Morphological features of bovine placenta in case of viral, bacterial and protozoal infections by O. V. Sokolova, L. I. Drozdova, I. A. Shkuratova

“…The role of transplacental transmission of Neospora caninum in cattle was confirmed, the Neospora parasites subjected to basophilic staining were detected not only in the tissues of the placenta, but also in histological sections of the fetus heart and liver. The main characteristic diagnostic sign is the presence of basophilic stained Neospora parasites  in the organs of the mother  and fetus, placenta, and intervillous space. …”
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Impacto del eco-Doppler arterial en convalecientes de la COVID-19 y la sociedad cubana actual by Melvis González Méndez, Nélida de la Caridad Carballo Jorge, Claudia Hernández Pérez, Dayana Coutin Rondón, Yenisleidy Miranda Lorenzo, Narciso Argelio Jiménez Pérez

“…A pesar de todos los cuestionamientos, interrogantes y desafíos que entraña este problema, y de las inevitables limitaciones que pueda tener su esclarecimiento en los momentos actuales, resulta una necesidad impostergable emprender los estudios en esta línea. Ellos aportarán a la comprensión del papel del daño endotelial producido por el SARS-CoV-2 y al perfeccionamiento de la práctica médica, en función de la búsqueda de alternativas terapéuticas eficaces en el alivio de la sintomatología de estos pacientes. …”
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Effect of potent nucleos(t)ide analog on alpha fetoprotein changes and occurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with chronic hepatitis B by Qianqian Ma, Junzhao Ye, Ling Luo, Yanhong Sun, Wei Wang, Shiting Feng, Bing Liao, Bihui Zhong

“…Multivariate Cox regression showed that elevated liver stiffness with shear wave elastography (Hazard ratio (HR) = 1.05, 95% Confidence interval (CI) 1.03–1.08, P < 0.001) and abnormal AFP at baseline (HR = 1.00, 95% CI 1.00–1.00, P < 0.001) were independent risk factors for abnormal AFP in CHB patients, while shear wave elastography (HR = 1.07, 95% CI 1.02–1.12, P < 0.001) was also independent risk factor for HCC. …”
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Las comunidades intermareales de playas de arena del Golfo dede Arauco, Chile by Aldo Hernández, Jose Miguel Bogdanovich, Oscar Inostroza-Michael, Carlos Leal González, Eduardo Hernández-Miranda, Rodrigo Veas, Marco Salamanca, Cristian Chandía

“…La cercanía a centros industriales, a la desembocadura del río Biobío y la exposición de la línea de costa, resultaron significativos, aunque no mostraron estadísticamente la misma importancia de las variables físicas que caracterizan el tipo de playa. …”
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Acerca de las razones por las cuales se citan las publicaciones científicas by David Andrés Camargo Mayorga

“….), la novedad y el interés del tema sobre el que se escribe, sus características y campo disciplinar de los estudios, la metodología empleada, el tipo de documento, las características de los resultados y la(s) discusión(es) planteada(s), el uso de figuras y apéndices, los metadatos, las referencias, y la accesibilidad y visibilidad de los trabajos; b) “factores relacionados con la revista”, en lo referente a factor de impacto, idioma de la revista, alcance de la publicación y forma de publicación; c) “factores relacionados con el autor” en cuanto al número de autores, reputación, formación académica, autocitaciones, nivel de colaboración en los ámbitos nacional e internacional, nacionalidad, características demográficas, productividad y financiación de sus investigaciones. En la misma línea de trabajo, Erikson y Erlandson (2014) explican que los motivos para la citación se resumen en cuatro: a) argumentación, b) alineamiento social, c) alineamiento mercantil y d) datos.   …”
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Covid-19 Pandemisinin Lise Öğretmenlerinin Çalışma ve Sosyal Yaşamlarına Etkisi: Niteliksel Bir Araştırma by Makbule Tokur Kesgin, Seher Zengin

