The utilisation of calcined clay, in the form of metakaolin (MK), as a pozzolanic material for
mortar and concrete has received considerable attention in recent years. This interest is part …

Background Glycaemic control is a key issue in the care of people with diabetes mellitus
(DM). Some studies have suggested a bidirectional relationship between glycaemic control …

Background Glycaemic control is a key issue in the care of people with diabetes mellitus
(DM). Periodontal disease is the inflammation and destruction of the underlying supporting …

Aims To provide global, regional, and country-level estimates of diabetes prevalence and
health expenditures for 2021 and projections for 2045. Methods A total of 219 data sources …

OBJECTIVE—The goal of this study was to estimate the prevalence of diabetes and the
number of people of all ages with diabetes for years 2000 and 2030. RESEARCH DESIGN …

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a significant public health problem, and recent genetic
studies have identified common CKD susceptibility variants. The CKDGen consortium …

Estimating individual genome-wide autozygosity is important both in the identification of
recessive disease variants via homozygosity mapping and in the investigation of the effects …

Triglycerides are transported in plasma by specific triglyceride-rich lipoproteins; in
epidemiological studies, increased triglyceride levels correlate with higher risk for coronary …

Through genome-wide association meta-analyses of up to 133,010 individuals of European
ancestry without diabetes, including individuals newly genotyped using the Metabochip, we …

Uric acid is the end product of purine metabolism in humans and great apes, which have lost
hepatic uricase activity, leading to uniquely high serum uric acid concentrations (200–500 …