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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Clotilde Cadart, Julianne Bartz, Gillian Oaks, Martin Ziyuan Liu, Rebecca Heald
Summary: The number of genome copies (ploidy) affects the cell size and energy metabolism in Xenopus tadpoles. Triploid tadpoles have fewer, larger cells and consume less oxygen compared to diploids. Inhibiting cell proliferation does not eliminate the oxygen consumption difference, while treatments that alter cellular biosynthesis or electrical potential do. The decrease in total cell surface area in triploids leads to lower energy consumption by affecting the production and activity of plasma membrane proteins.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yi-Kong Chen, Chih-Sheng Chu, Sheng-Wen Niu, Hugo You-Hsien Lin, Pei-Hua Yu, Feng-Ching Shen, Yu-Lin Chao, I-Ching Kuo, Chi-Chih Hung, Jer-Ming Chang
Summary: Kt/V and URR measurements are indicators of dialysis adequacy. Both URR and Kt/V are positively associated with nutritional factors and female sex, and negatively associated with body weight and heart failure. Higher URR and Kt/V values are associated with higher survival rates, but Kt/V may have weaker prognostic value in women.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Lotta S. Holopainen, Hanna H. Taehtinen, Mika Gissler, Paeivi E. Korhonen, Mikael O. Ekblad
Summary: This study found that compared to women with a higher body surface area (BSA), underweight and normal weight pregnant women with a smaller BSA may be more susceptible to gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and have a pathological oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT). In overweight pregnant women, a higher BSA may increase the risk of GDM and pathological OGTT. Additionally, maternal smoking may increase the risk of diabetes and pathological OGTTs in almost all body mass index groups.
ACTA DIABETOLOGICA
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Fazl-e-Mateen, Sajad Ahmad, Irfan Elahi, Muhammad Anees
Summary: This study compares different methods of calculating the adequacy of hemodialysis in terms of Kt/V. The results show that the online clearance monitoring method slightly underestimates the Kt/V value compared to the Daugirdas formula and the normogram.
PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xiansheng Liu, Hadiatullah Hadiatullah, Xun Zhang, Pedro Trechera, Marjan Savadkoohi, Meritxell Garcia-Marles, Cristina Reche, Noemi Perez, David C. S. Beddows, Imre Salma, Wanda Then, Panayiotis Kalkavouras, Nikos Mihalopoulos, Christoph Hueglin, David C. Green, Anja H. Tremper, Benjamin Chazeau, Gregory Gille, Nicolas Marchand, Jarkko Niemi, Hanna E. Manninen, Harri Portin, Nadezda Zikova, Jakub Ondracek, Michael Norman, Holger Gerwig, Susanne Bastian, Maik Merkel, Kay Weinhold, Andrea Casans, Juan Andres Casquero-Vera, Francisco J. Gomez-Moreno, Begona Artinano, Maria Gini, Evangelia Diapouli, Suzanne Crumeyrolle, Veronique Riffault, Jean-Eudes Petit, Olivier Favez, Jean-Philippe Putaud, Sebastiao Martins Dos Santos, Hilkka Timonen, Pasi P. Aalto, Tareq Hussein, Janne Lampilahti, Philip K. Hopke, Alfred Wiedensohler, Roy M. Harrison, Tuukka Petaja, Marco Pandolfi, Andres Alastuey, Xavier Querol
Summary: This study aims to analyze the phenomenology of urban ambient total lung deposited surface area (LDSA) based on multiple path particle dosimetry (MPPD) model. The study collected data from monitoring sites in Europe and USA during 2017-2019 period. The spatial-temporal distribution characteristics of LDSA deposition were analyzed, and the relationship between LDSA and other air quality metrics was investigated. The study provides valuable information for epidemiological studies and presents total LDSA in various European urban environments for the first time.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Fisheries
Anna Kuparinen, Darby Gielewski, Jeffrey A. Hutchings
Summary: This study examines the relationship between gill area and metabolic rate in fish, providing evidence that gill area can explain a significant proportion of species-level deviations from mass-specific metabolic rates.
JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Vladimir G. Dubrovskii
Summary: A model for the nucleation of III-V nanowires in selective area growth is developed. The optimal SAG zone, with NW nucleation within the openings and the absence of parasitic III-V crystallites or group III droplets on the mask, is established. The SAG maps are plotted in terms of the material fluxes versus the temperature, and the correlation of the model with the experimental data is demonstrated.
