Association between Serum Uric Acid Levels and Perinatal Outcome in Women with Preeclampsia by Robinson Uchenna Ugwuanyi, Irozuruike Munachiso Chiege, Felix Eke Agwu, George Uchenna Eleje, Nonso Martin Ifediorah

“…Women with elevated serum uric acid levels (˃6 mg/dL) were found to be 4 times more likely to have severe preeclampsia (P=0.022, OR = 4.00, 95% CI = 1.225–13.056), 66 times more likely to have APGAR score ˂7 in the first minute (P<0.001, OR = 66.00, 95% CI = 6.991–623.128), and 3 times more likely to have lower birth weight (P=0.038, OR = 3.400, 95% CI = 1.073–10.775) than those with normal serum uric acid levels. …”
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Development of Nutrient-Rich Injera Using Amaranthus Leaf/Grain and Teff Flours: A Study on Nutritional Value, Sensory Characteristics, and Storage Stability by Betelhem Abera, Ramesh Duraisamy, Tewodros Birhanu, Beyene Gurbo, Ketemaw Salelign

“…Minerals such as sodium (Na), potassium (K), calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), iron (Fe), and zinc (Zn) increased noticeably (in percent), ranging from 10% to 12.2%, 0.02%–0.41%, 3%–4.4%, 0.33%–2.2%, 5.7%–10%, and 4.9%–28.7%, respectively. Furthermore, lower proportions of Amaranthus grain flour (2, 4, and 6 g blending) and leaf flour (2–10 g blending) significantly extended the storage period of blended flatbread up to 6–7 days, where higher proportions of Amaranthus grain (8 and 10 g blending) are expected to preserve the flatbread Injera up to 9–10 days, surpassing the 3–4 days of the control (100 g teff flour). …”
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A beneficial levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D for a decrease in thyrotropin receptor antibody (TRAB) in patients with Graves’ disease: a real-world study by Xide Chen, Yongze Zhang, Luxi Lin, Yuxia Chen, Ximei Shen, Lingning Huang, Fengying Zhao, Sunjie Yan

“…Results There was a higher TSH and lower TRAB titer in the 20–29 ng/mL group at initial diagnosis. …”
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Autopercepción de la condición física, funcionalidad y calidad de vida en estudiantes universitarios by Tuillang Alexander Yuing, Claudio Soto-Espíndola, Nathalie Andrea Valdés-Valdés, Guillermo Méndez-Rebolledo, Eduardo Guzmán-Muñoz

“…El nivel de actividad física se midió a través del Cuestionario Internacional de Actividad Física versión corta, la condición física mediante la International Fitness Scale, la funcionalidad de miembros superiores a través del Cuestionario Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder and Hand, para la funcionalidad de miembros inferiores la Lower Extremity Functional Scale y la percepción de la calidad de vida con el cuestionario de salud SF-36. …”
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The Prevalence and Diagnostic Ratio of Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH) and Proportion of Acute Coronary Syndrome in Japanese FH Patients in a Healthcare Record Database Study by Tamio Teramoto, Tomohiro Sawa, Satoshi Iimuro, Hyoe Inomata, Takashi Koshimizu, Iori Sakakibara, Katsutoshi Hiramatsu

“…The primary endpoint was the prevalence of definite or suspected FH; secondary endpoints included the proportion of FH patients hospitalized for ACS, the proportion of patients using lipid-lowering drugs (LLDs), and LDL-C levels. Results. Of the 187,781 patients screened, 1547 had definite or suspected FH (0.8%) based on data from the entire period; 832 patients with definite (n=299, 0.16%) or suspected FH (n=533, 0.28%) before the index date were identified in the main analysis cohort. …”
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Longitudinal Evaluation of Myocardial Fatty Acid and Glucose Metabolism in Fasted and Nonfasted Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats Using MicroPET/CT by Jennifer S. Huber PhD, Andrew M. Hernandez PhD, Mustafa Janabi PhD, James P. O’Neil PhD, Kathleen M. Brennan DVM, Stephanie T. Murphy BS, Youngho Seo PhD, Grant T. Gullberg PhD

