Challenging cases of adherent periarterial vein during subinguinal Fisch technique and subinguinal micro-varicocelecotmy and sclerotherapy: a prospective comparative study by Amr Elahwany, Nashaat Nabil, Sameh Fayek GamalEl Din, Ahmed Raef Sadek, Ahmed Ewais Sayed, Ahmed Ragab

“…Patients who underwent the 3 techniques demonstrated statistically significant differences between baseline and post-operative vein diameter, reflux duration, sperm concentration, progressive sperm motility, progressive motile count/ejaculate and sperm abnormal forms. Conclusion The 3 techniques showed significant improvement in the semen parameters after 3 months in the studied patients. …”
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Heightened expression of type I interferon signaling genes in CD4+ T cells from acutely HIV-1–infected women is associated with lower viral loads by Elina El-Badry, Luxiao Chen, Khader Ghneim, Ziyi Li, Kelsie Brooks, Jake Rhodes, Rafick Sekaly, William Kilembe, Susan Allen, Susan Allen, Susan Allen, Hao Wu, Eric Hunter, Eric Hunter

“…Moreover, after controlling for differences in VL and CD4+ T-cell count, genes within the type I IFN signaling pathway were further shown to be more highly expressed in women, whereas those genes more highly expressed in men showed no such enrichment. …”
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Primordial Germ Cells Quality of Chicken Embryo from Post Cryopreservation Blood Samples by Nurul Azizah, Tatan Kostaman, Yuli Arif Tribudi, Diana Andrianita Kusumaningrum, Suyatno Suyatno, Zultinur Muttaqin, Eko Koswara, Muhammad Gunawan

“…Following thawing, statistical analyses revealed no significant variance in the mean PGCs count between purified PGCs and blood samples (p > 0.05). …”
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Relationship between CCL25/CCR9 Levels in Follicular Fluid and High Ovarian Response in Patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome by Yongxin Hao, Qianqian Yin, Fangfang Hu, Xiaoyan Liu, Yaru Yang, Fang Sun, Xiaonan Yan

“…Compared to the NOR group, HOR patients exhibit markedly elevated levels of anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH), antral follicle count (AFC), basal follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), and HOMA-IR (all p < 0.05). …”
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Incidence of acute lower respiratory tract disease hospitalisations, including pneumonia, among adults in Bristol, UK, 2019, estimated using both a prospective and retrospective me... by Jo Southern, Adam Finn, Catherine Hyams, James Campling, Bradford D Gessner, Elizabeth Begier, Maria Garcia Gonzalez, Sharon Gray, Jennifer Oliver

“…The aLRTD incidence is probably higher than estimated previously due to criteria specifying respiratory-specific symptoms or radiological change, usage of only the first diagnosis code and mismatch between case count sources and population denominators. This may have significant consequences for healthcare planning, including usage of current and future vaccinations against respiratory infection.…”
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Conservation in action: Cost-effective UAVs and real-time detection of the globally threatened swamp deer (Rucervus duvaucelii) by Ravindra Nath Tripathi, Karan Agarwal, Vikas Tripathi, Ruchi Badola, Syed Ainul Hussain

“…A least distractive ecological sampling technique was optimized and a maximum of 77 deer were detected and counted in real time within Haiderpur wetland in the Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary. …”
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Contribution of Unresolved Sources to Diffuse Gamma-Ray Emission from the Galactic Plane by Jiayin He, Houdun Zeng, Yi Zhang, Qiang Yuan, Rui Zhang, Jun Li

“…In this work, we utilize a nonparametric method to derive the source count distribution using the published first LHAASO source catalog. …”
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Impact of vitamin E and selenium supplementation on growth, reproductive performance, and oxidative stress in dexamethasone-stressed Japanese quail cocks by Ifeanyi Emmanuel Uzochukwu, Luke Chukwudi Ali, Bright Chigozie Amaefule, Chisom C. Okeke, Charles Onochie Osita, Ndubuisi Samuel Machebe, Vesela Yancheva, Dóra Somogyi, Krisztián Nyeste

