Analysis of MicroRNA -155-5p Expression in Patients with Primary Myelofibrosis. by Sarah I. Khaleel, Jaffar N. AlAlsaidissa

“…However, no significant correlations were found between MicroRNA-155-5p and age, sex, Janus kinase 2 mutation status, or hematological parameters, including hemoglobin, white blood cell count, and platelet count. Conclusion: MicroRNA-155-5p expression is not influenced by age, sex, Janus kinase 2 mutation status, or hematological parameters. …”
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Prevalence and Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern of Foodborne Bacterial Pathogens Isolated From Spoiled Vegetables at Wolaita Sodo Town, South Ethiopia by Krishna Moorthy Sivalingam, Destahun Samuel Sama, Subramaniyan Vaithilingam

“…The total viable count was very high in cabbage (10.8 ± 0.29 × 105 cfu/gm) followed by tomato (8.1 ± 0.27 × 105 cfu/gm) and carrot (6.6 ± 0.26 × 105 cfu/gm). …”
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Bacteriological Analysis of Raw Beef Retailed in Selected Open Markets in Accra, Ghana by Michael Olu-Taiwo, Prince Obeng, Akua Obeng Forson

“…Beef samples were examined for total aerobic count (TAC) and total coliform count (TCC). Bacterial identification was performed by standard bacteriological methods and a well-structured questionnaire was administered to assess food safety and hygienic practices of beef retailers. …”
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Vaccine-induced reduction of COVID-19 clusters in school settings in Japan during the epidemic wave caused by B.1.1.529 (Omicron) BA.2, 2022 by Yuta Okada, Hiroshi Nishiura

“…Given this background and considering that vaccine effectiveness against school transmission has not been intensively studied, this paper proposes a mathematical model that links the occurrence of clustering to the case count among populations aged 0–19, 20–59, and 60+ years of age. …”
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Fermented soy whey induced changes on intestinal microbiota and metabolic influence in mice by Wei Han, Xuhui Zhuang, Qian Liu, Bo Sun, Haijiang Miao, Xiaolin Zhang

“…The results showed that, when SW was concentrated 15 times, the count of viable Lactobacillus casei reached 3.4 × 109 CFU/mL by liquid fermentation method, which was the highest viable cell count among all test strains. …”
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IMMUNE THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA: PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, DIAGNOSIS AND OPEN ISSUES. by Silvia Maria Trisolini, Alessandro Laganà, Saveria Capria

“…Until now, the criteria for response to treatment mainly took into account the normalization of platelet count and discontinuation of PEX, now with the use of caplacizumab, leading to rapid normalization of platelet count, it has been necessary to redefine the response criteria, taking into account also the underlying autoimmune disease. …”
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Effect of Non-Fumigant Nematicides on Reproduction of Recently Detected <i>Meloidogyne</i> Species in Georgia Under Greenhouse Conditions in Tomato by Nabin Poudel, Luis Torres, Richard F. Davis, Ganpati B. Jagdale, Theodore McAvoy, Intiaz A. Chowdhury

“…Similarly, fluazaindolizine suppressed egg counts by more than 50.0% across all species except <i>M. enterolobii</i>, where it suppressed only 41.1%. …”
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Supplementation of Multistrain Probiotics Improves Milk Production, Blood Metabolites, Digestibility, and Rectal Microbiota during the Prepartum and Early Lactation Stages in Cross... by Mohamed S. Ayyat, Usama M. Abdel Monem, Gamal Abdel-Rahman, Adel Ibrahim Hussein, Hamdy A. El-Nagar, Wael M. Wafa, Samir Mahgoub, Adham A. Al-Sagheer

“…The populations of lactobacillus, bacillus, and total bacterial count increased due to MPF administration, while the count of Clostridium, Salmonella, E. coli, and coliforms decreased in MPF-fed cows. …”
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Fungi and Aflatoxin Levels in Traditionally Processed Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) Products in Homa Bay County, Kenya by Boniface Oure Obong’o, George Ayodo, Fanuel Kawaka, Morelly Kathy Adalla

“…The yeast and mould counts were above standards set by East African Standard 739:2010 in 62% (Akuoga) and 58% (Abeta). …”
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Quality of Sleep in an HIV Population on Antiretroviral Therapy at an Urban Tertiary Centre in Lagos, Nigeria by Olajumoke Oshinaike, Akinsegun Akinbami, Olaitan Ojelabi, Akinola Dada, Adedoyin Dosunmu, Sarah John Olabode

