Comparison between Calculating Live Load Distribution Factors by AASHTO-LRFD Equations and Finite Element Method of Precast Concrete U-Girder Bridges by Kamel Kamel, Ahmed Amer, Ahmed Hanafi

“…According to the study''s results, the length of the girder does not affect the LLDF, while the parameters of the distance between girders, girder count, and lane count have a significant impact. …”
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Cultivable Anaerobic Microbiota of Infected Root Canals by Takuichi Sato, Keiko Yamaki, Naoko Ishida, Kazuhiro Hashimoto, Yasuhisa Takeuchi, Megumi Shoji, Emika Sato, Junko Matsuyama, Hidetoshi Shimauchi, Nobuhiro Takahashi

“…After 7 days, colony forming units (CFU) were counted and isolated bacteria were identified by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. …”
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Prevalence of Malaria and TB Coinfection at a National Tuberculosis Treatment Centre in Uganda by Joseph Baruch Baluku, Sylvia Nassozi, Brian Gyagenda, Margret Namanda, Irene Andia-Biraro, William Worodria, Pauline Byakika-Kibwika

“…Blood samples were tested for malaria blood smear, rapid malaria diagnostic test (RDT), complete blood count, haematological film analysis, HIV serology, and CD4+ and CD8+ cell counts. …”
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Rapidly In Situ Forming Platelet-Rich Plasma Gel Enhances Angiogenic Responses and Augments Early Wound Healing after Open Abdomen by Bo Zhou, Jianan Ren, Chao Ding, Yin Wu, Dong Hu, Guosheng Gu, Jieshou Li

“…The resultant platelet count in platelet-rich plasma was higher than that of PPP. …”
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Associations between HIV Antiretroviral Therapy and the Prevalence and Incidence of Pregnancy in Rakai, Uganda by Fredrick. E. Makumbi, Gertrude Nakigozi, Steven. J. Reynolds, Anthony Ndyanabo, Tom Lutalo, David Serwada, Fred Nalugoda, Maria Wawer, Ron Gray

“…The prevalence of pregnancy at ART initiation was 12.0% with CD4 counts 100–250 compared with 3.2% with CD4 <100 (PRR = 3.24, CI 1.51–6.93), and the incidence of pregnancy while on ART was highest in women with a good immunologic response. …”
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Effect of Creatine Monohydrate Supplementation on Various Hematological and Serum Biochemical Parameters of Male Albino Mice following Neonatal Hypoxia-Ischemia Encephalopathy by Shahid Iqbal, Nabia Nazir, Quratulane Gillani, Atif Akbar, Furhan Iqbal

“…Methods. 66 Blood samples (2% creatine monohydrate supplemented (N=34) and unsupplemented (N=32)) were analyzed for various hematological (blood glucose, packed cell volume, total WBC count, total RBC count) and serum biochemical parameters (cholesterol, AST, ALT, HDL, LDL, total protein, triglycerides). …”
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Dental and Periodontal Treatment Need after Dental Clearance Is Not Associated with the Outcome of Induction Therapy in Patients with Acute Leukemia: Results of a Retrospective Pil... by Gerhard Schmalz, Lulzim Tulani, Rilana Busjan, Rainer Haak, Tanja Kottmann, Lorenz Trümper, Justin Hasenkamp, Dirk Ziebolz

“…Only two associations were detected: periodontal treatment need was associated with thrombocyte count after 7 days (p=0.03), and PISA was associated with erythrocyte count three days after induction of therapy (p=0.01). …”
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Prevalence Rate and Infection Degree of Helminthiasis on Pigeon (Columbia Livia Domestica) in North Surabaya by Khurun'In Fadia Ihda Hanny, Djoko Legowo, Mufasirin, Kusnoto, Dian Ayu Permatasari, Poedji Hastutiek

“…Dissection method was used for prevalence rate count and modified McMaster method was used to count degree of infection. …”
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Study on rock damage mechanics in the sustainable development of the red sandstone area in China: Taking Zhongjiang County as an example by Ailin Li, Wenwu Zhong, Cong Yu, Xin Zhang, Tao Li, Zheng Fei

“…By exploring the evolution law of Ф (AF (ringing count/duration)/RA (rise time/amplitude)), the evolution characteristics of fracture types of red sandstone in the process of damage were found. …”
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Important Citation Identification by Exploding the Sentiment Analysis and Section-Wise In-Text Citation Weights by Shahzad Nazir, Muhammad Asif, Shahbaz Ahmad, Hanan Aljuaid, Rimsha Iftikhar, Zubair Nawaz, Yazeed Yasin Ghadi

