Elevated D-dimer on admission may predict poor prognosis in childhood influenza associated encephalopathy by Huizhen Wang, Lingkong Zeng, Xingfeng Cheng, Hui Li, Hong Zhang, Yuanmei Shi, Yong Zhang, Changjian Li

“…In the univariate analysis, the poor prognosis group compared with the clinically cured group showed a significant increase in the number of days of hospitalization (3.0 vs. 9.5 days, P < 0.001), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (6.80 vs. 1.88 mg/L, P = 0.003), interleukin-6 (20.26 vs. 8.24 pg/mL, P = 0.001), interleukin-10 (11.75 vs. 4.72 pg/mL, P = 0.003), alanine aminotransferase (104.0 vs. 20.0 U/L, P = 0.011), aspartate azelotransferase (186.5 vs. 37.0 U/L, P = 0.003), serum albumin (37.99 vs. 40.76 g/L, P = 0.042), prothrombin time (13.2 vs. 11.4 s, P = 0.017), D-dimer (4.34 vs. 0.44 mg/L FEU, P < 0.001), peripheral blood CD19 B-cell count (35.11 vs. 32.75 cells/µL, P = 0.018), and cerebrospinal fluid chloride (126.82 vs. 125.50 mmol/L, P = 0.027) were statistically different in the above 11 indicators. …”
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Screening and identification of vascular endothelial cell targeting peptide in gastric cancer through novel integrated in vitro and in vivo strategy by Yan-ting Zhang, Sheng-hui Wang, Li Zhao, Hui-min Wang, Lin Wang, Rong-rong Shi, Si-chao Liang, Bao-feng Li, Bei Chen

“…Endothelial tube formation assay indicated that the peptide could suppress neovascularization, with the microvessel count reducing by 40% (p < 0.05). Furthermore, Cell Counting Kit-8 assay (CCK8) showed that the targeting peptide could partly inhibit cell proliferation of Co-HUVEC (61.7%). …”
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Seroprevalence of Malaria and Hepatitis B Coinfection among Pregnant Women in Tamale Metropolis of Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study by Gideon Kofi Helegbe, Paul Armah Aryee, Baba Sulemana Mohammed, Anthony Wemakor, David Kolbila, Abdul-Wahid Abubakari, Salam Askanda, Rashid Alhassan, Collins Barnie, Afua Aboagyewaa Donkoh, Ernest Ofosu

“…Haemoglobin (Hb) values, sickling, and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (G6PDd) statuses were also assessed using full blood count (FBC), sodium metabisulphite, and methaemoglobin reduction tests, respectively. …”
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Development of a Predictive Model of Occult Cancer After a Venous Thromboembolism Event Using Machine Learning: The CLOVER Study by Anabel Franco-Moreno, Elena Madroñal-Cerezo, Cristina Lucía de Ancos-Aracil, Ana Isabel Farfán-Sedano, Nuria Muñoz-Rivas, José Bascuñana Morejón-Girón, José Manuel Ruiz-Giardín, Federico Álvarez-Rodríguez, Jesús Prada-Alonso, Yvonne Gala-García, Miguel Ángel Casado-Suela, Ana Bustamante-Fermosel, Nuria Alfaro-Fernández, Juan Torres-Macho

“…The final CatBoost model included, among the top 15 variables to predict hidden malignancy, age, gender, systolic blood pressure, heart rate, weight, chronic lung disease, D-dimer, alanine aminotransferase, hemoglobin, serum creatinine, cholesterol, platelets, triglycerides, leukocyte count and previous VTE. The model had an ROC-AUC of 0.86 (95% CI, 0.83–0.87) in the test set. …”
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Immune responses in children with secondary infection of mycoplasma pneumoniae after COVID-19: focus on eosinophils and IgE by Pingping Wang, Jin Yao, Yaqiong Li, Zhanjun Zhang, Ruiling Zhang, Shouting Lu, Meixia Sun, Xiaorong Huang

“…This study provides an important basis for understanding the immune response of children after SARS-CoV-2 infection and its related clinical management, suggesting that clinicians should closely monitor the eosinophil count and IgE level of children after SARS-CoV-2 infection, especially for children at risk of secondary infection, so as to take timely intervention measures to prevent secondary infection with Mycoplasma pneumoniae and improve the prognosis of children.…”
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Kappa-carrageenan as immunostimulant to control infectious myonecrosis (IMN) disease in white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei by Dian Febriani, . Sukenda, Sri Nuryati

