Oral dydrogesterone versus oral micronized progesterone in threatened miscarriage: protocol paper for a randomized controlled trial by Alka Kriplani, Gouri Shankar Kamilya, T Ramani Devi, Ashima Taneja, Amol Pawar, Gayathri Karthik Nagesh, Tapan Pattanaik, Tanusree Gupta, Mahima Jain, Monjori Mitra

“…Apart from the incidence of treatment-emergent adverse events, safety endpoints include changes in complete blood count and the results of liver and kidney function tests from baseline to 14 and 24–26 weeks of gestation. …”
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Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 virus antibodies and sociodemographic features of pregnant women in Mogadishu, Somalia: a cross-sectional survey study by Maryan Abdullahi Sh. Nur, Hassan Abdullahi Dahie, Nima Abdi Hassan, Bashiru Garba, Jamal Hassan Mohamoud, Najib Isse Dirie, Mohamed Hussein Adam

“…This study aims to determine the prevalence of COVID-19 among pregnant women seeking antenatal care in the Benadir region (Mogadishu) of Somalia and to assess their knowledge and preventive practices towards COVID-19.Setting A hospital-based cross-sectional study involving two major referral maternity hospitals in Mogadishu, Somalia.Participants Pregnant women seeking antenatal services were included in our study.Methods A total of 477 blood samples were collected from pregnant women attending the two referral hospitals in Mogadishu and screened for COVID-19. …”
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Molecular genetic and bacteriological methods of bovine mycoplasmosis diagnosis by E. V. Remizova, A. V. Gorbatov, L. K. Semina, Z. A. Skulyabina, N. V. Shmidt, G. A. Baldicheva, N. N. Avduevskaya

“…Such biochemical tests of mycoplasma species identification as arginine hydrolysis, blood serum liquefaction, film and grain formation, inoculation into Tween-80-containing medium, hemadsorption and hemolysis of erythrocytes do not allow an objective assessment of the species belonging to mycoplasmas, but, according to the results obtained, the isolated species most likely belongs to Mycoplasma dispar, which is pathogenic for cattle. …”
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Investigation of the Effect of Astaxanthin on Autophagy in Renal Ischemia-reperfusion Modeled Rats by Aysegul KISAOGLU, Evren KOSE, Nesibe YILMAZ, Kevser TANBEK, Azibe YILDIZ, Umit YILMAZ, Rumeyza Hilal CIRIK, Davut OZBAG

“…Reperfusion was conducted for 24 hours after 45 minutes of ischemia. Results: Blood samples were collected, and kidney tissue were incised for biochemical and histological analyses. …”
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Association of Breastfeeding with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis in mothers: A cross sectional survey by Muhammad Zafar Majeed Babar, Ghulam Mustafa, Manzur Ahmad Manzur, Hafiz Haseeb Ahsan

“…Biodata of all the participants along with demographic profiles were obtained, who then went through an LFT and Lipid profile blood sampling and an USG abdomen. Results were recorded on a predesigned proforma. …”
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Autologous Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cells in Ischemic Cerebrovascular Accident Paves Way for Neurorestoration: A Case Report by Alok Sharma, Hemangi Sane, Anjana Nagrajan, Nandini Gokulchandran, Prerna Badhe, Amruta Paranjape, Hema Biju

“…In response to acute ischemic stroke, large numbers of bone marrow stem cells mobilize spontaneously in peripheral blood that home onto the site of ischemia activating the penumbra. …”
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Joint association of triglyceride glucose index (TyG) and a body shape index (ABSI) with stroke incidence: a nationwide prospective cohort study by Ruiying Zhang, Jianan Hong, Yaoling Wu, Liling Lin, Shuying Chen, Yingxiu Xiao

“…Sociodemographic information, health status, physical examination and blood data were collected retrospectively. Cox regressions were to determine the relationship between different groups and stroke incidence, using receiver operating characteristic curves to evaluate the diagnostic value. …”
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Efficacy of bolus injections of landiolol hydrochloride as premedication in coronary artery CT angiography by Mark Barwig, Michael Janisch, Johannes Gessl, Wolfgang Kübler, Christopher König, Gerold Schwantzer, Helmut Schöllnast

“…Heart rates routinely displayed continuously on the CT scanner before the start of the landiolol hydrochloride injection (HRPRE), after each partial dose (HR1–6), during the CT scan (HRCT), and after the examination before moving from the CT table (HRPOST) were recorded. Furthermore, the blood pressure routinely measured before (BPPRE) and after the examination before moving from the CT table (BPPOST) was recorded. …”
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Diagnostic ability of myxovirus resistance-A in pediatric cases of viral-acute respiratory tract infections with vitamin A and zinc deficiencies by Dian Kesumapramudya Nurputra, Amalia Setyati, Nur Arfian, Endy Paryanto Prawirohartono, Zulvikar Syambani Ulhaq

“…To determine the etiology, we conducted blood cultures and employed RT-PCR analysis on nasopharyngeal swabs. …”
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Shenkang injection for the treatment of acute kidney injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Shengchun Liao, Yurou Chen, Shuting Wang, Chen Wang, Chaoyang Ye

