Construction of a miR-15a-based risk prediction model for vascular calcification detection in patients undergoing hemodialysis by Chen Fu, Yingjie Liu, Huayu Yang, Qiaojing Liang, Wenhu Liu, Weikang Guo

“…This study concluded that serum miR-15a levels, age, and white blood cell (WBC) count are independent risk factors for VC. …”
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Relapse-free survival is progressively shortened in a subset of Black patients with immune-mediated TTP treated in the rituximab era by Ayotola Fatola, Michael D. Evans, Jenna Brown, Elizabeth Davis, Andrew Johnson, Ana G. Antun, Andrew M. Farland, Ryan Woods, Ara Metjian, Yara A. Park, Gustaaf de Ridder, Briana Gibson, Raj S. Kasthuri, Darla K. Liles, Susan Eubanks, Frank Akwaa, Todd Clover, Lisa Baumann Kreuziger, J. Evan Sadler, Meera Sridharan, Ronald S. Go, Keith R. McCrae, Harsh Vardhan Upreti, Ming Y. Lim, Nicole K. Kocher, Radhika Gangaraju, X. Long Zheng, Jay S. Raval, Camila Masias, Spero R. Cataland, Marshall Mazepa, Shruti Chaturvedi

“…In the USTMA registry, median clinical RFS was shorter after the second or subsequent rituximab-treated episode than the first (2.1 vs 6.0 years; P = .04). White patients’ clinical relapse risk after the second and subsequent rituximab courses was not significantly different compared with the first (hazard ratio [HR], 1.86; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.22-15.80; P = .57), whereas for Black patients, clinical relapse risk was significantly higher after the second or subsequent courses (HR, 2.82; 95% CI, 1.52-5.24; P = .001). …”
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Metabolic Phenotyping of Adipose-Derived Stem Cells Reveals a Unique Signature and Intrinsic Differences between Fat Pads by Camille Lefevre, Baptiste Panthu, Danielle Naville, Sylvie Guibert, Claudie Pinteur, Bénédicte Elena-Herrmann, Hubert Vidal, Gilles J. P. Rautureau, Anne Mey

“…White adipose tissues are functionally heterogeneous and differently manage the excess of energy supply. …”
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Monocytes serve as Shiga toxin carriers during the development of hemolytic uremic syndrome by Xinlei Sun, Shuang Qu, Fenglian Zhou, Fujie Shi, Yunfei Wu, Lin Gu, Minghui Liu, Zhen Bian, Lei Shi, Zhihong Liu, Yuan Liu, Ke Zen

“…Through single-cell sequencing analysis of Stx2-B-bound peripheral white blood cells sorted by flow cytometry, we observe that nearly all monocytes exhibit strong Stx2-B binding, whereas less than 10% of neutrophils are associated with Stx2-B, albeit with a lower affinity. …”
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Transparent Celadon with Phase-Separated Structure: Study on the Technological Characteristics and Coloring Mechanism of Celadons from the Lieshan Kiln by Qijiang Li, Jingyun Wang, Chao Chen, Tao Fang, Chenyi Gao, Jinwei Li

“…Previous scholars fixated on the white porcelain unearthed from this kiln, yet this study zeroed in on celadon from the Northern Song and Jin Dynasties. …”
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A Novel Oxidative Stress Mediator in Acute Appendicitis: Thiol/Disulphide Homeostasis by Sefa Ozyazici, Faruk Karateke, Umit Turan, Adnan Kuvvetli, Huseyin Kilavuz, Burak Karakaya, Pınar Ozaltun, Murat Alısık, Ozcan Erel

“…Age, gender, body mass index (BMI), haemoglobin (Hb), white blood cell (WBC), c-reactive protein (CRP), and thiol/disulphide homeostasis parameters (native thiol, total thiol, disulphide, disulphide/native thiol, native thiol/total thiol, and disulphide/total thiol ratios) were compared between the groups. …”
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Effects of prophylactic antibiotic administration and antibiotic timing on culture results and clinical outcomes of paediatric musculoskeletal infection: a protocol for a randomise... by Chao You, Yibiao Zhou, Zhiyong Liu, Chao Deng, Yongjie Xia, Dechao Wu, Liangfu Xie, Bing E, Jingming Han

