Sodium pyruvate exerts protective effects against cigarette smoke extract-induced ferroptosis in alveolar and bronchial epithelial cells through the GPX4/Nrf2 axis by Ziwen Zhao, Zhao Xu, Jingwen Chang, Liwei He, Zijin Zhang, Xiaoyu Song, Xianbang Hou, Fangtian Fan, Zhijun Jiang

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Predictors of Clinical Stability and Mortality in COPD: A Longitudinal Study by Loo WTW, Chew SY, Tan JHY, Soh RY, Koh MS, Lapperre TS, Tiew PY

“…The factors that determine clinical stability and their effects on mortality are less well-studied in patients with COPD.Methods: To address this gap, we conducted a prospective longitudinal cohort study to identify predictors of two-year clinical stability, defined as no exacerbations and stable symptoms (< 2 point change in CAT score from baseline), and the impact of comorbid cardiovascular disease (CVD) on clinical stability and mortality in COPD patients.Results: A total of 463 patients (mean age 71 ± 9 years) were enrolled in this study. …”
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INFLUENCE OF MORPHOLOGICAL MANIFESTATIONS OF CONNECTIVE TISSUE DYSPLASIA IN CHILDREN WITH ANOMALIES OF THE URINARY SYSTEM by S. V. Minaev, I. V. Pavlenko, P. I. Chumakov, A. E. Matsionis

“…The work is based on the results of treatment of 143 children aged 6 months to 18 years with the diagnosis of PUS obstruction with hydronephrosis and vesicoureteral reflux I-V degrees. …”
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Study of Multi-Objective Tracking Method to Extract Multi-Vehicle Motion Tracking State in Dynamic Weighing Region by Yan Zhao, Chengliang Ren, Shuanfeng Zhao, Jian Yao, Xiaoyu Li, Maoquan Wang

“…When different types and sizes of vehicles pass through the dynamic weighing area simultaneously, changes in the vehicles’ motion states are the main factors affecting weighing accuracy. …”
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AESTHETIC FEATURES OF THE STRUCTURE OF THE FACES IN CHILDREN WITH DENTAL AND FACIAL ANOMALIES ІІ1 CLASS BY ENGLEM AND IMPAIRED NASAL BREATHING ACCORDING TO PHOTOMETRY by N.V. Golovko

“…To facilitate the passage of air stream through the mouth location is changed tongue - it can move down and back. In such cases, long-term abuse of nasal breathing can lead to certain aesthetic facial changes. …”
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Pain in pancreatitis: issue and ways out by A. V. Okhlobystin

“…Patients develop plastic changes in central nervous system as well, i.e. «remodeling», enhancing pain perception. …”
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Computational Modeling for Hemodynamic Analysis of Stenosed Carotid Artery by Laiba Junaid, Natasha Mohsin Butt, Tayaba Naz, Arham Saddique, Syed Mudassir Hussain, Faisal Amin, Muhammad Abrar Baig

“…A 2D model of the Carotid Artery has been studied representing Blood flow changes in the carotid artery along with the obstruction faced by Blood due to plaque which is formed by the deposition of fat and cholesterol on the side walls of the carotid artery. …”
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Postoperative Adverse Outcomes in Patients With Frailty Undergoing Urologic Surgery Among American Patients: A Propensity-Score Matched Retrospective Cohort Study by Hsu CW, Chang CC, Lam F, Liu MC, Yeh CC, Chen TL, Lin CS, Liao CC

“…The mFI-5 includes five items: hypertension, diabetes, congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and physical function status. …”
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Specific Features of Immune Response in Patients with Different Asthma Endotypes Following Immunization with a Conjugate Pneumococcal Vaccine by Anton M. Kostinov, Anna Yu. Konishcheva, Andrey D. Protasov, Mikhail P. Kostinov, Valentina B. Polishchuk, Alexander V. Zhestkov, Natalia E. Yastrebova, Aristitsa M. Kostinova, Zhanar Sh. Musagulova, Ekaterina V. Prutskova

“…<b>Background</b>: Asthma is a heterogeneous disease characterized by variable bronchial obstruction, hyper-responsiveness, and inflammation. …”
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Validation of the traditional Chinese version of the Sinus and Nasal Quality of Life Survey (SN-5) for children by Wan-Yu Lai, David J. Kay, Chang-Ching Wei, Fen-Wei Huang, Kai-Li Liang, Hung-Rong Yen

“…The total SN-5 and OSA-18 scores changed significantly after 4-week treatment (p < 0.05) and demonstrated good responsiveness. …”
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X-RAY SEMIOTICS OF ENDOCRINE OPHTHALMOPATHY. PART 2. THE OPTIC NERVE, LACRIMAL GLAND, SUPERIOR OPHTHALMIC VEIN by O. Yu. Yatsenko, I. E. Tyurin

