Development and application of decontamination methods for the re-use of laboratory grade plastic pipette tips. by Sang Hyuk Lee, William Kastor, Xiao Fu, Vikas Soni, Michael Keidar, Marc Donohue, Steve Wood, Enusha Karunasena

“…Decontamination was determined by turnover ratio and log reduction in detectable genomic material on the contaminated products using real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR) assay. …”
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Variations in Semen Quality and Potential for Frozen Semen Production in Aceh Cattle by E. Sophian, S. Said, M. A. Setiadi, R. I. Arifiantini

“…The highest progressive motility was observed in bulls 211710 and 211605, and the highest intact DNA was detected in bulls 211710 and 211605. The results of this study demonstrated that the quality of fresh and frozen semen in Aceh cattle is distinct, and the potential frozen semen production of Aceh cattle is estimated to range from 3,382 ± 1810 to 11,399 ± 2658 straws/year. …”
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Multifaceted barriers associated with clinical breast examination in sub-Saharan Africa: A multilevel analytical approach. by Castro Ayebeng, Joshua Okyere, Christiana Okantey, Isaac Yeboah Addo

“…<h4>Objectives</h4>Clinical breast examination (CBE) open the pathway to early detection and diagnosis of breast cancer. This study examined barriers to CBE uptake in seven sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries.…”
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Apelin-13 Pretreatment Promotes the Cardioprotective Effect of Mesenchymal Stem Cells against Myocardial Infarction by Improving Their Survival by Guona Chen, Xiaoting Liang, Qian Han, Cong Mai, Linli Shi, Zhuang Shao, Yimei Hong, Fang Lin, Mimi Li, Bei Hu, Xin Li, Yuelin Zhang

“…The level of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS) of MSCs was detected by Mito-Sox staining. MSCs and Apelin-13-pretreated MSCs were transplanted into the peri-infarct region in a mouse MI model. …”
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Real‐Time Monitoring of Ionosphere VTEC Using Multi‐GNSS Carrier‐Phase Observations and B‐Splines by Eren Erdogan, Michael Schmidt, Andreas Goss, Barbara Görres, Florian Seitz

“…Abstract Monitoring the Vertical Total Electron Content (VTEC) of the ionosphere is important for applications ranging from navigation to detection of space weather events. Therefore, emerging efforts have been made by several analysis centers to estimate the VTEC using different approaches in real‐time. …”
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Pituitary adenoma: literature review and association with TAS2R16 (rs978739, rs1357949) gene polymorphisms by E. Pileckaitė, G. Gedvilaitė, L. Kriaučiūnienė

“…Considering the influence of environmental factors and genetic alterations that affect the occurrence of PA, new genetic markers can be searched to detect this disease. One of the risk factors contributing to the development of PA and its aggressiveness is alcohol consumption. …”
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Routine Surveillance of Upper Urinary Tract Imaging for Diagnosing Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Cancer Recurrence in Patients with Nonmuscle Invasive Bladder Cancer by Nobutaka Nishimura, Makito Miyake, Tatsuki Miyamoto, Takuto Shimizu, Tomomi Fujii, Yosuke Morizawa, Shunta Hori, Daisuke Gotoh, Yasushi Nakai, Kazumasa Torimoto, Nobumichi Tanaka, Kiyohide Fujimoto

“…Among 19 patients, recurrence was detected through routine imaging in 12 (63.2%), cystoscopy in 2 (10.5%), urine cytology in 2 (10.5%), and presence of gross hematuria in 1 (5.3%). …”
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Less is more - Retrospective analysis of the two-incision implantation technique for hypoglossal nerve stimulation and comparison of respiratory sensing lead curves against the thr... by Nikhil Thakur, Valentin Krüger, Marcus Czabanka, Johanna Quick-Weller

“…Parameters included age, gender, BMI, OR time, positioning of the detection-lead, and preoperative Apnoea-Hypopnoea Index (AHI). …”
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Dynamic Functional Ability in Lacrosse Players in Relation to Development of Sport-Related Onset of Musculoskeletal Pain by Zane Thompson, Joseph G. Wasser, Kevin R. Vincent, Heather K. Vincent

“… # Conclusions LESS scores and single legged squat performance may help identify lacrosse players at risk for musculoskeletal pain or injury onset. Detecting these pertinent biomechanical errors and subsequently developing proper training programs could help prevent lower extremity and low back pain onset…”
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Kdr genotyping (V1016I, F1534C) of the Nav channel of Aedes aegypti (L.) mosquito populations in Harris County (Houston), Texas, USA, after Permanone 31-66 field tests and its infl... by Jonathan R Hernandez, Michael Longnecker, Chris L Fredregill, Mustapha Debboun, Patricia V Pietrantonio