“…SHRs demonstrated no significant difference in 18 F-FDHROL wash-in rate constant ( P = .1) and distribution volume ( P = .1), significantly higher 18 F-FDG myocardial influx rate constant ( P = 4×10 −8 ), and significantly lower 18 F-FTHA myocardial influx rate constant ( P = .007) than WKYs during the 2009-2010 study without fasting. …”
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Role of Dolutegravir/Lamivudine in the Management of Pregnant People Living with HIV-1: A Narrative Review by William R. Short, Parul Patel, Gustavo Verdier, Ana Puga, Vani Vannappagari, Annemiek de Ruiter, Bryn Jones

“…Abstract Lowering viral load during pregnancy is regarded as the most important method of reducing human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) vertical transmission risk, and minimizing fetal exposure to drugs is a guiding principle during pregnancy. …”
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Non-utilisation of postpartum services in northwestern Nigeria: analyses of trend and social determinants from 2003 to 2018 by Dyah Anantalia Widyastari, Abubakar Abbani Yakubu, Yothin Sawangdee, Pojjana Hunchangsith

“…The odds of not using postpartum services were higher for women with no education (adjusted OR (AOR): 1.27; CI: 1.03 to 1.58), those with no knowledge of contraceptives (AOR: 1.72; CI: 1.35 to 2.19), those who never used contraceptives (AOR: 1.71; CI: 1.39 to 2.09), those with parity of four or more births (AOR: 1.58; CI: 1.34 to 1.86), those in polygynous marriage (AOR: 1.16; CI: 1.03 to 1.30) and those from the poorest (AOR: 2.34; CI: 1.67 to 3.28) and poorer (AOR: 2.05; CI: 1.50 to 2.78) households. The odds were lower for women who wanted to delay pregnancy (AOR: 0.74; CI: 0.55 to 0.99) and those with full (AOR: 0.56; CI: 0.42 to 0.75) or joint (AOR: 0.67; CI: 0.53 to 0.83) autonomy in healthcare decisions.Conclusion The findings are crucial for understanding and addressing the non-utilisation of postpartum services in northwestern Nigeria. …”
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Analysis of the mechanism of Zangjiangzhi capsule in the treatment of hyperlipidemia based on its ingredients identified by UHPLC-Q-Exactive-Orbitrap-MS by Changting He, Yuling Zhao, Yongchun Huang, Yudong Su, Shoude Zhang

“…Further, ZJZC treatment in mice resulted in lower expression of MAPK1 protein and increased expression of PPAR-α protein, which have been shown to be strongly associated with HLP. …”
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Influenza vaccination of school teachers: A scoping review and an impact estimation. by Anne Huiberts, Brigitte van Cleef, Aimée Tjon-A-Tsien, Frederika Dijkstra, Imke Schreuder, Ewout Fanoy, Arianne van Gageldonk, Wim van der Hoek, Liselotte van Asten

“…<h4>Results</h4>Only one scientific paper reported on impact; it showed lower absenteeism in vaccinated teachers, whereas more knowledge of vaccination impact was deemed crucial by 50% of interviewed experts. …”
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Benchmarking LLM chatbots’ oncological knowledge with the Turkish Society of Medical Oncology’s annual board examination questions by Efe Cem Erdat, Engin Eren Kavak

“…Llama-3 and Gemini 1.5 showed lower performance, passing four and three exams respectively, with average scores below 50%. …”
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Downregulation of serum miR-30c-5p serves as a biomarker to predict disease onset and short-term prognosis in acute coronary syndrome patients by Bo Chang, Xiangfeng Zhang, Riliang Fang, Huibin Li, Youdan Zhou, Yakun Wang

“…The expression of miR-30c-5p was negatively correlated with the cardiac troponin I (cTnI) levels and the Gensini score. A lower miR-30c-5p expression was observed in ACS subjects who developed MACE (P = 0.020), and the K-M curve further confirmed the close correlation between miR-30c-5p expression and MACE occurrence in ACS. …”
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On-Farm Experimentation with Improved Maize Seed and Soil Amendments in Southern Ghana: Productivity Effects in Small Holder Farms by E. Marfo-Ahenkora, K. J. Taah, E. Owusu Danquah, E. Asare-Bediako