“…Hematological analysis revealed significant increases (P < 0.05) in packed cell volume, hemoglobin, and white blood cell count in DEX-treated groups compared to G1. Treatment did not affect blood glucose and cholesterol levels (P ≥ 0.05). …”
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Wafer-Level Characterization and Monitoring Platform for Single-Photon Avalanche Diodes by Samuel Parent, Frederic Vachon, Valerie Gauthier, Steve Lamoureux, Alexandre Paquette, Jacob Deschamps, Tommy Rossignol, Nicolas Roy, Philippe Arsenault, Henri Dautet, Serge A. Charlebois, Jean-Francois Pratte

“…In particular, the dark count rate mapping demonstrates the benefits of testing SPADs at wafer level at the R&#x0026;D stage.…”
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Safety of Sofosbuvir and Ribavirin Combination Therapy in a Patient Who Developed Anemia due to Ribavirin by Hirokazu Suii, Itaru Ozeki, Ryoji Tatsumi, Masakatsu Yamaguchi, Mutsuumi Kimura, Tomohiro Arakawa, Tomoaki Nakajima, Yasuaki Kuwata, Takumi Ohmura, Shuhei Hige, Yoshiyasu Karino, Joji Toyota

“…We also found reticulocyte count was very low during treatment in this case and speculate it was one of the reasons that she developed hemolytic anemia with RBV. …”
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Impact of COVID-19 on rheumatic diseases in india: Determinants of mortality and adverse outcome: A retrospective, cross-sectional cohort study by Avinash Jain, Vineeta Shobha, S Chandrashekara, Padmanabha Shenoy, Sapan C Pandya, Prakash Chotalia, Sharath Kumar, Sourabh Malviya, Yogesh Preet Singh, Abhishek Patil, Vikas Gupta, Puja Srivastava, Vijaya Prasanna Parimi, Chanakya Kodishala, Ramya Janardana, Benzeeta Pinto, Sudhir Bhandari, Govind Rankawat, Praveen Pratap Jadhav, Damodaram Potugari, Vishnu Sharma, Alpana Parmar, Sunitha Kayidhi, Paul T Antony, Ashish Badika, Amit Sharma

“…The presence of comorbidity, dyspnea, and a higher neutrophil count was statistically significantly associated with death (P < 0.05). …”
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Molecular Characterization, Oxidative Stress-Mediated Genotoxicity, and Hemato-Biochemical Changes in Domestic Water Buffaloes Naturally Infected with <i>Trypanosoma evansi</i> Und... by Waqas Ahmad, Muhammad Yasin Tipu, Muti ur Rehman Khan, Haroon Akbar, Aftab Ahmad Anjum, Muhammad Ovais Omer

“…The mean trypomastigote count observed in the infected buffaloes was 5.15 × 10⁶ (±5.3 × 10²)/µL of blood. …”
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Body mass index changes and predictors among adults living with HIV/AIDS who are on anti-retroviral therapy at Chiro General Hospital, Eastern Ethiopia: a facility-based retrospect... by Sintayehu Amsalu, Tara Wilfong, Sewmehon Amsalu, Abdu Oumer, Berhe Gebremichael

“…Moreover, the following variables were identified as independent predictors of BMI change: age (β = 0.58, 95% CI; 0.043, 0.072), marital status (β = -0.275, 95% CI: -0.457,-0.093 ), advanced WHO stage (β = -0.496, 95% CI: -0.548, -0.443 ), CD4 count (β = 0.001, 95% CI: 0.001, 0.001), duration of antiretroviral therapy (β = 0.005, 95% CI: 0.001,0.009), time of follow up (β = 0.205, 95% CI: 0.198,0.212), no ART shift (β = -0.844, 95% CI: -1.135, -0.552), no CPT (β = 0.591, 95% CI: 0.365,0.817), urban residence (β = 0.767, 95% CI:0.401,1.132) and good adherence to ART (β = 0.975, CI:0.302, 1.649). …”
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Development an Inflammation-Related Factor-Based Model for Predicting Organ Failure in Acute Pancreatitis: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Yunpeng Peng, Xiaole Zhu, Chaoqun Hou, Chenyuan Shi, Dongya Huang, Zipeng Lu, Yi Miao, Qiang Li

