Effects of Acute Bleeding Followed by Hydroxyethyl Starch 130/0.4 or a Crystalloid on Propofol Concentrations, Cerebral Oxygenation, and Electroencephalographic and Haemodynamic Va... by Aura Silva, Ana Liza Ortiz, Carlos Venâncio, Almir P. Souza, Luísa Maria Ferreira, Paula Sério Branco, Paula Guedes de Pinho, Pedro Amorim, David A. Ferreira

“…Twelve young pigs under propofol-remifentanil anaesthesia were bled 30 mL/kg and, after a 20-minute waiting period, volume replacement was performed with HES (GHES; N=6) or LR (GRL; N=6). …”
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A review of the influence of pH on toxicity testing of acidic environmental chemical pollutants in aquatic systems using zebrafish (Danio rerio) and glyphosate toxicity as a case s... by Vasisht Varsh Sridhar, Lucas W. Turner, Leeah S. Reidenbach, Katharine A. Horzmann, Jennifer L. Freeman

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Association of Circulating Neprilysin with BMI, Cardiovascular Health, and Kidney Function in High-Risk Pregnancies: A Pilot Study by Kaltrina Kutllovci Hasani, Azra Kulovic-Sissawo, Adam Saloň, Christina Stern, Karoline Mayer-Pickel, Mila Cervar-Zivkovic, Nandu Goswami, Herbert Fluhr, Ursula Hiden

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WATCHMAN versus LACbes® device for percutaneous left atrial appendage closure: a single-center, propensity-matched study by Song Zhang, Sihuai Xiong, Sha Zhang, Keyu Chen, Hua Wang, Ke Li, Xudong Xu, Xianxian Zhao, Ni Zhu, Xinmiao Huang, Yongwen Qin, Zhifu Guo, Yuan Bai

“…The mean CHA2DS2-VASc score was 3.1 ± 1.5 (LACbes®) vs. 3.1 ± 1.4 (WATCHMAN), and the HAS-BLED score was 2.7 ± 1.1 vs. 2.7 ± 1.0. At a mean follow-up of 2.5 ± 1.5 vs. 2.4 ± 0.9 years, the defined three endpoints were comparable between the two groups. …”
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Multiple Mini Interviews vs Traditional Interviews: Investigating Racial and Socioeconomic Differences in Interview Processes by Banks PW, Hagedorn II JC, Soybel A, Coleman DM, Rivera G, Bhardwaj N

“…Pierre W Banks,1,* John C Hagedorn II,2,* Alexandria Soybel,3 Delayne Michelle Coleman,3 Gabriel Rivera,3 Namita Bhardwaj2,4 1Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA; 2Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA; 3The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA; 4Department of Family Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Pierre W Banks, Office of Student Affairs and Admissions, John Sealy School of Medicine at The University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX, 77555, USA, Tel +1 616-405-6656, Email pwbanks@utmb.eduAim: The study aims to compare traditional interviews with Multiple Mini Interviews (MMIs) to assess their reliability in evaluating applicants across racial and socioeconomic backgrounds.Background: In the 2019– 2020 admissions cycle, The University of Texas Medical Branch John Sealy School of Medicine (JSSOM) admissions committee observed inconsistencies in interview scoring, topics discussed during interviews, and interviewer comments using an unstructured interview format. …”
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Longitudinal Associations between Obesity, Inflammation, and the Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus among US Black and White Adults in the CARDIA Study by Sharon H. Jackson, Anna Bellatorre, Timothy McNeel, Anna María Nápoles, Kelvin Choi

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Droga jako synonim zbawienia w Koranie. Refleksje lingwistyczno-teologiczne by Marek Micherdziński

“…VII, 52; XVI, 64.89; XXVII, 76–77; XXXI, 2– ﻫُﺪًى ﺑﻭشُْﺮَى ,( 3 hudan wa-bušrà – „guidance and glad tidings” (S. II, 97; XXVII, 1–2) oraz ﻫُﺪًًى ﻭشِ ﺎﻔء hudan wa-šifāʼun – „a guide and a cure” (S. …”
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Model organisms for investigating the functional involvement of NRF2 in non-communicable diseases by Ana I. Rojo, Brigitta Buttari, Susana Cadenas, Ana Rita Carlos, Antonio Cuadrado, Ana Sofia Falcão, Manuela G. López, Milen I. Georgiev, Anna Grochot-Przeczek, Sentiljana Gumeni, José Jimenez-Villegas, Jarosław Olav Horbanczuk, Ozlen Konu, Isabel Lastres-Becker, Anna-Liisa Levonen, Viktorija Maksimova, Charalambos Michaeloudes, Liliya V. Mihaylova, Michel Edwar Mickael, Irina Milisav, Biljana Miova, Patricia Rada, Marlene Santos, Miguel C. Seabra, Dubravka Svob Strac, Sandra Tenreiro, Ioannis P. Trougakos, Albena T. Dinkova-Kostova