“… Amaç: Fenomenolojik tipte olan bu araştırma COVID-19 pandemisinin lisede görev yapan öğretmenlerin çalışma ve sosyal yaşamlarını nasıl etkilediğini, neler deneyimlediklerini belirlenmek amacıyla yapılmıştır. …”
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Long-Term Dietary Nitrate Supplementation Does Not Prevent Development of the Metabolic Syndrome in Mice Fed a High-Fat Diet by V. B. Matthews, R. Hollingshead, H. Koch, K. D. Croft, N. C. Ward

“…Caecum contents, serum, and tissues (liver, skeletal muscle, white and brown adipose, and kidney) were collected, frozen, and stored at −80°C until analysis. …”
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The reproductive function of women with infertility after suffering COVID-19 infection by I.S. Golovchak

“…Determined changes in reproductive function may be directly or indirectly related to the "long-COVID" consequences, namely, a high level of stress, anxiety and depression, pernicious habits, general fatigability that leads to a sedentary lifestyle, sleep disturbances, the developing or exacerbation of somatic pathologies, among which stand out metabolic disorders and pathology of the liver and gastrointestinal tract. …”
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Endoplasmic reticulum protein TXNDC5 modulates thyroid eye disease TGF-β1-induced myofibroblast transdifferentiation by Albert Y Wu, Hsun-I Chiu, Shi-Bei Wu, Chieh-Chih Tsai

“…Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress may play a role in TED pathogenesis since it has been linked to liver, kidney, heart and lung fibrotic remodelling. …”
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Relieving or Aggravating the Burden: Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) of Electronic and Conventional Cigarette Users (Dual Users) in Indonesia by Faizal R. Moeis, Risky K. Hartono, Renny Nurhasana, Aryana Satrya, Teguh Dartanto

“…Results Our study finds: (1) dual users are positively associated to report having NCDs, such as liver failure (AOR=2.38; 95% CI: 2.32–2.44), diabetes (AOR=1.53; 95% CI: 1.50–1.57), hypertension (AOR=1.49; 95% CI: 1.48–1.51), and gum diseases (AOR=1.74; 95% CI: 1.73–1.74) compared to single users and(2) e-cigarette single users are positively associated with reporting to have NCDs and dental problems, such as asthma (AOR=3.11; 95% CI: 3.01–3.22), diabetes (AOR=16.01; 95% CI: 14.57–17.59), broken tooth (AOR=1.04; 95% CI: 1.03–1.06) and they have disease complication compared to conventional cigarette single users. …”
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Computer-aided diagnosis of hepatic cystic echinococcosis based on deep transfer learning features from ultrasound images by Miao Wu, Chuanbo Yan, Gan Sen

“…Abstract Hepatic cystic echinococcosis (HCE), a life-threatening liver disease, has 5 subtypes, i.e., single-cystic, polycystic, internal capsule collapse, solid mass, and calcified subtypes. …”
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Salvia deserti Decne., an endemic and rare subshrub from Arabian desert: antidiabetic and antihyperlipidemic effects of leaf hydroethanolic extracts by Arbi Guetat, Slimen Selmi, Abdelrhman T. Abdelwahab, Marwa A. Abdelfattah, Abd Ealrhman M. Elhaj, Roaa T. Mogharbel, M. J. A. Abualreish, Abdullah F. Alanazi, Karim Hosni, Naceur Mejri, Abdennacer Boulila

“…The presence of several phenolic compounds (derivatives of ferulic, coumaric, and caffeic acids, among other derivatives) could at least in part explain the obtained data and empower the use of S. deserti as a source of bioactive ingredients with antioxidant, antidiabetic and antihyperlipidemic properties.DiscussionOur research has unveiled S. deserti as a source of potential to effectively manage diabetes and its associated dyslipidemia by improving antioxidant status, recovery of the liver and kidney functions and presumably by increasing insulin secretion and sensitivity of peripheral tissues to insulin.…”
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Women with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: Effect of Disease and Psychosocial-Related Correlates on Health-Related Quality of Life by Syed Wasif Gillani, Irfan Altaf Ansari, Hisham A. Zaghloul, Mohi Iqbal Mohammad Abdul, Syed Azhar Syed Sulaiman, Mirza R. Baig, Hassaan Anwar Rathore