“…Their treatment history, including duration since HIV diagnosis, the most recent CD4 cell count, and current antiretroviral therapies, was obtained from their case records. …”
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Development and Validation of the RCOS Prognostic Index: A Bedside Multivariable Logistic Regression Model to Predict Hypoxaemia or Death in Patients with SARS-CoV-2 Infection by Gerardo Alvarez-Uria, Sumanth Gandra, Venkata R. Gurram, Raghu P. Reddy, Manoranjan Midde, Praveen Kumar, Ketty E Arce

“…The final model included 12 variables: age, systolic blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, aspartate transaminase, lactate dehydrogenase, urea, C-reactive protein, sodium, lymphocyte count, neutrophil count, and neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio. …”
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Validity of the Actigraph-GT9X accelerometer for measuring steps and energy expenditures in heart failure patients. by Jisu Kim, Jonathan Kenyon, Hayley Billingsley, Natalie Bohmke, Syed Imran Ahmed, Hannah Salmons, Jung-Min Lee, Danielle Kirkman, Salvatore Carbone, Youngdeok Kim

“…<h4>Objective</h4>Therefore, this study examined the criterion validity of the AG-GT9X for measuring step counts (SC) and energy expenditure (EE) among HF patients.…”
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Metabolic consequences and nailfold capillary changes in children with familial Mediterranean fever by Ahmed S. Abo Hola, Rania S. El Zayat, Wafaa Ahmed Shehata, Mai I. Elashmawy, Noha E. Khalaf, Heba M. S. El Zefzaf

“…Results During attack-free periods, patients exhibited higher total leucocytic counts, ESR, CRP, SAA, HOMA-IR, total cholesterol (TC), non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-C), Castelli’s risk index I (CRI I), and atherogenic coefficient (AC), and a lower hemoglobin level than controls. …”
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Case Report of HIV and Neurosyphilis Coinfection in a Recent Migrant: Old Diseases in New Faces by Alexa Van Besien, Ian Paolo Mauricio, Ronald Belfort, Joseph Lykins

“…The patient was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS with a CD4+ count of 154 cells per cubic millimeter and a positive rapid plasma reagin test (titer 1:128), with cerebrospinal fluid demonstrating elevated white blood cell count and protein concentration, consistent with neurosyphilis. …”
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A novel sustainable biocide against the fruit fly Drosophila suzukii made from orange peels by Giovanni Davide Barone, Manfred Hartbauer

“…The number of dead flies in both Petri dishes were counted each day and fly maggots inside berries were extracted after four days. …”
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Two Cases of Severe Hypertension in JAK2 Mutation-Positive Myeloproliferative Neoplasms by Raunak Rao, Spoorthy Kulkarni, Ian B. Wilkinson

“…These presentations highlight the utility of full blood count analysis in patients with severe hypertension. …”
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Advanced generative adversarial network for optimizing layout of wireless sensor networks by S. Praveen Kumar, Setu Garg, Eatedal Alabdulkreem, Achraf Ben Miled

“…Nevertheless, these methods only addressed a subset of the objectives—combinations of energy consumption, count of sensor nodes, area coverage, and lifetime—or they offered computationally costly solutions. …”
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Significance of EGFR and PTEN Expression and PLR and NLR for Predicting the Prognosis of Epithelioid Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma by Yufei Liang, Guoqi Zheng, Wenjie Yin, Hui Song, Chunying Li, Liang Tian, Dongliang Yang

“…We analyzed the relationships of these markers to age, sex, asbestos exposure, elevated platelet count, ascites, and clinical stage. Results. EGFR and PTEN expressions were positive in 22 (66.67%) and 7 (21.21%) epithelioid MPeM patients, respectively. …”
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Fabrication of nano‐encapsulated angelica (Heracleum persicum) essential oil for enriching dairy dessert: Physicochemical, rheological and sensorial properties by Narin Mhemmedamin Nanakali

“…The results of the total count and yeast and mould count show that the nanoemulsions with different levels of AEO have been effective on the number of microorganisms, particularly during storage. …”
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Temporal Validation of a Predictive Score for Death in Children with Visceral Leishmaniasis by Juliana Foinquinos, Maria do Carmo Duarte, Jose Natal Figueiroa, Jailson B. Correia, Nara Vasconcelos Cavalcanti

“…The score developed by Sampaio et al. 2010 attributed 1 point to the variables dyspnea, associated infections, and neutrophil count <500/mm3; 2 points to jaundice and mucosal bleeding; and 3 points to platelet count <50,000/mm3. …”
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