Characteristics of the Respiratory System Status in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis and the Dependence of its Syntropic Lesions on the Severity of the Disease due to C. G. Child – R.... by Tolopko S. Ya.

“…Pugh – the heavier liver damage, the more severe dyspnea, lung ventilation function violations of restrictive type with hypoxemia and blood gas composition disorders, with reduced ability of hemoglobin to bind and also carry oxygen and more pronounced formation of arterio-venous shunts.…”
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Spatial variations of soil seed banks in Shanghai’s urban wasteland: a gradient analysis of urbanization effects by Siyi Xia, Shumeng Zhang, Yichong Cui, Zhiwen Gao, Kun Song, Liangjun Da

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Initiating Empagliflozin and Sacubitril/Valsartan Early After Acute Myocardial Infarction: Mechanistic Study by Daina Martínez‐Falguera, Júlia Aranyó, Gemma Ferrer‐Curriu, Albert Teis, Elena Revuelta‐Lopez, Idoia Diaz‐Güemes, Marta Monguió‐Tortajada, Edgar Fadeuilhe, Oriol Rodríguez‐Leor, Francesc Poblador, Borja Montejo, Santiago Roura, Roger Villuendas, Axel Sarrias, Victor Bazan, Esther Jorge, Victoria Delgado, Francisco Rafael Jimenez‐Trinidad, Montserrat Rigol, Neus Martinez‐Micaelo, Núria Amigó, Antoni Bayes‐Genis, Felipe Bisbal, Carolina Gálvez‐Montón

“…No effect on cardiac function or VT inducibility was observed at 30 days. …”
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Reactive Spark Plasma Sintering and Oxidation of ZrB₂-SiC and ZrB₂-HfB₂-SiC Ceramic Materials by Elizaveta P. Simonenko, Eugeniy K. Papynov, Oleg O. Shichalin, Anton A. Belov, Ilya A. Nagornov, Tatiana L. Simonenko, Philipp Yu. Gorobtsov, Maria A. Teplonogova, Artem S. Mokrushin, Nikolay P. Simonenko, Nikolay T. Kuznetsov

“…The phase composition and microstructure of the obtained ceramic materials have been subjected to detailed analysis, their electrical conductivity has been evaluated using the four-contact method, and the electron work function has been determined using Kelvin probe force microscopy. …”
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Gut microbiome is associated with radiotherapy response in lung cancer patients with brain metastases by Fei Liang, Yichu Sun, Jing Yang, Ziqiang Shen, Guangfeng Wang, Jiangrui Zhu, Chong Zhou, Youyou Xia, Youyou Xia

“…Fecal samples were collected before radiotherapy and analyzed by 16S rRNA sequencing to assess the gut microbiome’s composition and function. Patients were categorized into response (n=28) and non-response (n=27) groups based on treatment efficacy, and α-diversity, β-diversity, and functional pathways were compared between them. …”
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Analyzing bacterial networks and interactions in skin and gills of Sparus aurata with microalgae-based additive feeding by I. M. Cerezo, E. A. Herrada, J. Fernández-Gracia, M. I. Sáez-Casado, J. A. Martos-Sitcha, M. A. Moriñigo, S. T. Tapia-Paniagua

“…The results indicated that there were not changes in the composition of the skin and gill microbiota. However, notable differences were observed in the bacterial interaction networks. …”
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Impact of <i>Lactobacillus</i>- and <i>Bifidobacterium</i>-Based Direct-Fed Microbials on the Performance, Intestinal Morphology, and Fecal Bacterial Populations of Nursery Pigs by Juan Castillo Zuniga, Anlly M. Fresno Rueda, Ryan S. Samuel, Benoit St-Pierre, Crystal L. Levesque

“…Together, these results indicate that the DFMs tested in this study can impact various aspects of gut function.…”
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BLOOD LIPOPROTEINS AS A PLATFORM FOR TRANSPORT OF HYDROPHILIC AND HYDROPHOBIC COMPOUNDS by L. M. Polyakov, R. A. Knyazev, A. V. Ryabchenko, M. V. Kotova, N. V. Trifonova

“…The paper discusses the transport functions of the main classes of blood plasma lipoproteins (LP) that are not associated with the metabolism of lipids that make up their composition. …”
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Metabolomic profiling of germinated and non-germinated Lablab purpureus seeds: antioxidant properties and α-amylase inhibitory activities for diabetes management by Komal Solanki, Krutika Saurabh Abhyankar

“…A notable change in the phytochemical composition (total phenol, flavonoid, and total ascorbic acid content) of germinated seeds was observed compared to the non-germinated seeds flour. …”
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Improvement in kidney damage resulting from stanozolol intramuscular injections in rats by Natural Cocoa Powder (NCP) administration by Daniel Odoom, Benjamin Arko-Boham, Kevin Kofi Adutwum-Ofosu, Richard Michael Blay, Saviour Kweku Adjenti, John Ahenkorah, Bismarck Afedo Hottor, Esther Dennis, Nii Koney-Kwaku Koney, Frederick Kwaku Addai

