The natural course of cystic pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours in MEN1 by Eline N M van Vliembergen, Carolina R C Pieterman, Annenienke C van de Ven, Arthur J A T Braat, Gerlof D Valk, Joanne M de Laat

“…Cystic lesions had a median diameter of 26 mm at the time of resection, compared to 18 mm for solid lesions, with comparable Ki-67 indices and mitotic counts. We conclude that cystic and solid PanNETs in MEN1 patients appear to be morphological variations of the same entity, suggesting that similar management approaches should be considered.…”
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A growing degree day model determines the effect of temperature stress on diverse chickpea genotypes by Cara Jeffrey, Cara Jeffrey, Cara Jeffrey, Laura Ziems, Laura Ziems, Brent Kaiser, Brent Kaiser, Richard Trethowan, Richard Trethowan

“…These metrics allowed greater differentiation between environments when compared to a count of the number of calendar days required for each cultivar to reach a set life stage (flowering and maturation), allowing more accurate investigation the impacts of high temperature stress. …”
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RAPID: real-time automated plankton identification dashboard using Edge AI at sea by Sophie G. Pitois, Robert E. Blackwell, Hayden Close, Noushin Eftekhari, Sarah L. C. Giering, Mojtaba Masoudi, Eric Payne, Joseph Ribeiro, James Scott

“…Nevertheless, we found similar variability in the counts of the three classes in the output of the dashboard (after data loss) with that of the post-survey processing of the entire dataset. …”
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INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES IN THE USE OF VITAMIN E AND ROSEMARY AS ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS FOR ENHANCING THE SAFETY AND PRESERVATION OF MINCED POULTRY MEAT DURING REFRIGERATION by S. M. Farhan, H. M. Alnori, S. I. Yousif, N. Mirzan, S. Abdulateef, N. M. Jebril, A. A. Al-Azzami, O. A. Saeed, B. F. Sulaiman, S. Y. Sardary

“…The alcoholic rosemary extract exhibited the most significant reduction in bacterial counts, followed closely by the aqueous rosemary extract and rosemary leaf powder at the 1%/kg dosage. …”
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Fractional exhaled nitric oxide in a respiratory healthy general population through the lifespan by Christina Bal, Caspar Schiffers, Marie-Kathrin Breyer, Sylvia Hartl, Alvar Agusti, Ahmad Karimi, Wolfgang Pohl, Marco Idzko, Robab Breyer-Kohansal

“…Multiple regression analyses showed that body height and blood eosinophil counts were associated with higher FeNO levels, both in children/adolescents and adults. …”
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Clinical Impact of Viral Load on the Development of Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Liver-Related Mortality in Patients with Hepatitis C Virus Infection by Ran Noh, Doo Hyuck Lee, Byoung Woon Kwon, Yong Hyun Kim, Suk Bae Kim, Il Han Song

“…Old age (HR = 9.71, P=0.014), accompanying cirrhosis (HR = 19.34, P=0.004), and low platelet count (HR = 13.97, P=0.009) were other independent risk factors for the development of HCC. …”
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Epidemiology of urinary tract infections in the Middle East and North Africa, 1990–2021 by Fatemeh Amiri, Saeid Safiri, Reza Aletaha, Mark J. M. Sullman, Kamaleddin Hassanzadeh, Ali-Asghar Kolahi, Shahnam Arshi

“…Metrics such as absolute counts, age-standardised rates, and percentage changes from 1990 to 2021 are presented with 95% uncertainty intervals (UIs). …”
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Unravelling hybridization in Phytophthora using phylogenomics and genome size estimation by Kris Van Poucke, Annelies Haegeman, Thomas Goedefroit, Fran Focquet, Leen Leus, Marília Horta Jung, Corina Nave, Miguel Angel Redondo, Claude Husson, Kaloyan Kostov, Aneta Lyubenova, Petya Christova, Anne Chandelier, Slavcho Slavov, Arthur de Cock, Peter Bonants, Sabine Werres, Jonàs Oliva Palau, Benoit Marçais, Thomas Jung, Jan Stenlid, Tom Ruttink, Kurt Heungens

“…Analyses based on locus- and allele counts and especially on the combination of species-specific loci and genome size estimations allowed us to confirm and characterize 27 previously described hybrid species and discover 16 new hybrid species. …”
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Definitions matter: Multicenter investigation of incidence and outcome of poor graft function after hematopoietic cell transplantation by Konradin F. Müskens, Winny N. R. Collot‐d'Escury, Rana Dandis, Saskia Haitjema, Jürgen Kuball, Moniek A. deWitte, Marc Bierings, Caroline A. Lindemans, Stefan Nierkens, Mirjam E. Belderbos

“…To assess the impact of definition heterogeneity, we conducted a multicenter study, analyzing over 35.000 longitudinal blood counts from 427 pediatric and 405 adult HCT recipients. …”
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Asperulosidic acid inhibits the PI3K/Akt/NF-κB pathway to suppress endotoxin-induced uveitis by Yong Du, Jing Lu, Lujia Feng, Long Zhao, Ping Wu, Yuxia He, Linbin Zhou, Xing Wang, Hui Peng

