Association between Circulating B-Type Natriuretic Peptide and Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: A Cross-Sectional Study of a Chinese Type 2 Diabetic Population by Pijun Yan, Qin Wan, Zhihong Zhang, Yong Xu, Ying Miao, Pan Chen, Chenlin Gao

“…Circulating levels of BNP were significantly and positively associated with systolic blood pressure (P=0.035), neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (P=0.007), creatinine (P=0.030), vibration perception threshold values (P=0.021), and the prevalence of diabetic foot ulceration (P=0.039), peripheral arterial disease (P=0.013), DPN (P=0.032), and diabetic nephropathy (P=0.020) and negatively with lymphocyte count (P=0.003) and ankle-brachial index (P=0.038), irrespective of age, sex, and body mass index. Moreover, circulating levels of BNP was an independent decisive factor for the presence of DPN after multivariate adjustment (odds ratio, 1.044; 95% confidence interval, 1.006-1.084; P=0.024). …”
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Chitosan oligosaccharide alleviates DON-induced liver injury via suppressing ferroptosis in mice by Mengjie Liu, Zhenlin Li, Jie Li, Guorong Yan, Chaoqi Liu, Qingqiang Yin, Yeqiang Liu, Xiaoxiang Xu

“…Further investigations revealed that COS modulated the expressions of pro-inflammatory cytokines and anti-apoptotic proteins through stimulation of the Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathway and suppression of the NF-κB signaling pathway. Additionally, COS inhibited ferroptosis by modulating the SLC7A11/GSH/GPX4 pathway and the expression of FTH1 and FLC proteins, thereby reducing lipid peroxidation accumulation and iron overload. …”
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Prevalence and factors associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes in South Africa: Evidence from the 2016 Demographic and Health Survey by L Mpolokeng, A Musekiwa

“…Women who were currently in a union/living with a man (aOR 1.85, 95% CI 1.41 - 2.43) or formerly in a union/living with a man (aOR 2.66, 95% CI 1.64 - 4.29), compared with those who had never been in a union, had higher odds of adverse pregnancy outcomes. Contrarily, adverse pregnancy outcomes were lower with each additional child delivered or ever born (aOR 0.66, 95% CI 0.58 - 0.75). …”
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The e-STROKE Study: The Design of a Prospective Observational Multicentral Study by Kateřina Dvorníková, Veronika Kunešová, Svatopluk Ostrý, Robert Mikulík, Michal Bar

“…The secondary aim is to evaluate whether multimodal CT examination leads to an increase in the number of patients eligible for recanalization therapy. Additionally, this study seeks to assess the specificity and sensitivity of multimodal CT in distinguishing stroke mimics from actual strokes. …”
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The Relationship of Attitudes toward Other Religious Groups with Perceived Islamophobia, Intergroup Contact, and Social Identity: A Study among Muslims Living in Western Countries by Kenan Sevinç, Metin Güven

“…The survey deployed “Social Identification Scale” and “Perceived Islamophobia Scale.” In addition, we ask questions to the participants regarding (a) the frequency and quality of intergroup relations and (b) the attitudes towards other religious groups. …”
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Colostrum feeding practice and associated factors among mothers who come for postnatal care to Asella referral and teaching hospital, Arsi Zone, South-East Ethiopia by Gisha Haji, Gebi Agero, Amde Eshete, Abdurahman Hasan, Ahmed Hiko

“…Being Urban residence (AOR = 4.05, 95%CI: 2.18–7.52), health education counseling (AOR = 4.31, 95%CI: 1.27–10.73), and favorable attitude toward colostrum milk (AOR = 6.64, 95% CI: 3.61–12.2) were factors significantly associated with colostrum feeding practice.Conclusion and recommendationsIn comparison to WHO recommendations, the study area had a low rate of colostrum feeding practice. Additionally, this study also identified factors associated with maternal colostrum feeding practice level such as urban residence, counseling on timely initiation of breastfeeding during antenatal care, and good maternal attitude toward colostrum feeding. …”
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Development and Characterization of a Hydrogel Containing Chloramphenicol-Loaded Binary Ethosomes for Effective Transdermal Permeation and Treatment Acne in Rat Model by Liu RJ, Li M, Zhu Q, Liu HY, Zhang XX, Han XY, Yu MJ, Zhou JW, Han CY

“…The BE hydrogel that was created showed persistent drug release. Additionally, it demonstrated an enhanced flow of 4.374 ± 0.12 μg/cm2/hour, permeability coefficient was 3.65 ± 0.09 cm/h× 10− 3, and apparent skin deposition was 17.77 ± 1.13 μg/cm2. …”
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The effect of hyoscine butyl bromide on the active phase of labour among primiparous women delivered at the Jos University Teaching Hospital by George OC, Ajang MF, Anyaka CU

“…Conclusion: There was an average of 53 minutes reduction in the duration of active phase of labour with the administration of 20mg of Hyoscine Buytl Bromide and a further average reduction of 7 minutes by an additional 20mg of Hyoscine Butyl Bromide. There is not enough evidence from this study to recommend the use of hyoscine butyl bromide as an intervention in labour due to the absence of any beneficial effect and the presence of some unpleasant side effects. …”
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RCE-IFE: recursive cluster elimination with intra-cluster feature elimination by Cihan Kuzudisli, Burcu Bakir-Gungor, Bahjat Qaqish, Malik Yousef

“…The comparability of RCE-IFE is also verified with other biological domain knowledge-based Grouping-Scoring-Modeling (G-S-M) tools, including mirGediNET, 3Mint, and miRcorrNet. Additionally, the biological relevance of the selected features by RCE-IFE is evaluated. …”
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Moins de rhétorique régionale, plus de diversité. L’urbanisation des Alpes dans l’intérêt de sociétés cohésives by Manfred Perlik

