Bacteria Load Determination of the Intestinal Microbiota and Identification of Spiroplasma and Wolbachia in Anopheles gambiae by Haziz Sina, Kamirou Chabi-Sika, Razaki Ossè, Akim Socohou, Ibrahim A. Abibou, Hafiz Salami, Germain Gil Padonou, Adolphe Adjanonhoun, Lamine Baba-Moussa

“…The symbiote bacteria of the microbiota of female laboratory An. gambiae and female wild An. gambiae were identified by the culture method. The count was done on media plate count agar (PCA), and subsequently, the bacterial load was calculated. …”
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Vascular endothelial growth factor-C increases lymphatic vessels in the conjunctiva and maintains low intraocular pressure after trabeculectomy in rabbits by Aulia A. H. Abdullah, Hidayat Sujuti, Happy K. Permatasari, Ihda D. Kusuma, Nurdiana

“…The study demonstrates that trabeculectomy augmented with VEGF-C injection in rabbits results in an increased lymphatic vessel count in the conjunctiva and a decrease in IOP levels on the tenth post-operative day. …”
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Design and Analysis of a Multiple and Wide Nulling Collaborative Beamforming Scheme in the Domain of 3-Dimensional Wireless Sensor Networks by Robert Macharia Maina, Philip Kibet Langat, Peter Kamita Kihato

“…Furthermore, a comparative null depth, width, and nulling accuracy analysis are done upon varying the count of collaborating nodes and the collaborating cluster radius. …”
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Optimization of data allocation in hierarchical memory for blocked shortest paths algorithms by A. A. Prihozhy

“…The distribution of blocks on groups and the block conflict count strongly depends on the allocation and ordering of the matrix blocks in main memory. …”
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Pro-fertility effect of Ficus carica fruit extract in streptozotocin-induced male rats by Mat Noor Mahanem, Subramaniam Puvaratnesh, AbuBakar Umarqayum, Shamsusah A Nadia

“…Assessments included the sperm quality (count, motility and morphology), histology of the testes, serum testosterone and fasting blood glucose (FBG) level. …”
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Acoustic Emission and Fractal Precursory Characteristics of Coals with Different Bursting Liabilities in Loading Failure Process by Chao Wang, Yuefeng Li, Yong Li, Jianhui Xu, Chengliang Zhang

“…Our experimental results indicated that the AE count and energy of coal samples with different bursting liabilities showed a similar evolution law of “sharp increase-calm-sharp increase” before their main rupture. …”
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Evaluation of the Efficacy of Oxygen-releasing Gel as an Adjunct to Scaling and Root Planing in Chronic Periodontitis: A Split-mouth Randomized Controlled Trial by Shristi Agarwal, Shweta Bali, Priyanka Aggarwal, Amit Garg, Aruna Nautiyal, Manish Sharma

“…A plaque sample was sent for microbiological analysis (culture for colony count and polymerase chain reaction [PCR]) at baseline and 3 months. …”
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Visual Outcome of Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty during the Learning Curve in Initial Fifty Cases by Sanjay K. Singh, Sanjeeta Sitaula

“…Donor endothelial cell count at the time of surgery and during the 3-month follow-up was noted. …”
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THE EFFECT OF PLATELET RICH PLASMA ON MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLs (MSCs) DIFFERENTIATION INTO CHONDROBLAST by Dwikora Novembri Utomo, I Gde Adi Widiastana

“…The group that received extra 5% PRP had significant increase of chondroblast count compared to the group without PRP addition (p=0,033). …”
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Combined Inositol Hexakisphosphate and Inositol Supplement Consumption Improves Serum Alpha-Amylase Activity and Hematological Parameters in Streptozotocin-Induced Type 2 Diabetic... by Shadae R. Foster, Lowell L. Dilworth, Jean Sparks, Ruby L. Alexander-Lindo, Felix O. Omoruyi

“…This study evaluated the effect of combined inositol hexakisphosphate (IP6) and inositol supplement on organ weight, intestinal ATPase activities, complete blood count, and serum analytes in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced type 2 diabetic rats. …”
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The Frequency Of Hematological Abnormalities in Children (Age 1 Month To 12 Years) Presenting With Sars-Cov-2 Infection At Shifa International Hospital by Sidra Tul Muntaha, Hammad Ayaz, Huma Mahmood, Afifa Kulsoom, Muhammad Tayyab, Arslan Farooq

“…Deranged INR, D-Dimers, low WBC count, thrombocytopenia and neutropenia were commonly found in haematological abnormalities in children with COVID-19 infection. …”
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In Vitro Antibacterial and Time-Kill Evaluation of the Erythrina caffra Thunb. Extract against Bacteria Associated with Diarrhoea by Olufunmiso Olusola Olajuyigbe, Anthony Jide Afolayan