“…The study involved the examination of protein concentrations and cell count in the aqueous humor (AqH), the detection of inflammatory mediators expressed in the retina. …”
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Association between Clinical Characteristics and Laboratory Findings with Outcome of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients: A Report from Northeast Iran by Sahar Sobhani, Reihaneh Aryan, Elham Kalantari, Salman Soltani, Nafise Malek, Parisa Pirzadeh, Amir Yarahmadi, Atena Aghaee

“…Baseline white blood cell (WBC) count, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), and C-reactive protein (CRP) were significantly higher in nonsurvivors (p<0.001). …”
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Metabolic Syndrome in People Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus: An Assessment of the Prevalence and the Agreement between Diagnostic Criteria by Kim Anh Nguyen, Nasheeta Peer, Anniza de Villiers, Barbara Mukasa, Tandi E. Matsha, Edward J. Mills, Andre Pascal Kengne

“…Median values were 38 years (age), 5 years (diagnosed HIV duration), and 392 cells/mm3 (CD4 count), and 93% of the participants were on antiretroviral therapy (ART). …”
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The Effect of Temperature over the Growth and Biofilm Formation of the Thermotolerant <i>Aspergillus flavus</i> by José Alejandro Hernández-Benítez, Brenda Nallely Santos-Ocampo, Daniel Genaro Rosas-Ramírez, Luis Antonio Bautista-Hernández, Víctor Manuel Bautista-de Lucio, Néstor Octavio Pérez, Aída Verónica Rodríguez-Tovar

“…Radial growth was highest at 28 °C, while the conidial count and density were favored at higher temperatures. …”
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Post-treatment of rat aflatoxicosis by camel milk and silymarin by Nahla H. Hassaneen, Shabaan A. Hemeda, Abeer F. El Nahas, Ghadeer M. Albadrani, Muath Q. Al-Ghadi, Zuhair M. Mohammedsaleh, Sabreen E. Fadl, Eman M. El-Diasty, Hader I. Sakr, Hader I. Sakr

“…The evaluation was done through measuring leukocyte count, liver function tests, carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), ferritin, and testosterone. …”
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Microbiological and Physicochemical Characteristics of Three Types of “Soumbara” from Seeds of African Locust Bean in Korhogo Markets, Côte d’Ivoire by Ollo Kambire, Konan Mathurin Yao, Andrée Emmanuelle Sika, Aminata Coulibaly, Zamble Bi Irie Abel Boli, Rose Koffi-Nevry

“…The microorganism load count was carried out according to microbiological standards. …”
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Click chemistry-enabled gold nanorods for sensitive detection and viability evaluation of copper(II)-reducing bacteria by Tongtong Tian, Wenjing Yang, Xiaohuan Wang, Te Liu, Baishen Pan, Wei Guo, Beili Wang

“…Using dark-field microscopy (DFM), we demonstrated a strong linear correlation between AuNR counts and the logarithm of bacterial concentration for both Gram-negative Escherichia coli (including KPC-2-expressing antibiotic-resistant strains) and Gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus across a range of 101 to 107 cells, achieving a remarkable detection limit of 101 cells. …”
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Acute therapeutic effects and pathophysiology of eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis neuropathy by Fumitaka Shimizu, Mariko Oishi, Toshihiko Maeda, Yukio Takeshita, Hideaki Nishihara, Ryota Sato, Takashi Kanda, Masayuki Nakamori, Michiaki Koga, Miwako Fujisawa, Yuki Mizumoto, Nanami Yamanaka, Takashi Nawata, Tatsuya Okafuji, Susumu Fujikawa, Kinya Matsuo, Joe Nemoto, Masaya Honda

“…Peripheral nerve recovery rates were evaluated after early treatment by identifying the damaged peripheral nerve through detailed neurological findings.Results The eosinophil count at onset was significantly correlated with the total number of damaged nerves. …”
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Structural safety assessment procedure of plastic single-span greenhouses considering semi-rigid clamp joints by Byung-Hun Seo, Sangik Lee, Do-Kyung Kim, Jong-Hyuk Lee, Dong-Su Kim, Dong-Woo Kim, Yerim Jo, Won Choi

“…Among design parameters, rafter pipe diameter had the greatest impact on FS, while purlin count had minimal influence. These results emphasize the necessity of considering semi-rigid joint behavior in greenhouse design to ensure structural safety under extreme weather conditions. …”
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A Novel Wild-Type <i>Lacticaseibacillus paracasei</i> Strain Suitable for the Production of Functional Yoghurt and Ayran Products by Ioanna Prapa, Chrysoula Pavlatou, Vasiliki Kompoura, Anastasios Nikolaou, Electra Stylianopoulou, George Skavdis, Maria E. Grigoriou, Yiannis Kourkoutas

“…The strains were able to grow at low pH and high NaCl concentrations, conditions that prevail in food systems (cell counts ranged from 1.77 to 8.48 log CFU/mL after exposure to pH 3 and from 5.66 to 9.52 log CFU/mL after exposure to NaCl concentrations up to 8%). …”
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Iron deficiency anaemia and its associated risk factors among lactating mothers in Ghana by Mensah K, Abbam G, Gadzeto FF, Marfo L, Daud S, Kuntah S, Bani SB, Dzamesi HK, Apodola FA, Badu A, Chukwurah FE

“…Elizabeth Hospital, Hwidiem in the Ahafo Region of Ghana. Full blood count analysis, serum ferritin, malaria and other measurements such as Body Mass Index (BMI) and diet assessment were done for all the participants. …”
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