Serum IL-18 Is Increased at Early Postburn Period in Moderately Burned Patients

“…A marked increase in serum levels of IL-<mml:math alttext="$18$"><mml:mrow><mml:mn>18</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:math> as well as the other cytokines evaluated was observed in the moderately burned patients. These three parameters were highly correlated with each other (<mml:math alttext="$r<0.9$"><mml:mrow><mml:mi>r</mml:mi><mml:mo>&#x003E;</mml:mo><mml:mn>0.9</mml:mn> </mml:mrow></mml:math> and <mml:math alttext="$P>.001$"><mml:mrow><mml:mi>P</mml:mi><mml:mo>&#x003C;</mml:mo><mml:mn>.001</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:math>). …”
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Effect of Exercise Preconditioning on Myocardia Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Aged Rats by Hongyu LI, Xia YIN, Shiqiang ZHANG, Luwen ZHU, Qiang TANG

“…Objective:To observe the effects of exercise preconditioning on cardiac function, myocardial infarct area, cardiomyocyte ultrastructure and antioxidant capacity of aged rats after isolated myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury.Methods:A total of 60 SPF male SD aged rats were randomly divided into the control group (Con group), the ischemia-reperfusion model group (IR group), the exercise preconditioning+ischemia-reperfusion group (EP+IR group), the ischemic preconditioning group (IPC group) and the exercise preconditioning+ischemic preconditioning group (EP+IPC group), with 12 rats in each group. …”
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Two-field mydriatic fundus photography to assess the prevalence of macular disorder in diabetes by T.A. Avanesova, Zh.G. Oganezova, V.V. Anisimova, A.B. Baeva, D.H. Miaev

“…DM was associated with diabetic retinopathy (DR) in 18 (4.90%) patients. DM was mainly observed in patients with T2D (15.90%), in women (8.45%) and bilaterally (8.17%). …”
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Benefits of a second tandem flight phase between two successive satellite altimetry missions for assessing instrumental stability by M. Ablain, N. Lalau, B. Meyssignac, R. Fraudeau, A. Barnoud, G. Dibarboure, A. Egido, C. Donlon

“…During a tandem flight phase, two successive reference missions follow each other on an identical ground track at intervals of less than 1 min. Observing the same ocean zone simultaneously, the differences in sea level measurements between the two altimetry missions mainly reflect their relative errors. …”
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Metabolic Risk Factors and Their Impact on Quality of Life in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer, Acute or Exacerbated Chronic Pancreatitis by I. N. Grigor’eva, O. V. Efimova, N. L. Tov, T. S. Suvorova, D. L. Nepomnyashchikh

“…Forty-five patients with PC (group 1) and 141 patients with acute pancreatitis or exacerbated chronic pancreatitis (group 2) in an observational multicenter clinical cross-sectional uncontrolled study were examined. …”
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Effect of extended care APPs based on the transtheoretical model of behavior change on self-management abilities in young and middle-aged patients with newly diagnosed diabetes mel... by YANG Yongfang (杨永芳), YAN Wei (严娓)

“…Results Levels of fasting blood Glucose(FBG), 2-hour postprandial blood glucose(2hPG)and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) decreased in both groups after intervention, and better outcomes of FBG, 2hPG and HbA1c were observed in the study group compared with those in the control group (P＜0. 05). …”
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FGF21 and APOA1 mRNA-based therapies for the treatment of experimental acute pancreatitis by Amaya Lopez-Pascual, Eva Santamaria, Nuria Ardaiz, Iker Uriarte, Tiffany Palmer, Anne-Renee Graham, Celia Gomar, Roberto C. Barbero, M. Ujue Latasa, Maria Arechederra, Jesus M. Urman, Carmen Berasain, Antonio Fontanellas, Carlos L. del Rio, Maite G. Fernandez-Barrena, Paolo G.V. Martini, Joshua R. Schultz, Pedro Berraondo, Matias A. Avila

“…In the Cer-AP model, serum markers of pancreatic injury were similarly reduced when mice were treated with APOA1, FGF21, and APOA1-FGF21 LNP-mRNA, and this effect was also observed in the histopathological analyses. The EtOH/POA-AP model was more aggressive than the Cer-AP model. …”
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Width evolution of channel belts as a random walk by J. M. Turowski, J. M. Turowski, F. McNab, A. Bufe, A. Bufe, S. Tofelde

“…Model predictions compare well to data of sediment age distributions measured at field sites and the temporal evolution of channel belts observed in flume experiments. Both comparisons indicate that a random walk approach adequately describes the lateral migration of channels and the formation of channel belts. …”
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Evaluation of corn steep liquor on the digestibility and growth performance of juvenile common carp strain Sinyonya by Dodi Hermawan, Lukman Anugrah Agung, Indah Juwita Sari, Haeru Wahyudin, Immanuel Tarigan

“… This study aimed to observe the digestibility performance, digestive enzyme activity, and growth performance of the common carp using corn-steep liquor (CSL). …”
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Effects of Exercise Preconditioning Mediating Oxidative Stress to Regulate PI3K/Akt and Nrf2/HO-1 Pathways to Alleviate Cognitive and Learning Disorders in Rats by KONG Haijun, LI Xinlong, WANG Fenghua, CHEN Xiaoan

