Clinical Observation of Employment of Umbilical Cord Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Therapy by Liming Wang, Yu Zhang, Hongtao Li, Jingxin Hong, Xiaobo Chen, Ming Li, Wen Bai, Jiangang Wang, Yongjun Liu, Mingyuan Wu

“…Similar changes of above values were found after 6 months. At the same time, the amount of NSAIDS and steroid usage in patients was reduced. …”
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Alterations of Hematologic and Hematopoietic Parameters in Mice Exposed to Pulsed Electromagnetic Field by Kangchu Li, Zenghui Teng, Zhaohui Liu, Yuxing Zhang, Kaiping Long, Qimei Liao, Ansheng Ni, Guirong Ding, Shirong Ma

“…Red blood cells (RBC), hemoglobin (HGB), and platelets (PLT) were not changed in all exposed groups. …”
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Do dogs preferentially encode the identity of the target object or the location of others’ actions? by Lucrezia Lonardo, Christoph J. Völter, Robert Hepach, Claus Lamm, Ludwig Huber

“…An agent was shown repeatedly acting upon the same one of two objects, positioned in the same location. We then presented the objects in swapped locations and the agent approached the objects centrally (Experiment 1) or the old object in the new location or the new object in the old location (Experiment 2). …”
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Sustainability and livestock: a doable combination by Antonella Chiariotti

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Illicit drug use derived from wastewater-based epidemiology in Iran, their removal during wastewater treatment, and occurrence in receiving waters by Anvar Asadi, Shabnam Zarei, Nebile Daglioglu, Evsen Yavuz Guzel, Neda Ravankhah

“…This study aimed to measure the licit and illicit drug concentrations in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), their removal efficiency, and their consumption rate by wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) approach. A 2-season monitoring program was undertaken for the first time in Iran. …”
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Noise Elimination for Wide Field Electromagnetic Data via Improved Dung Beetle Optimized Gated Recurrent Unit by Zhongyuan Liu, Xian Zhang, Diquan Li, Shupeng Liu, Ke Cao

“…Firstly, Spatial Pyramid Matching (SPM) chaotic mapping, variable spiral strategy, Levy flight mechanism, and adaptive T-distribution variation perturbation strategy were utilized to enhance the DBO algorithm. Subsequently, the mean square error is employed as the fitness of the IDBO algorithm to achieve the hyperparameter optimization of the GRU algorithm. …”
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Combined extracts of Syzygium aromaticum (Clove) and Xylopia aethiopica (Negro pepper) seeds inhibit testosterone propionate-induced benign prostatic hyperplasia in Wistar rats by Emmanuel Nnaemeka Uhuo, Simeon Ikechukwu Egba, Chiemeziem Adnma Obike, Paul Ndubuisi Anyiam, Prince Ogochukwu Alaebo, Pryanka Munachiso Okeke, Emmanuella Chinaza Obinali

“…Similarly, superoxide dismutase (SOD) increased inTP-400 compared to that in the TP and NC groups. Decreased PCV %, Hb, RBC and platelets, except WBC, were recorded in TP compared to TP-200 and TP-400. …”
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Requiem – Alàgbà, Dr., Prince, Mosọbalájé Ajíbádé Àkàndé Adébáyọ̀ Fálétí, OON, DLitt., FNAL, JP, a.k.a ‘Pa Fálétí’ to Some; ‘Bàbá Fálétí’ to all and Sundry.... by Pamela J. Olubunmi Smith

“…Thus, the trajectory of relationships run the gamut from having heard once of or about the person’s name mo ti gbọ or ́ úkọ yẹn rí (I have heard of that name before); to knowing a smattering bit of information associated with that name, bẹ́ẹ̀ ni, mo mọ ǹkan díẹ̀ nípa orúkọ yẹn (yes, I know a little about that name/person); to having a good knowledge of the person through study of his/her published works, mo ti ka àwọn ìwé wọn; mo mọ iṣẹ́ wọn dáadáa (I have read his/her works; I am quite familiar with them); to intimate, first-hand knowledge of and familiarity with the person, works and all, the Mo mọ wọ ̀ n dáadáa ́ (I know him/her very well, personally), indeed, at the formal and familial levels of relationships. 2 Pamela J. …”
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Evaluation of blood parameters changes of mice exposed to long-term Wi-Fi waves as a major environmental pollutant by Hamed Akbari, Lobat Taghavi, Seyed Kamal Eshagh Hossaini, Mohammad Gholami-Fesharaki, Seyed Alireza Hajiseyed Mirzahosseini

Subjects: “…Wi-Fi…”
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Present status of buffalo breeding in Bangladesh by Md O. Faruque, Yi Zhang, Abdullah I. Omar, Takashi Amano

“…Semen of 100% Murrah buffalo/Italian Mediterranean buffalo is being used for artificial insemination. So far, 16500 buffalo cows have been inseminated artificially. …”
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Prevalence and Genetic Characteristics of Human Bocaviruses Detected in Patients with Acute Respiratory Infections in Bulgaria by Neli Korsun, Svetla Angelova, Ivelina Trifonova, Silvia Voleva, Iliana Grigorova, Iren Tzotcheva, Sirma Mileva, Penka Perenovska

