Degenerative Hip Osteoarthritis in Unilateral Knee Osteoarthritis Patients: A Correlation Analysis by Juncheng Li, Wenrun Zhu, Jun Yang, Xinhao Niu, Han Tang, Lu Cao, Changan Guo

“…Differences in the severity of OA between ipsilateral, contralateral hip joints and affected knee joints were accessed with chi‐square tests. Single‐factor and multi‐factor logistic regression were applied to determine the risk factors for hip OA in patients with unilateral knee OA. …”
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Acute high-intensity aerobic exercise affects brain-derived neurotrophic factor in mild cognitive impairment: a randomised controlled study by Emer M Guinan, Kate E Devenney, Áine M Kelly, Bibiana C Mota, Cathal Walsh, Marcel Olde Rikkert, Stefan Schneider, Brian Lawlor

“…Objective To investigate the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and cognitive response to a short bout of high-intensity aerobic exercise in older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI).Methods Participants were randomised to one of two testing schedules, completing either a standardised exercise test (group A) or a resting control condition (group B). …”
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Post-COVID-19 functional status in socioeconomically vulnerable neighborhoods attended in primary health care in two Brazilian cities: a cross-sectional study by Danielle Souto de Medeiros, Gabriele Amorim, Fabiane Soares, Laio Magno, Thaís Regis Aranha Rossi, Thiago Silva Torres, Valdiléa Gonçalves Veloso, Débora Castanheira, Inês Dourado

“…We included participants who sought COVID-19 tests in primary health care services, had previously contracted COVID-19, and completed the post-COVID-19 functional status scale. …”
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Predicting and preventing sudden cardiac death in myocardial infarction patients by S. A. Boldueva, A. V. Shabrov, D. S. Lebedev, T. Ya. Burak, I. A. Leonova, M. V. Samokhvalova, V. S. Zhuk, E. G. Bykova

“…General clinical examination, echocardiography, 24-hour electrocardiography (ECG) monitoring, late ventricular potentials (LVP) detection, active orthostatic test (AOT), heart rate variability (HRV) assessment at baseline and during functional tests, as well as psychological testing, were performed. …”
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INFLUENCE OF MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS OVER QUALITY OF LIFE by Consuela DICU, Carmen SECARA

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POOR PROGNOSIS PREDICTOR IN ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE PATIENTS WITH CONFIRMED HEMODYNAMICALLY SIGNIFICANT CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS IN THE DYNAMICS OF LONG OBSERVATION by L. N. Yakovleva

“…The purpose of the study - to determine the clinical-anamnestic, instrumental parameters, and genetic factors, that that determine the development of adverse cardiovascular events (ACVE) in patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD) with a verified hemodynamically significant coronary artery (CA) atherosclerosis at long follow-up. …”
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Evaluation of sociodemographic, clinical and behavioral characteristics of people living with the human immunodeficiency virus and its association with quality of life by Ehideé Gómez La-Rotta, Leidy Janeth Erazo Chavez, Harold Gomez-Larrota, Pedro Henrique de Faria, Armindo Augusto da Nobrega Albuquerque, Felipe Thiele Cecílio, Max da Silva Maciel, José Antonio Enciso Domínguez, Maria Rita Donalisio

“…Conclusion: Differences in level of education, per capita income, and work status by self-reported race/skin color of the participants were evidenced, showing inequalities in the study population. Sex (woman) is the factor associated with most of the QoL domains, among them Life Satisfaction, Confidentiality Concerns, Health Concerns, Financial Concerns, Medication Concerns, Acceptance of HIV, and Sexual Function.…”
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Incidence, Clinical Features, Associated Factors and Outcomes of Intensive Phase Antituberculosis Drug Induced Liver Injury Among Patients With Tuberculosis at a Tertiary Care Hosp... by Ravi Ranjan Pradhan, Ajay Kumar Yadav

“…Patients received a weight‐based fixed‐dose Antitubercular therapy (ATT). Liver function tests (LFTs) were performed at baseline and periodically during treatment to monitor for anti‐TB DILI. …”
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Comparison of endothelial function and sympathetic nervous system activity along the glucose continuum in individuals with differing metabolic risk profiles and low dietary sodium... by Sara Baqar, Nora E Straznicky, Gavin Lambert, Yee Wen Kong, John B Dixon, George Jerums, Elif Ilhan Ekinci, Elisabeth Lambert

“…Conclusions: Individuals with T2D+ have impaired endothelial and baroreflex function, despite low sodium intake, appropriately managed cardiometabolic risk factors and lower SNS activity, compared with others along the glucose continuum. …”
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A case-control study of the interaction of the eNOS gene polymorphisms rs1799983 and rs1800780 with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) risk factors by Liting Cai, Yufei Chen, Chunfang Shan, Qian Zhao, Junyi Luo, Xiaomei Li, Fen Liu, Yining Yang

