'once they see blood then the mood for sex is spoiled' A qualitative exploration of female sex worker's male client views of menstruation, sex during menses and the menstrual disc. by Edyth Osire, Sophie Young, Enid Awiti, Cynthia Akinyi, Fredrick Otieno, Penelope A Phillips-Howard, Supriya D Mehta, Linda Mason

“…Many felt deceived if a FSW was menstruating, were often aware of materials placed vaginally to absorb blood, but generally continued with the service. …”
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Cell deconvolution-based integrated time-series network of whole blood transcriptome reveals systemic antiviral activities and cell-specific immunological changes against PRRSV infection by Byeonghwi Lim, Chiwoong Lim, Min-Jae Jang, Young-Jun Seo, Do-Young Kim, Christopher K. Tuggle, Kyu-Sang Lim, Jun-Mo Kim

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Role of Decreased Expression of miR-155 and miR-146a in Peripheral Blood of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients with Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy [Letter] by Akollo IR

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The impact of intermittent preventive treatment in school aged children with dihydroartemisinin piperaquine and artesunate amodiaquine on IgG response against six blood stage Plasmodium falciparum antigens. by Eric Lyimo, Geofrey Makenga, Louise Turner, Thomas Lavstsen, John P A Lusingu, Jean-Pierre Van Geertruyden, Daniel T R Minja, Christian W Wang, Vito Baraka

“…The current study has shown that effective IPTsc with DP or ASAQ does not interfere with the development of antibodies against malaria antigens of the blood stages, suggesting that the advancement of naturally acquired immunity to malaria is not impeded by IPTsc interventions.…”
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Association between blood lead level and risk of stroke in Korean adults: a cross-sectional study in the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2008–2013 by Minkyeong Kim, Sang-Moon Yun, Jihyun Jeong, Chulman Jo, Young Ho Koh

“…The ORs and 95% CIs were calculated to evaluate the association between blood lead level and stroke using multivariate logistic regression analysis.Results Although blood lead level was not significantly associated with stroke (OR: 1.30, 95% CI: 0.66–2.58) in the multivariate-adjusted model, in individuals with hypertension, the high-level group was 2.36-fold higher odds of stroke (OR: 2.36, 95% CI: 1.02–5.44) compared to that in the low-level group. …”
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Expression and Temperature-Dependent Regulation of the Beta2-Microglobulin (Cyca-B2m) Gene in a Cold-Blooded Vertebrate, the Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) by P. N. S. Rodrigues, B. Dixon, J. Roelofs, J. H. M. W. Rombout, E. Egberts, B. Pohajdak, R. J. M. Stet

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Identification of a new fish trypanosome from the large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea) and description of its impact on host pathology, blood biochemical parameters and immune responses by Yang Xiaoao, Qi Pengzhi, Tao Zhen, Zhang Qingwei, Wang Yanjie, Zhu Denghui, Yan Xiaojun, Fu Peipei, Guo Baoying

“…Trypanosome infection had no effect on the growth of L. crocea, but significantly increased the concentration of blood urea nitrogen (BUN), and induced pathological changes in the gills, liver, spleen and kidney. …”
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Physicochemical and Sensory Evaluation of Gummy Candies Fortified with Microcapsules of Guinea Pig (<i>Cavia porcellus</i>) Blood Erythrocytes and Tumbo (<i>Passiflora tarminiana</i>) Juice by Carlos A. Ligarda-Samanez, Eliana Villano-Limache, Williams Pichihua-Oscco, David Choque-Quispe, Reynaldo Sucari-León, Dante Fermín Calderón Huamaní, Germán De la Cruz, Rober Luciano-Alipio, Wilber Cesar Calsina Ponce, Yolanda Aroquipa-Durán, María José Victoria Campos-Huamaní

“…This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of microencapsulating guinea pig blood erythrocytes by vacuum drying and incorporating them into gummies fortified with tumbo juice. …”
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Utilizing deep learning-based causal inference to explore vancomycin’s impact on continuous kidney replacement therapy necessity in blood culture-positive intensive care unit patients by Min Woo Kang, Yoonjin Kang

