Development of Decontamination Treatment Techniques for Dry Powder Foods by Atmospheric-Pressure Nonequilibrium DC Pulse Discharge Plasma Jet by Toshifumi Yuji, Kenichi Nakabayashi, Hiroyuki Kinoshita, Narong Mungkung, Yoshifumi Suzaki, Sarizam Mamat, Hiroshi Akatsuka

“…Our study revealed that there is a correlation between the plasma irradiation time and DC pulse frequency increase and the decontamination effect on the general bacterial count.…”
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Hubungan Antara Nilai Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR) dengan Kadar Procalcitonin (PCT) pada Pasien COVID-19 di Kabupaten Jember by Sofia Yusnur Rafida, Hairrudin Hairrudin, Muhammad Hasan

“…The results of the Spearman Correlation Analysis showed a positive correlation between NLR values and PCT levels in COVID-19 patients in the Jember Regency with a p-value = 0.00 and a moderate degree of correlation with an r count of 0.41. Conclusion: There is a positive correlation between NLR values and PCT levels for COVID-19 patients in Jember Regency. …”
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Investigating the role of age, admission systolic blood pressure, and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in predicting left ventricular hypertrophy among patients with primary hyperten... by Xiaoyong Hu, Djandan Tadum Arthur Vithran, Zhaoying Yang, Ting Zou, Rui Tang, Hongjian Li

“…Results Univariate analysis revealed significant differences between the LVH and non-LVH groups in age, sex, smoking, systolic blood pressure (SBP), neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), body mass index, serum creatinine (SCr), lymphocyte count, and hypertension duration. Multivariate analysis identified age, sex, SBP, SCr, and NLR as independent risk factors for LVH. …”
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Case Report: Necrotizing pneumonia in pediatric patients: a rare case of unilateral necrosis in two entire lobe tissues by Jingli Zhang, Yingqian Zhang, Longfei Gao, Huifang Wu, Xiaojuan Liu, Fan Yang, Yingxue Wang

“…Laboratory investigations revealed elevated white blood cell count, increased inflammatory markers, elevated liver enzymes, coagulation dysfunction, and hypoalbuminemia. …”
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Karakteristik Analisis LCS Meningoensefalitis Anak di RSUD Abdoel Wahab Sjahranie Samarinda Tahun 2019-2022 by Yunita Yunita, Yudanti Riastiti, Annisa Muhyi

“…The LCS analysis parameters indicated that lymphocytic pleocytosis was the most common (76.9%), while clear  LCS was observed in 82.1%. The leukocyte count was within the normal range of 56.4%, and the polymorphonuclear ratio was negative (79.5%). …”
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EKSPLORASI JENIS BURUNG DI WANA WISATA GRAPE SEBAGAI BAHAN AJAR TAKSONOMI VERTEBRATA BERBASIS GREEN LEARNING METHOD (GeLeM) by Wachidatul Linda Yuhanna, Muh. Waskito Ardhi, Sigit Ari Prabowo

“…This study uses point count method. Exploration carried out by recording the observations of the object being observed, resulting in a general form of teaching materials that were analyzed descriptively. …”
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Effect of Plasma-Activated Water Combined with Biological Preservatives on Beef Preservation by KE Zhigang, TIAN Yuling, LIU Shulai, ZHOU Xuxia, DING Yuting

“…The results demonstrated that after storage under vacuum at 4 ℃ for 28 days, the total bacterial count of beef treated with the preservative was 5.1 (lg(CFU/g)), within the acceptable limit. …”
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The Effects of Physical Activity Feedback on Behavior and Awareness in Employees: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial by Karen Van Hoye, Filip Boen, Johan Lefevre

“…Participants were randomized into one of four intervention groups after being measured for 7 days and nights by means of the SWA: (1) a minimal intervention group received no feedback (MIG, ); (2) a pedometer group was provided only information on their daily step count (PG, ); (3) a display group received feedback on calories burned, steps taken, and minutes of physical activity by means of the SWA display (DG, ); (4) a coaching group also received the display and had weekly meetings with a Personal Coach (CoachG, ). …”
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Evaluating the Impact of Starter Fertilizer on Winter Canola Grown in Oklahoma by M. Joy M. Abit, Katlynn Weathers, D. Brian Arnall

“…Remaining N was applied as urea (46-0-0) either as split (40% preplant and 60% topdress) application or as topdress only. Stand count reduction of up to 71% was observed with seed-placed DAP. …”
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Study on the Fractal Characteristics of the Pomegranate Biotite Schist under Impact Loading by Jianguo Wang, Ting Zuo, Xianglong Li, Zihao Tao, Jun Ma

