Erhong Jiangzhi Decoction Inhibits Lipid Accumulation and Alleviates Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease with Nrf2 Restoration Under Obesity by Li F, Xie R, Li T, Ren S

“…ELISA was exploited to detect the expression of lipid accumulation, liver function, inflammation, and oxidative stress related indicators. …”
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Avaliação de modelos de estimativa do saldo de radiação e do método de Priestley-Taylor para a região de Dourados, MS Evaluation of models to estimate net radiation and the Priestl... by Carlos R. Fietz, Gilberto F. Fisch

“…Another database containing 360 of these same daily variables was used to independently test the models The reference evapotranspiration (ET0) was estimated by the Priestley-Taylor method as a function of global radiation. The estimated values of ETo were compared with 218 lysimeter data. …”
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Characteristic parameter analysis of magnetic resonance diffusion tensor imaging in children with autism spectrum disorder: a retrospective study by Qianfang Jia, Xiaofang Wang, Xiwan Li, Shasha Li, Ming Wang, Luping Wang, Bingxiang Ma, Meng Zhang

“…Grouped by sex, the female group had lower ADC values in the left splenium of corpus callosum and the right superior temporal gyrus than the male group (P < 0.05). …”
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Intervention for impending pathological fractures at proximal femur is associated with lower mortality rates in patients with intermediate-to-high risk according to the Katagiri-Ne... by Toshiyuki Nishimoto, Hirokazu Shimizu, Masatake Matsuoka, Daisuke Takahashi, Tomohiro Shimizu, Norimasa Iwasaki, Ken Kuwahara, Tamotsu Soma, Hiroaki Hiraga, Akira Iwata

“…Conclusion Patients with intermediate-to-high risk IF based on the Katagiri-New score had a lower mortality rate than those who underwent surgery for pathological fractures. …”
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Correlation of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Neurography) and Electrodiagnostic Study Findings with Intraoperative Findings in Post Traumatic Brachial Plexus Palsy by Neehar R. Patel, Anupam B. Takwale, K.A Mansukhani, Sunila Jaggi, Mukund R. Thatte

“…Results MRI accurately diagnosed 138 of the 147 injured roots and MRI sensitivity for the detection of BPI was 93.88%, whereas Edx correctly identified 146 out of 147 injured roots and thus, had sensitivity of 99.32%; however, both lacked specificity (18.28 and 20.43%, respectively). …”
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Association between serum uric acid, hyperuricemia and low muscle mass in middle-aged and elderly adults: A national health and nutrition examination study. by Laixi Kong, Yaqin Li, Rong Zhu, Maoting Guo, Yuqing Wu, Yuxin Zhong, Zhe Li, Zhenzhen Xiong

“…<h4>Backgrounds</h4>Recent research suggests that uric acid, as a metabolite with antioxidant properties, may affect muscle function and health. However, the association between serum uric acid (SUA) and low muscle mass remains relatively obscure. …”
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Feasibility Study and Implementation of Pedestrian Walkway with an Emphasis on TND Approach (Case Study: Modares Street at Kermanshah) by Mahin Nastaran, Arezou Jamshidi Sheikhabadi, Mojtaba Lorzangeneh

“…In the past, cities had a high pedestrian capability, so that walking was considered the main way of moving people around due to its easy access and low cost for all members of the society. …”
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Sex-Specific Patterns in Blood Pressure and Vascular Parameters: The MUJER-EVA Project by Alicia Saz-Lara, Arturo Martínez-Rodrigo, Eva María Galán-Moya, Irene Martínez-García, Iris Otero-Luis, Carla Geovanna Lever-Megina, Nerea Moreno-Herraiz, Iván Cavero-Redondo

“…The results showed that men had significantly higher values for central and peripheral blood pressure (<i>p</i> < 0.001), PWv (<i>p</i> = 0.003), cardiac output (<i>p</i> < 0.001), and stroke volume (<i>p</i> < 0.001), whereas women presented higher values of AIx75 (<i>p</i> < 0.001) and peripheral vascular resistance (<i>p</i> = 0.002). …”
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Single-Breath Simultaneous Measurement of DLNO and DLCO as Predictor of the Emphysema Component in COPD &ndash; A Retrospective Observational Study by Dal Negro RW, Turco P, Povero M

“…FEV1 and FEV1/FVC seemed to be the best spirometric predictors (AUC 0.80 and 0.81, respectively), while sDLCO and Vc had the highest predicted power among diffusive parameters (AUC 0.92 and 0.94, respectively). sDLCO and Vc values were the parameters most correlated to the extent of CT emphysema. …”
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The effect of sacral nerve root magnetic stimulation on bladder urodynamics and M3 receptor expression in rats with neurogenic bladder by Junhua Li, Chenhao Tang, Longfei Yang, Chen Song, Yanbin Wang

“…Under transmission electron microscopy, detrusor muscle cells had a smooth surface, slightly widened intercellular spaces, relatively uniform arrangement, and relatively intact mitochondrial structure. …”
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Quality of Life Assessment After Uterine Artery Embolization in Patients with Fibroids Treated in an Ambulatory Setting by Jean-Francois Geschwind, Bahman Afsari, Nariman Nezami, Jacob White, Michael Shor, Yan Katsnelson