“…In addition, the disease-related markers including white blood cell count, C reactive protein, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, vital signs as well as the length of hospital stay will be measured or recorded accordingly. …”
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Comprehensive Assessment of the Risk of Symptomatic Embolism in Patients With Infective Endocarditis by Sebastian D. Santos‐Patarroyo, Juan A. Quintero‐Martinez, Brian D. Lahr, Supavit Chesdachai, Daniel C. DeSimone, Hector R. Villarraga, Hector I. Michelena, Larry M. Baddour

“…Overall, 779 patients with IE were included, of whom 517 (66.4%) were men, median age was 65.0 (interquartile range, 52.9–74.8) years, and 89.3% were White. In total, 234 patients had a symptomatic embolic event, a 30‐day cumulative incidence of 30.2%. …”
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Multi-dimensional evidence from the UK Biobank shows the impact of diet and macronutrient intake on aging by Chen Zhu, Youfa Wang, Xiaosong Yang, Qiran Zhao, Wenyan Xu, Xiaolu Wang, Yanjun Liang, Qihui Chen, Shenggen Fan

“…High-dimensional Fixed Effects (HDFE) models were used to assess associations between dietary factors and aging measures, including telomere length, phenotypic age, and brain grey/white matter volumes. Multivariable Mendelian Randomization (MVMR) was employed to explore causal links between macronutrient consumption and aging outcomes. …”
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Unveiling the novel role of circadian rhythms in sepsis and septic shock: unexplored implications for chronotherapy by Stewart D. Ramsay, Stewart D. Ramsay, Stewart D. Ramsay, Marni A. Nenke, Marni A. Nenke, Emily J. Meyer, Emily J. Meyer, David J. Torpy, David J. Torpy, Richard L. Young, Richard L. Young, Richard L. Young, Richard L. Young

“…Examples of circadian disruptions during sepsis and septic shock include alteration or loss of hormonal rhythms controlling blood pressure and inflammation, white blood cell counts, and cytokine secretions. …”
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Plasma Asprosin Levels Are Associated with Glucose Metabolism, Lipid, and Sex Hormone Profiles in Females with Metabolic-Related Diseases by Xing Li, Mingyu Liao, Rufei Shen, Linlin Zhang, Hua Hu, Jun Wu, Xiuli Wang, Hua Qu, Shaodong Guo, Min Long, Hongting Zheng

“…Asprosin is a white adipose tissue-derived hormone that increases abnormally in mammals with insulin resistance. …”
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Evaluation of IL-29 in Euthyroid Patients with Graves’ Orbitopathy: A Preliminary Study by Bogusz Falkowski, Ewelina Szczepanek-Parulska, Nadia Sawicka-Gutaj, Aleksandra Krygier, Marek Ruchala

“…The following parameters were evaluated in every participant: thyroid-related hormones and autoantibodies and inflammatory markers (white blood cells, hsCRP). ELISA assay was applied to measure the concentration of IL-29. …”
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Effects of Light Intensity and Irrigation Method on Growth, Quality, and Anthocyanin Content of Red Oak Lettuce (<i>Lactuca sativa</i> var. <i>cripspa</i> L.) Cultivated in a Plant... by Thanit Ruangsangaram, Pariyanuj Chulaka, Kriengkrai Mosaleeyanon, Panita Chutimanukul, Michiko Takagaki, Na Lu

“…Two light intensities (300 and 400 µmol m⁻² s⁻¹) with white LEDs and two irrigation methods (circulating vs. non-circulating irrigation) were applied seven days before harvesting. …”
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Integrated transmission expansion planning incorporating fault current limiting devices and thyristor-controlled series compensation using meta-heuristic optimization techniques by Abdulaziz Almalaq, Khalid Alqunun, Rabeh Abbassi, Ziad M. Ali, Mohamed M. Refaat, Shady H. E. Abdel Aleem

