Research on the mechanism of the anti-myocardial infarction effect of the Qiliqiangxin capsule on heart failure rats via nontargeted metabolomics and lipidomics by Kuangyi Liu, Yanting Xiong, Yingli Fan, Shunhui Li, Lijuan Wu, Hui Chen, Xiaomin Wang

“…Methods A rat model of heart failure after myocardial infarction (MI) was established via permanent ligation of the anterior descending branch of the left coronary artery. The rats were then randomly divided into the SHAM group, the MI group, the QLQX group (1.3 g/kg/day), and the VAL (valsartan) group (80 mg/kg/day). …”
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Preoperative prediction of lymphovascular invasion and T-staging of rectal cancer via a dual-energy computed tomography iodine map: a feasibility study by Jinliang Zhang, Hui Qi, Chun Yang, Ling Liu, Yuxin Wang, Wei Li

“…The normalized iodine concentrations (NIC) of the tumor and the perirectal adipose tissue (PAT) from the arterial phase (AP) and venous phase (VP) were measured using DECT. …”
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Impact of periprocedural factors on revascularization success and good clinical outcomes in anterior circulation stroke patients treated with mechanical thrombectomy by M. Kurminas, A. Berūkštis, N. Misonis, A. E. Tamošiūnas, D. Jatužis

“…Each stroke center treats patients with ischemic stroke due to major artery occlusion differently depending on available resources, expert judgment, and clinical experience. …”
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Economic and relationship-strengthening intervention to reduce alcohol use in couples living with HIV in Malawi: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of Mlambe by Torsten B Neilands, Lynae A Darbes, James Mkandawire, Derek S Brown, Fred M Ssewamala, Judith A Hahn, Amy A Conroy, Nancy Mulauzi, Scott Tebbetts

“…Programmatic costs will be ascertained throughout the study and incremental cost-effectiveness ratios will be computed for each arm.Ethics and dissemination The RCT has been approved by the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) (Human Research Protection Program; Protocol Number 23-40642), and the study has been approved by the National Health Sciences Research Committee (NHSRC; Protocol Number 24/05/4431) in Malawi. …”
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Median effective dose of remimazolam combined with sufentanil for inhibiting laryngeal mask airway insertion responses in children of different ages by Hongyun Li, Jinxia Wang, Rong Wei, Yan Jiang

“…Heart rate and mean arterial pressure were recorded before (T1, baseline values) and 3 min after (T2) intravenous remimazolam administration. …”
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Predictive value of trendelenburg position and carotid ultrasound for fluid responsiveness in patients on VV-ECMO with acute respiratory distress syndrome in the prone position by Junjie Zhao, Yong Sun, Jing Tang, Kai Guo, Jiancheng Zhuge, Honglong Fang

“…Stroke volume index variation (ΔSVI), pulse pressure variation (PPV), stroke volume variation (SVV), baseline carotid corrected flow time (FTcBaseline), and respirophasic variation in carotid artery blood flow peak velocity (ΔVpeakCA) were taken before and after the Trendelenburg position or volume expansion. …”
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Electroacupuncture attenuates ferroptosis by promoting Nrf2 nuclear translocation and activating Nrf2/SLC7A11/GPX4 pathway in ischemic stroke by Xi-chen Yang, Ya-ju Jin, Rong Ning, Qiu-yue Mao, Peng-yue Zhang, Li Zhou, Cheng-cai Zhang, Yi-chen Peng, Na Chen

“…Methods The ischemic stroke model was established by middle cerebral artery occlusion/reperfusion (MCAO/R) in adult rats. …”
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Treadmill training improves lung function and inhibits alveolar cell apoptosis in spinal cord injured rats by Xianbin Wang, Yingxue Fu, Xianglian Yang, Yan Chen, Ni Zeng, Shouxing Hu, Shuai Ouyang, Xiao Pan, Shuang Wu

“…Various techniques including arterial blood gas analysis, lung wet/dry weight ratio, HE staining, immunofluorescence staining, immunohistochemical staining, qRT-PCR, and Western blotting were employed to assess alterations in lung function and the expression levels of crucial apoptosis-related factors. …”
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Frecuencia del Síndrome de anticuerpos Anti-fosfolípidos y su clasificación según los nuevos criterios EULAR 2023 en pacientes con Lupus Eritematoso Sistémico, que consultaron en e... by Dora Montiel, Margarita Samudio

“…Introducción: El síndrome antifosfolipídico (SAF), es una enfermedad autoinmune, sistémica, cuya expresión clínica se caracteriza por dos principales dominios, los eventos trombóticos, con trombosis venosa y/o arterial, y la morbilidad obstétrica, cuyas manifestaciones clínicas principales son la pérdida recurrente en el primer trimestre del embarazo, muerte fetal, pre-eclampsia, parto prematuro y restricción del crecimiento fetal, asociadas con la presencia de anticuerpos antifosfolipídicos (anticoagulante lúpico, anticuerpos anti-cardiolipina IgG/IgM, y/o anticuerpos anti-β 2-glicoproteína I IgG/IgM). …”
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1923-1938 YILLARI ARASINDA YEREL BASINDA KONYA EKONOMİSİ by Rahime Hülya Öztürk