“…More than one third of our patients (39%) had Medicaid insurance, reflecting the relatively low socioeconomic status of our patient population. …”
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24-Week jumping exercise influence on growth speed and GH-IGF-1-IGFBP-3 axis among short-stature children by Huiming Wang, Xing Wang, Xiang Wang, Xin Xin, Hui Zhang, Shuqi Jia, Wenyuan Wang

“…Results After 24 weeks of exercise intervention, Group 1 had higher height, serum IGF-1, and the growth value of molar ratio of IGF-1/IGFBP-3 than those of Group 2 and Group 3, with statistically significant difference between Group 1 and Group 3 (all p < 0.05). …”
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Correction of Endothelial Dysfunction in Patients with Essential Hypertension when Using a Combination of Olmesartan/Lercanidipine and Zofenopril/Lercanidipine by O. V. Zimnitskaya, M. M. Petrova

“…Thus, olmesartan + lercanidipine combination has more significant effect on endothelial function than zofenopril + lercanidipine combination.…”
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Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial of a Web-Based Intervention to Promote Healthy Eating, Physical Activity and Meaningful Social Connections Compared with Usual Care Control in Peo... by Jose Lara, Nicola O'Brien, Alan Godfrey, Ben Heaven, Elizabeth H Evans, Scott Lloyd, Suzanne Moffatt, Paula J Moynihan, Thomas D Meyer, Lynn Rochester, Falko F Sniehotta, Martin White, John C Mathers

“…<h4>Results</h4>Seventy participants completed the trial; 48 (96%) participants in the intervention and 22 (88%) in the control arm. Participants had considerable scope for improvement in diet as assessed by MD score. …”
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Implementation and evaluation of hospital-to-home transitional care intervention in patients with chronic heart failure by Zhi-Fen Feng, Yun Liu, Jordan Tovera Salvador, Minerva Bravo De Ala, Mary Ann Cabansag Nery, Xin-Yue Huang, Lei Zhang, Shan Liu

“…The intervention group also had lower scores in laboratory indicators (plasma NT-pro BNP) than the control group (P < 0.05). …”
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Clinical and Genetic Spectrum of Nine Cases of NLRP3-Associated Autoinflammatory Disease (NLRP3-AID) and Identification of One Novel NLRP3 Mutation by Genetic Variation Analyses by Yaoyao Shangguan, Xingru Ding, Le Ma, Yi-Xin Cai, Shulei Xiang, Xiu-Feng Huang, Yunyan Shen, Hai-Guo Yu, Wenjie Zheng

“…NLRP3-associated autoinflammatory disease (NLRP3-AID) is characterized by gain-of-function variants in the NLRP3 gene. Since there are little literature focusing on pediatric NLRP3-AID in China, we aimed to elucidate the phenotypic and genotypic profiles of Chinese patients with NLRP3-AID. …”
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Exercise Leads to Brain Glucose Metabolism Activation, Increased Dopamine D1 Receptor Levels and is Negatively Correlated with Social Behavior by Michael Bobick, Colin Hanna, John Tyler, Patrick Mohr, Huy Lu, Aidan Powell, Kenneth Blum, David Baron, Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski, Igor Elman, Albert Pinhasov, Mark S. Gold, Panayotis K. Thanos

“…These regions are associated with enhanced functional connectivity related to movement, olfaction, cardiovascular function, and predator awareness. …”
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Effects of Acupotomy on Biomechanical Characteristics of Flexor and Extensor Muscle Groups and Cartilage Degeneration in Rabbits with Knee Osteoarthritis by GAO Hainan, ZHANG Mengyi, LIU Xi, ZHONG Peirong, TANG Yanjuan, SHAO Xinxin, TAN Zili, ZHU Xiangyu

“…After the modeling was completed, samples with abnormal body weight, those that had died, and those with failed modeling were excluded. …”
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Effect of kidney disease on all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in patients undergoing coronary angiography by Qiang Li, Shanshan Shi, Xiaozhao Lu, Haozhang Huang, Jingru Deng, Weihua Chen, Wenguang Lai, Guoxiao Liang, Yani Wang, Martin Gallagher, Amanda Y. Wang, Jiyan Chen, Jin Liu, Yong Liu

“…In the present study, 13,989 (28.4%) patients had kidney disease. During follow-up, 6144 patients died, of which 4508 (73.4%) were due to CVD. …”
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Slow virologic control but strong immune and metabolic recovery with dolutegravir-anchored therapy in an HIV cohort in Ghana by Mark Appeaning, Edwin Magomere, Alberta Mawulawoe Abotsi, Nana Ama Yeboaa Amoako, Kirk Elorm Kouffie, Becky Ewurama Tetteh, Bridget Nana Darkoa Quist, Christèle Nguepou Tchopba, Gloria Akosua Ansa, Evelyn Yayra Bonney, Peter Kojo Quashie

“…Kidney function and haemoglobin levels were significantly improved six-month post-ART among the ART-naïve group. …”
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