Effect of Light-Activated Hypocrellin B on the Growth and Membrane Permeability of Gram-Negative Escherichia coli Cells by Yuan Jiang, Wingnang Leung, Qingjuan Tang, Hongwei Zhang, Chuanshan Xu

“…Colony forming units were counted and the growth inhibition rate of E. coli cells was calculated after light-activated hypocrellin B. …”
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Lack of Outer Membrane Protein A Enhances the Release of Outer Membrane Vesicles and Survival of Vibrio cholerae and Suppresses Viability of Acanthamoeba castellanii by Soni Priya Valeru, Salah Shanan, Haifa Alossimi, Amir Saeed, Gunnar Sandström, Hadi Abd

“…Surprisingly, treatment of amoeba cells with OMVs isolated from the OmpA mutant significantly decreased viable counts of the amoeba cells. In conclusion, the results might highlight a regulating rule for OmpA in survival of V. cholerae and OMVs as a potent virulence factor for this bacterium towards eukaryotes in the environment.…”
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Reference physiological and biochemical values of adult albino rats by Hiyam N. Maty, Imtithal A. Mohammed, Hala O. Adnan, Ahmed A. Hussein, Soulaf J. Kakel

“…Because the reference values and intervals are crucial tools in scientific papers, and the lack of accurate values for animals explicitly found in Mosul, as well as the difficulties the researcher encounters when comparing the values of control animals with the international values and even the values placed, for instance, in a blood cell counting device, served as the impetus for the research project. …”
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Short UV-C Treatment Prevents Browning and Extends the Shelf-Life of Fresh-Cut Carambola by Carlota Moreno, María J. Andrade-Cuvi, María J. Zaro, Magali Darre, Ariel R. Vicente, Analía Concellón

“…UV-C exposure also reduced the counts of molds, yeast, and aerobic mesophilic bacteria. …”
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Assessing Cashew Orchards Management Practices and Infestation rates of Apate terebrans in Orchards in Burkina Faso, West Africa by Naamwin Irkoum Zephirin SOMDA, Juliana Amaka UGWU

“…Therefore, infestation rates were estimated by counting fresh entry holes monthly. Over the study period, infestations began in July, peaked in November–December, and declined to zero by May–June. …”
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Single-cell transcriptomics of bronchoalveolar lavage during PRRSV infection with different virulence by Byeonghwi Lim, Seung-Chai Kim, Hwan-Ju Kim, Jae-Hwan Kim, Young-Jun Seo, Chiwoong Lim, Yejee Park, Sunirmal Sheet, Dahye Kim, Do-Hwan Lim, Kyeongsoon Park, Kyung-Tai Lee, Won-Il Kim, Jun-Mo Kim

“…Furthermore, anti-inflammatory M2-like macrophages (SPP1-CXCL14high) are identified and their counts increase during the peak lung-damage time point, likely contributing to local defense and lung recovery, which is not observed in high virulent infection. …”
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Reproductive potential of the endangered land crab, Johngarthia lagostoma (H. Milne Edwards, 1837) (Brachyura: Gecarcinidae), from Trindade Island, Brazil by Esli E. D. Mosna, Maria A. M. Oliveira, Marcio C. A. João, Marcelo A. A. Pinheiro

“…Their egg masses were removed, weighed, and counted using a volumetric method. The carapace width ranged from 55.3 to 100.1 mm (mean ± standard deviation: 75.2 ± 13.1 mm). …”
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Towards a fully automated underwater census for fish assemblages in the Mediterranean Sea by Kilian Bürgi, Charles Bouveyron, Diane Lingrand, Benoit Derijard, Frédéric Precioso, Cécile Sabourault

“…The result of automated video analysis were in agreement with manual video counting, validating the autonomous and bias-free procedure for video assessment. …”
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Preparation of Bioactive Titanium Surfaces via Fluoride and Fibronectin Retention by Carlos Nelson Elias, Patricia Abdo Gravina, Costa e Silva Filho, Pedro Augusto de Paula Nascente

“…The radioactivity values associated with the same samples, expressed as counts per minute (cpm), suggested that FN incorporation is an important determinant of the in vitro cytocompatibility of the surfaces. …”
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Evaluation of Hematological Parameters in Partial Exchange and Packed Cell Transfusion in Treatment of Severe Anemia in Pregnancy by Sudha Salhan, Vrijesh Tripathi, Rajvir Singh, Harsha S. Gaikwad

“…The study produced an equally significant improvement in hematological parameters in partial exchange and packed cell transfusion. Platelet counts were significantly less in partial exchange as compared with packed cell transfusion.…”
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Neutrophil Migration and Adhesion Molecule Expression after Acute High-Intensity Street Dance Exercise by Leandro Borges, Alexandre Dermargos, Stuart Gray, Maysa B. Barros Silva, Vinicius Santos, Tania Cristina Pithon-Curi, Renata Gorjão, Elaine Hatanaka

