Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation by Lindson, N, Butler, AR, McRobbie, H, Bullen, C, Hajek, P, Begh, R, Theodoulou, A, Notley, C, Rigotti, NA, Turner, T, Livingstone-Banks, J, Morris, T, Hartmann-Boyce, J

“…Critical outcomes were abstinence from smoking after at least six months, adverse events (AEs), and serious adverse events (SAEs). …”

Interventions for quitting vaping by Butler, AR, Lindson, N, Livingstone-Banks, J, Notley, C, Turner, T, Rigotti, NA, Fanshawe, TR, Dawkins, L, Begh, R, Wu, AD, Brose, L, Conde, M, Simonavičius, E, Hartmann-Boyce, J

“…Studies had to test an intervention designed to support people to quit vaping, and plan to measure at least one of our outcomes. <p><strong> Outcomes</strong></p> Critical outcomes: vaping cessation; change in combustible tobacco use at six months or longer; number of participants reporting serious adverse events (SAEs) at one week or longer. …”

Computational analysis for infectious diseases surveillance and host-pathogen interactions (in the context of Influenza A viruses) by Beyene, Biruhalem Taye

“…Then we integrated the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in at least 3 viruses, with 1713 and 1780 host factors comprehensively curated from 11 siRNA and 13 interactome studies respectively. …”
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50 Years of quantum chromodynamics by Gross, Franz, Klempt, Eberhard, Brodsky, Stanley J., Buras, Andrzej J., Burkert, Volker D., Heinrich, Gudrun, Jakobs, Karl, Meyer, Curtis A., Orginos, Kostas, Strickland, Michael, Stachel, Johanna, Zanderighi, Giulia, Brambilla, Nora, Braun-Munzinger, Peter, Britzger, Daniel, Capstick, Simon, Cohen, Tom, Crede, Volker, Constantinou, Martha, Davies, Christine, Del Debbio, Luigi, Denig, Achim, DeTar, Carleton, Deur, Alexandre, Dokshitzer, Yuri, Dosch, Hans Günter, Dudek, Jozef, Dunford, Monica, Epelbaum, Evgeny, Escobedo, Miguel A., Fritzsch, Harald, Fukushima, Kenji, Gambino, Paolo, Gillberg, Dag, Gottlieb, Steven, Grafstrom, Per, Grazzini, Massimiliano, Grube, Boris, Guskov, Alexey, Iijima, Toru, Ji, Xiangdong, Karsch, Frithjof, Kluth, Stefan, Kogut, John B., Krauss, Frank, Kumano, Shunzo, Leinweber, Derek, Leutwyler, Heinrich, Li, Hai-Bo, Li, Yang, Malaescu, Bogdan, Mariotti, Chiara, Maris, Pieter, Marzani, Simone, Melnitchouk, Wally, Messchendorp, Johan, Meyer, Harvey, Mitchell, Ryan Edward, Mondal, Chandan, Nerling, Frank, Neubert, Sebastian, Pappagallo, Marco, Pastore, Saori, Peláez, José R., Puckett, Andrew, Qiu, Jianwei, Rabbertz, Klaus, Ramos, Alberto, Rossi, Patrizia, Rustamov, Anar, Schäfer, Andreas, Scherer, Stefan, Schindler, Matthias, Schramm, Steven, Shifman, Mikhail, Shuryak, Edward, Sjöstrand, Torbjörn, Sterman, George, Stewart, Iain W., Stroth, Joachim, Swanson, Eric, de Téramond, Guy F., Thoma, Ulrike, Vairo, Antonio, van Dyk, Danny, Vary, James, Virto, Javier, Vos, Marcel, Weiss, Christian, Wobisch, Markus, Wu, Sau Lan, Young, Christopher, Yuan, Feng, Zhao, Xingbo, Zhou, Xiaorong

“…QCD cannot be solved analytically, at least not yet, and the large value of $$\alpha _s$$ α s at low momentum transfers limits perturbative calculations to the high-energy region where $$Q^2\gg \varLambda _{{\textrm{QCD}}} ^2\simeq $$ Q 2 ≫ Λ QCD 2 ≃ (250 MeV) $$^2$$ 2 . …”
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Tsewang Norbu NGB by Cantwell, C, Mayer, R

