Rapid identification of bacterial select agents using loop-mediated isothermal amplification by Timothy E. Egbo, Candace D. Blancett, Jackie M. Payne, Christopher P. Stefan, Timothy D. Minogue, John H. Sellers, Jeffrey W. Koehler

“…Abstract Background Point of need diagnostics provide efficient testing capability for remote or austere locations, decreasing the time to answer by minimizing travel or sample transport requirements. …”
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Developing a Fire Monitoring System Based on MQTT, ESP-NOW, and a REM in Industrial Environments by Miracle Udurume, Taewoong Hwang, Raihan Uddin, Toufiq Aziz, Insoo Koo

“…Fires and fire hazards in industrial environments pose a significant risk to safety, infrastructure, and the operational community. The need for real-time monitoring systems capable of detecting fires early and transmitting alerts promptly is crucial. …”
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Application of Gastric Tube Decompression for Rapid Tip Positioning in Bedside Blind Insertion of Nasoenteric Tubes by Yang LL, Li DN, Gao P, Zhang H, Wang J

“…The first-time positioning conformity rate was 94.55% (52/55). …”
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Research on Feature Extracted Method for Flutter Test Based on EMD and CNN by Hua Zheng, Zhenglong Wu, Shiqiang Duan, Jiangtao Zhou

“…The method allows for real-time, online prediction with low computational complexity.…”
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Hydrothermal alkaline treatment of lignocellulosic biomass for microcrystalline cellulose generation at subcritical water by Siti Machmudah, Wahyudiono, Prida Novarita Trisanti, Heru Setyawan, Suci Madhania, Kriyo Sambodho, Sugeng Winardi, Tadafumi Adschiri, Motonobu Goto

“…Results of FTIR analysis indicated that the removal of non-cellulosic constituents improved with increasing operating temperature and/or the prolonged treatment time. The XRD diffractogram pattern proved that improving the operating parameters (temperature and/or time) may also improve the crystallinity index of the solid product. …”
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An ensemble prediction approach to weekly Dengue cases forecasting based on climatic and terrain conditions by Sougata Deb, Cleta Milagros Libre Acebedo, Gomathypriya Dhanapal, Chua Matthew Chin Heng

“…Introduction: Dengue fever has been one of the most concerning endemic diseases of recent times. Every year, 50-100 million people get infected by the dengue virus across the world. …”
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A Comparative Study of Two Anesthetic Agents Thiopentone Sodium and Propofol in Modified Electroconvulsive Therapy by Sanagapalli S. V. L. Manasa, E. Ananda Reddy, V. Harshitha, Velama Pooja Prasanna, Chennuru Kavya Lekha, Javangula Swetha Krishna

“…In this study, we intended to compare thiopentone sodium and propofol in seizure duration, recovery time, hemodynamic, and cognitive profiles in patients receiving MECT. …”
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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Retinal Arterial Occlusion: Epidemiology, Clinical Approach, and Visual Outcomes by Ana Sofia Lopes, Rita Basto, Susana Henriques, Luísa Colaço, Filomena Costa e Silva, Isabel Prieto, Francisco Guerreiro

“…Initial therapies were 100% normobaric oxygen administration, topical and oral hypotensive medication, eye massage and aspirin. …”
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Clinicopathological Features and Prognoses of Patients With Splenic Metastases From Breast Cancer: A Single-Centre, Retrospective Study by Xiaofeng Xie MD, Mingrui Ma MD, Xue Bai BS, Jing Hu MD, Haijie Zheng MD, Xiongqi Guo BS, Jiayi Huang MD, Xuelian Chen PhD, Liping Chen BS, Xiaofeng Lan BS, Lin Song BS, Caiwen Du PhD

“…Clinicopathological characteristics and their associations with progression-free survival (PFS [time from diagnosis of initial recurrence and/or metastasis to diagnosis of SM]), first overall survival ( 1st OS [time from diagnosis of breast cancer to death or last follow-up visit]), and second overall survival ( 2nd OS [time from diagnosis of SM to death or last follow-up visit]) were analysed in patients with SMBC. …”
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Are women leaders significantly better at controlling the contagion during the COVID-19 pandemic? by Maxwell SALVATORE, Bhramar MUKHERJEE

