Correlation between ultrafiltration rate and hemoglobin level and erythropoietin response in hemodialysis patients by Li Cui, Lili Zhang, Jing Li, Yuan Li, Xiaolei Hao, Yan Xu, Chunmei Li

“…The UFR > 13 ml/h/kg group had the highest SpKt/V (p < 0.05), monthly EPO dose/weight (p < 0.001), and EPO resistance index (p < 0.001), as well as the lowest dry weight (p < 0.001), BMI (p < 0.001), hemoglobin (p < 0.001), hematocrit (p < 0.05), and red blood cell count (p < 0.05). Multiple linear regression analysis showed that sex, dry weight, UFR, calcium, phosphorus, albumin, and C-reactive protein levels were associated with hemoglobin levels. …”
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Peptide nucleic acid (PNA) clamps reduce amplification of host chloroplast and mitochondria rRNA gene sequences and increase detected diversity in 16S rRNA gene profiling analysis... by Usman Hussain, Jim Downie, Amy Ellison, Sandra Denman, James McDonald, Marine C. Cambon

“…Abstract Background Acquiring representative bacterial 16S rRNA gene community profiles in plant microbiome studies can be challenging due to the excessive co-amplification of host chloroplast and mitochondrial rRNA gene sequences that reduce counts of plant-associated bacterial sequences. Peptide Nucleic Acid (PNA) clamps prevent this by blocking PCR primer binding or binding within the amplified region of non-target DNA to stop the function of DNA polymerase. …”
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Biosynthesized ZnO NPs loaded-electrospun PVA/sodium alginate/glycine nanofibers: synthesis, spinning optimization and antimicrobial activity evaluation by El-Refaie Kenawy, Elbadawy A. Kamoun, Amany Shehata, Shahira H. El-Moslamy, Adel A.-H. Abdel-Rahman

“…Results revealed that NF formula coded AS3.3; composed of (10%PVA/1.5%SA/10%CA/0.75%ZnO/0.5% glycine), in contrast to all the other formulations examined; showed marked reduced percentages of biofilm development of both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria in relation to fungal cells. The relative viable count for Bacillus cereus (98.40 ± 0.51%), Salmonella paratyphi (98.33 ± 0.79%), and Candida albicans (94.29 ± 0.76%) decreased significantly after 36-hour of incubation period with AS3.3 treatment. …”
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Transformer-Based Amharic-to-English Machine Translation With Character Embedding and Combined Regularization Techniques by Surafiel Habib Asefa, Yaregal Assabie

“…Additionally, the proposed model significantly reduces the parameter count from 75 million to just 5.4 million, demonstrating substantial computational efficiency while maintaining high accuracy. …”
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Case report: Rituximab combined with plasma exchange treatment for systemic lupus erythematosus complicated with thrombotic microangiopathy and non-cirrhotic portal hypertension by Jinmei Huang, Wei Fan, Xuyan Chen, Shufan Wu, Zhigao Dong, Yi Zhang, Yiwan Lin, Pingping Xiao

“…Hemoglobin levels and platelet counts decreased, lactate dehydrogenase and creatinine levels increased, and the percentage of peripheral schistocytes was approximately 6.5%. …”
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Association between non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio and telomere length: the NHANES 1999–2002 by Mingjie Liu, Chendong Wang, Bai Wei

“…Compared with the lowest NHHR tertile, the highest NHHR tertile was associated with adverse inflammatory and cardiometabolic profiles, including elevated white blood cell counts (6.88 ± 0.07–7.54 ± 0.08 × 109/L) and increased prevalence of hypertension (18.81%–25.71%) and diabetes (3.38%–7.17%). …”
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Binucleated Neuron as a Potential Histologic Marker of Neuroregeneration in Rat Sciatic Nerve Injury Model by Pryambodho Pryambodho, Ismail Hadisoebroto Dilogo, Aida Rosita Tantri, Renindra Ananda Aman, Tjokorda Gde Agung Senapathi, Yetty Ramli, Nuryati Chairani Siregar, Indah Suci Widyahening, Fitriya Nur Annisa Dewi

“…The most common methods to quantify neuroregeneration in peripheral nerves include histomorphometric analysis of axonal count, length, and mean axonal area. However, histomorphometric analysis remains vague for dorsal root ganglion (DRG). …”
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Plasma Sterilization Effectively Reduces Bacterial Contamination in Dental Unit Waterlines by Sarocha Noopan, Phattranit Unchui, Supitcha Techotinnakorn, Ruchanee Salingcarnboriboon Ampornaramveth

“…The reduction in the bacterial count was significant compared with the CTL group (p<0.05). …”
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Cross-Platform Analysis of Mammography Narratives: A Comparative Study on Social Media Engagement by Thomas Stirrat, Jonathan Garner, Parth Tailor, Daniel Weitz, Muhammad Umair, Yusuf T. Akpolat

