Clinical Outcomes and Patient Experience of Biosimilar to Biosimilar Infliximab Switching in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Prospective, Single-Centre, Phase IV Interv... by Clare Harris, Richard James Harris, David Young, Martin McDonnell, Bridget Clancy, Justin Harvey, Carlos Araujo, Ines Iria, Joao Goncalves, Susan Latter, J. R. Fraser Cummings

“…There was no difference in mean haemoglobin, platelet count, albumin, and C-reactive protein before and after switching. …”
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Spatial associations of Hansen's disease and schistosomiasis in endemic regions of Minas Gerais, Brazil. by Jessica L Stephens, Lucia A O Fraga, José A Ferreira, Laura De Mondesert, Uriel Kitron, Julie A Clennon, Jessica K Fairley

“…<h4>Background</h4>Brazil has the second highest case count of Hansen's disease (leprosy, HD), but factors contributing to transmission in highly endemic areas of the country remain unclear. …”
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Perception and impact of customized physical activity programs on objective physical activity parameters in prediabetes by Radhika Aditya Jadhav, G. Arun Maiya, Vidyut Rajhans, Shashikiran Umakanth, Shivashankara K N

“…Results: PA was significantly improved, which is evident in an increase in the average step count (MD = 1408), light activity duration (MD = 34.7 Min.), and moderate to vigorous PA duration (MD = 9.1 Min.). …”
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Comparative analysis of the parapatellar and subpatellar approaches in reducing peripheral knee pain post-intramedullary tibial fracture surgery by Shaoyu Han, Bingjun Cui, Lang Wu, Chuangong Wang, Zhixiang Chen

“…Recorded metrics included operation time, intraoperative fluoroscopy count, intraoperative bleeding volume, Visual Analog Scale (VAS) scores for knee pain at 24 h, 72 h, 1 week, and 1 month postoperatively, fracture healing time and Lysholm knee functional scores at 12 months. …”
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Bacterial diversity determination using culture-dependent and culture-independent methods by M. Ghiasian, A. Akhavan Sepahy, M.A. Amoozegar, S. Saadatmand, M. Shavandi

“…High viable counts (1 – 3 × 106) were obtained in culture media. …”
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Cultivable Anaerobic Microbiota of Infected Root Canals by Takuichi Sato, Keiko Yamaki, Naoko Ishida, Kazuhiro Hashimoto, Yasuhisa Takeuchi, Megumi Shoji, Emika Sato, Junko Matsuyama, Hidetoshi Shimauchi, Nobuhiro Takahashi

“…After 7 days, colony forming units (CFU) were counted and isolated bacteria were identified by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. …”
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Efficient and Secure Traffic Scheduling Based on Private Sketch by Yang Chen, Huishu Wu, Xuhao Ren

“…The key idea is to develop a randomized admission (<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>R</mi><mi>A</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>) structure, linking two count–mean–min (CMM) sketches. The first CMM sketch records cold items, while the second, following the <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>R</mi><mi>A</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> structure, stores hot items with high frequency. …”
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Quality control and microbial analysis of liquid herbal drug formulations marketed in three major cities of South Eastern Nigeria by Michael Onyeukwu, Emmanuel Uronnachi, Chidalu Ikeotuonye, Chibuzor Ijezie, Tochukwu Okeke, Somto Ewuzie, Ifeanyi Nzekwe

“…Microbial load was assessed using surface viable count and pour plate methods. Acute toxicity was evaluated using Lorke’s method, while antimicrobial activity was determined through the agar well diffusion method.Results: None of the samples exhibited acute toxicity; however, only 35.6% contained microbial loads within acceptable limits. …”
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Understanding variation in management of early-onset neonatal sepsis in India: a vignette-based survey by Christina M Schumacher, Samuel McAleese, Tushar B Parikh, Basma Ouddi, Julia Johnson

“…Screening tests such as complete blood count and C reactive protein were used in 56%–67% of cases, and abnormal results led to longer courses with fewer than 10% of respondents discontinuing antibiotics by 72 hours. …”
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Viscoelastic Study of Hemostasis Disorders Associated with <i>Echis ocellatus</i> Envenoming in North Benin Using a Quantra Analyzer by Sébastien Larréché, Roland Benes Chacha, Noé Sodjinou, Seidou Alassane Ouorou, Eric Ganhouingnon, Edith Aloukoutou Layo, Bruno Mégarbane, Achille Massougbodji, Jean-Philippe Chippaux

“…., at 20, 30, and 60 min), viscoelastic analysis (VA) using the Quantra analyzer, and blood count were performed on admission. VA and the WBCT were also assessed at 4, 8, 12, 24, 48, and 72 h after antivenom administration. …”
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Clinical, laboratory and histopathologica investigation of the protective effect of dimethylsulfoxide (dmso) on experimentally induced various types of intestinal strangulation obs... by Cengiz Ceylan, Yılmaz Koç

