Background There is growing evidence about the importance of epicardial adiposity on
cardiometabolic risk. However, the relation of location-specific epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) …

Background and Objective Systematic reviews and meta-analyses of direct oral anticoagulants
(DOACs) for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) or dialysis patients are lacking. …

Intradialysis hypertension is a frustrating complication among hemodialysis (HD) patients.
This study was conducted to investigate the physiological changes during intradialytic …

METHODS High-performance liquid chromatography analysis of oxalate content of star fruit
from different preparations was performed. Samples were filtered through a 0.45-μm filtration …

Near‐infrared organic light‐emitting diodes (NIR OLEDs) enable many unique applications
ranging from night‐vision displays and photodynamic therapies. However, the development …

The extracellular signal-regulated kinases ERK1/2 represent an essential node within the
RAS/RAF/MEK/ERK signaling cascade that is commonly activated by oncogenic mutations in …

… in the tetrahedral addition compound to provide the driving force for the expulsion of the
attacking amine and formation of the resonance-stabilized amidinium ion, therate constant kj is …

The correlation between molecular packing structure and its room-temperature phosphorescence
(RTP), hence rational promotion of the intensity, remains unclear. We herein present …

Background: Individuals with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) are 10- to 25-fold more likely
than immunocompetent people to develop active tuberculosis (TB) and are candidates for …

Background Sparsentan, a novel, non-immunosuppressive, single-molecule, dual endothelin
angiotensin receptor antagonist, significantly reduced proteinuria versus irbesartan, an …