Clinical profile and outcomes analysis of HIV infection by Ashwant Kumar, Yoganathan Chidambaram, Clement J. Dhas, Nekkanti Abilash, Murali Alagesan

“…HAART was dominated by tenofovir + efavirenz + emtricitabine (TEE) (55%), causing reduction in viral load and rise in CD4 count in about 71% of patients. Nearly 38% of participants showed a combination of clinical, immunological, and virological failures. …”
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Effects of Acidification and Preservatives on Microbial Growth during Storage of Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato Puree by Joyce Ndunge Musyoka, George Ooko Abong', Daniel Mahuga Mbogo, Richard Fuchs, Jan Low, Simon Heck, Tawanda Muzhingi

“…Total viable count, yeasts, and molds were completely inhibited except for puree with only citric acid. …”
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Ensuring Seismic Resistance of Reinforced Concrete Buildings by O. V. Mkrtychev, A. A. Reshchetov

“…When modeling reinforced concrete structures, a concrete model is used with the function of damage accumulation under cyclic loads, as well as taking into ac-count the degradation of the strength and stiffness of the material during an intense earthquake. …”
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Preliminary Exploration of AlF-NOTA-FAPI-04 PET/CT in the Management of Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Prospective Clinical Study by Shibo Guo MD, Zhehao Lyu PhD, Chunyu Duan MD, Hui Wang PhD, Peng Xu MD, Wei Han BD, Peng Fu PhD

“…The correlation between positive joint count (PJC) and systemic joint standard uptake value ratio (SUVR, the mean SUV max of the 5 highest joints/SUV max of the uninvolved sacrum) on PET and clinical disease activity assessment and various laboratory tests were analyzed. …”
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Isolation and Identification of Staphylococcus aureus from Milk and Milk Products, Associated Factors for Contamination, and Their Antibiogram in Holeta, Central Ethiopia by Endrias Zewdu Gebremedhin, Addisu Bedashu Ararso, Bizunesh Mideksa Borana, Kebede Abdisa Kelbesa, Nega Desalegn Tadese, Lencho Megersa Marami, Edilu Jorga Sarba

“…About 48.39% of the milk samples assessed had the S. aureus count higher than 105 CFU/ml. The highest rate of resistance was observed to ampicillin (95%), amoxicillin (95%), oxacillin (87.5%), and cefotaxime (80%). …”
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Plasma Fatty Acids in Zambian Adults with HIV/AIDS: Relation to Dietary Intake and Cardiovascular Risk Factors by Christopher K. Nyirenda, Edmond K. Kabagambe, John R. Koethe, James N. Kiage, Benjamin H. Chi, Patrick Musonda, Meridith Blevins, Claire N. Bosire, Michael Y. Tsai, Douglas C. Heimburger

“…While there were no significant associations (p>0.05) between total plasma PUFA and C-reactive protein (CRP) or lipid levels, plasma arachidonic acid was inversely associated with CRP and triglycerides and positively associated with HDL-C, CD4+ T-cell count, and plasma albumin (p<0.05). Plasma saturated fatty acids (SFA) were positively associated with CRP (β = 0.24; 95% CI: 0.08 to 0.40, p=0.003) and triglycerides (β = 0.08; 95% CI: 0.03 to 0.12, p<0.01). …”
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Impact of the COVID-19 Event on the Characteristics of Atmospheric Single Particle in the Northern China by Zheng Li, Jingjing Meng, Ling Zhou, Ruiwen Zhou, Mengxuan Fu, Yachen Wang, Yanan Yi, Aijing Song, Qingchun Guo, Zhanfang Hou, Li Yan

“…The results showed that the concentrations of PM2.5, NOx, and CO were lower during DP (during the pandemic) than those during BP (before the pandemic), while O3 concentration increased by about 40.9% during DP due to a lower concentration of NO2 restraining the decomposition of O3 via the reaction of NO with O3. The number count of carbonaceous particles during DP decreased by 20.2% compared to that during BP due to the sharp reduction of factory production and vehicular transportation during DP. …”
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Immune Modulation Effects of Lactobacillus casei Variety rhamnosus on Enterocytes and Intestinal Stem Cells in a 5-FU-Induced Mucositis Mouse Model by Chun-Yan Yeung, Jen-Shiu Chiang Chiau, Mei-Lien Cheng, Wai-Tao Chan, Szu-Wen Chang, Chuen-Bin Jiang, Hung-Chang Lee

“…A tremendous rise of the CD3+/CD8+ count and a significant decrease of CD3+CD4+/CD3+CD8+ ratios were found in the 5-FU group and were both reversed by Lcr35. 5-FU significantly stimulated the expression of CD44 stem cells, and the expression was restored by Lcr35. 5-FU could increase the number of Ki67 proliferative cells. …”
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von Willebrand factor polymorphism (rs1063856) as a risk factor for portal vein thrombosis in chronic liver diseases by Isis Samy Bedira, Olfat M. Hendy, Moones Abdelaal, Ashraf A. Basuni, Asma Ebrahim Gaber Koshoo, Alzhraa Alkhatib, Sally S. Mandour

