Detection of serum soluble markers of immune activation in rheumatoid arthritis by T. Kogure, T. Itoh, Y. Shimada, T. Shintani, H. Ochiai, K. Terasawa

“…Thus, we examined this correlation based on the serum levels of sCD4, sCD8 and sCD23, and that of their levels with other serum markers such as immunoglobulin (Ig) subtypes (IgG, IgM and IgA), IgM-rheumatoid factor (IgM-RF) and C-reactive protein (CRP) in 25 RA patients, sCD4 was not elevated, whereas both sCD8 and sCD23 increased in RA patients compared with the healthy controls; a majority of RA patients, in particular, showed a high sCD23 level. …”
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Effect of meloxicam on serum vitamin and cytokine levels during endotoxemia by Akile Ozlem Yurt

“…Serum biochemical concentrations were also evaluated.…”
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Apelin Serum Level in Egyptian Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C by Hala O. El-Mesallamy, Nadia M. Hamdy, Hanan H. Rizk, Abdel-Rahman El-Zayadi

“…The present study was conducted to evaluate blood apelin level changes among 73 chronic hepatitis C (CHC) Egyptian patients and if associated with body mass index (BMI), IR, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α). Serum apelin levels were significantly higher in patients with CHC with median value (3.25) when compared with controls (1.11), at P<0.0001, with significant apelin variations among asymptomatic carriers (ASC), fibrosis, and cirrhosis patients, and also among obese and nonobese patients. …”
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Pharmacokinetics of Hydrogen During Hydrogen-Saturated Saline Infusion in Pigs by Masaki Shibuya, Masafumi Fujinaka, Mako Yonezawa, Natsumi Nishimura, Hitoshi Uchinoumi, Hiroshi Sunahara, Kenji Tani, Eiji Kobayashi, Motoaki Sano

“…Here, we verified the pharmacokinetics of hydrogen after the infusion of hydrogen-saturated saline. <b>Methods</b>: Hydrogen-saturated saline was prepared and checked for sterility and component specifications. …”
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Efficacy of an Emergency Cervical Cerclage Using Absorbable Monofilament Sutures by Yuka Sato, Nobuhiro Hidaka, Takahiro Nakano, Saki Kido, Masahiro Hachisuga, Yasuyuki Fujita, Kiyoko Kato

“…We performed a chart review of patients who underwent emergency McDonald cerclage with polydioxanone sutures at our institution between 2007 and 2015. …”
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Cohesive fracture in composite systems: experimental setup and first results by Valentino Paolo Berardi, Michele Perrella, Gabriele Cricrì

“…In this paper, a new experimental setup for investigating the mode II fracture behavior of FRP-concrete composite structures is presented. …”
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Output Feedback Control for Asymptotic Stabilization of Spacecraft with Input Saturation by Chutiphon Pukdeboon

“…An output feedback control framework with input saturation is proposed to solve this problem. The general saturation function is utilized in the proposed controller design and a unified control method is developed for the asymptotic stabilization of rigid spacecraft without velocity measurements. …”
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Sedum alfredii Hance: A cadmium and zinc hyperaccumulating plant by Mingying Liu, Ying Feng, Miao Wang, Xinglin Sun, Chen Yinfei Qi, Xiaoe Yang, Dayi Zhang

Subjects: “…Sedum alfredii Hance…”
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Extracellular vesicles in sputum of children with cystic fibrosis pulmonary exacerbations by Elad Ben-Meir, Lina Antounians, Shafinaz Eisha, Felix Ratjen, Augusto Zani, Hartmut Grasemann

“…Methods EVs were isolated from stored sputum samples collected before and after antibiotic therapy for PEx between 2011 and 2013, and characterised by nanoparticle tracking analysis (NTA) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). …”
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The efficiency of short-term crop rotations with different sunflower saturation by Zinaida Dehtiarova, Mykola Shevchenko, Yurii Dehtiarov, Victor Budyonny

“…The study aimed to determine short-term crop rotations’ economic and energy efficiency with varying sunflower saturation. The economic and energy efficiency of crop rotations saturated with sunflower under the conditions of the Left-Bank ForestSteppe region of Ukraine was calculated using technological maps and prices as of 2024. …”
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Rules for investigation of patients with asymptomatic elevation of serum aminotransferase activity by M. V. Mayevskaya, V. T. Ivashkin, Ye. N. German

Subjects: “…serum aminotransferases…”
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Association of interictal epileptiform discharges and serum concentration of levetiracetam and lamotrigine by Johannes D. Lang, Alexander Willno, Caroline Reindl, Tamara Welte, Jenny Stritzelberger, Stephanie Gollwitzer, Katrin Walther, Hajo Hamer

“…Despite their crucial role in diagnosing epilepsy, heterogeneous findings exist on the mechanisms underlying their occurrence and the effects of anti-seizure medications (ASMs) on IEDs.MethodsWe conducted a study to investigate the association between IED frequency and the serum concentration of two commonly used ASMs, levetiracetam (LEV) and lamotrigine (LTG). …”
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Haptoglobin and serum amyloid a in subacute ruminal acidosis in goats by F.H.D. González, F.H. Ruipérez, J.M. Sánchez, J.C. Souza, S. Martínez-Subiela, J.J. Cerón

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Strategic Analysis of Retrial Queues with Setup Times, Breakdown and Repairs by Ruiling Tian, Xinyu Wu, Liuqing He, Yunna Han

“…This paper considers a repairable M/M/1 retrial queueing model with setup times. Once the system is empty, the server will be closed down to reduce operating costs. …”
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Allergy to Prolene Sutures in a Dural Graft for Chiari Decompression by Iahn Cajigas, S. Shelby Burks, Joanna Gernsback, Lauren Fine, Baharak Moshiree, Allan D. Levi

“…Allergy to Prolene suture is exceedingly rare with only 5 cases reported in the literature. …”
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Serum metabolic profiles in quails: Effects of age, breed, and sex by Qin He, Hanle Shang, Yizhong Huang, Lizhi Li, Zhuomin Wu, Huihui Ran, Jiguo Xu, Xinwei Xiong

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New Type of Sturm-Liouville Problems in Associated Hilbert Spaces by O. Sh. Mukhtarov, K. Aydemir

“…We introduce a new type of discontinuous Sturm-Liouville problems, involving an abstract linear operator in equation. …”
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The effects of heterogeneity on Darcy-Benard convection saturated with a ferrofluid by Moussa Rachida, Lagziri Hajar, El Khanoussi Fadoua, El Fakiri Hanae

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Comparative Analysis Of Continuous And Interrupted Suturing Techniques In Urethroplasty For Hypospadias by Kamran Aziz, Asra Aleem, Safdar Saeed, Muhammad Rashid Jamal, Ijaz Hussian Shah, Sana Shaukat Siddiqui

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On Recovering Sturm--Liouville-Type Operator with Delay and Jump Conditions by Mohammad Shahriari, Vladimir Vladicic

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