Review of Prediction Models to Estimate Activity-Related Energy Expenditure in Children and Adolescents by Suzanne M. de Graauw, Janke F. de Groot, Marco van Brussel, Marjolein F. Streur, Tim Takken

“…Prediction models combining heart rate and counts explained 86–91% of the variance in measured AEE. …”
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Association between sleep deprivation and fertility - a literature review by Adriana Dukacz, Anna Konarska, Anna Machowiak, Barbara Ufnalska, Justyna Lisiecka, Mateusz Janik, Michał Nowak, Joanna Rychlewska-Duda, Wojciech Firlej, Artur Fabijański

“…In the male population deprived sleep is blamed for lower sperm motility, as well as concentration, total count. There is a probability that Leydig cells function and count, cortisol secretion and testosterone levels can be affected but for now we have to conduct more research to rule it out or confirm. …”
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The Usefulness of Procalcitonin in the Diagnosis of Appendicitis in Children: A Pilot Study by Abu N. G. A. Khan, Abdel Sawan, Antonios Likourezos, Mark Schnellinger, Estavan Garcia

“…None of the study subjects with procalcitonin level <0.39 and WBC count of <6.76 K had appendicitis. Conclusions. In conjunction with the clinical symptoms, a procalcitonin level and WBC count could be a strong predictor of acute appendicitis in children.…”
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Platelet-rich fibrin obtained from different protocols affects the formation of the in vitro multispecies subgingival biofilm associated with periodontitis by Fabio Hideaki Uyeda, Gustavo Quilles Vargas, Larissa Matias Malavazi, Tatiane Tiemi Macedo, Aline Paim de Abreu Paulo Gomes, Manuela Rocha Bueno, Pedro Henrique Moreira Paulo Tolentino, Lucas Daylor Aguiar da Silva, Luciene Cristina Figueiredo, Jamil Awad Shibli, Bruno Bueno-Silva

“…However, centrifuge 2 liquid-PRF reduced MA, total biofilm and F. periodonticum counts when compared to untreated/centrifuge 1 treated-biofilms.Conclusion PRF membrane and exhibited comparable antibiofilm activity. …”
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Therapeutic and Safety Evaluation of Combined Aqueous Extracts of Azadirachta indica and Khaya senegalensis in Chickens Experimentally Infected with Eimeria Oocysts by J. G. Gotep, J. T. Tanko, G. E. Forcados, I. A. Muraina, N. Ozele, B. B. Dogonyaro, O. O. Oladipo, M. S. Makoshi, O. B. Akanbi, H. Kinjir, A. L. Samuel, T. E. Onyiche, G. O. Ochigbo, O. B. Aladelokun, H. A. Ozoani, V. Z. Viyoff, C. C. Dapuliga, A. A. Atiku, P. A. Okewole, D. Shamaki, M. S. Ahmed, C. I. Nduaka

“…There was significant (p<0.05) dose dependent decrease in oocyst count across the treatment groups with 400 mg/kg of the combined extract being the most efficacious dose. …”
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Acute inflammatory profile of patients submitted to pulmonary resection by Andrea Pelicia Roso de Souza, Raquel Palhares, Letícia Baltieri, Ricardo Kalaf Mussi, Edson Antunes, Glaucia Coelho de Mello

“…Results: The leukocyte count showed a significant increase in the times: immediate postoperative and 4 hours after surgery, in relation to the preoperative period. …”
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Transcriptome size matters for single-cell RNA-seq normalization and bulk deconvolution by Songjian Lu, Jiyuan Yang, Lei Yan, Jingjing Liu, Judy Jiaru Wang, Rhea Jain, Jiyang Yu

“…ReDeconv introduces a scRNA-seq normalization approach, Count based on Linearized Transcriptome Size (CLTS), which corrects differential expressed genes typically misidentified by standard count per 10 K normalization, as confirmed by orthogonal validations. …”
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Distribution of αp2 Modulo One with Prime Variable p of a Special Form by Fei Xue, Jinjiang Li, Min Zhang

“…Let Pr denote an almost-prime with at most r prime factors, counted according to multiplicity. In this paper, it is proved that, for α∈ℝ/ℚ, β∈ℝ, and 0<θ<10/1561, there exist infinitely many primes p, such that αp2+β<p−θ and p+2=P4, which constitutes an improvement upon the previous result.…”
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Diagnosis of Cellulitis in Patients Infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus by Ireneo Diaz, Suresh Neelagaru, Lawrence Dall

“…Patients with helper lymphocyte counts of less than 200 cells/mm3 had a greater frequency of positive cultures. …”
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Extraction of Unerupted Maxillary Canine Teeth in a Maned Wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) by Lourdes M. B. Pessoa, Marcello Roza, Anderson Farias, Pedro Henrique de Jesus, Rita de Cassia Campbell, Mariângela Pereira de Pinho

“…After physical examination, complete blood count, and serum biochemical profile, the animal underwent general anesthesia and head radiography was performed to confirm the diagnosis. …”
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Novel t(5;19) Translocation in a Patient with PDGFRB Associated Chronic Leukemia: Implications for Treatment Strategy by Joel D. Provenzano, J. Phillip Kuebler

