Effects of Levothyroxine Replacement Therapy on Parameters of Metabolic Syndrome and Atherosclerosis in Hypothyroid Patients: A Prospective Pilot Study by Zoran Gluvic, Emina Sudar, Jelena Tica, Aleksandra Jovanovic, Sonja Zafirovic, Ratko Tomasevic, Esma R. Isenovic

“…FT4 was significantly lower in hypothyroid subjects compared with controls and significantly higher by treatment. TC, Tg, HDL-C, and LDL-C were similar to controls at baseline but TC and LDL-C were significantly decreased by LH4 treatment. …”
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Development and Evaluation of Polymethacrylate-Based Ophthalmic Nanofiber Inserts Containing Dual Drug-Loaded Dorzolamide and Timolol: In Vivo Study in Rabbit’s Eye by Ahmad Karami, Shahla Mirzaeei, Leila Rezaei, Ali Nokhodchi

“…The Area Under the Curve (AUC0-72) for DOR and TIM in EDT formulations was approximately 3216.63 ± 63.25 µg·h/mL and 2598.89 ± 46.65 µg·h/mL, respectively, with Mean Residence Times (MRTs) of approximately 21.6 ± 0.19 h and 16.29 ± 6.44 h. …”
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Extracts of Coreopsis tinctoria Nutt. Flower Exhibit Antidiabetic Effects via the Inhibition of α-Glucosidase Activity by Wujie Cai, Lijing Yu, Yu Zhang, Li Feng, Siyuan Kong, Hongsheng Tan, Hongxi Xu, Cheng Huang

“…We found that the extracts blocked the increase of fasting blood glucose, serum triglyceride (TG), insulin, leptin, and liver lipid levels and prevented the development of glucose tolerance impairment and insulin resistance in the C57BL/6 mice induced by a high-fat diet. …”
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Bisphenol S Induces Lipid Metabolism Disorders in HepG2 and SK-Hep-1 Cells via Oxidative Stress by Kai-Xing Lin, Zi-Yao Wu, Mei-Lin Qin, Huai-Cai Zeng

“…To observe BPS effects on lipid metabolism in HepG2 and SK-Hep-1 human HCC cells, a CCK-8 assay was used to assess cell proliferation in response to BPS, and the optimal concentration of BPS was selected. …”
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Construction of a predictive model for the risk of aspiration in enteral nutrition patients in ICU by CHEN Yue, ZHANG Hui, GUAN Chun, HU Fasheng

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Associations between an gene polymorphism and ulcerative colitis by ARMS-PCR by Mahsa Sadat Hashemi Doulabi, Reza Goleyjani Moghaddam, Ali Salehzadeh

“…The distribution of the TT, TG, and GG genotypes was 17.93%, 27.59%, and 34.48%, respectively, in the ulcerative colitis patients and 31.70%, 24.40%, and 43.90%, respectively, in the control individuals (odds ratio of GG for ulcerative colitis, 7.142; 95% confidence interval, 2.400 to 9.542; p = 0.001). …”
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Effect of Bariatric Weight Loss on the Adipose Lipolytic Transcriptome in Obese Humans by Shakun Karki, Melissa G. Farb, Samantha Myers, Caroline Apovian, Donald T. Hess, Noyan Gokce

“…We biopsied subcutaneous adipose tissue in 19 obese individuals (BMI 42 ± 5 kg/m2, 79% female) at baseline and after a mean period of 8 ± 5 months (range 3–15 months) following bariatric surgery. …”
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Effects of desulfurized gypsum on shrinkage behavior of alkali-activated slag (AAS) and hybrid alkali-activated cement (HAC) by Lili Xue, Zhenkun Ni, Zhengning Zhou, Zuhua Zhang, Houren Xiong, Hao Wang, Xifeng Zhuge, Hongfei Liu

“…An insights into the mechanisms underlying shrinkage for the DSG-AAM systems was gained through MIP, 1H NMR,XRD,TG-DTG, and SEM-EDS analyses. …”
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The Alteration of Carnitine Metabolism in Second Trimester in GDM and a Nomogram for Predicting Macrosomia by Man Sun, Baihui Zhao, Sainan He, Ruopeng Weng, Binqiao Wang, Yunping Ding, Xinwen Huang, Qiong Luo

“…C0 was negatively correlated with FBG, LDL, TG, and TC. A nomogram was developed for predicting macrosomia in GDM based on carnitine-related metabolic variables. …”
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Studies on Characterization, Optical Absorption, and Photoluminescence of Yttrium Doped ZnS Nanoparticles by Ranganaik Viswanath, Halehatty Seethya Bhojya Naik, Yashavanth Kumar Gubbihally Somalanaik, Prashanth Kumar Parlesed Neelanjeneallu, Khandugadahalli Nagarajappa Harish, Mustur Channabasappa Prabhakara

“…XRD and TEM studies show the formation of cubic ZnS:Y particles with an average size of ~4.5 nm. …”
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Inflammatory Cytokines, Adipocytokines, and Th17/Treg Balance in Patients with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease following Administration of Dahuang Zhechong Pills by Xiaohua Duan, Jianlin Lv, Hebei Jiang, Kefei Zheng, Yulin Chen

