Assessing the Feasibility of Using a Multiplex Serological Assay to Conduct Serosurveillance for Malaria Exposure in Deployed Military Personnel by Sidhartha Chaudhury, Jessica S. Bolton, Edwin Kamau, Elke S. Bergmann-Leitner

“…In this study, we determined the feasibility of using a serosurveillance-based approach to measure Anopheles vector exposure, Plasmodium sporozoite exposure, and blood-stage parasitemia using a multiplex serological panel. …”
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The Potential Role of Korean Mistletoe Extract as an Anti-Inflammatory Supplementation by Soo-Min Ha, Ji-Hyeon Kim, Jong-Won Kim, Do-Yeon Kim, Min-Seong Ha

“…CON group) consuming 110 mL KME/dose (2 times a day over 8 weeks). Blood samples were collected for measurement of serum cytokine levels at baseline, immediately after exercise, and following 30 minutes of recovery. …”
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The diagnostic performance of mean neutrophil volume in neonatal sepsis: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Alpana Mishra, Pratap Kumar Jena, Santosh Kumar Panda

“…The pooled sensitivity, specificity, diagnostic odds ratio (DOR), and area under the curve (AUC) of the summary receiver operating characteristic (SROC) curve of MNV were estimated with reference blood culture-positive sepsis and clinical sepsis for meta-analysis. …”
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Improved Clinical Outcomes with Appropriate Meropenem De-escalation in Patients with Febrile Neutropenia by Tyler Luu, Austin Fan, Reid Shaw, Hina Dalal, Jenna Adams, Maressa Santarossa, Gail Reid, Stephanie Tsai, Nina M. Clark, Fritzie S. Albarillo

“…Logistic regression model demonstrated positive culture (OR 4.78, P = 0.03), including positive blood culture (OR 8.05, P = 0.003), and GVHD (OR 19.44, P = 0.029), and were associated with high rates of appropriate de-escalation. …”
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Construction of a health literacy prediction model for diabetic patients: A multicenter study by Zepeng Wang, Junyi Shi, Fangyuan Jiang, Kui Jiang, Yalan Chen

“…Eight variables were selected for modeling: educational level, exercise habits, average monthly household income, dietary control, age, medication for blood sugar control, duration of diabetes, and number of cohabitants. …”
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Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Deficiency in an Exon 3 Deletion Mouse Model Promotes Hematopoietic Stem Cell Proliferation and Impacts Endosteal Niche Cells by Zeenath Unnisa, Kameshwar P. Singh, Ellen C. Henry, Catherine L. Donegan, John A. Bennett, Thomas A. Gasiewicz

“…We report changes in HSCs and peripheral blood cells in mice lacking AHR. Serial transplantation assays revealed a significant increase in long term HSCs. …”
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Association of Urinary Phthalates with Self-Reported Eye Affliction/Retinopathy in Individuals with Diabetes: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001–2010 by Manju Mamtani, Joanne E. Curran, John Blangero, Hemant Kulkarni

“…Independence of the phthalates→T2D association was studied by adjusting for age, sex, race, marital status, educational attainment, poverty income ratio, physical activity, glycated hemoglobin levels, total serum cholesterol, serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, serum triglycerides, blood pressure, duration of diabetes, total calorie intake, and obesity. …”
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A Granulocyte-Specific Protein S100A12 as a Potential Prognostic Factor Affecting Aggressiveness of Therapy in Patients with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis by Krzysztof Orczyk, Elzbieta Smolewska

“…Children with systemic subtype were not included in the study. In 53 cases, blood samples were obtained in two time points. Results from the study group were compared to 29 age- and sex-matched healthy individuals. …”
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Evaluation of care and clinical outcomes after the implementation of an electronic medical record system for type 1 diabetes management in Rwanda by Nathalie Bille, Dirk Lund Christensen, Knut Borch-Johnsen, Crispin Gishoma, Stine Byberg

“…There was an increase in data completeness on all parameters; however, we also found that more people did not monitor their blood glucose post-EMR. We found a significant increase in clinical attendance, and a reduction in median HbA1c levels from 81.4 mmol/mol pre-EMR to 63.9 mmol/mol post-EMR (p < 0.001). …”
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Investigation of genetic structure of various cat breeds by using d-loop polimorphism in turkey by Elif Yılmaz Şahin, Vahdettin Altunok, Ercan Kurar

“…<p> <b>Materials and Methods:</b> Although it is studied with 65 blood samples and different methods, polymorphic of the place and inadequate information of literature lead to unreliable sample results. …”
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Prenatal Cytogenetic Findings in 13.466 Cases of High-Risk Pregnant Women in One Laboratory by Leyla Özer, Evrim Ünsal, Özge Ayvaz, Aşkın Şen, Volkan Baltacı