“…The females were genotyped by melting curve analyses to detect two kdr mutations (V1016I and F1534C) in the NaV channel. …”
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Design of Experiment as a powerful tool when applying Finite Element Method: a case study on prediction of hot rolling process parameters by Giancarlo Giuseppe Bordonaro, Riccardo Leardi, Luca Diviani, Filippo Berto

“…Eventually, the application of Pareto optimality (a Multi-Criteria Decision Making method) allows to detect an optimal combination of design factors which respect desired target requirements for the responses.…”
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Impact of distortions in UAV images on quality and accuracy of object localization by Rostyslav Tsekhmystro, Oleksii Rubel, Oleksandr Prysiazhniuk, Vladimir Lukin

“…Imaging systems installed on-board unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and drones have become popular recently, and they are potentially beneficial for numerous applications like mine detection, traffic control, and crowd control. Images acquired by such systems may suffer from low quality because of the use of rather cheap cameras and the necessity to transfer obtained data via communication lines with limited bandwidth, employing lossy compression. …”
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Immunohistochemistry for (Pro)renin Receptor in Humans by Satoshi Morimoto, Noriko Morishima, Daisuke Watanabe, Yoichiro Kato, Noriyuki Shibata, Atsuhiro Ichihara

“…In the brain, (pro)renin receptor staining was detected in neurons throughout all areas, especially in the medulla oblongata, paraventricular nucleus and supraoptic nucleus of the hypothalamus, cerebrum, granular layer of the hippocampus, Purkinje cell layer of the cerebellum, and the pituitary anterior and posterior lobes. …”
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Decreased Gray Matter Volume in the Frontal Cortex of Migraine Patients with Associated Functional Connectivity Alterations: A VBM and rs-FC Study by Zhijian Cao, Wenjing Yu, Zhengxiang Zhang, Maosheng Xu, Jiangnan Lin, Luping Zhang, Wenwen Song

“…Voxel-based morphometry (VBM) and seed-based resting-state functional connectivity (rs-FC) analysis were used to detect the brain structural and associated brain functional connectivity. …”
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Ultrasensitive turn-off fluorescent sensor for estimation of the new influenza antiviral prodrug baloxavir marboxil in its pharmaceutical formulation by Amira S. Gouda, Mamdouh R. Rezk, Ahmed M. Abdel-Megied, Hoda M. Marzouk

“…Considering the optimal conditions, the fluorescence intensity reduction of N,S-CQDs exhibited a ‘turn-off’ response to BXM at concentrations of 10.0–100.0 ng ml−1, with detection limits of 1.88 ng ml−1 and quantitation limits of 5.69 ng ml−1, respectively. …”
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Trace element composition of snow cover components in the city of Chita and its environs by Evgeniy A. Bondarevich

“…Significantly larger amounts of microelements compared to Transbaikal samples were detected for the cities of Ulaanbaatar, Blagoveshchensk, and in somewhat smaller quantities Tyumen and Tobolsk. …”
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Characterisation of the antibody-mediated selective pressure driving intra-host evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in prolonged infection. by Michael Schoefbaenker, Theresa Günther, Eva Ulla Lorentzen, Marie-Luise Romberg, Marc Tim Hennies, Rieke Neddermeyer, Marlin Maybrit Müller, Alexander Mellmann, Chiara Robin Bojarzyn, Georg Lenz, Matthias Stelljes, Eike Roman Hrincius, Richard Vollenberg, Stephan Ludwig, Phil-Robin Tepasse, Joachim Ewald Kühn

“…Although virus elimination was ultimately achieved, this humoral immune response escaped detection by routine diagnosis and created a situation temporarily favouring the rapid emergence of various antibody escape mutants with known epidemiological relevance.…”
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Acquired Hemophilia A Diagnosed Based on Gross Hematuria: A Case Report and Literature Review by Kenichi Hata, Junichiro Kato, Yusuke Takahashi, Shun Saito, Keigo Sakanaka, Takahiro Kimura

“…Although AHA diagnosed based on hematuria may have a better prognosis than others, there have been occasional cases with severe outcomes. APTT, detected upon initial hematological testing in patients with hematuria, may be a potential indicator of an existing AHA.…”
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Seroepidemiological Study of Human Toxoplasmosis in Females in Ardabil City, 2019-2020 by Roya Houshmandi Khaneghahi, Shahram Habibzadeh, Farhad Pourfarzi, Behnam Mohammadi Ghalehbin

“…Serum samples were tested using an ELISA kit to detect anti-Toxoplasma IgG antibody. Results: The prevalence rate of anti-toxoplasma IgG antibody in female residents in Ardabil, aged 1 to 69 years was 45%. …”
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The role of pharmacists in mitigating medication errors in the perioperative setting: a systematic review by Lina Naseralallah, Somaya Koraysh, May Alasmar, Bodoor Aboujabal

“…Heterogeneity in study design, definitions, and case detection is common; hence, high-quality research that applies more stringent controls and uses clearer definitions is warranted. …”
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