Fungal Keratitis Caused by Drechslera spp. Treated with Voriconazole: A Case Report by Margarita I. Echavez, Archimedes Lee D. Agahan, Noel S. Carino

“…The patient developed a corneal opacity after 2 days and was initially seen with a visual acuity of counting fingers on the left eye, with a 3 mm central corneal ulcer with feathery borders. …”
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Prevalence of Iron Deficiency Anemia among University Students in Hodeida Province, Yemen by Abdullah Ahmed Al-alimi, Salem Bashanfer, Mohammed Abdo Morish

“…Participants were subjected to different tests including complete blood counts (CBC), serum ferritin (SF), serum iron (SI), and total iron binding capacity (TIBC). …”
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Successful Outpatient Management of Children at a Secondary Care Hospital in Pakistan in a Dengue Fever Epidemic and Their Clinical Outcomes by Ammara Farooq, Brekhna Aurangzeb, Taimur Khalil Sheikh, Huma Bashir, Maryam Ghuncha, Tehmina Mustafa

“…Additionally, clinical and laboratory features (Hb, HCT, TLC, PLT, and ALT) of the patients in the outpatient who remained stable with those who progressed to inpatient care during follow-up were compared; also, time of recovery of blood counts was assessed. Results. Of 93 children with DF, 87 (93.5%) received outpatient care at enrollment. …”
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Investigating the mechanistic role of oxidative stress in brain–gut axis disruption in rat model by Akeem Babatunde Sikiru, Stephen Acheneje Egena, Muhyideen Adio Kilani, Morufat Eniola Azeez, Maryam Nahari Adam, Ahmad Abdullahi

“…The endotoxin exposure caused nonspecific inflammatory response marked with increased counts of WBCs and neutrophils (p < 0.05). The monocyte percentage decreased (p < 0.05), while the lymphocyte percentage remained unchanged (p > 0.05). …”
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The BBC, Daily Telegraph and Wikinews timelines of the terrorist attacks of 7th July 2006 in London: a comparison with contemporary discussions by Mike Thelwall

“…In particular, we extracted and counted the individual words used in the postings. …”
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Evaluation of an acne lesion detection and severity grading model for Chinese population in online and offline healthcare scenarios by Na Gao, Jiaping Wang, Zheng Zhao, Xiao Chu, Bin Lv, Gangwen Han, Yuan Ni, Guotong Xie

“…For follow-up visits in online scenarios, the accuracy for detecting the changing trends reached 87.8%, with a total counting error of 1.91 ± 3.28 for all acne lesions. …”
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Quince Powder Increases Antioxidant Activity and Probiotic Survival in Yoghurt by Şenay Burak Çınar, Gülfem Ünal, Gülşah Çalışkan Koç, Safiye Nur Dirim, Ayşe Sibel Akalın

“…Results and conclusions. The viable counts of yoghurt bacteria and Bifidobacterium lactis BB-12® were above 8 log CFU/g. …”
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Antimicrobial activity of adipose-derived mesenchymal stromal cell secretome against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by Fatimah Shaaban, Elie Salem Sokhn, Charbel Khalil, Fatima A. Saleh

“…Methods Using the Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion method, broth microdilution assays, and colony-forming unit (CFU) counting, the antibacterial activity of AD-MSC secretome was assessed. …”
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Oxymatrine inhibits the development of radioresistance in NSCLC cells by reversing EMT through the DcR3/AKT/GSK-3β pathway by Jianming Tang, Yu Cao, Hong Zhang, Rui Wang

“…The proliferation of A549 cells was measured using the Cell Counting Kit-8 and colony forming assays. In addition, the apoptosis of A549 cells was analyzed by flow cytometry. …”
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Experimental Study on Fatigue Characteristics and Life Prediction of Rotating Restricted Short Suspender in Suspension Bridge by Lei Zhao, Zhili Yang, Xianneng Tong, Yang Zhang, Ruifeng Nie

“…By introducing traffic data obtained from the WIM system, the stress response of the short suspenders caused by vehicles on each lane was simulated, and the simulation results were converted by the rain flow counting method. The residual life of the rotating restricted short suspender was predicted by the comparison between the fatigue test results and the fitting curve of the simulation results. …”
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LIMD1-AS1 promotes the progression of prostate cancer and affects the function of prostate cancer cells by down-regulating miR-29c-3p by Yongsheng Yu, Nan He, Zhaolu Song, Chang Wang, Jinhuang Xu

