Effect of using sewage sludge ash on the fatigue performance of mastic and asphalt mixture by Alireza Azarhoosh, Amir Hossein Asadi

“…Mastic samples containing 100 % SSA exhibited 22 % lower (G*×sinδ) compared to the control samples, attributed to a significant reduction in δ. …”
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Study on Mechanical Strength and Chloride Corrosion Resistance of Composite Mortars Mixed with Steel Slag, Bayer Red Mud, and Phosphogypsum by Cheng Hu, Qijie Wang, Weiheng Xiang, Tao Zhang, Yanguang Li, Ruhua Chen

“…The influences of the replacement amounts of BRM and PG on the mechanical properties, hydration characteristic, chloride corrosion resistance, and microstructure of the materials were investigated. …”
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Phosphorylation regulates SIRT1 function. by Tsutomu Sasaki, Bernhard Maier, Katarzyna D Koclega, Maksymilian Chruszcz, Wendy Gluba, P Todd Stukenberg, Wladek Minor, Heidi Scrable

“…Cells from long-lived mice maintained SIRT1 levels of young mice in tissues that undergo continuous cell replacement by proliferating stem cells. Changes in SIRT1 protein level were not associated with changes in mRNA level, suggesting that SIRT1 could be regulated post-transcriptionally. …”
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Sedimentary Characteristics and Petroleum Geological Significance of the Middle–Upper Triassic Successions in the Wushi Area, Western Kuqa Depression, Tarim Basin by Yahui Fan, Mingyi Hu, Qingjie Deng, Quansheng Cai

“…As a strategic replacement area for hydrocarbon exploration in the Tarim Basin, the Kuqa Depression has been the subject of relatively limited research on the sedimentary characteristics of the Triassic strata within its western Wushi Sag, which constrains exploration deployment in this region. …”
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Leiurus quinquestratus venom promotes β islets regeneration and restores glucose level in streptozotocin induced type 2 diabetes mellitus in rats by Wesam M. Salama, Sabry A. El-Naggar, Ghada A. Tabl, Nabila I. El-Desouki, Lamiaa M. El Shefiey

“…Subsequently, novel T2-DM replacement therapies should be discovered. The goal of this study was to see how efficient Leiurus quinquestratus venom (LQV) was as a diabetic medicine for the treatment of T2-DM in rats. …”
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Wastewater-Based Epidemiology (WBE): Potential Application for Assessing the Use of Conventional and New Generation Tobacco and Nicotine Products by Scherer Gerhard, Pluym Nikola, Scherer Max

“…As reasons for deviations between WBE and classical methods, most frequently the use of illicit tobacco products, nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) products, electronic cigarettes (ECs), reporting bias or outdated statistics were discussed by the study authors. …”
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Is It Time to Revisit the Role of Interleukin-1 Inhibitors in Osteoarthritis? by Brom M, Saxer F, Mindeholm L, Schieker M, Conaghan PG

“…Interleukin-1 (IL-1) plays a key role in the development of OA, but the results of clinical trials targeting IL-1 in OA have to date been disappointing.Methods: This narrative review is based on a literature search for publications describing interventions with direct Il-1 pathway inhibitors in patients with knee OA and substantiated by a description of key pre-clinical observations.Results: Randomized controlled studies using IL-1 inhibition as treatment approach to knee OA have read out negatively, although trends for an improvement in pain and impact on biomarkers could be observed. …”
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Perioperative Changes in the Pituitary-Adrenal and Pituitary-Thyroid Systems and Their Correction in Females with Severe Gestosis by V. M. Zhenilo, I. V. Mikhno

“…The stress-limiting effect of the neuropeptide dalargin leads to the rationally inhibited hormonal secretion of the pituitary-adrenal system during surgical intervention in females with severe gestosis and, in combination with replacement therapy with dexamethasone, preserves hormonal reserves in the postoperative period. …”
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Study of some biochemical and hematological parameters in continuously hemodialysis patients in Kirkuk city by Nawal Abdullah Murtadha

“…It is one of three renal replacement therapies (the other two being peritoneal dialysis and renal transplant). …”
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Influence of home bleaching regimen on microhardness and flexural strength of two contemporary composite resins – an in vitro evaluation by Muralidasan Kalaivani, S Datta Prasad, M Indumathi, M Sruthipriya, Balachandran Janani, O Pavankumar

“…They were divided into 4 groups, GROUP 1 (n=10): microhybrid control group, GROUP 2 (n=10) nanohybrid control group, GROUP 3 (n=10): microhybrid bleaching group, GROUP 4(n=10) nanohybrid bleaching group. …”
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Beyond Hemostasis: Exploring Intra-articular Tranexamic Acid’s Analgesic Effect in Post-operative Care in Total Knee Arthroplasty – Original Article by Dilbans Singh Pandher, Nitish Khosla, Pardumanjit Singh Dhaliwal

