Changing the surface of the 07C11-KV mixed fabric modified by carbon and zirconium clusters, during climate tests by A. G. Anisovich, M. I. Markevich, I. P. Akula, N. M. Chekan, E. N. Shcherbakova, E. V. Kevra

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Antral Brushings and Biopsies for Gastric Campylobacter pylori: A Comparative Study of a Rapid Urease Test, Culture and Histology by Howard M. Estrin, Medhat O. Hassan, Howard S. Carr, Steven J. Czinn

“…The combination of the brush urease test and biopsy urease test had a sensitivity of 78% and a specificity of 96%. …”
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Industrial Testing of a Hybrid Technology for Water Purification from the Oka River Using the Method of Charcoalization with Powdered Sorbent by A. A. Filimonova, A. Yu. Vlasova, N. B. Karnitsky, N. D. Chichirova, R. F. Kamalieva

“…An industrial experiment of the developed technology was carried out at an operating water treatment plant with testing of two extreme do-sages of sorption material. …”
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Adiabatic Temperature Rise Test of Cemented Sand and Gravel (CSG) and Its Application to Temperature Stress Prediction of CSG Dam by Minmin Jiang, Xin Cai, Xingwen Guo, Qinghui Liu, Tianye Zhang

“…An adiabatic temperature rise test of cemented sand and gravel (CSG) is conducted, a model for temperature rising of CSG is proposed, and its application to temperature stress prediction of CSG dam is presented. …”
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Measuring the Impact of COVID-19 on Young Adult Functional Capacity: A Comparative Study of Walking and Step Endurance Tests by Patchareeya Amput, Arunrat Srithawong, Sinthuporn Maharan, Puttipong Poncumhak, Patcharin Phrompao, Eakarach Wongsaya, Tichanon Promsrisuk, Sahachat Aueyingsak

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An Evaluation of the Use of Serum 7-alpha-hydroxycholestenone as a Diagnostic Test of Bile Acid Malabsorption Causing Watery Diarrhea by W Gordon Brydon, Pearl Culbert, Kathleen Kingstone, Ann Jarvie, Marietta Iacucci, Merel Tenhage, Subrata Ghosh

“…The radionuclide selenium-labelled homocholic acid-taurine whole body retention test is expensive, labour intensive and of limited availability.…”
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Heart Rate Monitoring During Behavioral Stress Tests in Bold and Shy Rainbow Trout (<i>Oncorhynchus mykiss</i>) by Eleftherios Kasiouras, Gautier Riberolles, Albin Gräns, Andreas Ekström, Johan Höjesjö, Jonathan A. C. Roques, Erik Sandblom, Lynne U. Sneddon

“…Following recovery, the fish underwent a second novel object test, a confinement test, a pair-wise contest, and a final novel object test to explore the degree of boldness over the experimental period, which remained consistent. …”
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Acute toxicity test combination of binahong leaves extract (Anredera cordifolia) and catfish oil (Pangasius micronema Blkr.) in mice by Rahma Shabrina Auliya, Meitasari Annisa Diyan, Sasongko Heru

“…The data obtained were then subjected to an ANOVA test to determine differences between the test groups. …”
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Human Primary Monocytes as a Model for in vitro Immunotoxicity Testing: Evaluation of the Regulatory Properties of TiO2 Nanoparticles by Svadlakova T, Kolackova M, Kulich P, Kotoucek J, Rosecka M, Krejsek J, Fiala Z, Andrýs C

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Stiffness-Displacement Correlation from the RC Shear Wall Tests of the SAFE Program: Derivation of a Capacity Line Model by Francisco J. Molina, Pierre Pegon, Pierre Labbé

“…The response of 13 reinforced concrete shear walls submitted to successive seismic tests has been postprocessed to produce time histories of secant stiffness and displacement oscillation amplitude. …”
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Lower-Quarter Y-Balance Test Differs by Age: Younger Athletes May Not Be Generalized to High School-Aged Counterparts by James J McGinley, Ben Randoing, Laura Saleem, Caroline Podvin, Henry B Ellis, Philip L Wilson, Sophia Ulman

“…One such criterion which quantifies dynamic stability is the Y-Balance Test (YBT), though it has not been validated in children under age 11…”
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Full-Scale Impact Test and Numerical Simulation of a New-Type Resilient Rock-Shed Flexible Buffer Structure by Z. X. Yu, L. Zhao, L. P. Guo, Y. P. Liu, C. Yang, S. C. Zhao

“…Moreover, simple approaches for estimating the impact force and braking distance of the buffer structure were proposed and verified using measured data obtained from the impact test.…”
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Risky sexual behaviour and HIV testing uptake among male college students: a cross-sectional study in China by Yan Luo, Gang Zhao, Junfang Xu

“…Furthermore, they had a low HIV testing uptake. This highlights the importance of carrying out targeted and timely HIV risk education towards college students.…”
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Testing an Electronic Patient-Reported Outcome Platform in the Context of Traumatic Brain Injury: PRiORiTy Usability Study by Christel McMullan, Grace Turner, Ameeta Retzer, Antonio Belli, Elin Haf Davies, Laura Nice, Luke Flavell, Jackie Flavell, Melanie Calvert

“…ResultsIn total, 9 participants completed a single usability testing session using Atom5, including 4 men, 4 women, and 1 nonbinary individual; 4 participants were under 55 years old, and 6 had their TBI <10 years ago. …”
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Participation in Targeted Poverty Alleviation and Enterprise Innovation Investment: Analysis of the Mediating Effect Test Model Based on Financing Constraints by Ting Gao, Huaiming Wang

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Don’t mind the gap: reframing the Perren strain rule for fracture healing using insights from virtual mechanical testing by Maham Tanveer, Karina Klein, Brigitte von Rechenberg, Salim Darwiche, Hannah L. Dailey

“…Methods: MicroCT scans of eight female sheep with plated mid-shaft tibial osteotomies were used to create image-based finite element models. Virtual mechanical testing was used to compute postoperative gap-closing and 3D continuum strains representing compression (volumetric strain) and shear deformation (distortional strain). …”
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Screening for schistosomiasis in a non-endemic setting: Accuracy of a rapid antibody test using finger prick blood by Margherita Ortalli, Bianca Granozzi, Michele Bacchiega, Concettina Di Lillo, Greta Roncarati, Silvia Stefania Longoni, Cristina Mazzi, Elisa Vanino, Zeno Bisoffi, Stefania Varani

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Early-Phase Recovery of Cardiorespiratory Measurements after Maximal Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Marie Bellefleur, David Debeaumont, Alain Boutry, Marie Netchitailo, Antoine Cuvelier, Jean-François Muir, Catherine Tardif, Jérémy Coquart

“…This study investigated respiratory gas exchanges and heart rate (HR) kinetics during early-phase recovery after a maximal cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) grouped according to airflow limitation. …”
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Assessment of the Efficiency of Consolidation Treatment through Injections of Expanding Resins by Geotechnical Tests and 3D Electrical Resistivity Tomography by T. Apuani, G. P. Giani, M. d’Attoli, F. Fischanger, G. Morelli, G. Ranieri, G. Santarato

“…Results confirm that the experimented approach by means of 3D resistivity imaging allows a reliable procedure of consolidation, and geotechnical tests demonstrate the increase of mechanical stiffness.…”
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THE PREVALENCE, ISOLATION, AND ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY TESTING OF ENTEROCOCCUS SPECIES FROM VARIOUS CLINICAL SAMPLES IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL by Turin Afroz

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