Measurement of retinal and optic nerve head blood flow in glaucomatous individuals compared to normal individuals: an optical coherence tomography angiography study by Amr M. Sanad, Mohamed M. Mahgoub, Weam M. Ebeid, Rabab A. Mahmoud

Subjects: “…macular/peripapillary blood flow…”
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Effect on Multipotency and Phenotypic Transition of Unrestricted Somatic Stem Cells from Human Umbilical Cord Blood after Treatment with Epigenetic Agents by Foued Ghanjati, Simeon Santourlidis

“…Unrestricted somatic stem cells (USSCs) from human umbilical cord blood, which have a broad differentiation spectrum, reside in an uncommitted epigenetic state with partial methylation of the regulatory region of the gene coding for the pluripotency master regulator OCT4. …”
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Seroprevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato antibodies in English adult blood donors: A nationwide cross-sectional study, 2021–2022 by Eilish Hart, John Tulloch, Daniel Bailey, Tim Brooks, Heli Harvala, Peter Simmonds, Roberto Vivancos, Neil French, Amanda Semper

“…Methods: The prevalence of Bbsl-specific antibodies in the English population was estimated in a cross-sectional cohort, selected from an archive of residual NHS blood donor plasma samples (age range 17 - 84, collected between 2021 - 2022). 10,000 samples were randomly selected proportionate to the population size of each of the nine English administrative regions. 9,994 samples were tested using a standard two-tiered testing strategy, with an IgG/IgM ELISA followed by an IgG immunoblot (array) test for any sera with positive or indeterminate reactivity in the ELISA. …”
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Inhibitory effect of LY 255283 on the synthesis of leukotriene B4 and thromboxane A2 in human peripheral blood polymorphonuclear leukocytes and monocytes by M. Ugur, M. Melli

“…LY 255283 [(1-(5-ethyl-2-hydroxy-4-(6-methyl-6-)1H-tetrazol-5-yl)-heptyloxy) phenyl)ethanone], a specific leukotriene B4 (LTB4) receptor antagonist, inhibited the production of LTB4 in human peripheral blood polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNL) and in monocytes activated by calcium ionophore A23187. …”
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Association between CD4 Cell Count and Blood Pressure and Its Variation with Body Mass Index Categories in HIV-Infected Patients by Christian Akem Dimala, Benjamin Momo Kadia, Ben-Lawrence Kemah, Maxime Tindong, Simeon-Pierre Choukem

“…There was no linear association between log CD4 count and both systolic (p=0.200; r=0.12) and diastolic blood pressures (p=0.123; r=0.14), respectively. …”
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The trends of blood culture contamination and utilization rates in an LMIC tertiary care center from 2010 to 2022: a call for diagnostic stewardship? by Lama Saleh, Amanda Chamieh, Rima El Basst, Eid Azar

“… Abstract Objective: At Saint George Hospital University Medical Center in Beirut, Lebanon, we determine (1) annual blood culture (BC) contamination (BCC) and utilization (BCU) rates vs international benchmarks, (2) identify blood culture contaminants, (3) bloodstream infections episodes in patients with and without COVID-19 after the pandemic onset, and (4) any epidemiologic trends in BCC and BCU. …”
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A Preliminary Study on the Functionality of the Carotid-Vertebral Anastomotic Artery in the Regulation of Blood Flow in the Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) by Duplex Ultrasound Examination by Marna S. van der Walt, Willem Daffue, Jacqueline Goedhals, Corna Serfontein, Francois Deacon

“…The length of a giraffe’s neck denotes the flow of blood against the force of gravity, to supply the brain over a 2 m distance. …”
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Influence of bovine blood serum on growth properties of nutrient media for <i>Mycoplasma gallisepticum</i> and <i>Mycoplasma synoviae</i> cultivation by D. A. Kozlov, M. S. Volkov, T. Yu. Chernyayeva, M. I. Sorokina, V. N. Irza

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Comparison Of Different Recovery Methods After An Acute Training Session On Aspartate Aminotransferase Activity And Some Hematological İndicators Of Blood İn Women Runners by Marıa Rahmanı Ghobadı, Seyed Ali Hoseini, Ghobad Hasanpour

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Effects of dietary digestible lysine levels in breeding Japanese quails on productive and reproductive performance, egg quality, blood metabolites and immune responses by Mohammad Amin Omary, Heydar Zarghi, Ahmad Hassanabadi

