AIDS Cholangiopathy in an Asymptomatic, Previously Undiagnosed Late-Stage HIV-Positive Patient from Kenya by Yiming Gao, Kathryn Chin, Yehia Y. Mishriki

“…Shortly thereafter, serology for HIV returned positive along with a depressed CD4 cell count, and the patient was diagnosed with AIDS-associated cholangiography.…”
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Applying Energy-Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis to Detect Tungsten Inclusions in Nuclear Fuel Rod End Plug TIG Welds by Runqiu Gu, Jianfeng Cheng, Wanchang Lai, Guangxi Wang

“…The results showed that the relative standard deviation of the net count rate of tungsten K-series characteristic X-rays [W (Kα)] was 1.46%, and the optimum parameters are a tube voltage of 150 kV and current of 0.5 mA. …”
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A Rare Association of Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia with Gastric Adenocarcinoma by Kavita Agrawal, Flores Alfonso

“…Initial blood tests showed hemoglobin of 6.1 g/dl, reticulocytes count of 19.7%, total bilirubin of 3.2 mg/dl, lactate dehydrogenase of 600 U/L, and haptoglobin of less than 8 mg/dl, and direct Coombs test was positive for warm immunoglobulin G. …”
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Increased sagittal abdominal diameter is associated with a higher risk of kidney stones. by Wei Song, Shugen Li, Guangchun Wang, Shang Gao

“…Hematological analyses indicated that granulocyte count (GRAN) significantly mediated the relationship between SAD and KSD (P <  0.001).…”
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Comparison between Phase-Shift Full-Bridge Converters with Noncoupled and Coupled Current-Doubler Rectifier by Cheng-Tao Tsai, Jye-Chau Su, Sheng-Yu Tseng

“…From their prototypes, experimental results have verified that the phase-shift full-bridge converter with NCDR has optimal duty ratio, lower component stresses, and output current ripple. In component count and efficiency comparison, CCDR has fewer components and higher efficiency at full load condition. …”
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Resolving Interoperability Issues of Precision and Array with Null Value of Web Services Using WSIG-JADE Framework by Jaspreet Chawla, Anil Kr Ahlawat, Jyoti Gautam

“…It limits the number of digits to the 5th place after the decimal thereby increasing the precision in data sets, whereas it treats null as an empty string so that string length remains the same for both the platforms thereby helping in the correct count of data elements.…”
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A METHOD FOR MONITORING RICE SEED LOSS BASED ON WOA-BP ALGORITHM by Jin Chen, Ting Shi, Yaoming Li, Yahui Zhu, Caoyuan Niu

“…The WOA-BP algorithm, which has a high accuracy and fast response speed, was used to classify and count the signals to realise seed loss rate monitoring. …”
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THE RELATIONSHIP OF FAMILY ROLES TO MEDICATION ADHERENCE IN SCHIZOPHRENIA PATIENTS by Rindayati Rindayati, Abdul Nasir, Chusnul Rizal

“…The results of the Spearman test are rho count 0.403 > rho table 0.271, which means that there is a significant relationship. …”
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The impact of atopy on the clinical characteristics of mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia in pediatric patients by Yujie Qin, Yuxia Yang, Junxiang Li, Jun Guan

“…Clinical data, treatment regimens, and laboratory indicators were compared between the two groups. Eosinophil count, lactate dehydrogenase and IgE levels were higher in the atopic group than in the non-atopic group. …”
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Clinical Significance and Expression of PAF and TNF-alpha in Seminal Plasma of Leukocytospermic Patients by Chaodong Liu, Hongjian Liu, Xianzhong Wang, Sun Xinbo

“…The seminal plasma was obtained from 22 cases of leukocytospermia and 15 cases of normal males; the peroxidase dyeing method was adopted for seminal plasma white blood count; the ELISA was adopted to test PAF and TNF-α concentration in seminal plasma. …”
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Eosinophilic Gastritis in a Patient Previously Treated with Dupilumab by Masaya Iwamuro, Toshi Murakami, Takehiro Tanaka, Shohei Oka, Seiji Kawano, Yoshiro Kawahara, Hiroyuki Okada

