GanglionNet: Objectively Assess the Density and Distribution of Ganglion Cells With NABLA-N Network [PDF]
Hirschsprungs disease (HD) is a birth defect which is diagnosed and managed by multiple medical specialties such as pediatric gastroenterology, surgery, radiology, and pathology. HD is characterized by absence of ganglion cells in the distal intestinal tract with a gradual normalization of ganglion cell numbers in adjacent upstream bowel, termed as the
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CD4+ T Cell Count Decreases by Ethnicity among Untreated Patients with HIV Infection in South Africa and Switzerland [PDF]
BackgroundEstimates of the decrease in CD4+ cell counts in untreated patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection are important for patient care and public health.
Battegay, Manuel+6 more
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Causes of pleural effusions in horses resident in the UK [PDF]
Pleural effusions (PE) reportedly occur most commonly secondary to bacterial pneumonia with neoplastic effusions contributing a minority of cases. The majority of reports originate from the USA and Australia, where long distance transport of horses, a ...
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This study simultaneously investigated circulating tumor cells (CTCs) and exosomes from small‐cell lung cancer (SCLC) patients. The elevated expression of JUNB and CXCR4 in CTCs was a poor prognostic factor for SCLC patients, whereas exosomal overexpression of these biomarkers revealed a high discrimination ability of patients from healthy individuals,
Dimitrios Papakonstantinou+13 more
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Time to eligibility for antiretroviral therapy in adults with CD4+ cell count >500 cells/µl in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa [PDF]
ObjectivesUnderstanding of progression to antiretroviral therapy (ART) eligibility and associated factors remains limited. The objectives of this analysis were to determine the time to ART eligibility and to explore factors associated with disease ...
Lessells, R.J.+2 more
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Tumor microenvironment drives cancer formation and progression. We analyzed the role of human cancer‐associated adipocytes from patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) stratified as lean, overweight, or obese. RNA‐seq demonstrated that, among the most altered genes involved in the tumor–stroma crosstalk, are ADAM12 and CYP1B1, which were proven to be ...
Sepehr Torabinejad+13 more
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Quantification methods of Candida albicans are independent irrespective of fungal morphology
The ability of Candida albicans to switch its morphology from yeast to filaments, known as polymorphism, may bias the methods used in microbial quantification.
Amanda B Soares+7 more
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Identification and Counting White Blood Cells and Red Blood Cells using Image Processing Case Study of Leukemia [PDF]
Leukemia is diagnosed with complete blood counts which is by calculating all blood cells and compare the number of white blood cells (White Blood Cells / WBC) and red blood cells (Red Blood Cells / RBC). Information obtained from a complete blood count, has become a cornerstone in the hematology laboratory for diagnostic purposes and monitoring of ...
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Effect of preparation procedures on intensity of radioautographic labeling is studied [PDF]
Effects of tissue preparation and extractive procedures on the intensity of radioautographic labeling are presented in terms of mean grain count per cell in cells labeled with tritiated precursors of proteins or nucleic acids.
Baserga, R., Kisieleski, W. E.
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Timing of antiretroviral therapy in Cambodian hospital after diagnosis of tuberculosis: impact of revised WHO guidelines [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: To determine if implementation of 2010 World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines on antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation reduced delay from tuberculosis diagnosis to initiation of ART in a Cambodian urban hospital. METHODS: A retrospective
Choun, K.+5 more
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