Insulin Resistance in Osteoarthritis: Similar Mechanisms to Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Elena V Tchetina, Galina A Markova, Eugeniya P Sharapova

“…Osteoarthritis (OA) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) are two of the most widespread chronic diseases. OA and T2D have common epidemiologic traits, are considered heterogenic multifactorial pathologies that develop through the interaction of genetic and environmental factors, and have common risk factors. …”
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Chemical profiling, antioxidant, and antimicrobial activities of the essential oil of Matricaria recutita (Chamomile) by Ram Prasad Baral, Rameshwar Adhikari, Achyut Adhikari

“… Matricaria recutita, commonly known as chamomile, is extensively utilized in the pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and food industries for its medicinal and essential oil properties. …”
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Quantitative Determination of Surface Morphology of Red Blood Cell by Özlem Kocahan Yılmaz

“…The advantages and disadvantages of WDPM and light microscopy and SEM, which are commonly used in biomedical measurements, are discussed through the results. …”
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Comparison of Attenuated Total Reflectance Mid-Infrared, Near Infrared, and 1H-Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopies for the Determination of Coffee’s Geographical Origin by Jessica Medina, Diana Caro Rodríguez, Victoria A. Arana, Andrés Bernal, Pierre Esseiva, Julien Wist

“…In conclusion, ATR-mIR, a less common technique in the field of coffee adulteration and fraud detection, emerges as a strong candidate, faster and with lower cost compared to 1H-NMR and more discriminating compared to NIR.…”
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Comparison of Electrocardiogram and QT Interval between Viral Hepatitis Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Cirrhosis by Li-Hong Lu, Xue-Ya Lv, Qi-Ming Wu, Qian Dong, Zhao Wang, Su-Juan Zhang, Li Fu, Qian Wang, Yu-Qing Song

“…QT interval prolongation is one of the most common electrophysiological abnormalities in patients with cirrhosis, and QT prolongation is more common in patients with alcoholic liver cirrhosis. …”
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Numerical Investigation on Dynamic Performance of a Bridge-Tunnel Transition Section with a Deep Buried Pile-Plank Structure by Shuanglong Li, Limin Wei, Xiaobin Chen, Qun He

“…To address the track irregularity at transition zones between subgrade and rigid structures (bridge, tunnel, etc.), some common transition approaches, such as trapezoid subgrade, were adopted in many engineering areas. …”
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Investigating neutropenic enterocolitis: a systematic review of case reports and clinical insights by Samane Nematolahi, Ali Amanati, Hossein Molavi Vardanjani, Mohammadreza Pourali, Mahnaz Hosseini Bensenjan, Farnoosh Nozari, Mohebat Vali, Seyed Reza Abdipour Mehrian, Seyed Ali Nabavizadeh, Farima Safari

“…Most cases occur in patients with hematological cancers undergoing chemotherapy. Common presentations include abdominal pain, fever, and diarrhea. …”
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Traumatic Uterine Rupture in Second Trimester: Two Departments, Two Patients, Two Survivors by Kaggwa H, Deogratious E, Ndiwalana BR, Luweesi H, Kaduyu P

“…Uterine rupture due to trauma often results from high-impact blunt abdominal trauma such as motor vehicle accidents, falls and domestic violence, and it is most common in the third trimester. Prompt diagnosis is necessary to treat this emergency, given its quick onset and progression, to prevent potentially life-threatening complications to the mother and fetus, notably fetal death, which commonly occurs in such cases. …”
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Parameter Optimization of a Vertical Spring-Viscous Damper-Coulomb Friction System by Biao Wei, Yi Zhuo, Chaobin Li, Menggang Yang

“…A vertical spring-viscous damper-concave Coulomb friction isolation system was firstly proposed, and their parameters were firstly optimized to achieve the best performance under earthquakes. …”
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Barriers and facilitating factors in the prevention of diabetes type 2 and gestational diabetes in vulnerable groups: A scoping review. by Jessica Breuing, Dawid Pieper, Annika Lena Neuhaus, Simone Heß, Lena Lütkemeier, Fabiola Haas, Mark Spiller, Christine Graf

“…Ninety-eight studies were extracted, and eight categories of barriers and facilitating factors were formed. The most common categories of barriers were limited knowledge, family/friends, and economic factors, and the most common categories of facilitating factors were family/friends, social support, and knowledge.…”
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H. G. Wells’s and E. M. Forster’s Transformative Arts: Theoretical Divergences and Formal Connections by Laurent Mellet

