Evaluation of the Larvicidal Efficacy of Five Indigenous Weeds against an Indian Strain of Dengue Vector, Aedes aegypti L. (Diptera: Culicidae) by Aarti Sharma, Sarita Kumar, Pushplata Tripathi

“…The preliminary screening established the efficacy of hexane extracts as compared to the ethanol extracts. …”
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Liver Cirrhosis: A Seven Year Follow-Up by TS Paul Tran, S Victor Feinman, Barnet Berris

“…The etiology of the cirrhosis was alcoholic in 52%, cryptogenic in 29.8%, hepatitis B-related in 9.1% and miscellaneous in 9.1%. …”
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Characterization of Chronic Kidney Disease Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis by Niovis Sosa Barberena, Roberto Angel Polo Amarante, Sandra Nancy Mendez Rogríguez, Mabel Sosa Barberena

“…An arteriovenous fistula was used in 81.3% of cases. Hepatitis C showed a high prevalence. <br /><strong>Conclusion:</strong> renal disease is more common in men of working age in Cienfuegos municipality. …”
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Aflatoxins in Uganda: An Encyclopedic Review of the Etiology, Epidemiology, Detection, Quantification, Exposure Assessment, Reduction, and Control by Timothy Omara, Winfred Nassazi, Tom Omute, Aburu Awath, Fortunate Laker, Raymond Kalukusu, Bashir Musau, Brenda Victoria Nakabuye, Sarah Kagoya, George Otim, Eddie Adupa

“…More efforts should be geared towards awareness creation and vaccination against hepatitis B and hepatitis A to reduce the risk of development of liver cancer among the populace.…”
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Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography in the Diagnosis of Haemobilia by Ines Casazza, Mara Angela Guglietta, Giuseppe Argento

“…After an ultrasonography exam we detected multiple cysts in the hepatic left lobe: imaging features, laboratory findings, and patient past work experience (woodcutter) suggested a diagnosis of hepatic Echinococcosis. …”
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Intrahepatic Stones: The Percutaneous Approach by Horst Neuhaus

“…Hepatolithiasis can cause recurrent attacks of cholangitis, with a risk of liver abscesses, sepsis or hepatic failure. Immediate biliary decompression can usually be achieved by endoscopic or percutaneous transhepatic drainage. …”
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Quadruple Therapy Offers High SVR Rates in Patients with HCV Genotype 4 with Previous Treatment Failure by Yousry Esam-Eldin Abo-amer, Rehab Badawi, Mohamed El-Abgeegy, Heba Fadl Elsergany, Ahmed Abdelhaleem Mohamed, Sahar Mohamed Mostafa, Hatem Samir Alegaily, Shaimaa Soliman, Sally Elnawasany, Sherief Abd-Elsalam

“…Direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) have made a revolution in hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment with promising reduction of HCV infection and disease morbidities. …”
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Essential Oil and Smoke Components of Artemisia absinthium and Hagenia abyssinica by Nigussie Kebie, Melaku Assefa Sisay

“…The main components of the A. absinthium essential oil were valencene (5.48%), bornyl acetate (5.15%), and trans-cinnamic acid (4.34%). 2-Bornanone (18.54%), o-cymene (12.80%), and nerolidol (7.04%) were the dominant components of the MeOH fraction of the smoke derived from the leaves of A. absinthium, while 2-propenoic acid butyl ester (46.49%), heptadecane (10.66%), and 9-octylheptadecane (7.78%) were the major components of the n-hexane fraction. The main components of the H. abyssinica essential oil were cis-davanone (14.73%), Aristolediene (9.31%), and cryptone (6.50%). β-Myrcene (12.59%), neophytadiene (11.54%), and limonene (11.27%) were the dominant components of the MeOH fraction of the smoke derived from the leaves of H. abyssinica. 1,3,5,7-Cyclooctatetraene (33.58%), prehnitene (7.01%), and heptadecane (5.46%) were the dominant components of the n-hexane fraction of the smoke derived from the leaves of H. abyssinica. …”
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Sophocarpine Attenuates LPS-Induced Liver Injury and Improves Survival of Mice through Suppressing Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and Apoptosis by Zhengyu Jiang, Yan Meng, Lulong Bo, Changli Wang, Jinjun Bian, Xiaoming Deng

“…Further research found that sophocarpine ameliorated hepatic oxidative stress indicators (H2O2, O2∙−, and NO) and enhanced the expression of antioxidant molecules such as superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and glutathione (GSH). …”
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Peritoneal Hydatidosis by Daniela Costamagna, Roberto Maiocchi, Annunziatino Zampogna, Amedeo Alonzo, Roberta Ambrosini, Alessandro Stecco, Francesca Mercalli

“…Secondary peritoneal hydatidosis is caused by spontaneous or iatrogenic rupture of hepatic echinococcal cysts. We describe the case of a 65-year-old Tunisian male patient with previous history of liver hydatidosis who presented to our attention with subocclusive status. …”
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Necrolytic Migratory Erythema as the First Manifestation of Glucagonoma by Abolfazl Afsharfard, Khashayar Atqiaee, Saran Lotfollahzadeh, Majid Alborzi, Amir Derakhshanfar

