Challenges in Assessing Outcomes among Infants of Pregnant HIV-Positive Women Receiving ART in Uganda by Barbara Castelnuovo, Frank Mubiru, Ivan Kalule, Shadia Nakalema, Agnes Kiragga

“…We included 700 pregnant women from January 2012 to August 2014 with a follow-up extended to August 2016; the median age was 31 years (IQR: 26–35), 36.3% in WHO stage 3/4; median CD4 count was 447 cells/μL (IQR: 301–651) and 73.3% were already on ART for a median time of 28 (IQR: 10–57) months; 52% infants were male and median weight was 3.2 Kg (IQR: 2.5–3.5). …”
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INVESTIGATING POPULATION BALANCE IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA USING SPATIAL CLUSTERING by Ali Abolhassani, Somayyeh Tari

“…Based on the results obtained from the simulation, the Poisson scan statistic method is a suitable method for detecting anomalies in the count spatial data. As an application of spatial clustering, we consider the population structure of the state of Georgia and identify areas where the elderly population is significantly high. …”
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Preprocedural Mean Platelet Volume Level Is a Predictor of In-Stent Restenosis of the Superficial Femoral Artery Stents in Follow-Up by Kurtulus Karauzum, Ulas Bildirici, Emir Dervis, Irem Karauzum, Canan Baydemir

“…We aimed to evaluate the relationship between preprocedural MPV and other hematologic blood count parameters and in-stent restenosis in patients with superficial femoral artery (SFA) stenting. …”
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At sources of the russian constitutionalism. «Undercover» constitutional projects of the state transformations in Russia in the 18th - the beginning of the 19th centuries by N. A. Omelchenko

“…The author investigates value of the first in political history of Russia of the projects of restriction the monarchy representative institutions which have arisen during «palace revolutions» («events of year 1730», the constitution project of Panin-Fonvizin, the project «The appointed diploma to the Russian people» by the count A. R. Vorontsov, and others). In article the attention is paid that the majority of these projects were created by unofficially narrow group of supporters in the mode of strict privacy is paid and were result of fight in ruling elite for political influence. …”
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Microbial Safety of Low Water Activity Foods: Study of Simulated and Durban Household Samples by O. A. Ijabadeniyi, Y. Pillay

“…Spices had the highest number of aerobic bacteria, aerobic spore-formers, anaerobic spore-formers, and S. aureus. Mean aerobic colony counts for nuts and spices were 2.30 log CFU/g and 4.40 log CFU/g, respectively. …”
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An investigation on shelf life and sorbate residues of salt and potassium sorbate by Ayşe Gürel İnanlı, Bahri Patır

“…The samples were analyzed physicochemically (pH, moisture, salt, TVB-N, number of TBA and sorbic acid amounts) and microbiologically (mesophile aerob bacteri, yeast and mould countings) in some periods of production (fillet, end of salting and drying) and in the storage days ol 7, 14, 28, 42, 56, 70 and 84. …”
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Comparing the Effect of Albumin 5% versus Ringer Lactate on Blood Coagulation in Trauma-Induced Coagulopathy during Initial Resuscitation by Yahya Abdel Tawab Mohammed Meky*

“…However, there was improvement of the coagulation test results during day 3 of initial resuscitation. Changes in platelet count and hemoglobin at different intervals of time were insignificantly different between both groups. …”
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Evaluation of Serum Kallistatin Levels in Women with Preeclampsia and its Role in Assessing Preeclampsia Severity by Rangeen Badri Mahdi, Esraa Hameed Al-Maini

“…Serum kallistatin, complete blood count, liver, and renal functions were compared between groups, at An Al-Yarmouk Teaching Hospital Obstetrics and Gynecology. …”
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The Optimal Timing of Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) Injection for Nerve Lesion Recovery: A Preliminary Study by Muhammad Pandunugrahadi, Komang Agung Irianto, Oen Sindrawati

“…Inflammation cells and endoneurium vacuoles were counted as mean percentage of five nerve fragments in each injured nerve sample specimen. …”
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Platelet mass index, systemic immune-inflammation index, and neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio as practical markers in childhood brucellosis by Hilal Koyuncu, Ayşe Tolunay Oflu, Ayşe Güngör, Ayşegül Bükülmez

