Relationship between Blood Pressure, Pulse Rate, Body Weight and Some Human Blood Groups among Stroke Subjects of Ogoni Ethnic Group by Evelyn Mgbeoma Eze , Serekara Gideon Christian * and Ibiere Allwell Pepple

“…The aim of this study was to compare blood pressure, pulse rate and body weight and some blood group antigens (Lewis and ABO) among individuals of Ogoni ethnic group with stroke. …”
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A multi-centred pilot randomised controlled trial of learning through play plus culturally adapted cognitive behaviour therapy for treating postnatal depression in Nigerian women by Dung Ezekiel Jidong, Dung Ezekiel Jidong, Tarela Juliet Ike, Maigari Yusuf Taru, Juliet Yop Pwajok, Charles Nnaemeka Nwoga, John Ezekiel Jidong, Christopher Francis, Shadrack Bitrus Mwankon, Karick Haruna, Zubairu Dagona, Nusrat Husain, Nusrat Husain

“…Data were collected at various time points (baseline, end of intervention and 3 months post-enrolment) and analysed using appropriate descriptive and inferential statistics. …”
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Sirtuin 1 expression in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus by Mohamed M. M. Hassaan, Imam M. Esmayel, Mayada M. Mousa, Samia Hussein, Ahmed K. Y. Alkolaly, Batoul A. Hegazy, Rodalia M. Makhlouf

“…SIRT4 is an ADP-ribosyltransferase that downregulates glutamate dehydrogenase in β cells, with a subsequent reduction in insulin secretion. SIRT5 regulates post-translational modifications. SIRT6 is a mono-ADP-ribosyl transferase. …”
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The therapeutic effect of leucogen in treating alcoholic liver cirrhosis with thrombocytopenia or leukopenia by Min Su, Mengwen He, Jia-Liang Liu, Wu-Cai Yang, Jian-Jun Wang, Chang Guo, Yi-Ming Fu, Chun-Yan Wang, Shuyao Li, Dong Ji, Hong-Yan Chen

“…SAMPLE SIZE: 413 patients (320 patients in the final analysis) RESULTS: In this retrospective study, 320 patients were analyzed post-propensity score matching: 160 patients each in the leucogen and non-leucogen groups. …”
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Aerobic-Resistance Training with Royal Jelly Supplementation Has a Synergistic Effect on Paraoxonase 1 Changes and Liver Function in Women with MASLD by Roya Askari, Nazanin Rabani, Hamid Marefati, Marzie Sadat Azarnive, Matteo Pusceddu, Gian Mario Migliaccio

“…Blood sampling was done before and 48 h after the last training session. Statistical analysis was performed using a variance test with repeated measures (two groups × two stages of pre-test-post-test) in SPSS software (Version 26) with a significance level of <i>p</i> < 0.05. …”
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Immunogenicity of monkeypox virus surface proteins and cross-reactive antibody responses in vaccinated and infected individuals: implications for vaccine and therapeutic developmen... by Jing Liu, Xun Wang, Yiting Zhang, Changyi Liu, Meng Zhang, Chen Li, Peiling Liu, Shanshan Li, Kaifeng Wei, Yiming Cai, Hongjie Yu, Zhiliang Hu, Pengfei Wang, Yanliang Zhang

“…VACV-vaccinated individuals exhibited broader cross-reactivity, particularly against A21L (P = 0.0003), A28L (P = 0.0028), A29L (P = 0.0324), G2R (P = 0.0003), and H2R (P = 0.0008), compared to MPXV-infected individuals. Pearson correlation analysis revealed significant associations (P = 0.0049) between antibody responses and the amino acid sequence similarity with other orthopoxviruses. …”
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Are circadian rhythms more favorable with lithium than with other mood stabilizers? An exploratory actigraphy study in euthymic bipolar disorder type 1 by Vincent Hennion, Jan Scott, Victoire Martinot, Chloé Benizri, Cynthia Marie-Claire, Frank Bellivier, Bruno Etain

