Self-monitoring blood pressure behavior and its influencing factors among residents in Jiangsu Province by MIAO Caiyun, QIN Yu, WAN Yanan, CHEN Lulu, CUI Lan, WANG Xiaoli

“…Results: A total of 12 475 residents were surveyed, including 5 748 males and 6 727 females, with a male-to-female ratio of 1∶1.17. There were 3 855 residents aged 45-<55 years (30.90%) and 5 511 residents who had self-monitoring blood pressure behaviors (44.18%). …”
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Firstly diagnosed HIV/AIDS-associated tuberculosis: clinical peculiarities and causes of patients` deaths by A. S. Shalmin, E. N. Raznatovskya, R. N. Yasinskiy

“…Prevailed disseminated (60 %) and infiltrative forms of lung tuberculosis (33,3 %) were significantly (P <0.05) more often registered among patients with co-infection of primarily diagnosed HIV/AIDS-associated tuberculosis. 5 (33.3%) patients had pulmonary tuberculosis combined with extrapulmonary, that significantly complicated the course of co-infection. There were 3 patients (13.6%), who interrupted treatment, 1 patient refused treatment completely. 6 patients had received antiretroviral therapy (27.3%), 5 patients (22.7%) renounced, in 11 (50.0%) - antiretroviral therapy was not intended. …”
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The state of carotid artery wall in hypertensive patients with gout based on the study of inflammatory markers by H. P. Kuzmina, O. M. Lazarenko

“…The levels of hsСRP in patients of group 1 were 3.1 times higher than those in group 2 (P < 0.01). …”
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Analysis of Learning Obstacles for Junior High School Students in Understanding SPLDV Concepts by Firda Luthfiatika Jannah, Neneng Aminah, Surya Amami Pramuditya, Cita Dwi Rosita, M. Subali Noto

“…The subjects in this research were 3 students selected based on purposive sampling. …”
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Prediction Equation for Spirometric Parameters in Cairo Governorate Adult Population by Omar M. A. Abdelzaher, Gamal A. Salem, Ashraf A. Elmaraghy

“…Results: The predicted equations for FEV1 were [(3.429+(-0.028*Age)+(-0.017*weight)+(0.018*height)], and [1.238+(-0.005*Age)+(-0.006*weight)+(0.014*height)] for males and females respectively. …”
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Outcomes, Healthcare Resource Utilization, and Costs of Overall, Community-Acquired, and Hospital-Acquired Acute Kidney Injury in COVID-19 Patients by Jay L. Koyner, Rachel H. Mackey, Ning A. Rosenthal, Leslie A. Carabuena, J. Patrick Kampf, Paul McPherson, Toni Rodriguez, Aarti Sanghani, Julien Textoris

“…In adjusted models, for patients with AKI vs no AKI and HA-AKI vs CA-AKI, odds ratios (ORs) (95% CI) were 3.70 (3.61-3.79) and 4.11 (3.92-4.31) for intensive care unit use and 3.52 (3.41-3.63) and 2.64 (2.52-2.78) for in-hospital mortality; mean length of stay (LOS) differences and LOS ratios (95% CI) were 1.8 days and 1.24 (1.23-1.25) and 5.1 days and 1.57 (1.54-1.59); and mean cost differences and cost ratios were $7163 and 1.35 (1.34-1.36) and $19&#8239;127 and 1.78 (1.75-1.81) (all _P_ < .001). …”
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Study on predictors for treatment efficacy of rituximab in patients with PLA2R-negative primary membranous nephropathy by XU Lili, HU Xiaofan, LI Hao, WANG Weiming

“…The univariate logistic regression analysis showed that factors influencing clinical remission at 12 months of RTX treatment in PLA2R-negative PMN patients were 3-month 24-hour proteinuria (OR=0.993, P=0.047 1) and 3-month serum albumin (OR=1.309, P=0.048 8). …”
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Association between quantitative flow ratio and clinical outcomes in multivessel disease STEMI patients with diabetes mellitus. by Huimin Xian, Xing Luo, Yanzong Liu, Bingchen Guo, JianJun Wu, Fan Yang, Yiyuan Guo, Ruoxi Zhang

“…The primary outcomes were 3-year major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs), encompassing cardiac death, ischemia-driven revascularization (target vessel and non-target vessel), rehospitalization due to unstable angina pectoris, and non-fatal myocardial infarction.…”
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Judgment on the degree of fatty liver in different color livers for edible grass carp, Ctenopharyngodon idella by TIAN Juan, WEN Hua, ZENG Ling-bing, WU Fan, JIANG Ming, LIU Wei

