Hepato‐splanchnic fluxes during exercise in patients with cirrhosis—a pilot study by Stefanos Volianitis (22155835)

“…Among the 14 amino acids measured, glutamate was released in the liver, while the uptake of free fatty acids decreased. During exercise at relatively low workloads, arterial lactate and ammonia levels were comparable to those seen in healthy subjects at higher workloads, while euglycemia was maintained due to sufficient hepatic glucose production. …”

Deep Learning for Dynamic Wildlife Monitoring: A Real-Time Approach by Abdul Basit Mughal (22929001)

“…The parameters of the fine-tuned YOLOv11 decreased by 30% relative to the previous version, resulting in a very small model size of 5.5 MB and reduced processing time. …”

Clinical characteristics and outcome of children with acute cryptorchid testicular torsion: A single-center, retrospective case series study by Zlatan Zvizdic (9212371)

“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Cryptorchidism and testicular torsion (TT) are relatively common conditions in clinical practice; however, sparse information about cryptorchid TT is available in the current literature.…”

Assessing the risk of angiotensin receptor blockers on major cardiovascular events: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Yara Wanas (8744844)

“…Data extraction and quality assessment were also performed independently. The relative risk (RR) of all-cause mortality, myocardial infarction, and stroke were pooled using the IVhet model. …”

Nurse-Led System-wide Unit-based Hospital Acquired Pressure Injury (HAPI) Reduction Project by Mariam Al-Mutawa (18505317)

“…HAPI is a significant patient safety issue in hospitalized patients and can lead to increased healthcare costs and a decreased quality of life for patients . A retrospective data analysis identified issues such as knowledge gaps, lack of continuity of care, and nursing practice variations. …”

Novel thiazolones for the simultaneous modulation of PPARγ, COX-2 and 15-LOX to address metabolic disease-associated portal inflammation by Mai S. El-Shoukrofy (19646815)

“…Notable COX-2 inhibitory activities (IC₅₀ = 0.065–0.24 μM) were observed relative to celecoxib (IC₅₀ = 0.049 μM). …”

Urinary Metabolomic Markers of Protein Glycation, Oxidation, and Nitration in Early-Stage Decline in Metabolic, Vascular, and Renal Health by Jinit Masania (7164239)

“…<p>Glycation, oxidation, nitration, and crosslinking of proteins are implicated in the pathogenic mechanisms of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and chronic kidney disease. Related modified amino acids formed by proteolysis are excreted in urine. …”

COVID-19 biomarkers for severity mapped to polycystic ovary syndrome by Abu Saleh Md Moin (6189512)

“…However, it is observed that in metabolic conditions such as polycystic ovary syndrome expressed proteins differ compared to control women [2] and PCOS patients have increased platelet aggregation and decreased plasma fibrinolytic activity, resulting in a prothrombotic propensity [3, 4], with elevated coagulation markers [5]. …”

3D Tissue-Engineered Vascular Drug Screening Platforms: Promise and Considerations by Isra Marei (11312895)

“…<p dir="ltr">Despite the efforts devoted to drug discovery and development, the number of new drug approvals have been decreasing. Specifically, cardiovascular developments have been showing amongst the lowest levels of approvals. …”

The Effect of EVA and TPU Custom Foot Orthoses on Running Economy, Running Mechanics, and Comfort by Ken Van Alsenoy (14150559)

“…Compared to shoes only, mainly EVA tended to improve RE and comfort at submaximal running speeds. Specific CFO-related running mechanical adjustments included a reduced braking impulse occurring in the first 25% of contact time with EVA, whereas wearing TPU increased propulsive loading rate.…”

Adaptation of a Mice Doppler Echocardiography Platform to Measure Cardiac Flow Velocities for Embryonic Chicken and Adult Zebrafish by Fatiha M. Benslimane (6695087)

“…Theoretically, as the size of the imaged sample decreases, the frequency of the ultrasound transducer needed to image the sample increases. …”

Enhanced thermoelectric properties of Bi₂Te_2.55Se_0.45 nanocomposites using eco-friendly Eocene Midra Shale palygorskite nanofillers: A sustainable... by Farah M. El-Makaty (14157090)

“…However, adding higher amounts (0.1, 0.5, and 1) decreased the electrical and thermal conductivities due to the dominant effect of bulky precipitates in increasing the scattering of charge carriers and phonons. …”

Activation of the unfolded protein response in high glucose treated endothelial cells is mediated by methylglyoxal by Zehra Irshad (18614869)

“…We assessed if increased MG glycation induced proteotoxic stress, identifying related metabolic drivers and protein targets. Human aortal endothelial cells (HAECs) were incubated in high glucose concentration (20 mM versus 5 mM control) in vitro for 3–6 days. …”

A Scoping Review to Find Out Worldwide COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Its Underlying Determinants by Md. Rafiul Biswas (17293966)

“…., COVID-19 vaccine) and outcome- (i.e., hesitancy) related terms were used to search in these databases. …”

Comprehensive thermoeconomic, exergoeconomic, and optimization analyses of direct oxy‐combustion supercritical CO₂ intercooled and reheated cycles under design and off‐d... by Wahib A. Al‐Ammari (18877408)

“…The analyses were conducted at relatively low turbine inlet temperatures (TIT: 550–750°C) with compressor inlet temperature (CIT) varied from 33°C (wet‐cooling) to 50°C (dry‐cooling). …”

Drying Studies of Purple Non-Sulphur Bacterial Biomass and Application as a Single-Cell Protein Feed for <i>Litopenaeus vannamei</i> by Asifa Anwar (20884229)

“…PNSB are anoxygenic bacteria that handle wastewater with elevated organic strength, producing biomass containing relatively high protein content and having proven probiotic characteristics with marine shrimps and different fish species. …”

Understanding the phenomenon of saltwater intrusion sourced from desalination plants at coastal aquifers by Farhat Abbas (5480)

“…Assumptions included that solute displacements through sepiolite porous media and the related simulations represented the phenomenon of saltwater intrusion under non-equilibrium conditions of porous media mimicking the aquifers. …”

Global, regional, and national stillbirths at 20 weeks' gestation or longer in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2021: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Comfort, Haley

“…The estimated number of stillbirths occurring at 20 weeks' gestation or longer decreased from 5·08 million (95% UI 4·07–6·35) in 1990 to 3·04 million (2·61–3·62) in 2021, corresponding to a 39·8% (31·8–48·0) reduction, which lagged behind a global improvement in neonatal deaths of 45·6% (36·3–53·1) for the same period (down from 4·03 million [3·86–4·22] neonatal deaths in 1990). …”
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Global age-sex-specific fertility, mortality, healthy life expectancy (HALE), and population estimates in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2019: a comprehensive demographic anal... by Haidong, Wang

“…FindingsThe global TFR decreased from 2·72 (95% uncertainty interval [UI] 2·66–2·79) in 2000 to 2·31 (2·17–2·46) in 2019. …”
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Global age-sex-specific fertility, mortality, healthy life expectancy (HALE), and population estimates in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2019: a comprehensive demographic anal... by Haidong Wang (47381)

“…Findings The global TFR decreased from 2·72 (95% uncertainty interval [UI] 2·66–2·79) in 2000 to 2·31 (2·17–2·46) in 2019. …”