“…It is proposed that the antioxidant properties of NCP may have reduced inflammation by counteracting oxidative stress, thereby contributing to the observed improvement in kidney function and structure.…”
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Perinatal depressive and anxiety symptoms are associated with gut microbiota in pregnant women with overweight and obesity by Janina Hieta, Chouaib Benchraka, Katariina Pärnänen, Noora Houttu, Kati Mokkala, Mrunalini Lotankar, Eeva-Leena Kataja, Leo Lahti, Kirsi Laitinen

“…We compared gut microbial diversity, composition, and function across groups with different trajectories of depressive (n=419) and anxiety (n=408) symptoms. …”
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Exercise- and diet-induced glycogen depletion impairs performance during one-legged constant-load, high-intensity exercise in humans by Martin Thomassen, Michael J. McKenna, Michael J. McKenna, Michael J. McKenna, Hugo Olmedillas, Victoria Wyckelsma, Jens Bangsbo, Nikolai Baastrup Nordsborg

“…MVC determination, electrical muscle stimulation, blood sample testing, and vastus lateralis biopsies were performed to assess the muscle composition and function.ResultsTime to task failure during the one-legged knee-extensor exercise was reduced by approximately 40% (n = 10, P &lt; 0.05) with exercise- and diet-induced glycogen depletion. …”
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Histological and histochemical characterization of the musk gland in forest musk deer (Moschus berezovskii): a preliminary study by Qianyi Wang, Chunyu Han, Dong Zhang, Yuning Liu, Yunyun Gao, Haolin Zhang, Defu Hu

“…In this study, we employed histological and immunohistochemical (IHC) techniques, along with three-dimensional (3D) tissue reconstruction, to systematically analyze the cellular composition and secretory functions of the musk gland in forest musk deer (Moschus berezovskii). …”
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Follow-up of phenotype and metabolic changes in adult males living with HIV on combination antiretroviral therapy (CART) for a decade by Samantha Satyakumar, Prasanna Kumar, Priscilla Rupali, Shajith Anoop, Debashree Banerjee, Felix K. Jebasingh, Asha Hesarghatta Shyamasunder, Grace Rebekah, Nihal Thomas

“…Male PLWH on CART for more than a decade featured increased body weight, higher body fat percentage, total body fat mass higher abdominal adiposity and increased fat mass in upper limbs alongside, Furthemore, reduced beta cell function, impaired glucose tolerance, insulin resistance and lower testosterone levels were observed. …”
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Idiopathic epilepsy in dogs is associated with dysbiotic faecal microbiota by Marco Silvestrino, Mattia Pirolo, Angelica Bianco, Stefano Castellana, Laura Del Sambro, Viviana Domenica Tarallo, Luca Guardabassi, Andrea Zatelli, Floriana Gernone

“…Epileptic dogs showed a marked reduction in bacterial richness and a trend towards lower evenness (α-diversity) compared to healthy controls, while no differences in community composition (β-diversity) were observed between the two groups. …”
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Tertiary lymphoid organs in wild boar exposed to a low-virulent isolate of African swine fever virus by Néstor Porras, José M. Sánchez-Vizcaíno, Antonio Rodríguez-Bertos, Aleksandra Kosowska, José Á. Barasona

“…However, the structural similarities between TLOs and MALTs and the location of TLOs close to the mucosa suggest that they may perform a similar function, facilitating a local protective response. …”
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Nutritional and Chemical Characterization of Red and Purple Potatoes Peels: A Polyphenol-Rich By-Product by Debora Dessì, Giacomo Fais, Giorgia Sarais

“…Significant variability was observed across cultivars for all measured parameters. …”
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Effects of a New Eyelid Shampoo on Lid Hygiene and Eyelash Length in Patients with Meibomian Gland Dysfunction: A Comparative Open Study by Asuka Kobayashi, Takeshi Ide, Teruki Fukumoto, Emiko Miki, Kazuo Tsubota, Ikuko Toda

“…Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) can lead to abnormalities in the composition and function of tear film, resulting in dry eye. …”
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Microscopic characteristics and corrosion rate modeling in galvanized high-strength steel wires by Haiping Zhang, Haojie Liu, Fanghuai Chen, Yuan Luo, Xinhui Xiao, Yang Deng, Naiwei Lu, Yang Liu

“…The correlation between corrosion length, current intensity, and electrolysis time with the corrosion rate was investigated, and a correction function for mass loss in GHSSWs under constant current electrochemical corrosion was established. …”
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Early response of understory vegetation to wood ash fertilization in the sub boreal climatic zone of British Columbia by Saskia C. Hart, Hugues B. Massicotte, P. Michael Rutherford, Ché M. Elkin, Bruce J. Rogers

“…Changes in understory vegetation cover were observed. There was a significant (p<0.05) effect of nitrogen and wood ash plus nitrogen application on understory vegetation community composition, with nitrogen application having the greatest effect. …”
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