“…Conclusions: This study showed that PMI, one of the new markers that can be calculated from complete blood count, may be useful in diagnosing childhood brucellosis. …”
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Preliminary Study on the Impact of Ruminal Ciliate Inoculation in Fauna-Free Conditions on the Ruminal Fermentation and Ciliate–Prokaryote Association In Vitro by Geonwoo Kim, Woohyung Lee, Tansol Park

“…Despite limited ciliate cell counts, the study emphasizes ciliate-specific interactions and the role of lactic acid-associated bacteria in shaping ruminal fermentation.…”
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Noninvasive Monitoring of Pneumococcal Meningitis and Evaluation of Treatment Efficacy in an Experimental Mouse Model by Jagath L. Kadurugamuwa, Kshitij Modi, Jun Yu, Kevin P. Francis, Carlos Orihuela, Elaine Tuomanen, Anthony F. Purchio, Pamela R. Contag

“…No untreated animal survived beyond 48 hr after induction of infection. Colony counts of infected cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) correlated positively with bioluminescent signals. …”
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Lecturers’ perspectives on enhancing student proficiency through academic integrity in logic and writing strategies by Abdel Rahman Mitib Altakhaineh, Marwan Jarrah, Afakh Younes

“…The rankings’ mean scores and frequency counts were calculated for each strategy. The findings of this study indicate similarities and differences between the two groups’ preferences for prewriting and post-writing strategies. …”
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The reproduction number $R_t$ in structured and nonstructured populations by Tom Burr, Gerardo Chowell

“…Using daily counts of newly infected individuals, Wallinga and Teunis (WT) introduced aconceptually simple method to estimate the number of secondary cases per primary case ($R_t$)for a given day. …”
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Correlation between Ki-67 labeling index and mitotic index in Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma by Das C. K Deepa, Sunitha Balakrishnan

“…Background: Proliferative activity of any tissue or neoplasm can be determined by its growth rate by mitotic count or by using antibodies directed against specific antigens like Ki-67. …”
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Evaluation of T memory cells in knee osteoarthritis patients by Rehab S. Mohamed, Alaa M. Hashim, Abdelhafeez M. Moshrif, Ali Sobhy

“…All the included patients were subjected to radiographic examination, Western Ontario and McMaster Universities score, Kellgren–Lawrence grade, and laboratory investigations (complete blood count–C-responsive protein–erythrocyte sedimentation rate) and assessment of T memory cells by flow cytometry. …”
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Study of platelet activation, hypercoagulable state, and pulmonary hypertension in patients with transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia by Lanja Othman Haji, Ranan Kardagh Polus, Nawsherwan Sadiq Mohammed

“…PATIENTS, MATERIALS AND METHODS: This case–control analysis enrolled 50 transfusion-dependent thalassemia patients and 50 healthy controls. Complete blood counts, liver function tests, coagulation markers (P-selectin, protein C, antithrombin III, and fibrinogen), serum ferritin, and transthoracic echocardiography were performed, and blood transfusion/chelation history and splenectomy status were recorded. …”
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Evaluating Lateral Spreading Using Newmark Method Based on Liquefaction Triggering by Yanxin Yang, Junhua Chen, Zhenqiang Zhang, Jianlin Ma

“…Limit equilibrium analysis was employed to determine the postliquefaction yield acceleration using the residual shear strength of liquefied soil, which correlated with the equivalent clean sand SPT blow count of the liquefied sand. This method was evaluated against five well-documented case histories and the predicted displacements of lateral spreading were subsequently compared with the observed displacements. …”
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Male medaka continue to mate with females despite sperm depletion by Yuki Kondo, Masanori Kohda, Satoshi Awata

“…Medaka (Oryzias latipes), an externally fertilizing fish, is an ideal model to test predictions of sperm depletion because there are established methods to observe its mating and count sperm. Medaka males mated with multiple females (19 per day, on average; range, 4–27), experiencing significant sperm depletion, with sperm release declining markedly after the first few matings, reaching only 0.5–6.3% by the last mating of the day. …”
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Pondering Parotid Masses by Mark A Miller

“…Her most recent CD4 lymphocyte count was 336 cells/µL, with an HIV viral load of log102.6 copies/mL. …”
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