“…Secondary outcomes included blood urea nitrogen (BUN), serum cystatin C (CysC), 24-h urine protein (24 h-Upro) levels, APACHE II score and adverse reactions.Results This meta-analysis included eleven studies, and the analysis indicated that, compared with the control group, SKI significantly decreased SCr [WMD = −23.31, 95% CI (-28.06, −18.57); p < 0.001]; BUN [WMD = −2.07, 95% CI (-2.56, −1.57); p < 0.001]; CysC [WMD = −0.55, 95% CI (-0.78, −0.32), p < 0.001]; 24-h urine protein [WMD = −0.43, 95% CI (-0.53, −0.34), p < 0.001]; and the APACHE II score [WMD = −3.07, 95% CI (-3.67, −2.48), p < 0.001]. …”
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Anti-Apoptosis Effects of Green Tea in Diagnostic and Therapeutic Doses of Ionizing Radiation by Najmeh Anbiaee, Mohammad Taghi Bahreyni Toossi, Hosein Azimian, Zoha Sahebnasagh, Sepideh Abdollahi Dehkordi, Majid Kianmehr, samaneh soudmand salarabadi, Maryam Najafi Amiri

“…The aim of the present study is assessing the protective effect of green tea on lymphocytes affected by radiation injury.Material and Methods: Blood samples was obtained from four adults healthy human and lymphocytes were extracted. …”
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Detection of Aspergilloma Disease Using Feature-Selection-Based Vision Transformers by Siyami Aydın, Mehmet Ağar, Muharrem Çakmak, Mustafa Koç, Mesut Toğaçar

“…This disease occurs due to the accumulation of mucus, inflamed cells, and altered blood elements. Various surgical methods are used in clinical settings for the treatment of aspergilloma disease. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Embryonic Development and Antioxidant Stress Response in Hybrid Grouper (<i>Epinephelus fuscoguttatus</i> ♀ × <i>E. lanceolatus</i> ♂) with Different Ploidy... by Haizhan Tang, Yang Li, Meng Zhang, Xin Fan, Jian Luo, Xin Wen

“…Flow cytometry showed triploids that had 1.55 times more DNA and larger red blood cells. Triploids had lower midgut trypsin and lipase levels than diploids (<i>p</i> < 0.05) but similar glucose, liver malondialdehyde, and total cholesterol levels (<i>p</i> > 0.05). …”
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Associations of plasma biomarkers with cerebral perfusion and structure in Alzheimer’s disease by Yong He, Xiaojiao Liu, Fang Liu, Ping Che, Yanxin Zhang, Ruxue Fan, Yuan Li, Wen Qin, Nan Zhang

“…We examined both cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between plasma biomarkers and cerebral blood flow (CBF), gray matter (GM) volume, and white matter (WM) integrity. …”
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Case report: Clonal evolution analysis of a rare case of meningioma lung metastases identifies actionable alterations in matched longitudinal tumour samples by Nicola Cosgrove, Orla M. Fitzpatrick, Orla M. Fitzpatrick, Liam Grogan, Liam Grogan, Bryan T. Hennessy, Bryan T. Hennessy, Simon J. Furney, Sinead Toomey

“…Sequencing was performed on matched longitudinal collected samples of the primary tumor resection, the re-excised recurrent tumor after adjuvant radiation therapy, the lung metastases before treatment with sunitinib, and one paired blood sample for tumor-normal analysis. Whole genome characterization and clonal evolution analysis confirmed neurofibromatosis 2 (NF2) gene loss as the main driver of this cancer. …”
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Self-sampling and self-testing for HIV at a commercial and community-based test provider in the Netherlands: user preferences and usability by I. J. M. Willemstein, O. Shobowale, A. M. Żakowicz, H. Bos, E. L. M. Op de Coul

“…Twenty-two percent of the study participants experienced some problems performing the HIVSS/ST, the most reported problem was obtaining sufficient blood through the finger prick (71%). Recommendations to improve accessibility of HIVSS/ST included more awareness (advertising by trustful providers), more access locations (pharmacies/supermarkets/schools) and lower costs. …”
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siRNA-mediated inhibition of hTERT enhances the effects of curcumin in promoting cell death in precursor-B acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells: an in silico and in vitro study by Muhammad Hossein Ashoub, Ali Afgar, Alireza Farsinejad, Razieh Razavi, Samira Anvari, Ahmad Fatemi

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Evaluation the Efficacy of ELISA IgG, IgM and IgA Tests for Diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori by Hogir Mohammed Shukri Saadi, Ali Yahya Saeed

“…From each patient 5 ml of blood was collected under a septic condition and sera were separated for serology. …”
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Assessment of the Nutritional Status, Bone Mineralization, and Anthropometrics of Children with Thalassemia Major by Serap Cevher Bulğurcu, Aylin Canbolat Ayhan, Hamdi Cihan Emeksiz, Fahri Ovalı

“…Thus, this study aimed to evaluate nutritional status, anthropometrics, and bone mineralization defects in patients with regular blood transfusion. Methods: Data obtained were analyzed by evaluating laboratory tests, anthropometric measures, and bone mineral density. …”
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Prophylactic norepinephrine infusion to treat hypotension after spinal anaesthesia during caesarean section: a meta-analysis by Chunli Zhang, Jie Qiu, Yuyuan Huang, Renkang Tan

“…The results showed that prophylactic administration of norepinephrine was superior to the control group in four aspects of treating hypotension after spinal anaesthesia in caesarean delivery: the incidence of hypotension was reduced [RR = 0.34, 95%CI (0.27–0.43), P < 0.01]; the incidence of severe hypotension was reduced [RR = 0.32, 95%CI (0.21–0.51), P < 0.01]; and maternal blood pressure was more stable with MDPE [MD = –5.00, 95%CI (–7.80–−2.21), P = 0.06] and MDAPE [MD = 4.11, 95%CI (1.38–6.85), P < 0.05], the incidence of nausea and vomiting was reduced [RR = 0.52, 95%CI (0.35–0.77), P < 0.01]. …”
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