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Activin A: a marker of mineral bone disorder in children with chronic kidney disease?
Activin A has been shown to enhance osteoclast activity and its inhibition results in bone growth. The potential role of activin A as a marker of chronic kidney disease-mineral bone disease (CKD-MBD) and its r...
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Early life thymectomy induces arterial dysfunction in mice
Aging of the arteries is characterized by increased large artery stiffness and impaired endothelium-dependent dilation. We have previously shown that in old (22-24 month) mice T cells accumulate within aorta ...
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Serum Calprotectin Levels in Different Subtypes of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) and Its Correlation with Quantitative CRP and JADAS-27
To study the serum calprotectin levels in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and correlate it with C-reactive protein (CRP) and the Juvenile Arthritis Disease Activity Score-27 (JADAS-27).
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Open AccessEpigenomic response to albuterol treatment in asthma-relevant airway epithelial cells
Albuterol is the first-line asthma medication used in diverse populations. Although DNA methylation (DNAm) is an epigenetic mechanism involved in asthma and bronchodilator drug response (BDR), no study has ass...
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Open AccessGaps and Future Directions in Clinical Research on Obesity-Related Asthma
Obesity is a major comorbidity for the development and worsening of asthma. It is associated with increased disease incidence, reduced response to inhaled and systemic steroids, increased asthma exacerbations...
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Clinico-Hematological Profile and Management of Children With Non-Transfusion Dependent Thalassemia (NTDT) at a Pediatric Center in Northern India
To study the clinico-hematological profile, complications, and management of children with non-transfusion dependent thalassemia (NTDT) in northern India.
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Significance of Hyperhomocysteinemia in Immediate As Well As Long-Term Health Risk/s in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: a Probabilistic Model Using Dynamic Bayesian Network Analysis
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a heterogeneous entity comprising broad spectra of ovarian disorders with trademark features of metabolic syndrome like insulin resistance, obesity, and dyslipidaemia to nam...
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Letter to the editor on, “Comparison of the effectiveness of dry needling and high‐intensity laser therapy in the treatment of myofascial pain syndrome: a randomized single‐blind controlled study”
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Open AccessDifferences in l-arginine metabolism and asthma morbidity among asthma patients with and without obstructive sleep apnea
Imbalance in l-arginine and nitric oxide (NO) metabolism has been implicated in the pathophysiology of asthma and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and both diseases impact the other’s morbidity. We sought to determ...
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Open AccessEpigenetics may characterize asymptomatic COVID-19 infection
RT-PCR is the foremost clinical test for diagnosis of COVID-19. Unfortunately, PCR-based testing has limitations and may not result in a positive test early in the course of infection before symptoms develop. ...
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Open AccessThe cost-effectiveness of antenatal and postnatal education and support interventions for women aimed at promoting breastfeeding in the UK
Breastfeeding is associated with health benefits to mothers and babies and cost-savings to the health service. Breastfeeding rates in the UK are low for various reasons including cultural barriers, inadequate ...
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Analysis of the Coagulation Profile in Children with HIV Infection–Effect of Disease and Anti Retroviral Therapy
The pathogenesis of hypercoagulability in HIV infection is multifactorial and usually more than one factor is responsible for a thromboembolic episode. The present study was conducted to evaluate the effect of...
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Endothelial Activation Markers in Polytransfused Children with Beta Thalassemia: Study from a Tertiary Care Centre in India
Beta thalassemia major is associated with a subclinical hypercoagulable state. Endothelial activation markers like soluble Intercellular adhesion molecule (sICAM-1) and E-selectin have been implicated in the p...
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Physical Risk Factors Among Workers of Agro-Enterprises by Workplace Ergonomic Risk Assessment
In agro-enterprise the workers are exposed to risk factors such as awkward posture, repetitive motion, prolonged sitting/standing, poor work arrangement and vigorous vibration which can lead to work-related mu...
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Structural, Electronic Structure, and Photovoltaic Studies of MgO/TiO2/ITO Heterostructures
This study describes the mechanism of interfacial interaction of the MgO layer with TiO2 films and demonstrates the modification in optical and photovoltaic properties of MgO/TiO2/ITO heterostructures. X-ray diff...
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Acute and Chronic Lung Disease from Recreational Inhalants
The use of recreational inhalants is exceedingly common in the United States with over 14% of Americans reporting that they have ever tried electronic (e-)cigarettes alone. The prevalence of recreational inhal...
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Serum Levels of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and Its Receptor in Newly Diagnosed Paediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Autocrine and paracrine loop involving vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and its receptor have been described in haematological malignancies. However, scarce literature is present on angiogenesis in pa...
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Efficacy and Safety of Thalidomide in Patients With Transfusion-Dependent Thalassemia
To assess the efficacy and safety of thalidomide in children with transfusion-dependent thalassemia.
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Open AccessSpecific residues in the cytoplasmic domain modulate photocurrent kinetics of channelrhodopsin from Klebsormidium nitens
Channelrhodopsins (ChRs) are light-gated ion channels extensively applied as optogenetics tools for manipulating neuronal activity. All currently known ChRs comprise a large cytoplasmic domain, whose function ...
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Coronavirus Pandemic: A Review of a New-fangled Risk to Public Health
The new-fangled outbreak of the coronavirus (CoV) has carried consideration to an old viral enemy since December 2019. This has generated higher anxieties towards the present protection measures and medical fa...
