Gut-Brain Interactions in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Clinician’s Perspective by Theodore M Bayless

“…The symptoms studied, pain and diarrhea, were more likely to be physiological responses to acute stress rather than reflections of increased disease activity. …”
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Antihypertensive Effect of Perla and Esmeralda Barley (<i>Hordeum vulgare</i> L.) Sprouts in an Induction Model with L-NAME In Vivo by Abigail García-Castro, Alma D. Román-Gutiérrez, Fabiola A. Guzmán-Ortiz, Raquel Cariño-Cortés

“…Despite advances in conventional treatments, there remains a significant need for more effective and natural alternatives to control hypertension. …”
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Portal hypertension aggravates Helicobacter pylori induced liver injury in mice via activating pyroptosis pathway by JiKe Hu, Lei Gao, Ewetse Paul Maswikiti, Xuemei Li, Baohong Gu, Yang Yu, Haiyuan Li, Hao Chen

“…The pro-inflammatory mediators and liver function indexes of mice in Hp group, Hp and PHT group were higher than those in the normal and PHT group. …”
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Early virologic response to сеpeginterferon alfa-2b in combination with ribavirin in treatment of patients with chronic hepatitis C by O. O. Znoyko, M. V. Maevskaya, E. A. Klimova, S. L. Maksimov, S. N. Kizhlo, N. A. Petrochenkova, F. I. Nagimova, R. A. Ivanov, Yu. N. Linkova, T. V. Chernovskaya

“…Adverse events occurring during the treatment with Algeron are dose-dependent; however, their frequency is no more than in patients receiving standard doses of PegIntron. …”
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Identifying Influential Nodes Based on Evidence Theory in Complex Network by Fu Tan, Xiaolong Chen, Rui Chen, Ruijie Wang, Chi Huang, Shimin Cai

“…The results show that, compared to the other algorithms, attacking the influential nodes identified by the DS method is more likely to lead to the disintegration of the network, which indicates that the DS method is more effective for identifying the key nodes in the network. …”
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Leveraging Genomic Annotations and Pleiotropic Enrichment for Improved Replication Rates in Schizophrenia GWAS. by Yunpeng Wang, Wesley K Thompson, Andrew J Schork, Dominic Holland, Chi-Hua Chen, Francesco Bettella, Rahul S Desikan, Wen Li, Aree Witoelar, Verena Zuber, Anna Devor, Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, Enhancing Neuro Imaging Genetics through Meta Analysis Consortium, Markus M Nöthen, Marcella Rietschel, Qiang Chen, Thomas Werge, Sven Cichon, Daniel R Weinberger, Srdjan Djurovic, Michael O'Donovan, Peter M Visscher, Ole A Andreassen, Anders M Dale

“…This demonstrates that replication probabilities can be more accurately estimated using prior enrichment information with CM3.…”
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Valuation of health losses among Japanese workers with children during the COVID-19 pandemic by Narimasa Kumagai, Aran Tajika, Mihajlo Jakovljevic

“…To select the explanatory variables for the estimation function measuring the impact of PSAH on life satisfaction, the determinants of PSAH were investigated using the random forest model. …”
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Erectile dysfunction and micturition disorders in patients with metabolic syndrome by S. V. Shkodkin, A. V. Polishchuk, S. V. Chirkov, A. F. Khuseynzoda, M.Z. Abed Alfattah Zubaydi

“…Patients with MS had statistically significant more pronounced symptoms on the IPSS scale and a lower QoL index. …”
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Methodology of optimal distribution of single-phase electric consumers in power supply systems by the criterion of reduction of additional losses caused by load asymmetry and non-s... by A. A. Pesterev, S. S. Kostinskiy, N. D. Narakidze

“…The efficiency of the developed methodology application at the stage of power supply systems design with the traditionally used approach has been estimated by comparing the values of additional power losses during the distribution of single-phase electric consumers in static mode (39,9 % more efficient) and in dynamic mode (77,1 % more efficient).Conclusion. …”
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Anti-topoisomerase 1 antibody level changes after B сell depletion therapy in systemic sclerosis by L. P. Ananyeva, L. A. Garzanova, O. A. Koneva, M. N. Starovoytova, O. V. Desinova, O. B. Ovsyannikova, R. U. Shayakhmetova, M. V. Cherkasova, A. P. Aleksankin, E. L. Nasonov

“…The mean follow-up period was more than 2 years (27 (12–42) months).Results. We documented a statistically significant change in skin score, the disease activity index, improvement of pulmonary function and reduction of mean dose of prednisolone after RTX treatment. …”
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A Novel Method for Preparing Uniform Micro-Sized Dry Powder Formulations, Including Aggregation-Controlled VHH by Tatsuru Moritani, Hidekazu Masaki, Ryo Yonehara, Takeru Suzuki, Hidenao Arai, Masayuki Tsuchiya, Naoto Nemoto

“…However, this process degraded VHHs or inactivated their function, and ultimately, only about 30% of the original VHHs were functional, whereas the remaining VHHs that were not degraded showed little loss of functionality, even after storage at room temperature for more than two years. …”
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Correlation between toxic organic acid fluctuations and neurodevelopment in patients with methylmalonic acidemia by I.-Chih Ling, Dau-Ming Niu, Chia-Feng Yang, Cheng-Yu Lee, Sheng-Bin Liang, Yann-Jang Chen

