Correlation of the FIB-4 Liver Biomarker Score with the Severity of Heart Failure by Roxana Buzas, Paul Ciubotaru, Alexandra Corina Faur, Marius Preda, Melania Ardelean, Doina Georgescu, Patrick Dumitrescu, Daniel Florin Lighezan, Mihaela-Diana Popa

“…<i>Discussion</i>: Early detection of cardiac dysfunction leads to better management in patients with cardiovascular risk factors including diabetes and hypertension. High LDL and low HDL levels contribute to a reduction in left ventricular (LV) function. …”
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Two successful pregnancies after a simultaneous kidney and pancreas transplantation for type 1 diabetes mellitus-complicated nephropathy by Elisa Casella, Carla Ettore, Ferdinando Antonio Gulino, Elisa Pappalardo, Filippo Rapisarda, Stella Capriglione, Giuseppe Ettore

“…The most significant factors for successful outcomes for mother and child are stable pre-pregnancy transplant function tests and absence of immunosuppressive therapy. …”
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PLUNC Proteins Positivity in Patients with Chronic Rhinosinusitis: A Case-Control Study by Desiderio Passali, Codrut Sarafoleanu, Claudiu Manea, Michele Loglisci, Francesco Maria Passali, Jacopo Cambi, Cristina Iosif, Eugenia Panaitescu, Luisa Maria Bellussi

“…So PLUNC proteins have a protective function on upper airways mucosa, as we can see by evaluating the high positivity in control group.…”
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Analysis of the senescence secretome during zebrafish retina regeneration by Gregory J. Konar, Kyle T. Vallone, Tu D. Nguyen, James G. Patton

“…These factors are upregulated after damage with functions that span the innate immune system, autophagic processing, cell cycle regulation, and cellular stress responses. …”
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THE IMPACT OF HEALTH-IMPROVING TECHNOLOGY ON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN by Shuba Liudmyla, Shuba Victoria, Shuba Victor

“…The well-being of a child reflects their ability to withstand challenging and harmful factors, and their stability is determined by achieving a balance in key physiological functions during their development. …”
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Low phase angle indicates poor muscle strength and physical performance in patients with knee osteoarthritis awaiting total knee arthroplasty by Young Seok Kim, Seung Ick Choi, Jun Young Park, Hui Woo Yang, Wonhee Lee, Sung-hwan Kim, Kwangho Chung, Na Young Kim

“…Multivariable analysis identified a low PhA as an independent risk factor for the 10-meter walk (β = -0.215; 95% confidence interval [CI]: -0.291 to -0.140) and log-transformed timed up-and-go test performance (β = 0.218; 95% CI 0.140 to 0.296) after adjusting for baseline covariates. …”
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Identification and Characterization of the V(D)J Recombination Activating Gene 1 in Long-Term Memory of Context Fear Conditioning by Edgardo Castro-Pérez, Emilio Soto-Soto, Marizabeth Pérez-Carambot, Dawling Dionisio-Santos, Kristian Saied-Santiago, Humberto G. Ortiz-Zuazaga, Sandra Peña de Ortiz

“…Previous studies from our group suggested that factors known to function in DNA recombination/repair machineries, such as DNA ligases, polymerases, and DNA endonucleases, play a role in LTM. …”
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Assessing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease risk based on exhalation and cough sounds by Geyi Wen, Chenshuo Wang, Wei Zhao, Jinliang Meng, Yanyan Xu, Ruiqi Wang, Zijing Zeng

“…Following this, each individual completed pulmonary function tests and participated in questionnaire surveys. …”
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In-Depth Partial Discharge Inception Voltage Analysis in Laminated Busbar by Means of Experimentations and Simulations by Oussama Abdel Illah Rahmouni, Sonia Ait-Amar, Stephane Duchesne, Jean-Francois Wecxsteen

“…It was also found that the model based on Paschen&#x2019;s criteria is capable of accurately predicting PDIV in LBB samples as a function of both temperature as well as pressure. It was only off by around 5.9%.…”
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Variation Characteristics of Mass-Loss Rate in Dynamic Seepage System of the Broken Rocks by Luzhen Wang, Hailing Kong

“…In this study, the seepage tests of the broken mudstone were carried out using the patented pumping station seepage method, and the time-varying function of the mass-loss rate was generalized. …”
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Quantitative adverse outcome pathway modeling for cigarette-smoke-induced airway mucus hypersecretion. Part 1: adverse-outcome-pathway-based in vitro assessment with repeated expos... by Sakuya Ichikawa, Shugo Muratani, Keigo Sano, Kazuo Erami, Akina Mori, Risa Matsumoto, Shigeaki Ito

