Pattern of sedentary behavior in brazilian adolescents by Drielly Elvira Ramos, Maria Raquel de Oliveira Bueno, Lidyane Zambrin Vignadelli, André Oliveira Werneck, Enio Ricardo Vaz Ronque, Manoel João Coelho-E-Silva, Marcelo Romanzini

“…The cut-point of 720 counts.min-1 for the vector magnitude from the ActiGraph accelerometer was used to estimate the total sedentary time, bouts (1-4 min, 5-9 min, 10-14 min, 15-29 min, and ≥ 30 min), and breaks during the week, on weekdays and at weekends, as well as at school and out of school. …”
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The Visualization of Biofilms in Chronic Diabetic Foot Wounds Using Routine Diagnostic Microscopy Methods by Angela Oates, Frank L. Bowling, Andrew J. M. Boulton, Philip G. Bowler, Daniel G. Metcalf, Andrew J. McBain

“…Debridement samples, collected from the foot wounds of diabetic patients, were histologically sectioned and examined using bright-field, fluorescence, and environmental scanning electron microscopy and assessed by quantitative differential viable counting. All samples (n = 26) harboured bioburdens in excess of 5 log10 CFU/g. …”
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Impact of Thrombopoietin Receptor Agonists on Pathophysiology of Pediatric Immune Thrombocytopenia by Paschalis Evangelidis, Konstantinos Tragiannidis, Eleni Gavriilaki, Athanasios Tragiannidis

“…It has been reported in the published literature that the efficacy of TPO-RAs can be up to 80% in the achievement of several end goals, such as PLT counts. In the current literature review, the data regarding the impact of TPO agonists in the pathogenesis of ITP and treatment outcomes of the patients are examined. …”
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Cytomegalovirus Uveitis with Hypopyon Mimicking Bacterial Endophthalmitis by Atsushi Yoshida, Hiroto Obata, Hidetoshi Kawashima

“…The best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) of the left eye was counting fingers and the intraocular pressure (IOP) was 20 mmHg. …”
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Molecular and pharmacological heterogeneity of ETV6::RUNX1 acute lymphoblastic leukemia by Zhenhua Li, Huanbin Zhao, Wenjian Yang, Maud Maillard, Satoshi Yoshimura, Yu-Chih Hsiao, Xin Huang, Yoshihiro Gocho, Lauren Rowland, Anthony Brown, Landon Choi, Kristine R. Crews, Charles G. Mullighan, Samuel W. Brady, Cheng Cheng, Ti-Cheng Chang, Gang Wu, Mignon L. Loh, Allen Eng Juh Yeoh, Federico Antillon-Klussmann, Sima Jeha, Hiroto Inaba, Jiyang Yu, Ching-Hon Pui, Seth E. Karol, William E. Evans, Jun J. Yang

“…Compared to C1, the C2 subtype features higher white blood cell counts and younger age at diagnosis, as well as better early treatment responses. …”
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Nutritional Status and Immune Functions in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients by Hayriye Sayarlioglu, Reha Erkoc, Cengiz Demir, Ekrem Dogan, Mehmet Sayarlioglu, Ahmet Faik Oner, Imdat Dilek

“…In this study, a positive correlation between albumin, cholesterol, and triglyceride levels as nutritional parameters and immune functions in terms of total and subtype lymphocyte counts was observed. Further prospective studies are needed to determine the clinical importance of this finding and the appropriate means of measurement and effects of nutrition on immune function in hemodialysis patients.…”
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Can Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio and Lymph Node Density Be Used as Prognostic Factors in Patients Undergoing Radical Cystectomy? by Abdullah Demirtaş, Volkan Sabur, Emre Can Akınsal, Deniz Demirci, Oguz Ekmekcioglu, Ibrahim Gulmez, Atila Tatlisen

“…Preoperatively, neutrophil and lymphocyte counts as well as neutrophil-lymphocyte ratios were recorded in 201 patients who underwent radical cystectomy for bladder cancer. …”
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Evaluation of immunomodulatory effects of lamotrigine in BALB/c mice by Abu-Rish Eman Y., Elhayek Shada Y., Mohamed Yehia S., Hamad Islam, Bustanji Yasser

“…This was accompanied by a significant increase in relative monocyte and neutrophil counts and in spleen cellularity. Lamotrigine significantly inhibited ConA-induced splenocyte proliferation in vitro and it significantly inhibited IL-2 and TNF-α secretion in ConA-stimulated splenocytes. …”
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A Bibliometric Analysis of Publications on University-Industry Collaboration Using VOSviewer and R-biblioshiny by Zhan Guofang, Mohamad Sattar Rasul, Marlissa Omar

“…This bibliometric analysis studied the development trends, publication and citation counts, research themes and trends, and international cooperation models related to university-industry collaboration from 1970 to 2023. …”
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The Effects of Substituting Glassware for Plasticware and the Use of an Ethanol Vector on Oocyte Maturation In Vitro by A. D. Macaulay, C. K. Hamilton, P. M. Bartlewski, W. A. King

