Simultaneous evaluation of restless leg syndrome, neuropathic pain, disease activity, and quality of life in patients with Takayasu arteritis: a cross-sectional study by Emel Oğuz Kökoğlu, Melih Kızıltepe, Hüseyin Kaplan, Senem Şaş, Tuğba Kahraman Denizhan, Abdurrahman Soner Şenel

“…Abstract We aimed to investigate the frequency of restless legs syndrome (RLS) and neuropathic pain (NeP) in patients with Takayasu arteritis (TAK), and their relationship with disease activity, and quality of life (QoL). …”
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First report on the synergy of Nepeta menthoides and Nepeta cephalotes essential oils for antimicrobial and preservation applications: A multi-ligand molecular docking simulation by Behrooz Alizadeh Behbahani, Mohammad Noshad, Fereshteh Falah, Farshid Zargari, Zahra Nikfarjam, Alireza Vasiee

“…The EOs exhibited notable levels of total phenolic (106.90–133.40 mg GAE/g) and flavonoids (45.52–53.60 mg QE/g) contents, and demonstrated substantial antioxidant and antimicrobial effects. …”
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CT Angiography Analysis of Axillary Artery Diameter versus Common Femoral Artery Diameter: Implications for Axillary Approach for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients with Hostile Aortoiliac Segment and Advanced Lung Disease by Rajiv Tayal, Humayun Iftikhar, Benjamin LeSar, Rahul Patel, Naveen Tyagi, Marc Cohen, Najam Wasty

“…In all patients combined, the mean difference between the axillary artery and CFA was 1.88 mm on the right and 1.68 mm on the left. In 19 patients (19.8%), the axillary artery was of the same caliber as the associated CFA. …”
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Synergistic Emission Reduction of Particulate Pollutants in Coal-fired Power Plants Using Ultra-low Emission Technology by Leixing Tao, Yanyan Wang, Chunmei Yue, Zhigang Shen, Zhichao Liu, Qizhen Liu, Junchao Lu, Jian Wang, Honglei Ding, Weiguo Pan

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Research on the Rockburst Tendency and AE Characteristics of Inhomogeneous Coal-Rock Combination Bodies by Yun-liang Tan, Wei-yao Guo, Qing-heng Gu, Tong-bin Zhao, Feng-hai Yu, Shan-chao Hu, Yan-chun Yin

“…Macromechanical properties, energy evolution law, and AE characteristics were analyzed. The results show that (1) the elastic modulus homogeneity mE has an exponential relation with macroscopic modulus E, and the bonding strength homogeneity mσ has an exponential relation with uniaxial compressive strength σc; (2) the rockburst tendency of the coal-rock combination body will increase with the increase of mE or mσ, and mσ is the leading factor influencing this tendency; and (3) both the change law of AE hits and lasting time in different periods of AE characteristics are influenced by mσ, but mE just influences the lasting time. …”
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Optimal configuration strategy of energy storage considering flexible response of high energy-consuming industrial and mining loads in independent microgrid by Cuomu Yixi, Xiaoming Liu, Yu Li, Jingming Tan, Zhihong Liu, Basang Danzeng, Lei Wang

“…The coordinated optimization of industrial and mining loads with energy storage (ES) is a critical approach to achieving power and energy balance in microgrids while promoting the new energy accommodation. …”
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High-Fat Mouse Model to Explore the Relationship between Abnormal Lipid Metabolism and Enolase in Pancreatic Cancer by Lin Qin, Kai Sun, Li Shi, Yushan Xu, Rongping Zhang

“…Hyperlipidemia can promote tumor growth and increase the expression levels of ENO1, ENO2, and ENO3 in subcutaneous tumor formation of pancreatic cancer in mice. …”
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Psychosocial Predictors of Weight Loss among American Indian and Alaska Native Participants in a Diabetes Prevention Translational Project by Edward J. Dill, Spero M. Manson, Luohua Jiang, Katherine A. Pratte, Margaret J. Gutilla, Stephanie L. Knepper, Janette Beals, Yvette Roubideaux, Special Diabetes Program for Indians Diabetes Prevention Demonstration Project

“…Participants (n=3,135) were confirmed as prediabetic and subsequently enrolled in the Special Diabetes Program for Indians Diabetes Prevention (SDPI-DP) demonstration project implemented at 36 Indian health care programs. …”
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Efficacy of probiotic Bacillus licheniformis DSM 28710 on performance and the mitigation of Clostridium perfringens-induced necrotic enteritis in broiler chickens by W. Van der Veken, V. Hautekiet, E.A. Kimminau, C. Hofacre, G.F. Mathis

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Impact of Coronary Artery Disease and Diabetes Mellitus on the Long-Term Follow-Up in Patients after Retrograde Recanalization of the Femoropopliteal Arterial Region by Joanna Wojtasik-Bakalarz, Zoltan Ruzsa, Tomasz Rakowski, Andreas Nyerges, Krzysztof Bartuś, Agata Stanek, Dariusz Dudek, Andrzej Surdacki, Paweł Kleczyński, Stanisław Bartuś

“…In long-term follow-up, major adverse peripheral events (MAPE) occurred in 66.6% of patients with CAD vs. 36.5% of patients without CAD and in 50% of patients with DM vs. 55% of non-DM subjects. …”
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Reversible Oxygenation of α-Amino Acid–Cobalt(II) Complexes by Xincun Zhang, Fan Yue, Hui Li, Yan Huang, Yi Zhang, Hongmei Wen, Jide Wang

