Clostridium difficile in Clinical Practice: Increasing Rates, More Virulent Organisms and New Therapies on the Horizon by Thomas J Louie

“…With the appearance of more toxigenic strains of C difficile, careful monitoring of patients to detect suboptimal clinical response is necessary.…”
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Novel Predictor of the AF Development in Patients with OSAS: Importance of Visceral Adipose Index by Ugur OZKAN, Muhammet GURDOGAN

“…Existing symptoms are often associated with the course of OSAS, and the development of AF, a disease with high morbidity and mortality, cannot be detected. In our study, we investigated the relationship between the visceral adiposity index (VAI) and AF development in these patients. …”
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Industry Development of Derivative Functionalized Gold Nanomaterials and Their Application in Chemiluminescence Bioanalysis: Based on the Industrial Practice of China's Central Yun... by Tengfei Ma, Hao Wu

“…Using nanomaterials as electrochemical luminescence sensor platform can not only immobilize a large number of biomolecules but also improve the performance of the sensor to realize the supersensitive detection of biomacromolecules. Although these methods have high sensitivity for bioanalysis, there are still some shortcomings which limit the practical application. …”
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Identification of Viral Taxon-Specific Genes (VTSG): Application to by Shinduck Kang, Young-Chang Kim

“…If this method is utilized to detect specific conserved domains, it can be used as classification keywords based on protein functional structure. …”
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Simultaneous Determination of Lamotrigine, Oxcarbazepine, Lacosamide, and Topiramate in Rat Plasma by Ultra-Performance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry by Erjie Qiu, Lu Yu, Qishun Liang, Congcong Wen

“…Electrospray- (ESI-) positive/negative ion switching and multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) modes were adopted for ion quantitative determination of antiepileptic drugs. UPLC-MS/MS detection and Drug and Statistics (DAS) software fitting were performed to blood samples collected from rats after oral administration of lamotrigine, oxcarbazepine, lacosamide, and topiramate (5 mg/kg). …”
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Experience modulates gaze behavior and the effectiveness of information pickup to overcome the inversion effect in biological motion perception. by Xiaoye Michael Wang, Zhichen Feng, Mingming Yang, Jing Samantha Pan, Margaret A Wilson, Qin Zhu

“…Behavioral results replicated the previous study, showing that VDs were more sensitive in detecting inverted movements. Eye-tracking data revealed that VDs had longer fixations, primarily directed at the depicted dancer's pelvic area. …”
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Comprehensive Insights into Monkeypox (mpox): Recent Advances in Epidemiology, Diagnostic Approaches and Therapeutic Strategies by Suresh Kumar, Dhanyashri Guruparan, Kalimuthu Karuppanan, K. J. Senthil Kumar

“…Diagnostic innovations, such as improved molecular assays, have enhanced detection accuracy, while novel therapeutic strategies, including antiviral drugs and vaccines, show promise in mitigating outbreaks. …”
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DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF ASF SEROLOGICAL DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES by D. V. Sharypova, O. V. Kapustina, I. Yu. Zhukov, N. N. Vlasova, A. S. Igolkin

“…The research is devoted to development of rapid test methods for rapid detection of antibodies to ASFV in blood sera of infected animals as well as to analysis of their use effectiveness. …”
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Corrigendum to “Spatio‐temporal Variability and Trends in Extreme Temperature Events in Finland over the Recent Decades: Influence of Northern Hemisphere Teleconnection Patterns”... by Masoud Irannezhad, Hamid Moradkhani, Bjørn Kløve

“…Fifteen temperature indices recommended by the ETCCDI (Expert Team on Climate Change Detection and Indices) were applied to evaluate spatiotemporal variability and trends in annual intensity, frequency, and duration of extreme temperature statistics in Finland during 1961–2011. …”
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Heart morphology and function evaluation by transthoracic echocardiography in six captive crested gibbons (Nomascus spp.) by Irène Vonfeld, Anaïs Nowakowski, Brice Lefaux, Benoît Quintard