“…We used a Principal Component Analysis (PCA) to generate CRA dimensions. We then used linear regression analyses to compare these dimensions between groups of individuals defined according to prescribed mood stabilizers: Li monotherapy (“Li” group, n = 28), anticonvulsant or atypical antipsychotic monotherapy (“AC or AAP” group, n = 27) or combined treatments (“Li+AC or Li+AAP” group, n = 33). …”
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Do Progressive Intensities of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation with and Without 40 Hz Binaural Beats Change Pre-Frontal Cortex Hemodynamics? A Randomized Controlled Trial by Maria de Cassia Gomes Souza Macedo, Kariny Realino do Rosário Ferreira, Paula Almeida Meira, Arthur Ferreira Esquírio, Michelle Cristina Sales Almeida Barbosa, Gabriela Lopes Gama, Alexandre Wesley Carvalho Barbosa

“…The mean values of rates of oxygen saturation (SatO₂) were recorded at baseline, during the intervention period, and post-stimulation. The oxygenated hemoglobin rates (HbO) were also extracted. …”
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Characterization and application of flow heterogeneity in high water cut reservoirs by ZHANG Min, JIN Zhongkang, FENG Xubo

“…Next, various methods for characterizing heterogeneity were compared, and the Lorenz coefficient was selected as a key parameter for characterizing flow heterogeneity. …”
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Inflammatory bowel disease is associated with greater odds of complications following posterior lumbar fusion and further amplified for patients exposed to monoclonal antibody biol... by Anthony E. Seddio, BS, Beatrice M. Katsnelson, BA, Julian Smith-Voudouris, MS, Michael J. Gouzoulis, BS, Wesley Day, BS, Sahir S. Jabbouri, MD, Rajiv S. Vasudevan, MD, Daniel R. Rubio, MD, Jonathan N. Grauer, MD

“…The odds of 90-day individual and aggregated any, severe, and minor adverse events (AAE, SAE, and MAE, respectively), emergency department (ED) visits, and hospital readmission were compared by multivariable logistic regression. Five-year reoperation was assessed by Kaplan-Meier survival analysis and compared by log-rank test. …”
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Ex-vivo validation of nine algorithms for quantifying infarcts with late gadolinium enhancement cardiovascular magnetic resonance by Sascha Kopic, Einar Heiberg, Henrik Engblom, Marcus Carlsson, David Nordlund, Robert Jablonowski, Mikael Kanski, Christos Xanthis, Sebastian Bidhult, Anthony H. Aletras, Håkan Arheden

“…In-vivo LGE imaging was conducted on d0, d3 or d7 post-MI. For ex-vivo validation infarct was measured using high-resolution T1-weighted images. …”
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Therapeutic efficacy of plant-based hydrogels in burn wound healing: focus on Satureja montana L. and Origanum vulgare L by Demyashkin Grigory A., Parshenkov Mikhail A., Tokov Alibek A., Sataieva Tatiana P., Shevkoplyas Ludmila A., Said Bekeev S., Shamil Gasanbekov N.

“…Inflammatory responses were tracked by collecting blood samples at the study's begin, on day 3 and at oneand two-weeks post-burn, with subsequent ELISA analysis. Histological evaluation of tissue regeneration and inflammatory response was conducted using haematoxylin and eosin staining on days 3, 7 and 14. …”
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The efficacy, safety and clinical feasibility of a percutaneous atrial septal shunt device for pulmonary arterial hypertension: a single-center cohort study by Mingfei Li, Dandan Chen, Jianing Fan, Dan Tian, Lei Zhang, Xiaochun Zhang, Shasha Chen, Yuan Zhang, Wenzhi Pan, Lihua Guan, Daxin Zhou, Junbo Ge