“…Functional outcomes were assessed preoperatively and at 12 weeks follow-up, using the oxford knee score (OKS) and the knee injury and osteoarthritis outcome score for joint replacement (KOOS-JR). Results: At 48 h postoperatively, the intra-articular TXA group exhibited statistically significant improvements in early pain relief, as measured by VAS scores (P = 0.004), and reduced 24-h closed drain output (P = 0.015) compared to the control group. …”
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Humoral response to mRNA vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 in patients with humoral immunodeficiency disease. by Michaela Bitzenhofer, Franziska Suter-Riniker, Matthias B Moor, Daniel Sidler, Michael P Horn, Anna Gschwend, Cornelia Staehelin, Andri Rauch, Arthur Helbling, Lukas Jörg

“…The proportion of patients, who developed a humoral immune response to the spike protein were evaluated and compared to 19 healthy controls.<h4>Results</h4>After vaccination with two vaccine doses, 26/39 patients (66.7%) with humoral immunodeficiency disease and all healthy controls developed anti-S. …”
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Effectiveness of nurses’ training about mechanical ventilation weaning on neonatal outcomes by Mohammed F. Alharbi, Salwa A. Marzouk, Nojoud Alrashidi, Mohammed H. Abu-Alghayth, Eman A. Mater, Marwa A. Ibrahim, Huwida Hamdy Abdelmonem, Hanan A. Mohammed, Shadia A. Syan, Aml S. Abdelrahem, Ahlam D. Alshehri, Shimaa M. Moursy, Abeer A. Almowafy, Faransa A. Ahmed

“…Results The study group demonstrated a significant reduction in the use of surfactant replacement therapy post-extubation compared to the control group (p = 0.003). …”
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Cellular and humoral response to SARS-CoV-2 vaccine BNT162b2 in adults with Chronic Kidney Disease G4/5. by Anja Rosdahl, Fredrika Hellgren, Torbjörn Norén, Jessica Smolander, Ursula Wopenka, Karin Loré, Helena Hervius Askling

“…In this intervention study we investigated the magnitude and quality of the responses to mRNA vaccination administered prior to kidney replacement therapy (KRT). Twenty patients with CKD G4/5 and nine healthy controls were followed for 12 months after receiving two doses of BNT162b2 four weeks apart and a booster dose after 3–6 months. …”
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Influence of varied sprouted barley feeding levels on carcass traits, meat quality, and fatty acid profile of lambs by Saleh Al-Ghamdi, Hani H. Al-Baadani, Abdulrahman S. Alharthi, Walid Soufan, Gamaleldin M. Suliman, Mutassim M. Abdelrahman, Ibrahim A. Alhidary

“…The groups were fed diets containing 25%, 50%, 75% and 100% SB replacing the control diet of barley grain and alfalfa hay (SB25, SB50, SB75 and SB100, respectively). …”
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Zinc Oxide as a Filler in a Hot-Mix Asphalt: Impact on Mechanical Properties by Hugo Alexander Rondón-Quintana, Karem Tatiana Forero-Rubiano, Yohan Sebastián Valderrama-Agudelo, Juan Gabriel Bastidas-Martínez, Carlos Alfonso Zafra-Mejía

“…In the next phase, HMA samples were designed using the Marshall method, incorporating ZnO at 0, 25, 50, and 100% replacement levels (designated as Control, HMA-25, HMA-50, and HMA-100, respectively). …”
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Efficacy of Cytokine Hemoadsorption with Efferon CT in Severe Acute Pancreatitis by V. V. Kiselev, M. S. Zhigalova, E. V. Klychnikova, S. I. Rey, P. A. Yartsev

“…The single-center, observational, controlled pilot study included 34 patients, 25 men (73.4%) and 9 women (26.4%), treated for severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) at the N. …”
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Effects of low-dose furosemide combined with aminophylline on the renal function in septic shock patients by Zhenhua Mai, Yaying Tan, Yang Zhu, Zilong Yang, Hongpeng Chen, Shuting Cai, Wangwang Hu, Xiaoyan Wang, Fenghua Ding, Liehua Deng

“…The control group received normal saline, and the intervention group received low-dose furosemide (0.048 mg/kg.h−1) with aminophylline (0.3 mg/kg.h−1). …”
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Restoration effect of chemically modified microRNA-143-3p on acute myocardial infarction in animal models by Shingo Minatoguchi, Nobuhiko Sugito, Kazuki Heishima, Yuko Ito, Remi Nakashima, Hiroyuki Okura, Yukihiro Akao, Shinya Minatoguchi

“…In cultured rat H9c2 cells, miR143#12 significantly inhibited H2O2-induced autophagic cell death by decreasing ROS levels and increased viable cell numbers more than the control by silencing COX-1, -2, and ATG7. Replacement treatment with miR143#12 in the infarct areas, where the expression levels of miR143 were significantly decreased, has a beneficial effect on AMI by silencing COX-1 and -2.…”
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Preoperative long-term use of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system blockers increases the risk of acute kidney injury after coronary artery bypass grafting by Xiaokang Xu, Zhangyi Dai, He Huang, Linzhu Wang, Daisong Jiang, Weitao Liang, Zhong Wu

“…This study aimed to evaluate the effect of long-term RAAS blocker use on AKI incidence following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).Methods Patients undergoing CABG were included in this retrospective cohort study and divided into control group and medication group. The primary outcome was AKI, while secondary outcomes included the initiation of renal replacement therapy, duration of intensive care unit and total hospitalization, invasive ventilation time, and intraoperative blood pressure conditions. …”
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