Mapping the Consequences – An Exploratory Study on the Use of Body Mapping Technique to Assess Perceptions of Health-care Workers on the Effects of Uncontrolled Diabetes Mellitus a... by Pooja R. Sridhar, Liya Francis, Avita Rose Johnson, Farah Naaz Fathima, Ramakrishna B. Goud

“…Fourteen (74%) participants had mapped kidneys and 11 (58%) participants had mapped head/brain indicating stroke to indicate damage due to uncontrolled diabetes mellitus and hypertension. …”
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Role of endogenous nitric oxide on PAF-induced vascular and respiratory effects by M. Clement, M. Albertini

“…In normal pigs, L-NAME increased systemic and pulmonary vascular resistances, caused pulmonary hypertension and reduced cardiac output and stroke volume. The pulmonary vascular responses were correlated with the increase in static and dynamic lung elastances, without changing lung resistance. …”
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Bisoprolol Transdermal Patch Is Effective for the Treatment of AF Tachycardia by Yoh Arita, Hajime Saeki, Miwa Miyoshi, Shinji Hasegawa

“…Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an irregular and often rapid heart rate that can increase the risk of stroke, heart failure, and other heart-related complications. …”
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Innovative applications of advanced nanomaterials in cerebrovascular imaging by Li Na, Xiaofu Song, Ping Luo, Jingqi Su, Zhicheng Yao

“…Cerebrovascular imaging is essential for the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of cerebrovascular disease, including stroke, aneurysms, and vascular malformations. Conventional imaging techniques such as MRI, CT, DSA and ultrasound have their own strengths and limitations, particularly in terms of resolution, contrast and safety. …”
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RESEARCH ON THE OPTIMAL SYNTHESIS OF A MULTI-CONTOUR MECHANISM by Dorin Bădoiu

“…The paper presents a method of dimensional synthesis of a multi-contour mechanism for which certain values of the stroke of a component piston and the positions of the driving element of the mechanism in which the change of the direction of movement of the piston takes place are imposed. …”
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Emerging Stem Cell Therapies: Treatment, Safety, and Biology by Joel Sng, Thomas Lufkin

“…The autologous transplantation of mesenchymal stem cells is increasingly employed to catalyze the repair of mesenchymal tissue and others, including the lung and heart, and utilized in treating various conditions such as stroke, multiple sclerosis, and diabetes. There is also increasing interest in the therapeutic potential of other adult stem cells such as neural, mammary, intestinal, inner ear, and testicular stem cells. …”
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Prediction of NOx Emissions from a Direct Injection Diesel Engine Using Artificial Neural Network by J. Mohammadhassani, Sh. Khalilarya, M. Solimanpur, A. Dadvand

“…To provide data for training and testing the network, a 6-inline-cylinder, four-stroke, diesel test engine is used and tested for various engine speeds, mass fuel injection rates, and intake air temperatures. 80% of a total of 144 obtained experimental data is employed for training process. …”
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Lithium-induced nephrogenic diabetes insipidus following improved medication compliance: a case report by Eugene Annor, Ishita Bhattacharya, Mary Bass, Emily M. Horvath

“…Case presentation We describe a case of a 55-year-old White caucasian male with a schizoaffective disorder managed with lithium who presented with altered mental status and electrolyte abnormalities following a recent stroke. Evaluation revealed nephrogenic diabetes insipidus as the primary etiology, likely exacerbated by recent changes in medication adherence. …”
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Programmed Cell Death of Endothelial Cells in Myocardial Infarction and Its Potential Therapeutic Strategy by Mingyue Wu, Zixia Huang, Lijin Zeng, Chunfei Wang, Deming Wang

“…Cardiovascular disease, especially coronary artery disease and stroke, kills around one-third of the world’s population, and myocardial infarction, a primary symptom of coronary heart disease, is a major worldwide health problem. …”
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Structure Design and Simulation Analysis of the Lower Limb Wearable Walking Aid by Wang Xin, Yan Peifeng

