Effectiveness and Safety of Hair Growth Formulation Containing L.f (Teak) Leaf Extract: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study on Males with Androgenic Alopecia by Nutchaninad Tanuphol B.ATM, Neti Waranuch PhD, Vanuchawan Wisuitiprot PhD, Wudtichai Wisuitiprot PhD, Kamonlak Insumrong PhD, Prapapan Temkitthawon PhD, Nungruthai Suphrom PhD, Katechan Jampachaisri PhD, Corine Girard PhD, Kornkanok Ingkaninan PhD

“…Efficacy was assessed through target area hair count (TAHC), anagen-to-telogen ratio (A/T), hair shedding every 4 weeks, and patients’ subjective assessments of hair regrowth were assessed at the end of the experiment. …”
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Pathology of Red Blood Cells in Patients with SARS-CoV-2 by Sona Hakobyan, Lina Hakobyan, Liana Abroyan, Aida Avetisyan, Hranush Avagyan, Nane Bayramyan, Lyudmila Niazyan, Mher Davidyants, Knarik Sargsyan, Tehmine Ghalechyan, Anna Semerjyan, Elena Karalova, Zaven Karalyan

“…Group 4: Erythroblastosis group (erythroblast count >0.5% among total nucleated blood cells). Clinical laboratory investigations included major routine studies and scanning microspectrophotometry to measure hemoglobin (Hb) spectra in unstained erythrocytes. …”
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Insight into the quality deterioration induced by microorganisms in Litopenaeus vannamei during superchilling storage by Chuang Pan, Kaiying Yang, Xianqing Yang, Haiyun Wu, Chunsheng Li, Shuxian Hao, Yongqiang Zhao, Shengjun Chen, Xiaoshan Long

“…Moreover, the spearman correlation analysis revealed that lightness value had highly significant correlation with Shewanella (P < 0.01), and thiobarbituric acid content, total viable count value, total sulfhydryl content, trichloroacetic acid-soluble peptide and Ca2+-ATPase activity showed significantly correlation with Oceanicaulis, Prauserella, Chelativorans, Aliihoefl ea and Pseudoalteromonas (P< 0.05). …”
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Impact of Handgrip Strength on Survival in Hemodialysis Patients by Kyungho Park, Seongyeop Jeong, Hyerim Park, Eu Jin Lee, Young Rok Ham, Ki Ryang Na, Dae Eun Choi

“…Data collected included BIS profiles, HGS, dialysis status, age, complete blood count, blood chemistry, mortality, and CONUT scores. …”
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Enzymatic Activity and Horizontal Gene Transfer of Heavy Metals and Antibiotic Resistant Proteus vulgaris from Hospital Wastewater: An Insight by Manzar Alam, Nilofer Bano, Tarun Kumar Upadhyay, Reem Binsuwaidan, Nawaf Alshammari, Amit Baran Sharangi, Radhey Shyam Kaushal, Mohd Saeed

“…Among all the examined metals, Ni and Zn had the highest viable counts, whereas Hg, Cd, and Co had the lowest viable counts. …”
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Clinical and Immunological Characteristics of Elderly Onset Rheumatoid Arthritis by LI Zhengfang, WU Chanyuan, MA Mengsi, LI Tingting, WU Xue, MENG Xinyan, ZHANG Sha, WU Lijun

“…In terms of peripheral blood immune indexes, the proportion of CD4+T cells in EORA group [(44.5±10.6)% vs. (48.8±10.7)%, P=0.045] was lower than that in YORA group, while the proportion of NK cells [(14.8±8.9)% vs. (10.1±3.7)%, P=0.003] and absolute count [(230.2±156.7)PCS/μL vs. (155.9±106.5)PCS/μL, P=0.014] in EORA group were higher than those in YORA group.ConclusionsCompared with YORA, EORA has higher male proportion, joint disease degree and disease activity. …”
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Real-time data processing for serial crystallography experiments by Thomas White, Tim Schoof, Sergey Yakubov, Aleksandra Tolstikova, Philipp Middendorf, Mikhail Karnevskiy, Valerio Mariani, Alessandra Henkel, Bjarne Klopprogge, Juergen Hannappel, Dominik Oberthuer, Ivan De Gennaro Aquino, Dmitry Egorov, Anna Munke, Janina Sprenger, Guillaume Pompidor, Helena Taberman, Andrey Gruzinov, Jan Meyer, Johanna Hakanpää, Martin Gasthuber