“…In the time-kill assay, the average reduction of the viable cell count ranged between and  cfu/mL on incubating the bacteria for 4 h at the MICs, while the reduction ranged between and  cfu/mL after 8 h of incubation. …”
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The Effects of Storage on Sachet Water Quality in Ogun State, Nigeria by ZO Ajekunle, VO Ojekunle, AO Eruola, FF Oyebanji, KA Olatunde, BT Amujo, OR Sangowusi, AA Adekttan, AG Taiwo

“…Five brands (50%) of the water had total viable and coliform count above the recommended count of 100cfu/m and zero cfu/ml, respectively. pH values increased in all brands to acceptable WHO limits within 2 months of storage except for sample 3 and 4 which decreases below the acceptable limit.  …”
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Spatiotemporal variation in population size and relative abundance of Kalij pheasant (Lophura leucomelanos) in scrub forest. by Maria Saba, Sangam Khalil, Majid Hussain, Surrya Khanam, Ali Akhter, Rukhsana Khatoon, Muhammad Awais Khan, Kamal Ahmed Khan, Zartasha Gul, Ume Habiba

“…The line transects and point count methods were used to collect direct (physical observations) and indirect signs (feathers and calls) to avoid double counting. …”
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Prediction of microvascular invasion in hepatocellular carcinoma using a preoperative serum C-reactive protein-based nomogram by Chaohao Yang, Zhiwei Liang, Longshuan Zhao, Renfeng Li, Pengfei Ma

“…Multivariable logistic regression analysis identified CRP (OR = 4.85, P < 0.001), lnAFP (OR = 3.11, P < 0.001), WBC count (OR = 2.73, P = 0.003), and tumor diameter (OR = 2.38, P = 0.01) as independent predictors of MVI. …”
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A Geometric Approach to Estimate Background in Astronomical Images by Pushpak Pandey, Kanak Saha

“…In a typical low-photon-count astronomical image, such as in the far- and near-ultraviolet wavelength ranges, conventional methods relying on 3 σ clipping and median or mode estimation often fail to capture the true background level accurately. …”
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Serial systemic immune inflammation indices: markers of acute migraine events or indicators of persistent inflammatory status? by Tissa Wijeratne, Melanie J. Murphy, Chanith Wijeratne, Paolo Martelletti, Leila Karimi, Vasso Apostolopoulos, Carmela Sales, Nina Riddell, Sheila G. Crewther

“…Specifically, we assessed the role of two serial white blood cell counts to calculate the SSIIi using the formula: neutrophil count x platelet count/lymphocyte count) between aura and no-aura migraine patients at time of admission to a tertiary care centre in Melbourne, Australia, and following 24 h post admission versus comparable serial measures in 20 out patients with migraine and ongoing symptoms. …”
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Influence of spouting period on microbiological and nutritional attribute of sesame seed flour by Joseph Oghenewogaga Owheruo, Patrick Othuke Akpoghelie, Great Iruoghene Edo, Emad Yousif, Agatha Ngukuran Jikah, Priscillia Nkem Onyibe, Ufuoma Ugbune, Endurance Fegor Isoje, Ufuoma Augustina Igbuku, Helen Avuokerie Ekokotu, Ephraim Evi Alex Oghroro, Joel Okpoghono, Arthur Efeoghene Athan Essaghah, Joy Johnson Agbo

“…From 0 to 96 h sprouting time, the viable count increased from 6.40 ± 0.04 × 103 to 8.20 ± 0.05 × 103 cfu/g, yeast count from 7.60 ± 0.07 × 103 to 7.82 ± 0.04 × 103 cfu/g, and mold count from 18.44 ± 1.08 × 103 to 24.15 ± 1.34 × 103 cfu/g respectively with no Coliform counts. …”
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Kadukkai maathirai (Indian herbal drug) prevents hepatocellular cancer progression by enhancing GSTM1 expression and modulating β catenin transcription: in-silico and in-vivo study... by Akshatha Shetty, Shama Prasada K, Diya Rajasekhar Chinta, Ganesh Shenoy, Amruth Kiran, Vasudha Devi, Arul Amuthan, Smita Shenoy, Manjunath Shetty, Mohandas Rao K G, Nitesh Kumar

“…It significantly reversed altered nodule count, relative liver weight, body weight, and histopathological features of HCC. …”
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The association between systemic inflammatory response index and contrast-associated acute kidney injury in patients undergoing elective percutaneous coronary intervention by Jun-Han Chen, Li-Wei Zhang, Wen-Jia Liang, Wei-ze Lin, Xiao-Fang Chen, Zhi-Jie Lin, Chang-Xi Wang, Kai-Yang Lin, Yan-Song Guo

“…Venous blood samples were collected to obtain the experimental data on the day of admission or the morning of the next day. SIRI = neutrophil count × monocyte count/lymphocyte count. CA-AKI was defined as an increase of 50% or 0.3 mg/dl in SCr from baseline within 48 h after contrast exposure.Results The incidence of CA-AKI was 6.1% (n = 352). …”
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