Subjects: “…blood culture positive…”
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Hemoglobin-to-red blood cell distribution width ratio as a protective factor against coronary artery disease: a cross-sectional analysis of NHANES (2011-2018) by Xin-Da Wang, Chaoya Li, Jia Hu, Fen Cao, Li Zhu, Yongzhi Zhu, Zhongzheng Wen, Jun Liu

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Systolic Blood Pressure, Cardiac Index and Eisenmenger Syndrome are Predictors of Mortality in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension-associated with Congenital Heart Disease: An Analysis from the COHARD-PH registry by Muflihatul Baroroh Rochmat, Budi Yuli Setianto, Dyah Wulan Anggrahini, Lucia Kris Dinarti, Anggoro Budi Hartopo

“…The baseline variables which showed significant association with mortality were lower systolic blood pressure, Eisenmenger syndrome, higher NT-pro BNP level, and lower cardiac output. …”
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Assessment of Effect of Magnesium Intake on Blood Pressure Control in Hypertensives: A Case-control Study with a Nested Intervention of Flax Seeds Administration to Increase Magnesium Intake by Vidhi Patel, Ashutosh Chauhan, Shubhangi Deshpande, Lalithambigai Arumugasamy, Nishi Patel

“…Aim and background: A significant proportion of hypertensive patients do not achieve good blood pressure (BP) control despite optimal medications and salt restriction. …”
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Association of CD24, CD27, and co-stimulatory molecules CD80 immunological marker expression on B-cells of human peripheral blood with development of celiac disease by Rahab Abd-Ali Al-Madany, Noor Abdulameer Oudah

“…OBJECTIVE: The current study aimed to investigate a change in CD24, CD27, and co-stimulatory molecules CD80 expression on peripheral blood B-cells and the extent of their contribution to celiac disease. …”
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Two Postpartum Blood Collection Devices: The Brass-V Drape and MaternaWell Tray—As Experienced by Birth Attendants and Birthing Women—A Questionnaire-Based Randomised Study by Jade Esau, Timothy Morris, Chris Muller, Christine Els, Liesl de Waard

“…Objective assessment of postpartum blood loss is an important step in identifying postpartum haemorrhage. …”
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PÉREZ GARCÍA, Manuel – Blood, land and power: the rise and fall of the Spanish nobility and lineages in the early modern period.... by Miguel Aguiar

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Advantages and challenges of using arterial spin labelling MRI to monitor cerebral blood flow in multi-centre clinical trials of neurodegenerative disease: Experience from the RADAR study by Lina Jarutyte, Jan Petr, Nicholas Turner, Patrick G. Kehoe, Henk-Jan Mutsaerts, David L. Thomas

Subjects: “…Cerebral blood flow…”
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Antigenotoxic Effect of Curcumin and Carvacrol against Parathion Induced DNA Damage in Cultured Human Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes and Its Relation to GSTM1 and GSTT1 Polymorphism by Neeraj Kumar, Anita Yadav, Sachin Gulati, Kanupriya, Neeraj Aggarwal, Ranjan Gupta

“…We studied antigenotoxic potential of curcumin and carvacrol against the parathion induced DNA damage in cultured peripheral blood lymphocytes using sister chromatid exchanges as a biomarker of genotoxicity. …”
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Incidence and estimated risk of residual transmission of hepatitis a virus and parvovirus B19 by blood transfusion in the state of Rio De Janeiro – Brazil: a retrospective study by Arthur Daniel Rocha Alves, Mariana Magaldi, Ana Carolina Sathler de Menezes, Josiane Iole França Lopes, Carlos Alexandre da Costa Silva, Jaqueline Mendes de Oliveira, Camila Mattos, Leonardo Bastos, Luiz de Melo Amorim Filho, Marcelo Alves Pinto, Luciane Almeida Amado

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Mean arterial pressure may be a valuable tool for classifying blood pressure in physically actives: A cross-sectional study among females from North India by Monika Kulshreshtha, Shivani Chandel

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Association of blood urea nitrogen with 28-day mortality in critically ill patients: A multi-center retrospective study based on the eICU collaborative research database by Ting Deng, Die Wu, Shan-shan Liu, Xing-lin Chen, Zhen-wei Zhao, Lan-lang Zhang

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