Evaluation of serum Cystatin C as a predictor of eGFR in type 2 diabetic patients with nephropathy by Aqsa Fatima, Pooran Mal, Zoheb Rafique Memon, Mukesh Kumar, Haseeb Jameel Memon, Misbah Fatima

“…One-way ANOVA, Pearson correlation test, and Linear regression analysis were done to analyze the data. Results: A total of 113 patients were analyzed, with a mean age of 55.5±6.1 years. …”
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Evaluation and Management of Urological Complications Following Pediatric Kidney Transplantation: Experience from a Single Tertiary Center by Maria Sangermano, Enrico Montagnani, Serena Vigezzi, Marco Moi, Alessandro Morlacco, Nicola Bertazza Partigiani, Elisa Benetti

“…Demographic and clinical data were analyzed. Urological complications were categorized as early, intermediate, or late based on their onset time. …”
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The Association Between the CALLY Index and All-Cause Mortality in Patients with COPD: Results from the Cohort Study of NHANES 2007–2010 by Ding Y, Liu Y, Yu J, Cai C, Fu L, Zhu J, Yang S, Jiang Y, Wang J

“…This index provides a thorough assessment of a patient’s inflammation level, nutritional condition, and immunological function. The objective of this study is to examine the correlation between the CALLY index and all-cause mortality in COPD patients.Methods: We calculated the CALLY index using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) for the 2007– 2008 and 2009– 2010 cycles, extracted from the participants’ peripheral blood samples. …”
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miR-21 and Pellino-1 Expression Profiling in Autoimmune Premature Ovarian Insufficiency by Xinran Li, Jiaxin Xie, Qingru Wang, Huihua Cai, Chuhai Xie, Xiafei Fu

“…Serum miR-21, Peli1 mRNA of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and regulatory T cells (Tregs), general status, spleen Tregs ratio, inflammatory factors, ovarian endocrine function, and ovarian structure were evaluated. For autoimmune POI patients, serum miR-21, PBMCs Peli1 mRNA levels, general data, immune parameters, hormone levels, and ultrasound examinations were obtained. …”
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Correlation between serum inflammatory factors and psychosomatic syndrome in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: an observational study by Wenjing Zhang, Yujuan Cui, Ling Sun, Chunlin Tu, Yanfang Yu

“…After obtaining consent, we collected demographic data, blood routine results, albumin, prealbumin, lung function metrics, mMRC, CAT scores, and other parameters. …”
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The application value of multimodal ultrasound imaging technology in the prediction of early-stage type 2 diabetic kidney disease by Dan Wang, Wenping Wang, Santing Xiang, Caifeng Xia, Yuan Zhang, Lingling Zhang

“…Significant differences were observed in the renal function-related indicators assessed across the three groups, including Cystatin C, β2-microglobulin (β2-MG), serum retinol-binding protein (S-RBP), serum creatinine (Scr), plasma urea nitrogen (PUN), estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), urine neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (U-NGAL), urine retinol-binding protein (U-RBP), urine N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminidase (U-NAG) and urinary albumin excretion rates (UAER) (p < 0.05), whereas no significant differences were found in eGFR, Scr and PUN levels between the control group and the T2DM group. …”
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TATPat based explainable EEG model for neonatal seizure detection by Turker Tuncer, Sengul Dogan, Irem Tasci, Burak Tasci, Rena Hajiyeva

“…Abstract The most cost-effective data collection method is electroencephalography (EEG) to obtain meaningful information about the brain. …”
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The Effect of Hydrogen Peroxide on Biogas and Methane Produced from Batch Mesophilic Anaerobic Digestion of Spent Coffee Grounds by Siham Sayoud, Kerroum Derbal, Antonio Panico, Ludovico Pontoni, Massimiliano Fabbricino, Francesco Pirozzi, Abderrezzaq Benalia

“…Further, while previous research has established oxidative pretreatment efficacy, this study uniquely combines the empirical analysis of H₂O₂ pretreatment with a detailed kinetic modeling approach using the modified Gompertz (MG) and logistic function (LF) models to estimate kinetic parameters and determine the accuracy of fit. …”
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Changes and Correlation Between Hormones, Immunoglobulins, and Minerals in Blood Serum and Hair of Tianzhu White Yaks of Different Ages and Gender by Yunqi Deng, Bingang Shi, Youpeng Qi, Zhihao Luo, Changze Cui, Shaopeng Chen, Xuelan Zhou, Zhidong Zhao, Xiaolan Zhang, Jiang Hu

“…These research findings provide data support for applied research into evaluating the overall health status of yaks through the growth status of hair or by measuring the mineral content in hair in a non-invasive way.…”
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Reading the Sufi Discourse in the Patterns and Design of Heriz Carpets: A Study from the Late 13th to the Late 14th Century by Azam Rasooli, Kazem Chalipa, ali asghar shirazi, Seyed Jalal Eedin Bassam

“…Over a hundred samples of Heriz carpets were analyzed using content analysis to achieve thematic saturation. The results suggest that Sufi discourse influenced designs of these carpets a also altered their function. …”
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Effect of Intramuscular Injection of Vitamin D on 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels, Glycaemic Control, and Liver Enzymes in Libyan Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Hafsa M. Alemam, Mouna M. ElJilani, Abdulla M. Bashein

