Vitamin D Deficiency in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus with and without Pulmonary Tuberculosis by Wahiduddin Wahiduddin, Agung Pranoto, Sudjarwo Sudjarwo

“…The gap between the occurrence findings in previous studies shows that there are indication factors of VDR levels that probably associate with the T2DM range in comorbid with pulmonary tuberculosis. …”
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Deep learning–assisted diagnosis of acute mesenteric ischemia based on CT angiography images by Lei Song, Xuesong Zhang, Jian Zhang, Jie Wu, Jinkai Wang, Feng Wang

“…DCA indicated that the Fusion Model provided a greater net benefit than those of models based solely on imaging and clinical information across the majority of the reasonable threshold probabilities.ConclusionThe incorporation of CTA images and clinical information into the model markedly enhances the diagnostic accuracy and efficiency of AMI. …”
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L’aqueduc du Gier : étude des ponts-siphons du Garon à Brignais et Chaponost (Rhône) et de Beaunant à Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon (Métropole de Lyon) by Kilian Blanc, Laurie Danielou

“…It is not known when this blocking was done, but it was probably not long after construction given the similarities between the original facing and the backfill. …”
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Impact of Hyponatraemia at Clinical Stable-State on Survival in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Kwok WC, Yap DYH, Tam TCC, Lam DCL, Ip MSM, Ho JCM

“…The highest baseline serum sodium levels were significantly negatively associated with annual acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD) and annual hospitalized AECOPD frequency in the follow-up period, with Pearson correlation coefficient of − 0.16 (p = 0.011) and – 0.14 (p = 0.027), respectively.Conclusion: Stable-state hyponatraemia was associated with increased mortality and probably AECOPD frequency among patients with COPD.Keywords: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hyponatraemia, sodium, electrolyte…”
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Research of <i>PNPLA3</i> I148M Gene Polymorphism in Patients with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, with Liver Cirrhosis and with Hepatocellular Carcinoma by V. V. Petkau, G. A. Tsaur, E. N. Bessonova, A. A. Karimova

“…Aim: to determine the frequency of PNPLA3 rs738409 C&gt;G gene polymorphism, leading to p.I148M substitution, in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), and to reveal the association between polymorphism and probable NAFLD outcomes: liver cirrhosis (LC) and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).Materials and methods. …”
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Enfermedad cerebrovascular y aterosclerosis en pacientes angolanos by Marelys Castro Iglesias, Danay Castro Iglesias, Janet de las Mercedes Seoane Piedra, Loida Torres Pérez, Claudia Aguirre Castro

“…Las variables analizadas fueron: edad, sexo, peso, talla, índice de masa corporal, tipo de enfermedad cerebrovascular, probable etiología, secuela neurológica, antecedentes patológicos personales, factores de riesgo asociados, tratamiento médico. …”
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Golden Eagle in Karatau and Chu-Ili Mountains (Kazakhstan) and Assessment of Risks to its Populations from Developing Wind Energy by Igor V. Karyakin, Kirill I. Knizhov, Elvira G. Nikolenko, Elena P. Shnayder, Genriyetta I. Pulikova, Alyona G. Kaptyonkina

“…Based on calculations in the CRM “Band”, a risk map with a cell step of 5 km was created, representing an assessment of the probable mortality of eagles during the construction of wind farms in these cells. …”
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Pheochromocytoma in Congenital Cyanotic Heart Disease by Carmen Aresta, Gianfranco Butera, Antonietta Tufano, Giorgia Grassi, Livio Luzi, Stefano Benedini

“…A 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography showed no significant metabolic activity in the left adrenal gland but intense uptake in the supra- and subdiaphragmatic brown adipose tissue, probably due to noradrenergic-stimulated glucose uptake. …”
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Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Salmonella, Shigella, and Intestinal Parasites among Food Handlers in Motta Town, North West Ethiopia by Tibebu Yesigat, Mohabaw Jemal, Wubet Birhan

“…The prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections, Salmonella, and Shigella infections in this study indicates the importance of food handlers as probable sources of enteropathogenic infections. Food handlers should have follow-up on the order of food safety rules and keep their personal hygiene. …”
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Structural Characterization and Antioxidant Activity in Vivo of Polysaccharides from the Leaves of Hippophae rhamnoides L. by Niannian SONG, Yuxin YI, Xiaoping ZHANG, Bo YANG, Mangsier SAINAWAER, Abuduwaili AYITUXUN

