Body mass index impacts the lipid-lowing effects of statins in patients with type 2 diabetes by Lulu Sun, Zhuo Wang, Bai Wang, Yuxiang Jia, Qidi Zhao, Jingjun Zhao, Xingtao Huang

“…Patients were stratified into three groups: normal weight (BMI < 24 kg/m), overweight (24 kg/m2 ≤ BMI < 28 kg/m2), and obese (BMI ≥ 28 kg/m2). …”
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Chronic Kidney Disease: Potassium and Your Diet by Ashley R. Kendall, Nancy J. Gal, Wendy J. Dahl

“… Potassium is an essential mineral required for normal body function. It helps maintain normal blood pressure, fluid and electrolyte balance, muscle and nerve function, as well as bone density. …”
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Editorial: Upgraded metallurgical grade silicon: quality, applications, and process economics by Marisa Di Sabatino, Bruno Ceccaroli

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Multistate Markov model application for blood pressure transition among the Chinese elderly population: a quantitative longitudinal study by Bin Zhao, Juan Xiong, Yuxin Wang, Xujuan Zheng, Yiqin Zhang, Liping Xu, Lina Zhou

“…The sojourn time in the normal state was 1.5±0.08 years. Elderly women in the normal state had a 16.97%, 33.30% and 47.31% chance of progressing to hypertension within 1, 2 and 3 years, respectively. …”
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A comparative analysis of global and Chinese trends in the burden of kidney cancer from 1990 to 2021 by Zhongli Qiao, Jun Xiong, Shenyu Zhang, Lin Chen, Jialin Wang, Runze Chen

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Comparison of chemical constituents in Lysimachia species and their antimicrobial activity for extending the shelf life of foods by Li-Li Chen, Shuang Long Yang, Ji-Cun Bao, Wei-You Xie, Zhao-Chan Wang, Nian Shi, Zhao-Jie Wang

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Evaluation of Anxiety and Depression Levels in High-Risk Pregnancies During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Their Approaches to Vaccination: A Case-Control Study by Seval Yilmaz Ergani, Huriye Guvenc Sacinti, Mujde Can Ibanoglu, Kadriye Yakut Yucel, Caner Kose, Nazan Vanli Tonyali, Elif Gulsah Diktas, Rahmi Sinan Karadeniz, Can Tekin Iskender, Yaprak Ustun

“…CONCLUSIONS: Hospitalization had different effects on high-risk and normal pregnant women; while hospitalization increased anxiety in high-risk pregnancies, outpatient follow-up increased anxiety and depression in the normal group. …”
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Exploratory analysis of the position of Chinese cities as international tourism hubs: product destination versus business environment internationalization by Xiang Feng, Ben Derudder, Xiaochuan Zhu, Haixia Zhou

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Evolution of interior entropy of a loop quantum-corrected black hole pierced by a cosmic string by Wei Zhang

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On constraints of the (β-deformed) partition functions with W-representations by Yu-Sen Zhu, Ren Cuo Ji, Min-Li Li, Rui Wang

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New ways to communicate: Intensive care nurses’ perspectives on using the digital application Talk2Care. A qualitative study by Serine Ramsdal, Heidi Jerpseth

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First five years of Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Science Education Research (DISER) by Xiufeng Liu, Lei Wang, Yonghe Zheng

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Digital entrepreneurial ecosystem and female entrepreneurial activity by Yangjie Huang, Jiali Zhang, Ying Xu, Yue Yuan, Mengting Zhang, Leilei Huang

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Medicinal Potential of Pine Trees: A Brief Review Focusing on Three Species by Qinsong Li, Qiyu Li, Anping Wang, Wenxuan Quan

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Craniospinal space reduction and malalignment due to atlas assimilation in Basilar Invagination–A case–control study by Ricardo V. Botelho, Beatriz Cibin Braga Petranchi, Pedro B. Botelho, Diego U.M. Moreira, Eduardo F. Bertolini, José M. Rotta

“…Purpose: The objective of this work is to evaluate craniospinal alignment in patients with type I Basilar invagination and AOA in comparison with normal subjects (Type I). Methods: Magnetic resonance images and / or CT SCAN with reconstruction in the midline, in acquisitions at t1 and or t2, from 30 normal subjects and 27 patients with type I Basilar invagination were evaluated. …”
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Divergence of alpine plant populations of three Gentianaceae species in the Qinling sky Island by Peng-Cheng Fu, Bing-Jie Mo, He-Xin Wan, Shu-Wen Yang, Rui Xing, Shan-Shan Sun

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Investigation of Serum Cartonectin Concentrations in Pregnant Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus; a Prospective Non-Interventional Cohort Study by Onur Gebes, İbrahim Kale, Tuba Beser Gebes, Murat Muhcu

“…In the subgroup analysis, the normal weight control group, overweight control group, normal weight study group, and overweight study group were compared in terms of serum cartonectin concentrations. …”
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Corneal biomechanics: A diagnostic tool for differentiating high astigmatism and mild keratoconus by Norsyariza Razak, Wan Haslina Wan Abdul Halim, Bariah Mohd-Ali

“…Background: High astigmatism (HA) can be misinterpreted as keratoconus (KCN), is highly prone to developing KCN and is normally reconfirmed using corneal topography. Aim: To determine the diagnostic value of corneal biomechanical parameters in distinguishing HA and normal eyes from mild KCN. …”
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Spatio-temporal Evolution of Land Surface Temperature and Its Response to LULC in the Urban Agglomeration of Central Yunnan by LIN Zhiqiang, PENG Shuangyun, SHI Shuangfu, HUANG Bangmei, MA Dongling, ZHU Ziyi, MA Xiaoliang, GONG Luping

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