“…Their serum 25(OH)D, fasting blood glucose (FBG), and liver enzymes were measured at the baseline and 12 weeks after treatment with vitamin D (200,000 IU) injection monthly for 3 months. Data analysis involved the estimation of mean ± standard error (SE) and comparison of means between pre and post-treatment values using paired t-test. …”
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Experience of using combined thermal and low-frequency stimulation in patients with lumbar sciatica by R. A. Bodrova, A. A. Ismagilova, A. R. Kamaleeva

“…Materials and methods. A retrospective analysis of statistical data was carried out on 90 patients in the department of medical rehabilitation of patients with dysfunction of the peripheral nervous system and the musculoskeletal system of the treatment and rehabilitation center of the State Autonomous Healthcare Institution "City Clinical Hospital No. 7 named after M. …”
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Hemoglobin glycation index and mortality risk in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease patients: a novel U-shaped association by Mengjie Zhao, Ning Sun, Yurong Cheng, Wantong Zhang, Jinjin Ji, Qiuyan Li, Fang Lu, Weiliang Weng

“…HGI could potentially function as a useful and dependable marker for evaluating all-cause mortality and cardiovascular mortality in MASLD patients.…”
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A Novel Percutaneous Volume Reduction Technique for Giant Emphysematous Bullae: Combined Percutaneous Erythromycin Sclerotherapy With Bronchoscopic Occlusion by Wang Z, Liu Z, Zhang W, Liu W, Tan J, Li X, Wu H, Li Y, Deng H, Chen J, Chen L

“…George’s Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ), 6-minute walk test (6MWT), modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) score, pulmonary function, and blood gas analysis were assessed before the procedure, at discharge, and 6 months post-procedure. …”
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P-97 THE ROLE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS IN METABOLIC DYSFUNCTION ASSOCIATED STEATOTIC LIVER DISEASE. A PILOT STUDY by Larissa Aleman Franco, Paula Gonzalez Sandoval, Mauro Rojas Zúñiga, Nicolas Ortiz López, Maximo Cattaneo Buteler, Juan Pablo Roblero Cum, Jaime Poniachik Teller, Caroll J Beltrán Muñoz

“…Liver function and liver damage was evaluated by blood test and imaging (echography, Fibroscan and magnetic nuclear resonance) respectively. …”
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Observation on the efficacy of TPO receptor agonists and platelet transfusion in chemotherapy-induced thrombocytopenia in malignant tumors by Huan Hu, Dongmei Lei, Yan Liang

“…The clinical efficacy of the three groups was compared, including platelet levels at different time points during treatment, platelet recovery time (time to reach < 50 × 109/L, ≥ 75–100 × 109/L, and ≥ 100 × 109/L), changes in serum cytokine levels (PF4, TPO, vWF) before and after treatment, and fluctuations in coagulation function indicators (APTT, PT, FIB) before and after treatment to analyze the effectiveness of each treatment regimen. …”
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The role of paraproteins in kidney damage in patients with lymphoproliferative diseases by O. N. Pysarevskaya, A. N. Kotelnikova, S. P. Kazakov, N. P. Potekhin, O. A. Rukavitsyn

“…Perhaps kidney damage is associated with the physicochemical properties of monoclonal proteins.The objective of the study was to determine the relationship between the type of monoclonal paraprotein, its level of secretion, and kidney damage in lymphoproliferative diseasesMaterials and methods. A retrospective analysis of the data of 108 patients with lymphoproliferative diseases accompanied by paraproteinemia and kidney damage was performed. …”
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Isolated carcinomatosis of the abdominal cavity in women: the features of immunophenotypes and morphometric parameters. by О. V. Poslavska, I. S. Shponka, O. A. Savchenko, M. Yu. Petrova

“…Materials and methods. A retrospective analysis of clinical data, histological and IHC characteristics of biopsy material of 24 women with isolated abdominal carcinomatosis at the age of 28 to 81 years (mean 56.29±14.68, median 58.5) and 46 cases of primary ovarian tumors of women at the age of 27 to 76 years (mean 52.17±12.72, median 53.5), was performed to determine differential diagnostic criteria. …”
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Genetic and transcriptional insights into immune checkpoint blockade response and survival: lessons from melanoma and beyond by Jiaxin Wen, Yanfeng Wang, Song Wang, Yuxin Liang, Xiaozhen Hu, Qiuxiang Ou, Hua Bao, Kuo Zhao, Youyu Wang

“…Methods We analyzed genomic and transcriptomic data from pretreatment tumor samples of 342 melanoma patients treated with ICIs to identify mutations and expression signatures associated with ICI response and survival. …”
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Comparison of surgical treatments for hip and knee periprosthetic joint infections using the desirability of outcome ranking in a prospective multicentre study by B. P. Johns, B. P. Johns, M. R. Loewenthal, M. R. Loewenthal, D. C. Dewar, D. C. Dewar, L. A. Manning, L. A. Manning, J. S. Davis, J. S. Davis

“…A desirability of outcome ranking for PJI (DOOR-PJI) unifies joint function, infection cure and mortality into one outcome. …”
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