“…In the minor season, the combined treatment of 50% goat manure + 50% inorganic fertilizer resulted in higher grain yields for all the varieties in both AEZs with improved maize (Omankwa and Obatanpa) having significantly higher (p<0.05) grain yields (33–40%) than the landrace (Ahomatea). The significantly lower (p<0.05) performance of maize varieties on the residual plots in both AEZs suggests that there were minimal residual effects from the major season. …”
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Sinomenine attenuates uremia vascular calcification by miR-143-5p by Fengyi Yu, Zhong Peng, Ning Gao, Zixu Tang, Zihao Liao, Song Zhao, Shuzhu Zhong, Gloria Umwiza, Hong Huang, Wei Long, Zhangxiu He

“…In chronic kidney disease patients with vascular calcification, the expression level of circulating miR-143-5p was lower than those without vascular calcification. …”
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The global, regional, and national patterns of change in the burden of bacterial pyoderma from 1990 to 2019 and the forecast for the next decade by Hao Wang, Zihao Bai, Chong Shen, Jiaxi Kou, Yanqing Zhu, Huaxia Xie, Chen Chen, Ran Mo

“…Children under 5 and the elderly are particularly at risk, with lower SDI nations bearing higher burdens. Population growth and aging contribute to this rise, with disparities in impetigo trends persisting among countries and regions with varying SDI levels, expected to continue until 2030. …”
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MicroRNA-29b Suppresses Inflammation and Protects Blood-Brain Barrier Integrity in Ischemic Stroke by Xiaoqing Ma, Ho Jun Yun, Kenneth Elkin, Yunliang Guo, Yuchuan Ding, Guangwen Li

“…Results. miR-29b levels in neutrophils were found to be significantly lower in stroke patients compared with healthy controls, which may indicate its high diagnostic sensitivity and specificity for stroke. …”
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Virological and serological outcomes in people with HIV-HBV coinfection who had discontinued tenofovir-containing antiretroviral therapy: Results from a prospective cohort study by Amir M. Mohareb, Patrick Miailhes, Julie Bottero, Caroline Lascoux-Combe, Julie Chas, Sarah Maylin, Audrey Gabassi, Hayette Rougier, Emily P. Hyle, Constance Delaugerre, Karine Lacombe, Anders Boyd

“…Determinants of HBV DNA >2000 IU/mL while people were off tenofovir were detectable HIV RNA (p = 0.041), lower CD4+ T-cell count (p = 0.027), HBeAg positive serology (p = 0.004) and positive hepatitis D serology (p = 0.001). …”
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Antimicrobial and Mechanical Properties of Orthodontic Acrylic Resin Containing Zinc Oxide and Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles Supported on 4A Zeolite by Mahdiyeh Esmaeilzadeh, Baharak Divband, Bahram Ranjkesh, Fatemeh Pournaghi Azar, Fatemeh Yeganeh Sefidan, Mojgan Kachoei, Behnaz Karimzadeh

“…The mean flexural strengths of acrylic specimens containing 2wt% and 4wt% of synthesized nanoparticles were significantly lower than those of the resin without nanoparticles. …”
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Internal and external influences on role stereotype adherence and gender dynamics on engineering design teams by Anastasia M. Schauer, Jessie Liu, Christopher Saldaña, Katherine Fu

“…After being assigned the documentation role, men anticipated that their contribution to the project would be significantly lower compared to women, indicating a decrease in interest or a devaluation of their role on the team. …”
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Optimal protein requirement for rapid and coordinated test growth of juvenile sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus intermedius) by Panke Gong, Haijing Liu, Dan Gou, Weixiao Di, Huinan Zuo, Jun Ding, Yaqing Chang, Rantao Zuo

“…The test height growth rate of S. intermedius in the P5 group was comparable to that in the P10 and P15 groups but was still lower than that in the kelp group. The TH/TD of S. intermedius in the P5 group was comparable to that in the P10 and kelp groups but was significantly greater than that in the P15, P20, P25 groups. …”
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