Ascites in the Puerperium in the Context of a Woman with Turner Syndrome Who Conceived through Assisted Reproductive Technology by Nikolaos Tsagkas, George Valasoulis, Konstantinos Zikopoulos, Calliope Zerzi, Ioannis Mitselos, Ioannis Koutoulakis, Nikolaos Tzampouras, Theodor Stefos

“…It is important to exhibit high suspicion for clot formation in the hepatic vasculature during the puerperium, especially in the case of history of chronic hormone treatment. …”
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Cholestasis in Crohn's Disease: A Diagnostic Challenge by Nir Hilzenrat, Esther Lamoureux, Averell Sherker, Albert Cohen

“…The most recent episode, occurring when the bowel disease was quiescent, was due to granulomatous hepatitis and resolved clinically with no specific therapy. …”
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Antibacterial Activity of Peruvian Tarasa Species: A Comparative Study of the Antimicrobial Effects of Extracts From Three Different Tarasa Species, T. capitata, T. operculata and... by Carmen R. Yauri, Annette N. Trombert, Antonio M. Lazarte

“…The present study is based on Tarasa extracts, and the antimicrobial action was assessed using Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli as experimental bacterial strains. N-hexane extracts of T. capitata, Tarasa operculata and Tarasa tenuis were analysed and showed, for the first time, antimicrobial activities against human pathogens. …”
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Effects of Ultrasound Technique on the Composition of Different Essential Oils by Radosław Kowalski, Mariusz Gagoś, Grażyna Kowalska, Urszula Pankiewicz, Monika Sujka, Artur Mazurek, Agnieszka Nawrocka

“…The objective of the experiment was to investigate the stability of the composition of selected essential oils in the model systems containing methanol and hexane solutions which were treated with ultrasound. …”
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Successful Erlotinib Treatment for a Patient with Gefitinib-Related Hepatotoxicity and Lung Adenocarcinoma Refractory to Intermittently Administered Gefitinib by Tatsuya Nagano, Yoshikazu Kotani, Kazuyuki Kobayashi, Masahiro Katsurada, Yukihisa Hatakeyama, Suya Hori, Daisuke Tamura, Daisuke Kasai, Yasuhiro Funada, Yoshihiro Nishimura

“…The patient was treated with gefitinib for 6 weeks until he developed substantially elevated hepatic enzyme levels that resulted in the discontinuation of gefitinib. …”
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Self-Organized Criticality of Rainfall in Central China by Zhiliang Wang, Chunyan Huang

“…For this reason, we analyzed the long-term rain records of five meteorological stations in Henan, a central province of China. Three concepts, that is, rain duration, drought duration, accumulated rain amount, are proposed to characterize these rain events processes. …”
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Concomitant Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava and Horseshoe Kidney by Faraz Jaffer, Vijay Chandiramani

“…Persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) and horseshoe kidney (HSK) are common congenital abnormalities; however presence of both in the same person is extremely rare. A patient with hepatitis C cirrhosis awaiting transplant presented with worsening liver dysfunction, diagnosed with acute renal failure secondary to hepatorenal syndrome, and required X-ray fluoroscopy guided tunneled venous catheter placement for hemodialysis. …”
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Rare Case of Adult Undifferentiated (Embryonal) Sarcoma of the Liver Treated with Liver Transplantation: Excellent Long-Term Survival by Renumathy Dhanasekaran, Alan Hemming, Elaine Salazar, Roniel Cabrera

“…We present the case of a 54-year-old gentleman who presented with abdominal distension and a CT scan of his abdomen revealed a large (25 cm) left hepatic lobe tumor. He received chemotherapy for over 1.5 years. …”
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Animal models of hemorrhage, parameters, and development of hemostatic methods by Gholamhossien Darya, Hamid Mohammadi, Zeinab Dehghan, Alireza Nakhaei, Amin Derakhshanfar

“…The findings indicate that femoral artery hemorrhage and hepatic parenchymal hemorrhage are the predominant modeling techniques for compressible and non-compressible bleeding, respectively. …”
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Probiotics for Alleviating Alcoholic Liver Injury by Zelin Gu, Yanlong Liu, Shumeng Hu, Ying You, Jiaqi Wen, Wancong Li, Yuhua Wang

“…Probiotics also increase fatty acid β-oxidation and reduce lipogenesis, combating alcohol-induced hepatic steatosis. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge regarding the mechanism of action of probiotics for reducing the effects of alcoholic liver disease.…”
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Problèmes de structure dans les Andes. De la parenté, de la polygynie et des moitiés à Cuzco by R. Tom Zuidema

“…He takes as a first example of analysis the Heian court in Japan of the eleventh century. A comparable example had been given by van Wouden in 1956 from the landscape of Kodi on the island of Sumba, Indonesia, and Lévi-Strauss (1958 [1956]) himself had referred before to that of the Bororo, South America. …”
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Nonlinear Dynamics of a Blade Rotor with Coupled Rubbing of Labyrinth Seal and Tip Seal by Huabiao Zhang, Xinye Li, Dongai Wang, Tingting Liu

