Carcinogenesis Associated with Toxin Nephropathy: Proposed Mediation by Phosphate Toxicity by Ronald B. Brown, John G. Mielke

“…Indeed, many carcinogens are also nephrotoxic and can impair kidney function. In turn, impaired renal function can dysregulate serum inorganic phosphate, leading to hyperphosphatemia and excess phosphate storage in tissues, which causes phosphate toxicity. …”
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Modeling severe uncontrolled asthma: Transitioning away from health states by Tereza Lanitis, Asif H. Khan, Irina Proskorovsky, Ivan Houisse, Andreas Kuznik, Siddhesh Kamat, Conrado Franco-Villalobos, Florence Joulain

“…Lung function declined at a higher rate compared with the general population. …”
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Laying the foundation for an International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Core Set for community-dwelling elderly adults in primary care: the clinical perspec... by Thomas Kuehlein, Johanna Tomandl, Stephanie Book, Gudrun Ulbrecht, Susann Gotthardt, Ellen Freiberger, Elmar Graessel

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Tensor‐structured decomposition improves systems serology analysis by Zhixin Cyrillus Tan, Madeleine C Murphy, Hakan S Alpay, Scott D Taylor, Aaron S Meyer

“…Data reduction also helps make prediction models more replicable. Therefore, we propose that CMTF is an effective general strategy for data exploration in systems serology.…”
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The Effect of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on Muscle Proteolysis, Muscle Mass and Strength, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Functional Activity, and Quality of Life in Post-Card... by Nazir A, Clementius B, Rafa HA, Sakalia C, Nurhalizah HA

“…Consequently, CS is now more frequently performed on older patients undergoing complex procedures, which results in higher rates of postoperative complications (POC) such as muscle proteolysis, prolonged hospital stays and worsened clinical and functional outcomes. …”
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Vitamin D deficiency, impaired lung function and total and respiratory mortality in a cohort of older men: cross-sectional and prospective findings from The British Regional Heart... by Olia Papacosta, Peter Whincup, S Goya Wannamethee, Lucy Lennon

“…We examined the cross-sectional association between 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) and lung function impairment and assessed whether vitamin D deficiency is related to long-term mortality in those with impaired lung function.Design Prospective studySetting General practices in the UK.Participants 3575 men aged 60–79 years with no prevalent heart failure.Outcome measures Airway obstruction and mortality. …”
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Using respiratory polygraphy in diagnosing obstructive sleep apnea - our experiences by Novković Dobrivoje, Cvetković Gordana, Aćimović Slobodan, Milić Rade, Šarac Sanja, Urošević Radmila

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Clinical characteristics and frailty status in heart failure with preserved vs. reduced ejection fraction by Tomoyuki Hamada, Toru Kubo, Kazuya Kawai, Yoko Nakaoka, Toshikazu Yabe, Takashi Furuno, Eisuke Yamada, Hiroaki Kitaoka, Kochi YOSACOI study

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Practical scan-length considerations for mapping upper limb movements to the somatosensory/motor cortex at 7T: A pilot study by D. Rangaprakash, Olivia E. Rowe, Hyungeun Song, Samantha Gutierrez-Arango, Julianna Gerold, Erica A. Israel, Michael F. Fernandez, Matthew J. Carty, Hugh M. Herr, Robert L. Barry

“…We observed two broad categories of movements, one with generally higher activation (more activated voxels and higher Z-stats) and the other with lower activation. …”
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Effect of postoperative rehabilitation on quality of life in patients with vulvar cancer by T. A. Blbulyan, A. G. Solopova, A. E. Ivanov, E. I. Kurkina

“…Quality of life and sexual function, as well as psycho-emotional state were assessed using a set of questionnaires: quality of life of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) QLQ-C30, Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General (FACT-G) with an extension for vulvar cancer, Female Sexuality Index (FSFI) and WAM (well-being, activity, mood).Results. …”
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Impact of Uncontrolled Diabetes on Myocardial Global Longitudinal Strain: A Case–Control Study by Khaled Elenizi, Rasha Alharthi, Abdullah Alanazi, Nasser Alotaibi, Mubarak Alajmi, Abdulrahman Alsubaie, Sahar Gamil, Mohammed Alqahtani

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Patients With Mild ADPKD by Kidney Imaging but Low Estimated GFR by Seung Heyck Lee, Mauricio Miranda Cam, Taher Dehkharghanian, Fatemah Nasri, Saima Khowaja, Amirreza Haghighi, Xuewen Song, Korosh Khalili, York Pei

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RESTORE—Cognitive functional therapy with or without movement sensor biofeedback versus usual care for chronic, disabling low back pain: study protocol for a randomised controlled... by Alison H McGregor, Mark Hancock, Peter Kent, P O'Sullivan, Anne Smith, Terry Haines, Amity Campbell, Jan Hartvigsen, Kieran O'Sullivan, Alistair Vickery, JP Caneiro, Robert Schütze, Robert A Laird, Stephanie Attwell

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Introduction to Social Network Research: General Introduction and Major Terminology by Anil Kumar Chaudhary, Laura A. Warner

“… Social networks play an important role in the functioning of society and have an important effect on the actions of an individual or organization. …”
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Generalized Orthogonal Discrete W Transform and Its Fast Algorithm by Jichao Sun, Zhengping Zhang

“…The generalized orthogonal discrete W transforms provide more basis functions with new frequencies and phases and hence lead to more powerful analysis and processing tools for communication, signal processing, and numerical computing.…”
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Introduction to Social Network Research: General Introduction and Major Terminology by Anil Kumar Chaudhary, Laura A. Warner

“… Social networks play an important role in the functioning of society and have an important effect on the actions of an individual or organization. …”
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Introduction to Social Network Research: General Introduction and Major Terminology by Anil Kumar Chaudhary, Laura A. Warner

“… Social networks play an important role in the functioning of society and have an important effect on the actions of an individual or organization. …”
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Impact of concurrent aerobic and resistance training on body composition, lipid metabolism and physical function in patients with type 2 diabetes and overweight/obesity: a systemat... by Sameer Badri AL-Mhanna, Abdullah F. Alghannam, Nouf H. Alkhamees, Bodor Bin Sheeha, Norsuhana Omar, Hani Albalawi, Mehmet Gülü, Umut Canli, Hafeez Abiola Afolabi, Bishir Daku Abubakar, Georgian Badicu, Rozaziana Ahmad, Gerasimos V. Grivas, Alexios Batrakoulis

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Performance of the 1 h oral glucose tolerance test in predicting type 2 diabetes and association with impaired β-cell function in Asians: a national prospective cohort studyResearc... by Michelle H. Lee, Eveline Febriana, Maybritte Lim, Sonia Baig, Liang Shen, Mayank Dalakoti, Nicholas Chew, Tze Ping Loh, Mark Chan, Kee Seng Chia, Alice Pik-Shan Kong, Alex R. Cook, Jeffrey B. Halter, Faidon Magkos, Sue-Anne Toh

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Asymptotic Theory in Model Diagnostic for General Multivariate Spatial Regression by Wayan Somayasa, Gusti N. Adhi Wibawa, La Hamimu, La Ode Ngkoimani

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