What are the lived healthcare experiences of patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis? A community-based qualitative interview study by Sheila Greenfield, Gideon Hirschfield, Jayne Parry, Katherine Arndtz, Madeline Cameron

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Safety and Biodistribution of an Autologous Bone Marrow-Derived Mononuclear Cell Infusion into Renal Arteries in Patients with Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis: A Phase 1 Study by Bruno Freire Botelho, André Luis Barreira, Marcio Gomes Filippo, Karina Dutra Asensi, Lanuza A P Faccioli, Anna Beatriz dos Santos Salgado, Elizabeth Figueiredo de Salles, Carlos Eduardo Cruz Marques, Pedro Leme Silva, Regina Coeli dos Santos Goldenberg, Angelo Maiolino, Bianca Gutfilen, Sergio Augusto Lopes de Souza, Maurilo Leite Junior, Marcelo Marcos Morales

“…A transient increase in creatinine was observed after the cell therapy, with improvement on day 30. 99mTc-BMDMCs were detected in both kidneys and counts were higher after 2 hr compared with 24 hr. …”
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Role of CXCL10 released from osteocytes in response to TNF-α stimulation on osteoclasts by Mariko Miura, Hideki Kitaura, Fumitoshi Ohori, Kohei Narita, Jiayi Ren, Takahiro Noguchi, Aseel Marahleh, Jinghan Ma, Angyi Lin, Ziqiu Fan, Itaru Mizoguchi

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Desertification risk assessment and management program by M. Akbari, M. Ownegh, H.R. Asgari, A. Sadoddin, H. Khosravi

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Diagnostic Performance of Soluble Triggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid Cells-1 in Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia of Patients with Ischemic Stroke by Yuetian Yu, Cheng Zhu, Chunyan Liu, Yuan Gao, Rong Yin, Jianguo Cao

“…Patients with VAP showed significantly higher sTREM-1 in BALF [32.35 (IQR, 30.08–41.72) versus 18.92 (11.89–31.72)] pg/mL and in EBC [1.57 (IQR, 1.02–2.61) versus 0.41 (0.19–1.61)] pg/mL than patients without VAP. …”
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Solar Irradiance Ramp Classification Using the IBEDI (Irradiance-Based Extreme Day Identification) Method by Llinet Benavides Cesar, Oscar Perpiñán-Lamigueiro

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Risk of first venous thrombosis by comparing different thrombin generation assay conditions: results from the MEGA case-control study. by Kristien Winckers, Eugenia Biguzzi, Stella Thomassen, Alexandra Heinzmann, Frits R. Rosendaal, Tilman Mathias Hackeng, Astrid van Hylckama Vlieg

“…We calculated odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals of a first VTE for different TG categories. Results: Under all assay conditions the thrombin peak height was associated with VTE risk: peak height > 75th percentile, at low TF odds ratio (OR) 6.8 (95% confidence interval (CI) 5.5 – 8.3), at high TF, odds ratio 3.0 (95% CI 2.5 – 3.6) and at high TF + APC, OR 3.8 (95% CI 3.2 - 4.5), all compared with a peak height < 25th percentile obtained in controls. …”
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To do or not to do? – Endometrial biopsy in younger women with abnormal uterine bleeding by Sandra Lynn Jaya-Bodestyne, Marlene Samantha Goh, Madeline Chan Hiu Gwan, Sonali Prashant Chonkar, Khurshid Merchant, Manisha Mathur

“…Objective: Abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) can be associated with underlying endometrial pathology. The current existing guidelines discuss the role of endometrial biopsy in women 40 years old and above, however, there are no clear recommendations for younger women. …”
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Impacts of PM on Indoor Air Quality of Airport Terminal Buildings in a Core City of North China Plain by Yunting Zhao, Wenhui Zheng, Simeng Ma, Weikai Kong, Bo Han, Jian Yu

“…Significant diurnal variations of Respiratory deposition dose (RDD) were observed under various exposure durations. Our results highlight the need for further monitoring and improving the air quality in the terminal buildings.…”
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Biomarkers to predict the outcomes of surgical intervention for aortic dissection by Abanob G. Hanna, Fabian Jimenez Contreras, Omar M. Sharaf, Griffin P. Stinson, Philip J. Hess

“…Results For patients who underwent repair for type A dissection, a preoperative elevated SII was associated with inferior 30-day survival (hazard ratio: 3.532, 95% confidence interval: 1.719–7.255, p = 0.001) and increased rates of adverse cardiovascular events. …”
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Magnetohydrodynamics of nanofluid internal forced convection: A review and outlook for practical applications by Victor O. Adogbeji, Emmanuel O. Atofarati, Mohsen Sharifpur, Josua P. Meyer

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Incidence of Surgical Site Infection and Factors Associated among Cesarean Deliveries in Selected Government Hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2019 by Hana Lijaemiro, Semarya Berhe Lemlem, Jembere Tesfaye Deressa

“…From 166 participants who completed 30-day follow-up, 25 (15%) of the participants developed surgical site infection. …”
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Association between nutritional status, daily nutrition delivery and clinical outcomes of critically ill adult patients admitted to the intensive care unit: a protocol for Isfahan... by Awat Feizi, Sabrina Schlesinger, Nafiseh Shokri-Mashhadi, Somayeh Rajaii, Milad Nasiri Jounaghani

“…The patient’s identity will be considered confidential and will not be revealed or published under any circumstances; all provisions of laws governing personal data protection will be observed. …”
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Evaluating the Functionality of Conjunctiva Using a Rabbit Dry Eye Model by Yuan Ning, Dhruva Bhattacharya, Richard E. Jones, Fangkun Zhao, Rongji Chen, Jinsong Zhang, Mingwu Wang

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Wii-Fit for Improving Gait and Balance in an Assisted Living Facility: A Pilot Study by Kalpana P. Padala, Prasad R. Padala, Timothy R. Malloy, Jenenne A. Geske, Patricia M. Dubbert, Richard A. Dennis, Kimberly K. Garner, Melinda M. Bopp, William J. Burke, Dennis H. Sullivan

“…In both groups the intervention occurred under supervision for 30 minutes daily, five times a week for eight weeks. …”
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Sequential separation of anti-diabetic drugs in the presence of melamine as impurity using chromatographic methods by Maimana A. Magdy, Maha M. Abdelrahman, Doaa G. Mohamed, Amal B. Ahmed

“…The ratio of methanol to sodium dodecyl sulfate in the mobile phase was 70:30 (v/v). The flow rate of the mobile phase was established at a rate of 1.5 mL/min. …”
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GLOBAL SCIENCE GOVERNANCE: CASE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS by M. V. Kharkevich, M. Yu. Tumanova, D. S. Korobov, S. N. Nedelko

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Conceptual Transformations of Public Diplomacy by M. M. Lebedeva

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Investigations on the Wear Rate of Sintering Diamond Core Bit during the Hole Drilling Process of Al2O3 Bulletproof Ceramics by Lei Zheng, Chen Zhang, Xianglong Dong, Shitian Zhao, Weidong Wu, Zhi Cui, Yaoqing Ren

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Development of Predictive Models for Progression from Diabetic Kidney Disease to End-Stage Renal Disease in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Hu H, Mu X, Zhao S, Yang M, Zhou H

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