“…In this research work, we proposed an approach based on two primary modules, 1) The section-wise citation count and 2) Sentiment based analysis of citation sentences. …”
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Effect of Enhanced Antimicrobial Fish Gelatin and Lactic Acid Coating on the Shelf Life of Fresh and Previously Frozen Shrimp by Hunter Songy, Katheryn Parraga, Wenqing Xu, Evelyn Watts

“…Treated samples developed less oxidation than the control. Psychrophilic counts for samples L and LG remained below the 7 log CFU/g threshold throughout the study. …”
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CD4+CD25highCD127low Regulatory T Cells in Peripheral Blood Are Not an Independent Factor for Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease after Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation by Jolanta B. Perz, Selma Gürel, Stefan O. Schonland, Ute Hegenbart, Anthony D. Ho, Peter Dreger

“…Although similar mean lymphocyte counts were found in patients and controls, CD3+CD4+ T-cell counts were significantly lower in patients. …”
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Assessment of Microbiological Safety and Quality of Minced Meat and Meat Contact Surfaces in Selected Butcher Shops of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Kibrom Zerabruk, Negussie Retta, Diriba Muleta, Anteneh T. Tefera

“…The mean microbial counts of minced meat samples taken in the morning and afternoon showed statistically significant differences (p<0.05). …”
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Development of Multimorbidity Indexes Based on Common Mental Health Conditions by Junko Kose, Emmanuelle Kesse-Guyot, Pauline Duquenne, Serge Hercberg, Serge Hercberg, Pilar Galan, Mathilde Touvier, Valentina A. Andreeva, Léopold K. Fezeu

“…The new indexes had slightly better predictive performance than simple counts of mental disorders.ConclusionWe developed mental multimorbidity indexes as epidemiological research tools. …”
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Haploidentical stem cell transplantation with posttransplant cyclophosphamide in children with Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome: a case report by Le Nguyen Ngoc Quynh, Binh Nguyen Thanh, Lien Luong Thi, Thuy Nguyen Thi Dieu, Duong Dang Anh, Pamela P. Lee, Tung Cao Viet, Dien Tran Minh

“…Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome (WAS) is a condition characterized by a low platelet count, eczema, and a weakened immune system. Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is the only curative treatment option. …”
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Advanced Text Summarization Model Incorporating NLP Techniques and Feature-Based Scoring by Estabraq Abdulreda Kadhim, Mohammad-Reza Feizi-Derakhshi, Hadi S. Aghdasi

“…For example, various textual features such as Named Entity Counts, Noun Counts, and Sentence Position contribute to the summarization quality appropriately. …”
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Effect of Antimicrobial Edible Coatings and Modified Atmosphere Packaging on the Microbiological Quality of Cold Stored Hake (Merluccius merluccius) Fillets by X. Carrión-Granda, I. Fernández-Pan, J. Rovira, J. I. Maté

“…When hake fillets with lower initial microbial counts were treated, a more intense antimicrobial effect was observed and a synergistic effect between WPI-EO coatings and MAP was detected. …”
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Combined Inositol Hexakisphosphate and Inositol Supplement Consumption Improves Serum Alpha-Amylase Activity and Hematological Parameters in Streptozotocin-Induced Type 2 Diabetic... by Shadae R. Foster, Lowell L. Dilworth, Jean Sparks, Ruby L. Alexander-Lindo, Felix O. Omoruyi

“…Organ weights, intestinal ATPase activities, complete blood count, serum α-amylase, total protein, albumin, and globulin content were determined. …”
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Prediction of microvascular invasion in hepatocellular carcinoma using a preoperative serum C-reactive protein-based nomogram by Chaohao Yang, Zhiwei Liang, Longshuan Zhao, Renfeng Li, Pengfei Ma

“…The clinical prediction nomogram model, which includes serum CRP levels, WBC count, tumor diameter, and serum AFP levels, showed good performance in predicting MVI in both the training and validation cohorts.…”
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Combined application of single-energy metal artifact reduction and reconstruction techniques in patients with Cochlear implants by Fanqin Wei, Jiahui Li, Chunxiang Zhou, Yun Li, Xianren Wang, Bixue Huang, Qiyang Sun, Guanxia Xiong

“…The electrode position, single electrode visibility, and electrode count were evaluated using SEMAR combined with either multi-planar reconstruction (MPR) or maximum intensity projection. …”
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