“…In order to study the fractal characteristics of the pomegranate biotite schist under the effect of blasting loads, a one-dimensional SHPB impact test was carried out to test the dynamic compressive strength, damage morphology, fracture energy dissipation density, and other parameters of the rocks under different strain rates; besides, sieve tests were conducted to count the mass fractal characteristics of the crushed masses under different strain rates to calculate the fractal dimension of the crushed rock D. …”
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Discovering Tree Architecture: A Comparison of the Performance of 3D Digitizing and Close-Range Photogrammetry by Kristýna Šleglová, Marek Hrdina, Peter Surový

“…However, it struggled with capturing intricate structures, overestimating volumetric values and underestimating branch lengths and counts. Mean relative root mean square errors for height, diameter at 0.3 m height, volume, and branch count were 34.19%, 69.9%, 107.87%, and 142.03%, respectively. …”
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Comparison of the antibacterial efficacy of 810 nm diode laser and photodynamic therapy in reducing microbial flora in patients with peri-implant mucositis – An in vivo study by Poonam Siwach, Reshu Sanan, Abhishek Nagpal, Omkar Krishna Shetty, Amit Bhardwaj, Mukesh Sharma

“…No statistically significant reduction in bacterial count was found at baseline (P = 0.1) and at 3 months (P = 0.5) when the diode laser group and photodynamic group were compared with each other (intergroup). …”
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Enhancing surface detection: A comprehensive analysis of various YOLO models by G. Deepti Raj, B. Prabadevi

“…Additionally, CoordAtt integration minimizes the parameter count by 25 % and gives higher accuracy on one of the datasets. …”
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Nighttime Cough Characteristics in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients by Albertus C. den Brinker, Okke Ouweltjes, Ronald Rietman, Susannah Thackray-Nocera, Michael G. Crooks, Alyn H. Morice

“…Furthermore, an earlier established empirical finding of a linear relation between mean and standard deviation of a session’s cough count is validated. An alert mechanism incorporating these findings is described.…”
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Assessing the Impact of Isoniazid Preventive Therapy (IPT) on Tuberculosis Incidence and Predictors of Tuberculosis among Adult Patients Enrolled on ART in Nekemte Town, Western Et... by Gemechu Tiruneh, Alemayehu Getahun, Emiru Adeba

“…Tuberculosis incidence among the Isoniazid treated group was 1.98 per 100 person-years and 4.52 per 100 person-years in the untreated group. CD4 cell count, clinical staging, body mass index (BMI), not using cotrimoxazole, body weight, and functional status were significant predictors of tuberculosis risk. …”
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Tuberculous Enteritis: A Rare Complication of Miliary Tuberculosis by Danisha Figueroa, Nilmarie Guzman, Carmen Isache

“…He was found to be HIV positive with an absolute CD4 count of 4 cells/μL. Due to persistent diarrhea, stool was sent for AFB culture and grew M. tuberculosis. …”
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Spontaneous Retroperitoneal Hemorrhage in a Patient with Prolymphocytic Transformation of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia by Gwynivere A. Davies, Alejandro Lazo-Langner, Michael Shkrum, Leonard Minuk

“…We present the case of a 76-year-old gentleman with a previous diagnosis of chronic lymphocytic leukemia who presented with fatigue, fever, and a white blood cell count of 500 000 with prolymphocytes on peripheral blood examination. …”
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Risky behaviours and injuries amongst Catalan children with ADHD: does pharmacological treatment improve outcomes? by Toni Mora, Rowena Jacobs, Jordi Cid, David Roche

“…We apply a scale that contains alternative definitions of ADHD so that over-diagnosis is also identified and estimate a count data model to explain the number of visits whilst accounting for confounding. …”
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Spontaneous splenic rupture in a teenager as first manifestation of acute myeloid leukemia: Case report and literature review by Antonio Villa, Simona Rossi, Isabella Riva, Cecilia Tedesco, Francesca Maria Zanchettin, Rinaldo Chiumento

“…Because of the rarity of atraumatic splenic rupture, a high index of clinical suspicion must be maintained in patients with left upper quadrant pain and abnormal differential count on peripheral blood smear.…”
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Ureteral Diaphragmatic Hernia Treated with Ureteral Stenting: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Tateki Yoshino, Ayako Itakura, Shinnosuke Fujikawa, Tomoyuki Sugitani, Kazuo Kawakami, Emi Ishibashi, Koji Kodama, Shota Oshima

“…Blood analysis revealed abnormal findings, including elevated WBC count (10,510/μl) and C-reactive protein (0.28 mg/dl). …”
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