High-sensitive cardiac troponin T and NT-proBNP are associated with the left ventricular apical thickness in apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy by Meng Zhang, Wei Gao, Xiaotong Cui, Xueting Han, Yamei Xu, Jingmin Zhou, Junbo Ge

“…Results A total of 267 AHCM patients were enrolled. They were divided into hs-cTNT normal (129, 48.3%) and abnormal (138, 51.7%) group. …”
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The Impact of Hangeshashinto on Symptoms and Gut Microbiota in Diarrhea-type Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Retrospective Analysis by Naohisa Yoshida, Takeshi Yasuda, Yoshikazu Inagaki, Daisuke Hasegawa, Kohei Fukumoto, Takaaki Murakami, Ryohei Hirose, Osamu Dohi, Kazuhiko Uchiyama, Tomohisa Takagi, Yoshito Itoh

“…The stool frequency per week before and after HST was 21.7±18.2 vs. 14.0±12.6 (p<0.001). Significant differences in gut microbiota β diversity were observed, although α diversity was not significantly changed. …”
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Maternal and Fetal Lipid and Adipokine Profiles and Their Association with Obesity by Mario Solis-Paredes, Salvador Espino y Sosa, Guadalupe Estrada-Gutierrez, Sonia Nava-Salazar, Veronica Ortega-Castillo, Mario Rodriguez-Bosch, Eyerahi Bravo-Flores, Aurora Espejel-Nuñez, Maricruz Tolentino-Dolores, Rubí Gaona-Estudillo, Nancy Martinez-Bautista, Otilia Perichart-Perera

“…A significant inverse association between maternal resistin and fetal LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) (r=-0.327; p=0.022) was observed. A positive correlation was found between maternal and fetal resistin (r=0.358; p=0.013). …”
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Evaluasi Manajemen Keamanan Informasi Menggunakan Indeks Keamanan Informasi (KAMI) pada Jaringan (Studi Kasus: UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta) by Rizki Dewantara, Bambang Sugiantoro

“…This research was conducted to optimize the information security process so that it can work according to the KAMI index standards. …”
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Comparison of vaginal versus intramuscular progesterone in programmed cycles for frozen-thawed blastocyst transfer in patients with endometriosis by Ziqi Jin, Guoxia Yang, Tianrui Wen, Benyu Miao, Chen Wang, Qingyan Zhang, Fang Gu, Yanwen Xu

“…Similarly, there was no statistically significant difference in miscarriage rates between the two groups (16.85% versus 24.51%; aOR 1.57, 95% CI 0.90–2.75). In the subgroup analysis in patients classified as r-ASRM stages I-II, clinical pregnancy rate of vaginal progesterone group was significantly higher than that of intramuscular group (aOR 0.74, 95% CI 0.58–0.93, P = 0.011). …”
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Daily Usage of Proton Pump Inhibitors May Reduce the Severity of Critical Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Elderly Patients by Hidetaka Matsuda, Takuto Nosaka, Yu Akazawa, Yasushi Saito, Yoshihiko Ozaki, Kazuto Takahashi, Tatsushi Naito, Kazuya Ofuji, Masahiro Ohtani, Katsushi Hiramatsu, Yasunari Nakamoto

“…The relationships of PPI use and dose with the clinical symptoms of UGIB were also analyzed. Results. Among the 97 patients, 17 (17.5%) habitually used PPIs. The rate of habitual PPI use was significantly higher in the mild group, indicating as an independent factor contributing to a reduction in the severity of UGIB in a multiple logistic regression analysis (30.6% vs. 4.2%; OR 10.147; 95% CI 2.174–47.358, P<0.01). …”
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Causes of revision hip arthroplasty after hemiarthroplasty for femoral neck fracture by Alexander N. Tsed, Nikita E. Mushtin, Alexander K. Dulaev

“…It should be noted that infections among patients from Groups 2 and 3 developed up to 24.7 months after primary arthroplasty. Conclusions. …”
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Uvodnik by Rok Kostanjšek, Aleksandra Lešnik, Matjaž Bedjanič

“…Vendar pa to ne pomeni, da je revija, ki je pred vami vezana izključno na rezultate Raziskovalnih taborov študentov biologije. …”
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Association between Serum Adiponectin and Atrial Fibrillation: A Case-Control Study Stratified by Age and Gender by Tongjian Zhu, Zhuo Wang, Songyun Wang, Wei Hu, Hui Chen, Jing Xie, Meng Wang, Kezhong Ma, Hong Jiang

“…Subgroup analysis showed that higher adiponectin was independently associated with AF in women (OR 1.893, 95% CI 1.160–3.089, P=0.011) and in patients aged < 65 years (OR 1.453, 95% CI 1.023–2.064, P=0.037), but not in men or those aged ≥ 65 years. …”
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Green Extraction of Bioactives from <i>Curcuma longa</i> Using Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents: Unlocking Antioxidative, Antimicrobial, Antidiabetic, and Skin Depigmentation Potenti... by Jelena Jovanović, Marko Jović, Jelena Trifković, Katarina Smiljanić, Uroš Gašić, Maja Krstić Ristivojević, Petar Ristivojević

“…Furthermore, NADES 14 (ChCl/lactic acid/water 1:2:5) demonstrated the strongest tyrosinase inhibition (98.7%), supporting its potential for skin-brightening applications, including notable α-amylase inhibition exceeding 90%. …”
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5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase C677T gene polymorphism as a risk factor for premature coronary artery disease in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus by Nisreen O. Mohammed, Ibtisam A. Ali, Bahaelddin K. Elamin, Bakri Osman Saeed

