Effect of Interleukin and Hepcidin in Anemia of Chronic Diseases by Maha F. Yacoub, Hala Fouad Ferwiz, Fadwa Said

“…The level of hemoglobin was considerably less in patients of chronic diseases referred to as “cases” than the normal subjects or “controls” (8.7 ± 1.5 vs. 13.2 ± 0.9). Red blood corpuscle (RBC) count, hematocrit (HCT) level, serum iron, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC), and serum total iron-binding capacity (TIBC) were found to be significantly lower in the cases as compared to controls (p<0.001). …”
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A Rare Case of Stroke Secondary to Iron Deficiency Anemia in a Young Female Patient by Kavitha Gopalratnam, Kevin Andrew Woodson, Jigarkumar Rangunwala, Kanaga Sena, Manisha Gupta

“…Ischemic strokes occur when there is a sudden obstruction of an artery supplying blood flow to an area of the brain, leading to a focal neurological deficit. …”
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The Association of Neutrophil Lymphocyte Ratio and Glycemic Markers in Hemodialysis Patients by Mustafa Topal

“…Results: NLR was positively correlated with predialysis glucose (p=0.000, r=0.338), body mass index (p=0.029, r=0.220), white blood cell (p=0.000, r=0.430), platelet (p=0.034, r=0.159), neutrophil (p=0.000, r=0.656) and C-reactive protein (p=0.00, r=0.377) levels. …”
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EFFECTS OF DHIKR ON SPIRITUALITY AND CORTISOL LEVELS AMONG PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE: A PILOT STUDY by Fanni Okviasanti, Suhartono Taat Putra, Abu Bakar, Ah yusuf

“…Spirituality was measured using a spirituality questionnaire, whereas the cortisol levels with venous blood sampling, measured by the enzyme-linked fluorescent immunoassay (ELFA) method. …”
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Characterization of mortality rates resulting from traffic accidents involving cycles by Angela Normayda Jorge Miguez, Haray Godoy del Sol, Mavis Ortis Sagasta

“…The most affected anatomic region was the head (61.5%), 46, 2 % of deaths had more than 50 mg of alcohol in blood and the predominant direct cause of death was the injuries of higher nervous centers. …”
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G1 Cell Cycle Arrest Is Induced by the Fourth Extracellular Loop of Meningococcal PorA in Epithelial and Endothelial Cells by Matthew Vassey, Rininta Firdaus, Akhmed Aslam, Lee M. Wheldon, Neil J. Oldfield, Dlawer A. A. Ala’Aldeen, Karl G. Wooldridge

“…Neisseria meningitidis is the most frequent cause of bacterial meningitis and is one of the few bacterial pathogens that can breach the blood-brain barrier (BBB). The 37/67 kDa laminin receptor (LamR) was previously identified as a receptor mediating meningococcal binding to rodent and human brain microvascular endothelial cells, which form part of the BBB. …”
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THE EFFECT OF KEGEL EXERCISE ON THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN POST TURP PATIENTS AT MUHAMMADIYAH HOSPITAL by Cucuk Rahmadi Purwanto, Yani Erniyawati, Susilo Harianto, Hafna Ilmy Muhalla, Fanni Okviasanti, Endah Sri Wijayanti

“…Conclusion: Kegel exercise can build pubococcygeus muscle mass, improve blood circulation, and improve the bulbocavernosus and ischiocavernosus muscles, thereby reducing urinary incontinence, and quality of life for post TURP clients in a wider population by increasing the reach of the study population and increasing monitoring of client exercise…”
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Socioeconomic status and morbidity pattern among the elderly population in Bankura district, West Bengal by Ujjwal Das, Nishamani Kar

“…A pretested, semi-structured questionnaire was administered to collect data. Blood pressure, height, and weight were measured and recorded. …”
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Molecular docking reveals fibrinogen binding sites on SARS-CoV-2 spike protein: A potential mechanism for COVID-19-related coagulation by Onur Ozturk, Evren Kilinc, Batuhan Gorkem Irez, Emel Timucin

“…In this study, we investigated the protein-protein interactions between the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and fibrinogen, a glycoprotein that plays a crucial role in blood coagulation. Molecular docking analysis revealed key interactions between the β and γ subunits of fibrinogen and the spike protein. …”
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Elevated Aminotransferase Activity as an Indication of Muscular Dystrophy: Case Reports and Review of the Literature by S Zamora, C Adams, JD Butzner, H Machida, Rb Scott