“…The changes of Nissl corpuscles in CA1 region of hippocampus were observed by Nissl staining. mRNA expression levels of PI3K, Nox1, Duox2 and Akt were detected by RT-PCR. …”
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Investigating the Effect of Chicken Manure and Potassium Sulfate on the Physiological Properties of Fenugreek )Trigonella foenum-graecum L.( Medicinal Plant by Mohammad hossein Aminifard, Sajjad Nadafa, Hassan Hassan, Mehdi Jahani

“…In the interaction effect of two investigated fertilizers, it was observed that the interaction of organic and chemical fertilizers caused a double effect on the investigated growth traits. …”
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Combined Effects of Humic Acid-Modified Magnetic Biochar and AMF on the Properties of Saline-Alkali Soil and Photosynthetic Parameters of Muskmelon by ZHANG Yating, LOU Xueyi, WU Jiarui, LIU Hongyuan, YE Binyu, XIAO Jiamin, LI Jiameng, MIAO Yining, CHEN Xinyan, LIU Yilin, TAN Yuyu, WANG Zhichao, LIU Peng

“…[Results] Under 15 and 75 mmol/L saline-alkali stress, combined application of 20 g/kg AMF with 20% HA-MBC showed the best mitigation effects, with a “synergistic enhancement” observed. On one hand, the iron oxides and humic acids loaded on HA-MBC improved the physical and chemical properties of soil by increasing the quantity of surface functional groups and porosity, while AMF formed symbiotic roots to further enrich organic matter and nutrients, and increase soil enzyme activities, thus increasing the height and root length of muskmelon and promoting the recovery of Fv/Fm and the reduction of F0 and qN. …”
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Investigating the Effect of Solanum lycopersicum L. (Tomato) Pomace on Growth Performance and some Blood Indices of Broiler Chickens by Meta-Analysis Method by Zahra Sahragard, seyyed javad Hosseini-vashan, Hossein Naeemipour Younesi, Seyyed Homayon Farhangfar

“…Some researcher also reported that inclusion of tomato pomace to broiler diet did not effect on broiler performance however in the high levels of tomato pomace in broiler diet observed undesirable effects. Tomato pomace has some bioactive components such as alpha-tocopherol, lycopene, phenolic, organic acids, essential fatty acids, amino acid and vitamins. …”
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Laffer Curve and Taxable Revenue Elasticity: The Impact of Tax Deductions on a Dynamic General Equilibrium Model by Nahid Gohartash, Rouhollah shahnazi, Ahmad Sadraei javaheri, Mahboubeh Jafari, Parviz Rostamzadeh

“…Furthermore, the elasticity of taxable income for both labor and capital remains relatively constant across scenarios, with a slightly higher value observed when deductions are considered. Regarding capital income, the elasticity consistently exceeds 1 due to the presence of varied capital deductions. …”
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Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Coinfection of Urogenital Schistosomiasis and Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis among Primary School Children in Biase, Southern Nigeria by Kenneth Nnamdi Opara, Eteye Udobong Wilson, Clement Ameh Yaro, Luay Alkazmi, Nsima Ibanga Udoidung, Friday Maduka Chikezie, Bassey Eyibio Bassey, Gaber El-Saber Batiha

“…An overall prevalence of 7.14% and 8.41% was observed for haematuria and proteinuria, respectively. …”
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Pharmacogenetic and pharmacokinetic factors for dexmedetomidine-associated hemodynamic instability in pediatric patients by Yanping Guan, Bilian Li, Yiyu Zhang, Hao Luo, Xueding Wang, Xue Bai, Zhuoling Zheng, Yaying Huang, Wei Wei, Min Huang, Xingrong Song, Guoping Zhong

“…LASSO regression was used to identify significant factors, and a Cox’s proportional hazards model-derived nomogram for hemodynamic instability was developed.ResultsHemodynamic instability was observed in 52 out of 270 patients (209 events), resulting in a cumulative incidence of 16.30% at 90 min, as estimated by Kaplan–Meier estimation, and it was associated with a median time to event of 35 min. …”
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Longitudinal association between DNA methylation and type 2 diabetes: findings from the KORA F4/FF4 study by Liye Lai, Dave Laurence Juntilla, Monica Del, Monica Del C Gomez-Alonso, Harald Grallert, Barbara Thorand, Aiman Farzeen, Wolfgang Rathmann, Juliane Winkelmann, Holger Prokisch, Christian Gieger, Christian Herder, Annette Peters, Melanie Waldenberger

“…Results A total of 3,501 observations from 2,556 participants, with methylation measured at least once across two visits, were included in the analyses. …”
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Identification and Spatial Mapping of Locality of Streetscapes in Shanghai Hengfu Historic and Cultural Preservation Area by Yuhan SHAO, Sinan YIN, Dongbo MA, Yuting YIN

“…Streetscape in the northern and western parts of the Area is relatively open compared with other parts and the highest green visibility is observed in streets around Xujiahui Park located in the southwestern part of the Area. …”
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Compositional Design, Microstructure, and Thermal Processing of Aluminum-Based Complex Concentrated Alloys by Spyridon Chaskis, Constantinos Tiktopoulos, Evangelos Gavalas, Marianthi Bouzouni, Fotis Tsiolis, Spyros Papaefthymiou

“…However, alterations were observed in terms of the elemental composition of the phases in alloy A. …”
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THE RIGHT TO GOOD ADMINISTRATION AS A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT OF THE PERSON: EU EXPERIENCE by Tetyana Kaganovska, Vitalii Serohin

“…In general, we can say that the quality of administrative functioning is achieved by proper administrative practice (which includes the observance of fundamental rights) or, conversely, by the presence of improper management. …”
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