetables for Consumer’s Health by Gordana Jurak, Jasna Bošnir, Domagoj Đikić, Ana Mojsović Ćuić, Iva Pavlinić Prokurica, Aleksandar Racz, Tomislav Jukić, David Stubljar, Andrej Starc

“…Body weight was measured before each pesticide application on a digital electronic Sartorius scale. Peripheral blood analysis was performed after 28-day animal exposure to pesticides. …”
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Insulin Treatment Attenuates Small Nerve Fiber Damage in Rat Model of Type 2 Diabetes by Laura J. Andreasen, Rikke K. Kirk, Christian Fledelius, Mark A. Yorek, Jens Lykkesfeldt, Thorbjorn Akerstrom

“…Current clinical guidelines for management of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) emphasize good glycemic control. …”
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Smartphone applications for physical activity and sedentary behaviour change in people with cardiovascular disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Kacie Patterson, Rachel Davey, Richard Keegan, Nicole Freene

“…<h4>Results</h4>Nineteen studies with a total of 1,543 participants were included (coronary heart disease, n = 10; hypertension, n = 4; stroke, n = 3; heart failure, n = 1; peripheral artery disease, n = 1). Risk of bias was rated as high. …”
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Effects of Telbivudine Treatment on the Circulating CD4+ T-Cell Subpopulations in Chronic Hepatitis B Patients by Yanhua Zheng, Zemin Huang, Xianhua Chen, Yi Tian, Jun Tang, Yi Zhang, Xiaomin Zhang, Jijun Zhou, Qing Mao, Bing Ni, Qinghong Wang, Yuzhang Wu

“…Statistical analyses indicated that Th17 and Tr1 (a Treg subtype) cells were the most sensitive subpopulations of the peripheral blood CD4+ T cells to telbivudine treatment over 52 weeks. …”
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Clinical characteristics and outcomes in Asian patients with heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction by Julian Cheong Kiat Tay, Shaw Yang Chia, Siew Hui Michelle Koh, David Kheng Leng Sim, Ping Chai, Seet Yoong Loh, Fazlur Rehman Jaufeerally, Sheldon Shao Guang Lee, Patrick Zhan Yun Lim, Jonathan Yap

“…HFmrEF patients were more likely to be gender neutral, of mid-range age and have concomitant diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidaemia, peripheral vascular disease and coronary artery disease (P < 0.001). …”
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Residual HCV-RNA and Elevated Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio Predict Poor Long-Term Outcomes in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C After Treatment by Anna Wróblewska, Mateusz Gliwiński, Magda Rybicka, Małgorzata Cheba, Beata Lorenc, Piotr Trzonkowski, Krzysztof P. Bielawski, Katarzyna Sikorska

“…We aimed to determine the role of residual HCV-RNA in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), a condition known as occult hepatitis C (OCI), and systemic inflammatory markers as predictors of long-term outcomes in patients treated with DAAs. …”
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Sympathetic innervation induced by nerve growth factor promotes malignant transformation in gastric cancer by Takefumi Itami, Yukinori Kurokawa, Takaomi Hagi, Shinnosuke Nagano, Rennosuke Nakamoto, Yu Kamakura, Tsuyoshi Takahashi, Takuro Saito, Kazuyoshi Yamamoto, Kota Momose, Kotaro Yamashita, Koji Tanaka, Tomoki Makino, Kiyokazu Nakajima, Hidetoshi Eguchi, Yuichiro Doki

“…Abstract Sympathetic nerves regulate nearly all human organs. Their peripheral nerves are present in tumor tissue. Activation of the sympathetic nervous system promotes malignant transformation in several cancers. …”
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PSCA-targeted BPX-601 CAR T cells with pharmacological activation by rimiducid in metastatic pancreatic and prostate cancer: a phase 1 dose escalation trial by Mark N. Stein, Ecaterina E. Dumbrava, Benjamin A. Teply, Usama S. Gergis, Martin E. Guiterrez, Ran Reshef, Sumit K. Subudhi, Céline F. Jacquemont, Joseph H. Senesac, J. Henri Bayle, Charity D. Scripture, Monica S. Chatwal, Mehmet A. Bilen, Walter M. Stadler, Carlos R. Becerra

“…BPX-601 cell expansion, long-term persistence in peripheral blood, and tumor infiltration were observed. …”
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Evolution of Alzheimer’s Disease Therapeutics: From Conventional Drugs to Medicinal Plants, Immunotherapy, Microbiotherapy and Nanotherapy by Emma Ortiz-Islas, Pedro Montes, Citlali Ekaterina Rodríguez-Pérez, Elizabeth Ruiz-Sánchez, Talía Sánchez-Barbosa, Diego Pichardo-Rojas, Cecilia Zavala-Tecuapetla, Karla Carvajal-Aguilera, Victoria Campos-Peña

“…The modulation of the gut microbiota is also addressed as a peripheral strategy that could influence neuroinflammatory and degenerative processes in the brain. …”
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Analysis of genetic polymorphisms in the intron 9–10/exon 10 region of the BRCA1 gene in a population sample of dogs with mammary cancer from Uruguay by Alicia Decuadro, Micaela Sosa, Federico García, Nariné Balemian, María del Carmen Montenegro, Silvia Llambí

“…Selected animals underwent surgery, and samples were sent for histopathological analysis. Peripheral blood was also collected for DNA extraction. …”
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