L-shaped association between dietary niacin intake and chronic kidney disease among adults in the USA: a cross-sectional study by Qishu Li, Wei Lan

“…CKD was determined by an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) (<60 ml/min/1.73 m2) or a urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio (ACR) (≥30mg/g). …”
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Comparison of Different Ultrasound Protocols in Patients with Inflammatory Polyneuropathies with Practical Insights by Evelina Grusauskiene, Agne Smigelskyte, Erisela Qerama, Daiva Rastenyte

“…When the adjusted EAN/PNS protocol was applied, the detection rate rose to 100%, with a sensitivity of 100%. Both the adjusted BUS/NUP and UPSS protocols demonstrated a specificity of 90% in diagnosing CIDP. …”
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Evaluation of Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure by a Formula and Its Role in the Pathogenesis of Glaucoma by Laura Landi, Federica Casciaro, Serena Telani, Carlo E. Traverso, Alon Harris, Alice C. Verticchio Vercellin, Lauren Saint, Michele Iester

“…Weight and height were measured to calculate body mass index (BMI), along with blood pressure, heart rate, visual acuity, and IOP. Biometrics exam, corneal pachymetry, peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness, and macular thickness were assessed. …”
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Experimental study on nonlinear hygroscopic and strength behavior of mudstone under coupled temperature and humidity conditions for underground engineering by Weisheng Zhao, Lijun Han, Shuai Yan, Wei He

“…The results indicated that the equilibrium water content (EWC) exhibited a three-stage growth pattern with increasing humidity: rapid growth (0‒20% RH), slow growth (20‒60% RH), and accelerated growth (60‒100% RH), whereas it decreased with increasing temperature, although the rate of decrease slowed progressively. …”
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Elderly patients undergoing laparoscopic radical cystectomy benefit from dynamic D-dimer measurement in combination with vascular ultrasonography: reduction of VTE risk and improve... by Wenbo Gao, Haihong Ye, Yangkai Xu

“…The incidence of VTE event, major postoperative complications, major bleeding rate, and evaluation of activities of daily living within 30 days postoperatively were compared.ResultsThe preoperative and intraoperative parameters were similar between the two groups. …”
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Impact of Caspase3/GSDME-Mediated Pyroptosis on Tumor Immune Microenvironment and Clinical Prognosis Across Multiple Cancers by Huang Y, Liu J, Lin C, Zhu Q, Wu L

“…Its uncontrolled growth pattern and metastasis characteristics are the fundamental reasons for the high mortality rate of cancer and its current incurability. …”
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IMPAIRED REGULATORY MECHANISMS OF THE mTOR SIGNALING PATHWAY IN OSTEOARTHROSIS by Elena Vasilyevna Chetina, E A Bratygina, E M Zaitseva, E P Sharapova, A L Alekseyeva, N V Demin, S A Makarov

“…Objective: to study the pattern of impaired regulatory mechanisms of the mammalian target of rapamycin (TOR) signaling pathway, by monitoring gene expression in the blood of patients with osteoarthrosis (OA) at different stages of the disease. …”
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Etiology, antibiotic susceptibility and prognostic factors of pediatric community-acquired sepsis in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Abel Abera Negash, Daniel Asrat, Workeabeba Abebe, Tewodros Hailemariam, Andualem Wubete, Abraham Aseffa, Mario Vaneechoutte

“…We sought to determine the etiology, role of Streptococcus pneumoniae, antibiotic susceptibility pattern, and prognostic factors in children with CAS in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. …”
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Nonlinear association between AST/ALT ratio and 28-day all-cause mortality following ICU admission in critically ill cirrhotic patients: a retrospective cohort study by Zhigang Xu, Baohong Xu

“…Results The study involved 2,090 critically ill liver cirrhosis patients, averaging 59.1 years old, with 65% male and a 28-day post-ICU admission mortality rate of 29%. The AST/ALT ratio was linked to mortality risk (adjusted odds ratio (OR) 1.1, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.0–1.2; p = 0.015), showing a nonlinear pattern with a critical point at 3.6. …”
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Advances in application of ultrasound in diagnosis of diabetic nephropathy by GUO Juan, YANG Zhifang, JI Ri