“…The ten meta-heuristic algorithms considered in this study include Sinh Cosh Optimizer, Walrus Optimizer, Snow Geese Algorithm, Triangulation Topology Aggregation Optimizer, Electric Eel Foraging Optimization, Kepler Optimization Algorithm (KOA), Dung Beetle Optimizer, Sea-Horse Optimizer, Special Relativity Search, and White Shark Optimizer (WSO). Three TEP models incorporating fault current limiters and thyristor-controlled series compensation devices are utilized to evaluate the performance of the meta-heuristic algorithms, each representing a different scale and complexity level. …”
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Large-scale analysis highlights obesity as a risk factor for chronic, non-communicable inflammatory diseases by Sadegh Mousavi, Katja Bieber, Henner Zirpel, Artem Vorobyev, Henning Olbrich, Cristian Papara, Cristian Papara, David A. De Luca, David A. De Luca, Diamant Thaci, Enno Schmidt, Gabriele Riemekasten, Peter Lamprecht, Matthias Laudes, Khalaf Kridin, Khalaf Kridin, Khalaf Kridin, Ralf J. Ludwig, Ralf J. Ludwig

“…In race-stratified analysis, overweight and obesity were linked to a higher risk for seven CIDs in White individuals and to one CID in “Black or African American” individuals.ConclusionOverweight and obesity increase the risk for the majority of CIDs in a sex- and race-specific manner.…”
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Influence of bleaching gels containing 45S5 Bioglass on enamel color, surface roughness, and microhardness by Rafael Dascanio, Camila Siqueira Silva Coelho, Marina Trevelin Souza, Edgar Dutra Zanotto, Vanessa Cavalli

“…Color parameters (ΔL, Δa, Δb), color change (ΔE00), whiteness index (ΔWID), surface roughness average (ΔRa), and microhardness were measured at baseline (T0), 24 h (T1), and 14 days after bleaching treatment (T2). …”
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Apathy Is Correlated with Widespread Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) Impairment in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis by Cinzia Femiano, Francesca Trojsi, Giuseppina Caiazzo, Mattia Siciliano, Carla Passaniti, Antonio Russo, Alvino Bisecco, Mario Cirillo, Maria Rosaria Monsurrò, Fabrizio Esposito, Gioacchino Tedeschi, Gabriella Santangelo

“…Self-rated Apathy Evaluation Scale (AES) scores and self-rated apathy T-scores of the Frontal Systems Behavior (FrSBe) scale were found inversely correlated to FA measures (p<.05, TFCE corrected) in widespread white matter (WM) areas, including several associative fiber tracts in the frontal, temporal, and parietal lobes. …”
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Dynamic Detection of Monocyte Subsets in Peripheral Blood of Patients with Acute Hypertriglyceridemic Pancreatitis by Junyuan Zheng, Junjie Fan, Chunlan Huang, Yingying Lu, Zehua Huang, Xingpeng Wang, Yue Zeng

“…In HTGP, the percentage of M1 monocytes in white blood cells was significantly higher on days 1, 3, and 7, while M2 monocyte percentage was decreased on day 3, compared with ABP (P<0.05). …”
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Postoperative Opioid Consumption After Discharge: An Update From the Michigan Surgical Quality Collaborative Registry by Ashwin J. Kulkarni, BS, Vidhya Gunaseelan, MBA, MS, MHA, Chad M. Brummett, MD, Jennifer Waljee, MD, MPH, MSc, Michael Englesbe, MD, Mark C. Bicket, MD, PhD

“…Results:. 39,493 opioid-naive surgical patients (average age 53.8 years [SD 16.4], 56.3% female, 19.1% non-White, 43.9% with public insurance) were included. …”
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Variations in the diagnostic performance of transurethral resection of bladder tumor with photodynamic diagnosis according to surgical experience: A retrospective, single-center st... by Shuhei Suzuki, Yoshiyuki Nagumo, Kosuke Kojo, Atsushi Ikeda, Bunpei Isoda, Akane Yamaguchi, Kozaburo Tanuma, Satoshi Nitta, Masanobu Shiga, Takashi Kawahara, Shuya Kandori, Akio Hoshi, Hiromitsu Negoro, Bryan J. Mathis, Hiroyuki Nishiyama

“…Sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy rates were calculated based on PDD or white light (WL) findings and pathologic diagnosis. …”
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