“…</p> <p>2 We would be very grateful for any information or even clues which might give us any indication of the possible whereabouts of our missing volumes, or which might at least more clearly illuminate the historical facts. …”

Spatial inter-centromeric interactions facilitated the emergence of evolutionary new centromeres by Guin, Krishnendu, Chen, Yao, Mishra, Radha, Siti Rawaidah B. M. Muzaki, Thimmappa, Bhagya C., O'Brien, Caoimhe E., Butler, Geraldine, Sanyal, Amartya, Sanyal, Kaustuv

“…We propose that spatial proximity of the homologous centromere DNA sequences facilitated karyotype rearrangements and centromere type transitions in human pathogenic yeasts of the CUG-Ser1 clade.…”
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The effect of food deprivation on the rate of sulfamethazine elimination in goats by Abdullah, A.S., Baggot, J.D.

“…The disposition kinetics and cumulative urinary excretion of sulfamethazine were compared in goats fed normally (control) and following a 72-hour period of starvation (fasting). The only pharmacokinetic parameter which showed a statistically significant difference between the two groups was the body (systemic) clearance. …”
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The utilisation of Antarctic microalgae isolated from Paradise Bay (Antarctic Peninsula) in the bioremediation of diesel by Zamree, Nur Diyanah, Puasa, Nurul Aini, Lim, Zheng Syuen, Wong, Chiew-Yen, Shaharuddin, Noor Azmi, Zakaria, Nur Nadhirah, Merican, Faradina, Convey, Peter, Ahmad, Syahida, Shaari, Hasrizal, Azmi, Alyza Azzura, Ahmad, Siti Aqlima, Zulkharnain, Azham

“…Research has confirmed that the utilisation of Antarctic microorganisms, such as bacteria, yeasts and fungi, in the bioremediation of diesel may provide practical alternative approaches. …”
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Response of appetite and potential appetite regulators following intake of high energy nutritional supplements by Fatima, S, Gerasimidis, K, Wright, C, Tsiountsioura, M, Arvanitidou, E-I, Malkova, D

“…</p> <p><strong>Design</strong> Twenty three females of 24.4 ± 2.8 years with BMI of 18.2 ± 0.8 kg/m2 consumed HENSD (2.5 MJ) or PLACEBO (0.4 MJ) in fasted state in a single blind randomized cross-over study. …”

Effect of less refined sugar (LRS) vs. refined sugar (RS) on postprandial glycaemic responses, glycaemic profile, and lipid profile, in normal and type 1 diabetic rats: a prelimina... by Zidan, D., Azlan, A., Abas, F., Hamzah, H., Khaza’ai, H., Shafie, S.R., Ebadi, S.

“…Consumption of LRS showed lower insulin resistance (IR), as revealed by reduced fasting insulin and homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) compared to RS treatment groups. …”
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GPU accelerated image quality assessment-based software for transient detection by Li, X, Adamek, K, Armour, W

“…Fast imaging localises celestial transients using source finders in the image domain. …”

Effectiveness of King’s theory of goal attainment in blood glucose management for newly diagnosed patients with type 2 diabetes: randomized controlled trial by Yan, Man, Yu, Yingchun, Li, Shuping, Zhang, Peiling, Yu, Jiaxiang

“…The online feedback group demonstrated significant reductions in fasting plasma glucose, 2-hour postprandial glucose, and hemoglobin A1c (P<.05). …”
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Effects of contrast enhanced positron emission tomography/computed tomography in cancer imaging by Mahmud, Mohd Hafizi

“…The SUVmax of the liver was significantly influenced by age, body mass index (BMI), fasting blood glucose level and incubation period (p <0.05) as shown by multiple linear regression analysis. …”
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Evaluation of the combination of black rice bran ethanol extract and glimepiride in reducing blood glucose and protecting kidney, liver and pancreatic cells by Wijianto, Diski Wahyu, Sri Wahyuni, Arifah, Wardani, Rizkiananda, Nugraheni, Ambar Yunita, Abu Bakar, Fazleen Izzany