“…As the global incidence rate of diabetes continues to rise, the clinical diagnosis and treatment of DN have become increasingly critical. …”
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Hyper-induction of IL-6 after TLR1/2 stimulation in calves with bovine respiratory disease. by Cian Reid, John Donlon, Aude Remot, Emer Kennedy, Giovanna De Matteis, Cliona O'Farrelly, Conor McAloon, Kieran G Meade

“…ROC analysis identified this induced IL-6 response to TLR1/2 stimulation as a potential diagnostic for BRD with a 74% true positive and 5% false positive detection rate for an IL-6 concentration >1780pg/mL. Overall, these results show altered immune responses specifically upon TLR1/2 activation is associated with BRD pathology which may contribute to disease progression. …”
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Distinct brain atrophy progression subtypes underlie phenoconversion in isolated REM sleep behaviour disorderResearch in context by Stephen Joza, Aline Delva, Christina Tremblay, Andrew Vo, Marie Filiatrault, Max Tweedale, Jean-François Gagnon, Ronald B. Postuma, Alain Dagher, Johannes Klein, Michele Hu, Petr Dusek, Stanislav Marecek, Zsoka Varga, John-Paul Taylor, John T. O'Brien, Michael Firbank, Alan Thomas, Paul C. Donaghy, Stéphane Lehéricy, Marie Vidailhet, Jean-Christophe Corvol, ICEBERG Study Group, Richard Camicioli, Howard Chertkow, Simon Lewis, Elie Matar, Kaylena A. Ehgoetz Martens, Lachlan Churchill, Michael Sommerauer, Sinah Röttgen, Per Borghammer, Karoline Knudsen, Allan K. Hansen, Dario Arnaldi, Beatrice Orso, Pietro Mattioli, Luca Roccatagliata, Oury Monchi, Shady Rahayel, Isabelle Arnulf, Samir Bekadar, Eve Benchetrit, Alexis Brice, Vanessa Brochard, Alizé Chalançon, Benoit Colsch, Florence Cormier-Dequaire, Jean-Christophe Corvol, Virginie Czernecki, Bertrand Degos, Cécile Delorme, Pauline Dodet, Carole Dongmo-Kenfack, Marie-Odile Habert, Farid Ichou, Jonas Ihle, Cécile Galléa, Rahul Gaurav, Marie-Alexandrine Glachant, Manon Gomes, David Grabli, Elodie Hainque, Laetitia Jeancolas, Christelle Laganot, Stéphane Lehéricy, Suzanne Lesage, Smaranda Leu-Semenescu, Richard Levy, Valentine Maheo, Graziella Mangone, Louise Laure Mariani, Aurelie Méneret, Poornima Menon, Fanny Mochel, Vincent Perlbarg, Dijana Petrovska, Fanny Pineau, Nadya Pyatigorskaya, Sophie Rivaud-Pechoux, Emmanuel Roze, Sara Sambin, Julie Socha, Arthur Tenenhaus, Romain Valabregue, Marie Vidailhet, Lydia Yahia-Cherif

“…Distinct brain atrophy patterns may already be seen in iRBD; however, how brain atrophy begins and progresses remains unclear. …”
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Anthropogenic Activities Dominate Vegetation Improvement in Arid Areas of China by Yu Guo, Xinwei Wang, Hongying Cao, Qin Peng, Yunshe Dong, Yunchun Qi, Jian Liu, Ning Lv, Feihu Yin, Xiujin Yuan, Mei Zeng

“…The results indicated that (1) overall vegetation cover was low (averaged peak FVC = 0.191), showing a spatial pattern of higher values in the northwest and lower values in the southeast; high FVC values were primarily observed in mountainous areas and river corridors; (2) the annual peak FVC increased significantly at a rate of 0.0508 yr⁻¹, with 33.72% of the region showing significant improvements and 5.49% degradation; (3) the spatial pattern of FVC was shaped by the distribution of land use types (59.46%), while the temporal dynamics of FVC were driven by land use changes (16.37%) and the land use intensity (37.56%); (4) both the spatial pattern and the temporal dynamics were limited by the environmental conditions. …”
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Taxonomic Profile of Cultivable Microbiota from Adult Sheep Follicular Fluid and Its Effects on In Vitro Development of Prepubertal Lamb Oocytes by Slavcho Mrenoshki, Letizia Temerario, Antonella Mastrorocco, Grazia Visci, Elisabetta Notario, Marinella Marzano, Nicola Antonio Martino, Daniela Mrenoshki, Giovanni Michele Lacalandra, Graziano Pesole, Maria Elena Dell’Aquila

