Efficacy in prenatal vitamin B12 supplementation preventing vitamin B12 deficiency in exclusively breastfed infants by Eren Güzeloğlu, Bilge Doğan Taymur, Büşra Nükhet Pehlivanoğlu, Hüseyin Dağ

“…At six months of age, the infant's serum vitamin B12 level, iron concentration, ferritin level, and complete blood count are assessed. 70 mother-baby pairs were followed up over the period from 01/01/2021 to 01/01/2022. …”
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Evaluation of the Management of Patients with Detectable Viral Load after the Implementation of Routine Viral Load Monitoring in an Urban HIV Clinic in Uganda by Nsumba Steven Mark, Musomba Rachel, Arvind Kaimal, Mubiru Frank, Tibakabikoba Harriet, Lwanga Isaac, Mohammed Lamorde, Castelnuovo Barbara

“…Additional measures and stronger clinical supervision are needed to make every test count, and to ensure appropriate management of patients failing on ART.…”
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Disrupted HIV care during COVID-19 pandemic associated with increased disabilities among people living with HIV in Belize by Tracy M. Quetzal, Wei-Cheng Lo, Ya-Wen Chiu, Hung-Yi Chiou

“…A self-reported questionnaire captured data on demographic and clinical characteristics (gender, age, ethnicity, marital status, employment, education, CD4 count, and viral load), COVID-19-affected HIV care behaviors, and disability across six domains (physical, cognitive, and mental-emotional symptoms and impairments; uncertainty; difficulties carrying out day-to-day activities; and social inclusion challenges) using the Short-Form HIV Disability Questionnaire. …”
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Changes of CA19-9 levels and related influencing factors in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus after antidiabetic therapy by Xiafei Zhao, Yan Wang, Ling Zhou, Aili Ye, Quanfeng Zhu

“…Socio-demographic information, complete blood counts, biochemical indicators, thyroid function indicators, and CA19-9 level were collected separately for each subject. …”
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Central Obesity and Associated Factors among Adult Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) in Armed Force Comprehensive and Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Adnan Kemal, Mohammed Ahmed, Melese Sinaga Teshome, Kalkidan Hassen Abate

“…Being female, increased BMI, low CD4 count, AZT + 3TC + EFV, ABC + 3TC + ATV/r-based regimen, and abnormal blood pressure were associated with central obesity. …”
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Expression of LINC00847 in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells of Children with Asthma and Its Prediction between Asthma Exacerbation and Remission by Jiaying Hu, Zhike Wang, Suzhen Han, Kai Chen

“…The concentration of immunoglobulin E (IgE) and eosinophil count was examined. The serum levels of interleukin-4 (IL-4), interferon-γ (IFN-γ), and IL-17A were determined by the ELISA method. …”
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Nailfold Capillary Hemorrhages: Microvascular Risk Factors for Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma by Nicholas M. Pfahler, Jordan L. Barry, Indre E. Bielskus, Agni Kakouri, Michael C. Giovingo, Nicholas J. Volpe, Paul A. Knepper

“…The number of hemorrhages, dilated capillaries >50 µm, and avascular zones ≥200 µm were counted and adjusted to counts per 100 capillaries. …”
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The Effect of Age on Clinical and Laboratory Parameters in Reproductive Age Women with Endometrial Polyps by Aytekin Tokmak, Ebru Ersoy, Ali Özgür Ersoy, Esra Yaşar Çelik, Ali İrfan Güzel, Mustafa Uğur

“…Mean tumor marker levels were similar in both groups. Complete blood count values, smoking status, presence of PCOS, and number and size of polyps did not differ significantly between the two groups. …”
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Effectiveness of digital behaviour change interventions for promoting physical activity in adolescents with overweight and obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Puteri Shanaz Jahn Kassim, Noor Azimah Muhammad, Nur Faraheen Abdul Rahman, Sherina Mohd Sidik, Cecilia A. Essau, Shamsul Azhar Shah

“…DBCIs showed a large, significant positive effect on total physical activity (SMD = 1.61, 95% CI: [0.56, 2.66], p  = 0.003), but non-significant effects on moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) (SMD = 0.16, 95% CI: [−0.39, 0.71], p  = 0.56) and step count (SMD = −0.10, 95% CI: [−0.52, 0.32], p  = 0.65). …”
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Studying red cell distribution width in Iraqi persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Najaf City: a case-control study by Maysam Riyadh Mohammed Hussein Alaasam, Karrar Mohammed Abbas Al-buthabhak, Ahmed Mech, Shamim Riadh Mohammed Hussein

“…Red cell distribution width (RDW) is a parameter measured routinely in standard blood cell counts, reflecting the variability in red cell size and volume. …”
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Evaluation of the Diversities in the Inflammatory Responses in Cats With Bacterial and Viral Infections by Songul Erhan, Bengu Bilgic, Ezgi Ergen, Mert Erek, Elif Ergul Ekiz, Mukaddes Ozcan, Mehmet Erman Or, Banu Dokuzeylul, Erdal Matur

“…Total and differential leukocyte counts, C‐reactive protein (CRP), transforming growth factor beta (TGF‐β), interleukin‐6 (IL‐6), tumour necrosis factor‐alpha (TNF‐α), interleukin‐1 beta (IL‐1β) and interleukin‐10 (IL‐10) concentrations were assessed in the blood samples collected from sick and healthy animals. …”
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Anticoagulant management of cancer-associated thrombosis and thrombocytopenia: a retrospective chart review by Umaima Abbas, Robin MacKenzie, Ushra Khan, Rija Fatima, Tzu-Fei Wang, Rong Luo, Caroline Hamm, Andrea Cervi