“…Further significant improvements are expected, for example by binning pixel intensities together to reduce the pixel count. We discuss the implications of real-time data processing on the `data deluge' problem from recent and future photon-science experiments, in particular on calibration requirements, computing access patterns and the need for the preservation of raw data.…”
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Establishment and application of a rapid new detection method for antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Klebsiella pneumoniae based on MALDI-TOF MS by Yapei Zhang, Fanghua Fan, Xuan Wang, Jie Zhu, Shilei Dong

“…We confirmed, theoretically and experimentally, that MALDI-TOF MS can replace the naked eye in judging the results (MICMS) by “seeing” the bacterial growth in the presence of different concentrations of antibiotics, including determination of the lower limit of bacterial count detection (4 × 105 cfu), the optimal period of incubation (2 h), and bacterial growth curve assay. …”
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Nutritional Innovation Using Green Seaweed (Ulva sp.) and Garlic Powder Extracts for White‐Leg Shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) Challenged by Vibrio harveyi by Nashwa Abdel‐Razek, Riad H. Khalil, Abeer A. M. Afifi, Afrah F. Alkhuriji, Dina M. Metwally

“…Significant increases were observed in total haemocyte count, phagocytosis and phagocytic index of all treatments compared with the control group. …”
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EFFECT OF GLOMUS MOSSEAE, AZOTOBACTER CHROOCOCCUM AND VERMICOMPOST TEA ON SOME RHIZOSPHERE CHARACTERS AND MYCORRHIZAL DEPENDENCY OF CUCUMBER PLANTS by Z. H. Al-Rawi, J. S. Alkobaisy

“…The highest total bacterial count was 8.74 log CFU g-1 soil. This was followed by adding Microrizae with phosphate rock and half the recommended mineral application (MR) with 10% vermicompost tea. …”
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Anemia, Thrombocytopenia, and Changes in Biochemical Parameters Occurring in Patients with Uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum Malaria: Data Analysis from Antimalarial Efficacy-Ran... by Khadime Sylla, Roger Tine, Doudou Sow, Souleye Lelo, Annie Abiola, Jean Louis NDiaye, Magatte NDiaye, Kuaku Folly, Léon Amath NDiaye, Oumar Gaye, Babacar Faye

“…At D7, hemoglobin level was 9.63 g/dl and anemia was significantly more frequent (78.29% [p=0.002]). The mean platelet count at day 0 was 154075.5 platelets/mm3 of blood and 339328.7 platelets/mm3 at day 7. …”
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Interplay between BMI, neutrophil, triglyceride and uric acid: a case-control study and bidirectional multivariate mendelian randomization analysis by Haoyuan Lyu, Na Fan, Hao Wen, Xin Zhang, Herong Mao, Qinglai Bian, Jiaxu Chen

“…Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on 4,286 cases utilizing the Spearman correlation method. BMI, neutrophil count, and triglyceride levels were determined as key exposure factors. …”
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Using machine learning to predict patients with polycystic ovary disease in Chinese women by Chen-Yu Wang, Dee Pei, Chun-Kai Wang, Jyun-Cheng Ke, Siou-Ting Lee, Ta-Wei Chu, Yao-Jen Liang

