CONTRAST-ASSOCIATED ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY: DOES IT REALLY EXIST, AND IF SO, WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT? [VERSION 1; PEER REVIEW: 2 APPROVED]

Contrast-associated acute kidney injury: does it really exist, and if so, what to do about it? [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

For decades, when contrast agents are administrated, physicians have been Seat Belts concerned because of the risk of inducing acute kidney injury (AKI).Recent literature questions the existence of AKI induced by contrast, but animal studies clearly showed harmful effects.The occurrence of contrast-associated AKI was likely overestimated in the pas

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Changes in leaflet shape and seeds per pod modify crop growth parameters, canopy light environment, and yield components in soybean

Seed number (SN) is the component most strongly associated with yield in soybean.SN depends on pod number (PN) and seeds per pod (SPP).Whereas SPP is a relatively stable component, PN is strongly influenced by environmental and management factors.However, the environmental cues involved in PN regulation are not completely understood.The influence o

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