“…This case demonstrates the possibility for lower therapeutic doses of imatinib mesylate than previously reported, in order to control leukocyte counts and reverse the genetic mutation.…”
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Association of blood inflammatory phenotypes and asthma burden in children with moderate-to-severe asthma by Amir Hossein Alizadeh Bahmani, Susanne J.H. Vijverberg, Simone Hashimoto, Christine Wolff, Catarina Almqvist, Lizan D. Bloemsma, Susanne Brandstetter, Paula Corcuera-Elosegui, Mario Gorenjak, Susanne Harner, Anna M. Hedman, Michael Kabesch, Leyre López-Fernández, Aletta D. Kraneveld, Anne H. Neerincx, Maria Pino-Yanes, Uroš Potočnik, Olaia Sardón-Prado, Barbara S. Dierdorp, Tamara Dekker, Nariman K.A. Metwally, Jan Willem Duitman, René Lutter, Paul Brinkman, Mahmoud I. Abdel-Aziz, Anke H. Maitland-van der Zee

“…Based upon low/high blood eosinophil (LBE/HBE) counts of </≥0.3×109·L−1, respectively and low/high blood neutrophil (LBN/HBN) counts of </≥4×109·L−1, respectively, mixed (HBE-HBN), eosinophilic (HBE-LBN), neutrophilic (LBE-HBN) and paucigranulocytic (LBE-LBN) phenotypes were defined. …”
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The CD4/CD8 ratio is associated with T lymphocyte functions in long-term virally suppressed patients with HIV by Qing Xiao, Fengting Yu, Liting Yan, Xiaojie Lao, Xuelei Liang, Hongxin Zhao, Liuyue Zhai, Zailin Yang, Xiaomei Zhang, Yao Liu, Fujie Zhang

“…Abstract Objective Long-term management of people living with HIV (PLWHs) often relies on CD4+ T cell counts for assessing immune recovery, yet a single metric offers limited information. …”
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Effect of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Regimen on Tacrolimus Pharmacokinetics by Haruno Oku, BS, Saki Yoshida, BS, Takumi Hotta, BS, Hirohito Muroi, BS, Keizo Fukushima, PhD, Kei Irie, PhD, Tatsuya Hirano, BS, Yoshimitsu Shimomura, MD, Takayuki Ishikawa, MD, PhD, Hiroaki Ikesue, PhD, Nobuyuki Muroi, PhD, Tohru Hashida, PhD, Nobuyuki Sugioka, PhD

“…We also examined applicability of dosing strategy of tacrolimus considering the RBC count. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed clinical data—including whole-blood tacrolimus concentrations—from patients with HSCT. …”
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Sepsis in Internal Medicine: blood culture-based subtypes, hospital outcomes, and predictive biomarkers by Gaetano Zizzo, Gabriele Guazzardi, Daniela Bompane, Francesco Di Terlizzi, Giorgio Rotola, Ilario Stefani, Michela Medugno, Mario Bucalo, Antonino Mazzone

“…C-reactive protein elevation predicted rapidly evolving culture-negative sepsis, whereas lower leukocyte counts predicted prolonged hospitalization; higher fractions of inspired oxygen predicted polymicrobial sepsis, while lactate elevation predicted ICU transfer; ferritin elevation and increased leukocyte counts predicted MDR+ sepsis, while further ferritin elevation and decreased platelet counts predicted death. …”
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The association between systemic inflammatory response index and contrast-associated acute kidney injury in patients undergoing elective percutaneous coronary intervention by Jun-Han Chen, Li-Wei Zhang, Wen-Jia Liang, Wei-ze Lin, Xiao-Fang Chen, Zhi-Jie Lin, Chang-Xi Wang, Kai-Yang Lin, Yan-Song Guo

“…Venous blood samples were collected to obtain the experimental data on the day of admission or the morning of the next day. SIRI = neutrophil count × monocyte count/lymphocyte count. CA-AKI was defined as an increase of 50% or 0.3 mg/dl in SCr from baseline within 48 h after contrast exposure.Results The incidence of CA-AKI was 6.1% (n = 352). …”
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Transitory Spontaneous Remission of Myelodysplasia in an Elderly Man while Receiving Intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guérin for Bladder Cancer: A Case Report and Review of the Liter... by Nigel P. Murray, Cynthia Fuentealba, Isidora Salazar, Aníbal Salazar, Marco Antonio Lopez, Simona Minzer

“…We present a patient with transfusion-dependent myelodysplasia whose blood counts normalized during treatment with intravesical BCG for bladder cancer. …”
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Toxic epidermal necrolysis with thrombocytopenia induced by intravenous immunoglobulin: a case report and mini review by Yoshihiro Nishita, Masatoshi Taga, Nozomi Arakawa, Tomoki Ishida, Sawako Ochiai, Hiroto Ono, Fumiaki Taga, Togen Masauji

“…Conclusions When IVIg is administered for TEN, the risk of thrombocytopenia should be recognized and the platelet count should be carefully monitored.…”
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Successful Control of Acute Myelofibrosis with Lenalidomide by G. Vassilopoulos, M. Palassopoulou, K. Zisaki, M. Befani, E. Bouronikou, N. Giannakoulas, E. Stathopoulou, P. Matsouka

“…At 6 months after treatment, the patient was transfusion-independent, had normalized blood counts, and, at 32 months on continuous lenalidomide treatment, her needs for growth factor support have been minimized. …”
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Analysis of Lymphocyte Subpopulations and Cytokines in COVID-19-Associated Pneumonia and Community-Acquired Pneumonia by Guohong Liu, Xianghu Jiang, Xiaojiao Zeng, Yunbao Pan, Haibo Xu

“…In addition, the CD3+CD4+counts, CD3+CD8+ counts, andTNF-α are independent predictors of disease severity in patients. …”
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