The Effects Of Simvastatin On Islets Of Langerhans In The Pancreas Of Rats: A Histological And Biochemical Study by Abdullah Qamar, Hammad Gul Khan, Hina Kundi, Ayesha Ali, Sumyyia Bashir, Tooba Khurshid

“…Study Design: The study was a one-year laboratory-based experimental control trial. …”
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Quality of Life of Patients Treated with VenaSeal™ Versus Endovenous Laser Treatment for Varicose Veins: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Kauabhi Zade, Sarang Ingole, Kshitij Wani, Rahul Arkar

“…Categorical variables were compared using the Chi-square test. Continuous variables were compared using unpaired t-test or Mann-Whitney U test between the two treatment groups and the Kruskal-Wallis test was used within the two treatment groups. …”
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Computational technology of daily blood pressure monitoring results comparison in patients with arterial hypertension by O. M. Matsuga, I. V. Drozdova, A. K. Akimova

“…The technology is based on the comparison of DMBP indices distribution functions using the two-sample Kolmogorov test and the Wilcoxon test. …”
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Damage to the Cardiovascular System in Patients with SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus Infection. Part 2: Correction of Myocardial Systolic Dysfunction by V. I. Podzolkov, A. I. Tarzimanova, A. E. Bragina, I. I. Shvedov, E. E. Bykova, A. A. Ivannikov, L. V. Vasilyeva

“…Assessment of LV systolic function, exercise tolerance (six-minute walk test, TSW), quality of life (questionnaire EQ-5D-5L) were performed.Results. …”
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Benefits of aldosterone receptor antagonism in chronic kidney disease: the BARACK-D RCT by F D Richard Hobbs, Richard McManus, Clare Taylor, Nicholas Jones, Joy Rahman, Jane Wolstenholme, Louise Jones, Jennifer Hirst, Sam Mort, Ly-Mee Yu

“…These stages are determined by a kidney function blood test called the estimated glomerular filtration rate and/or the amount of protein in the urine. …”
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The Clinical Utility of Anorectal Manometry: A Review of Current Practices by Eleanor Aubrey Belilos, Zoë Post, Sierra Anderson, Mark DeMeo

“…ARM is a useful test for numerous indications including for the assessment and management of functional anorectal disorders such as fecal incontinence, functional defecatory disorders, and functional anorectal pain, preoperative assessment of anorectal function, and in facilitating/assessing response to biofeedback training. …”
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Characteristics of Anisometropic Patients with and without Strabismus by Reşat Duman, Huban Atilla, Emine Çatak

“…Objectives: To evaluate the risk factors for strabismus in patients with anisometropia by comparing degree of anisometropia, depth of amblyopia, and binocular visual function in anisometropic patients with and without strabismus. …”
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The effect of transcranial alternating current stimulation over the supplementary motor area on bimanual coordination in elderly people by Asiyeh Dehghani, Hamid Reza Taheri Torbati, Mehdi Sohrabi, Afkham Daneshfar, Mohammad Saber Sotoodeh

“…Background: Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) is a non-invasive method that offers a potential solution to reduce the effects of aging on brain function.Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of offline tACS over the supplementary motor area on bimanual coordination in elderly people.Materials and Methods: Thirty-one women aged of 60-75 years were selected as convenience. …”
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Association of LDL Cholesterol and hs-CRP with Subtypes of Heart Failure in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients: A Cross-sectional Study by Vineetha Naga Lakshmi Giduturi, Vijayashree Gokhale, Sangram S Mangudkar, Satbir Kaur Malik, Ponvijaya M Yadav, Sanket Genuji Shinde

“…The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) statistics package version 20 was used for statistical analysis. The χ2 test, t-test, and non-parametric tests were employed, with statistical significance acknowledged at the p-value <0.05 level. …”
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Significance of the Stability of Fusarium Head Blight Resistance in the Variety Registration, Breeding, and Genetic Research of Winter Wheat Using Disease Index, Fusarium-Damaged K... by Ákos Mesterhazy, Beata Tóth, Attila Berényi, Katalin Ács, Tamas Meszlényi

“…All genotypes were tested for stability by the variance across epidemics, and the b value of the linear function was considered. …”
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Never forget the adrenal glands: a case report on ibrutinib and the endocrine system by Megan Li Yuen Yeoh, Mahmoud Abouibrahim, Maya Venu

