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003, controls p = 0.03 compared to MCFA) and MUFA (patients p = 0.001; controls p = 0.14 compared to MCFA) do lead to such an increase. Patients experienced a significantly more pronounced increase of plasma triglycerides than controls (SFA patients iAUC = 1006 mg*h/dL, controls iAUC = 247 mg*h/dL, p = 0.02; MUFA patients iAUC = 962 mg*h/dL,…Read more

To determine whether lower serum albumin in community-dwelling, older adults is associated with increased risk of hospitalization and death independent of pre-existing disease.

Prospective cohort study of participants in the fifth visit of the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study. Baseline data were collected from 2011 to 2013.…Read more

Novel methods for diagnosing periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) are currently being explored. Mass spectrometry (MS) is an approach that can detect whole-protein changes in synovial fluid and may represent a promising method.

Between March 2017 and July 2018, we successively collected synovial fluid samples from patients who were…Read more

720, 143.092), and those receiving financial aid (AOR = 2.811, 95% CI 1.602, 4.932) were associated with food insecurity. Additionally, food insecurity students were less-likely reported, with CGPA ≥ 3.7 (AOR = 0.363, 95% CI 1.22-34.014). Food insecurity respondents had higher odds for stress (AOR = 1.562, 95% CI 1.111, 2.192), anxiety (AOR = 3…Read more

Background The prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has been increasing worldwide. The existence of a relationship between the microbiota and the pathology of hepatic steatosis is also becoming increasingly clear. AST-120, an oral spherical carbon adsorbent, has been shown to be useful for delaying dialysis initiation and…Read more

Mechanosensitive ion channels (MSCs) are key molecules in the mechano-electrical transduction of arterial baroreceptors. Among them, acid-sensing ion channel 2 (ASIC2) and transient receptor potential vanilloid subfamily member 1 (TRPV1) have been studied extensively and documented to play important roles. In this study, experiments using aortic…Read more

It was comparable with high-sensitive CRP (AUROC 0.93 [95% CI 0.88-0.97]; Sn 75% [95% CI 66-83]; Sp 91 [95% CI 77-98]) but had a higher Sn and Sp. The sPLA2-IIA was also found superior to N%, PCT, and lactate. This finding suggested sPLA2-IIA was recommended biomarkers for BI detection in LMIC.Recent studies suggested that renal gluconeogenesis is…Read more

Weighted summed scores predicted probabilities of MCI or dementia. A self-administered questionnaire field version of the risk index was deployed in the pilot community project and evaluated using pre-intervention baseline cognitive function of participants.

Risk scores were associated with increasing probabilities of progression to…Read more

everaged to reduce vaccine hesitancy.This study aimed to evaluate the effect of multi-file rotary (Protaper Universal) and reciprocating single-file (Reciproc Blue) root canal preparation techniques on the occurrence of postoperative pain in asymptomatic mandibular molar teeth with large periapical lesions in single-visit root canal treatment…Read more

These characteristics are contrary to the application independency and versatility of raw Unicode SKOS files, e.g. the custom text arrangement, extensibility or copy & paste editing. We provide an application that adds navigation, auto completion and validity check capabilities on top of a regular Unicode text editor.Precision medicine is an…Read more

The current paper expands an under-addressed concept within the job insecurity literature, namely, whether threats to job security are specific to the jobholder (person-at-risk threats) or specific to the job (job-at-risk threats). Using a between-person experimental vignette design, 136 employed participants were asked to imagine themselves in…Read more