Variability in Uremic Control during Continuous Venovenous Hemodiafiltration in Trauma Patients by Sigrid Beitland, Kjetil Sunde, Harald Moen, Ingrid Os

“…Acute kidney injury (AKI) necessitating continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) is a severe complication in trauma patients (TP). …”
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Optimizing control strategies for DC-DC boost converters: Real-time application of an adaptive gain scheduled ISA-PI controller with hybrid state-space and linear parameter-varying... by Cağfer Yanarateş

“…This parameter is instrumental in enhancing the adaptability of the controller to varied operating conditions. The adaptive ISA-PI controller seamlessly integrates the real-time duty cycle value, replacing traditional tuning variables with precision. …”
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Treatment of patellofemoral osteoarthritis with nasal chondrocyte-based engineered cartilage implantation in a randomised, controlled, multicentre phase II clinical trial: protocol... by Corina Schuster-Amft, Marcus Mumme, Sabine Schaedelin, Sarina Seitz, Gyözö Lehoczky, Anke Wixmerten, Sylvie Miot, Kristin Shrestha, Ivan Martin

“…Current therapeutic approaches are limited to pain management, alleviation of symptoms or total knee replacement. Nasal chondrocyte tissue-engineered cartilage (N-TEC) has already been successfully introduced in clinical studies phase I and II for the treatment of focal cartilage lesions and in pilot studies in osteoarthritis patients.Methods and analysis A randomised controlled trial involving 75 patients with patellofemoral osteoarthritis from nine different clinical centres in Switzerland, Germany and Croatia is being conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of N-TEC implantation compared with standard treatment with platelet-rich plasma (PRP). …”
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Efficacy of compound betamethasone combined with ropivacaine in iliac fascial space nerve block analgesia by Fan Miao, Huimiao Wang, Zhong Liu, Kexin Wang, Wanling Wang, Xinhe Guo, Chenjia Zhang, Chao Yu, Tu Shen

“…Using Excel randomization, 70 patients were divided into study group (n = 35) and control group (n = 35). The study group received ropivacaine combined with compound betamethasone analgesia regimen, while the control group only received ropivacaine analgesia regimen. …”
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How to prevent the infection of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in pediatric blood purification center by WANG Mo, ZHANG Ai-hua, SHEN Qian, LI Qiu

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Evaluating the impact of continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration on the efficacy of prophylactic fondaparinux doses: a prospective single-center observational study by Aleksander Aszkiełowicz, Karol P. Steckiewicz, Radosław Owczuk

“…Abstract Critically ill patients often need continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT). This process can remove particles as large as 10 kDa, including medications such as fondaparinux. …”
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Effects of 17β-estradiol and equilin on atherosclerosis development in female Apoe shl mice by Akiyo Kakibuchi, Fumitake Ito, Osamu Takaoka, Nanami Tahara, Mari Kawamata, Kazuya Yabumoto, Akihisa Katayama, Yuko Izumi, Eiko Maeda, Taisuke Mori

“…Abstract The effects of conjugated equine estrogens (CEE) and 17β-estradiol-based hormone replacement therapy (HRT) on atherosclerosis development remain controversial. …”
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Utilizing brown mushroom stem waste as an eco-friendly alternative to soybean meal in layer chick nutrition by Ahmed A. A. Abdel-Wareth, Ahmed A. A. Abdel-Wareth, Kayla G. Stamps, Md Salahuddin, Venkatesh Balan, Maedeh Mohammadi, Woo Kyun Kim, Weihang Zhu, Ahmed A. Ahmed, Cassandra D. Gray, Adrian M. W. Aviña, Taylor Rounds-Carter, Trahmilla Carr, Amri Williams, Adebowale Bakare, Jayant Lohakare

“…After a 4-day adaptation period on the control diet, the chicks were assigned to four dietary groups: 0% (control), 2%, 4%, and 6% BMS of replacing soybean meal. …”
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From Edmonton to Lantidra and beyond: immunoengineering islet transplantation to cure type 1 diabetes by El Hadji Arona Mbaye, Evan A. Scott, Evan A. Scott, Jacqueline A. Burke

“…Islet transplantation has emerged as a β cell replacement therapy, involving the infusion of cadaveric islets into a patient's liver through the portal vein. …”
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Simulation of reasonable shut-in time for shale oil after volume fracturing by LIAO Kai, ZHANG Shicheng, XIE Bobo

“…Research indicates that: ① The oil-water migration characteristics during well shut-in undergo phased changes over time, which can be categorized into three main control stages: fracture closure, imbibition replacement, and energy balance. …”
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Age and sex differences in blood pressure regulation: A focus on the vascular baroreflex limb by Darcianne K. Watanabe, Suzi Hong, DeWayne P. Williams, Jordan Kohn, Julian Koenig, Gustavo A. Reyes del Paso, Julian F. Thayer