“…The aim of this study was to establish the effect of EEBRB on lowering fasting blood glucose (FBG) and protecting several organs after GLIM administration in alloxan (ALX)-induced hyperglycemic rats. …”
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A Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled Human Clinical Trial On The Effects Of Sacha Inchi (Plukenetia Volubilis L.) Oil Supplementation In Hyperglycaemia, Hypertension And... by Mhd Rodzi, Nur Anis Raihana

“…Fifty-four (n=54) 3Hs patients were recruited from Specialist Day Care Clinic, Pusat Perubatan USM Bertam, and randomised into two groups: the SIO group (n=27) (received 1000mg of SIO soft gel per day) or placebo group (n=27) (received 1000mg corn oil soft gel for 12 weeks). Fasting blood samples were collected at baseline and post week-12 to assess clinical and laboratory biochemical markers.…”
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Comparative blood and urine metabolomics analysis of healthy elderly and young male Singaporeans by Chen, Liwei, Zhang, Jingtao, Teh, Jean Pui Yi, Cheon, Bobby Kyungbeom, Yang, Yifan, Schlundt, Joergen, Wang, Yulan, Conway, Patricia L.

“…To investigate the signature of multiple metabolic profiles associated with aging in an Asian population, we performed a pilot study in healthy Singaporeans, including 33 elderly and 33 young males. Fasting whole bloods were analyzed by routine hematology; the serum and urine metabolome profiles were obtained using NMR-based nontargeted metabolomics analysis and targeted lipoprotein analysis. …”
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Global burden of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias attributed to metabolic risks from 1990 to 2021: results from the global burden of disease study 2021 by Zhang, X, Guo, T, Zhang, Y, Jiao, M, Ji, L, Dong, Z, Li, H, Chen, S, Zheng, W, Jing, Q

“…Methods: The Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) 2021 collected data on the number of deaths and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) related to AD and other dementias caused by metabolic risks, including high fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and high body mass index (BMI). …”

Mitofusins Mfn1 and Mfn2 are required to preserve glucose- but not incretin-stimulated β-cell connectivity and insulin secretion by Georgiadou, Eleni, Muralidharan, Charanya, Martinez, Michelle, Chabosseau, Pauline, Akalestou, Elina, Tomas, Alejandra, Yong, Fiona Su Wern, Stylianides, Theodoros, Wretlind, Asger, Legido-Quigley, Cristina, Jones, Ben, Lopez-Noriega, Livia, Xu, Yanwen, Gu, Guoqiang, Alsabeeh, Nour, Cruciani-Guglielmacci, Céline, Magnan, Christophe, Ibberson, Mark, Leclerc, Isabelle, Ali, Yusuf, Soleimanpour, Scott A., Linnemann, Amelia K., Rodriguez, Tristan A., Rutter, Guy A.

“…Here, we generated mice with β-cell-selective, adult-restricted deletion knock-out (dKO) of the mitofusin genes Mfn1 and Mfn2 (βMfn1/2 dKO). βMfn1/2-dKO mice displayed elevated fed and fasted glycemia and a more than fivefold decrease in plasma insulin. …”
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Lower serum uric acid and impairment of right cerebral hemisphere structural brain networks are related to depressive symptoms in cerebral small vessel disease: a cross-sectional s... by Yu, Lei, Yi, Ming, Guo, Jiayu, Li, Jinbiao, Zeng, Huixing, Cui, Liqian, Xu, Xiangming, Liu, Gang, Fan, Yuhua, Zeng, Jinsheng, Xing, Shihui, Chen, Yicong, Wang, Meng, Tan, Shuangquan, Jin, Leow Yi, Kumar, Dilip, Vipin, Ashwati, Ann, Soo See, Fatin Zahra Binte Zailan, Sandhu, Gurveen Kaur, Kandiah, Nagaendran, Dang, Chao

“…We recruited 208 SVD inpatients and collected fasting blood samples upon admission. Depressive symptoms were assessed using the 24-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD-24). …”
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Combined effects of meal frequency and exercise on postprandial lipaemia by Mok, Alexander

“…On day-2 mornings, venous blood triacylglycerol concentrations were measured fasting and 7-hours postprandially, after consuming 1-large or 2-smaller high-fat meals (1.21 g fat, 0.62 g carbohydrate, 0.29 g protein and 14.5 kcal/kg/bodymass). …”
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