The Extraordinary Imperial Ambassadors to the Conclave during the 1667–1730 Period by Jiří M. Havlík

“…During the years 1691–1730 the practice of appointing extraordinary secular ambassadors to the conclave had already stabilised – mostly they were imperial counts who intervened with total respect in the events that took place around the papal election. …”
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Eco-toxicological effects of pesticide residues on soil biological sentinels by E.I. Atuanya, T Onuoha, E Morka

“…After 4 to 5 days of growth, Nitrobacter and Nitrosomonas Counts obtained from Winogradsky medium ranged from 1.87±0.95 to 2.43 ± 1.1 x 104cfu/g. …”
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Thunderstorm-Associated Asthma or Shortness of Breath Epidemic: A Canadian Case Report by AE Dennis Wardman, Dennis Stefani, Judy C MacDonald

“…The Calgary Health Region investigated the event using diagnostic data from emergency departments, an urgent care medical clinic and patient interviews, in addition to bioaerosol counts, pollutant data and weather data reflecting atmospheric conditions at that time. …”
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Effect of White Noise Intervention Combined with Multi-dimensional Nursing Mode on Sleep Quality and Incidence of Nosocomial Infection in Patients Undergoing Hip Replacement by Meng Tian, Xing Gu

“…Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) scale was used to evaluate patients’ sleep quality in the two groups, and the incidence of nosocomial infection in the both groups was counted. Results: Before nursing and white noise intervention, the PSQI scores of patients’ sleep quality in the two groups were all lower, with no obvious difference (P > 0.05). …”
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Social ecology of artisanal sand mining in the Niger River around Bamako, Mali. by Katharina Salomea Hemmler, Bouraima Camara, Andreas Buerkert

“…To assess the organization, quantification, and socio-ecological implications of sand mining around Mali's capital Bamako, we employed a mixed methods approach including structured and unstructured interviews, truck counts, turbidity analyses, and river depth measurements. …”
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Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty in a Patient with Keratoglobus and Chronic Hydrops Secondary to a Spontaneous Descemet Membrane Tear by Anton M. Kolomeyer, David S. Chu

“…The patient presented with finger counting (CF) vision, itching, foreign body sensation, and severe photophobia in the right eye. …”
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Etiology of gender incongruence and its levels of evidence: A scoping review protocol. by Juan Pablo Rojas Saffie, Nicolás Eyzaguirre Bäuerle

“…Data extracted will be analyzed in terms of frequency counts of factors, types of factors and levels of evidence for each factor. …”
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Periodic Catatonia Marked by Hypercortisolemia and Exacerbated by the Menses: A Case Report and Literature Review by Samantha Zwiebel, Alejandro G. Villasante-Tejanos, Jose de Leon

“…Through 4 catatonic episodes (one lasting 17 months) there were menstrual exacerbations of catatonia and increases in 4 biological variables: (1) creatine kinase (CK) up to 4,920 U/L, (2) lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) up to 424 U/L, (3) late afternoon cortisol levels up to 28.0 mcg/dL, and (4) white blood cell (WBC) counts up to 24,200/mm3 with neutrophilia without infections. …”
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Duodenal Histoplasmosis Presenting with Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding in an AIDS Patient by Michael A. Spinner, Heather N. Paulin, C. William Wester

“…Given our findings, we maintain that GIH should be considered on the differential diagnosis for GI bleeding in AIDS patients at risk, specifically those with advanced immunosuppression (i.e., CD4+ cell counts  cells/mm3) who reside in endemic areas (Ohio or Mississippi river valleys) and/or have a prior history of histoplasmosis. …”
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Estimating the Prevalence of Opioid use Disorder in the Cincinnati Region using Probabilistic Multiplier Methods and Model Averaging by Peter J. Mallow, Nila Sathe, Michael Topmiller, Jennifer Chubinski, Dillon Carr, Roni Christopher

“…**Methods:** Three individual probabilistic simulation models were developed to estimate the number of OUD individuals in the Cincinnati Core Based Statistical Area (CBSA). The models used counts of overdose deaths, non-fatal overdoses, and treatment admissions as benchmark data. …”
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The habitat use of longsnout seahorse Hippocampus reidi in a subtropical Brazilian estuary by Julia Maria Maccari, Johnatas Adelir-Alves, Natalie Villar Freret-Meurer, Pedro Carlos Pinheiro

