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Early heart rate variability changes during acute fetal inflammatory response syndrome: An experimental study in a fetal sheep model. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2023
IntroductionFetal infection during labor with fetal inflammatory response syndrome (FIRS) is associated with neurodevelopmental disabilities, cerebral palsy, neonatal sepsis, and mortality. Current methods to diagnose FIRS are inadequate. Thus, the study
Geoffroy Chevalier, Charles Garabedian, Jean David Pekar, Anne Wojtanowski, Delphine Le Hesran, Louis Edouard Galan, Dyuti Sharma, Laurent Storme, Veronique Houfflin-Debarge, Julien De Jonckheere, Louise Ghesquière   +10 more
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Soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor in vaginally collected amniotic fluid predicting fetal inflammatory response syndrome: a prospective cohort study [PDF]

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Background Improving noninvasive antenatal diagnosis of fetal inflammatory response syndrome (FIRS) can assist in the evaluation of prenatal risk and reduce perinatal outcomes.
Violeta Gulbiniene, Irena Dumalakiene, Greta Balciuniene, Ingrida Pilypiene, Ieva Narkeviciute, Vitalij Novickij, Gintautas Vysniauskis, Diana Ramasauskaite   +7 more
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The Effect of Increasing the Body’s Core Temperature and Improving Blood Flow by Using Far-Infrared Rays Emitted from Functional Loess Bio-Balls [PDF]

Biomedicines
Background: Low-energy far-infrared rays (FIRs) are widely used in the treatment of wounds, lymphedema, and various vascular diseases, and various types of products that emit infrared rays are being used at home for patients with blood flow-related ...
Yong-Il Shin, Min-Seok Kim, Yeong-Ae Yang, Gye-Rok Jeon, Jae-Ho Kim, Yeon-Jin Choi, Woo-Cheol Choi, Jae-Hyung Kim   +7 more
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A qPCR assay for the detection of Phytophthora abietivora, an emerging pathogen on fir species cultivated as Christmas trees. [PDF]

PLoS ONE
Emerging species of the Phytophthora genus are among the most important threats to global plant biodiversity, horticulture and trade. For instance, Phytophthora root rot (PRR) of Christmas trees, mainly Fraser (Abies fraseri) and balsam (Abies balsamea ...
Guillaume Charron, Marie-Krystel Gauthier, Hervé van der Heyden, Guillaume J Bilodeau, Philippe Tanguay   +4 more
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Fetal inflammatory response and risk for psychiatric disorders [PDF]

Translational Psychiatry, 2023
Inflammation contributes to numerous neuropsychiatric disorders, especially those that first appear in childhood. Maternal intrauterine environment, including the placenta, has a role in brain development and risk for neuropsychiatric disorders.
Blake Gibson, Eli Goodfriend, Yongqi Zhong, Nadine M. Melhem   +3 more
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Two cases of Leukemoid reaction in premature infants caused by fetal inflammatory response syndrome [PDF]

BMC Pediatrics
Background Fetal inflammatory response syndrome (FIRS) is a systemic inflammatory response caused by the activation of the fetal immune system. The serological diagnostic criterion for fetal inflammatory response syndrome is a cord blood interleukin-6 ...
Meng-Ting Feng, Qiong Ji, Dan-Dan Liu, Wei Xu   +3 more
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Systemic inflammatory responses to repeated and increasing endotoxin challenges in fetal sheep [PDF]

Physiological Reports
Repeated low‐dose administration of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) attenuates subsequent fetal responses, which makes it challenging to investigate interventions to prolonged exposure.
Sanya Kathuria, Akash Gupta, Ayna R. Tracy, Rosa I. Luna Ramirez, Senthil Kumar Thulasingam, Nahla Zaghloul, Mohamed Ahmed, Sean W. Limesand   +7 more
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Management of intracardiac thrombosis in newborns: a case series and a narrative review of the literature [PDF]

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
BackgroundNeonatal intracardiac thrombosis (ICT) is an uncommon but increasingly recognized condition that impacts neonatal morbidity and mortality, especially in critically ill term and preterm infants.
Domenico Umberto De Rose, Federico Mecarini, Cosimo Marco Campanale, Flaminia Pugnaloni, Chiara Passarella, Aurelio Secinaro, Giorgio Bracaglia, Matteo Luciani, Alessandra Toscano, Irma Capolupo, Andrea Dotta   +10 more
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Respiratory symptoms and outcomes among cigar smokers: findings from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) study waves 2–5 (2014–2019) [PDF]

Respiratory Research
Background The mechanisms by which cigarette smoking increases the risk of respiratory disease have been studied. However, less is known about risks of respiratory symptoms and outcomes associated with smoking cigars, and risks by cigar types have not ...
Eva Sharma, Kristin Lauten, Katarzyna A. Zebrak, Kathryn C. Edwards, Samantha VanEtten, Adam F. Benson, Cristine D. Delnevo, Daniela Marshall, Heather L. Kimmel, Kristie A. Taylor, Maansi Bansal-Travers, Andrew Hyland, K. Michael Cummings   +12 more
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Empowering Diabetics: Advancements in Smartphone-Based Food Classification, Volume Measurement, and Nutritional Estimation [PDF]

Sensors
Diabetes has emerged as a worldwide health crisis, affecting approximately 537 million adults. Maintaining blood glucose requires careful observation of diet, physical activity, and adherence to medications if necessary.
Afnan Ahmed Crystal, Maria Valero, Valentina Nino, Katherine H. Ingram   +3 more
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