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• RNA recovery from specimens of duct-washing cytology performed contemporaneously with mammary ductoscopy.

  Authors:Tomoo Jikuzono, Eriko Manabe, Shoko Kure, Haruki Akasu, Tomoko Ishikawa, Yoko Fujiwara, et al.From:BMC Research Notes (Vol. 15, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 10, 20222,096 words Report 1210LObjective Conventional cytological diagnosis including duct-washing cytology (DWC) is sometimes performed using ductal epithelial cells collected during mammary ductoscopy; it is useful for detection of early-stage...

• Managing patients with heart failure: contemporary real-world experience.

  Authors:Muhammad Siddiqui, Christopher Ripplinger, Hafsah Chalchal, and Dakshina MurthyFrom:BMC Research Notes (Vol. 15, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 10, 20222,814 words Report 1360LObjective Heart failure (HF) is a chronic disease with growing numbers of patients and a significant compromise in quality of life and high mortality. The main purpose of this study was to evaluate the current...

• Very low concentration of lipopolysaccharide can induce the production of various cytokines and chemokines in human primary monocytes.

  Authors:Ratthakorn Chaiwut and Watchara KasinrerkFrom:BMC Research Notes (Vol. 15, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 10, 20223,190 words Report 1330LObjective Lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a component of gram-negative bacteria, is a potent innate immune stimulus. The interaction of LPS with innate immune cells induces the production of proinflammatory cytokines and...

• Acceptability of smokers of a conceptual cigarette tracker as wearable for smoking reduction.

  Authors:Jumana Antoun, Rana Shehab, Georges Sakr, Sani Hlais, Mariette Awad, and Maya RomaniFrom:BMC Research Notes (Vol. 15, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 10, 20222,706 words Report 1280LObjective The study aims to explore smokers' acceptance of using a conceptual cigarette tracker like a cigarette filter for smoking cessation using the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). Smokers presenting to the...

• Relationship between spleen size and exercise tolerance in advanced heart failure patients with a left ventricular assist device.

  Authors:Hiroaki Hiraiwa, Takahiro Okumura, Akinori Sawamura, Takashi Araki, Takashi Mizutani, Shingo Kazama, et al.From:BMC Research Notes (Vol. 15, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 10, 20223,502 words Report 1380LObjective Spleen volume increases in patients with advanced heart failure (HF) after left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation. However, the relationship between spleen volume and exercise tolerance (peak...

• Childhood glaucoma registry in Germany: initial database, clinical care and research (pilot study).

  Authors:Fidan A. Aghayeva, Alexander K. Schuster, Heidi Diel, Panagiotis Chronopoulos, Felix M. Wagner, Franz Grehn, et al.From:BMC Research Notes (Vol. 15, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 10, 20223,092 words Report 1500LObjective The aim of this prospective pilot study is to establish an initial database to register patients diagnosed with different types of childhood glaucoma and the set-up of a national registry for childhood...

• Characteristics of patients referred to Canary Island pneumology outpatient services for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: the EPOCan study.

  Authors:Juan Marco Figueira-Gonçalves, José María Hernández-Pérez, Carlos Cabrera-López, Aurelio Luis Wangüemert-Pérez, Ignacio García-Talavera, Yolanda Ramallo-Fariéa, et al.From:BMC Research Notes (Vol. 15, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 10, 20223,362 words Report 1460LObjective Assessing patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) accounts for 30% of all pneumology outpatient evaluations. COPD is a heterogeneous disease and generates a massive public health problem....

• The reproducibility debate is an opportunity, not a crisis.

  Authors:Marcus R. Munafò, Chris Chambers, Alexandra Collins, Laura Fortunato, and Malcolm MacleodFrom:BMC Research Notes (Vol. 15, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 10, 20221,896 words Article 1620LThere are many factors that contribute to the reproducibility and replicability of scientific research. There is a need to understand the research ecosystem, and improvements will require combined efforts across all...

• Difference in the prevalence of hypertension and its risk factors depending on area-level deprivation in Japan.

  Authors:Tasuku Okui and Jinsang ParkFrom:BMC Research Notes (Vol. 15, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 10, 20223,398 words Report 1400LObjectives Area-level deprivation is an important factor related to mortality or health behaviors; however, a study investigating differences in hypertension prevalence depending on area-level deprivation has not been...

• Assessment of source material for human intestinal organoid culture for research and clinical use.

  Authors:Paulo C. M. Urbano, Hamish C. K. Angus, Safina Gadeock, Michael Schultz, and Roslyn A. KempFrom:BMC Research Notes (Vol. 15, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 10, 20223,746 words Report 1420LObjective Human intestinal organoids (hIOs) have potential as a model for investigating intestinal diseases. The hIO system faces logistic challenges including limited access to biopsies or low expression of epithelial...

• Results from the first culturally tailored, multidisciplinary diabetes education in Lebanese adults with type 2 diabetes: effects on self-care and metabolic outcomes.

  Authors:Ola Sukkarieh-Haraty, Leonard E. Egede, Georges Khazen, Joelle Abi Kharma, Natali Farran, and Maya BassilFrom:BMC Research Notes (Vol. 15, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 10, 20223,041 words Report 1460LObjective Diabetes self-management education (DSME) is an essential component of lifestyle management needed for diabetes care. This pilot-study tested the effect of culturally-tailored education targeting diabetes...

• miR-27a inhibits molecular adhesion between monocytes and human umbilical vein endothelial cells; systemic approach.

  Authors:Farhad Shaikhnia, Ghasem Ghasempour, Asghar Mohammadi, Mohammad Shabani, and Mohammad NajafiFrom:BMC Research Notes (Vol. 15, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 10, 20222,315 words Report 1390LObjective The endothelial cells overexpress the adhesion molecules in the leukocyte diapedesis pathway, developing vessel subendothelial molecular events. In this study, miR-194 and miR-27a were predicted and...

• ESD-aid surgery as a new treatment strategy for duodenal adenoma.

  Authors:Tomotaka Okubo, Ryo Ogawa, Shuhei Ueno, Sunao Ito, Shunsuke Hayakawa, Hiroyuki Sagawa, et al.From:BMC Research Notes (Vol. 15, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 10, 20221,680 words Report 1230LObjective The treatment for nonampullary duodenal adenoma remains to have no consensus and established methods. Although endoscopic treatment is minimally invasive, it was reported to cause delayed perforation in more...