“…Among them, the backbone of HRLP-2 was probably composed of galactose and arabinose, while rhamnose, arabinose, and glucose were for terminals or branched chains. …”
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Long-Term Anatomic and Functional Outcomes after Macular Hole Surgery by Karolina Kaźmierczak, Joanna Stafiej, Joanna Stachura, Paweł Żuchowski, Grażyna Malukiewicz

“…These conditions, as well as probably early stage of diabetes mellitus, influenced functional outcomes of studied eyes. …”
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The Cost-effectiveness of Celecoxib versus Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs plus Proton-pump Inhibitors for Treating Osteoarthritis in Algeria by Nadir Hammoumraoui, Sid Ahmed Kherraf, Joaquin Mould-Quevedo, Tarek A. Ismail

“…Patients could initiate treatment with celecoxib or ns-NSAIDs with/without omeprazole. Conditional probabilities were obtained from published clinical trials; effectiveness measure was quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) gained/patient. …”
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Harnessing national data systems to understand circumstances surrounding veteran suicide: linking Department of Veterans Affairs and National Violent Death Reporting System Data by Claire A. Hoffmire, Alexandra L. Schneider, Laurel A. Gaeddert, Joseph Logan, Julie A. Kittel, Ryan Holliday, Lindsey L. Monteith

“…Three linkage stages: (1) exact (matched on: age, sex, death date, underlying cause of death, day of month of birth, first initial of last name); (2) probable (all but one variable matched); (3) possible (all but 2 variables matched). …”
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Les dynamiques sociales autour de la naissance de trois bonobos - une approche comparative et évolutive by Elisa Demuru, Pier Francesco Ferrari, Elisabetta Palagi

“…Le moment de l’accouchement est probablement le plus critique de tout le processus reproductif puisque en quelques heures la vie de la mère comme de l’enfant peut être sérieusement menacée. …”
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Analysis And Evaluation of Currently Used Standards/Norms/Guidelines for the Design and Installation of Emergency Lighting by Marcin Ochenkowski, Tomasz Popielarczyk

“…The problem is the lack of a European standard for dynamic lighting systems, the current requirements come from the German standard DIN VDE V 0108-200 for Visual evacuation guidance systems, which will probably become an inspiration for the creation of the EN standard in the future. …”
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Long-Term Homogeneity and Trends of Hydroclimatic Variables in Upper Awash River Basin, Ethiopia by Mekonnen H. Daba, Gebiaw T. Ayele, Songcai You

“…It can be concluded that decreases in average annual rainfall totals and increases in mean annual temperature will probably drive sub-basin scale changes in discharge. …”
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High light availability offsets low naturalness regarding diversity but cannot compensate for reduced ecological value: A case study of near-natural forests and tree plantations in... by Khanh Vu Ho, Mirjana Ćuk, Andraž Čarni, Dragana Vukov, Miloš Ilić, László Erdös

“…However, higher light availability was probably able to compensate for this effect. Non-native plantations, especially Robinia pseudoacacia plantations, were the most degraded and hosted the highest non-native species richness, implying that they are ecologically undesirable. …”
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Polytene chromosomes reflect functional organization of the Drosophila genome by D. S. Sidorenko, T. Yu. Zykova, V. A. Khoroshko, G. V. Pokholkova, S. A. Demakov, J. Larsson, E. S. Belyaeva, I. F. Zhimulev

“…The distribution of proteins and regulatory elements of the genome in the promoter regions of genes localized in the interbands shows that these parts of interbands are probably responsible for the formation of open chromatin that is visualized in polytene chromosomes as interbands. …”
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High Prevalence of Prediabetes and Associated Risk Factors in Urban Areas of Pontianak, Indonesia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Indah Budiastutik, Martha I. Kartasurya, Hertanto W. Subagio, Bagoes Widjanarko

“…It is concluded that the prevalence of prediabetes is probably high especially among urban people in Pontianak, Indonesia. …”
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Comportamiento de las infecciones nosocomiales en Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos en un quinquenio (2005 – 2009). by Maicelys Ramírez Zaldivar, Bernardo Fernández Chalala, Alain Cruz Portelles, Eneida Jardines González, Yamerlys Rodríguez Aguilera

“…<strong>Fundamento:</strong> la mortalidad por sepsis de pacientes en estado crítico es frecuentemente alta; cuando un paciente fallece en Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos es más probable que sea a consecuencia de una sepsis que por cualquier otra causa. …”
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