“…Blastocyst rates were only decreased in the glassware-ethanol treatment when compared to plasticware-ethanol treatment. Cell counts and percentage of TUNEL-positive cells did not differ significantly. …”
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Heme Iron Content in Lamb Meat Is Differentially Altered upon Boiling, Grilling, or Frying as Assessed by Four Distinct Analytical Methods by Azin Pourkhalili, Maryam Mirlohi, Ebrahim Rahimi

“…The heme iron proportions to the total iron in raw, boiled lamb meat and grilled, were counted as 65.70%, 67.75%, and 76.01%, receptively. …”
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Resistance of Synthetic and Biologic Surgical Meshes to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm: An In Vitro Investigation by Ethan Kallick, Laura Nistico, Mark Longwell, Barbara Byers, Frank Cartieri, Rachael Kreft, Howard Edington

“…We also report the varying levels of planktonic and attached bacteria through sonication and cfu counts. While the data illustrates increased biofilm formation on biologic mesh in vitro, the study must further be investigated in vivo to confirm the study observations.…”
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Adhesion of Porphyromonas gingivalis and Biofilm Formation on Different Types of Orthodontic Brackets by William Papaioannou, Athanasios Panagopoulos, Haroula Koletsi-Kounari, Efterpi Kontou, Margarita Makou

“…Bacteria were quantified by trypsin treatment and enumeration of the total viable counts of bacteria recovered. Results. Saliva was found to significantly affect (𝑃<0.001) adhesion and biofilm formation of P. gingivalis, with higher numbers for the coated brackets. …”
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Liver Regeneration after Partial Hepatectomy Is Not Impaired in Mice with Double Deficiency of Myd88 and IFNAR Genes by Javier Vaquero, Kimberly J. Riehle, Nelson Fausto, Jean S. Campbell

“…In mice without lesions, Myd88-IFNAR deficiency abrogated the increase in circulating IL-6 after PH but did not impair hepatocyte BrdU incorporation, mitotic figure counts, or recovery of liver-to-body weight ratios. …”
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Emergence of Exhausted B Cells in Asymptomatic HIV-1-Infected Patients Naïve for HAART is Related to Reduced Immune Surveillance by Manuela Fogli, Carlo Torti, Fabio Malacarne, Simona Fiorentini, Melania Albani, Ilaria Izzo, Cinzia Giagulli, Fabrizio Maggi, Giampiero Carosi, Arnaldo Caruso

“…In a cross-sectional study, we investigated if signs of B cells exhaustion and impaired viral immune surveillance are present in a cohort of 43 asymptomatic HIV-1-infected patients with preserved CD4+ T cell counts (>350 cells/μL) and highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) untreated. …”
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Effect of touristic activities on seabirds’ habitat selection on sandy beaches by Costa Leonardo, Rangel Danilo Freitas, Zalmon Ilana

“…Here we tested the hypothesis that human activities prevent seabirds foraging on beach sectors that are impacted by urbanization and recreational activities. Seabirds were counted while foraging at the interface between the surf zone and foreshore in three sectors with different levels of urbanization in southeastern Brazil. …”
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Scientific mapping of the nexus between entrepreneurial orientation and environmental sustainability: bibliometric analysis by Tadesse Weyuma Bulto, Tadesse Weyuma Bulto, Abdella Kosa Chebo, Abdella Kosa Chebo, Hailu Fufa Regassa, Birhanu Chalchisa Werku, Birhanu Chalchisa Werku, Helmut Kloos

“…Association analysis was conducted by author, co-author, and keyword, as well as keyword analysis by title and abstract fields, abstract field, and title field words with the highest frequency and highest relevance score under the binary counting approach. Performance, entrepreneurial orientation, relationship, entrepreneurship, entrepreneur, and business keywords were the most dominant occurrences in the abstracts. …”
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Growth and Survival of Acid-Resistant and Non-Acid-Resistant Shiga-Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Strains during the Manufacture and Ripening of Camembert Cheese by M. P. Montet, E. Jamet, S. Ganet, M. Dizin, S. Miszczycha, L. Dunière, D. Thevenot, C. Vernozy-Rozand

“…Six different mixtures of AR and/or NAR STEC strains were inoculated separately into microfiltered milk at a level of 103 CFU mL−1. The STEC counts (AR and NAR) initially increased by 1 to 2 log⁡10 CFU g−1 during cheese-making. …”
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Development of a Novel Whey Date Beverage Fermented with Kefir Grains Using Response Surface Methodology by Sana M’hir, Kais Rtibi, Asma Mejri, Manel Ziadi, Hajer Aloui, Moktar Hamdi, Lamia Ayed

“…The levels of the kefir grain inoculum (2–5% w/v), fruit syrup (10–50% w/v), and whey permeate (0–5% w/v) on pH, total phenolic content, antioxidant activity, lactic acid bacteria and yeast counts, and overall acceptability were investigated using central composite design. …”
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Research on failure mechanism of final drive gears of a passenger car based on multi-condition varying-speed accelerated test by Haibo Yu, Hongyu Hu, Yuzhuo Men, Mingda Li, Bingkui Ji, Xueping Yao

“…The fatigue damage of the gears is calculated by the rainflow cycle matrix of the gears obtained with the rotating rainflow counting method. The calculation results show that largest loads transmitted by the final drive gears in varying-speed test condition 2, which was the main condition for fractures of the driven gear. …”
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