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Chronic kidney disease progression in patients with previous type 2 diabetes and/or hypertension: a population-based cohort study from primary care in Spain by David Vizcaya, Betlem Salvador-González, Oriol Cunillera-Puértolas, Sílvia Cobo-Guerrero, José Romano-Sánchez, Daniel Bundó-Luque, Ariadna Arbiol-Roca

“…Subdistributional hazard ratios (sHRs) were estimated using Cox regression adjusted for confounders.Results Compared with the CKD without hypertension and T2D group, adjusted sHRs (95% CIs) for SKI/kidney failure were 1.77 (1.65 to 1.89) for CKD with hypertension and T2D, 1.50 (1.41 to 1.59) for CKD with hypertension and 1.21 (1.09 to 1.34) for CKD with T2D, and for kidney failure were 1.24 (1.10 to 1.39) for CKD with hypertension, 0.74 (0.61 to 0.90) for CKD with T2D and 1.09 (0.96 to 1.24) for CKD with hypertension and T2D. …”
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Fine-scale satellite-based monitoring of temperature and vegetation cover in microclimates, distribution ranges, and landscape connectivity for Neurergus kaiseri (Kaiser’s mountain... by Peyman Karami, Sajad Tavakoli, Mina Esmaeili

“…Sub-basin 1 had the highest NDVI increase in 307.35 km2 of suitable habitat, and sub-basin 2 experienced the highest NDVI decrease over 46.45 km2. …”
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Vermicomposting of coir pith and cow manure: Influence of initial total phenolic content on earthworms’ performance by Kanokwan Pundee, Saengchai Akeprathumchai, Sudarut Tripetchkul

“…Method: The earthworm activities and performance during vermicomposting of coir pith and cow manure containing 4.8 (T0), 6.4 (T1), 7.2 (T2), 8.8 (T3), 10.3 (T4) and 12.7 (T5) mg initial TPC g-1 substrate using Eudrilus eugeniae were investigated. …”
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Clinical and molecular characteristics and long-term outcomes of pediatric intracranial meningiomas: a comprehensive analysis from a single neurosurgical center by Leihao Ren, Jiaojiao Deng, Hiroaki Wakimoto, Qing Xie, Ye Gong, Lingyang Hua

“…Result 40 females (54.1%) and 34 males (45.9%) patients, with the gender ratio of 1.18:1, were identified. 9 (12.2%) cases were clinically diagnosed as NF2-related Schwannomatosis (NF2-SWN), while 65 (87.8%) were sporadic. Ventricular location was found in 16 patients (21.6%). 19 patients (25.7%) experienced recurrence during a median follow-up period of 33 months (range 2 -145.25 months). …”
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The Autoimmune Profiles in the Etiopathogenesis of Granulomatous Lobular Mastitis by Lu Xie, Jiamei Feng, Qingqian Gao, Wenchao Qu, Shijun Shao, Jiaye Sun, Xueqing Wu, Hua Wan

“…Methods: Samples from GLM patients and fibroadenoma (FA) controls admitted to Shuguang Hospital between July 2021 and July 2022 were analyzed. Patients (107 GLM, 73 FA) underwent humoral immunity (C3, C4, IgG, IgM, IgE and IgA), cellular immunity (CD3+CD4+ T cells, CD3+CD8+ T cells, regulatory T cells and CD4/CD8 ratio) and cytokines (IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, IL-12 and TNF-α) tests. …”
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Association of lung health and cardiovascular health (Life’s Essential 8) by Wanjia Zhang, Menglong Zou, Junyao Liang, Dexu Zhang, Man Zhou, Hui Feng, Chusen Tang, Jie Xiao, Zhan Yi, Yin Xu

“…In the fully adjusted model, the high LE8 group had significantly lower odds of asthma (OR = 0.42; 95% CI = 0.29, 0.59) and chronic bronchitis (OR = 0.27; 95% CI = 0.15, 0.49) compared to the low LE8 group. …”
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Percepções vivenciadas por graduandos de enfermagem em cenário de telessimulação sobre a hipoglicemia neonatal by Nylze Helena Guillarducci Rocha, Gabriella Gomes Lopes Prata, Janaína Aparecida Maia Silva, Rubinéia Stefania da Silva, Maria Paula Custódio Silva, Luciana Mara Monti Fonseca, Divanice Contim

“…A produção de dados ocorreu entre agosto e setembro de 2021, por meio de plataforma virtual, com questões para autoavaliação da atividade, foi submetida à análise de conteúdo de Bardin. …”
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Detection and characterization of multidrug resistant Escherichia coli carrying virulence gene isolated from broilers in Bangladesh by Md. Sirazul Islam, Chandan Nath, F. M. Yasir Hasib, Tahia Ahmed Logno, Md. Helal Uddin, Mohammad Mahmudul Hassan, Sharmin Chowdhury

“…The prevalence of VAGs was astA (56.50%), iucD (31.07%), iss (21.47%), irp2 (15.82%) and cva/cvi (3.39%), respectively. …”
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Relationship between Serum Levels of OPG and TGF-β with Decreasing Rate of BMD in Native Chinese Women by Xi-Yu Wu, Yi-Qun Peng, Hong Zhang, Hui Xie, Zhi-Feng Sheng, Xiang-Hang Luo, Ru-Chun Dai, Hou-De Zhou, Xian-Ping Wu, Er-Yuan Liao

“…Multiple linear regression stepwise analysis showed that serum OPG could explain 1.4–3.7% of BDR variation. Serum TGF-β1 was a positive determinant of BDR and could explain 5.3–13.3% of BDR variation.…”
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