“…Samples were collected by freediving along fixed transects, counting seahorses and recording pregnancy stage, behavior, and abiotic factors (salinity, temperature, precipitation, and pH). …”
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The Effect of Various Parameters on Measuring Alpha and Beta Particles from Soil Sample; An Environmental Dosimetry by Ahmad Esmaili Torshabi, Sepideh Mohammadzadeh

“…Results: The final analyzed results show that the maximum number of primary particles can be measured up to 5 and 100 µm of soil sample thickness for alpha and beta particles, respectively. The maximum counting efficiencies for alpha and beta particles are 23% and 42%, respectively for our simulated sample. …”
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Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Presenting as Pituitary Apoplexy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Rahul Gupta, Urmimala Bhattacharjee, K. S. Lekshmon, Shakun Chaudhary, Prashant Sharma, Aditya Jandial, Pinaki Dutta

“…The underlying pituitary adenoma was either nonfunctioning or a prolactinoma, and in majority, the apoplexy event occurred after the diagnosis of haematological malignancy. The platelet counts at the time of PA were less than 30 × 109/L in all, and the malignancy subtypes were acute or chronic myeloid leukemia and chronic lymphoid leukemia. …”
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Dual-Task Does Not Increase Slip and Fall Risk in Healthy Young and Older Adults during Walking by Rahul Soangra, Thurmon E. Lockhart

“…In the dual-task session, the participants walked and simultaneously counted backwards from a randomly provided number. …”
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Analysis of microorganisms and antibiotic resistance in medical instruments in the central sterile supply department (CSSD) of hospitals before and after sterilization by Hapsari Woro, Sajidan, Suranto, Hikmayani Nur Hafidha

“…The methodology involved in vitro microbiological testing, including Gram staining, colony counting, and the Vitek 2 system for bacterial identification and antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST). …”
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A Prospective and Controlled Clinical Trial on Stromal Vascular Fraction Enriched Fat Grafts in Secondary Breast Reconstruction by L. A. L. Tissiani, N. Alonso

“…This prospective and controlled trial analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively fat grafts with (stem cells group, SG) and without (control group, CG) SVF enrichment in secondary breast reconstruction, through MRI-based volumetry, immunophenotyping, and cell counting. Also, patient satisfaction, aesthetic outcomes, and complications were analyzed. …”
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Genotoxicity Assessment and Protective Effect of Anogeissus leiocarpus Roots against Cyclophosphamide-Induced DNA Damage In Vivo by Aku Enam Motto, Povi Lawson-Evi, Aboudoulatif Diallo, Kwashie Eklu-Gadegbeku

“…Genotoxicity and cytotoxicity were evaluated by counting, respectively, the number of micronucleated polychromatic erythrocytes and polychromatic erythrocytes to total erythrocytes in the bone marrow of mice. …”
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Tacrolimus Concentration Is Effectively Predicted Using Combined Clinical and Genetic Factors in the Perioperative Period of Kidney Transplantation and Associated with Acute Reject... by Fang Cheng, Qiang Li, Zheng Cui, Zhendi Wang, Fang Zeng, Yu Zhang

“…Additionally, ABCB1 (rs1045642 and rs2032582) and ABCC2 (rs3740066) were found to have potential independent effects on early tacrolimus C0/D in multivariate analysis. Red blood counts and albumin level were the most significant clinical factors associated with tacrolimus C0/D. …”
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Water Quality Assessment of Derinçay Stream (Çorum) by Biotic Indices by Faruk Maraşlıoğlu, Süleyman İpek

“…In this study, counting and identification were performed on epiphytic diatom samples taken from 6 sampling stations located on the Derinçay Stream (Çorum). …”
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Effects of 0.01 mM strontium on human periodontal ligament stem cell osteogenic differentiation via the Wnt/-catenin signaling pathway by Tongke Sun, Dan Ma, Yang Song, Jing Hu, Ziqing Yang, Xu Wang, Jun Zhang

“…Methods hPDLSCs were harvested from extracted premolars and characterized by flow cytometry, then cultured and treated with various Sr 2+ concentrations. Cell-counting kit-8 (CCK-8) assays were used to assess hPDLSC proliferation, with alkaline phosphatase (ALP) staining, Alizarin red S staining, and ALP activity assays used to analyze their osteogenic capacity. …”
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