“…As long-term effects, one of them reduced the total cleavage rate after in vitro embryo culture (IVC). In conclusion, microbiota/bacteria are present in adult sheep FF and may influence reproductive outcomes in vitro. …”
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The Effectiveness of Fiscal Decentralization in Alleviating Poverty from An Sharia Economic Perspective in Kebumen, Indonesia by Muyassarah Muyassarah, Abdul Ghofur, Ali Mutadho, Maizatul Saadiah binti Mohamad, Mansur Mansur

“…The research objective is to determine the effectiveness of fiscal independence in poverty alleviation based on economic principles, efficiency, effectiveness, independence, and the pattern of regional and central relations. This research uses a qualitative approach, secondary data from the 2019-2021 APBD, and interviews by looking at the economic formula, efficiency, and effectiveness, as well as the independence of regional financial management and analysis techniques with an Islamic economic approach.Kebumen's financial management has not been able to reduce the poverty rate because of its low self-support because it still needs a budget injection from the province/central. …”
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<i>Helicobacter pylori</i> Persistence in Patients with Peptic Ulcer Disease and Chronic Gastritis in the Treatment with Antibiotics and Acid-Suppressive Agents by E. V. Golubkina

“…Acid production was significantly higher in the patients with peptic ulcer disease than in those with chronic pancreatits and concomitant gastritis; the former patients show a statistically significant predominance of virulent strains; the latter patients had nonvirulent strains (at the same rate of Helicobacter pylori detection).Conclusion. …”
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Interobserver Agreement and Reliability of Intrapartum Nonreassuring Cardiotocography and Prediction of Neonatal Acidemia by Zhuyu Li, Yan Wang, Jian Cai, Peizhen Zhao, Hanqing Chen, Haiyan Liu, Lixia Shen, Lian Chen, Shufang Li, Yangyu Zhao, Zilian Wang, Yang Pan

“…Six obstetricians from two hospitals with three levels of experience (junior, medium, and senior) reviewed 100 nonreassuring fetal heart rate (FHR) tracings from 1 hour before the onset of abnormalities until delivery. …”
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Criminal Law Challenged by Crossing into Virtual Reality by Mahdi Karimi

“…This information includes behavioral patterns, interests, preferences, biometric and physiological data such as heart rate, body energy consumption, etc., which are comprehensively collected to create a complete and accurate user profile, potentially resulting in severe violations of users' mental privacy. …”
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Prevalence and sequence of chronic conditions in older people with dementia: a multi-province, population-based cohort study by Susan E. Bronskill, Azmina Artani, Laura C. Maclagan, Xuesong Wang, Hannah Chung, J. Michael Paterson, Andrea Gruneir, Karen A. Phillips, Rasaq Ojasanya, Xibiao Ye, Kayla McLean, Fernanda Ewerling, Claire Godard-Sebillotte, Victoria Massamba, Louis Rochette, Isabelle Vedel, Larry Shaver, Catherine Pelletier, Colleen J. Maxwell

“…MethodsWe analyzed data from the 2019 Canadian Community Health Survey on the self-rated ability of adults and youth (N = 60 643; 12+ years) to cope with unexpected or difficult problems and day-to-day demands along with three PMH outcomes: selfrated mental health (SRMH), happiness and life satisfaction. …”
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Effect of maize-soybean intercropping on quality of vegetable soybean by FANG Ping, LIU Weiguo, LIU Xiaode, LIU Ting, CHI Xiaoyu, XU Yan, PANG Ting, PENG Xiao, CAI Ling, YANG Wenyu

“…Because the appearance quality of vegetable soybean is affected by cropping pattern and the nutrition are affected by pattern and variety, we should screen out well adaptability and good quality varieties. …”
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