“…Methods qRT-PCR was employed to assess the expression of LIMD1-AS1 and miR-29c-3p. The Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8) was used to assess cell proliferation in PCa cells. …”
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Metallothionein II treatment mitigates rotenone-induced neurodegeneration in zebrafish models of Parkinson’s disease by Yong Hui Nies, Wei Ling Lim, Norwahidah Abd Karim, Mohamad Fairuz Yahaya, Seong Lin Teoh

“…Treatment with hMT2, especially in the co-treatment group, ameliorated these deficits by restoring locomotor activity, dopamine levels, and dopaminergic neuron counts while reducing oxidative stress and inflammation, and improving mitochondrial function.DiscussionThese results suggest that hMT2 exhibited neuroprotective effect in the PD model zebrafish. …”
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Duodenal Eosinophilia in Functional Dyspepsia by A. S. Silaeva, E. L. Bueverova, Yu. O. Shulpekova

“…Aim: to present observation of a patient diagnosed with functional dyspepsia based on current guidelines, and having increased eosinophil counts in the biopsy specimen of duodenal mucosa. …”
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Features of distribution and ecology of the brown bear (Ursus arctos) in the Carpathian National Park (Ukraine) by Oleksandr Kyseliuk, Bohdanna Kalynchuk, Yurii Motruk

“…The exact number of bears is difficult to determine due to double counting and lack of coordination between neighbouring forestry enterprises and protected areas. …”
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UCH-L1 Inhibitor Alleviates Nerve Damage Caused by Moyamoya Disease by Minghua Xu, Xiaomin Zhao, Jiang Zhao, Zhisheng Tan, Chengshi Zhang, Yun Huang, Huiping Zhong, Meifeng Guo, Chen Zhang, Ping Ye, Wentao Zheng

“…Exosome labeling and uptake by SH-SY5Y cells were observed by confocal laser microscopy. Cell counting kit-8 assay and flow cytometry were used to determine the viability and apoptosis of SH-SY5Y cells, respectively. …”
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Phlegmonous appendicitis as a variant of uncomplicated appendicitis by Tezcan Akın, Hüseyin Fahri Martlı, Eda Şahingöz, Birkan Birben, Sadettin Er, Ayşe Çiftçi, Hayriye Tatlı Doğan, Mesut Tez

“…Phlegmonous appendicitis exhibited significantly higher leukocyte counts and appendix diameters compared to uncomplicated appendicitis but had lower CRP values than complicated appendicitis. …”
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Microbiological and Physicochemical Characterization of Irrigation Water in Market Gardening in Korhogo by Ollo Kambire, Konan Mathurin Yao, Natchia Aka, Karidja Emilie Bamba, Rose Koffi-Nevry

“…The aim of this study is to evaluate the microbiological and physicochemical qualities of irrigation water. Microorganisms were counted using the membrane filtration and incorporation into the agar methods. …”
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Functional Movement Screen Detected Asymmetry & Normative Values Among College-Aged Students by Craig R Triplett, Bryan S Dorrel, Matthew L Symonds, Corey A Selland, Daniel D Jensen, Christopher N Poole

“… # Purpose The objective was to determine normative FMS™ scores, report frequency counts for FMS™ asymmetries, and determine if the number of sports seasons and number of different sports an individual participated in during high school varied between university students that showed FMS™ identified asymmetries…”
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Diagenetic Processes and Reservoir Heterogeneity in Salt-Encased Microbial Carbonate Reservoirs (Late Neoproterozoic, Oman) by Stephan Becker, Lars Reuning, Joachim E. Amthor, Peter A. Kukla

“…The extent of primary porosity reduction by diagenetic phases was quantified using point counting. To visualize the distribution of diagenetic phases on a field scale, we constructed 2D interpolation diagenesis maps to identify patterns in cementation. …”
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Influence of composting and thermal processing on the survival of microbial pathogens and nutritional status of Nigeria sewage sludge by Kayode Fatunla, Edu Inam, Joseph Essien, Emmanuel Dan, Akanimo Odon, Suil Kang, Kirk T. Semple

“…., Staphylococcus aureus, and Shigella sp. were eliminated, while a 2-log reduction in coliform counts occurred after 40 days of composting. Composting had a better processing impact by increasing the ash as well as reducing the carbon/nitrogen ratio of treated sludge, while thermal processing improved the sulfate and phosphate components of treated sludge. …”
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