Workload Comparison of Contemporary Interval Throwing Programs and a Novel Optimized Program for Baseball Pitchers by Brittany Dowling, Christopher M Brusalis, John T Streepy, Alexander Hodakowski, Patrick J Pauley, Dave Heidloff, Grant E Garrigues, Nikhil N Verma, Glenn S Fleisig

“…The relative rate of workload increase was measured as an acute:chronic workload ratio (ACWR). For each ITP, throw counts, daily/acute/chronic workloads, and ACWR were calculated and plotted over time. …”
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The diagnostic performance evaluation of the SD BIOLINE HIV/syphilis Duo rapid test in southern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study by Techalew Shimelis, Endale Tadesse

“…Individuals <15 years of age or syphilis treated or those with ≤50 cells/µL CD4 cell count were originally excluded.Outcome measures HIV screening was carried out according to the national rapid diagnostic testing (RDT) algorithm: Shenghai Kehua Bioengineering (KHB) test kit as a screening test, followed by the HIV1/2 STAT-PAK assay if positive. …”
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Fermentation of poultry manure for improving its quality and safety as ruminant feed by Sharmeen Islam, A. K. M. Ahsan Kabir, Md. Rokibul Islam Khan

“…The organoleptic quality (color, smell, and texture), pH, nutritional components (organic matter, crude fiber, crude protein, ether extract, nitrogen-free extract), in-vitro organic matter digestibility, metabolizable energy, mineral contents (phosphorus, potassium, sulfur), heavy metals (lead, copper), and microbial properties (total coliform count, E-coli, Salmonella) of fermented PM at 0, 3, 5, and 7 days were evaluated. …”
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AST/ALT ratio as a potential predictor of 1-year mortality in elderly patients operated for femoral neck fracture by Fatih Günaydın, Öner Kılınç, Bülent Sakarya, İdris Demirtaş, Mahmud Aydın, Ali Çelik

“…Univariate analysis identified age, sex, blood type, comorbidities, postoperative complications, transfusions, and laboratory parameters (including AAR, creatinine, and lymphocyte count) as associated with mortality. Multivariate analysis further highlighted advanced age, male sex, blood group A, postoperative transfusions, elevated creatinine levels, and high AAR (>2.1) as independent predictors of mortality. …”
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Physical safety climate, safety practices and perceived well-being of informal solid waste collectors in the Cape Coast Metropolis by Samuel Maneen, Nkosi Nkosi Botha, Mustapha Amoadu, Edward Wilson Ansah

“…Data were collected using a 43-item questionnaire comprising demographic characteristics, physical safety climate, safety practices, and physical and psychological well-being items. Frequency counts, percentage analysis, bivariate correlation and multiple regression were used to analyse the data. …”
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Climate and Plant Phenology (Plant Age and Growth Stage) Influence of Rhopalosiphum Padi L. Abundance on Wheat Plants in Luxor Governorate, Egypt by Moustafa Mohamed Sabry Bakry, Amr M. M. Badawy, Lamiaa H.Y. Mohamed

“…Results indicated that R. padi infested wheat plants from December 17, 2017, until April 8, 2018, within the first growing season (2017/18), and from Jan. 27th, 2019, up to April 13th, 2019, within the second growing season (2018/19). The cumulative counts of R. padi in growing season one was 9486.17, and in growing season two, 3444.00 individuals. …”
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Differences in Clinical and Imaging Features between Asymptomatic and Symptomatic COVID-19 Patients by Xi Ma, Zhi-Yan Lu, Yan-Juan Qu, Li-Hong Xing, Yu Zhang, Yi-Bo Lu, Li Dong, Hong-Jun Li, Li Li, Xiao-Ping Yin, Chuan-Jun Xu

“…The bulk of asymptomatic carriers who developed symptoms and most of the COVID-19 patients were older than 18 years of age with a decreased lymphocyte count, abnormal hepatic and renal function, and increased D-dimer and C-reactive protein. …”
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Wildflower pollen quality in roadside habitats, with particular emphasis on Hedera helix by Aoife McMullin, Paul Hamilton

“…The results obtained from the study were examined in conjunction with air quality monitoring data from relevant local authorities and data from traffic count databases, to estimate the impacts of pollutants on pollen. …”
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Interaction of α-Cembrenediol with Human Serum Albumin Based on Spectroscopic and Computational Analyses by Xian-Kun Su, Zhen-Chun Sun, Chang-You Zhao, Hui Yang, Tian-Ming Zhao, Chao Ma, Guo-Fei Zhu

“…Moreover, the results indicated the presence of a singular, specific binding site for α-cembrenediol on HSA, as evidenced by an approximate count of one binding site at all three temperatures. …”
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Equisetum arvense Inhibits Alveolar Bone Destruction in a Rat Model with Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-Induced Periodontitis by Fumie Shiba, Hisako Furusho, Takashi Takata, Rika Shimizu, Mutsumi Miyauchi

