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Serum Myonectin Levels Are Positively Associated With Physical Function and Lower Frailty‐Related Limitation in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients: A Cross‐Sectional Study

open access: yesTherapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients frequently suffer from frailty, characterized by reduced physical function and poor prognosis. Myokines, such as myonectin, secreted by muscle, are emerging regulators of systemic health. This study investigated the relationship between serum myonectin, adipokines (adiponectin, omentin), and ...
Kenichi Kono   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Influence of humic substances and biochar on the yield of cantaloupe (Cucumis melo L.) in organic management systems

open access: yesTechnology in Horticulture, 2023
Biostimulants are biological additives that are used in crop production to improve plant growth, productivity, and health. This research aimed to study the effects of cantaloupe (Cucumis melo L.) production in organic management systems influenced by ...
ZaDarreyal Wiggins   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Safety of Daprodustat for the Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease Anemia: Final Analysis of a Multicenter Postmarketing Surveillance Study in Japan

open access: yesTherapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction This final analysis of a multicenter, prospective postmarketing surveillance study evaluated the safety of daprodustat in patients with chronic kidney disease anemia in routine clinical practice in Japan. Methods Patients who initiated daprodustat between September 2020 and July 2022 were registered.
Tadao Akizawa   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

A home away from home: building an organic online support community for Chinese students using WeChat

open access: yesJournal of Learning Development in Higher Education, 2022
Traditional university support structures have generally been predicated on a ‘one size fits all’ approach that stresses a mechanistic, bureaucratic approach. Support is transactional in nature with students accessing it only when needed.
Xue Zhou, Peter Wolstencroft
doaj   +1 more source

Enteropathogenic E. coli shows delayed attachment and host response in human jejunum organoid‐derived monolayers compared to HeLa cells

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) infects the human intestinal epithelium, resulting in severe illness and diarrhoea. In this study, we compared the infection of cancer‐derived cell lines with human organoid‐derived models of the small intestine. We observed a delayed in attachment, inflammation and cell death on primary cells, indicating that host ...
Mastura Neyazi   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Health and Welfare in Dutch Organic Laying Hens

open access: yesAnimals, 2014
From 2007–2008, data on animal health and welfare and farm management during rearing and laying periods were collected from 49 flocks of organic laying hens in the Netherlands. Our aim was to investigate how organic egg farms performed in terms of animal
Monique Bestman, Jan-Paul Wagenaar
doaj   +1 more source

Organoids in pediatric cancer research

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Organoid technology has revolutionized cancer research, yet its application in pediatric oncology remains limited. Recent advances have enabled the development of pediatric tumor organoids, offering new insights into disease biology, treatment response, and interactions with the tumor microenvironment.
Carla Ríos Arceo, Jarno Drost
wiley   +1 more source

Quantitative assessment of microbial necromass contribution to soil organic matter

open access: yesGlobal Change Biology, 2019
Soil carbon transformation and sequestration have received significant interest in recent years due to a growing need for quantitating its role in mitigating climate change.
C. Liang   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

U.S. meat demand elasticity estimates: using publicly available data versus scanner data

open access: yesAgricultural and Resource Economics Review
Traditionally, many meat demand analyses have used publicly available data amassed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
Jaime R. Luke   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Relative efficacy of organic substrates on maize root proliferation under water stress

open access: yesBioscience Journal, 2019
The aggravating threat for today's agriculture is provision of food security to ever-escalating population utilizing scarce resources. Water scarcity is restraining humans to produce more from drops of water in place of gallons.
Haroon Shahzad   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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