“…Within the first 7 days of VTE, 3 (7.1%) patients had a platelet count <25,000/μL, 9 (21.4%) had 25,000 to 50,000/μL, and 19 (45.2%) had 50,000 to 100,000/μL. …”
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Therapeutic Inhibition of Cathepsin S Reduces Inflammation and Mucus Plugging in Adult βENaC-Tg Mice by Ryan Brown, Donna M. Small, Declan F. Doherty, Leslie Holsinger, Robert Booth, Richard Williams, Rebecca J. Ingram, J. Stuart Elborn, Marcus A. Mall, Clifford C. Taggart, Sinéad Weldon

“…Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid inflammatory cell counts were quantified, and lung tissue destruction and mucus obstruction were analysed histologically. …”
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Associations between TGF-β1 Levels and Markers of Hemolysis, Inflammation, and Tissue Remodeling in Pediatric Sickle Cell Patients by Rayra P. Santiago, Magda O. S. Carvalho, Camylla V. B. Figueiredo, Luciana M. Fiuza, Rodrigo M. Oliveira, Sètondji C. M. A. Yahouédéhou, Valma M. L. Nascimento, Isa M. Lyra, Théo Araujo-Santos, Nívea F. Luz, Milena M. Aleluia, Caroline C. Guarda, Valéria M. Borges, Marilda S. Goncalves

“…Additionally, HbSC individuals with TGF-β1 levels above the median (≥47.80 ng/mL) presented increased leukocyte and platelet counts, as well as increased levels of triglycerides, VLDL-C, MMP-9, and TIMP-1, and decreased HDL-C. …”
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Expression of PD-1 on CD4+ Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes in Tumor Microenvironment Associated with Pathological Characteristics of Breast Cancer by Yan-Jie Zhao, Jian Zhang, Feng Shi, Zhi-Ping Hu, Jiang-Ping Wu, Guang-Jiang Wu, Rui-Bin Wang, Quan Zhou, Hong Chang, Ying-Nan Li, Qing-Kun Song

“…Counts of CD4+/PD-1+ tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes had a significant correlation with Ki-67 index that the correlation coefficient was 0.29 (p=0.001). …”
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Geographic disparities in physical and mental health comorbidities and socioeconomic status of residence among Medicaid beneficiaries in Utah by Roberta Z. Horth, Roberta Z. Horth, Roberta Z. Horth, Srimoyee Bose, Srimoyee Bose, Carl Grafe, Carl Grafe, Navina Forsythe, Angela Dunn

“…Spatial mapping was performed of prevalence quantiles grouped by count overlaid with Medicaid-covered mental health facilities. …”
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Antibacterial Effect of Luma apiculata (DC.) Burret Extracts in Clinically Important Bacteria by Tiare Araya-Contreras, Rhonda Veas, Carlos A. Escobar, Pamela Machuca, Mauricio Bittner

“…The growth curve and the colonies count suggest a bacteriostatic activity of the L. apiculata leaves extract against Staphylococcus aureus.…”
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Research on multi-address time-based blockchain covert communication method by Dongyan HUANG, Kun LI

“…Aiming at the problem of low amount of information carried by the existing block timestamp interval hiding method, a multi-address time-based blockchain covert communication method was proposed.Firstly, the ciphertext was split and transmitted by different addresses.The content of the ciphertext fragment was represented by the block timestamp interval of the address.Then the interval of the blocks was read and counted by the receiver where these addresses were located.Finally, the ciphertext was restored by combination.In addition, in view of the lack of concealment measures in the time-based blockchain covert communication system, a method of adjusting the time interval of transaction initiation was proposed to reduce the probability of address specificity caused by covert communication behavior.The experimental results verify that the transmission rate of the proposed method is about n times higher than that of the time-based blockchain covert communication method when n addresses are involved.…”
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Fatigue Life Analysis and Structure Optimization of Planet Carrier of the Large Power Wind Turbine Speed- increase Gearbox by Fan Weimin, Yang Yuliang, Li Zhen

“…The fatigue life analysis of the planet carrier of wind turbine speed- increase gearbox is carried out by using the rain flow circulation count method and Miner linear cumulative damage theory,and the fatigue life of the planet carrier is obtained. …”
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Dynamic deployment algorithm for multi-controllers based on bidirectional matching in software defined networking by Tao HU, Jianhui ZHANG, Weigong KONG, Sen YANG, Lujia CAO

“…Aiming at the controller load imbalance problem in distributed SDN,a multi-controller dynamic deployment algorithm based on bidirectional matching was proposed.Through collecting hop counts,delay and flow information in the network periodically,match lists of switch and controller was built respectively.According to the principle of optimal queuing,switches and controllers were selected from two match lists for implementing bidirectional matching,and the relationship of matching with the help of simulated annealing algorithm was optimized,which achieved dynamic deployment for multi-controller in distributed network.Results show that,compared with the existing approaches,this algorithm can match the connections between switches and controllers reasonably,and reduce the queue delay of flow request effectively.Moreover,and the controller load balancing rate has increased by 17.9% at least.…”
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