Low leg fat mass is associated with low insulin sensitivity, inflammatory markers, and β-cell dysfunction in non-obese Japanese people by Satomi Minato-Inokawa, Mari Honda, Ayaka Tsuboi-Kaji, Mika Takeuchi, Kaori Kitaoka, Miki Kurata, Bin Wu, Tsutomu Kazumi, Keisuke Fukuo

“…Abstract We tested whether leg fat mass is associated with insulin sensitivity, metabolic syndrome components, inflammatory markers, and impaired pancreatic β-cell function in a setting where body composition is less related to socioeconomic status. …”
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A Perturbation and Symmetry-Based Analysis of Mobile Malware Dynamics in Smartphone Networks by Mohammad Ababneh, Yousef AbuHour, Ammar Elhassan

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Hemidiaphragm work in large pleural effusion and its insignificant impact on blood gases: a new insight based on in silico study by Tomasz Gólczewski, Anna M. Stecka, Elżbieta M. Grabczak, Marcin Michnikowski, Monika Zielińska-Krawczyk, Rafał Krenke

“…This in silico study presents the use of a virtual patient to investigate the impact of large pleural effusion (PE) and therapeutic thoracentesis (TT) on hemidiaphragm function and arterial blood gases.MethodsInspired by unexpected phenomena observed in living patients undergoing large-volume TT, we formulated four questions regarding this impact. …”
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Soil Bacterial Biodiversity in Drylands Is Dependent on Groundcover Under Increased Temperature by Jana Stewart, Nathali Machado deLima, Richard Kingsford, Miriam Muñoz‐Rojas

“…Soil microbial communities maintain drylands’ ecosystem functions but are threatened by increasing temperature. …”
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Research and Development of Foods for Special Dietary Uses with Highly Unsaturated Fatty Acids by Mengyao ZHAO, Yan ZHANG, Yuanyuan DENG, Minghao LIU, Weijuan SU, Zhihao ZHAO, Lihuang ZHONG

“…This article reviews the structure and physiological functions of UFAs, the evaluation and screening of high unsaturated fatty acid raw materials, and the processing technology of high unsaturated fatty acid special dietary foods. …”
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A Cross-sectional Assessment of Initial Liver Function Tests between Severe and Non-severe COVID-19 Patients and Its Correlation with In-hospital Outcomes: A Rural-based Single-cen... by Indranil Thakur, Arabinda Chatterjee, Rina Das, Debalina Mukherjee, Somnath Das

“…Results: Among the total number of patients 507 suitable patients were identified. Liver function tests at presentation were considered for the study. …”
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Impact of hepatitis B virus infection in patients with plasmodium parasites in selected health facilities in Accra, Ghana by Judith Dzifa Azumah, Shekou Gibriel Koroma, Isaac Kwame Sraku, Yaw Asare Afrane, Kwamena William Coleman Sagoe, Mildred Asumamaa Adusei-Poku

“…Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was also used to confirm the presence of the Plasmodium parasite. Liver function and hematological parameters were evaluated via a chemistry analyser and hematology analyser, respectively. …”
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The results of the treatment of right ventricle myocardial infarction by Rafajlovski Saša I., Orozović Vjekoslav, Rađen Goran, Ristić-Anđelkov Anđelka

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Acute kidney disease in hospitalized pediatric patients: risk prediction based on an artificial intelligence approach by Lingyu Xu, Siqi Jiang, Chenyu Li, Xue Gao, Chen Guan, Tianyang Li, Ningxin Zhang, Shuang Gao, Xinyuan Wang, Yanfei Wang, Lin Che, Yan Xu

“…Patients with AKD combined with AKI had the highest mortality rate, at 6.94%, when analyzed by renal function trajectories. The LightGBM algorithm showed superior predictive performance for both AKI and AKD (AUROC: 0.813, 0.744). …”
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UFBP1 Ameliorates Heat Stress-Induced Apoptosis via Mitochondria-Mediated Pathway in Bovine Mammary Epithelial Cells by Yuan Li, Ran Yu, Shujing Tan, Yunlong Jiang, Longwei Sun, Manman Shen, Chuanjian Zhang, Kunlin Chen, Chengmin Li