“…We compared in women- versus men-led countries the trajectory of time varying reproduction number R(t) as well as most recent values of R(t) and other metrics of viral transmission such as doubling time and case-fatality rates. …”
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Efficacy of Lazolex® Gel in the Treatment of Herpes Simplex Mucocutaneous Infections and the Prevention of Recurrences: A Pilot Study by Tina A. Kituashvili, Vakhtang G. Kvirkvelia, George G. Galdava, Nino G. Archvadze

“…Following treatment with Lazolex® Gel, the frequency of outbreaks decreased from a median of 2.00 and 1.00 times per year in the HSV-1 and HSV-2 cohorts to 0.25 and 0.00 (p=0.001 and p=0.003), respectively. …”
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Impact of 21 June 2020 Annular Solar Eclipse on Meteorological Parameters, O3 and CO at a High Mountain Site in Taiwan by Saginela Ravindra Babu, Shantanu Kumar Pani, Chang-Feng Ou-Yang, Neng-Huei Lin

“…Over the Taiwan region, the solar eclipse began at 14:49 local time (LT; UTC+8), reached maximum obscuration at 16:13 LT, and finished at 17:24 LT. …”
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Efficiency comparison of natural coagulants (Cactus pads and Moringa seeds) for treating textile wastewater (in the case of Kombolcha textile industry) by Getahun Demeke Worku, Shimeles Nigussie Abate

“…The ideal parameters were pH 4, 5 g/l of coagulant, 40 min of mixing time, 2 min of fast mixing at 100 rpm, 40 min of gradual mixing at 40 rpm, and 30 min of settling time. …”
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Predicting the Viscosity of Petroleum Emulsions Using Gene Expression Programming (GEP) and Response Surface Methodology (RSM) by Abubakar A. Umar, Ismail M. Saaid, Aliyu A. Sulaimon, Rashidah M. Pilus

“…The most significant factor that affects emulsion viscosity is the aging time, with the emulsion becoming more viscous over time. …”
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A Modified Newmark Methodology for Permanent Deformation Analysis of Rock-Fill Dams by Hongjun Li, Hong Zhong, Zuwen Yan, Jianming Zhao

“…Significant progress has been made to alleviate its deficiencies and overcome its simplifying assumptions, but some aspects such as the cyclic shear strength and time history vertical acceleration in the Newmark sliding displacement analysis are seldom considered strictly. …”
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Climate Projections and Pacific Lamprey Conservation: Evidence That Larvae in Natural Conditions May Be Resilient to Climate Warming by Timothy A. Whitesel, Paul M. Sankovich

“…Detection probabilities ranged from 0.83 to 1.00 and were similar for each area and for all survey periods. …”
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Dengue Virus NS1 Protein as a Diagnostic Marker: Commercially Available ELISA and Comparison to qRT-PCR and Serological Diagnostic Assays Currently Used by the State of Florida by Jason H. Ambrose, Shamala Devi Sekaran, Azliyati Azizan

“…Compared to qRT-PCR, the NS1 assay had a sensitivity of 64.3%, specificity 100%, PPV of 100%, and NPV of 58.3%. Conclusions. …”
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Antibiotic Resistance Profile of E. coli Isolates from Lettuce, Poultry Manure, Irrigation Water, and Soil in Kumasi, Ghana by Abigail Abena Anokyewaa Appau, Linda Aurelia Ofori

“…Geometric means for lettuce, irrigation water, and soil ranged from 2.0 × 105 to 1.67 × 107 MPN/100 ml while that of manure ranged from 2.0 × 105 to 1.31 × 107 MPN/100 ml. …”
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Repurposing of Drugs for Antibacterial Activities on Selected ESKAPE Bacteria Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Bridget Kamurai, Molly Mombeshora, Stanley Mukanganyama

“…However, de novo synthesis of antibiotics is expensive and time-consuming since the development of a new drug has to go through several clinical trials. …”
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Isopods in the Bioremediation of Invasive Seaweeds? First Experience with the Seaweed <i>Rugulopteryx okamurae</i> Mass Dumped on Beaches by Daniel Patón, José Carlos García-Gómez

“…Three batches were fed with 100 g of mulch of <i>Quercus pyrenaica</i> leaves (control) and three with a diet composed of 100 g of mulch of algae (treatment). …”
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