Article
Urology & Nephrology
Ali AlSahow, Daniel Muenz, Mohammed A. Al-Ghonaim, Issa Al Salmi, Mohamed Hassan, Ali H. Al Aradi, Abdullah Hamad, Saeed M. G. Al-Ghamdi, Faissal A. M. Shaheen, Anas Alyousef, Brian Bieber, Bruce M. Robinson, Ronald L. Pisoni
Summary: In the Gulf Cooperation Council, a relatively large proportion of hemodialysis patients have low Kt/V levels. Study findings suggest that increasing blood flow rate to equal or greater than 350 mL/min and dialysis time to equal or greater than 4 hours thrice weekly can reduce the prevalence of low Kt/V, particularly improving survival rates among women.
CLINICAL KIDNEY JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Medical Laboratory Technology
Rien H. L. Hoge, Suzan E. H. Detert Oude Weme, Walter L. Vervenne, Inge R. F. van Berlo-van de Laar, Carla M. L. van Herpen, Laurens Roorda, Ron A. A. Mathot, Maartje S. Jacobs, Nielka P. van Erp, Frank G. A. Jansman
Summary: This study found no clinically relevant correlation between docetaxel pharmacokinetics and anthropometric and body composition variables. Therefore, individualization of docetaxel dose based on anthropometric and body composition parameters is not recommended.
THERAPEUTIC DRUG MONITORING
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Maolu Tian, Zuping Qian, Yanjun Long, Fangfang Yu, Jing Yuan, Yan Zha
Summary: In patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis, a decreased ICW/TBW ratio is independently associated with higher rates of depression.
PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH AND BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Hematology
Robert Ekart, Luka Varda, Nina Vodosek Hojs, Benjamin Dvorsak, Nejc Piko, Sebastjan Bevc, Radovan Hojs
Summary: In hemodialysis patients with AV fistula, routine measurement of Kt/V during online HDF procedures is beneficial for early detection of hemodynamically significant stenosis in AV fistula. After angioplasty, there was a significant improvement in Kt/V in the active group, with no statistically significant differences in Kt/V between the two groups at 3 and 8 weeks post-procedure.
BLOOD PURIFICATION
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Craig R. White, Lesley A. Alton, Candice L. Bywater, Emily J. Lombardi, Dustin J. Marshall
Summary: Organisms use energy for growth and reproduction, and metabolism, growth, and reproduction are tightly linked, determining fitness. Our model predicts that anthropogenic change will have detrimental effects on the metabolism, growth, and reproduction of animals.
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Pediatrics
Lukasz Obrycki, Jedrzej Sarnecki, Marianna Lichosik, Malgorzata Sopinska, Malgorzata Placzynska, Malgorzata Stanczyk, Julia Mirecka, Agnieszka Wasilewska, Maciej Michalski, Weronika Lewandowska, Tadeusz Derezinski, Michal Pac, Natalia Szwarc, Karol Annusewicz, Viktoriia Rekuta, Karolis Azukaitis, Andrius Cekuolis, Aldona Wierzbicka, Augustina Jankauskiene, Boleslaw Kalicki, Katarzyna Jobs, Marcin Tkaczyk, Janusz Feber, Mieczyslaw Litwin
Summary: This study establishes ultrasound-based kidney length LMS percentiles by age and body surface area (BSA) in healthy children, providing valuable reference values for clinical practice and research studies.
PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Urology & Nephrology
Ekaterini Vogiatzaki, Vassiliki Michou, Vassilios Liakopoulos, Athanasios Roumeliotis, Stefanos Roumeliotis, Evangelia Kouidi, Asterios Deligiannis
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the effect of a 6-month intradialytic exercise training program on dialysis adequacy indices and body composition parameters in HD patients.
INTERNATIONAL UROLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Nao Ichihara, Naoya Sato, Shigeru Marubashi, Hiroaki Miyata, Susumu Eguchi, Hideki Ohdan, Koji Umeshita, Mitsukazu Gotoh, Zhen Hua Hu
Summary: In the development of a formula for manual use in clinical settings, simplicity is as important as accuracy. Multiple formulas for estimating whole-liver (WL) mass have been reported, but it is unclear if multivariable models lead to clinically meaningful improvements in accuracy compared to univariable models. This study aimed to define clinically meaningful improvements, justify an additional independent variable, and identify the best estimation formula for WL graft weight that balances accuracy and simplicity.