A Comparative Evaluation of the Accuracy of Invasive Point-of-care Hemoglobin Devices.

Aims: The aim of the study was to evaluate the accuracy of two devices that measure hemoglobin (Hb) from blood samples taken from small capillary tubes (HemoCue® Hb 301 System) and another from whole blood taken from veins or arteries (Horiba H550) with a laboratory reference analyzer (Beckman Coulter DxH 520).

Subjects And Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted, in which capillary and venous blood samples were taken from 529 individuals across outpatient and inpatient wards of both genders, with an age range from 7 to 83 years. The accuracy and agreement were statistically evaluated using Lin's concordance correlation coefficient.

Assessment of Pulmonary Function Tests in Patients with Hypothyroidism.

Background And Aims: Hypothyroid patients often complain of shortness of breath, fatigue, and exercise intolerance. Both inspiratory and expiratory muscles' weakness is present, and the impairment of pulmonary function may be initiated at the subclinical stage of hypothyroidism. Hence, this study aimed to assess the pulmonary function tests (PFTs) in hypothyroid patients.

Femtosecond-laser-induced optical confinement with ping-pong motion.

We introduce a novel method using a kilohertz (kHz) amplified 800 nm laser for the first experimental confinement of microparticles within a single beam. This study demonstrates that high-energy kHz pulses can confine 1-μm-radius polystyrene beads in water within ∼26 μm. This approach utilizes the unique properties of high-energy pulsed lasers, distinct from continuous-wave and megahertz pulsed lasers traditionally used in optical trapping.

Network pharmacology and in silico analysis of phytochemicals targeting ER stress in diabetic nephropathy.

Abstract: This study aims to identify the molecular mechanism of (CM) in regulating endoplasmic reticulum stress (ER stress) associated with diabetic nephropathy (DN) by using network pharmacology and bioinformatic studies. The targets of CM and target of ER stress and DN were obtained from various online databases. Top targets for CM regulating ER stress in DN were identified using PPI network.

Multifunctional polyamidoxime-co-polyethyleneimine tailored cellulose derived from sustainable biomass for effective removal of acidic dye pollutants from wastewater.

Multifunctional polymers derived from waste biomass are under intense global investigation for wastewater remediation owing to their environmental advantages. Therefore, this study reports the synthesis of a novel polyamidoxime-co-polyethyleneimine multifunctional cellulose, which was used as an adsorbent for the removal of acidic dye pollutants. Morphological, structural, and surface studies were performed using several techniques.