ASSOCIATED FACTORS OF CARDIAC VALVE CALCIFICATION AND ITS PROGNOSTIC EFFECTS AMONG PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS

BackgroundCardiac valve calcification (CVC) is highly prevalent and a risk factor for adverse outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD).This meta-analysis aimed to investigate the risk factors for CVC and association between CVC and mortality in CKD patients.MethodThree electronic databases including PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science

This paper presents a unique ESO-based fuzzy sliding-mode controller (FSMC-ESO) for a 3-DOF serial-parallel hybrid humanoid arm (HHA) for the trajectory tracking control problem.The dynamic model of the HHA is obtained by Lagrange method and is nonlinear in dynamics with inertia uncertainty and external disturbance.The FSMC-ESO is based on the comb

A study on the ability of new microbial strains to assimilate biodiesel-derived glycerol at low purity (75% w/w) and produce extra-cellular platform chemical compounds of major interest was carried out.After screening several bacterial strains under different fermentation conditions (e.g., pH, O2 availability, glycerol purity), three of the screene

The study of an Fast Freeze Cover Clip historical architecture and the heterogeneous set of information linked to has important repercussions in many areas: from documentation, to the planning of interventions, to the management of cultural heritage.The goal of total data integration is now pursued by the BIM processes; their application for the hi

ABSTRACTRecent epidemiological studies documented an alarming increase in the prevalence of echinocandin-resistant (ECR) Candida glabrata blood isolates.ECR isolates are known to arise from a minor subpopulation of a clonal population, termed echinocandin persisters.Although it is believed that isolates with a higher echinocandin persistence (ECP)