“…Compared with normal livers of grass carp, the moisture contents of motley livers, blushing livers and yellowing livers were decreased by 6.30%, 10.01% and 14.17% (P&lt;0.05), respectively; the crude fat contents were increased by 198.25%, 331.00% and 485.59% (P&lt;0.05), respectively; the number of hepatocyte lipid droplets were significantly increased with the peak in yellowing livers, and the positive area ratios were 3.92, 6.31 and 7.32 times of the normal liver (P&lt;0.05), respectively. …”
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The Trend Prediction of Five Subtypes of Chronic Kidney Disease in China from 2020 to 2040 by WANG Shihong, DENG Xingyu, CAO Rudai, LING Yao, HUANG Cuiyi, OUYANG Dong, DING Yuanlin, YU Haibing

“…The prediction results showed that in 2040, the ASIR and cases of CKD due to diabetes mellitus type 2 are 23.27/105 (80%UI=20.64/105-26.08/105) and 755 375 (80%UI=702 827-811 409) respectively, the ASIR and cases of CKD due to diabetes mellitus type 1 are 0.60/105 (80%UI=0.47/105-0.73/105) and 10 625 (80%UI=9 519-11 787) respectively, the ASIR and cases of CKD due to glomerulonephritis were 3.88/105 (80%UI=3.01/105-4.79/105) and 87 050 (80%UI=74 470-100 460) respectively, the ASIR and cases of CKD due to hypertension were 15.35/105 (80%UI=13.53/105-17.29/105) and 470 214 (80%UI=437 598-504 817) respectively, and the ASIR and the CKD due to other causes were 127.68/105 (80%UI=102.41/105-154.68/105) and 3 901 317 (80%UI=3 622 415-4 198 720) respectively. …”
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Synthesis, physical and chemical properties, antihypoxic activity of some 5-[((5-(adamantane-1-yl)-4-R-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-yl)thio)methyl]-N-R1-1,3,4-thiadiazole-2-amines and 5-[((... by V. M. Odyntsova, Ye. G. Knysh, O. I. Panasenko

“…The most active compounds among the studied ones were 3a and 2a, their antihypoxic activity exceeds control on 37.86 % and 36.30 % and Mexidol is on 7.35 % and 5.79 % respectively.…”
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Cohort profile: measuring adverse pregnancy and newborn congenital outcomes (MANGO) study in Kenya by Steven Brown, Kara Wools-Kaloustian, John M Humphrey, Edwin Were, Winnie Matelong, Rena C Patel, James G Carlucci, Megan S McHenry, Caitlin Bernard, Constantin T Yiannoutsos, Audrey Chepkemoi, Molly McPheron, Caroline Kerich, Harold Kooreman, Marylydia Kiano, Beverly S Musick

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sJAM-C as a Potential Biomarker for Coronary Artery Stenosis: Insights from a Clinical Study in Coronary Heart Disease Patients by Wang D, Mao L, Li K, Wang L, Wang Y, Yang L

“…Logistic regression models showed that there were positive association between serum sJAM-C level and coronary artery stenosis after adjustment, with corresponding ORs were 3.088 (95% CI 1.922– 4.960, p < 0.0001). And the ROC curve revealed a sensitivity of 65.7% and specificity of 60.3% with AUC of 0.676 (95% CI 0.622– 0.730) for the diagnosis of coronary artery stenosis with serum sJAM-C at a cut-off value of 18.1 pg/mL, indicating a certain diagnostic value.Conclusion: In summary, higher serum sJAM-C level was possibly associated with the more severe coronary artery stenosis. …”
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Evaluation of the occlusal trueness among 3-Dimensionally printed CAD-CAM complete dentures with different socket designs and teeth splinting assemblies by Rowan Mohamed Abdelsadek Mohamed Sallam, Nayrouz Adel Metwally, Mohamed Moataz Khamis