“…The dynamic equations are established based on the Hertz contact rubbing force at the labyrinth seal and the tip rubbing force considering both the contact deformation of the tip seal and the bending deformation of the blade. …”
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Another Report of Acalculous Cholecystitis in a Greek Patient with Infectious Mononucleosis: A Matter of Luck or Genetic Predisposition? by Theocharis Koufakis, Ioannis Gabranis

“…The coexistence of cholestatic hepatitis and acalculous cholecystitis in patients with infectious mononucleosis is extremely uncommon and only few cases can be found in the literature. …”
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Glucagon like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonists and cardiometabolic protection: historical development and future challenges by Francisco Westermeier, Enrique Z. Fisman

“…This editorial synthesizes key milestones, from the discovery of GLP-1 to recent clinical trials highlighting the pleiotropic effects of GLP-1RAs in addressing the interconnected spectrum of cardiometabolic conditions, with a focus on cardiovascular, renal, and hepatic benefits. In addition, as GLP-1RAs continue to reshape the management of cardiometabolic disease and global public health, we discuss future challenges to better elucidate their mechanisms of cardiometabolic protection and maximize their therapeutic potential. …”
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On the Tapping Mode Measurement for Young’s Modulus of Nanocrystalline Metal Coatings by H. S. Tanvir Ahmed, Eric Brannigan, Alan F. Jankowski

“…The resonant frequency of the cantilever changes when the diamond tip comes in contact with a sample surface. A Hertz-contact-based model is further developed using higher-order terms in a Taylor series expansion to determine a relationship between the reduced elastic modulus and the shift in the resonant frequency of the cantilever during elastic contact between the diamond tip and sample surface. …”
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Relationship Between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Enuresis in Children: Current Perspectives and Beyond by Wang Z, Zhang P, Shi R, Yang S, Liu K, Zhou Z, Li Q

“…Zhan Wang,1,* Pengpeng Zhang,2,* Run Shi,3,* Shuai Yang,1 Kui Liu,4 Zhaokai Zhou,1 Qi Li5 1Pediatric Urodynamic Center, Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan Joint International Pediatric Urodynamic Laboratory, Zhengzhou, 450052, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Lung Cancer, Tianjin Lung Cancer Center, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin’s Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Pediatric Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, 471000, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Pediatric Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Zhaokai Zhou, Pediatric Urodynamic Center, Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan Joint International Pediatric Urodynamic Laboratory, Zhengzhou, 450052, People’s Republic of China, Email 13526278113@163.com Qi Li, Department of Pediatric Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, People’s Republic of China, Email siloam1994@163.comBackground: Nocturnal enuresis (NE) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are common diseases in children, which often cause various social and psychological problems. …”
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Surfactin alleviated hyperglycaemia in mice with type 2 diabetes induced by a high-fat diet and streptozotocin by Xiaoyu Chen, Hongyuan Zhao, Fanqiang Meng, Libang Zhou, Zhaoxin Lu, Yingjian Lu

“…All of these findings revealed that surfactin not only ameliorated HFD/STZ-induced gut dysbiosis and preserved intestinal barrier integrity but also enhanced hepatic glucose metabolism and detoxification function in T2DM mice. …”
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Delayed Acetaminophen Absorption Resulting in Acute Liver Failure by Huiling Tan, Paul Stathakis, Benoj Varghese, Nicholas A. Buckley, Angela L. Chiew

“…The patient developed hepatic failure with a peak ALT of 7009 U/L and INR of 7.5 but made a full recovery. …”
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Crystal Guava (Psidium guajava L. “Crystal”): Evaluation of In Vitro Antioxidant Capacities and Phytochemical Content by Rika Hartati, Hashifah I. Nadifan, Irda Fidrianny

“…Extraction was performed by the reflux method using n-hexane, ethyl acetate, and ethanol. Determination of AAI DPPH, CUPRAC, FRAP, the TPC, and the TFC was performed by UV-visible spectrophotometry. …”
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Perfusate Liver Arginase 1 Levels After End-Ischemic Machine Perfusion Are Associated with Early Allograft Dysfunction by Giuseppina Basta, Serena Babboni, Daniele Pezzati, Serena Del Turco, Emanuele Balzano, Gabriele Catalano, Lara Russo, Giovanni Tincani, Paola Carrai, Stefania Petruccelli, Jessica Bronzoni, Caterina Martinelli, Simona Palladino, Arianna Trizzino, Lorenzo Petagna, Renato Romagnoli, Damiano Patrono, Giandomenico Biancofiore, Adriano Peris, Chiara Lazzeri, Davide Ghinolfi

“…Biomarkers linked with oxidative stress, hepatic injury, mitochondrial dysfunction, inflammation, regeneration, and autophagy were measured during NRP, end-ischemic MP, and one week post-transplant. …”
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