Stress hyperglycemia ratio and 30-day mortality among critically ill patients with acute heart failure: analysis of the MIMIC-IV database.

Background: The association between the stress hyperglycemia ratio (SHR) and short-term prognosis of acute heart failure (AHF), particularly among those admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU), has not been elucidated. This study aimed to investigate the association between the SHR and adverse outcomes among critically ill patients with AHF and provide a reference for glycemic management range in these patients.

Methods: We extracted the clinical data of patients from the MIMIC-IV (v3.

Effects of vermicompost water extract prepared from bamboo and kudzu against and .

A series of experiments in laboratory, greenhouse, and field were conducted to compare the nematode suppressive effect of vermicompost tea (VCT) prepared from vermicompost with moso-bamboo ( (Carrière) J. Houz.) and kudzu ( (Willd) Ohwi) as feed stock (weed VCT) to that prepared from vegetable food waste (vegetable VCT) against and .

Salicylate-induced changes in immediate-early genes in the hippocampal CA1 area.

Studies have suggested that salicylate affects neuronal function via interactions with specific membrane channels/receptors. However, the effect of salicylate on activity and synaptic morphology of the hippocampal Cornu Ammonis (CA) 1 area remains to be elucidated. The activation of immediate-early genes (IEGs) was reported to correlate with neuronal activity, in particular activity-regulated cytoskeleton-associated protein and early growth response gene 1.