“…In the emergency department, he had puffy face with swollen hands and bradycardia; bloods showed normal potassium but low sodium and sugars. His thyroid function test found low free T4 but normal levels of thyroid-stimulating hormones.He was given 100 mg intravenous (IV) hydrocortisone with both oral and IV glucose replacement to treat the hypoglycaemia. …”
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The Role of Educational Programs in the Treatment of Bronchial Asthma in Schoolchildren of the Chechen Republic by Aset Kh. Ibisheva, Madina R. Shakhgireeva, Saihat A. Shamsadova, Linda S. Uspanova, Asya B. Khildikharoeva, Linda V.-M. Dzhabrailova, Kamilla E. Efendieva

“…Initially and every 3 months for one-year, bronchial asthma control was assessed based on the results of the Asthma Control Test (ACT), the number of emergency room visits, hospitalizations, attacks of shortness of breath stopped at home, missed days at school, the use of systemic glucocorticoids, indicators of pulmonary function test (PFT), the level of nitric oxide in exhaled air. …”
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Cell-free plasma telomere length correlated with the risk of cardiovascular events using machine learning classifiers by Mengjun Dai, Kangbo Li, Mesud Sacirovic, Claudia Zemmrich, Oliver Ritter, Peter Bramlage, Anja Bondke Persson, Eva Buschmann, Ivo Buschmann, Philipp Hillmeister

“…Additionally, cf-TL was significantly correlated with nitric oxide metabolites (NOx) and flow-mediated dilation (FMD), suggesting a potential link with endothelial function. To avoid data leakage and ensure the model captured only relationships relevant to the research question, we utilized a temporal data split, holding out the last year’s data for testing (n = 81) and using the remaining data for training (n = 324) and validation (n = 109). …”
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The PRECISION study protocol: Can cervical stiffness in the second trimester predict preterm birth in high-risk singleton pregnancies? A feasibility, cohort study. by Elizabeth Medford, Steven Lane, Andrew Sharp, Angharad Care

“…More than 13 million babies are affected globally every year and PTB will contribute to over 900,000 deaths. …”
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Novel SLC16A2 Frameshift Mutation as a Cause of Allan-Herndon-Dudley Syndrome and its Implications for Carrier Screening by Lin P, Liu H, Lou J, Lyu G, Li Y, He P, Fu Y, Zhang R, Zhang Y, Yan T

“…This case report describes the genetic cause of AHDS in a male proband and to expanding the mutation spectrum of the SLC16A2 gene.Methods: A blood specimen was collected from a one-year-old child with delayed development and abnormal thyroid function and this was followed by whole-exome sequencing (WES) was performed on the proband to identify potential genetic mutations. …”
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Hypertension may lead to cognitive dysfunction in older adults via methylmalonic acid: evidence from NHANES 2011–2014 population by Ying Xu, Rucheng Chen, Paulus Torkki, Weijun Zheng, An Chen

“…Cognitive function was assessed using a combination of the Animal Fluency Test (AFT), the Digit Symbol Substitution Test (DSST), and the Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease (CERAD) Word List Learning Test. …”
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Synergistic Improvement in Children with Cerebral Palsy Who Underwent Double-Course Human Wharton’s Jelly Stem Cell Transplantation by Xiaojun Fu, Rongrong Hua, Xiaodong Wang, Peishen Wang, Long Yi, Aixue Yu, Jing Yang, Yan Li, Yihua An

“…Assessments of motor function were performed according to scales for gross motor function measurement (GMFM) and fine motor function measurement (FMFM). …”
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Case Report: Mild and complete thyroid peroxidase deficiency in a family with literature review by Xiaobi Wu, Yuerong Yan, Hongshi Wu, Kwan Leong Woo, Muchao Wu, Li Yan, Yan Li, Jin Zhang

“…The literature was reviewed to provide references for early clinical diagnosis and treatment. The proband was a 27-year-old man with a 20-year history of goiter and abnormal thyroid function. …”
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Influence of anthropometric characteristics on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) prognosis in outpatients by K. Yu. Gashynova

“…Age, sex, height, weight, body mass index (BMI) and data of pulmonary function tests were studied in all patients. There were no any differences between groups concerning the age, sex, height and weight (p>0.05 for all parameters). …”
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Association of muscle performance and heart rate variability in middle-aged type 2 diabetes mellitus by Md Akmal Ansari, Amina Sultan Zaidi, Perveen Akhter, Shikha Gautam, Sunil Kohli, Iqbal Alam

“…Cardiac autonomic function was evaluated using the heart rate variability test. …”
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