“…Beyond such theoretical divergences, a first common point is to be found in the embedded nature of both concerns in characterisation and plot. …”
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In vitro investigations of coelomic fluid of Eisenia fetida: protein analysis, antioxidant activities and antibacterial effects on diabetic wounds' bacteria by Negar Danafar, Marzieh Shokoohi

“…Diabetic wounds are prone to bacterial infections, with common pathogens including Staphylococcus, Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. …”
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“The advice? Think bigger”: Community perspectives on dairy farming, including surplus calves—An Australian focus group study by Sarah E. Bolton, Bianca Vandresen, Marina A.G. von Keyserlingk

“…Most participants were unaware of the common dairy industry practices of early-life killing of surplus calves and cow-calf separation, but once made aware, there was widespread rejection of the practices. …”
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Impact of heteroresistance on treatment outcomes of people with drug-resistant TB by R. Crowder, M. Kato-Maeda, B. Schwem, A. dela Tonga, D.M. Geocaniga-Gaviola, E. Lopez, C.L. Valdez, A.R. Lim, N. Hunat, A.G. Sedusta, C.A. Sacopon, G.A.M. Atienza, E. Bulag, D. Lim, J. Bascuña, K. Shah, R.P. Basillio, C.A. Berger, M.C.D.P. Lopez, S. Sen, C. Allender, M. Folkerts, U. Karaoz, E. Brodie, S. Mitarai, A.M.C. Garfin, M.C. Ama, D.M. Engelthaler, A. Cattamanchi, R. Destura

“…CONCLUSIONS: Heteroresistance was relatively common (8.3%) among people with DR-TB in the Philippines. …”
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Effect of carbon nanoparticles in enhancing the vegetative propagation of Orthosiphon aristatus by Dhivya Viswanathan, Ranjani Soundhararajan, Hemalatha Srinivasan

“…In this study, the peel waste of commonly available banana variety in southern India Musa acuminata was used for synthesizing carbon nanoparticles and this article focusses on analyzing the effects of carbon nanoparticles (CNPs) in assisting the vegetative propagation of Orthosiphon aristatus. …”
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Masking Ability of Various Metal Complexing Ligands at 1.0 mM Concentrations on the Potentiometric Determination of Fluoride in Aqueous Samples by Sakuni M. De Silva, Samitha Deraniyagala, Janitha K. Walpita, Indira Jayaweera, Saranga Diyabalanage, Asitha T. Cooray

“…Fluoride is a common anion present in natural waters. Among many analytical methods used for the quantification of fluoride in natural waters, potentiometric analysis is one of the most widely used methods because of minimum interferences from other ions commonly present in natural waters. …”
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Update on Primary Biliary Cirrhosis by Jenny Heathcote

“…Symptoms common in this disease are fatigue, pruritus and xanthelasma, as well as complications of portal hypertension and osteoporosis. …”
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Simultaneous Quantification of Aspirin, Its Metabolite Salicylic Acid, and Salvianolic Acid B in Human Plasma Using UPLC-MS/MS by Weiyi Cao, Hezhi Yao, Zhenzhen Qian, Yi Wu, Shuge Wang, Rui Li, Rui Gao

“…Salvianolic acid B is the main active ingredient in salvianolate injection, which is produced by extracting danshen, the most commonly used Chinese herbal medicine for cardiovascular treatment. …”
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Detailed Histologic Evaluation of Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Pediatric Patients Presenting with Dysphagia or Abdominal Pain and Comparison of the Histology between the Two Groups by Thirumazhisai S. Gunasekaran, Christopher Chu, Nemencio Ronquillo, Rohini Chennuri, Brian Adley, Kristina Borgen, Alan Schwartz, Robert Newberry, James Berman

“…EoE in children presents with four main symptoms. Most common symptoms exhibited by our clinic population are dysphagia (D) and abdominal pain (AP). …”
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Frequency of Diplopia in Zygomatic Complex Fractures—A Cross-Sectional Descriptive Study by Maria Shabbir, Ruqaya Shah, Muhtada Ahmad, Rakhi Issrani, Zafar Khan, Salah Nazal Alotha, Basant Mousa Alsiyat, Mohammed Saad Alqarni, Ahmed Saleh Albalawi, Namdeo Prabhu, Mohammad Khursheed Alam, Zahid Qayyum

“…The zygomatic complex is the second most common fracture of the facial bones after the nasal bone. …”
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