“…Non-communicable chronic diseases (NCDs) are most commonly characterized by age-related loss of homeostasis and/or by cumulative exposures to environmental factors, which lead to low-grade sustained generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), chronic inflammation and metabolic imbalance. …”
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Investigating the Electron-capture Supernova Candidate AT 2019abn with JWST Spectroscopy by Sam Rose, Ryan M. Lau, Jacob E. Jencson, Mansi M. Kasliwal, Kishalay De, Michael E. Ressler, Ori D. Fox, Matthew J. Hankins

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Harmful and Potentially Harmful Constituents Analysis of North American ENDS by Smith Cameron, Jamison Brian, Jongsma Candice, Carter Karen, Wang Jiaming, Bates Austin, Ullah Sifat, Cook David, Gene Gillman I.

“…For metals, the ENDS aerosol yielded nickel (Ni) ranging from below limits of detection (BLOD) to >30 ng/puff, while quantifiable levels of chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), and lead (Pb) were only associated with select ENDS. …”
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Clinical, Radiographic, and Molecular Analysis of Patients with X-Linked Hypophosphatemic Rickets: Looking for Phenotype–Genotype Correlation by Marco A. Olivas-Valdez, Armando Blanco-López, Daniela Velázquez-Arestegui, Teresita Vera-Zazueta, Douglas Colmenares-Bonilla, Lilian Reyes-Morales, Miguel A. Blanco-Uriarte, Lucero Monterde-Cruz, Alberto Hidalgo-Bravo

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The Prevalence of Star-forming Clumps as a Function of Environmental Overdensity in Local Galaxies by Dominic Adams, Hugh Dickinson, Lucy Fortson, Kameswara Mantha, Vihang Mehta, Jürgen Popp, Claudia Scarlata, Chris Lintott, Brooke Simmons, Mike Walmsley

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Doctor, what is my risk of bleeding after cardiac surgery while on combined anticoagulant with antiplatelet therapy? A validated nomogram for risk assessment by Haolong Han, Haolong Han, Hang Xu, Hang Xu, Jifan Zhang, Weihui Zhang, Yi Yang, Xia Wang, Li Wang, Dongjin Wang, Weihong Ge

“…Various models were developed, validated and evaluated by using methods including ROC curves, calibration curves, the Hosmer-Lemeshow test, net reclassification improvement (NRI), integrated discrimination improvement (IDI) index, decision curve analysis (DCA) and clinical impact curves (CIC).ResultsMod2 showed the best performance (AUC of validation set = 0.863) which consists of 8 independent predictive factors (gender, age > 65 years, diabetes, anemia, atrial fibrillation, cardiopulmonary bypass time, intraoperative bleeding and postoperative drainage), with a significantly higher AUC compared to Mod1 (only preoperative factors) and Mod3 (the HAS-BLED scoring model). NRI and IDI analyses further confirmed the superior predictive ability of Mod2 (NRI < 0.05, IDI < 0.05). …”
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Thiazide-Associated Hyponatremia and Mortality Risk: A Cohort Study by Steven G. Achinger, Juan Carlos Ayus, Ambuj Kumar, Athanasios Tsalatsanis

“…The study population was adult patients 40-90 years old, with essential hypertension and who started on a thiazide diuretic between January 1, 2010, and December 31, 2021. …”
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MXenes in biosensing: Enhancing sensitivity and flexibility – A review of properties, applications, and future directions by Ali Mohammad Amani, Lobat Tayebi, Ehsan Vafa, Alireza Jahanbin, Milad Abbasi, Ahmad Vaez, Hesam Kamyab, Lalitha Gnanasekaran, Shreeshivadasan Chelliapan

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Malva neglecta essential oil: A promising approach for bio-preserving mayonnaise and assessing variable correlations through principal component analysis and heat map by Amin Abbasi, Hedayat Hosseini, Hadi Pourjafar, Samaneh Moradi, Saeedeh Shojaee-Aliabadi

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Beyond Chaos in Fractional-Order Systems: Keen Insight in the Dynamic Effects by José Luis Echenausía-Monroy, Luis Alberto Quezada-Tellez, Hector Eduardo Gilardi-Velázquez, Omar Fernando Ruíz-Martínez, María del Carmen Heras-Sánchez, Jose E. Lozano-Rizk, José Ricardo Cuesta-García, Luis Alejandro Márquez-Martínez, Raúl Rivera-Rodríguez, Jonatan Pena Ramirez, Joaquín Álvarez

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