“…Social innovations, which are particularly important for sparsely populated regions, only arise if there is an open mind towards external knowledge in addition to regional self-confidence. This is the only way to defend structures and ways of life worth preserving against the majority of the population living outside the Alps. …”
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Associated factors and prognostic implications of neutropenia in individuals with HIV/AIDS by Pengpeng Li, Xiaoyan Lv, Hui Shen, Jiamin Fang, Mingrui Wei, Xiaoyan Liu, Fuling Zhou

“…We analyzed the co-infections, blood routine test, infection indicators, lymphocyte subpopulation, bone marrow cell cytology, bone marrow morphology in both groups. Additionally, we analyzed the prognosis of the patients. …”
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Expert Consensus on Clinical Application of Lower Limb Rehabilitation Robots by ZHANG Lixin, BAI Dingqun, BAI Yulong, CHEN Wenhua, CHEN Yan, DU Qing, FAN Maohua, HE Hongchen, HUANG Liping, JIA Jie, LI Jianhua, LI Lei, PAN Yu, SU Min, WANG Hongtu, YIN Yong, ZHANG Bi

“…This consensus integrates the characteristics of lower limb rehabilitation robots applications in the treatment for patients with hemiplegia, paraplegia, cerebral palsy, and other common lower limb dysfunctions in China. In addition, referencing the latest research, this consensus elaborates on the working principles, classification, clinical application (indications and contraindications, working parameters and operating procedures, safety), and recommendations on clinical application (hemiplegia, paraplegia, musculoskeletal diseases, childhood diseases and other systemic diseases) when using lower limb rehabilitation robots in the current context. …”
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Risk Factors for the Occurrence of Rebound Pain After Intercostal Nerves Block in Three-Port Thoracoscopic Surgery: A Case-Control Study by Wan C, Kong M, Shen Q, Lu W, Shen X

“…In addition, the proportion of female patients with RP was significantly higher. …”
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Accelerated TLPD bonding of reliable IMCs micro joints using Cu–8Ni substrate under thermal gradient: Experiments and theoretical calculations by Yanqing Lai, Mingjie Wang, Donghui Zheng, Meiping Liu, Bao Chen, Jinmei Lv, Ning Zhao

“…In this study, a novel TLPD bonding method under thermal gradient (TG) with Cu–8Ni alloy as the substrate on the one side of Cu/Sn(40 μm)/Cu–8Ni micro joints was designed. Additionally, the microstructure, elemental characteristics, grain features and shear strengths of the bonded and aged micro joints were systematically investigated. …”
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Prediction of reduced left ventricular ejection fraction using atrial fibrillation or flutter electrocardiograms: A machine-learning study by Soonil Kwon, SooMin Chung, So-Ryoung Lee, Kwangsoo Kim, Junmo Kim, Dahyeon Baek, Hyun-Lim Yang, Eue-Keun Choi, Seil Oh

“…For the AFibEFNet model, additional training with ECG and clinical features significantly improved AUROC (0.816 vs. 0.798, p  = 0.04) and AUPRC (0.547 vs. 0.508, p  < 0.001). …”
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Phytotoxicity and phytoremediation potential of Lemna minor exposed to perfluorooctanoic acid by Azam Noori, Lorena Corbelli, Erin Lincoln, Sara Thomas, Jasmine Jones, Sara L. Nason, Jason C. White, Riley Lewis, Christy L. Haynes

“…The concentration of essential elements K, Cu, Fe, Mn, Zn, Mo were reduced in L. minor exposed to PFOA compared with the controls by 39.6, 33.4, 42.1, 35.2, 31.9, 40.2%, respectively. Additionally, PFOA accumulated in L. minor fronds and roots with an average bioaccumulation factor of 56 ± 7. …”
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Instagram's impact on dental consumers: analyzing toothpaste hashtags by Khalifa S. Al-Khalifa, Rasha AlSheikh, Basmah O. Alakloby, Hind M. Alharbi, Razan F. Alghamdi, Saqib Ali, Laila Al Dehailan

“…Educational content attracted significantly more engagement, with more likes/views and comments than promotional content. Additionally, the role of the poster influenced content type, with patients and dentists associated more with educational content, while dental interest groups and companies favored promotional material. …”
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Performance of HPV E4 and p16INK4a biomarkers in predicting regression of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2 (CIN2): protocol for a historical cohort study by David Jenkins, Mark H Stoler, Anne Hammer, Torben Steiniche, Lone Kjeld Petersen, Patti E Gravitt, Rikke Kamp Damgaard, Maurits NC de Koning, Wim GV Quint, John Doorbar, Johnny Kahlert

“…Tissue samples from women included will be sectioned for p16INK4a and HPV E4 immunohistochemical staining in addition to conventional hematoxylin and eosin (H&amp;E) staining. …”
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Methodological approach to assessing the competitiveness of the region's manufacturing sector by Khmeleva Galina, Skreblov Nikita

“…This approach can be extended to other types of economic activity. In addition, the degree of detail can be increased according to the commodity nomenclature of foreign economic activity. …”
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Low apolipoprotein A1 and high apolipoprotein B levels indicate specific lipid changes in treatment naïve early psoriatic arthritis by Kurt de Vlam, Rik Lories, M Van Mechelen, Sofia Pazmino, P Verschueren, Barbara Neerinckx, Lies Storms, Alla Ishchenko

“…In regression models, the levels of ApoA1, adjusted for additional factors, were predictive of PsA diagnosis with 90.6% accuracy. …”
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