“…Paradoxically, the increase in ALT activity was greater than that of serum aspartate aminotransferase (three to 16 times normal), an enzyme whose elevation is generally recognized as being less specific and indicative of muscle, cardiac, kidney, pancreatic, red blood cell or hepatic injury. At presentation to the gastrointestinal service, one case, age 2.5 months, had no symptoms or signs of neuromuscular dysfunction, while the other four had previously unrecognized hypertrophy of the calves, proximal limb weakness, positive Gower’s sign or delayed gross motor skills. …”
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Sepsis, Endocarditis, and Purulent Arthritis due to a Rare Zoonotic Infection with Streptococcus equi Subspecies zooepidemicus by Anne Kirstine Høyer-Nielsen, Shahin Gaini, Anne Kjerulf, Rudi Kollslíð, Torkil Á Steig, Marc Stegger, Jan Jóanesarson

“…Synovial fluid from the affected joint and blood cultures showed growth of S. equi subsp. zooepidemicus. …”
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Diabetes Is Associated with Increased Autoreactivity of Mannan-Binding Lectin by Esben Axelgaard, Jakob Appel Østergaard, Steffen Thiel, Troels Krarup Hansen

“…In the present study, we induced diabetes in MBL knockout mice and in wild type C57BL/6J mice by low-dose streptozotocin injection and measured blood glucose and urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio to monitor development of diabetes. …”
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Diagnosis of Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia and Invasive Cervical Carcinoma by Cervical Biopsy under Colposcopy and Analysis of Factors Influencing by Ying Wang, Jing Wang, Hua Mei

“…Multivariate logistic analysis showed that the image quality of colposcopy image, atypical blood vessels, biopsy sampling method, and visible lesion area of the cervix were the independent influencing factors for the detection of CIN and ICC by colposcopy biopsy (P<0.05). …”
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Laparoscopic Resection of Pancreatic Tail Solid Pseudopapillary Tumour in a Young Male by W. G. P. Kanchana, R. A. A. Shaminda, K. B. Galketiya, V. Pinto, D. Walisinghe, S. Wijetunge, R. Heendeniya

“…Several studies have shown significant short term advantages using laparoscopic approach compared to open surgery, in terms of lower blood loss, resumption of oral intake, and hospital stay. …”
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ANTIBIOTIC LOCK THERAPY FOR PORT CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS OF CHILDREN WITH ACUTE LEUKEMIA by Burçin Kurtipek, Ayça Koca Yozgat, Saliha Kanık Yüksek, Dilek Kaçar, Turan Bayhan, Dilek Gürlek Gökçebay, Aslınur Özkaya Parlak, Neşe Yaralı

“… Background: Port catheters facilitate the administration of chemotherapy, antibiotics, blood products, fluid and parenteral nutritional support to pediatric patients with hematological malignancies. …”
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Study the effect of urokinase-type plasminogen activator (UPA) and some biochemical parameters in Iraqi hemodialysis patients with type 2 diabetes by Fatima Ali Essa Al-Sudani, Nawal Mohammed Jawad Al-Shammaa

“…Were diagnosed based on previous medical reports, and laboratory tests by a consultant nephrologist. UPA, Blood. Urea, Creatinine, fasting serum glucose (FSG), HbA1c, Insulin, HOMA-IR, and lipid profile levels were determined. …”
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Recurrent Autonomic Dysreflexia due to Chronic Aortic Dissection in an Adult Male with Cervical Spinal Cord Injury by Subramanian Vaidyanathan, Peter L. Hughes, Tun Oo, Bakul M. Soni

“…This showed no pulmonary embolus, but the upper abdominal aorta showed some dissection with thrombosis of the false lumen. Blood pressure was controlled with perindopril 2 mg, once a day, doxazosin 4 mg, twice a day, and furosemide 20 mg, twice a day. …”
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Epitope-Driven Vaccine Development for Zika Virus: A Bioinformatics Approach by Riska Ayu Sutriyansyah, Muhamad Hilmi Ihsanul Iman, Cahya Ajeng Valenta Tresna Sulung, Nelly Indira Kusuma Wardani, Arif Nur Muhammad Ansori

“…ZIKV is a member of the Flaviviridae family, which can spread through Aedes mosquitoes, sexual intercourse, from mother to fetus, and blood transfusions. The genetic material is single-stranded RNA with positive polarity. …”
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Obese Children with Metabolic Syndrome Have 3 Times Higher Risk to Have Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Compared with Those without Metabolic Syndrome by Dimitrios Papandreou, Mirey Karavetian, Zacharoula Karabouta, Eleni Andreou

“…Anthropometric and biochemical indices were measured, including lipid and liver profile, blood glucose, serum insulin, and liver ultrasound. …”
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In Vitro Effect of Zingiber officinale Extract on Growth of Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sanguinis by Arash Azizi, Shabnam Aghayan, Saeed Zaker, Mahdieh Shakeri, Navid Entezari, Shirin Lawaf

“…Serial dilutions of the extract were prepared in another 20 tubes and 100ƛ of each tube was added to blood agar culture medium while being prepared. The mixture was transferred to the plates. …”
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