“…Finally, age, TG, GPT, white blood cell count (WBC), uric acid (UA), and platelet (Plt) were the six most important risk factors selected by Mach-L. …”
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Safety, feasibility and initial efficacy of an app-facilitated telerehabilitation (AFTER) programme for COVID-19 survivors: a pilot randomised study by Kristine M Erlandson, Jacob John Capin, Amy Nordon-Craft, Sarah E Jolley, Jennifer E Stevens-Lapsley, Mary Morrow, Meghan Connors, Kristine Hare, Samantha MaWhinney, Michelle Rauzi, Sheryl Flynn

“…Secondary outcomes included preliminary efficacy outcomes including tests of function and balance; patient-reported outcome measures; a cognitive assessment; and average daily step count. The 30 s chair stand test was the main secondary (efficacy) outcome.Results No adverse events (AEs) occurred during testing or in telerehabilitation sessions; 38% (11/29) of the intervention group compared with 60% (9/15) of the control group experienced an AE (p=0.21), most of which were minor, over the course of the 12-week study. 27 of 29 participants (93%; 95% CI 77% to 99%) receiving the intervention attended ≥75% of sessions. …”
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Controlled Resistant Hypertension Following A Successful Renal Artery Stenting: A Rare Case Report in A Developing Country by Fatihatul Firdaus Munita, Badai Bhatara Tiksnadi, Januar Wibawa Martha, Margareta Ginanti Ratna

“…Screening for secondary hypertension, including laboratory tests (complete blood count, potassium, sodium, creatinine, fasting glucose, lipid profile, urinalysis, thyroid-stimulating hormone, and 24-hour urinary-free cortisol), suggested normal results. …”
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Establishment of Fermentation Kinetic Model of Streptococcus thermophilus JM108 by Wen SUN, Baolei LI, Baochao HOU, Weilian HONG, Jian HE, Chao LIANG, Yu ZHANG, Chaoxin MAN, Yujun JIANG, Ling GUO

“…Streptococcus thermophilus JM108 was inoculated into M17 medium. The viable bacteria count, lactic acid content, and glucose content of Streptococcus thermophilus JM108 in the fermentation system were measured every 2 h. …”
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Prevalence and Factors Associated with Iron Deficiency Among Children Aged 6 Months to 12 Years Attending the Sickle Cell Clinic at Kitete Hospital Tanzania. by Lubeja, Amos Charles (M.D)

“…Data were collected through a structured questionnaire, and blood samples were utilized to measure serum ferritin, complete blood count, and C-reactive protein. Stool samples were collected for Helicobacter pylori antigen testing, hookworm ova, and occult blood. …”
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Therapeutic effectiveness of three commercial anthelmintics against strongylids in buffalo calves (Bubalus bubalis) by David Uzcátegui, Víctor Gutiérrez, María Rodríguez, Andrea González, Alfredo Sánchez

“…The effectiveness of the anthelmintics was estimated through faecal egg count (FEC) reduction percentage. The study was conducted in a buffalo system dedicated to milk and meat production with crossbreed animals (Murrah and Mediterranean breeds) in the South of Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela. …”
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Cellular and immune landscape of chronic liver diseases: insights from immunophenotyping by Shaghayegh Soleimani, Shaghayegh Soleimani, Ozgur Albayrak, Kayra Somay, Hong Yang, Buket Yigit, Burge Ulukan, Dila Atak, Murat Akyildiz, Metehan Gursoy, Elif Demirtas, Adil Mardinoglu, Adil Mardinoglu, Atay Vural, Atay Vural, Murat Dayangac, Mujdat Zeybel

“…Viral hepatitis and peri-tumor samples exhibited higher hepatic B cell counts compared to alcohol-related liver disease. …”
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Prevalence of AZFс Y chromosome microdeletions and association with spermatogenesis in Russian men from the general population by L. V. Osadchuk, G. V. Vasiliev, M. K. Ivanov, M. A. Prasolova, M. A. Kleshchev, A. V. Osadchuk

“…Age, weight, height, and the volume, concentration, total count, proportion of motile and morphologically normal spermatozoa in the ejaculate were recorded for all participants. …”
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