“…Tests for liver and renal function, coagulation profile, complete blood count, hepatitis virus markers, and vWF:Ag level were conducted. …”
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The Association of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Gestational Hypertensive Disorders in a Diverse Community-Based Cohort by Diane Schneider, Joel R. Gonzalez, Miya Yamamoto, Jingrong Yang, Joan C. Lo

“…The development of PIH, including gestational hypertension, preeclampsia/eclampsia, or HELLP (hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count), was ascertained by chart review. Among women without preexisting hypertension who had a singleton pregnancy, the association of PCOS and PIH was examined using multivariable logistic regression. …”
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Revealing Sarcophyton extract's alleviating potential against gentamicin-induced renal and testicular toxicity in rat model by Nada S. Badr, Aml Talaat, Salwa A. El-Saidy, Aml Zaki Ahmed Ghoneim

“…Various parameters, including body weight, relative kidney and testes weight, differential white blood cell count, blood urea, creatinine, luteinizing hormone, testosterone, total antioxidant capacity, myeloperoxidase activity, and histopathological changes in kidney and testes tissue, were analyzed. …”
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Evaluation of placental growth factor, Vitamin D, and systemic inflammatory index as predictive biomarkers for preeclampsia severity: a retrospective cohort study by Xiaoyan Han, Hua Yang

“…Data on demographic, clinical, and laboratory characteristics, including PlGF, Vitamin D, neutrophil, lymphocyte, and monocyte counts, were collected between 16 and 20 weeks of gestation. …”
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Structural and Thermal Properties of Ethiopian Eri and Mulberry Silk Fibres by Getnet Melesse, Desalegn Atalie, Ayano Koyrita

“…The coarser linear density of 2.496 dtex from Arba Minch and finer count of 2.392 dtex were exhibited from Awassa. Arba Minch eri silk fibre had the highest filament length of 403.04 m and the least fibre length of 399.2 m recorded at Addis Ababa, and a better whiteness (Rd) value of 58.21 was observed at Arba Minch eri silk fibre. …”
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The clinical characteristics and implications of acute kidney injury during induction therapy for acute promyelocytic leukemia by Kai Shen, Chenlu Yang, Jie Huang, Xiao Shuai, Ting Niu, Hongbing Ma

“…Survival analysis revealed that a greater tumor burden, a rapidly increasing WBC count, worse coagulation parameters, and persistent renal dysfunction were associated with a more adverse prognosis.ConclusionAKI is a rare but severe complication of DS in the ATRA + ATO dual-induction era of APL. …”
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Posterior Urethral Valves and Fertility: Insight on Paternity Rates and Seminal Parameters by Marcello Della Corte, Simona Gerocarni Nappo, Antonio Aversa, Sandro La Vignera, Francesco Porpiglia, Cristian Fiori, Nicola Mondaini

“…The review revealed that PUV patients often exhibit compromised semen parameters, including low sperm count, reduced motility, and abnormal morphology, as well as alterations in seminal plasma. …”
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Antierythropoietin Antibody Production Is Not Associated with Malaria and Malaria-Related Anaemia in Humans by Otchere Addai-Mensah, Daniel Gyamfi, Francis Agyei Amponsah, Max Efui Annani-Akollor, Kwabena Owusu Danquah, Lillian Boateng, Eddie-Williams Owiredu, Edward Y. Afriyie, Richard Vikpebah Duneeh, Renate Asare, David Ofosu Ntiamoah, Richard Boateng

“…Venous blood was collected for thick and thin films for malaria microscopy, full blood count by automated haematology analyzer, and antierythropoietin antibody and erythropoietin estimation by sandwich ELISA method. …”
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A Chlorin e6 derivative-mediated photodynamic therapy versus doxycycline for moderate-to-severe rosacea: A prospective, randomized, controlled study by Yun Wu, Qing Fan, Xiaojing Liu, Yajing Cao, Jin Yang, Yu Yan, Hui Tao, Fuhe Zhang, Linglin Zhang, Peiru Wang, Xiuli Wang

“…At the end of treatment, the median reduction in lesion count was 82.3 % in the STBF-PDT group and 81.8 % in the doxycycline group, indicating no significant difference between the groups. …”
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The association of systemic immune-inflammation index with incident breast cancer and all-cause mortality: evidence from a large population-based study by Yu Li, Yu Li, Meng Yu, Ming Yang, Jingqi Yang

“…The Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index (SII), a novel marker derived from routine blood counts, has been suggested as a predictor of all-cause mortality and cardiovascular mortality. …”
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Clinical Impact of Viral Load on the Development of Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Liver-Related Mortality in Patients with Hepatitis C Virus Infection by Ran Noh, Doo Hyuck Lee, Byoung Woon Kwon, Yong Hyun Kim, Suk Bae Kim, Il Han Song

“…Old age (HR = 9.71, P=0.014), accompanying cirrhosis (HR = 19.34, P=0.004), and low platelet count (HR = 13.97, P=0.009) were other independent risk factors for the development of HCC. …”
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Dynamic changes in peripheral blood lymphocyte trajectory predict the clinical outcomes of sepsis by Dongkai Li, Jiahui Zhang, Wei Cheng, Guoyu Zhao, Xianli Lei, Yawen Xie, Na Cui, Hao Wang

“…However, most evaluations of immunosuppression in sepsis patients rely on static, sporadic lymphocyte counts, lacking dynamic modeling over the disease course. …”
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