“…A wearable walking aid for lower limbs is designed, which is mainly used to assist patients with lower limb movement disorders such as stroke hemiplegia to carry out daily walking activities. …”
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Observer Based Optimal Vibration Control of a Full Aircraft System Having Active Landing Gears and Biodynamic Pilot Model by Hakan Yazici, Mert Sever

“…The simulation results demonstrate that the proposed controller provides significant improvements in reducing vibration amplitudes of aircraft fuselage and pilot’s head and maintains the safety requirements in terms of suspension stroke and tire deflection.…”
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Human Gait Analysis Metric for Gait Retraining by Tyagi Ramakrishnan, Seok Hun Kim, Kyle B. Reed

“…The comparisons are made on gait data collected on individuals with stroke before and after twelve sessions of rehabilitation. …”
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Auditory Dysfunction in Patients with Cerebrovascular Disease by Sadaharu Tabuchi

“…However, a substantial proportion of patients with stroke might have auditory dysfunction that has been underestimated due to difficulties with evaluation. …”
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The crucial role of 5hmC in neuroprotection and repair after cerebrovascular injury by Yanina Tsenkina

“… Cerebrovascular injuries, such as stroke and other vascular insults to the brain, present significant challenges to neurological function and recovery. …”
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Successful Aging and Longevity in Older Old Women: The Role of Depression and Cognition by Daniel Paulson, Mary Elizabeth Bowen, Peter A. Lichtenberg

“…Based in successful aging theory and terminal cognitive drop research, this paper investigates cerebrovascular burden (CVB), depressive symptoms, and cognitive decline as threats to longevity. A subsample of stroke-free women over the age of 80 was identified in the Health and Retirement Survey (years 2000–2008). …”
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Alcoholism and Inflammatory Response: Implications for Liver and Cardiovascular Disease by Christian Gabriel Acosta Ricachi, Sheila Ivette Quinapanta Serrano, Álvaro Paúl Moina Veloz

“…Among the multiple conditions it can cause are: cardiovascular disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes mellitus, fetal alcohol syndrome, liver and immune system disorders. …”
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Optimizing Anesthetic Selection in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Striking a Delicate Balance between Efficacy and Minimal Intervention by Kahtan Fadah, Seyed Khalafi, Miller Corey, Jose Sotelo, Ahmed Farag, Tariq Siddiqui, Mehran Abolbashari

“…Recent studies show that conscious sedation has better outcomes in terms of all-cause mortality, procedure complications such as stroke, myocardial infarction, infection requiring antibiotics, acute kidney injury, and the need for inotropes or vasopressors.…”
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Sickling Cells, Cyclic Nucleotides, and Protein Kinases: The Pathophysiology of Urogenital Disorders in Sickle Cell Anemia by Mário Angelo Claudino, Kleber Yotsumoto Fertrin

“…Sickle cell anemia is one of the best studied inherited diseases, and despite being caused by a single point mutation in the HBB gene, multiple pleiotropic effects of the abnormal hemoglobin S production range from vaso-occlusive crisis, stroke, and pulmonary hypertension to osteonecrosis and leg ulcers. …”
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Dynamic Parameter Identification And Control of Legged Robots’ Legs Considering Joint Friction Characteristics by Xiao Haoyang, Qian Letian, Luo Xin

“…The joints of legged robots often work in the conditions of low speed, small stroke and frequent direction switching. The presence of transmission friction has a strong nonlinear influence on the joint control. …”
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A Protocol for Diagnosis and Management of Aortic Atherosclerosis in Cardiac Surgery Patients by Wouter W. Jansen Klomp, George J. Brandon Bravo Bruinsma, Arnoud W. J. Van ’t Hof, Jan G. Grandjean, Arno P. Nierich

“…In patients undergoing cardiac surgery, use of perioperative screening for aortic atherosclerosis with modified TEE (A-View method) was associated with lower postoperative mortality, but not stroke, as compared to patients operated on without such screening. …”
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