How Does HDL Participate in Atherogenesis? Antioxidant Activity Versus Role in Reverse Cholesterol Transport by Paul N. Durrington, Bilal Bashir, Handrean Soran

“…The atheroma progresses to have a central extracellular lake of cholesteryl ester following necrosis and apoptosis of foam cells with an overlying fibrous cap whilst continuing to grow concentrically around the arterial wall by a process involving oxLDL and glycLDL. …”
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Microglia in the aged brain develop a hypoactive molecular phenotype after surgery by Zhuoran Yin, Anna K. Leonard, Carl M. Porto, Zhongcong Xie, Sebastian Silveira, Deborah J. Culley, Oleg Butovsky, Gregory Crosby

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Adiposity, fat-free mass and incident heart failure in 500 000 individuals by Sarah Lewington, Ben Lacey, Hannah Taylor, Ayodipupo S Oguntade

“…Overall, HF risk was more strongly associated with central adiposity (waist circumference (WC) adjusted for body mass index (BMI); HR 1.38, 95% CI 1.32 to 1.45) than general adiposity (BMI adjusted for WC; HR 1.22, 95% CI 1.16 to 1.27). …”
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Guía de atención integral con evaluación económica para la prevención, el diagnóstico, el tratamiento y el seguimiento del cáncer de piel no melanoma: carcinoma basocelular by Alvaro Acosta, Jhon Nova, Guillermo Sánchez, Andrea Rodríguez, Xavier Rueda, Martha Valbuena, Magda Cepeda, Ana Francisca Ramírez, Guillermo Jiménez, Hugo Herrera, Ingrid Arévalo, Omar Segura

“…Además, se presentan varias preguntas generales que sirven al lector para contextualizarse en el tema de la guía de práctica clínica, pero que no generan recomendaciones. …”
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Investigating the concentration of heavy metals and their health risk assessment in the water resources of northwestern Iran by Ali Noormohammadi, Ahamad Mokhtari, Mehdi Vosoughi, Abdollah Dargahi, Mehdi Fazlzadeh

“…However, in the rivers of the central and western regions of this province, only the concentration of arsenic was higher than the standards. …”
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Sense of Community in the context of disease prevention and health promotion: A scoping review of the literature by Nicola Spezia, Sabina De Rosis, Sabina Nuti

“…Abstract Background The centrality of community engagement in disease prevention and health promotion interventions highlights the need to understand the contextual factors that shape participation. …”
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Your brain on art, nature, and meditation: a pilot neuroimaging study by Beatrix Krause-Sorio, Sergio Becerra, Prabha Siddarth, Stacey Simmons, Taylor Kuhn, Helen Lavretsky

“…Brain oxygen-level dependent (BOLD) images were processed using FSL Version 6.0 and a general linear model (GLM) tested the contrasts between art, nature, and meditation blocks, using a cluster-corrected p-value of 0.05.ResultsCompared to rest, meditation led to BOLD increases in bilateral lateral occipital and fusiform gyri, as well as right postcentral gyrus and hippocampus. …”
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Hospital consumption of direct oral anticoagulants in regions of the Russian Federation in 2017–2022 by A. V. Matveev, S. V. Glagolev, K. N. Koryanova, D. A. Sychev

“…The analysis of DOACs consumption in general showed that compared to 2017, the need for these drugs in medical organizations in 2022 increased by 18 times. …”
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Descriptive Epidemiology of Venous Thromboembolism in Pediatric Orthopedic Patients by Hillary Brenda Nguyen, BA, Ryan M. Sanborn, BA, Danielle Cook, MA, Benjamin J. Shore, MD, MPH, FRCSC, Keith D. Baldwin

“…Orthopedic procedures (49%), bacteremia (46%), central venous catheters (38%), and trauma (28%) were the most common risk factors associated with VTE development, mostly occurring during the initial hospitalization (65%). …”
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Modern pharmacotherapy of patients with short intestinal syndrome. Regional experience in management of patients by E. P. Tropina, V. A. Zmanovskaya

“…Rehabilitation measures in children with short bowel syndrome should take into account the requirements of correction of impaired absorption and restoration of normal trophic status; relief of diarrhea, prevention and treatment of dysbiosis; control and correction of general digestive disorders, as well as comorbid conditions. …”
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Deep neural networks excel in COVID-19 disease severity prediction—a meta-regression analysis by Márton Rakovics, Fanni Adél Meznerics, Péter Fehérvári, Tamás Kói, Dezső Csupor, András Bánvölgyi, Gabriella Anna Rapszky, Marie Anne Engh, Péter Hegyi, Andrea Harnos