“…The analysis involved summarizing the distribution of themes across different social media platforms, focusing on frequency counts and percentages. Results: The analysis revealed that, among included posts, Instagram hosted the most discussions (621 posts), followed by TikTok (457 posts), X (Twitter) (403 posts), and Facebook (290 posts). …”
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A risk prediction score to identify patients at low risk for COVID-19 infection by Wui Mei Chew, Chee Hong Loh, Aditi Jalali, Grace Shi En Fong, Loshini Senthil Kumar, Rachel Hui Zhen Sim, Russell Pinxue Tan, Sunil Ravinder Gill, Trilene Ruiting Liang, Jansen Meng Kwang Koh, Tunn Ren Tay

“…Two prediction models were derived, the first based on age, presence of sore throat, dormitory residence, blood haemoglobin level (Hb), and total white blood cell counts (TW), and the second based on presence of headache, contact with infective patients, Hb and TW. …”
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Can clinical findings at admission allow withholding of antibiotics in patients hospitalized for community acquired pneumonia when a test for a respiratory virus is positive? by Ryan Ward, Alejandro J. Gonzalez, Justin A. Kahla, Daniel M. Musher

“…Upper respiratory symptoms were more common, and mean white blood cell (WBC) counts were lower viral pneumonia. Nevertheless, no clinical, laboratory or imaging findings allowed exclusion of bacterial coinfection in patients who tested positive for a respiratory virus. …”
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Utilizing the subtractive proteomics approach to design ensemble vaccine against Candida lusitaniae for immune response stimulation; a bioinformatics study. by Habiba Naz, Rimsha Timotheous, Muhammad Farhan Sarwar, Tariq Nadeem, Mudassar Fareed Awan, Sajed Ali, Sophia Awais, Irfan Ahmed

“…Upon final results, it was found that highest count of IgG and IgM was achieved i.e., up to 700000 between the days 8 to 13 and then slowly neutralized till the day 30. …”
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Insights from field applications of miscible gases based EOR for unconventional oil reservoirs: A review by Dheiaa Alfarge, Ahmed M. Aljarah, Najeh Alali

“…Subsequently, the impact of operational factors such as injection rate, cycle count, and injection duration on the efficacy of miscible gases in boosting oil recovery from unconventional oil reservoirs are examined. …”
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Contextual factors influencing the use of digital health by patients and physicians in primary care: a scoping review protocol by Katarzyna Luchowska, Małgorzata Chmielewska, Katarzyna Byszek, Agata Olearczyk, Anna Gawrońska, Barbara Więckowska

“…Introduction Integrating digital health technologies to improve the overall performance of healthcare systems counts among the top priorities of the WHO. As evidenced in recent research, there are specific factors that may decisively determine the effective implementation and development of innovative digital health solutions. …”
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Study on Gastrointestinal Nematodes of Equines in and around Bekoji, South Eastern Ethiopia by Mesfin Mathewos, Dereje Teshome, Haben Fesseha

“…However, no statistically significant difference (p>0.05) was seen in the prevalence of gastrointestinal nematode parasites between the sex and age of the Equidae. The mean fecal egg count of nematodes revealed that horses (1364.4±483.5) had a more severe infection than donkeys with a statistically significant difference (p<0.05). …”
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FishPi: a bioinformatic prediction tool to link piRNA and transposable elements by Alice M. Godden, Benjamin Rix, Simone Immler

“…TE type is examined, counted and stored to a dictionary, with genomic loci recorded. …”
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Evaluation of reporting trends in the MAUDE Database: 1991 to 2022 by Meital Mishali, Nadav Sheffer, Oren Mishali, Maya Negev

“…Methods Data from 1991–2022 was retrieved from the MAUDE database. Annual report counts were filtered by reporter and event type. Average reporting time was calculated as the difference between received and awareness dates. …”
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Establishment and Validation of a Predictive Model for Radiation-Associated Aspiration Pneumonia in Patients with Radiation-Induced Dysphagia after Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma by Honghong Li, Yong He, Xiaohuang Zhuo, Zongwei Yue, Xiaoming Rong, Yike Li, Yi Li, Lei He, Jinping Cheng, Dong Pan, Ruiqi Xue, Jinhua Cai, Jingru Jiang, Yongteng Xu, Yamei Tang

“…Derived from multivariable analysis of the training cohort, four independent factors were introduced to predict RAP, including Kubota water drinking test grades, the maximum radiation dose of lymph node gross tumor volume (Dmax of the GTVnd), neutrophil count, and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR). …”
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An Approach to the Investigation of Thrombocytosis: Differentiating between Essential Thrombocythemia and Secondary Thrombocytosis by Ala Almanaseer, Benjamin Chin-Yee, Jenny Ho, Alejandro Lazo-Langner, Laila Schenkel, Pratibha Bhai, Bekim Sadikovic, Ian H. Chin-Yee, Cyrus C. Hsia

“…Laboratory variables included complete blood count (CBC), ferritin, and myeloid mutations detected by NGS. …”
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Impacts of anemia and its determinants among 6–59 months age children residing in Dayniile internally displaced person’s camps, Banadir region, Somalia by Abdirasak Sharif Ali Mude, Farhia Abdullahi Ali, Sumaya Hassan Ali

“…Fisher’s exact test examined anemia associations due to low expected counts. RESULTS: The prevalence of anemia among children under 5 years old was 17.6%. …”
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