“…Patients in the test group were treated with DHZCPs, while patients in the control group were untreated. Peripheral TH17 and Treg cells were detected by flow cytometry, and peripheral IL-17, IL-10, hs-CRP, and TNF-α expression levels were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) methods. …”
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The Association of Autoantibodies in Hyperthyroid Heart Disease Combined with Pulmonary Hypertension by Xiujuan Zhang, Lin Chen, Jianping Sheng, Chaoying Li, Yong He, WenXia Han

“…According to the Independent samples T-test, variance analysis, chi-square test, Pearson linear correlation analysis, and logistic regression, there was a good correlation between pulmonary artery systolic pressure and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) and receptor antibodies (TRAb) (r = 0.264, P=0.025) (OR = 1.037, P=0.029), but there was no significant correlation between the pulmonary artery systolic pressure and other thyroid-related parameters (FT3, FT4, TSH, anti-TPO, and anti-TG). …”
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Understanding the Reinforcing Mechanisms in Kenaf Fiber/PLA and Kenaf Fiber/PP Composites: A Comparative Study by Seong Ok Han, Mehdi Karevan, I. Na Sim, Md A. Bhuiyan, Young Hun Jang, Jonathan Ghaffar, Kyriaki Kalaitzidou

“…It was concluded that PLA exhibits higher modulus and Tg compared to those of neat PP. The modulus of the composites at 40 wt% fibers is 6.64 GPa and 2.96 GPa for PLA and PP, respectively. …”
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Physicochemical and Thermal Characteristics of Onion Skin from Fifteen Indian Cultivars for Possible Food Applications by Narashans Alok Sagar, Anil Khar, Vikas, Ayon Tarafdar, Sunil Pareek

“…“NHRDF Red” contained the highest amount of crude protein (5.97 ± 0.15 g/100 g), ash (12.24 ± 0.59 g/100 g), and fiber (8.28 ± 0.20 g/100 g), whereas cv. …”
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Exploring Lipoprotein-Associated Phospholipase A2 Levels in Iraqi Patients with Stable Angina: Insights from Coronary Angiography Diagnosis by Aseel Ghassan Daoud, Wassan Abdul Kareem Abbas, Ahmed Yousif Hasan, Maha N. Abu Hajleh

“…According to the angiography, they were divided into two groups: 60 patients and 30 as a control group. …”
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Fabrication of antibacterial bio‐composite from polyvinyl alcohol incorporated with Azadirachta indica by Md. Tanvir Hossain, Md. Abdus Shahid

“…The material's elongation at break (117.493 mm) and elongation at peak (64.159 mm) reflect its capacity for deformability and flexibility under stress. Moreover, PNBC has a Tg of 84°C, a pyrolysis temperature of 266°C, and degrades between 230 and 400°C, as shown by DSC and TGA. …”
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Antiulcer Effect of Genus Symphytum L. and Portulaca oleracea L. as Investigated on Experimental Animals by El-Sayed H. Bakr, Amal Al-Ghamdi, Reham Al-Amri, Muna Al-Otaibi, Nada Al-Saad, Ghala Al-Matrafi, Ziad T. Kishmira, Firas Azzeh, Areej A. Almuraee

“…Sixteen male albino rats (200–210 g b.wt. each) were divided into 4 groups, 4 rats each, one of them left as the control −ve group while the other 3 groups orally administered with aspirin at a dose of 200 mg/kg b.wt., for gastric ulcer induction, one of them left as control +ve and the rest 2 groups were orally administered with genus Symphytum L. and Portulaca oleracea L. at a dose of 100 mg/kg b.wt., each. for seven consecutive days. …”
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Effects of different Lys/Met ratios on the antioxidant capacity, tissue morphology, and fatty acid composition of subcutaneous fat in Tibetan sheep on low-protein diets: a lipidomi... by Rengeerli Sa, Fengshuo Zhang, Xianhua Zhang, Wei Gao, Yu Zhang, Jiacheng Gan, Shengzhen Hou, Linsheng Gui

“…Additionally, several lipid molecules associated with the phenotype (Antioxidant index and fatty acid content) were identified, namely, DG(38:3e) + Na, PE(17:1_22:2)-H, PI(17:0_20:3)-H, TG(33:0e) + NH4, Cer(d14:0_17:1) + H, and CL(81:13)-2H. …”
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Efficacy of fish oil supplementation on metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: a meta-analysis by Like Zhou, Dongmei Sun, Houqiao Bai

“…Pooled analysis showed that triglycerides [TG, pooled standard mean difference (SMD): −0.40 (95% CI: −0.58 to −0.21)], aspartate transaminase [AST, SMD: −0.29 (95% CI: −0.48 to −0.10)], HOMA-IR [SMD: −2.06 (95% CI: −3.36 to −0.49)] and waist circumference [Waist-C, SMD: −0.31 (95% CI: −0.54 to −0.08)] were significantly improved. …”
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Association of urinary metabolites of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons with urinary incontinence in adults: A cross-sectional study by ChunXiang Bao, Jie Luo, ShuYing Miao

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