“…The present study focuses on an AOP for decreased lung function. Lung function is normally robustly maintained by homeostatic capacity, but repeated and chronic stimulation can disrupt this capacity, leading to impaired lung function and mucus hypersecretion. …”
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Efficacy and acceptability of different blood flow restriction training interventions during the rehabilitation of military personnel with lower limb musculoskeletal injuries: prot... by Alexander N Bennett, Peter Ladlow, Luke Hughes, Nick Caplan, Robert Barker-Davies, Luke Gray, Russ J Coppack, Robyn P Cassidy, Gavin Atkinson, Lauren Bradshaw, Janisha Chauhan, Kieran M Lunt

“…Secondary outcomes include blood biomarkers for inflammation and pain (Phase Two only), injury-specific outcome measures, lower extremity function scale, objective measures of muscle strength and neuromuscular performance, and pressure pain threshold testing.Ethics and dissemination The study is approved by the Ministry of Defence Research Ethics Committee (2318/MODREC/24) and Northumbria University. …”
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The impact of relaxation massage on ovulation and sexual appetite by Lucian Șerbănescu, Vadym Rotar, Paris Ionescu, Mihai Mitran, Sebastian Mirea, Alexandra-Ecaterina Ciota

“…The findings suggest that massage may enhance ovulatory function through increased blood flow to the re-productive organs, reduced cortisol levels, and improved lymphatic drainage. …”
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High metabolic activity in positron emission tomography and systemic inflammation occurring years after exposure cessation in engineered stone silicosis by Antonio León-Jiménez, Julio Rodríguez-Rubio Corona, Gema Jiménez-Gómez, María Luisa Piñero Fernández-Reyes, Antonio Hidalgo-Molina, Magdalena Pajares-Vinardel, Miguel Ángel Conde-Sánchez, Antonio Campos-Caro, Daniel Sanchez-Morillo

“…Clinical data measurements, positron emission tomography/computed tomography using 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG PET/CT), respiratory function tests and blood samples were performed. The mean age of the patients was 44 ± 5.4 years. …”
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Health Status of Hemodialysis Patients with End Stage Kidney Disease in Kirkuk City by Mujda Najim Taha, Abid Salih Kumait

“… Background: Hemodialysis is a treatment for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in which a machine filters waste and excess fluids from the blood for patients whose kidneys can no longer perform this function on their own. The health status of a hemodialysis patient can vary depending on several factors, including the underlying cause of their kidney disease, their overall health and medical history, the effectiveness of their dialysis treatments, and their adherence to their treatment plan. …”
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An indoor positioning method based on bluetooth array/PDR fusion using the SVD-EKF by Chenhui Li, Jie Zhen, Jianxin Wu

“…Second, a Bluetooth array self-evaluation factor is introduced and combined with the Huber function to construct an adaptive factor, thus further enhancing filtering accuracy and environmental adaptability. …”
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Automatic detection and counting of wheat spike based on DMseg-Count by Hecang Zang, Yilong Peng, Meng Zhou, Guoqiang Li, Guoqing Zheng, Hualei Shen

“…Finally, the total loss function was constructed to optimize the model. The test results showed that the mean absolute error (MAE) and root mean square error (RMSE) of the proposed DMseg-Count model were 5.79 and 7.54, respectively, which were 9.76 and 10.91 higher than the standard distribution matching for crowd counting (DM-Count) model. …”
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Levothyroxine Timing during Ramadan: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Moeber Mahzari, Fahad Al Remthi, Ibrahim Ajwah, Mohammed Al Hazmi, Wesam Moafa, Awad Al Shahrani, Sameerah Al Shehri, Motasim Badri

“…Hypothyroid patients taking levothyroxine were randomized to 3 groups during Ramadan: group 1, 30 minutes before the iftar meal; group 2, 3-4 hours after the iftar meal, with no food taken for at least 1 hour after the meal; group 3, they were not given specific instructions for taking levothyroxine during Ramadan. Thyroid function tests were performed within 2 weeks before Ramadan and within 2 weeks after Ramadan. …”
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The impact of thyroid hormones on patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. by Matthias Pinter, Lukas Haupt, Florian Hucke, Simona Bota, Theresa Bucsics, Michael Trauner, Markus Peck-Radosavljevic, Wolfgang Sieghart

“…The associations of thyroid function tests with patient, liver, and tumor characteristics as well as their impact on overall survival (OS) were investigated.…”
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Instrumental variable estimation of the causal effect of plasma 25-hydroxy-vitamin D on colorectal cancer risk: a mendelian randomization analysis. by Evropi Theodoratou, Tom Palmer, Lina Zgaga, Susan M Farrington, Paul McKeigue, Farhat V N Din, Albert Tenesa, George Davey-Smith, Malcolm G Dunlop, Harry Campbell

“…Using a case-control study design, we tested the association between plasma 25-hydroxy-vitamin D (25-OHD) and CRC (2,001 cases, 2,237 controls). …”
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