“…Abstract Background Endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) gene polymorphisms may affect its enzymatic activity and nitric oxide (NO) production, which in turn interfere with endothelial function, regulate vascular tone, and participate in inflammatory responses. …”
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Understanding molecular level properties of N(n-butyl)-N′-[p-chlorophenoxy) acetyl]urea by density functional, molecular docking and molecular dynamics computations by J. Sunil, K. Srishailam, Thirunavukkarasu Muthu Kumar, G. Ramana Rao

“…The compound showed acceptable toxicity and drug-likeness properties for the ADMET/T testing. The binding ability of the molecule was verified with GRK2 receptor using molecular docking combined with molecular dynamic simulation studies, along with inhibition constant, hydrogen bonding interactions, drug-likeness, biological activity and stability factor.…”
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Identification of the most suitable probability models for local joint flexibility in T/Y-connections stiffened with collar or doubler plates by Hossein Nassiraei

“…The reliability-based design of steel structures requires accurate probability density functions (PDFs) of the relevant random variables. …”
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Temperature Correction of Broadband Power Detectors Based on Low-Barrier Diodes by V. G. Nechaev, A. S. Zagorodny, A. I. Dobrikov

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Energy Consumption and Economic Growth Nexus: Insights from EU Member States by Dalina-Maria ANDREI

“…It searches for some short/long term relationships of these through a panel type model, based on the Cobb-Douglas neoclassic production function. Reference examples in the literature and tests applied for unit roots and cointegration determine our option for an autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) model able to identify both common coefficients of long-term relationship between variables and individual (specific to each EU member country) coefficients on short-term relationships. …”
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A preliminary clinical study related to vestibular migraine and cognitive dysfunction by Tingting Sun, Yake Lin, Yanan Huang, Yonghui Pan

“…All subjects underwent the head-shaking test, head-impulse test, test of skew, Romberg test, Unterberger test, videonystagmography, and caloric test to evaluate their vestibular function including the semicircular canals, vestibulo-ocular reflex pathway, and vestibulo-spinal reflex pathway. …”
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Clinical utility of a rapid two-dimensional balanced steady-state free precession sequence with deep learning reconstruction by Katerina Eyre, Moezedin Javad Rafiee, Margherita Leo, Junjie Ma, Elizabeth Hillier, Negin Amini, Josephine Pressacco, Martin A. Janich, Xucheng Zhu, Matthias G. Friedrich, Michael Chetrit

“…Methods: A sub-study using 16 participants was performed using Sonic DL at two different acceleration factors (8× and 12×). Quantitative left-ventricular volumetry, function, and mass measurements were compared between the two acceleration factors against a standard cine method. …”
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The Ability of AST-120 to Lower the Serum Indoxyl Sulfate Level Improves Renal Outcomes and the Lipid Profile in Diabetic and Nondiabetic Animal Models of Chronic Kidney Disease: A... by Hande O. Altunkaynak, Eda Karaismailoglu, Ziad A. Massy

“…In subgroup analyses of the cholesterol level, the diabetic status, the AST-120 dose, and the animal species were found to be influential factors. AST-120 lowered serum IS and triglyceride levels and improved renal function in animal models of CKD independent of diabetes status. …”
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Combinational Pretreatment of Colony-Stimulating Factor 1 Receptor Inhibitor and Triptolide Upregulates BDNF-Akt and Autophagic Pathways to Improve Cerebral Ischemia by Xiaoxue Du, Feng Gao, Shijia Chen, Benson O. A. Botchway, Nashwa Amin, Zhiying Hu, Marong Fang

“…Ki20227, a selective inhibitor of colony-stimulating factor 1 receptor (CSF1R), has been suggested to regulate microglia inflammatory function and neuronal synaptic plasticity. …”
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Association of pan-immune inflammation value and lung health in adults by Ya Lin, Xiao Lin, Chufan Ren, Lanlan Song, Chao Gu

“…The study incorporated subgroup analysis and interaction tests to examine associations within specific subpopulations. …”
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Acute and chronic effects of physical exercise on atherosclerosis, kynurenine pathway, endothelial function and inflammation in patients with coronary artery disease: a clinical tr... by Eliete Bouskela, Gabriela Andrade Paz, Marcus VDS Rangel, Caio Luan Farias, André Luiz Conveniente Soares, Erica Langner, Tatiana Teixeira, Patrícia M L Dutra, Paulo Farinatti, Maria das Graças C Souza, Juliana P Borges

“…On the first visit, carotid artery thickness will be assessed via ultrasound before and after cardiopulmonary exercise testing. The second visit will include an endothelial function evaluation using venous occlusion plethysmography and 30 min of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise. …”
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