Comparison of a therapeutic‐only versus prophylactic platelet transfusion policy for people with congenital or acquired bone marrow failure disorders by Malouf, R, Ashraf, A, Hadjinicolaou, A, Doree, C, Hopewell, S, Estcourt, L

“…Thrombocytopenia, a low platelet count, commonly occurs in people with bone marrow failure. …”

Flexible estimation of temporal point processes and graphs by Sulem, D

“…The first one, in Appendix <strong>A</strong>, initiated after the COVID-19 outbreak in March 2020, is an application of a discrete-time Hawkes model to COVID-related deaths counts during the first wave of the pandemic. The second work, in Appendix <strong>B</strong>, was conducted during an internship at Amazon Research in 2021, and proposes an explainability method for anomaly detection models acting on multivariate time series.…”

Clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a multifaceted podiatry intervention for falls prevention in older people: a multicentre cohort randomised controlled trial (the RE... by Cockayne, S, Rodgers, S, Green, L, Fairhurst, C, Adamson, J, Scantlebury, A, Corbacho, B, Hewitt, C, Hicks, K, Hull, R, Keenan, A, Lamb, S, McIntosh, C, Menz, H, Redmond, A, Richardson, Z, Vernon, W, Watson, J, Torgerson, D

“…</p> <p><strong>Limitations</strong> Owing to the difficulty in calculating a sample size for a count outcome, the sample size was based on detecting a difference in the proportion of participants experiencing at least one fall, and not the primary outcome. …”

Assessment of microalgae for sustainable processing of palm oil waste by Bin Mohamed Fadzil, F, Fazriz Sani Mohamed Fadzil

“…</em> in palm oil mill effluent showed an increase in cell counts, chlorophyll, and protein content under both light regimes, assessments of these factors showed them to be non-significant when compared to their growth in the control medium. …”

Novel approaches for embryonic competency evaluation by Avila Perez, C

“…The last part of the thesis explores the use of unique molecular identifiers (UMIs) to directly count molecules in a bisulfite sequencing (BS) approach that simultaneously detects methylation perturbations in 46 human differentially methylated regions (DMRs). …”

Status and ecology of the Priolo or Azores bullfinch, Pyrrhula murina by Ramos, J

“…The primary aims of this study were (1) to evaluate the importance of three alternative hypotheses in explaining the present distribution and abundance of this bird: habitat structure and composition, food availability and food preference, and (2) propose management strategies.</p> <p>Point-counts and capture-recapture indicate a population of 60 to 200 pairs. …”

Global, regional, and national burden of hepatitis B, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 by Sheena, BS, Hiebert, L, Han, H, Matthews, PC, Buendia Rodriguez, JA

“…HBV-related death rates also decreased, but HBV-related death counts increased as a result of population growth, ageing, and cohort effects. …”

Cationic rhodium mono-phosphine fragments partnered with carborane monoanions [closo-CB11H6X6]- (X = H, Br). Synthesis, structures and reactivity with alkenes. by Molinos, E, Brayshaw, S, Kociok-Köhn, G, Weller, A

“…The electronic structure of this molecule is best described as having a dative Rh(I) --&gt; Rh(III), d(8)--&gt; d(6), interaction and a formal electron count of 16 and 18 electrons for the two rhodium centres respectively. …”

All-cause mortality among people with HIV released from an integrated system of jails and prisons in Connecticut, USA, 2007–14: a retrospective observational cohort study by Loeliger, Kelsey B., Altice, Frederick L., Ciarleglio, Maria M., Rich, Katherine M., Chandra, Divya K., Gallagher, Colleen, Desai, Mayur M., Meyer, Jaimie P

“…Positive predictors of time-to-death were age (≥50 years; adjusted HR 3·65, 95% CI 1·21–11·08), lower CD4 count (200–499 cells per μL, 2·54, 1·50–4·31; <200 cells per μL, 3·44, 1·90–6·20), a high number of comorbidities (1·86, 95% CI 1·23–2·82), virological failure (2·76, 1·94–3·92), and unmonitored viral load (2·13, 1·09–4·18). …”

The conservation biology of the Dugong (Dugong dugon) and its seagrass habitat in Sabah, Malaysia : A basis for conservation planning by Leela Rajamani Ramnath Rajamani

“…Based on these results, crude estimates of minimal count are between 688 and 1376 dugongs residing in coastal Sabah. …”
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Effect of diatom diets on the growth of juvenile sea cucumber holothuria scabra by Wan Arina Azrinor Yamin