“…Group I (unsplinted teeth/socketed base), Group II (unsplinted teeth/thimbled base), Group III (1-unit splinted teeth/socketed base), Group IV (1-unit splinted teeth/thimble base), Group V (3-unit splinted teeth/socketed base), Group VI (3-unit splinted teeth/thimble base), Group VII (Semi conventional pack and press), Group VIII (Monoblock). Groups from I -VII were 3D-printed by using SLA 3D-printer (Form 2; Formlabs Inc.) …”
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Magnitude, trends and determinants of skilled delivery from Kilite-Awlaelo Health Demographic Surveillance System, Northern Ethiopia, 2009- 2017. by Haftom Temesgen Abebe, Mache Tsadik Adhana, Mengistu Welday Gebremichael, Kebede Embaye Gezae, Assefa Ayalew Gebreslassie

“…Likewise, women with four or more ANC visits were 3.2 times more likely to undergo skilled delivery service than those having no ANC visits (AOR: 3.16; 95% CI: 2.33-4.28). …”
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Efficacy analysis of pancreatic duct stenting in treating severe acute pancreatitis: a retrospective study by Liangping Chen, Ning Wang, Weijie Yao, Chengsi Zhao, Jiahang Tao, Gubai Ma, Chengwang Ma, Zuozheng Wang

“…Notably, two patients in the control group required additional procedures due to inadequate drainage, with one undergoing endoscopic debridement and the other, laparotomy. Mortality rates were 3 (10.7%) in the control group and 4 (17.4%) in the stent group, with no statistically significant difference (P > 0.05). …”
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Serotonin blood level study, anxiety-depressive states indicators and patients life quality after laparoscopic treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease by Ye. I. Haidarzhi

“…In the main group serotonin values before surgical treatment were 3.1 ± 1.3 ng/ml. After surgical treatment the serotonin level increased to 5.4 ± 1.8 ng/ml and was not statistically different from the level of practically healthy patients. …”
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C-peptide levels and the prevalence of islets autoantibodies in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus with different duration of the disease by E. M. Romanenkova, I. A. Eremina, E. V. Titovich, E. A. Sechko, L. V. Nikankina, V. A. Peterkova, O. B. Bezlepkina, D. N. Laptev

“…C-peptide is a widely used to measure the pancreatic beta cells function, in clinical practice and in research studies.AIM: To assess C-peptide levels and presence of islets autoantibodies (Ab) in children with different duration of T1DM and to identify factors associated with the preserved secretion.MATERIALS AND METHODS: Single-center cross-sectional study including data from 703 cases of children with T1DM, examined in the Endocrinology Research Center in 2016-2020, who was underwent a study of C-peptide levels and was positive for one or more islets antibodies (ZnT8, IA-2, GAD, ICA, IAA). There were 3 groups of patients: 1st — T1DM duration &lt; 1 year, 2nd — from 1 to 5 years, 3rd — &gt; 5 years.RESULTS: The median of the fasting C-peptide level in the 1st group was 0.6 ng/ml [0.27; 1.09]; in the 2nd group — 0.2 ng/ml [0.01; 0.8]; in the 3rd group — 0.01 ng/ml [0.01; 0.037]. …”
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Radiation monitoring of drinking water in the vicinity of the Beloyarsk NPP by A. V. Panov, A. V. Trapeznikov, A. V. Korzhavin, I. V. Geshel, S. V. Korovin, M. A. Edomskaya

“…Thus, the maximum levels of the gross specific alpha-activity of radionuclides in water samples were 3.9 times lower than the control level (0.2 Bq/kg), the gross specific beta-activity was 5.7 times lower than the control level (1 Bq/ kg). …”
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Evaluation of pituitary and thyroid hormones in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage due to ruptured intracranial aneurysm by Paola Mangieri, Kunio Suzuki, Moema Ferreira, Lucília Domingues, Luiz Augusto Casulari

“…FSH and LH levels were normal according to age and sex: men: FSH = 4±2.9 mUI/mL (NR = 1 to 10.5 mUI/mL); LH = 6.1±6.3 mUI/mL (NR = 2 to 12 mUI/mL); premenopausa women: FSH = 2.5±1.5 mUI/mL (NR = 2.4 to 9.3 mUI/mL); LH 3.9±5.1 mUI/mL (NR =2 to 15 mUI/mL); post- menopausal women: FSH = 48.3±18.5 mUI/mL (NR =31 to 134 mUI/mL); LH = 29±13.8 mUI/mL (NR =16 to 64 mUI/mL). Mean TSH levels were 3.9±5.2 µUI/mL (NR =0.5 to 4.7 µUI/mL) and five patients (14.2%) had levels higher than normal. …”
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