Thunderstorm-Associated Asthma or Shortness of Breath Epidemic: A Canadian Case Report by AE Dennis Wardman, Dennis Stefani, Judy C MacDonald

“…The Calgary Health Region investigated the event using diagnostic data from emergency departments, an urgent care medical clinic and patient interviews, in addition to bioaerosol counts, pollutant data and weather data reflecting atmospheric conditions at that time. …”
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Structural and functional alterations in hematological parameters among individuals at clinically high risk for acute lymphocytic leukemia by Mohd Afzal, Abhishek Sharma, Ashok Kumar Sah, Aksh Chahal

“…Alterations in hematological markers, such as elevated white blood cell counts, decreased hemoglobin levels, and thrombocytopenia, are indicative of the aggressive nature of high-risk ALL. …”
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Effect of White Noise Intervention Combined with Multi-dimensional Nursing Mode on Sleep Quality and Incidence of Nosocomial Infection in Patients Undergoing Hip Replacement by Meng Tian, Xing Gu

“…Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) scale was used to evaluate patients’ sleep quality in the two groups, and the incidence of nosocomial infection in the both groups was counted. Results: Before nursing and white noise intervention, the PSQI scores of patients’ sleep quality in the two groups were all lower, with no obvious difference (P > 0.05). …”
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Social ecology of artisanal sand mining in the Niger River around Bamako, Mali. by Katharina Salomea Hemmler, Bouraima Camara, Andreas Buerkert

“…To assess the organization, quantification, and socio-ecological implications of sand mining around Mali's capital Bamako, we employed a mixed methods approach including structured and unstructured interviews, truck counts, turbidity analyses, and river depth measurements. …”
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The effect of melatonin on coagulation parameters in rats with cerulein-induced acute pancreatitis by Ercan Keskin, Deniz Uluışık

“…<p> <b>Results: </b>Acute pancreatitis caused increment in platelet count and fibrinogen level compared to control group (p<0.05). …”
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Studies on the effectiveness of cefoperazone on subclinical mastitis of dairy cows by Erol ALAÇAM, Tevfik TEKELİ, Yavuz SEZEN, Osman ERGANİŞ

“…After a direct microscopic somatic cell count was carried out on all positive samples, they were cultured and antibiograms were tested.…”
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Etiology of gender incongruence and its levels of evidence: A scoping review protocol. by Juan Pablo Rojas Saffie, Nicolás Eyzaguirre Bäuerle

“…Data extracted will be analyzed in terms of frequency counts of factors, types of factors and levels of evidence for each factor. …”
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Tracking Missing Deaths: An Exploratory Study on the Mortality Impact of COVID-19 in Kozhikode City, India by Shilka Abraham, Soumitra Ghosh

“…First, is there any discrepancy between recorded and actual death count? Second, if so, how large it is? Third, what is the extent of misclassification of COVID-19 mortality, and fourth, what is the magnitude of deaths that could be indirectly linked to COVID-19? …”
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Fedratinib for the treatment of myelofibrosis: a critical appraisal of clinical trial and “real-world” data by Adrian Duek, Ilona Leviatan, Osnat Jarchowsky Dolberg, Martin H. Ellis

“…Based on randomized clinical trial data, it is approved for use in patients with International Prognostic Scoring System (IPSS) or Dynamic International Prognostic Scoring System (DIPSS) intermediate-2 or high-risk disease and is distinguished from ruxolitinib in that it can be administered without dose reduction in patients with thrombocytopenia, to a platelet count above 50,000/µL. In these trials, fedratinib achieved significant spleen volume reduction in ~30–45% of patients and improvement in total symptom scores in 35–40% with good tolerability. …”
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Periodic Catatonia Marked by Hypercortisolemia and Exacerbated by the Menses: A Case Report and Literature Review by Samantha Zwiebel, Alejandro G. Villasante-Tejanos, Jose de Leon

“…Through 4 catatonic episodes (one lasting 17 months) there were menstrual exacerbations of catatonia and increases in 4 biological variables: (1) creatine kinase (CK) up to 4,920 U/L, (2) lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) up to 424 U/L, (3) late afternoon cortisol levels up to 28.0 mcg/dL, and (4) white blood cell (WBC) counts up to 24,200/mm3 with neutrophilia without infections. …”
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Duodenal Histoplasmosis Presenting with Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding in an AIDS Patient by Michael A. Spinner, Heather N. Paulin, C. William Wester