“…The shrimp’s haemocyte count, phagocytes activity, phenoloxidase activity, and relative growth were 12±0.72×106 cell/mL; 34.67±0.58%; 0.511±0.10; and 86.15% respectively. …”
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Validity of a machine learning estimation of blood volumes during altitude training by Basile Moreillon, Bastien Krumm, Lena Mettraux, Julian Wackernell, James Spragg, Martin Faulhaber, Raphael Faiss

“…A machine learning prediction model trained on blood variables measured in >700 subjects was applied on individual complete blood count values to estimate Hbmass and PV as detailed elsewhere (Moreillon et al., 2023). …”
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Predictive factors of thrombosis during autologous stem cell transplantation in multiple myeloma: Experience from EHU Oran (Algeria) by Mohammed Amine BEKADJA, Brahim BENZINEB, Mansour BELKACEM, Hafida OUDJERIOUAT, Badra ENTASOLTAN, Soufi OSMANI, Kamila AMANI, Samira BOUCHAMA, Leila CHAREF, Mohamed BRAHIMI, Abdessamad ARABI, Rachir Amar BOUHASS, Nabil YAFOUR

“…Thepredictive factors studied are: age, co-morbidities, use of IMiDs, use of Granocyte colony stimualing factor in mobilization, the central venous catheter insertion site, cytapheresis count, CD34+ perfused, and finally deep venous thrombosis prophylaxis by a low molecular weight heparin .The statistical analysis focused on a univariate study, followed by a multivariate analysis using binary logistic regression. …”
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Infections, autoimmunity and immunodeficiencies are the leading etiologies of non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis in adults from the southwest of Colombia. by Andrés F. Zea-Vera, Carlos Andrés Rodríguez, Sebastián Giraldo, Mario Alejandro Chacón, Luis Fernando Guerrero, Ricardo Mosquera, Raúl Andrés Vallejo, Fabio Samir Vargas, María Andrea García, María A. Rengifo, Anilza Bonelo, Maximiliano Parra

“…Participants underwent laboratory tests, including complete blood count, serum immunoglobulin levels, and, in some cases, additional tests. …”
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Gambaran Laboratorium Leukemia Kronik di Bagian Penyakit Dalam RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang by Muthia Rendra, Rismawati Yaswir, Akmal M Hanif

“…The results of this research showed that of 16 cases of chronic myelocytic leukemia contained 37.5% of the patients had moderate anemia, leukocytosis 100%, platelet count can be decreased, normal, and increased the percentage of each 25%, 25%, and 50%. …”
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Vitamin K-Dependent Proteins as Predictors of Valvular Calcifications and Mortality in Hemodialysis Patients by Marcel Palamar, Iulia Dana Grosu, Adalbert Schiller, Ligia Petrica, Madalina Bodea, Alexandru Sircuta, Elisabeta Gruescu, Oana Daniela Matei, Maria Daniela Tanasescu, Ionut Golet, Flaviu Bob

“…Moreover, using standard methods, we determined blood biochemistry, complete blood count, and matrix GLA protein. At 24 months of follow-up, we assessed all-cause mortality and cardiovascular mortality. …”
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Predictive factors of thrombosis during autologous stem cell transplantation in multiple myeloma: Experience from EHU Oran (Algeria) by Mohammed Amine BEKADJA, Brahim BENZINEB, Mansour BELKACEM, Hafida OUDJERIOUAT, Badra ENTASOLTAN, Soufi OSMANI, Kamila AMANI, Samira BOUCHAMA, Leila CHAREF, Mohamed BRAHIMI, Abdessamad ARABI, Rachir Amar BOUHASS, Nabil YAFOUR

“…Thepredictive factors studied are: age, co-morbidities, use of IMiDs, use of Granocyte colony stimualing factor in mobilization, the central venous catheter insertion site, cytapheresis count, CD34+ perfused, and finally deep venous thrombosis prophylaxis by a low molecular weight heparin .The statistical analysis focused on a univariate study, followed by a multivariate analysis using binary logistic regression. …”
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Pilot study of a ketogenic diet in bipolar disorder: a process evaluation by Benjamin P. Rigby, Nicole Needham, Helen Grossi, Ivana Kamenska, Iain H. Campbell, Ben Meadowcroft, Frances Creasy, Cheryl Fisher, Pankaj Bahuguna, John Norrie, Gerard Thompson, Melissa C. Gibbs, Maja Mitchell-Grigorjeva, Ailsa McLellan, Tessa Moses, Karl Burgess, Rachel Brown, Michael J. Thrippleton, Harry Campbell, Daniel J. Smith, Sharon A. Simpson