“…The Short Form-36 (SF-36) score and the 6-minute walking distance (6MWD) at 12 months post-operation were significantly improved compared to baseline, with scores of 47.6 ± 19.5 versus 64.7 ± 24.6 (P = 0.029) and distances of 239.5 ± 137.8 m versus 401.7 ± 129.6 m (P = 0.045), respectively. …”
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Effect of oleocanthal-rich olive oil on postprandial oxidative stress markers of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus by Maria Efthymia Katsa, Andrea Paola Rojas Gil, Evangelia-Mantelena Makri, Spyridon Papadogiannis, Anastasios Ioannidis, Marianna Kalliostra, Kleopatra Ketselidi, Panagiotis Diamantakos, Eleni Melliou, Prokopios Magiatis, Tzortzis Nomikos

“…Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is characterized by postprandial dysmetabolism, which has been linked to post-meal redox disturbances. Oleocanthal (OO), one of the most potent bioactive phenols of extra virgin olive oil, has shown redox modulating properties in vitro. …”
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CARTOON-based educational intervention for children to foster hygiene knowledge and emotional resilience in preschool children: a randomized controlled trial by Philipp Steinbauer, Magdalena Bichler, Renate Fuiko, Sanja Seferagic, Hanna Haas, Tamara Lisy, Sophie Weinmüller, Angelika Berger, Monika Olischar, Agnes Panagl, Vito Giordano

“…Additionally, anxiety scores significantly decreased in the intervention group post-intervention compared to baseline (2.2 ± 1.7 vs. 5.6 ± 2.5; p = .01). …”
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Evaluation of the clinical efficacy of modified LSC transplantation plus BCL implantation in the treatment of pterygium by Ying Li, Linxia Meng, Liyan Gong, Xiao Wang, Xiaoding Yang, Tao Li

“…Results Compared with those in the Group B, patients in the Group C experienced faster normalization of corneal epithelium recovery, fewer corneal irritation symptoms, and better wound healing. …”
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Left atrial strain predicts paroxysmal atrial fibrillation recurrence after catheter ablation: a 1-year study using three-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography by Rui Zhang, He Li, Yan Wang, Tianle Yu, Jiacheng Li, Yumeng Wu, Zhiwen Yu, Cuixing Liang, Dan Yu, Li Xue

“…Our multivariate regression analysis revealed that left atrial reservoir strain (LASr) independently predicted the recurrence of AF [odds ratio (OR), 1.19, 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.05–1.35, p = 0.005]. …”
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The Expression of Innate Immunity Responsible Genes in Human Macrophages Encountering Mycobacterium Tuberculosis by Farhang Babamahmoodi, Hadiseh Saberi, Farzaneh Rabiae, Hossein Jalali, Mohammad Reza Mahdavi

“…Total RNA was extracted from the infected cells 8, 18, and 48 hours post-infection. cDNA synthesis was performed, and real-time PCR was conducted using Takara master mix to analyze RAP2A and DUSP14 gene expression. …”
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Aromatic Amino Acids: Phenylalanine and Tyrosine in Patients with Hypertension and Coronary Artery Disease by A. V. Krivova, M. V. Kozhevnikova, E. O. Korobkova, V. Yu. Zektser, E. A. Zheleznykh, А. A. Ageev, N. E. Moskaleva, A. V. Kukharenko, S. A. Appolonova, Yu. N. Belenkov

“…A statistically significant difference in the level of concentration of Phe and Tyr was revealed (p=0,002 and p=0,024, respectively), comparing the three groups. Post-hoc analysis showed differences in the circulating level of both amino acids in patients with CAD vs the control group (Phe p=0,008 and Tyr p=0,020). …”
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Dosimetric study on radioembolization with 166Ho poly L-lactic acid microspheres: dead time effects on prediction power by Bartolomeo Cassano, Ludovica Miseo, Sara Ungania, Marco D’Andrea, Federica Murtas, Massimiliano Pacilio, Marta Bottero, Daria Maccora, Rosa Sciuto, Giulio Eugenio Vallati, Antonella Soriani, Giuseppe Iaccarino

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