“…The specific configuration of the α-amino acid group affects the eg1 electron of Co(II) transfer to the π⁎ orbit of O2; this phenomenon also favors the reversible formation and dissociation of Co–O2 bond when O2 coordinates with Co(II) complexes. …”
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Case report: identification of novel variant in SLC26A2 gene and preimplantation genetic testing for monogenic disorders in preventing diastrophic dysplasia by Ziravard N. Tonyan, Yulia A. Nasykhova, Maria M. Danilova, Elena S. Shabanova, Olesya N. Bespalova, Igor Y. Kogan, Andrey S. Glotov

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Natural Products: Insights into Leishmaniasis Inflammatory Response by Igor A. Rodrigues, Ana Maria Mazotto, Verônica Cardoso, Renan L. Alves, Ana Claudia F. Amaral, Jefferson Rocha de Andrade Silva, Anderson S. Pinheiro, Alane B. Vermelho

“…Leishmaniasis is a vector-borne disease that affects several populations worldwide, against which there are no vaccines available and the chemotherapy is highly toxic. …”
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Purtscher-Like Retinopathy by Rita Massa, Carolina Vale, Mafalda Macedo, Maria João Furtado, Miguel Gomes, Miguel Lume, Angelina Meireles

“…The ophthalmologic evaluation revealed the best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) of 20/32 in the right eye (RE) and of 20/40 in the left eye (LE); biomicroscopy of anterior segment showed scleral icterus and fundoscopy revealed peripapillary cotton-wool spots, optic disc edema, and RPE hypo- and hyperpigmentation in the middle peripheral retina in both eyes with an intraretinal hemorrhage in the LE. 15 months after the initial presentation, without ophthalmological treatment, there was an improvement of BCVA to 20/20 in both eyes and optical coherence tomography (OCT) revealed areas of reduction of retinal nerve fiber layer thickness corresponding to the previous cotton-wool spots. …”
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Development of a New Sequential Extraction Procedure of Nickel Species on Workplace Airborne Particulate Matter: Assessing the Occupational Exposure to Carcinogenic Metal Species by Catalani Simona, Fostinelli Jacopo, Gilberti Maria Enrica, Orlandi Francesca, Magarini Riccardo, Paganelli Matteo, Madeo Egidio, De Palma Giuseppe

“…In this paper, we described a speciation method of inorganic Ni compounds in airborne particulate matter, based on selective sequential extractions. …”
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Impact of a Virtual Clinic in a Paediatric Cardiology Network on Northeast Brazil by Juliana Sousa Soares de Araújo, Adalberto Vieira Dias Filho, Renata Grigório Silva Gomes, Cláudio Teixeira Regis, Klecida Nunes Rodrigues, Nicoly Negreiros Siqueira, Fernanda Cruz de Lira Albuquerque, Felipe Alves Mourato, Sandra da Silva Mattos

“…They were divided into 2 groups: those who had and those who had not undergone a screening process for CHD in the neonatal period. …”
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Uterine Natural Killer Cell and Human Leukocyte Antigen-G1 and Human Leukocyte Antigen-G5 Expression in Vaginal Discharge of Threatened-Abortion Women: A Case-Control Study by Saeideh Sadat Shobeiri, Zahra Rahmani, Hadi Hossein Nataj, Hossein Ranjbaran, Masoud Mohammadi, Saeid Abediankenari

“…In a case-control study, we investigated 30 threatened-abortion women with bleeding or spotting less than 20 weeks of pregnancy as compared to 30 normal pregnant women. uNK cells percentage was assessed by flow cytometry. …”
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Renal Heme Oxygenase-1 Induction with Hemin Augments Renal Hemodynamics, Renal Autoregulation, and Excretory Function by Fady T. Botros, Leszek Dobrowolski, L. Gabriel Navar

“…Likewise, glomerular filtration rate was significantly elevated (1.4±0.2 versus 1.0±0.1 mL/min/g, P<0.05), and urine flow and sodium excretion were also higher (18.9±3.9 versus 8.2±1.0 μL/min/g, P<0.05 and 1.9±0.6 versus 0.2±0.1 μmol/min/g, P<0.05, resp.). …”
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Early Diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Vietnamese Patients with Acute Peptic Ulcer Bleeding: A Prospective Study by Duc Trong Quach, Mai Ngoc Luu, Toru Hiyama, Thuy-HuongThi To, Quy Nhuan Bui, Tuan Anh Tran, Binh Duy Tran, Minh-Cong Hong Vo, Shinji Tanaka, Naomi Uemura

“…H. pylori-positive rate in group A was significantly higher than that in group B (98.2% versus 86.7%, p=0.004). …”
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Safety of a change of specifications of phytosterols/phytostanols as a novel food pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 by EFSA Panel on Nutrition, Novel Foods and Food Allergens (NDA), Dominique Turck, Torsten Bohn, Montaña Cámara, Jacqueline Castenmiller, Stefaan De Henauw, Karen Ildico Hirsch‐Ernst, Ángeles Jos, Alexandre Maciuk, Inge Mangelsdorf, Breige McNulty, Androniki Naska, Kristina Pentieva, Alfonso Siani, Frank Thies, Margarita Aguilera‐Gómez, Francesco Cubadda, Thomas Frenzel, Marina Heinonen, Monika Neuhäuser‐Berthold, Helle Katrine Knutsen, Morten Poulsen, Miguel Prieto Maradona, Josef Rudolf Schlatter, Alexandros Siskos, Henk vanLoveren, Wolfgang Gelbmann, Harry J. McArdle

Subjects: “…delta‐7‐stigmastenol…”
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