“…Fidelity checklists completed by research dietitians were analysed using descriptive count and percentage statistics. Findings are reported post-hoc, following the analysis and publication of the main pilot study findings. …”
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Biodiversity Patterns of Rocky Coastal and Human-Made Structures in Gheshm Shorelines; Role of Slope and Tidal Levels Characteristics in Determining Patterns of Biodiversity by Marzieh Razaghi, Ali Nasrolahi, Ehsan Kamrani, Mohammad Sharif Ranjbar, Amir Vazirizadeh

“…A similar trend was observed in the number of species, with the stations of Mosen, Ramchah, and Naqashah hosting the highest species counts. The results indicated greater species diversity in natural substrates (14.99) compared to artificial ones (9.98). …”
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Evaluation of Simulated Weightlessness Model of Hindlimb Unloading Miniature Pigs and Their Tissue Damage by TU Yingxin, JI Yilan, WANG Fei, YANG Dongming, WANG Dongdong, SUN Zhixin, DAI Yuexin, WANG Yanji, KAN Guanghan, WU Bin, ZHAO Deming, YANG Lifeng

“…During the experiment, hemoglobin, hematocrit, and red blood cell count levels significantly decreased (P<0.05) but gradually recovered. …”
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Work performance, physiological and hemato-biochemical responses in working buffalo with different load weights by Visoky Paján-Jiménez, Fernando D. Pazmiño-Rodríguez, Patricia Roldán-Santiago, Cristian Larrondo-Cornejo, Anna Dutro-Aceves, Luis A. de la Cruz-Cruz

“…In contrast, red blood cell counts, hemoglobin, and hematocrit were decreased after work (p<0.001). …”
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Ovarian Reserve: A Critical Indicator of Female Reproductive Health by Julia Ufnal, Anna Wolff, Maria Morawska, Dominika Lewandowska, Dominika Rosińska-Lewandoska, Marcelina Szewczyk, Klaudia Kożuchowska, Dawid Pilarz, Kinga Jarosz, Szymon Gruszka

“…State of Knowledge: Key markers for assessing ovarian reserve include anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH), antral follicle count (AFC), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), and inhibin B, each providing unique insights into ovarian function. …”
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Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus: protocol for a one-arm, open-label intervention study to estimate the optimal timing of tenofovir in pregnancy by François Nosten, Rose McGready, Verena Carrara, Stephan Ehrhardt, Chaisiri Angkurawaranon, Nan Guo, Yuanxi Jia, Marieke Bierhoff, Kenrad E Nelson, Podjanee Jittamala, Wanitda Watthanaworawit, Clare Ling, Fuanglada Tongprasert, Michele van Vugt, Marcus Rijken, Chloe Lynne Thio

“…Adverse events including risk of flare and adherence, based on pill count and questionnaire, will be monitored. Infants will receive HBV vaccinations at birth, 2, 4 and 6 months and hepatitis B immunoglobulin at birth if the mother is hepatitis B e antigen positive. …”
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mHealth-Based Diabetes Prevention Program for Chinese Mothers With Abdominal Obesity: Randomized Controlled Trial by Qinyuan Huang, Qinyi Zhong, Yanjing Zeng, Yimeng Li, James Wiley, Man Ping Wang, Jyu-Lin Chen, Jia Guo

“…Data were collected at baseline, 3 months, and 6 months on the feasibility and acceptability outcomes, weight-related variables (waist circumference and BMI), diabetes risk scores, glycemic levels, behavioral variables (daily step count, active minutes, fruit and vegetable intake, calorie consumption, and sleep duration), and psychological variables (self-efficacy and social support for physical activity and diet, perceived stress, and quality of life). …”
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Baseline Serum Cholesterol Is Associated with a Response to Pegylated Interferon Alfa-2b and Ribavirin Therapy for Chronic Hepatitis C Genotype 2 by Naota Taura, Tatsuki Ichikawa, Hisamitsu Miyaaki, Yoshiko Kadokawa, Takuya Tsutsumi, Shotaro Tsuruta, Yuji Kato, Osami Inoue, Noboru Kinoshita, Kazuo Ohba, Hiroyuki Kato, Kazuyuki Ohata, Junichi Masuda, Keisuke Hamasaki, Hiroshi Yatsuhashi, Kazuhiko Nakao

“…The significance of age, sex, BMI, AST level, ALT level, WBC, hemoglobin, platelet count, gamma-glutamyltransferase, total cholesterol level (TC), LDL level, HCV RNA, and histological evaluation was examined for SVR using logistic regression analysis. …”
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