“…We provide the first evidence of age and sex differences in vascular baroreflex‐mediated BP control using the sequence method.…”
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Impact of Haemoadsorption Therapy on Short Term Mortality and Vasopressor Dependency in Severe Septic Shock with Acute Kidney Injury: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Danny Epstein, Karawan Badarni, Yaron Bar-Lavie

“…Further high-quality randomized controlled trials are needed to confirm these findings.…”
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Low Energy Diets for Obesity and CKD (SLOW-CKD Randomized Feasibility Study) by Marguerite M. Conley, Hannah L. Mayr, Kirsten S. Hepburn, Justin J. Holland, David W. Mudge, Tammy J. Tonges, Richard S. Modderman, Sally A. Gerzina, David W. Johnson, Andrea K. Viecelli, Helen L. MacLaughlin

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Effects of Powdered Salmon Roe Processing Liquid on Enhancing the Palatability of Tuna By-Product Meal-Based Diets in Greater Amberjack (<i>Seriola dumerili</i>) by Amal Biswas, Ryoma Maruyama, Satoshi Okimura, Hiroshi Fushimi, Hiroya Sato, Yoshihiro Kakinuma, Tomoki Honryo, Hideki Tanaka

“…FM protein in the control diet (C) was partially replaced with TBM at levels of 25% (T25R0) and 40% (T40R0). …”
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Lithium-Associated Kidney Failure: Predictors and Outcomes by Emily Qian, Kamal Sud, Vincent Lee

“…Results: A total of 437 patients with lithium-associated kidney failure were compared to 1280 ANZDATA allocated controls of patients with kidney failure not associated with lithium. …”
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Navigating the complexities of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) from risk factors to outcome: insights from the UK Biobank cohort by Debasish Kar, Richard Byng, Aziz Sheikh, Mintu Nath, Bedowra Zabeen, Shubharthi Kar, Shakila Banu, Mohammad Habibur Rahman Sarker, Navid Khan, Durjoy Acharjee, Shafiqul Islam, Victoria Allgar, José M. Ordóñez-Mena, Aya El-Wazir, Soon Song, Ashish Verma, Umesh Kadam, Simon de Lusignan

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Efficacy and safety of heart rate control with esmolol on the incidence and duration of organ failure in predicted severe acute pancreatitis: protocol of a multicenter, open-label,... by Mingfeng Huang, Rong Wei, Lu Ke, Weijian Li, Jian Song, Haibin Ni, Xiaofei Huang, Yun Sun, Lu Fu, Yanhua Li, Dong Zhang, Bin Han, Jing Zhang, Yingying Hu, Chong Zhang, Zhongyan Sheng, Wenwen Feng, Lin Gao, Wenjian Mao, Yuxiu Liu, Yuxiu Liu, Bo Ye, Zhihui Tong, Weiqin Li

“…Secondary endpoints are comprised of both process and clinical measures, including heart rate variability, the proportion of patients’ heart rate recovered to &lt;95 bpm, changes in plasma interleukin-6 and C-reactive protein between day 1 and day 5, in hospital and 90-day mortality, new-onset organ failure, free and alive days to day 30 for intensive care admission, and requirement of mechanical ventilation, vasopressor use, and renal replacement therapy.DiscussionThis study will provide top-class evidence concerning the effects of heart rate control with a classic β-blocker on the incidence and duration of organ failure in patients with pSAP and increased heart rate.Ethics and disseminationThis study has been approved by the ethics committee of Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University (2022DZKY-076-02) and all participating sites. …”
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Offline Model Predictive Control Based on Weighted Projection over Polytopes by Fabio Andrade de Almeida

“…The quadratic programming problem, commonly found in constrained control methods, is replaced by sequential offline set projections based on priority given to the decision variables. …”
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Research and Development of Electrical Control System for PGM-48 Rail Grinder by YU Gao-xiang, LI Shi-ping, GUO Ping, WU Lei

“…Electrical control system of PGM-48 rail grinder was developed based on the network control platform of large scale railmaintenance machine, including the functions of hydraulic driving control and grinding operation control, which broke through the keytechnology of low constant speed hydraulic driving and constant power grinding, and could replace the electrical control system of the grinderimported in the early years.…”
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Infection Control in Acute Care Facilities: Evidence-Based Patient Safety by Lindsay E Nicolle

“…Fumigation, tacky floor mats, shoe covers and 'reverse' isolation have disappeared. They are replaced by focused surveillance programs, prophylactic antimicrobial therapy, outbreak investigation and control, routine barrier practices and molecular typing of organisms for epidemiological analysis.…”
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