Publications by authors named "A Sirbu"

Background: Insulin pumps coupled with continuous glucose monitoring sensors use algorithms to analyze real-time blood glucose levels. This allows for the suspension of insulin administration before hypoglycemic thresholds are reached or for adaptive tuning in hybrid closed-loop systems. This longitudinal retrospective study aims to analyze real-world glycemic outcomes in a pediatric population transitioning to such devices.

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The main objective of this experiment was to investigate the technological potential of upcycling unsparged non-conventional brewers' spent grains (BSGs) in bread-making and assess the comparative quality of bread enriched with non-fermented and lactic acid-fermented BSGs obtained from mashes brewed with starch adjuncts of buckwheat and oats. After the runoff of the first wort, unsparged non-conventional BSGs with approximately 75% moisture, acidic pH, and yield in the soluble extract above 56.6% (/ d.

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  • Renal dysfunction is a complication of obesity and can improve after metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS), but factors like body composition need more research, especially in males and females.
  • A study of 196 patients showed that after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, men improved their kidney function based on weight loss, while women’s improvement was more related to visceral fat levels.
  • The findings suggest that visceral adipose tissue significantly affects kidney function in women, indicating that body composition plays a key role in understanding renal health after weight loss surgery.
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  • Adrenal tumors are common and can be benign or malignant; thorough evaluations are essential to identify any hormonal or metabolic issues.
  • A study of 264 patients revealed that the majority were middle-aged women, with a low malignancy rate of 4.54% and most tumors (71.95%) being hormonally nonfunctioning.
  • Both functioning and nonfunctioning adrenal tumors are linked to cardiometabolic comorbidities, suggesting that all patients should undergo comprehensive hormonal and malignancy assessments, regardless of tumor type.
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G protein-coupled receptors' conformational landscape can be affected by their local, microscopic interactions within the cell plasma membrane. We employ here a pleiotropic stimulus, namely osmotic swelling, to alter the cortical environment within intact cells and monitor the response in terms of receptor function and downstream signaling. We observe that in osmotically swollen cells the β2-adrenergic receptor, a prototypical GPCR, favors an active conformation, resulting in cAMP transient responses to adrenergic stimulation that have increased amplitude.

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