Abstract Glomerulosclerosis and tubulointerstitial fibrosis are associated with lower renal parenchymal elasticity. This study was designed to evaluate the predictive ability of elasticity in patients chronic kidney disease (CKD). 148 non-CKD 227 CKD were recruited. 145 (38.7%) female, 166 (73.1%) had diabetes, mean estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) 33.9 ± 15.8 ml/min/1.73 m 2 median urinary protein-to-creatinine ratio (UPCR) 502 (122–1491) mg/g. Patients later stages values,...

Although some studies have reported that low ankle-brachial index (ABI) is associated with diabetic retinopathy (DR) in patients, it remains controversial as to which stage of DR. The aim this study assess whether peripheral artery disease (PAD), indicated by abnormally or high ABI, different stages DR patients type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM), and further evaluate the risk factors. A total 2001 (858 men 1143 women) DM who underwent ABI measurement an outpatient clinic were enrolled. PAD was...

Interventions engaging community health workers (CHW) for diabetes management aim to improve care and self-management behaviors among patients. We evaluated the effects of nonsurgical periodontal treatment (NSPT) with CHW strategy on oral self-care behaviors, status health-related quality life (OHQoL) in patients type 2 mellitus (T2DM). The participants were randomly assigned experimental (EG; n = 35) control (CG; 33) groups. All received NSPT, whereas EG also one-on-one 30 min lessons from...

We study the Josephson-like spin currents between two ferromagnetic metals by deriving effective action of junction. A DC Josephson current with full O(3) symmetry is obtained. By analogy to superconducting junctions, we have shown that a time-independent uniform magnetic field can serve as source AC effect. That is, becomes periodic function time period proportional inverse magnitude external field.

We study the quantum phase transition in an atomic Bose gas near a Feshbach resonance terms of renormalization group. This is characterized by Ising order parameter. show that low temperature regime where fluctuations dominate low-energy physics this first because coupling between parameter and Goldstone mode existing bosonic superfluid. However, when thermal become important, turns into second one, which belongs to three-dimensional universality class. also calculate damping rate collective...

Abstract Background Aortic dissection is a life-threatening syndrome that sometimes requires emergency intervention, and endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR) treatment option. Long-term image follow-up also required for patients after EVAR due to possible complications. Case presentation We present the case of 73-year-old male with underlying chronic renal disease diagnosed type A who underwent EVAR. Four-dimensional (three spatial dimensions combined time) phase-contrast magnetic...

Aims: This study investigated whether there is a link between severe hypoglycemia and progression into end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in patients with type 2 diabetes. Methods: Tapping Taiwan’s Health Insurance Research Database, we identified all diabetes 1996 2013 those diagnosed episode during an emergency department visit who were not. Controls then matched 1:1 for age, sex, index year, medication. Results: We 468,421 as having visit. Compared controls, these SH had higher risk of...

A low-energy effective theory for interacting bosons on a one-dimensional lattice at and near integer fillings is proposed. It found that two sets of bosonic phase fields are necessary in order to explain the complete diagram. Using present theory, nature quantum transitions among various phases can be identified. Moreover, general condition appearance recently proposed Pfaffian-like state realized from our action.

Summary The impact of diabetes mellitus (DM) on hip fracture (HFx) is still controversial. We used nationwide population-based data in Taiwan to observe postoperative outcomes HFx patients with type 2 (T2DM) and found that the T2DM may be related medication blood glucose control. Objective Published studies evaluating diabetic have shown controversial outcomes. assessed after elderly using population database Taiwan. Research design methods from National Health Institute recruit who had...

We study a quantum dot coupled to two edge states of spin Hall insulator through electron tunnelings in the presence Rashba spin-orbital interaction induced by an external electric field. show that if interactions on are repulsive, there possible phases, depending Luttinger liquid parameter $K$. For $1/2<K<1$, low-temperature physics is controlled previously identified two-channel Kondo fixed point. with even stronger repulsive interactions, i.e., $1/4<K<1/2$, system reaches another phase at...

We study the stability of dilute Bose–Fermi and Bose–Bose mixtures with repulsive interactions in one two dimensions terms renormalization group. For mixture, we show that uniform mixture is stable against de-mixing limit. give conditions As a byproduct, also calculate critical temperature for superfluid phase two-dimensional extremely

Recently, the issue of whether Kondo problem in quantum dots at large bias is a weak-coupling or not has been raised. In this paper, we revisit by carefully analyzing corresponding model solvable limit --- Emery-Kivelson line, where various crossover energy scales can be easily identified. We then try to extract scaling behavior from physical correlation functions within spirit ``poor man's scaling.'' Our conclusions support some recent suggestions made Coleman et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 86,...

We study an atomic Bose gas with $s$-wave Feshbach resonance in one dimension. Most of the parameter region is occupied by a phase which superfluid fluctuations atoms and molecules are predominant ones, due to being locked Josephson coupling between them. When density difference close zero, two additional phases may exist: two-component Luttinger liquid, contains branches gapless excitations, interchannel charge wave where relative frozen at low energy.

Objectives: This study aimed to establish reference values for fetal aortic isthmus blood flow velocity and associated indices during the first trimester, utilizing a novel ultrasonographic technique known as high-definition imaging (HDFI). Additionally, correlation between Doppler profiles of key parameters, including nuchal thickness (NT), crown-rump length (CRL), heartbeat (FHB), was investigated. Methods: A total 262 fetuses were included in analysis December 2022 2023. Utilizing 2D...

We study the low-energy properties of one-orbital quantum double-exchange model by using slave fermion formulation. construct a mean-field theory which gives simple explanation for magnetic and thermodynamic ferromagnetic metallic phase in manganites at low energy. The resulting electron spectral function tunneling density states show an incoherent asymmetric peak with weak temperature dependence, addition to quasiparticle peak. also that gauge fluctuations are completely screened due...

We investigate the effects of long-range Coulomb interactions on low-temperature properties a second-order Dirac semimetal in terms renormalization group. In contrast to first-order semimetal, full rotation symmetry is broken by further additional Hamiltonian, and thus low-energy physics controlled two dimensionless parameters: coupling constant ratio anisotropy parameters. show that first parameter flows zero second fixed value at low energies. Thus, one may calculate physical quantities...

The massive Schwinger model is in the Higgs phase only at infinite temperature. We calculate its screening mass to one-loop order and make comparisons with related studies.Received 11 December 1997DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.58.067701©1998 American Physical Society

We investigate the effects of a magnetic impurity in multiband touching fermion system, specifically, triple-component semimetal with flat band, which can be realized family transition metal silicides (CoSi family). When chemical potential coincides it is expected that response this system will very different from an ordinary Dirac or Weyl density states at Fermi level vanishes. first determine phase diagram within mean-field approximation. Then, we study local moment regime by employing two...

We study the RKKY interaction mediated by helical edge states of a quantum spin Hall insulator in presence Rashba spin-orbital coupling induced an external electric field and electron-electron interaction. show that coupling, contains not only Heisenberg-like Dzyaloshinskii-Moria terms but also nematic-type term is present originally, with range functions depending on strength coupling. changes modifying power $1/|x|$ dependence functions. In particular, varying or there (impurity) phase...