“…Phylogenetic and amino acid analyses of the hBoV VP1/VP2 gene/protein were performed. HBoV was identified in 98 (5.3%) patients and was the 6th most prevalent virus after respiratory-syncytial virus (20.4%), influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 (11.1%), A(H3N2) (10.5%), rhinoviruses (9.9%), and adenoviruses (6.8%). …”
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Plasma IL-6/IL-10 Ratio and IL-8, LDH, and HBDH Level Predict the Severity and the Risk of Death in AIDS Patients with Pneumocystis Pneumonia by Jia Sun, Junwei Su, Yirui Xie, Michael T. Yin, Ying Huang, Lijun Xu, Qihui Zhou, Biao Zhu

“…Plasma IL-8 and IL-6 levels were significantly higher in patients with PaO2/FiO2 ≤ 200 mmHg and nonsurvivors than in those with PaO2/FiO2 > 200 mmHg and survivors. …”
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The value of common blood parameters for the differential diagnosis of respiratory tract infections in children by Jun’e Ma, Ting Tian, Nianyi Zeng, Yue Gu, Xuewei Ren, Zhengjiang Jin

“…However, common blood tests is simple and efficient, Therefore, the purpose of this study is to preliminarily distinguish Mycoplasma pneumoniae and influenza A virus infection in children by analyzing the results of common blood tests, thereby guiding clinical diagnosis and treatment.The results showed that, compared with children in the influenza A virus-positive group, children in the Mycoplasma pneumoniae-positive group had higher white blood cell (WBC), red blood cell (RBC), haemoglobin (HGB), platelet (PLT) counts, lymphocyte (LYM) and eosinophil (EOS) counts and ratios, as well as higher concentrations of C-reactive protein (CRP) and serum amyloid A (SAA), while neutrophil (NEU) and monocyte (MONO) counts and ratios, Neutrophil to Lymphocyte ratio( NLR) were lower, in addition, LYM, EOS counts and ratios, and NLR were all more effective in differentiating between the two pathogen infections, A combined analysis of these indicators further improved the differentiation efficacy. …”
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How do consumers evaluate buffalo meat? by Ricardo Alexandre Silva Pessoa, Marilia Celeste Tavares Fernandes, María Luciana Menezes Wanderley Neves, Thales Freire Arival, Fabiana Carvalho Vasconcelos Pessoa

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Similarities and Differences between Coronavirus Disease 2019-related Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children and Kawasaki Disease in Indian Patients by Utkarsh Singh, Suhas Prabhu, Deepak Phalgune

“…However, there are several differences between the two disease entities.…”
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Potentials of Presepsin as a Novel Sepsis Biomarker in Critically Ill Adults: Correlation Analysis with the Current Diagnostic Markers by Mai S. Sater, Nourah Almansour, Zainab Hasan Abdulla Malalla, Salim Fredericks, Muhalab E. Ali, Hayder A. Giha

“…<b>Background:</b> Sepsis is a major cause of patient death in intensive care units (ICUs). …”
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Lung Function Abnormalities in Sickle Cell Anaemia by Yvonne A. Dei-Adomakoh, Jane S. Afriyie-Mensah, Audrey Forson, Martin Adadey, Thomas A. Ndanu, Joseph K. Acquaye

“…Weight, BMI, mean FVC, and FEV1% predicted values were comparatively lower among the Hb-SS patients (p < 0.001). Abnormal spirometry outcome occurred in 70.4% of Hb-SS patients, predominantly restrictive defects (p < 0.001), and showed no significant association with steady-state Hb, WBC count, free plasma haemoglobin, frequency of sickling crisis, chronic leg ulcers, and TRV measurements (p > 0.05). …”
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Pregnancy rate after estrus synchronization and timed artificial insemination in Mediterranean buffaloes in two seasons in Venezuela by Miguel Chacón, Néstor Morán, Iván Cárdenas, Mariana S. Perea, Fernando P. Perea, Aitor De Ondiz

“… A retrospective study (2016-2018) was conducted in a commercial farm from Zulia state, Venezuela, to analyze the effectiveness of ovulation synchronization followed by fixed-time artificial insemination (TAI) at two seasons of the year: 1) May-September [unfavorable (U), n=386] 2) October-December [favorable (F), n=308]. …”
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Anti-Tick-Bourne Encephalitis IgM Intrathecal Synthesis as a Prediction Marker in Tick-Borne Encephalitis Patients by Piotr Czupryna, Sambor Grygorczuk, Agnieszka Siemieniako-Werszko, Jakub Okrzeja, Justyna Dunaj-Małyszko, Justyna Adamczuk, Sławomir Pancewicz, Joanna Zajkowska, Karolina Narejko, Joanna Oklińska, Gabriela Trojan, Anna Moniuszko-Malinowska

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Effect of TiO2/SiO2 ratio on structure and properties of BaO–CaO–SiO2–TiO2–CaF2–Li2O–Na2O slag system by Hebin Jin, Shuyao Yang, Zhuo Chen, Xubin Zhang, Shengping He, Qiangqiang Wang

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