Petroleum stations, also known as filling stations or gas stations, primarily distribute diesel fuel and gasoline to motor vehicles while simultaneously releasing gases and vapours that contribute to various forms of environmental pollution. This study investigated sex-based vari...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2026/v17i4408
A blood type (also known as a blood group) is a classification of blood based on the presence or absence of antibodies and inherited antigenic substances on the surface of red blood cells (RBCs). Although the Rhesus D antigen is the most important Rhesus antigen in blood transfus...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2026/v17i4407
Aims: This study evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of the IL-10/TNF-alpha ratio, TNF-alpha alone, and neutrophil percentage for distinguishing HIV-malaria co-infection from malaria-only and HIV-only mono-infection among adults in Warri, Delta State, Nigeria. Study Design: Hospita...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2026/v17i4406
Background: Thrombosis is a multifactorial condition in which inherited thrombophilic abnormalities, acquired haemostatic disturbances, and other clinical factors may coexist and contribute to thrombotic susceptibility. Because multiple abnormalities can occur within the same ind...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2026/v17i4405
Oluwaseyi Adeteju Adeyanju, Richard Peter Akpan, Mitchelle Akanbi, Adetunji Oladapo Adewale, Adebukola Temilade Adeyanju & Olusegun Taiwo Oke·International Blood Research & Reviews·2026
Background: Sickle cell anaemia involves interconnected haemolytic, inflammatory, and haemostatic disturbances that may persist beyond overt crisis. Aims: To compare a combined five-parameter profile—lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), C-reactive protein (CRP), prothrombin time (PT), in...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2026/v17i4404
Ngengang Venceslas Mohmoh, Achidi Eric Akum, Marie Ebob Agbortabot Bissong, Tiku Helen Nda, Gaitan Fabrice Njiomegnie, Ngo Biyong Njike Olive & Agnes Mbiaya Mbeng Obi·International Blood Research & Reviews·2026
Background: Regular screening for irregular antibodies is an important prerequisite for safe blood transfusion. However, most blood banks in sub-Saharan Africa, including Cameroon, do not routinely screen for these antibodies or the Kell antigen. This study aimed to determine the...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2026/v17i4403
Adebola Shakirat Akinbile, Richard Akpan, Adesola Helen Oniye, Abdulkabir Abiodun Fasasi, Kehinde Akeem Adegoke, Adetola S. Oshi, Arowolo Ayokanmi Daniel, Ajani Olanrewaju Oyetunde, Adesina Beatrice Ebun & Amusan Festus Olatubosuna·International Blood Research & Reviews·2026
Aims: To determine trimester-specific reference intervals and compare glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c), fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and full blood count (FBC) parameters between second- and third-trimester non-diabetic pregnant women. Study Design: Cross-sectional comparative study....
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2026/v17i4402
Background: Pregnancy is associated with physiological changes in haemostasis that may vary across gestation. Aims: To assess prothrombin time (PT), activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT), and platelet count across the three trimesters of pregnancy and compare these paramet...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2026/v17i4401
Background: Storage of whole blood is accompanied by biochemical and cellular changes that may alter soluble adhesion molecules. This study evaluated serum concentrations of vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1), intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), and P-selectin dur...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2026/v17i4400
Sickle cell disease is a systemic vasculopathy in which intravascular haemolysis, endothelial activation, leukocyte and platelet recruitment, and coagulation activation operate as a single self-reinforcing process now commonly described as thromboinflammation. Most of the mechani...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2026/v17i4399