“…The study of the extraocular muscles in patients with ON-complicated EE may confirm that enlargement of the extraocular muscles at the orbital apex plays a major role in the pathogenesis of ON in this disease. The change in the anatomictopographic relationships of the orbit leads to compression of the superior ophthalmic vein, which entails obstruction of blood outflow from the orbit and causes ocular hypertension.…”
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Hereditary Pancreatitis: Overview by Yuliya S. Karpeeva, Ekaterina V. Balukova, Valeriya P. Novikova, Anatoly I. Khavkin

“…They are also associated with irreversible changes in the organ’s parenchyma, that can lead to lethal outcome. …”
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Using cone beam CT to assess the upper airway after surgery in children with sleep disordered breathing symptoms and maxillary-mandibular disproportions: a clinical pilot by Noura A. Alsufyani, Michelle L. Noga, Manisha Witmans, Irene Cheng, Hamdy El-Hakim, Paul W. Major

“…Abstract Background The surgical excision of anatomic obstructions such as adenoids, palatine or lingual tonsils are commonly performed in children with sleep disordered breathing (SDB). …”
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Effect of Cili freeze-dried powder on renal fibrosis model in rats and intervention mechanism by LIU Ming-jie, ZHAN Ji-hong, GUO Yin-xue, WANG Zong-rui, HU Mao-rong

“…Objective To observe the effects of Cili freeze-dried powder on renal fibrosis and inflammatory factors in unilateral ureteral obstruction( UUO) model rats,and explore the intervention mechanism of Cili freeze-dried powder delaying the process of renal fibrosis. …”
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Genetic mechanisms of dynamic functional connectivity density in diabetic retinopathy brains: a combined transcriptomic and resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging stud... by Yu-Lin Zhong, Hao Liu, Xin Huang

“…BackgroundDiabetic retinopathy (DR) is a condition characterized by fundus lesions resulting from retinal microvascular leakage and obstruction linked to chronic progressive diabetes mellitus. …”
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Diagnosis and treatment of synthetic mid-urethral sling complications by Helen E. O’Connell, Christopher K. Harding, Gaurav Khatri, Phyllis Glanc, Eric Bautrant, Sarah Love-Jones, Karen Ward, Henry H. Yao, Ventia Hoe, Charlotte Korte, Nicolle Germano, Sanjeevan Kalavampara, Sherif Mourad, Hashim Hashim

“…Near complete case ascertainment is the goal and there are many examples in other clinical areas.Due to the serious and potentially life changing nature of some of the complications that may arise following SMUS, health agencies instigated action on behalf of patients to promote improvements in care. …”
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Global, regional, and national burden of chronic respiratory diseases,1990–2021 and predictions to 2035: analysis of data from the global burden of disease study 2021 by Ying Zhai, Chuanmiao Zhu, Tengxiao Zhu, Wenjing Song, Yu Tang, Luqing Jiang, Fengxia Ruan, Zichen Xu, Lei Li, Xia Fu, Daoqin Liu, Aidong Chen, Qiwen Wu

“…Estimated annual percentage change (EAPC) was employed to quantify ASR trends over specified intervals. …”
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Retrospective Analysis of the Safety of Antibacterial Medicinal Products for Elderly Patients with Community-Acquired Lower Respiratory Tract Infections by G. I. Gorodetskaya, A. B. Prokofiev, S. Yu. Serebrova, E. Yu. Demchenkova, M. V. Zhuravleva, O. A. Demidova, T. V. Alexandrova, I. A. Mazerkina, E. A. Sokova, O. V. Muslimova

“…Patients with severe CAP needed their initial ABT adjusted significantly more often than those with non-severe CAP. The initial ABT was changed for a number of reasons, including ineffectiveness, ADRs, abscesses formed as a complication of CAP, sputum culture results enabling causal ABT, secondary hospital-acquired infections, and exacerbated chronic infections. …”
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Acceptability and barriers of a GP–physiotherapist partnership in the diagnosis and management of COPD in primary care: A qualitative study by Lisa Pagano, Zoe McKeough, Sally L. Wootton, Andrew S. L. Chan, Sriram Mahadev, Nicholas Zwar, Deborah Pallavicini, Sarah Dennis

“…Abstract Introduction Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is commonly diagnosed and managed in primary care but there is evidence that this has been suboptimal, with low confidence expressed in providing interventions requiring behaviour change. …”
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Haemodynamics-driven developmental pruning of brain vasculature in zebrafish. by Qi Chen, Luan Jiang, Chun Li, Dan Hu, Ji-wen Bu, David Cai, Jiu-lin Du

“…Local blockade of blood flow with micro-bead obstruction led to vessel pruning, whereas increasing blood flow by noradrenergic elevation of heartbeat impeded the pruning process. …”
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