“…STUDY DESIGN: Between years 2001 and 2009, a large series of 13466 pregnant women with various high-risk factors were referred to our genetic laboratory for prenatal genetic diagnosis. 12.124 amniocentesis, 212 chorionic villus sampling (CVS), 173 percutaneous umbilical blood sampling (PUBS) samples and 809 fetal and placental tissue samples (from aborted or from stillbirth fetuses) were collected. …”
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The Effect of Chronic Inhouse Biomass Fuel Smoke Exposure on Coronary Slow Flow Phenomenon in Women Living in the Eastern Region of Turkey by Tayyar AKBULUT, Faysal SAYLIK

“…The presence of biomass exposure, body mass index, white blood cell count, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, C-reactive protein, serum creatinine, and hypertension were independent predictors of SCF. …”
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Therapeutic Effect of Stem Cells on Male Infertility in a Rat Model: Histological, Molecular, Biochemical, and Functional Study by Sally S. Mohammed, Mona F. Mansour, Noha A. Salem

“…Thirty rats were divided randomly into three groups (ten rats each): group 1 (control): animals received an intraperitoneal injection of 2 ml phosphate-buffered saline per week for 4 weeks, group 2 (MTX-treated group): animals were intraperitoneally injected with methotrexate (8 mg/kg) once weekly for 4 weeks, and group 3 (ADMSC-treated group): methotrexate-treated animals received a single dose of 1×106 stem cells/rat at the 5th week. At the 8th week, blood samples were collected for hormonal analysis; then, animals were sacrificed. …”
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Data Mining Models in Prediction of Vancomycin-Intermediate <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> in Methicillin-Resistant <i>S. aureus</i> (MRSA) Bacteremia Patients in a Clinical Care Set... by Wei-Chuan Chen, Jiun-Ling Wang, Chi-Chuan Chang, Yusen Eason Lin

“…The resulting models demonstrated high predictive accuracy, with 82.0–86.6% accuracy for 7-day VISA persistence in blood cultures and 53.4–69.2% accuracy for 30-day mortality. …”
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Hypertension, Chronic Kidney Disease, and Renal Pathology in a Child with Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome by Roberto Gordillo, Marcela Del Rio, David B. Thomas, Joseph T. Flynn, Robert P. Woroniecki

“…A 15-year-old male of Puerto Rico ancestry with history of HPS, hypertension (HTN), asthma, obesity, and chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage II presented with new-onset proteinuria without edema. His blood pressure had been controlled, serum creatinine had been 0.9–1.4 mg/dL, and first morning urine protein/creatinine ratio (UPC) ranged from 0.2 to 0.38. …”
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Generation of two induced pluripotent stem cell lines to model and investigate diseases affecting Pacific Islanders by Angela Zhang, James W.S. Jahng, Julio V. Guevara, Christopher D. Yan, Michael V. McConnell, Joseph C. Wu

“…Here, we generate two iPSC lines from the peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of healthy PI patients. …”
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Super paramagnetic iron oxide contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging was useful in differentiating an insulinoma from an accessory spleen: a case report with review of litera... by Ema Toyokuni, Hiroshi Okada, Goji Hasegawa, Mayuko Kadono, Sayaka Kato, Mari Yoneda, Michiaki Fukui

“…When a neuroendocrine tumor with abundant blood flow is located in the pancreatic tail, it is difficult to distinguish it from accessory spleen. …”
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Undetected Severe Fetal Myelosuppression following Administration of High-Dose Cytarabine for Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Is More Frequent Surveillance Necessary? by Jessica Parrott, Marium Holland

“…The infant had an initial pH of 6.78 and pancytopenia (hematocrit 13.3%, platelets 3 K/UL, and white blood cell count 2.0 K/UL). Initially transfusion dependent, the neonate had count recovery by 3 weeks. …”
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Preexisting Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Coronary Artery Atherosclerosis in Patients with and without Cancer by Junyi Guo, Peng Fang, Wei Shi, Pengcheng Luo, Shengqi Huo, Dan Yan, Moran Wang, Dewei Peng, Lintong Men, Sheng Li, Jiagao Lv, Li Lin

“…After adjustment for age, gender, hypertension, diabetes, smoking history, blood glucose, and total cholesterol, cancer was significantly associated with high GS (adjusted OR = 2.208, 95% CI: 1.077–4.524, p=0.031). …”
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A Case of Trichinellosis in a 14-Year-Old Male Child at Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Hawassa, Sidama, Ethiopia by Abebe Melese, Musa Mohammed, Worku Ketema, Alemayehu Toma

“…Eosinophilia of 14% was noticed on the complete blood count. The definitive diagnosis of trichinellosis was made by muscle biopsy. …”
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