using System.Data.Entity;
_dbContext.Shipments.Where(s => (DbFunctions.TruncateTime(s.Created_at.Value) >= dateStart && DbFunctions.TruncateTime(s.Created_at.Value) <= dateEnd)).Count();
(DbFunctions.CreateDateTime(s.Created_at.Value.Year, s.Created_at.Value.Month, s.Created_at.Value.Day, s.Created_at.Value.Hour, s.Created_at.Value.Minute, s.Created_at.Value.Second) >= dateStart && DbFunctions.CreateDateTime(s.Created_at.Value.Year, s.Created_at.Value.Month, s.Created_at.Value.Day, s.Created_at.Value.Hour, s.Created_at.Value.Minute, s.Created_at.Value.Second) <= dateEnd)
var query = from a in Context.Assignments
from m in monthList
where m >= a.StartDate && m <= a.EndDate
select new { a.SomeProperty, a.AnotherProperty };
....
&&
(
s.Created_at.Value.Day >= dateStart.Day && s.Created_at.Value.Day <= dateEnd.Day &&
s.Created_at.Value.Month >= dateStart.Month && s.Created_at.Value.Month <= dateEnd.Month &&
s.Created_at.Value.Year >= dateStart.Year && s.Created_at.Value.Year <= dateEnd.Year
)).count();