“…The cathepsin K-positive osteoclasts along the alveolar bone margin were counted. EA effects on the expression of the factors regulating osteoclastogenesis in osteoblasts with E. coli-LPS-stimulation were also examined in vitro. …”
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Comparison of Tools for Nutritional Assessment and Screening of Hospitalized Patients: A study on Surgical Patients by Susetyowati SUSETYOWATI, Amalia Sarah SHOLIKHATI, Dinda Krisma CAHYANINGRUM, Azizah Isna RACHMAWATI, Adeodatus Yuda HANDAYA

“…Patients were assessed during the first 24 h of admission in the ward from January to July 2022 using the NRI, NRS-2002, SNST, body mass index (BMI), mid-upper arm circumferences (MUAC), albumin serum, hemoglobin level, total lymphocyte count (TLC), and SGA. Sensitivity, specificity and predictive values were calculated to evaluate NRI, NRS- 2002, SNST, BMI, MUAC, albumin, hemoglobin, TLC compared to SGA. …”
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Machine learning-based myocardial infarction bibliometric analysis by Ying Fang, Yuedi Wu, Lijuan Gao

“…The ML and MI domains, represented by China and the United States, have experienced swift development in research after 2015, albeit with the United States significantly outperforming China in research quality (as evidenced by the higher impact factors of journals and citation counts of publications from the United States). Institutional collaborations have formed, notably between Harvard Medical School in the United States and Capital Medical University in China, highlighting the need for enhanced cooperation among domestic and international institutions. …”
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Prevalence of Iron Deficiency Anemia among University Students in Hodeida Province, Yemen by Abdullah Ahmed Al-alimi, Salem Bashanfer, Mohammed Abdo Morish

“…Participants were subjected to different tests including complete blood counts (CBC), serum ferritin (SF), serum iron (SI), and total iron binding capacity (TIBC). …”
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Successful Outpatient Management of Children at a Secondary Care Hospital in Pakistan in a Dengue Fever Epidemic and Their Clinical Outcomes by Ammara Farooq, Brekhna Aurangzeb, Taimur Khalil Sheikh, Huma Bashir, Maryam Ghuncha, Tehmina Mustafa

“…Additionally, clinical and laboratory features (Hb, HCT, TLC, PLT, and ALT) of the patients in the outpatient who remained stable with those who progressed to inpatient care during follow-up were compared; also, time of recovery of blood counts was assessed. Results. Of 93 children with DF, 87 (93.5%) received outpatient care at enrollment. …”
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Investigating the mechanistic role of oxidative stress in brain–gut axis disruption in rat model by Akeem Babatunde Sikiru, Stephen Acheneje Egena, Muhyideen Adio Kilani, Morufat Eniola Azeez, Maryam Nahari Adam, Ahmad Abdullahi

“…The endotoxin exposure caused nonspecific inflammatory response marked with increased counts of WBCs and neutrophils (p < 0.05). The monocyte percentage decreased (p < 0.05), while the lymphocyte percentage remained unchanged (p > 0.05). …”
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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE ACNE CLINICAL COURSE AND SEVERITY AND THE STATE OF MICROBIOTA OF THE SKIN AND LARGE INTESTINE by Marianna Dashko, Orysya Syzon, Svitlana Volbyn

“…It was found that there is a significantly lower content of bifidobacteria and lactobacilli, bacterioids and total E. coli count in the large intestine in patients with acne associated with a higher amount of E. coli with enzyme properties, conditionally pathogenic enterobacteria, enterococci and fungi of the genus Candida. …”
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The BBC, Daily Telegraph and Wikinews timelines of the terrorist attacks of 7th July 2006 in London: a comparison with contemporary discussions by Mike Thelwall

“…In particular, we extracted and counted the individual words used in the postings. …”
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Quince Powder Increases Antioxidant Activity and Probiotic Survival in Yoghurt by Şenay Burak Çınar, Gülfem Ünal, Gülşah Çalışkan Koç, Safiye Nur Dirim, Ayşe Sibel Akalın

“…Results and conclusions. The viable counts of yoghurt bacteria and Bifidobacterium lactis BB-12® were above 8 log CFU/g. …”
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Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma, case series and review of literature by Farrag Mohammad, Ahmed Abd Essattar Abd Elhakeem, Ahmad Algheriany, Ahmed Elshanawany

“…Diffusion-weighted imaging technology can be used to differentiate between grade 2 and grade 3 Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma preoperatively but further studies on larger samples are needed to confirm the possibility. Mitotic count is the main parameter used to differentiate Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma grade 2 and grade 3, but immunohistochemistry can play a role in that in the future.…”
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Eltrombopag for the treatment of refractory connective tissue disease-related thrombocytopenia: a pilot study of 52 cases by Siying Deng, Bei Wang, Ziwei Hu, Shaozhe Cai, Lingli Dong

“…The remission rates were 67.5% at month 1, 87.5% at month 2, 97.5% at month 3, and 95% at month 6. The platelet count of the patients improved significantly, with the median reaching 50 × 109/L within 2 weeks (p = 0.003). …”
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