Investigating the effects of basil (Ocimum basilicum L.)c mucilage and cellulose nanofiber-based edible films with post-probiotics on fish fillet shelf life by Leila Mokhtaran, Sahar Sabahi, Mohammad Noshad, Seyyed Mohammad Ali Noori

“…Microbial analysis indicated that the uncoated sample and the one with 1.5 % postbiotic showed the highest and lowest microbial counts, respectively, throughout the storage period. …”
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Effects of kelp phlorotannins on the growth, immunity, intestinal health and disease resistance against Vibrio splendidus of sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus by Zhikai Zhang, Yan Chi, Yongheng Du, Feng Li, Ning Ma, Song Qin

“…On one hand, dietary phlorotannins significantly increased total coelomocytes counts, phagocytosis, superoxide anion production (P < 0.05). …”
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The effect of meningococcal vaccines on new generation of systemic inflammatory markers in children by Omer Okuyan, Neval Elgormus, Seyma Dumur, Ugurcan Sayili, Hafize Uzun

“…Neutrophil, lymphocyte, monocyte, platelet counts, C-reactive protein (CRP), neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), derived NLR (dNLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), systemic inflammation response index (SIR-I), and systemic immune inflammation index (SII) were evaluated. …”
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Clinical Profile and Prescription Patterns in Culture-proven Enteric Fever in Children by Divya Priyadharshini, Mobill Clinton, Nandini Sethuraman, Mathrubootham Sridhar, Vidya Krishna

“…Most cases had normal leukocyte counts, eosinopenia, and elevated CRP. CRP does not predict fever defervescence. …”
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Low Systemic Inflammation Response Index Predicts Good Prognosis in Locally Advanced Pancreatic Carcinoma Patients Treated with Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy by Erkan Topkan, Huseyin Mertsoylu, Ahmet Kucuk, Ali Ayberk Besen, Ahmet Sezer, Duygu Sezen, Yasemin Bolukbasi, Ugur Selek, Berrin Pehlivan

“…The SIRI was defined as: SIRI=neutrophil×monocyte/lymphocyte counts. Ideal SIRI cutoff(s) influencing overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) results were sought by using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. …”
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Comparison of HCG Trigger versus Dual Trigger in Improving Pregnancy Outcomes in Patients with Different Ovarian Responses: A Retrospective Study by Ke Xu, Jinrong Wang, Shuangshuang Yang, Zhenjing Wang, Ning Hou, Mei Sun

“…In high and normal responders, the dual-trigger regimen demonstrated increased oocyte counts and oocyte acquisition rates, coupled with decreased transfer cancellation rates attributed to ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS). …”
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Green analysis of illicit drugs on banknote dust by Teresa Cecchi, Arianna Giuliani, Carlo Catini

“…Purpose: This study aims to develop and validate the first analytical method to assess the presence of common illicit drugs on banknote dust from counting machines via green preanalytical and analytical approaches. …”
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Patient experience and burden of haemolytic disease of the foetus and newborn: a systematic review by P. Maurice, J. McCallion, M. Fitzgibbon, J. N. Barthelmes, W. Karmous, E. J. Hardy, S. A. Mitchell, C. R. Mitchell, J. Lee, W. Noel, Andras Borsi, J. M. Jouannic

“…Results A total of 26 relevant publications were identified for inclusion in the SR, consisting of one study that directly measured Health Related Quality of Life, 9 studies reporting on proxy outcomes for patient burden and 18 studies reporting on economic burden (this includes two double-counted studies reporting more than one outcome type). …”
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Survival of Salmonella on Biodegradable Mulch, Landscape Fabric, and Plastic Mulch by Alyssa A. Rosenbaum, Claire M. Murphy, Annette L. Wszelaki, Alexis M. Hamilton, Steven L. Rideout, Laura K. Strawn

“…The inoculated coupons were stored in a climate-controlled chamber (23°C, 55% relative humidity) and sampled at 0, 0.06 (1.5 h), 0.17 (4 h), 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 30, 60, 90, and 140 days postinoculation (dpi). If counts dropped below the detection limit (<0.12 log CFU/cm2), enrichments were performed following the Food and Drug Administration’s Bacteriological Analytical Manual Salmonella protocol. …”
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Comparison of phenotypic and genetic traits of ESBL-producing UPEC strains causing recurrent or single episode UTI in postmenopausal women by Michelle Kalu, Peter Jorth, Annie Wong-Beringer

“…Bladder cell line 5637 was infected with study strains at MOI 15 for 2 h, treated with amikacin for 2 h to remove extracellular bacteria, then lysed to enumerate intracellular CFU counts. Results No differences in clinical characteristics between patient groups were observed. …”
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IL-33 Deficiency Attenuates Lung Inflammation by Inducing Th17 Response and Impacting the Th17/Treg Balance in LPS-Induced ARDS Mice via Dendritic Cells by Li Cheng, Yang Jiao, Wei Jiang, Xin Zhang, Liping Zhang, Gongwei Jia

“…Hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining, wet/dry (W/D) weight ratios, cell counts, and the levels of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-1β (IL-1β), interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-17 (IL-17), and interleukin-10 (IL-10) in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) were investigated. …”
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Genetic context modulates aging and degeneration in the murine retina by Olivia J. Marola, Michael MacLean, Travis L. Cossette, Cory A. Diemler, Amanda A. Hewes, Alaina M. Reagan, Jonathan Nyandu Kanyinda, Daniel A. Skelly, Gareth R. Howell