“…Given our findings, we maintain that GIH should be considered on the differential diagnosis for GI bleeding in AIDS patients at risk, specifically those with advanced immunosuppression (i.e., CD4+ cell counts  cells/mm3) who reside in endemic areas (Ohio or Mississippi river valleys) and/or have a prior history of histoplasmosis. …”
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Estimating the Prevalence of Opioid use Disorder in the Cincinnati Region using Probabilistic Multiplier Methods and Model Averaging by Peter J. Mallow, Nila Sathe, Michael Topmiller, Jennifer Chubinski, Dillon Carr, Roni Christopher

“…**Methods:** Three individual probabilistic simulation models were developed to estimate the number of OUD individuals in the Cincinnati Core Based Statistical Area (CBSA). The models used counts of overdose deaths, non-fatal overdoses, and treatment admissions as benchmark data. …”
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Bird Species Abundance and Their Correlationship with Microclimate and Habitat Variables at Natural Wetland Reserve, Peninsular Malaysia by Muhammad Nawaz Rajpar, Mohamed Zakaria

“…Distance sampling point count method was applied for determining species abundance and multiple regressions was used for finding relationship between bird species abundance, microclimate and habitat variables. …”
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A Case of Leptospirosis-Associated Severe Pulmonary Hemorrhagic Syndrome Successfully Treated with Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation by Nao Umei, Shingo Ichiba

“…His condition continued to deteriorate, with decreasing platelet count, worsening renal function, hyperbilirubinemia, hypotension, and respiratory distress. …”
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Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Presenting as Pituitary Apoplexy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Rahul Gupta, Urmimala Bhattacharjee, K. S. Lekshmon, Shakun Chaudhary, Prashant Sharma, Aditya Jandial, Pinaki Dutta

“…The underlying pituitary adenoma was either nonfunctioning or a prolactinoma, and in majority, the apoplexy event occurred after the diagnosis of haematological malignancy. The platelet counts at the time of PA were less than 30 × 109/L in all, and the malignancy subtypes were acute or chronic myeloid leukemia and chronic lymphoid leukemia. …”
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Le Carnet de campagne du colonel de Villebois-Mareuil : journal de bord d’un « volontaire » d’extrême-droite troublé by Richard Tholoniat

“…In accounts of the Second South African War, or ‘Boer War’ (1899-1902), Colonel (and Count) de Villebois-Mareuil (1847-1900) is presented as the most famous officer of the hundred or so French volunteers who went to fight alongside the Boers against the British. …”
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Dual-Task Does Not Increase Slip and Fall Risk in Healthy Young and Older Adults during Walking by Rahul Soangra, Thurmon E. Lockhart

“…In the dual-task session, the participants walked and simultaneously counted backwards from a randomly provided number. …”
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Haemonchosis in Small Ruminants Under Traditional Husbandry Systems in Apac District, Northern Uganda by Charles Dickens Opeto, Harriet Angwech, Acaye Ongwech, Benard Abola, Steven Odongo, Geoffrey M. Malinga

“…The overall prevalence of H. contortus in small ruminants was 73.3% (563/768) by faecal egg count and 70.6% (542/768) by coproculture. The mean number of eggs per gram of faeces in small ruminants was 2046±107 and differed significantly across the host animals ranging from 1729±120 (mean±SE) in goats to 2364±176 in sheep. …”
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Bone Marrow Infiltration in Rosai–Dorfman Disease by Fatima Zahra Rahali, Fatima Taher, Houda Nassih, Sanae Sayagh

“…Physical examination showed pallor, petechiae over the abdomen, painless and bilateral cervical lymphadenopathy, and several bony nodules, without splenomegaly or hepatomegaly. Cell blood count revealed microcytic hypochromic anemia with thrombocytopenia. …”
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Mitigating lead acetate-induced histopathologic and physiologic disorders in rats receiving vitamin C and glutathione supplement by Mohamed Gaber Shalan

“…Moreover, lead exposure induced a decrease in sperm count and motility, along with an increase in abnormal sperm morphology. …”
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