“…The findings revealed that liquid fertilizer at 0.5 mL/L has the highest final cell counts and relatively high specific growth rate (7.428±0.05 106 cells/mL and 1.201±0.05 cell/day respectively). …”
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Characterization of the phytoplankton community in coastal waters of Kota Kinabalu, Sabah by Chong, Brian Wei Khong

“…Samples for species identification were collected using a plankton net (5 μm mesh) while surface water was collected for cell counts, nutrient analysis, and molecular analysis. …”
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Effects of alum and addavax on immune responses and protection induced by ectodomain of influenza M2 protein displayed on nodavirus capsid by Ong, Hui Kian

“…Depending on the strains of IAV and adjuvants used, NvC-M2ex3 was shown to alter the splenic NK cell and macrophage counts differently. Gene expression study on the spleen of the mice challenged with H1N1 or H3N2 indicated that lower expression of genes associated with T-cell activation and cellular cytotoxicity correspond to improved disease outcomes. …”
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Enhancement of γ-aminobutyric acid production by Lactobacillus plantarum Taj-Apis362 and its bioactivities in yoghurt with antihypertensive effect on rats by Hussin, Farah Salina

“…The yoghurt prepared with glucose also had the highest probiotic count (9.31 log CFU/g). The effect of sugars and prebiotics on the rheological properties of yoghurt were not significant when compared to standard yoghurt in terms of consistency index (K), yield stress and dynamic oscillatory measurements. …”
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Effects of Subcutaneous and Intravenous Recombinant Human Erythropoietin Treatments on Body Iron in Rats by Ahmed Shujaaedin, Hareth Yahya

“…Blood samples were drawn at the end of the short-term experiment and at wk 2 , wk 6 and wk 8 in long-term experiment. Erythrocyte (RBC) counts, haemoglobin (Hb) concentrations, haematocrit (HCT) and blood smears for reticulocytosis were used to detect activation of erythropoiesis caused by rHu EPO treatment. …”
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Population of Waterbirds in Two Mangrove Types, Avicennia and Rhizophora in Iran by Ghasemi, Saber

“…Bird observations were conducted using a point count method and results were categorized into the types of birds including wading birds, seabirds and waterfowls. …”
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Haematology, genetics and molecular epidemiology of deletional alpha thalassaemia in Malaysia by Mohd Yacob, Aliza

“…These were 238 EDTA blood from blood donors from Universiti Putra Malaysia, 15 DNA of 5 Hb Barts hydrops foetalis (--/--) and 10 alpha thalassaemia spouses (--/) from Universiti Malaya Medical Centre, 72 EDTA blood from HbH disease (--/-) families from Institute for Medical Research and 80 DNA from blood donors from National Blood Bank. Blood count/blood film, HPLC, haemoglobin electrophoresis and multiplex PCR for detecting the 5 most common gene deletions were carried out. …”
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Formulation of liposome-encapsulated piroxicam for improved therapeutic efficacies and reduced systemic toxicities by Chiong, Hoe Siong

“…In contrast to an equivalent dosage of liposome-encapsulated piroxicam, the piroxicam caused significantly (P<0.005) lower concentration of red blood cell, haemoglobin, haematocrit, lymphocytes and platelet in complete blood count. Biochemical analysis (liver and kidney function tests) as well as histopathology assessment indicated that present liposomal formulation was able to reduce piroxicam-induced hepatotoxicity significantly (P<0.05), but not the renal dysfunction. …”

Powder properties and prebiotic activity of white dragon fruit (Hylocereus undatus) juice spray-dried using resistant maltodextrin by Yusof, Norzaida

“…The results indicated that all the substrates significantly (p<0.05) increased the growth of the probiotic bacteria; B.longum BB536 and L.casei Shirota and WRMD powder gave the highest bacterial count. Thus, the results indicated that WRMD has the potential as a new prebiotic source for the functional food industry.…”
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A corpus-based study of Malaysian ESL students' use of discourse connectors in upper and post-secondary argumentative writing by Kalajahi, Seyed Ali Rezvani

“…Oxford Wordsmith Tools (5) was employed to extract data from corpus for analysis, by using frequency count and concordance functions. Aiming to identify what type of DCs is used by Malaysian ESL students, Discourse Connector List developed by Rezvani Kalajahi and Neufeld (2014) was used. …”
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