“…When highly specific biomarkers are not available—such as in the case of COVID-19—practitioners should abandon general clinical severity scores and turn to disease specific Machine Learning tools.…”
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Effect of Polydextrose on the Cooking and Gelatinization Properties and Microstructure of Chinese Early Indica Rice by Mengya Wang, Chang Liu, Xiaohong Luo, Jianzhang Wu, Xingjun Li

“…Polydextrose addition aggravated the swelling of starch granules, made the internal structure loose and produced an obvious depression in the central area of the cross-section, forming soft and evenly swollen rice kernels. …”
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Geochemical Characteristics and Thermal Evolution History of Jurassic Tamulangou Formation Source Rocks in the Hongqi Depression, Hailar Basin by Junping Cui, Wei Jin, Zhanli Ren, Hua Tao, Haoyu Song, Wei Guo

“…The organic matter is primarily Type II and Type III kerogen, with an average vitrinite reflectance of 0.71–1.36%, indicating that the source rocks have generally reached the mature hydrocarbon generation stage and are classified as medium-quality source rocks. …”
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Performance of routine surveillance diagnostics of external ventricular drain-associated infections in a critical care setting: a retrospective cohort study by Marcus Ståhlberg, Jonas Blixt, Christer Mehle, Viveca Hambäck Hellkvist, Christian G. Giske, Eddie Weitzberg, David W. Nelson

“…Methods We conducted a retrospective cohort study at the Karolinska University Hospital ICU, including all patients treated with EVDs between 2006 and 2023, excluding patients with primary central nervous system (CNS) infections. EVDI surveillance included biweekly sampling and cultures from cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). …”
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VOLUMETRIC AND SPATIAL SEGMENTATION OF THE TIEN SHAN LITHOSPHERE ACCORDING TO GEOPHYSICAL DATA by A. K. Rybin, E. A. Bataleva, K. S. Nepeina, V. E. Matyukov

“…This article consolidates the results of studying the deep structure of the lithosphere of the Central Tien Shan, which aimed to identify the main tectonic elements in its geophysical models. …”
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HOLSEA-NL: a Holocene water level and sea level indicator dataset for the Netherlands by K. de Wit, K. M. Cohen, R. S. W. van de Wal, R. S. W. van de Wal

“…Northern indicators of Middle Holocene age (8–5 ka cal BP) generally lie 2–3 m lower than those in the south. …”
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Outpatient vs inpatient management of preterm prelabor rupture of membranes: A systematic review and meta‐analysis by Monica Williamson, Susan Dong, Rohan D'Souza, Romina Brignardello‐Petersen, Stefania Ronzoni

“…Outpatient management protocols varied but generally included brief initial hospitalization, strict eligibility criteria, and surveillance with laboratory and ultrasound investigations. …”
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Maternal, fetal and neonatal outcomes among pregnant women with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita: a scoping review by Arda Arduç, Johanna I. P. De Vries, Maria B. Tan-Sindhunata, Femke Stoelinga, Remco Jansen, Ingeborg H. Linskens

“…A clinical classification describing the phenotype is Group 1 with primary limb involvement, Group 2 with musculoskeletal involvement plus other system anomalies, and Group 3 with musculoskeletal involvement plus central nervous system dysfunction and/or intellectual disability. …”
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An Evaluation of Rural Guide Plan’s Impact on Rural Settlements; Case Study: Chehel Chay Rural District In Golestan Province by Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, Hadi Gharagozlou, Ali Reza Javaher, Ali Asghar Isalou

“…The population of the study consisted of inhabitants of 10 villages in the central part of Chehel Chay Rural District. Random sampling method was utilized such that five villages where the rural guide plan was implemented and five villages where the plan was not implemented. …”
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Guía de atención integral con evaluación económica para la prevención, el diagnóstico, el tratamiento y el seguimiento del cáncer de piel no melanoma: carcinoma escamocelular... by Álvaro Acosta, Xavier Rueda, Guillermo Sánchez, Ingrid Arévalo, Hugo Eduardo Herrera, Andrea Esperanza Rodríguez, Ana Francisca Ramírez, Guillermo Jiménez, Omar Darío Segura, Magda Cepeda, John Alexander Nova, Martha Cecilia Valbuena

“…Además, se presentan varias preguntas generales que sirven al lector para contextualizarse en el tema de la guía de práctica clínica, pero que no generan recomendaciones. …”
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