“…Besides increasing body temperature and reducing feed intake, heat stress also compromises mammary gland function by inducing apoptosis in bovine mammary epithelial cells (BMECs). …”
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Responses of plant stoichiometric niche to locust disturbance with different densities in Inner Mongolia grasslands by Yuan Liang, Guangming Zhang, Chen Chen, Narui Li, Quansheng Chen, Caifeng Yan, Hao Wang, Hongqing Wang

“…Based on the Copula function with improved modelling methods to simulate the stoichiometric niche projection map of different plants, we found that Leymus chinensis and Stipa grandis, after being disturbed by locusts, had a relatively larger niche space and niche overlap among the seven plant species, indicating that they remained the dominant species in the area. …”
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Speckle Strain Analysis of Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Paediatric Patients with Bicuspid Aortic Valve—A Pilot Study by Amalia Făgărășan, Simina-Elena Ghiragosian-Rusu, Claudiu Ghiragosian, Liliana Gozar, Carmen Suteu, Daniela Toma, Flavia Cristina Al-Akel, Manuela Cucerea

“…The assessment of left ventricle systolic function is typically conducted through the measurement of the left ventricular ejection fraction. …”
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Efficacy of Adding Sitagliptin to Ongoing Metformin on Metabolic Profile, Triglyceride-Glucose Index, Vitamin D3, and Liver Tests in Patients Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Nonalcoho... by Habib Yaribeygi, PhD, Majid Ramezani, MD, Niki Katsiki, PhD, MD, Majid Mirmohammadkhani, PhD, Narges Sadat Tabaei, Msc

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Could serum intestinal fatty acid-binding protein and citrulline levels be predictive markers of mortality in critically ill COVID-19 patients? by Sevda Onuk, Nurhayat Tugra Ozer, Serap Sahin Ergul, Esma Eryilmaz Eren, Cigdem Karakukcu, Hilal Sipahioglu, Aynur Karayol Akin, Kursat Gundogan

“…Intestinal fatty acid binding protein (IFABP) and citrulline have been identified as potential biomarkers of intestinal (dys)function. The present study was undertaken to ascertain the relationship between serum IFABP and citrulline concentrations and mortality in patients with COVID-19. …”
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DU MOI « CRYPTOPHORE » AU MOI IDENTITAIRE DE NADIA : L’ÉCRITURE THÉRAPEUTIQUE DANS LE ROMAN INSTRUMENTS DES TÉNÈBRES DE NANCY HUSTON by Teodora Maria POP

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Left Atrial Strain in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: A Narrative Review by Dana Emilia Man, Alexandru Catalin Motofelea, Valentina Buda, Dana Emilia Velimirovici, Olivia Bodea, Daniel Marius Duda-Seiman, Constantin Tudor Luca, Simona-Ruxanda Dragan

“…Left atrial (LA) strain provides valuable insights into LA function and is increasingly used to evaluate cardiac function, including left ventricular (LV) diastolic function. …”
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The effect of sensory manipulation on the static balance control and prefrontal cortex activation in older adults with mild cognitive impairment: a functional near-infrared spectro... by Guocai Xu, Mian Zhou, Jiangna Wang, Dewei Mao, Wei Sun

“…Abstract Background This study aimed to investigate the modulatory role of prefrontal cortex (PFC) activity in older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) when sensory cues were removed or presented inaccurately (i.e., increased sensory complexity) during sensory manipulation of a balance task. …”
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Nanoconfined Chlorine-Substituted Monomethine Cyanine Dye with a Propionamide Function Based on the Thiazole Orange Scaffold—Use of a Fluorogenic Probe for Cell Staining and Nuclei... by Nikolay Ishkitiev, Maria Micheva, Marina Miteva, Stefaniya Gaydarova, Christo Tzachev, Vesela Lozanova, Valentin Lozanov, Diana Cheshmedzhieva, Meglena Kandinska, Sonia Ilieva, Raimundo Gargallo, Stanislav Baluschev, Stoyno Stoynov, Teodora Dyankova-Danovska, Marina Nedelcheva-Veleva, Katharina Landfester, Zornitsa Mihaylova, Aleksey Vasilev

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Neuro-cognitive Underpinning of Co-morbidity between Developmental Dyslexia and Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) by Larysa Zasiekina

“…Neuro-cognitive basis presented by prefrontal dorsolateral cortex dysfunction was revealed and executive functions presented by problems in phonological working memory, initiating the activity and multitasking were established.…”
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Evaluation of some reciprocal trigonometric sums via partial fraction decomposition by Talha Arıkan, Helmut Prodinger

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