“…However, feed intake, egg quality, reproductive performance, blood metabolites and immune responses against sheep red blood cell inoculation were not significantly affected by increasing dietary dLys concentrations. …”
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Genotype Distribution of CNDP1 Polymorphisms in the Healthy Chinese Han Population: Association with HbA1c and Fasting Blood Glucose by Shiqi Zhang, Juan Xu, Di Cui, Shujuan Jiang, Xin Xu, Yi Zhang, Dongchun Zhu, Li Xia, Benito Yard, Yonggui Wu, Qiu Zhang

“…In contrast, individuals with the TT genotype of rs62099905 presented lower fasting blood glucose but higher HbA1c levels. In conclusion, the rs62099905 in the CNDP1 gene is associated with serum glucose levels in the healthy Chinese Han population, while for the CNDP1 (CTG)n polymorphism, no association with serological parameters was found.…”
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Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Standard Precaution Training on Disposition of Occupational Blood Exposure Among Healthcare Trainees: A Pre-Post Intervention Study by Zhang X, Li H, Li N, Li Y, Kong L, Zhang M, Wang P, Ma Y, Ni L, Liu L, Meng X

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Can We Improve Confusion, Uremia, Respiratory Rate, Blood Pressure, Age &gt;65 with Lactate and Procalcitonin to Predict Mortality in Pneumonia? by Ahmet Burak Urfalioglu, Satuk Bugra Yapici, Durdu Mehmet Uzucek, Dervis Yildiz, Kemal Sener, Adem Kaya, Akkan Avci, Sadiye Yolcu

“…Some scoring systems such as Confusion, Uremia, Respiratory Rate, Blood Pressure, Age&gt;65 (CURB-65) are used to determine the severity of this disease. …”
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EFFECT OF BIDARA LEAF EXTRACT (Ziziphus Mauritiana L.) ON THE FUNCTION OF THE PANCREAS OF MALE WISTAR STRAIN RATS IN REDUCING BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS by Musdayani Nasution, Ali Napiah Nasution, Maya Sari Mutia

Subjects: “….), function of the pancreas of male wistar rats, blood sugar levels…”
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Effect of single dose dexamethasone (0.1 mg/kg) on white blood cell counts and serum glucose levels in healthy ewes by Orhan Corum, Burak Dik, Ayse Er

“…<b>Aim:</b> Aim of this research was to determine that effect of single dose dexamethasone (0.1 mg/kg, SC) on the white blood cell counts and serum glucose levels in healthy ewes. …”
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Sequential use of low-load-blood-flow-restricted vs. high-load resistance training on neuromuscular activation, hypertrophy and neuromuscular performance by Romina Ledergerber, Paul Ritsche, Eric Lichtenstein, Martin Keller

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Differential diagnosis of iron deficiency anemia from aplastic anemia using machine learning and explainable Artificial Intelligence utilizing blood attributes by B. S. Dhruva Darshan, Niranjana Sampathila, G. Muralidhar Bairy, Srikanth Prabhu, Sushma Belurkar, Krishnaraj Chadaga, S. Nandish

“…Abstract As per world health organization, Anemia is a most prevalent blood disorder all over the world. Reduced number of Red Blood Cells or decrease in the number of healthy red blood cells is considered as Anemia. …”
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Comment on “The Goal of Intraoperative Blood Loss in Major Hepatectomy Resection for Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma Saving Patients From a Heavy Complication Burden” by Francesca Ratti, MD, Rebecca Marino, MD, Luca Aldrighetti, MD, PhD

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Increased Toll-Like Receptor 2 Expression in Peptidoglycan-Treated Blood Monocytes Is Associated with Insulin Resistance in Patients with Nondiabetic Rheumatoid Arthritis by Shih-Wei Wang, Tsun-Mei Lin, Chiou-Huey Wang, Hsiao-Han Liu, Jer-Yiing Houng

“…The close relationship between increased TLR-2 expression in blood monocytes and insulin resistance in RA patients is shown in this study. …”
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Reducing neonatal Fc receptor binding enhances clearance and brain-to-blood ratio of TfR-delivered bispecific amyloid-β antibody by Eva Schlein, Ken G. Andersson, Tiffany Dallas, Stina Syvänen, Dag Sehlin

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