“…Conclusion Patients with B12-NR type MMA exhibit worse neurodevelopmental outcomes and more pronounced biochemical imbalances compared to those with B12-R type. …”
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Safety and Proof-of-Concept Study of Oral QLT091001 in Retinitis Pigmentosa Due to Inherited Deficiencies of Retinal Pigment Epithelial 65 Protein (RPE65) or Lecithin:Retinol Acylt... by Hendrik P N Scholl, Anthony T Moore, Robert K Koenekoop, Yuquan Wen, Gerald A Fishman, L Ingeborgh van den Born, Ava Bittner, Kristen Bowles, Emily C Fletcher, Frederick T Collison, Gislin Dagnelie, Simona Degli Eposti, Michel Michaelides, David A Saperstein, Ronald A Schuchard, Claire Barnes, Wadih Zein, Ditta Zobor, David G Birch, Janine D Mendola, Eberhart Zrenner, RET IRD 01 Study Group

“…Eight of 18 patients (44%) showed a ≥20% increase and 4 of 18 (22%) showed a ≥40% increase in functional retinal area determined from Goldmann visual fields; 12 (67%) and 5 (28%) of 18 patients showed a ≥5 and ≥10 ETDRS letter score increase of visual acuity, respectively, in one or both eyes at two or more visits within 2 months of treatment. …”
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Mutational analysis of ATP7B gene and the genotype-phenotype correlation in patients with Wilson's disease in Serbia by Tomić Aleksandra, Dobričić Valerija, Novaković Ivana, Svetel Marina, Pekmezović Tatjana, Kresojević Nikola, Potrebić Aleksandra, Kostić Vladimir S.

“…Also, a great number of gene polymorphisms of DNA sequences, which do not disturb the ATP7B gene function, was identified. Although neurological form of the disease was more frequent in the group of homozygous for H1069Q and the group of non- H1069Q carriers, there was no statistically significant difference between the groups. …”
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Intestinal bacteria translocation promotes β-cell dysfunction in DIO mice by Xiang-Fang Yu, Chetali Gurung, Zhongjia Yu, Wei Xiao, Goher Kerem, Bin Teng, Jian V. Zhang, Zhe Su, Yongjin Zhou, Pei-Gen Ren

“…Abstract Awareness of the intestinal microflora involved in insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes (T2DM) has now become more evident. However, direct mechanical insight is required to illustrate the contribution of intestinal microflora in the disease progression. …”
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Análise da aplicação de indicadores alternativos ao Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) na gestão do desempenho global de uma fábrica An analysis of the application of indicators... by Christianne Matias Busso, Dario Ikuo Miyake

“…The case suggests that the application of indicators like Overall Throughput Effectiveness (OTE) and Overall Plant Effectiveness (OPE), besides making the diagnosis of capacity utilization problems more effective, can promote the integration of production strategy with other functional strategies, and thus promote a more effective management of a plant's overall performance.…”
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The effects of different types of dance interventions on the autonomic nervous system of college students with depressed mood by Ruixue Zhao, Jiayi Li, Jiameng Wang

“…PurposeThis study aims to compare the regulatory effects of different dance styles (such as modern dance, Chinese classical dance, jazz dance, and ballet) on depressive mood, with a particular focus on their impact on the autonomic nervous system function (e.g., HRV indicators). The goal is to identify the most therapeutically promising form of dance intervention and provide more effective supplementary approaches for individuals experiencing depressive mood.MethodsThis study involved screening 1,500 university students for Depressive mood out of a total of 10,784 students at the university (Anonymize) (p &gt; 0.05). …”
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Comparison of clinical and economic outcomes between the direct anterior approach and the posterolateral approach for primary total hip arthroplasty by Paweł Skowronek, Michał Dębiński, Agnieszka Maksymiuk-Kłos, Andrzej Zalewski, Robert Jopowicz, Tomasz Sasinowski, Arkadiusz Madej

“…Minimally invasive techniques such as direct anterior approach (DAA) and minimal invasive surgery direct anterior approach (MIS DAA) are used more and more often. The aim of the study was to compare the two approaches DAA and PLA in terms of length of stay, economic outcomes, quality of life, hip joint function and hip joint awareness. …”
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Academic and non-academic life stressors and perceived levels of stress in Brazilian undergraduate health professions students by Karolina Murakami, Maria Paula Panuncio-Pinto, Jair Lício Ferreira Santos, Luiz Ernesto de Almeida Troncon

“…Qualitative analysis revealed that students in the initial stages struggled more with adaptation and autonomy, whereas those in the final stages reported issues related to course structure and relationships with faculty more frequently. …”
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The role of cyclic di-GMP in biomaterial-associated infections caused by commensal Escherichia coli. by Shanshan Li, Chengwei Bi, Bingquan Xiang, Zhonghui Wang, Hui Yang, Chaojiang Fu, Lianpu Chen, Ying Chen

“…The results also reiterate the canonical function of c-di-GMP, which is to reduce the motility of bacteria. …”
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