“…Blood, peritoneal fluid and intestinal biopsy samples were collected both before ischemia and after ischemia and reperfusion. Complete blood count, oxygen status, acid-base, electrolyte and glucose levels in blood were measured, and lactic acid level in peritoneal fluid was also measured. …”
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Predictors of Weight Change in Male HIV-Positive Injection Drug Users Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy in Hanoi, Vietnam by Alice M. Tang, Heidi B. Sheehan, Michael R. Jordan, Dang Van Duong, Norma Terrin, Kimberly Dong, Trinh Thi Minh Lien, Nguyen Vu Trung, Christine A. Wanke, Nguyen Duc Hien

“…In the second interval, having a CD4 count <200 cells/μL at the beginning of the interval and tobacco smoking were the only significant predictors and both were associated with negative weight changes. …”
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INFLUENCE OF DOSED BASED PROBIOTICS (Lactobacillus) ON BLOOD AND MICROBIAL INDICES OF BROILERS by Egbunike Chiazor Maryjan, Ironkwe Monica Ogochukwu, Boma Victor Iriso

“…Total heterotrophic bacteria was highest in T4 (113.33±24.50) and significantly lowest (P<0.05) in T3 (75.33±11.38). Total coli form count was highest in T4 (77.59±25.91) and significantly lowest (P<0.05) in T2 (49.17±15.06). …”
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Synchronization and Channel Estimation Design for Multi-Stream MIMO System in Sub-Terahertz Channel Model by Chung-Lun Tu, Chen-Yuan Tseng, Wei-Che Lee, Kang-Lun Chiu, Pei-Yun Tsai, Shyh-Jye Jou

“…Additionally, we propose an indexing-count method that addresses sorting challenges, achieving notable improvements in processing speed and complexity reduction. …”
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DNA Damage and Augmented Oxidative Stress in Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cells from Angiotensin-Dependent Hypertensive Mice by Bianca P. Campagnaro, Clarissa L. Tonini, Breno V. Nogueira, Dulce E. Casarini, Elisardo C. Vasquez, Silvana S. Meyrelles

“…In this study we demonstrated that 2K1C hypertensive mice have an elevated lymphocyte count, while undifferentiated BM-MNC counts were diminished. 2K1C mice also showed an augmented ROS production and marked BM-MNC DNA fragmentation. …”
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Comparing Clean Water Act Section 316(b) Policy Options by John Kadvany

“…Three simplified policy options are considered, each with a different implicit or explicit AEI approach: (1) a technology-driven rule based on a strict reading of the 316(b) regulatory text, and for which any impingement and entrainment count as AEI, (2) a complementary, open-ended risk-assessment process for estimating population effects with AEI characterized on a site-specific basis, and (3) an intermediate position based on proxy measures such as specially constructed definitions of littoral zone, sensitive habitat, or water body type. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of T-Cell Immune Response to BTV Infection in Sheep Vaccinated with Pentavalent BTV Vaccine When Compared to Un-Vaccinated Animals by Molalegne Bitew, Chintu Ravishankar, Soumendu Chakravarti, Gaurav Kumar Sharma, Sukdeb Nandi

“…There were no significant difference (P>0.05) in cytokine induction, BTV RNA load and CD8+ and CD4+ cell count among BTV-1, 2, 10, 16 and 23 serotype challenges except significant increase in mean ± SD percentage of CD8+ in BTV-2 group. …”
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Myeloid Neoplasms with t(5;12) and ETV6-ACSL6 Gene Fusion, Potential Mimickers of Myeloid Neoplasm with PDGFRB Rearrangement: Case Report with Imatinib Therapy and Review of the Li... by Javier De Luca-Johnson, Jose I. Ruades Ninfea, Lauren Pearson, Joanna Conant, Ronald Bryant, Neil A. Zakai, Mary E. Tang

“…The patient was a 51-year-old previously healthy man who presented with three months of worsening dyspnea and was found to have a white count of 216,000/cmm, of which 84% were eosinophil lineage. …”
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Trends and critical points of Aspergillus contamination along Ethiopian chili postharvest value chain by Tariku Hunduma Tolera, Anteneh Tesfaye, Melaku Alemu

“…To monitor Aspergillus contamination, trend analysis was done using the mean of count data and biological inference was made in association with stages of operations and postharvest handling practices. …”
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Source Characteristics Influence AI-Enabled Orthopaedic Text Simplification by Saman Andalib, BS, Sean S. Solomon, BS, Bryce G. Picton, BS, Aidin C. Spina, BS, John A. Scolaro, MD, Ariana M. Nelson, MD

“…Analysis included text characteristics such as syllable count, word length, and sentence length. Statistical and machine learning methods evaluated the correlations and predictive capacity of these features for transformation success. …”
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