Increased serum PCSK9 levels are associated with renal function impairment in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus by Zhicai Feng, Xiangyu Liao, Hao Zhang, Juan Peng, Zhijun Huang, Bin Yi

“…A logistic regression model revealed that serum PCSK9 is an independent risk factor for UACR ≥30 mg/g and eGFR <60 mL/min/1.73 m2. …”
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Pragmatic questionnaire-based evaluation of auditory function in individuals with major neurocognitive disorders and hearing loss in diverse contexts by Panagiotis Alexopoulos, Panagiotis Alexopoulos, Panagiotis Alexopoulos, Panagiotis Alexopoulos, Antonios Alexandros Demertzis, Panagiotis Biris, Polychronis Economou, Eric Frison, Piers Dawes, Iracema Leroi

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Risk factors for recurrent wheezing after infant bronchiolitis: a 6-year single-centre follow up study in China by Sainan Chen, Xueyun Xu, Min Wu, Luting Zhou, Yuqing Wang

“…In the sixth year of follow-up, lung function tests, total IgE and allergen specific IgE test were performed in those children at 6–7 years of age.ResultsWe enrolled 89 infants, 72 of whom were successfully followed up for 6 years. …”
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Mobile Therapeutic Attention for Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia (m-RESIST) Solution for Improving Clinical and Functional Outcomes in Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia: Prospect... by Jussi Seppälä, Eva Grasa, Anna Alonso-Solis, Alexandra Roldan-Bejarano, Marianne Haapea, Matti Isohanni, Jouko Miettunen, Johanna Caro Mendivelso, Cari Almazán, Katya Rubinstein, Asaf Caspi, Zolt Unoka, Kinga Farkas, Elisenda Reixach, Jesus Berdun, Judith Usall, Susana Ochoa, Iluminada Corripio, Erika Jääskeläinen

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Effects of aerobic training and following detraining on continuous attention and brain-derived neurotrophic factor in sedentary girl students by Asiyeh Dehghani, Ehsan Zareian, Khosro Ebrahim

“…The brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is an important factor affecting cognitive function and has been recently discussed in a bulk trend of efforts in the health context. …”
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Dog agility tunnel risks for incidents by Dianne P. Ford, Kimberley L. Cullen, Kathryn Stickney, Murray Sharman, John D. Cullen

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Acetaldehyde exposure alters fibrin polymerization, fibrinolysis, and fibrin network structure in vitro by Shakthi Rave, Daniel P. Hu, Rebecca A. Risman, Warishah Khan, Valerie Tutwiler, Lauren G. Poole

“…Previous studies report that acetaldehyde impairs the function of multiple coagulation factors, including fibrinogen. …”
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Metagenomic Analysis of Microbial Community Structure and Functional Profiling during Different Fermentation Stages of Xinjiang Sea Buckthorn Jiaosu by Rui FAN, Wenwen WANG, Linna WEI, Tengbin WANG, Sijia WEI, Jinrong LIU, Fang LI

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Methylprednisolone effects on serum biochemical factors (CRP, PCT, IL-6, TNF-a) in viral pneumonia by Zeng Hongping, Zhu Qi, Bai Shaoyu, Liu Jie, Ren Dengjie, Chen Xin

“…C-reactive protein (CRP), procalcitonin (PCT), and interleukin-6 (IL-6) were detected. Pulmonary function parameters were assessed using a pulmonary function testing device. …”
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Lower Kinetic Chain, Meet the Thinking Brain: A Scoping Review of Cognitive Function and Lower Extremity Injury Risk by Michaela A. Reyes, Mark O. Probasco, Trina N. Worby, Dylan E. Loertscher, Lyndsey K. Soderbeck, Wendy E. Huddleston

“…However, cognition also clearly plays a role in successful athletic performance, yet diminished cognitive function is rarely considered a risk factor for injury…”
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Morbidity and Mortality Associated With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in a Schistosomiasis‐Endemic Region of Brazil by Ricardo Amorim Correa, Camila Farnese Rezende, Eliane Viana Mancuzo, Claudia Mickael, Camila M. C. Loureiro, Rudolf K. F. Oliveira, Joan F. Hilton, Brian B. Graham

“…This study assessed prognostic factors associated with time to clinical worsening (CW) or death of a cohort of PAH patients in Minas Gerais, Brazil. …”
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Indicators of nonspecific resistance of the organism in patients with destructive forms of erysipelas by L.A. Vasylevskaya

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Forest Disturbance Thresholds and Cumulative Hydrological Impacts by Yiping Hou, Xiaohua Wei

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Dissecting the genetic basis and mechanisms underlying the associations between multiple extrahepatic factors and autoimmune liver diseases by Zheng Zhang, Jiayi Zhang, Xinyang Yan, Jiachen Wang, Haoxiang Huang, Menghao Teng, Qingguang Liu, Shaoshan Han

“…We employed colocalization, enrichment analysis, and protein-protein interaction (PPI) network to identify the functions of shared loci. Additionally, we proposed that activated immune cells in the circulation may contribute to liver and biliary tract inflammation via migration, mediating the impact of extrahepatic factors on AILDs. …”
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Production of immunoregulatory cytokines in clinically asymptomatic periapical lesions depends on the lesions size by Duka Miloš, Gazivoda Dragan, Marković Milan, Majstorović Ivana, Tatomirović Željka, Mihajlović Dušan, Čolić Miodrag

“…Statistical analysis was performed using the Student t-test and the Spearman’s correlation test. The values of p < 0.05 were considered to be significant. …”
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Influence of Various Lifestyle and Psychosocial Factors on Sleep Disturbances among the College Students: A Cross-Sectional Study from an Urban Area of India by Yugantara R. Kadam, Saket R. Patil, Vivek Waghachavare, Alka D. Gore

“…Sleep deprivation results weakening of physical functions, mental health problems like depression and lowering of productivity, thus resulting in loss to an individual and society. …”
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Hygiene and didactic criteria of adaptation to the initial stage of training in higher education establishments. by N. P. Grebnyak, S. A. Schudro, R. A. Fedorchenko

“…The aim of the work - to study the characteristics of adaptation process in the first-year students. Functional state of students’ organism was studied by visual-motor response, function of attention, speed, of information processing, tepping-test. …”
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On the use of the stepped isostress method in the prediction of creep behavior of polyamide 6 by Tedjini Mohsein, Sedira Lakhdar, Guerira Belhi, Kamel Meftah

“…In this paper, the effect of the extrapolation techniques on the creep curves trend is investigated using the SSM data of Polyamide test. Three extrapolation functions are used to offset the delay of the stress history: polynomial, power and exponential functions. …”
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Comprehensive Analysis of TIFY Transcription Factors and Their Expression Profiles under Jasmonic Acid and Abiotic Stresses in Watermelon by Youxin Yang, Golam Jalal Ahammed, Chunpeng Wan, Haoju Liu, Rongrong Chen, Yong Zhou

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Meta-analysis of targeted drugs for pulmonary hypertension to improve exercise tolerance and associated factors in eisenmenger syndrome by Zhangli Yuan, Yang Wang, Jianling Wang, Yinchuan Lai, Xuechuan Dan, Juan Wang

“…Short-term pharmacological therapy (less than 12 months) significantly increased 6MWD and improved clinical cardiac function in included patients. Continued targeted drug therapy further increased the level of cardiac function (P < 0.0001). …”
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