“…The dance class resulted in a 12.36% increase in neutrophil counts, while neutrophil CD62L expression and migration were reduced (25.27% and 78.92%, resp.). …”
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Persistent Sepsis-Induced Hypotension without Hyperlactatemia: A Distinct Clinical and Physiological Profile within the Spectrum of Septic Shock by Glenn Hernandez, Alejandro Bruhn, Ricardo Castro, Cesar Pedreros, Maximiliano Rovegno, Eduardo Kattan, Enrique Veas, Andrea Fuentealba, Tomas Regueira, Carolina Ruiz, Can Ince

“…They also presented higher platelet counts and required less intensive treatment. Microcirculation was assessed in 45 patients. …”
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Identifying the Banking Challenges of Qard-Al-Hasan and Providing Solutions (Case Study of Qard-Al-Hasan Resalat Bank) by Mohammad Tohidi, Hossein Mofidikia, Milad Ansari

“…The results show that the challenges counted based on the financial statements are five such as the challenge of the bank's investment situation, the challenge of granted facilities, the challenge of transactions, the challenge of financial leverage, the challenge of liquidity risk; In addition to analyzing and examining them, a comparison has been made under each of the challenges with the performance of Qard-Al-Hasan mehr Iran Bank. …”
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Maintenance of inflorescence size variability within common buckwheat (<i>Fagopyrum esculentum</i> Moench) cultivars of various origin: the phenomenon and its possible causes by A. N. Fesenko, I. N. Fesenko, O. V. Biryukova

“…The number of mature seeds in the entire inflorescence and various PFCs was also counted. Results and conclusions. All the cultivars were variable, with the range at the species level from 6 to 24 PFCs. …”
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Eclampsia Characteristics and Outcomes: A Comparison of Two Eras by Mauro H. Schenone, Dorothy Miller, Jacques E. Samson, Giancarlo Mari

“…Antenatal cases had higher systolic (P=0.03) and diastolic (P=0.01) blood pressures, more abnormal dipstick-test proteinuria (P=0.002), and lower platelet counts (P≤0.001) than postnatal cases. Early eclampsia cases were complicated more often with HELLP syndrome than late eclampsia cases (P=0.007). …”
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Icaritin Provokes Serum Thrombopoietin and Downregulates Thrombopoietin/MPL of the Bone Marrow in a Mouse Model of Immune Thrombocytopenia by Ke Zhang, Zhenfeng Dai, Runzhe Liu, Fang Tian, Xi Liu, Yi Sun, Xin Zhao, Xiaoping Pu

“…The present study shows that icaritin can significantly increase peripheral blood platelet counts and thrombocytocrit, increase the TPO level in serum, attenuate splenomegaly, and reduce the abnormal proliferation of megakaryocytes in the spleen and bone marrow. …”
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In Vivo Anthelmintic Efficacy of Adansonia digitata and Anogeissus leiocarpa against Haemonchus contortus Infestation Induced in Sheep by Julienne Kuiseu, Basile Konmy, Christian Cocou Dansou, Tony Taofick Babalola Abiodoun Sounkere, Claude Gbemeho Houssoukpe, Sylvie Mawule Hounzangbe-Adote, Patrick Aleodjrodo Edorh, Pascal Abiodoun Olounlade

“…Examination of faecal samples, packed cell volume and biochemical analyses and necropsy were carried out to determine egg counts, worm burdens, and reduction in worm fecundity and changes in blood parameters. …”
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Awareness and Perception of Plant-Based Diets for the Treatment and Management of Type 2 Diabetes in a Community Education Clinic: A Pilot Study by Vincent Lee, Taylor McKay, Chris I. Ardern

“…Mean values, frequency counts, and logistic regression (alpha = 0.05). Results. …”
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FHL1 as a prognostic biomarker and therapeutic target in acute promyelocytic leukaemia by Bo Luo, Wei Li, Jingyuan Zeng, Yingyu Mao, Shuang He, Nan Hu, Qulian Guo, Xiaoli Zheng

“…These method were also used to confirm the expression levels of the FHL1 gene in the HL60 cell line compared to neutrophils.. Cell Counting Kit-8 and flow cytometry were used to detect the effect of high or low expression of FHL1 on cell viability and apoptosis under the influence of cytarabine and daunorubicin. …”
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Experimental Study on the Fracture Evolution Processof Rock-like Specimens Containing a Closed RoughJoint Based on 3D-Printing Technology by Jiawei Liu, Haijian Su, Hongwen Jing, Chengguo Hu, Qian Yin

“…Larger joint scale results in the longer prepeak fluctuation phase on axial stress-strain curves and more dispersed distribution of high-value AE counts.…”
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