“…Valvular insufficiencies were detected in two of the six individuals evaluated: one adult female N. siki was diagnosed with a discrete aortic regurgitation and one young male N. leucogenys with a mild mitral valve insufficiency. …”
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Validity and Reliability of the Persian Version of Parkinson’s Disease Sleep Scale-2 by Mohammad Taghi Joghataei, Seyed-Mohammad Fereshtehnejad, Maryam Mehdizadeh, Sepideh Goudarzi, Sayed Amir Hasan Habibi, Mahsa Meimandi, Arian Dehmiyani, Ghorban Taghizadeh

“…No noticeable ceiling and floor effect was detected. The dimensionality analysis showed three factors. …”
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Complete genome of mangrove-derived anti-MRSA streptomycete, Streptomyces pluripotens MUSC 135T by Hooi-Leng Ser, Kok-Gan Chan, Wen-Si Tan, Wai-Fong Yin, Bey-Hing Goh, Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib, Learn-Han Lee

“…Using bacteriocin mining tool, BAGEL detected eights gene clusters associated with bacteriocin production including lanthipeptides and linear azol(in)e-containing peptides (LAPs). …”
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On the interaction between implicit statistical learning and the alternation advantage: Evidence from manual and oculomotor serial reaction time tasks. by Arianna Compostella, Marta Tagliani, Maria Vender, Denis Delfitto

“…Saccadic responses preceding stimulus onset allow us to argue for the perceptual nature of ISL: participants detected regularities in the string by forming S-S associations based on the sequence of the perceived stimuli. …”
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Analysis of microorganisms and antibiotic resistance in medical instruments in the central sterile supply department (CSSD) of hospitals before and after sterilization by Hapsari Woro, Sajidan, Suranto, Hikmayani Nur Hafidha

“…After sterilization and a 90-day storage period, Staphylococcus hominis ssp hominis was detected on the open small tray. AST revealed an increase in bacterial sensitivity to antibiotics, from 12 to 14 types poststerilization. …”
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Family Practitioners and Sexually Transmitted Diseases by Marc Steben

“…Secondary prevention refers to the recognition and elimination (if possible) of an STD after exposure and includes early disease detection, adequate STD treatments, screening, human immunodeficiency virus testing with pre- and post test counselling, epidemiological treatment of patient contacts, and hepatitis B prophylaxis by passive or active immunization. …”
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First Description of KPC-2-Producing Klebsiella oxytoca Isolated from a Pediatric Patient with Nosocomial Pneumonia in Venezuela by Indira Labrador, María Araque

“…Although carbapenem resistance in the Enterobacteriaceae is still unusual in Venezuela, KPCs have a great potential to spread due to their localization on mobile genetic elements. Therefore, rapid detection of KPC-carrying bacteria with phenotypic and confirmatory molecular tests is essential to establish therapeutic options and effective control measures.…”
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The Sexual Behaviour of Chagas' Disease Vectors: Chemical Signals Mediating Communication between Male and Female Triatomine Bugs by Gabriel Manrique, Marcelo Lorenzo

“…Metasternal gland volatiles are emitted by virgin male and female bugs, with detection over females occurring more consistently, especially during the early scotophase, suggesting female calling behaviour. …”
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EL IMPACTO AMBIENTAL DEL CRECIMIENTO ESPACIAL DE LA CIUDAD DE CORRIENTES SOBRE LAGUNAS PERIURBANAS by Felix I. contreras

“…In this sense, our objective is to demonstrate the impact of the boundaries expansion of the city on the existence and permanence of the shallow lakes near Corrientes city. Thus, aiming to detect changes in the cover of the terrain and their impact on the landscape, satellite images, which allow the analysis of recent changes and, aerial photographs of Corrientes city took in 1950, were analyzed and compared by using GIS methods. …”
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A Simple and Rapid LC-MS/MS Method for Quantification of Total Daidzein, Genistein, and Equol in Human Urine by Shikha Saha, Paul A Kroon

“…The method was validated by precision, linearity, accuracy, recoveries, limit of detection (LOD), and limit of quantification (LOQ). …”
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Long-Lasting Follow-Up with Low-Dose Steroid in an 18-Year-Old Male with Rosai–Dorfman Disease by Volkan Karakuş, Yelda Morgül Dere, Dilek Ersil Soysal

“…After 38 months of follow-up, no systemic symptoms, sign, or extranodal involvement were detected, and the patient continued with low-dose steroid treatment.…”
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