Fatigue life assessment of thin-walled welded joints under non-proportional load-time histories by the shear stress rate integral approach by A. Bolchoun, C. M. Sonsino, H. Kaufmann, T. Melz

“…In order to compute the two components a modification of the rainflow counting method, which keeps track of the time intervals, where the cycles occur, must be used. …”
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Lignin-Carbohydrate Complexes Based Spherical Biocarriers: Preparation, Characterization, and Biocompatibility by Houkuan Zhao, Jinling Li, Peng Wang, Shaoqiong Zeng, Yimin Xie

“…It was observed using a scanning electron microscopy (SEM) that liver cells adhered to the spherical biocarriers during culture. Cell counting indicated that the proliferation of liver cells in the experimental group was significantly higher than that of the control group. …”
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Effective theory approach to new physics with flavour: general framework and a leptoquark example by Marzia Bordone, Oscar Catà, Thorsten Feldmann

“…Our formalism represents an extension of the well-known minimal-flavour-violation approach, and uses Froggatt-Nielsen charges to define the flavour power-counting. As a relevant illustration of the formalism, we apply it to the flavour structures which could be induced by a U1 vector leptoquark, which represents one of the possible explanations for the recent hints of flavour non-universality in semileptonic B-decays. …”
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Purification, structural elucidation, and in vitro antitumor effects of novel polysaccharides from Bangia fuscopurpurea by Jingna Wu, Xiaoting Chen, Kun Qiao, Yongchang Su, Zhiyu Liu

“…The backbone of BFP-3 was primarily composed of repeating 5-α-l-Araf-1→(4-α-d-Glcp-1)4→4,6-β-d-Manp-1 units, and the side chains consisted of repeating β-d-Galp-1→(4-β-d-Galp-1)4→4,6-β- d-Galp-1→3,4-α-l-Rhap, β-l-Arap-1→(3-β-d-Galp-1)3, and β-l-Arap-1 units. Counting Kit-8 assays revealed that BFP-3 significantly inhibited the proliferation of A2780, COC1, SKOV3, HO-8910, and OVCAR3 ovarian cancer cells in vitro, indicating that BFP-3 could have potential applications in the treatment of ovarian cancer.…”
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An Optimized Design of Single-Channel Beta-Gamma Coincidence Phoswich Detector by Geant4 Monte Carlo Simulations by Weihua Zhang, Pawel Mekarski, Marc Bean, Jing Yi, Kurt Ungar

“…This newly designed phoswich well detector consists of a plastic beta counting cell (BC404) embedded in a CsI(Tl) crystal coupled to a photomultiplier tube. …”
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Clinic Attendance for Medication Refills and Medication Adherence amongst an Antiretroviral Treatment Cohort in Uganda: A Prospective Study by Setor Kunutsor, John Walley, Elly Katabira, Simon Muchuro, Hudson Balidawa, Elizabeth Namagala, Eric Ikoona

“…Monitoring of clinic attendance may be an objective and effective measure and could be a useful adjunct to an adherence measure such as pill counting in resource-constrained settings. Where human resource constraints do not allow pill counts or other time-consuming measures, then monitoring clinic attendance and acting on missed appointments may be an effective proxy measure.…”
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Groping for Quantitative Digital 3-D Image Analysis: An Approach to Quantitative Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization in Thick Tissue Sections of Prostate Carcinoma by Karsten Rodenacker, Michaela Aubele, Peter Hutzler, P. S. Umesh Adiga

“…The gain or loss of certain base sequences in the desoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) can be estimated by counting the number of FISH signals per cell nucleus. …”
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Development and laboratory evaluation of a novel IoT-based electric-driven metering system for high precision garlic planter. by Abdallah Elshawadfy Elwakeel, Ahmed Elbeltagi, Ahmed Z Dewidar, Ali Salem, Mohamed Anwer Abdeen

“…A combination of an infrared (IR) sensor, Arduino Mega board, stepper motor, speed sensor, and a Wi-Fi module was employed to operate the EDMS, as well as monitor and count the quantity of garlic seeds during the planting process and determine the qualified rate (QR) and missing rate (MR). …”
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Scutellarin combined with lidocaine exerts antineoplastic effect in human glioma associated with repression of epidermal growth factor receptor signaling. by Xiu-Ying He, Yui-Si Yang, Yue-Xiang Zheng, Qing-Jie Xia, Hong-Zhou Yu, Xiao-Ming Zhao, Ting-Hua Wang

“…Cell proliferation was detected by cell counting kit-8 (CCK8), plate clone formation assay, EdU incorporation assay and xCELLigence real-time cell analyzer. …”
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Invasion of Chicken Intestinal Cells Is Higher for <i>Enterococcus cecorum</i> Lesion Strains Compared to Cloacal Strains in an Organoid Model by Lonneke Vervelde, Thijs T. M. Manders, Samira Kammourieh, Jeanine Wiegel

“…The organoids were inoculated with the different <i>E. cecorum</i> strains and after 3 or 6 h treated with an antimicrobial mixture, lysed, and quantified by bacterial plate counting. Significantly higher (<i>p</i> < 0.0001) numbers of bacteria isolated from lesions invaded the organoids compared to cloacal strains in a dose-dependent manner. …”
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Deep Learning-Based Robust Automated System for Predicting Human Sperm DNA Fragmentation Index by Roopini Sathiasai Kumar, Swapnil Sharma, Arunima Halder, Vipin Gupta