“…., end-stage renal failure, hemodialysis, and liver cirrhosis) were excluded; a total of 1003 participants were enrolled in the study. …”
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Effects of Functional Oligosaccharides Extracted from Straw on the Growth, Feeding, Physiology, Histology, Muscle Texture, and Gut Microbiota of Micropterus salmoides by Benli Wu, Long Huang, Cangcang Wu, Jing Chen, Xiajun Chen, Xiang Wang, Kai Cui, Zhigang Liu, Jixiang He

“…The villus height and width were significantly higher in the supplementation groups than in the control group, while the gut and liver structures presented abnormalities with excessive supplementation above 1.5 mg/kg. …”
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Safety and efficacy of oral edible bird’s nest supplementation: Anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory benefits for Arabian race stallions during exercise by Khalid Obaid AL-Khaldi, Khalid Hamed Al-Ruzaiqi, Abdul Salam Babji, Seng Joe Lim, Mohammed Babatunde Sadiq, Nurhusien Yimer

“…Results: In Experiment 1, EBN supplementation demonstrated no adverse effects, maintaining normal hematological and vital parameters. Kidney and liver function tests revealed significantly reduced creatine kinase, total bilirubin, and aspartate aminotransferase levels in the EBN group. …”
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Reporte de un caso clínico de Holoprosencefalia by Lissette Chan Guevara

“…Holoprosencefalia es la no segmentación del prosencéfalo, se caracteriza por defectos en la línea media. Se presenta con hipertelorismo, nariz corta ensilladura, labio, paladar hendido, filtrum amplio, microcefalia e hidrocefalia. …”
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Childhood body size, adulthood adiposity, underlying mechanisms, and risk of incident hypertension: a prospective cohort study of 180,527 participants by Shujing Ma, Xue Liu, Ruilang Lin, Ye Yao, Min Zhao, Yongfu Yu, Costan G. Magnussen, Bo Xi

“…The association between adiposity and hypertension was mediated by biochemical indices (e.g., liver function, immunometabolism) and metabolites (e.g., alanine aminotransferase, apolipoprotein A) (mediation proportions ranging from 3.2 to 23.4%). …”
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Preparation and Anti-fatigue Function of Weizmannia coagulans BC99 Emergency Energy Bar by Haodan GUO, Ying WU, Yuqiong WEI, Li CAO, Zhouya BAI, Qiuxia FAN, Nan PENG, Shaobin GU

“…The intervention with the W. coagulans BC99 energy bar resulted in significantly increased levels of liver glycogen and muscle glycogen (P<0.05), significantly enhanced glucose metabolism key enzyme hexokinase (P<0.05), significant reduction in fatigue factors lactate and urea nitrogen in serum (P<0.05), regulated levels of inflammatory cytokines interleukin-4 and interleukin-1β, significantly increased levels of catalase, superoxide dismutase, and glutathione (P<0.05), and significantly decreased levels of malondialdehyde (P<0.05). …”
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Influence of B16/F10 melanoma growth variant on calcium levels in mitochondria in various organs of female mice by O. I. Kit, E. M. Frantsiyants, I. V. Neskubina, E. I. Surikova, I. V. Kaplieva, V. A. Bandovkina

“…CNP decreased calcium levels in mitochondria of cells in the brain by 1.4 (р=0.00153) times, liver by 2.6 times and heart by 3.2 times and increased the levels in the skin by 97.1 times. …”
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Visfatin Induces Inflammation and Insulin Resistance via the NF-κB and STAT3 Signaling Pathways in Hepatocytes by Yu Jung Heo, Sung-E Choi, Ja Young Jeon, Seung Jin Han, Dae Jung Kim, Yup Kang, Kwan Woo Lee, Hae Jin Kim

“…Insulin resistance and inflammation are the principal pathogeneses of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), but the relationship, if any, between visfatin and NAFLD remains unclear. …”
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