Pork Liver Freshness Evaluated through Spoilage Microbiota and a Consumer Test in Shelf Life Extension Experiment by Rita O. Silva, Margarida I. F. C. Rouxinol, Luís A. S. C. Patarata

“…It was observed that pork liver packaged with modified atmosphere had similar evaluations of freshness using internet-based or live test with consumers, with a drop in purchase intention from 87.5% at ESL to 13.2% at ESL + 2, when the assessment was made through the internet-based test. …”
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Diagnostic Performance of SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Antigen Test in relation to RT-PCR Cq Value by Dipendra Kumar Mandal, Bibek Raj Bhattarai, Sushant Pokhrel, Mandira Chhusyabaga, Parmananda Bhandari, Mahendra Prasad Bhatt, Sujan Babu Marhattha

“…Thus, this study aims to establish rapid antigen tests as an effective diagnostic tool to improve the testing strategies of COVID-19 diagnosis. …”
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Shaking Table Tests on Earthquake Response Characterization of a Complex Museum Isolated Structure in High Intensity Area by Wenguang Liu, Chuan Qin, Yang Liu, Wenfu He, Qiaorong Yang

“…In order to observe the seismic characteristics and verify isolation effect, shaking table tests of a 1/30-scale structural model with and without base isolation bearings have been carried out under minor, moderate, and major earthquakes. …”
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Study on Fatigue Test and Life Prediction of Polyurethane Cement Composite (PUC) under High or Low Temperature Conditions by Hongshuai Gao, Quansheng Sun

“…In order to find out the temperature effect on fatigue properties of PUC, the four-point bending fatigue test was carried out at different temperatures. In this paper, the optimum mix ratio of PUC was selected by compressive and flexural tests, and then the bending fatigue test was conducted under strain control mode. …”
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Static Testing of a Bridge Using an Interferometric Radar: The Case Study of “Ponte degli Alpini,” Belluno, Italy by Devis Dei, Daniele Mecatti, Massimiliano Pieraccini

“…In this paper, the static testing of a bridge is reported. It was an 8-span bridge, 297 m long, named “Ponte degli Alpini,” crossing the valley of the Ardo River. …”
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AxiWorm: a new tool using YOLOv5 to test antiparasitic drugs against Trichinella spiralis by Javier Sánchez-Montejo, Miguel Marín, María Alejandra Villamizar-Monsalve, María del Carmen Vieira, Belén Vicente, Rafael Peláez, Julio López-Abán, Antonio Muro

“…The final dataset of 12571 healthy and 14907 affected L1s was used for training, testing, and validating in a ratio of 70/20/10 respectively. …”
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Assessing the Measurement Properties of the Test of Gross Motor Development-3 Using the COSMIN Methodology—A Systematic Review by Yuanye Zhu, Jing Wang, Yaru Ding, Yongdong Qian, Mallikarjuna Korivi, Qian Chen, Weibing Ye

“…This study aimed to systematically review the measurement properties of the Test of Gross Motor Development-3 (TGMD-3) using the COSMIN methodology. …”
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Testing some European fish-based assessment systems using Slovenian fish data from the Ecoregion Alps by Gorazd Urbanič, Samo Podgornik

“…To test the appropriateness of selected indices, correlations between hydromorphological alteration pressure and fish indices were calculated. …”
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Comparison of linear mixed models for genetic feather score analysis in laying hens kept in recurrent testing facilities by T. Osorio-Gallardo, P. Bijma

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A Simple Spatial Working Memory and Attention Test on Paired Symbols Shows Developmental Deficits in Schizophrenia Patients by Wei Song, Kai Zhang, Jinhua Sun, Lina Ma, Forrest Fabian Jesse, Xiaochun Teng, Ying Zhou, Hechen Bao, Shiqing Chen, Shuai Wang, Beimeng Yang, Xixia Chu, Wenhua Ding, Yasong Du, Zaohuo Cheng, Bin Wu, Shanguang Chen, Guang He, Lin He, Xiaoping Chen, Weidong Li

“…In this study, we tested 72 schizophrenia patients and 188 healthy volunteers in China. …”
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Standardization of Alternative Methods for Nanogenotoxicity Testing in Drosophila melanogaster Using Iron Nanoparticles: A Promising Link to Nanodosimetry by Venkatachalam Deepa Parvathi, Kalyanaraman Rajagopal, Ravindran Sumitha

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Applying Adaptive Neural Fuzzy Inference System to Improve Concrete Strength Estimation in Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity Tests by Loan T. Q. Ngo, Yu-Ren Wang, Yi-Ming Chen

“…When inspecting the property of material, nondestructive testing methods are more preferable than destructive testing since they do not damage the test sample. …”
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Quantifying Repeatability Reproducibility Sources of Error and Capacity of a Measurement: Demonstrated Using Laboratory Soil Plasticity Tests by Cheng Li, Jeramy C. Ashlock, Xuhao Wang

“…In this study, the standardized Atterberg limits tests, fall-cone device Atterberg limits tests, and bar linear shrinkage tests widely used for determining the soil plasticity were selected for evaluation and demonstration. …”
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Chinese expert consensus on vaginal self-sampling with high-risk human papillomavirus testing for cervical cancer screening by Linhong Wang, Yun Zhao, Beihua Kong, Ding Ma, Ruifang Wu, Hui Du, Xinfeng Qu, Lihui Wei, Long Sui, Mingzhu Li, Fanghui Zhao, Jingran Li

“…Self-collected cervical cancer screening allows women to collect samples for high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) testing on PCR-based tests, effectively increasing screening rates for cervical cancer. …”
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Impact of a cerebrospinal fluid diagnostic stewardship intervention on quantity of tests, length of stay, antibiotic prescriptions, and cost by Aaron Pathak, Sabra Shay, Todd Lasco, Mayar Al Mohajer

“…There was no significant difference in the cost of testing or clinical outcomes.…”
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Exenatide Treatment Causes Suppression of Serum Ghrelin Levels following Mixed Meal Test in Obese Diabetic Women by Figen Topyildiz, Sinem Kiyici, Zulfiye Gul, Deniz Sigirli, Metin Guclu, Gurcan Kisakol, Sinan Cavun

“…Blood samples were taken before and at 60, 120, and 180 minutes following mixed meal test to measure serum total ghrelin, glucose, and insulin levels. …”
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Identification Methods and Test Results for Tilting Pad and Fixed Geometry Journal Bearing Dynamic Coefficients – A Review by T.W. Dimond, P.N. Sheth, P.E. Allaire, M. He

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New Karhunen-Loève expansions based on Hahn polynomials with application to a Sobolev test for uniformity on Johnson graphs by Pycke, Jean-Renaud

“…Our test is consistent against all alternatives and locally most powerful against some alternative.…”
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The Modeling Structural Test Anxiety Based on Perfectionism with Mediating Role Fear of Negative Evaluation in Students in Tehran City by Bahman kord, kourosh jabbari, arezoo oskoei

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Food Preferences in Two Detritivore Species: Laboratory Choice Tests Using Leaf Litters of Different Tree Species by Gabriela Makulec, Krassimira Ilieva-Makulec

“…For each animal species, two sets of feeding mesocosms were prepared: one set with single litter species and another with mixed litter material (cafeteria-type test), where the animals were allowed to choose among the four litter species at once. …”
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