“…Background: Determining the DNA fragmentation index (DFI) by the sperm chromatin dispersion (SCD) test involves manual counting of stained sperms with halo and no halo. Aims: The aim of this study is to build a robust artificial intelligence-based solution to predict the DFI. …”
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Defining “Adverse Environmental Impact” and Making § 316(b) Decisions: A Fisheries Management Approach by David E. Bailey, Kristy A.N. Bulleit

“…This definition focuses not on counting individual fish or eggs cropped by the various uses of a water body, but on preserving populations of aquatic organisms and their functions in the aquatic community. …”
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Reference physiological and biochemical values of adult albino rats by Hiyam N. Maty, Imtithal A. Mohammed, Hala O. Adnan, Ahmed A. Hussein, Soulaf J. Kakel

“…Because the reference values and intervals are crucial tools in scientific papers, and the lack of accurate values for animals explicitly found in Mosul, as well as the difficulties the researcher encounters when comparing the values of control animals with the international values and even the values placed, for instance, in a blood cell counting device, served as the impetus for the research project. …”
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In Vivo Imaging of Peripheral Benzodiazepine Receptors in Mouse Lungs: A Biomarker of Inflammation by Matthew J. Hardwick, Ming-Kai Chen, Kwamena Baidoo, Martin G. Pomper, Tomás R. Guilarte

“…Following imaging, lungs from control and LPS-treated mice were harvested for ex vivo gamma counting and showed significantly increased radioactivity above control levels. …”
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Downregulation of LncRNA SNHG7 Sensitizes Colorectal Cancer Cells to Resist Anlotinib by Regulating miR-181a-5p/GATA6 by Deng Pan, Kehe Chen, Ping Chen, Yu Liu, Yingying Wu, Jingning Huang

“…We performed the Cell Counting Kit-8 and Colony formation assay, flow cytometric analysis, RNA pull-down, RNA-binding protein immunoprecipitation assay, and Luciferase reporter assay to confirm the interaction among SNHG7, miR-181a-5p, and GATA6. …”
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Combination of the Focus-Forming Assay and Digital Automated Imaging Analysis for the Detection of Dengue and Zika Viral Loads in Cultures and Acute Disease by Sara Bolívar-Marin, Irene Bosch, Carlos F. Narváez

“…The FFA was used with spike assays for ZIKV and clinical specimens from natural infection by DENV-1 and DENV-2. mAb 7744-644 for ZIKV and mAb 724-323 for DENV used at a concentration of 1 μg/ml and a time of 24 hours postinfection produced the best detection of foci when combining conventional counting and automated digital analysis. Brefeldin A did not improve the assessment of FFUs or their digitally assessed intensity at single-cell level. …”
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系统性红斑狼疮皮损角质形成细胞体外培养及细胞学观察

“…【目的】体外培养系统性红斑狼疮(SLE)皮损部位角质形成细胞(KC),观察其细胞学特性&#65377;【方法】 原代培养SLE皮损和正常皮肤的角质形成细胞,倒置显微镜观察细胞的形态特点,免疫荧光法进行角蛋白检测并计算细胞纯度;两步消化法纯化细胞;CCK-8(cell counting Kit-8)评价细胞的增殖情况,绘制生长曲线&#65377;流式细胞仪观察细胞的生长周期和凋亡情况&#65377;【结果】使用K-SFM(serum-free keratinocyte medium)无血清培养基能成功体外培养SLE皮损的角质形成细胞,呈铺路石样&#65377;结合人工纯化,能达到 > 95%的纯度;与正常对照相比,SLE皮损角质形成细胞进入指数生长期较迟(7 d vs. 4 d),但进入后增长迅速,S期比例为: (40.68 ± 1.81)% vs. (34.43 ± 1.24)%(P < 0.05);凋亡率高:(6.08 ± 0.72)% vs. (4.32 ± 0.44)%(P < 0.05)&#65377;【结论】 SLE皮损角质形成细胞培养难度大,细胞的生物学行为存在异常,可能为SLE发病的独立&#65380;始发因素,其致病机制值得深入研究和探讨&#65377;…”
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Assessing Cashew Orchards Management Practices and Infestation rates of Apate terebrans in Orchards in Burkina Faso, West Africa by Naamwin Irkoum Zephirin SOMDA, Juliana Amaka UGWU

“…Therefore, infestation rates were estimated by counting fresh entry holes monthly. Over the study period, infestations began in July, peaked in November–December, and declined to zero by May–June. …”
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Feasibility of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Imaging in Human Atherosclerotic Plaque Using Zr-Bevacizumab Positron Emission Tomography by Reza Golestani, Clark J. Zeebregts, Anton G.T. Terwisscha van Scheltinga, Marjolijn N. Lub-de Hooge, Gooitzen M. van Dam, Andor W.J.M. Glaudemans, Rudi A.J.O. Dierckx, René A. Tio, Albert J.H. Suurmeijer, Hendrikus H. Boersma, Wouter B. Nagengast, Riemer H.J.A. Slart

“…A 10-fold higher accumulation of 89 Zr-bevacizumab compared to 111 In-IgG uptake was demonstrated by gamma counting. The mean %Inc/g hot spot was 2.2 ± 0.9 with a hot spot to background ratio of 3.6 ± 0.8. …”
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Evaluation of the practical application of the category-imbalanced myeloid cell classification model. by Zhigang Hu, Aoru Ge, Xinzheng Wang, Cuisi Ou, Shen Wang, Junwen Wang

“…AML typing traditionally relies on manual microscopy for classifying and counting myeloid cells, which is time-consuming, laborious, and subjective. …”
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