“…Bu planların hazırlanma aşamasında Sovyetler Birliği’nin desteği sağlanmıştır.1923-1938 yılları arasında Konya şehrinin iktisadi gelişmişlik düzeyine bakıldığında, şehri tarımsal üretimin merkezi olduğu ancak kuraklık nedeniyle tarımsal üretimde ciddi düşüşler yaşadığı, tarımın ilkel metotlarla yapılmasının da üretimde istenen artışı sağlamaya yetmediği görülmektedir. Şehir önemli ticaret yolların kesişme merkezi olduğu için ticari faaliyet dönemin diğer şehirleri ile kıyaslandığında gelişmiş düzeydedir. …”
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Pilot study of a comprehensive multidisciplinary inpatient-based approach to smoking cessation in patients with vascular disease by Tanner Kim, MD, Anand Brahmandam, MBBS, Dana Alameddine, MD, Rachel Forman, MD, Amin Hardik, MD, Lisa Fucito, PhD, Carlos Mena-Hurtado, MD, Raul Guzman, MD, Cassius Iyad Ochoa Chaar, MD, MS, MPH

“…Methods: Adult smokers with occlusive or aneurysmal arterial disease admitted after vascular surgery in a tertiary care center were enrolled. …”
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End-tidal carbon dioxide-guided extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation improves neurological prognosis in patients: a single-center retrospective cohort study by Xiaozu Liao, Chen Gu, Zhou Cheng, Kepeng Liu, Qing Yin, Binfei Li

“…Background: Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (ECPR) is an effective intervention for restoring adequate circulatory perfusion after cardiac arrest. Ensuring high-quality Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) before initiating Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) is critical to mitigate tissue hypoxia and ischemia. …”
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Prospective study of the association between chronotype and cardiometabolic risk among Chinese young adults by Tingting Li, Yang Xie, Shuman Tao, Liwei Zou, Yajuan Yang, Fangbiao Tao, Xiaoyan Wu

“…The cardiometabolic (CM)-risk score was the sum of standardized Z scores based on gender for the 5 indicators: waist circumference (WC), mean arterial pressure (MAP), triglyceride (TG), homeostasis model assessment for insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), where the HDL-C is multiplied by-1. …”
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H.A.R. Gibb ve Onun Arap Dili ve Kur’an Bağlamında İslâm Algısı by Yusuf Seller

“…Tohim, this language is of an artistic branch such as music, painting, theatreetc. and the Prophet of Islam established his teachings on it. …”
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The cerebral blood flow response to neuroactivation is reduced in cognitively normal men with β-amyloid accumulation by Mark Bitsch Vestergaard, Aftab Bakhtiari, Merete Osler, Erik Lykke Mortensen, Ulrich Lindberg, Ian Law, Martin Lauritzen, Krisztina Benedek, Henrik Bo Wiberg Larsson

“…ΔCBFVis.Act. was measured using arterial spin labelling (ASL) combined with blood-oxygen-level-dependent (BOLD) MRI. …”
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Uluslararası İlişkilerde Kırılgan Devlet Söylemi: Nedenleri ve Yaklaşımlar by Uğur Pektaş, Davut Ateş

“…Dünya Savaşı'nın sona ermesi ile hızlanan de-kolonizasyon süreci devlet sayısında hızlı bir artışa neden olmuştur. 1945 yılından sonra kabaca 20 yıl gibi kısa bir sürede Afrika'da neredeyse sömürge yönetimi altında yaşayan bir devlet kalmamıştır. …”
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Probabilistic nested model selection in pharmacokinetic analysis of DCE-MRI data in animal model of cerebral tumor by Hassan Bagher-Ebadian, Stephen L. Brown, Mohammad M. Ghassemi, Prabhu C. Acharya, Indrin J. Chetty, Benjamin Movsas, James R. Ewing, Kundan Thind

“…The KSOM-PNMS technique produced microvasculature parameters and NMS regions less impacted by the arterial-input-function dispersion effect. This study introduces an unsupervised model-averaging technique (K-SOM) to estimate the contribution of different nested-models in PK analysis and provides a faster estimate of permeability parameters.…”
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Lateral Decubitus 360° Capsular Release for Treatment of Recalcitrant End-Stage Adhesive Capsulitis by Juan Bernardo Villarreal-Espinosa MD, Rodrigo Saad Berreta BA, Richard Danilkowicz MD, Udit Dave BS, Melissa Carpenter BS, Jorge Chahla MD, PhD, Nikhil N. Verma MD

“…Patient Consent Disclosure Statement: The author(s) attests that consent has been obtained from any patient(s) appearing in this publication. …”
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Cohort profile: Noncommunicable diseases and ideal cardiovascular health among people living with and without HIV in Zambia and Zimbabwe (NCDzz cohort) by Gilles Wandeler, Samuel Bosomprah, Cleophas Chimbetete, Belinda Varaidzo Chihota, Guy Muula, Carolyn Bolton-Moore, Tinei Shamu, Ardele Mandiriri, Esau Banda

“…Untreated HIV (OR: 1.36 (IQR 1.05–1.78)) and being a Zambian participant (OR: 1.81 (IQR 1.31–2.51)) were associated with having ICVH metrics, whereas age older than 50 years (OR: 0.46 (IQR 0.32–0.65)) was associated with not having ICVH metrics.Future plans Our study will be regularly updated with upcoming analyses using prospective data including a focus on arterial hypertension and vascular function. We plan to enrich the work through conducting in-depth assessments on the determinants of cardiovascular, liver and kidney end-organ disease outcomes yearly. …”
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THE ROLE OF DISPOSITION OF CONNECTING TISSUE IN THE RISE OF NONTRAUMATIC SUBARACHNOIDAL HEMORRHAGE IN YOUNG AGE by E. V. Petrova, T. F. Popova, I. A. Gribacheva, G. K. Taitubayeva

“…When examining 78 patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage at a young age, the risk factors for its development were revealed (non-closed Willisian circle (86.6%), pathological tortuosity of the cerebral vessels (81.6%), dysplastic changes in the heart (68.3%) and kidneys (63.3%), which significantly differed from the comparison group (arterial hypertension – 97.8%, heart disease (IHD, atrial fibrillation) – 53.2%, hypercholesterolemia – 97.8%.) …”
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