“…Here, Authors describe a woman admitted to the dermatology ward with NME which was later found to be associated with glucagonoma and multiple hepatic lesions.…”
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Velvet Ants, Mutillidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) by Jeffrey C. Hertz

“…EENY-378, an 11-page illustrated fact sheet by Jeffrey C. Hertz, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. …”
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Velvet Ants, Mutillidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) by Jeffrey C. Hertz

“…EENY-378, an 11-page illustrated fact sheet by Jeffrey C. Hertz, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. …”
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A Rare Case of an Ectopic Liver Presenting as Right Atrial Mass by Adhirath Doshi, Dhaval Shah, Shradha Gupta, Deepika Panday, Arie Farji-Cisneros, Eddison Ramsaran, Robert Bojar

“…Ectopic liver tissue is commonly observed in the abdominal cavity in adjacent organs. Extension of hepatic tissue into the intrathoracic cavity is rarely reported. …”
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The study of the mathematics, information technology and physics in the faculty of pedagogy: the analysis of attitudes by Teodoras Tamošiūnas

“…Didactic of Mathematics takes up 6 position, Information Technology – 34, Mat­hematics – 46, Physic – 72 position in the row of 74 study subjects in the Faculty of Pedagogy. …”
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Successful Treatment of Hepatoportal Arteriovenous Fistula by Transcatheter Embolization with Steel Coils by Taralyn D Picton, Lindsay Machan, Jennifer Davis, Hugh J Freeman, Urs P Steinbrecher

“…This article describes a patient with a history of remote liver trauma in whom portal hypertension and variceal bleeding were shown to be due to an arteriovenous fistula between the hepatic artery and portal vein. Transcatheter embolization with Gianturco coils resulted in obliteration of the fistula and normalization of portal pressures.…”
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Emodin Improves Juvenile Largemouth Bass (<i>Micropterus salmoides</i>) Liver Health Through Nrf2/NF-κB Pathway and Fat Metabolism: Growth Performance, Immune Response and Resistan... by Zhenxin Zhao, Fei Zhao, Tianxun Luo, Zhou Zhou, Xianbo Zhang

“…Subsequently, unlike those in EM-0 group, the fish in the EM-1000 group showed heightened hepatocyte count, induced hepatic lipolysis-associated expression of peroxisome proliferators-activated receptor α (<i>PPARα</i>) and acyl-coenzyme an oxidase (<i>ACO</i>), and reduced the hepatic triglyceride (TG) levels. …”
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The Prediction Model of High-Frequency Ultrasound Combined with Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Scoring System Improved the Diagnosis of Sclerosing Adenosis and Early Breast Cance... by Ma B, Wu G, Zhu H, Liu Y, Hu W, Zhao J, Liu Y, Liu Q

“…Bingxin Ma,1 Gang Wu,1 Haohui Zhu,1 Yifei Liu,1 Wenjia Hu,1 Jing Zhao,1 Yinlong Liu,1 Qiuyu Liu2 1Department of Ultrasound, Henan Provincial People’s Hospital, Zhengzhou, 450000, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Pathology, Henan Provincial People’s Hospital, Zhengzhou, 450000, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Gang Wu, Email drwugang325@126.com; Haohui Zhu, Email zhh761126@163.comObjective: The study aimed to apply an artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted scoring system, and improve the diagnostic efficiency of Sclerosing adenosis and early breast cancer.Methods: This study retrospectively collected adenopathy patients (156 cases) and early breast cancer patients (150 cases) in Henan Provincial People’s Hospital from August 2020 to April 2023.Results: The area under the curve of the model constructed by clinical ultrasound features and combined AI features to predict and identify the two in the training group was 0.89 and 0.94, respectively. …”
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Curative Effect of AD-MSCs against Cisplatin-Induced Hepatotoxicity in Rats is Potentiated by Azilsartan: Targeting Oxidative Stress, MAPK, and Apoptosis Signaling Pathways by Amany Abdlrehim Bekhit, Olivia N. Beshay, Michael A. Fawzy, Sara Mohamed Naguib Abdel-Hafez, Gaber El-Saber Batiha, Farid S. Ataya, Moustafa Fathy

“…Cell homing of labeled AD-MSCs to the liver tissues was investigated. Hepatic expression of JNK1/2, ERK1/2, p38, Bax, Bcl-2, and cleaved caspase-3 proteins was investigated by western blot analysis. …”
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Evaluation of Antimicrobial Activity of Conyza bonariensis Leaf Extracts against Clinically Isolated Fungi Causing Superficial Infection by Yidnekachew Girma, Tamene Milkessa Jiru

“…A strong effect was observed with chloroform and hexane extracts on C. albicans (32.60 ± 4.69 mm and 27.00 ± 1.00 mm), respectively. …”
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