“…Retinal morphology, vascular structure, and cell counts were assessed ex vivo. Results We identified common molecular aging signatures across the nine mouse strains, which included genes associated with photoreceptor function and immune activation. …”
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Relationship of monocyte to high-density lipoprotein ratio (MHR) and other inflammatory biomarkers with sarcopenia: a population-based study by Zhiwei Xue, Jian Cao, Jianhui Mou, Rui Wang, Peng Liu

“…Abstract Objectives In previous studies, several inflammatory biomarkers derived from complete blood cell counts (CBC), such as systemic immune inflammation index (SII), neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), and non‑high‑density lipoprotein cholesterol to high‑density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (NHHR) have been identified as predictors of sarcopenia. …”
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Impact of a new case-based payment scheme on volume distribution across public hospitals in Zhejiang, China: does ‘Same disease, same price’ matter by Meiteng Yu, Jing Liu, Tao Zhang

“…Abstract Background With the implementation of the hierarchical medical system (HMS) in China, Zhejiang Province introduced an innovative payment scheme called “payment method by disease types with point counting”. This scheme was initially adopted in Jinhua in July 2017, and was later integrated with the “same disease, same price” policy in Hangzhou in January 2020. …”
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Effects of Agrochemicals on Soil Bio-Physico-Chemical Properties in Potato Production Systems in the Highlands of South Western Uganda. by Twebaze, Jeniffer

“…Soil macrofauna samples were collected three times per season, and the observed organisms were counted and recorded to determine their abundance, evenness, and richness. …”
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Clinicopathological and Prognostic Significance of CD47 Expression in Lung Neuroendocrine Tumors by Mario Orozco-Morales, Alejandro Avilés-Salas, Norma Hernández-Pedro, Rodrigo Catalán, Graciela Cruz-Rico, Ana Laura Colín-González, Elsa Dosal-Mancilla, Pedro Barrios-Bernal, Oscar Arrieta

“…The Ki-67 index has been used for decades to evaluate mitotic counts however, the role of Ki-67 as a biomarker for assessing prognosis and guiding therapy in metastatic LNET still lacks feasible clinical validation. …”
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Universal capillary screening for chronic autoimmune, metabolic and cardiovascular diseases: feasibility and acceptability of the UNISCREEN study by Sara Angiulli, Aurora Merolla, Elisa Borgonovo, Rebecca De Lorenzo, Serena Spadoni, Barbara Fontana, Giuseppina Manganaro, Elena Rela, Alberto Bongiovanni, Rita Peracino, Chiara Bellino, Giulia Pata, Eleonora Bianconi, Sabina Martinenghi, Francesca Ulivi, Cristina Renzi, Cristina Renzi, Emanuele Bosi, Emanuele Bosi, UNISCREEN Study Group, Sara Angiulli, Aurora Merolla, Alberto Bongiovanni, Rebecca De Lorenzo, Elena Rela, Rita Peracino, Chiara Bellino, Giuseppina Manganaro, Elisa Borgonovo, Sara Critelli, Aldo Fici, Martina Mallus, Giulia Morocutti, Giulia Pata, Clara Soggetti, Chiara Calabrese, Alberico Di Resta, Maria Pia Ruggiero, Antonella Spano’, Francesca Biasco, Manuel Stocchi, Pietro Melodia, Giuseppe Ancona, Andrea Laurenzi

“…BackgroundUNISCREEN is a general population study aiming at evaluating feasibility and acceptability of universal screening for chronic autoimmune (type 1 diabetes and celiac disease) and metabolic/cardiovascular diseases (dysglycemia, type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia, hypertension) across all age groups using capillary blood sampling by fingerprick to measure disease risk markers.MethodsUNISCREEN was conducted in the Cantalupo fraction, Cerro Maggiore, Milan, Italy, counting 3,061 inhabitants between 1 and 100 years of age. …”
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Comparative analysis of clinical characteristics and outcomes between carbapenem-resistant and carbapenem-sensitive Klebsiella pneumoniae infections: insights from a tertiary hospi... by Bu Wang, Bu Wang, Wei Zhang, Hongxia Zhang, Maochen Li, Zhihua Zhang, Xiaocui Peng, Na Wang, Ning Song

“…CRKP patients had significantly higher body temperature, white blood cell counts, and inflammatory markers, while showing lower diastolic blood pressure and oxygen saturation (p &lt; 0.05). …”
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First demonstration of a TES based cryogenic Li $$_2$$ 2 MoO $$_4$$ 4 detector for neutrinoless double beta decay search by G. Bratrud, C. L. Chang, R. Chen, E. Cudmore, E. Figueroa-Feliciano, Z. Hong, K. T. Kennard, S. Lewis, M. Lisovenko, L. O. Mateo, V. Novati, V. Novosad, E. Oliveri, R. Ren, J. A. Scarpaci, B. Schmidt, G. Wang, L. Winslow, V. G. Yefremenko, J. Zhang, D. Baxter, M. Hollister, C. James, P. Lukens, D. J. Temples

“…Together with a baseline resolution of 1.95 keV (FWHM) these performance parameters extrapolate to a background index from pile-up as low as $$5\cdot 10^{-6}$$ 5 · 10 - 6  counts/keV/kg/yr in CUPID size crystals. The detector was calibrated up to the MeV region showing sufficient dynamic range for $$0\nu \beta \beta $$ 0 ν β β searches. …”
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Vision Improvement after Osimertinib Treatment in Paraneoplastic Optic Neuropathy Associated with Lung Adenocarcinoma by Masaomi Kubota, Nobumasa Tamura, Takaaki Hayashi, Euido Nishijima, Haruhiko Yanagisawa, Akira Kojima, Tadashi Nakano

“…Her final BCVA was 0.01 in the RE, counting fingers 10 cm in the LE. She died at the age of 79 years. …”
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