Impact of HIF prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors in heart failure patients with renal anemia
Hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase (HIF-PH) inhibitors are a new class of anti-anemia agents. We retrospectively evaluated the safety and efficacy of HIF-PH inhibitors in patients with heart failure (... (Source: BMC Research Notes)
Source: BMC Research Notes - March 1, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Takahiro Kambara, Rei Shibata, Yuusuke Sakamoto, Teruhiro Sakaguchi, Hiroyuki Osanai, Yoshihito Nakashima, Hiroshi Asano, Toyoaki Murohara and Masayoshi Ajioka Tags: Research Note Source Type: research

ITC-net-audio-5: an audio streaming dataset for application identification in network traffic classification
An essential aspect of network traffic classification is application identification. This involves capturing and analyzing the traffic patterns of applications. There are a few publicly available datasets that... (Source: BMC Research Notes)
Source: BMC Research Notes - February 27, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Mohammad Nikbakht and Mehdi Teimouri Tags: Data Note Source Type: research

Proteomic dataset for decellularization of porcine auricular cartilage
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a major concern in the United States and worldwide. Development and validation of robust decellularization techniques is critical in generating suitable bioscaffolds for future OA treatm... (Source: BMC Research Notes)
Source: BMC Research Notes - February 27, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Roxanne N. Stone, Xinzhu Pu and Julia Thom Oxford Tags: Data Note Source Type: research

The hospital costs of complications following major abdominal surgery: a retrospective cohort study
Postoperative complications following major abdominal surgeries is a pressing concern for hospital care and health economics. Given the paucity of available cost data for patients undergoing major abdominal su... (Source: BMC Research Notes)
Source: BMC Research Notes - February 27, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Angelica Armellini, Shaun Chew, Samuel Johnston, Vijayaragavan Muralidharan, Mehrdad Nikfarjam and Laurence Weinberg Tags: Research Note Source Type: research

Presepsin is a more useful predictor of septic AKI and ARDS for very-old sepsis patients than for young sepsis patients in ICUs: a pilot study
This study aimed to determine whether presepsin is a useful predictor of septic acute kidney injury (AKI), acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)... (Source: BMC Research Notes)
Source: BMC Research Notes - February 20, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Yuichiro Shimoyama, Noriko Kadono and Osamu Umegaki Tags: Research Note Source Type: research

Factors associated with rural-urban safe disposal of children stools in Ghana
The burden of children ’s disease in many low-and middle-income countries is associated with poor sanitation, including unsafe disposal of children’s stool. Infants and toddler stools pose a greater public heal... (Source: BMC Research Notes)
Source: BMC Research Notes - February 20, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Martin Wiredu Agyekum, Florence Esi Nyieku, Sylvia Boamah Yeboah and Faustina Frempong-Ainguah Tags: Research Note Source Type: research

Body lice: a vector for re-emerging disease outbreak in a rehabilitation camp in Northwestern Iran
The report of the outbreak of body louse in northwestern Iran after three decades reminds us again of the danger of the re-emerging of previous epidemics. (Source: BMC Research Notes)
Source: BMC Research Notes - February 20, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Esmail Ghorbani, Eslam Moradi-Asl and Mustapha Ahmed Yusuf Tags: Research Note Source Type: research

How much do Europeans know about the link between alcohol use and cancer? Results from an online survey in 14 countries
In the EU, which has the highest drinking levels worldwide, cancer is the primary cause of alcohol-attributable deaths. Existing studies show gaps in public knowledge, but there is lack of systematic appraisal... (Source: BMC Research Notes)
Source: BMC Research Notes - February 20, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Maria Neufeld, Da ša Kokole, Daniela Correia, Carina Ferreira-Borges, Aleksandra Olsen, Alexander Tran and Jürgen Rehm Tags: Research Note Source Type: research

Streamlining performance prediction: data-driven KPIs in all swimming strokes
This study aimed to identify Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for men ’s swimming strokes using Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and Multiple Regression Analysis to enhance training strategies and performanc... (Source: BMC Research Notes)
Source: BMC Research Notes - February 19, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Craig A. Staunton, Michael Romann, Glenn Bj örklund and Dennis-Peter Born Tags: Research Note Source Type: research

Genotype data for 60 SNP genetic markers associated with eye, hair, skin color, ABO blood group, sex, core Y-chromosome haplogroups in Kazakh population
The collection of genotype data was conducted as an essential part of a pivotal research project with the goal of examining the genetic variability of skin, hair, and iris color among the Kazakh population. Th... (Source: BMC Research Notes)
Source: BMC Research Notes - February 18, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Alizhan Bukayev, Baglan Aidarov, Denis Fesenko, Viktoriya Saidamarova, Ivan Ivanovsky, Elina Maltseva, Dinara Naizabayeva, Ayagoz Bukayeva, Bekzhan Faizov, Vladimir Pylev, Akynkali Darmenov, Yuriy Skiba, Elena Balanovska and Maxat Zhabagin Tags: Data Note Source Type: research

KINtaro: protein kinase-like database
The superfamily of protein kinases features a common Protein Kinase-like (PKL) three-dimensional fold. Proteins with PKL structure can also possess enzymatic activities other than protein phosphorylation, such... (Source: BMC Research Notes)
Source: BMC Research Notes - February 16, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Bartosz Baranowski, Marianna Krysi ńska and Marcin Gradowski Tags: Research Note Source Type: research

Investigating the relationship between carbapenemase production and biofilm formation in Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical isolates
This study investigated the interplay between carbape... (Source: BMC Research Notes)
Source: BMC Research Notes - February 15, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Nora M. El Naggar, Riham M. Shawky, Fathy M. E. Serry and Mohamed Emara Tags: Research Note Source Type: research

Variation vs. specialization: the dose-time-effect of technical and physiological variety in the development of elite swimmers
It is heavily discussed whether larger variety or specialization benefit elite performance at peak age. Therefore, this study aimed to determine technical (number of different swimming strokes) and physiologic... (Source: BMC Research Notes)
Source: BMC Research Notes - February 14, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Dennis-Peter Born, Jenny Lorentzen, Glenn Bj örklund, Thomas Stöggl and Michael Romann Tags: Research Note Source Type: research

Web-based questionnaire survey for exploring engagement characteristics of advance care planning in Japan: a cross-sectional study
Definitive promotion of advance care planning (ACP) practices will require policy interventions tailored to the characteristics of the Japanese population and society. However, effective policies for promoting... (Source: BMC Research Notes)
Source: BMC Research Notes - February 8, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Yasuhiro Nakanishi, Yukio Tsugihashi, Akira Hayasaka, Yuichi Nishioka and Manabu Akahane Tags: Research Note Source Type: research

olf413 an octopamine biogenesis pathway gene is required for axon growth and pathfinding during embryonic nervous system development in Drosophila melanogaster
Neurotransmitters have been extensively studied as neural communication molecules. Genetic associations discovered, and indirect intervention studies in Humans and mammals have led to a general proposition tha... (Source: BMC Research Notes)
Source: BMC Research Notes - February 7, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Ravindrakumar Ramya, Chikkate Ramakrishnappa Venkatesh and Baragur Venkatanarayanasetty Shyamala Tags: Research Note Source Type: research