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Toxicity evaluation of Gd<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>@SiO<sub>2</sub> nanoparticles prepared by laser ablation in liquid as MRI contrast agents in vivo
... nm. The energy dispersive spectrometry results in Figure 1D and E show the atomic percentage of gadolinium and silicon in the core and the surface, respectively, indicating that the SiO 2 was successfully ...
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CHA<sub>2</sub>DS<sub>2</sub>-VASc score as a predictor of long-term cardiac outcomes in elderly patients with or without atrial fibrillation
... populations may explain the different results. In our study, only 46.2% of patients suffered from heart disease. Instead, most of the patients died of pneumonia and cancer, with only 33.5% having died of myocardial ...
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Vancomycin-modified Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>@SiO<sub>2</sub>@Ag microflowers as effective antimicrobial agents
... @SiO 2 @Ag microflower with enhanced antibacterial activity is experimentally and theoretically presented in this ...@SiO 2 @Ag microflowers can rapidly and effectively kill both ...@SiO 2 @Ag ...
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Assessing the axonal translocation of CeO<sub>2</sub> and SiO<sub>2</sub> nanoparticles in the sciatic nerve fibers of the frog: an ex vivo electrophysiological study
... CeO 2 and SiO 2 NPs in the axons of the peripheral nerve, the NPs were diluted in saline and placed in the stimulating chamber, where the proximal end of the nerve was ...CeO 2 or SiO 2 NPs ...
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Association analysis of genetic variations of eNOS and α<sub>2</sub>ß<sub>1</sub> integrin genes with type 2 diabetic retinopathy
... Diagnosis of T2D was based on criteria established by the American Diabetes Association expert committee as follows: a fasting blood glucose level $126 mg/dL ($7.0 mmol/L) or 2-hour post-load plasma glucose $ 200 ...
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Association of epicardial adipose tissue thickness and inflammation parameters with CHA<sub>2</sub>DS<sub>2</sub>-VASc score in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation
... Each patient underwent transthoracic two-dimensional echocardiography at rest under standard procedures. The patient was placed in the left lateral decubitus position, and a commercial echocardiographic device (Vivid 3, ...
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P<sub>ET</sub>CO<sub>2</sub> measured by a new lightweight mainstream capnometer with very low dead space volume offers accurate and reliable noninvasive estimation of PaCO<sub>2</sub>
... CO 2 measurements and agreement between P ET CO 2 and PaCO 2 values were assessed by bias (PaCO 2 – P ET CO 2 ), standard deviation, and 95% confidence interval (CI) for the ...
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Gd<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> nanoparticles in hematopoietic cells for MRI contrast enhancement
... Ba/F3 cells consisted of a dominating nucleus. It is shown from the extracts in Figure 2 that Gd 2 O 3 nanopar- ticles resided in vacuoles inside the cells as well as outside the cell membrane in some ...
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Cytokine induction of sol–gel-derived TiO<sub>2</sub> and SiO<sub>2</sub> coatings on metallic substrates after implantation to rat femur
... materials than Ti6Al4V-based materials, because of good biocompatibility of titanium and its alloys and poor bio- compatibility of SS. Coating of either material declined cytokine production and brought it down to ...
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Capillary PO<sub>2</sub> does not adequately reflect arterial PO<sub>2</sub> in hypoxemic COPD patients
... (PO 2 ) is very low, long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) is indicated in these ...PO 2 , arterial blood gas analysis (ABG) serves as the standard method (= ...PO 2 from ABG in hypoxemic COPD patients, ...
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Effect of Alkaline and Alkaline Earth Metal Oxides Addition on the Glass Formation and Crystallization of ZnO Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> SiO<sub>2</sub> Glasses
... Transparent glass-ceramics are attractive materials as optical advices because they have both the good formability of glasses and excellent optical properties of crystals. The size of crystals in transparent glass- ...
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Retrospective analysis of a lactose breath test in a gastrointestinal symptomatic population of Northeast Italy: use of (H<sub>2</sub>+2CH<sub>4</sub>) versus H<sub>2</sub> threshold
... H 2 Breath Test Kit for the determination of lactose intoler- ance (Sofar SpA, Milan, Italy) was used for the assay, and a standard procedure furnished by the kit manufacturer was ...H 2 and CH 4 ...
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Biological responses to core–shell-structured Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>@SiO<sub>2</sub>-NH<sub>2</sub> nanoparticles in rats by a nuclear magnetic resonance-based metabonomic strategy
... aad, 2-aminoadipate; Tau, taurine; Tgl, trigonelline; Thr, threonine; TMaO, trimethylamine N-oxide; Trp, tryptophan; Tyr, tyrosine; Uc, urocanate; Val, valine; VlDl, very-low-density ...
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Synthesis and Characterization of the Novel BiVO<sub>4</sub>/CeO<sub>2</sub> Nanocomposites
... constant taken as 0.89, β is the full width at half maximum (FWHM) and θ is the diffraction angle at the maximum intensities. Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET, Adtosorb 1 MP, Quantachrome) surface areas of the materials were ...
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<p>La<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> Nanoparticles Induce Reproductive Toxicity Mediated by the Nrf-2/ARE Signaling Pathway in Kunming Mice</p>
... erythroid 2-related factor (Nrf-2) plays a crucial role in cellular protection against oxidative damage by binding to the antioxidant response ele- ment ...La 2 O 3 NPs in ...
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<p>Transcutaneous CO<sub>2</sub> versus end-tidal CO<sub>2</sub> in neonates and infants undergoing surgery: a prospective study</p>
... The median post-natal age on the day of surgery was 10.9 weeks (range 0.3 – 47 weeks). The median weight was 4.45 kg (range 1.8 – 9.8 kg). Abdominal surgeries were the most frequent (n=9), followed by cleft lip/palate ...
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R<sub>2(GFR)</sub>CHADS<sub>2</sub> and R<sub>2(GFR)</sub>CHA<sub>2</sub>DS<sub>2</sub>VASc schemes improved the performance of CHADS<sub>2</sub> and CHA<sub>2</sub>DS<sub>2</sub>VASc scores in death risk stratification of Chinese older patients with atrial fibrillation
... Baseline characteristics were summarized as frequencies for categorical variables and median values with interquartile range for continuous variables. Cox regression model was used to explore whether renal function is a ...
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<p>P<sub>2</sub>Y<sub>2</sub> Receptors Mediate Masseter Muscle Mechanical Hypersensitivity in Rats</p>
... Materials and Methods: Bilateral MM hypersensitivity was provoked by unilateral intra- masseteric injection of complete Freund ’ s adjuvant (CFA). The head withdrawal threshold (HWT) was assessed bilaterally 4 days ...
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H<sub>2</sub> Sensor Based on Au/TiO<sub>2</sub> Nanoparticles by Flame Made
... Noble metals supported on oxides are used in many applications in the paintings, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, ceramics, electronics, photocatalysts, and sensors. Flame spray synthesis is investigated as a method for ...
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CHADS<sub>2</sub> score has a better predictive value than CHA<sub>2</sub>DS<sub>2</sub>-VASc score in elderly patients with atrial fibrillation
... CHADS 2 score performed better than the CHA 2 DS 2 -VASc score in predicting IS/TE as assessed by c-indexes ...CHADS 2 risk factors, such as vascular disease and female sex, were not found to ...
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