“…Dupilumab treatment was discontinued at the patient’s request after two injections separated by a 2-week interval. The blood eosinophil count was elevated, and an esophagogastroduodenoscopy performed 3 months after dupilumab treatment revealed gastric ulcers; subsequently, eosinophilic gastritis was diagnosed from biopsy examinations. …”
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TOWARDS IMPLEMENTATION OF INNOVATIVE METHODOLOGIES IN CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING IN CHILE. A CASE STUDY by PEDRO MUÑOZ, VIVIANA LETELIER, LUMINITA BIBIRE, LUIS MUÑOZ

“…The aim is to show a Project-Based Learning model using cooperative as well as collaborative strategies, while taking into ac-count both the particular situation of higher education in Chile and the socio-cultural factors of students. …”
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Double-Expressor Appendiceal Burkitt’s Lymphoma: A Case Report and Literature Review by Osama N. Dukmak, Hamzeh M. I. Abugharbieh, Mohammad Farid Emar, Iman Khamayseh, Salem M. Tos, Rafiq Salhab

“…Furthermore, complete blood count and a computed tomography scan aid the diagnosis of lymphoma. …”
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Stratospheric X‐Rays Detected at Midlatitudes With a Miniaturized Balloon‐Borne Microscintillator‐PiN Diode System by K. L. Aplin, G. J. Marlton, V. Race

“…A PiN diode was used to measure the light from the microscintillator to count rates and energies of ionizing radiation from the ground up to the stratosphere (32 km). …”
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A Case of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lung That Produced Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor and Interleukin-6 by Nobuhiro Takeuchi, Kento Yamamoto, Kazuyoshi Naba

“…High-grade fever developed and blood analyses revealed sustained elevated white blood cell count and C-reactive protein levels. Cytokine production by tumor cells was suspected; both serum granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (117 pg/mL; normal: <57.5 pg/mL) and interleukin-6 (83.5 pg/mL; normal: <2.41 pg/mL) levels were high. …”
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A systematic review of migrants’ non-employment precarity–conceptualizations by scholars and migrants’ narratives by Suet Lin Hung, Chi Yuen Lai, Kwok Kin Fung

“…It is also recommended to research more on information, housing, and psychological precarity, apart from a need to adopt longitudinal lens into migrant precarity studies. Words count for body of manuscript: 8,524 (excluding references and appendix).…”
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Frequency-bin-encoded entanglement-based quantum key distribution in a reconfigurable frequency-multiplexed network by Anahita Khodadad Kashi, Michael Kues

“…This minimizes massively the resource overhead, reduces the dark count contribution, vulnerability to detector side-channel attacks, and the detector imbalance, hence providing an enhanced security. …”
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Topological ordering during flexible to rigid transitions in disordered networks by Micoulaut, Matthieu

“…The mechanical constraint count of the atomic network structure reveals that a typical lengthscale characterizing the decay of topological correlations emerges for stressed rigid systems at $\simeq $3.5 Å, whereas small wavevector oscillations are found to be minimal when the isostatic condition is merely satisfied. …”
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Change of liver enzymes level during follow-up of patients exposed to vinylchloride by I. V. Kudayeva, L. A. Budarina, O. A. Dyakovich

“…It was found, that chronic VC exposition in group of service technicians and technical officers (engineering staff) at over 5 years of work experience results in decrease of alkaline phosphatases (AP) concentration, increase of contents cholinesterase (CE) and gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase (GGT) in blood serum along follow-up period. The highest count of interrelations between determinants of studied biochemical scores, work experience and-or exposition load was revealed at patients under 30 years of age.Conclusions. …”
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Effects of Pollution on <i>Vibrios</i> in Woji River by AS Ojesanmi, SN Ibe

“…However, heterotrophic counts were high irrespective of the sampling station. …”
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