“…Methods. 100 patients with their clinical information and IRF data (levels of 10 cytokines, percentages of different immune cells, and data obtained from white blood cell count) were retrospectively enrolled in this study, and 94 patients were finally selected for further analysis. …”
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The Association Between the CALLY Index and All-Cause Mortality in Patients with COPD: Results from the Cohort Study of NHANES 2007&ndash;2010 by Ding Y, Liu Y, Yu J, Cai C, Fu L, Zhu J, Yang S, Jiang Y, Wang J

“…Yu Ding,1 Yuxia Liu,2 Jianjian Yu,2 Chengsen Cai,2 Lina Fu,2 Jie Zhu,3 Shengzhen Yang,4 Yu Jiang,1 Jun Wang2 1The First Clinical Medical College, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Pulmonary, Rizhao Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Rizhao, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Jun Wang, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, People’s Republic of China, Email jnwj660606@163.comPurpose: The C-reactive protein (CRP)–albumin–lymphocyte (CALLY) index is a newly developed biomarker that combines measurements of CRP, serum albumin, and lymphocyte count. This index provides a thorough assessment of a patient’s inflammation level, nutritional condition, and immunological function. …”
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The value of thrombus markers applied in patients with respiratory failure by Yingqun Chen, Zihan Yin, Junshi Wang, Cunliang Yan, Xuwei Lin, Lei Huang

“…In addition, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) in the death group was higher to that in the survival group (P<0.05). Platelet count (PLT) and procalcitonin (PCT) were sharply lower in the survival group (P<0.05). …”
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COPD with Eosinophilic Inflammation is Susceptible to Particulate Air Pollution Exposure by Amja Manullang, Chi-Li Chung, Yueh-Lun Lee, Tzu-Hsuen Yuan, Huan Minh Tran, Firdian Makrufardi, Kian Fan Chung, Kang-Yun Lee, Jer-Hwa Chang, Hsiao-Chi Chuang

“…A cross-sectional study was conducted on 291 COPD patients recruited from hospitals in Taipei between January 2014 and 2021, including 147 patients with eosinophil blood count ≥ 2% and 144 patients < 2%. Land use regression (LUR) model was used to estimate exposure levels to particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of < 10 µm (PM10), PM2.5 (< 10 µm), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and nitrogen dioxides (NO2). …”
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Modulation of Innate Immunity by G-CSF and Inflammatory Response by LBPK95A Improves the Outcome of Sepsis in a Rat Model by Haoshu Fang, Chuanfeng Hua, Stefanie Weiss, Anding Liu, Wenhui Cheng, Ralf Claus, Jürgen Rödel, Olaf Dirsch, Uta Dahmen

“…G-CSF treatment increased the white blood cell counts, hepatic neutrophil infiltration, and bacterial clearance in the liver, lung, and blood. …”
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Assessment of the impact of HIV infection on the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis and pubertal development among adolescent girls at a tertiary centre in Zimbabwe: a cross-secti... by Bothwell Takaingofa Guzha, Bismark Mateveke, Hamish Mubata, Tapiwa Chapupu, Vongai Dondo, Maxwell Chirehwa, Rendani Tshikosi, Tsungai Chipato, Zvavahera Mike Chirenje

“…Methods This was a cross-sectional survey of HIV-infected adolescent girls aged 10–19 years, with available CD4 + count results at a tertiary hospital in Zimbabwe. …”
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Modulation of Caecal Microbiome in Obese Mice Associated with Administration of Amaranth or Soybean Protein Isolates by Diana Olguín-Calderón, Jorge L. González-Escobar, Rosalva Ríos-Villa, Elena Dibildox-Alvarado, Antonio De León-Rodríguez, Ana P. Barba de la Rosa

“…The consumption of soybean protein induced the ectopic deposition of fat in the whole intestine while amaranth proteins increased caecal crypt depth and calceiform cells number sustaining its beneficial effect on health. The count of Ruminococcacea family bacteria was increased in mice fed with HF diet, but amaranth proteins intake reduced its abundance. …”
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