Fast Determination of the Main Reduced Sulfur Species in Aquatic Systems by a Direct and Second-Derivative Spectrophotometric Method by Sébastien Dupraz, Bénédicte Ménez, François Guyot

“…This method has been successfully tested and has demonstrated liability to (i) avoid the biases due to absorbance overlaps between the different major chemical species and (ii) keep, as a direct method, the advantages over indirect methods on interferences reduction. The limits of detections (LOD) reached for total sulfide, sulfite, and thiosulfate are 1.37, 7.32, and 1.92 µM, respectively. …”
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Primary Aldosteronism Associated with Multiple Adrenocortical Micronodules in a Patient with Renal Cell Carcinoma by Kazuhito Oba, Yuko Chiba, Yoko Matsuda, Takeshi Kumakawa, Rie Aoyama, Miho Akahoshi, Seiji Hashimoto, Aya Tachibana, Koichi Toyoshima, Remi Kodera, Kenji Toyoshima, Yoshiaki Tamura, Takashi Nagata, Yuto Yamazaki, Hironobu Sasano, Atsushi Araki

“…A 47-year-old woman with a history of diabetes mellitus (DM) and obesity was admitted to our hospital for glucose control. She was detected to have hypertension (HT) and diagnosed with primary aldosteronism (PA) based on the high level of aldosterone to renin ratio and the results of the upright furosemide-loading test according to the criteria of the Japanese Society of Hypertension (JSH) guidelines. …”
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USE OF MOLECULAR MARKERS IN WHEAT BREEDING FOR RESISTANCE TO LEAF RUST AT THE LUKYANENKO RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURE by E. R. Davoyan, L. A. Bespalova, R. O. Davoyan, Yu. S. Zubanova, D. S. Mikov, V. A. Filobok, J. N. Khudokormova

“…The highly effi cient genes Lr9 and Lr24 were not detected. The Lr19 gene, effective in the Krasnodar region, was identified in varieties Pallada and Yara. …”
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Characterizing out-of-distribution generalization of neural networks: application to the disordered Su–Schrieffer–Heeger model by Kacper Cybiński, Marcin Płodzień, Michał Tomza, Maciej Lewenstein, Alexandre Dauphin, Anna Dawid

“…Machine learning (ML) is a promising tool for the detection of phases of matter. However, ML models are also known for their black-box construction, which hinders understanding of what they learn from the data and makes their application to novel data risky. …”
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Dual Wavelength RP-HPLC Method for Simultaneous Determination of Two Antispasmodic Drugs: An Application in Pharmaceutical and Human Serum by Najmul Hasan, Mathurot Chaiharn, Sauleha Khan, Hira Khalid, Nawab Sher, Farhan Ahmed Siddiqui, Muhammad Zain Siddiqui

“…The drug recoveries fall in the range of 98.56% and 101.24% with 10 pg/mL and 33 pg/mL limit of detection and limit of quantification for both phloroglucinol and trimethylphloroglucinol. …”
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Reduced Serum Butyrylcholinesterase Activity Indicates Severe Systemic Inflammation in Critically Ill Patients by Aleksandar R. Zivkovic, Karsten Schmidt, Annette Sigl, Sebastian O. Decker, Thorsten Brenner, Stefan Hofer

“…Hence, assessing butyrylcholinesterase activity might help in early detection of inflammation.…”
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Stereo 3D Mouse Cursor: A Method for Interaction with 3D Objects in a Stereoscopic Virtual 3D Space by Hossein Azari, Irene Cheng, Anup Basu

“…Our user evaluation results suggest the effectiveness of the approach in terms of detection accuracy and user satisfaction compared to using an ordinary mouse cursor on a conventional 2D screen.…”
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2022 TB programme review in Pakistan: strengthening governance, with better patient diagnosis and treatment by M. van den Boom, K. Bennani, C. Sismanidis, C. Gunneberg, L. Khawaja, M.A. Safdar, C. Muhwa, E. Heldal, D.M. Cirillo, A.W. Khan, R. Fatima, B.J. Khan, S. Tahseen, M.G. ElMedrek, Y. Hutin, Pakistan Joint TB Program Review Mission

“…The contribution of the private sector in case detection increased from 30% in 2017 to 40% by 2021. …”
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Endometrial Cancer and Hypermethylation: Regulation of DNA and MicroRNA by Epigenetics by Kouji Banno, Iori Kisu, Megumi Yanokura, Kenta Masuda, Yusuke Kobayashi, Arisa Ueki, Kosuke Tsuji, Wataru Yamagami, Hiroyuki Nomura, Nobuyuki Susumu, Daisuke Aoki

“…Therefore, in recent years, epigenetic mechanisms that do not involve changes in DNA sequences have been examined. Studies aimed at detection of aberrant DNA hypermethylation in cancer cells present in microscopic amounts in vivo and application of the results to cancer diagnosis have also started. …”
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Water Quality of Urban Streams: The Allium cepa Seeds/Seedlings Test as a Tool for Surface Water Monitoring by Camila Gonçalves Athanásio, Daniel Prá, Alexandre Rieger

“…Moreover, the Allium cepa seeds/seedlings were shown to be extremely sensitive in detecting the genotoxicity of environmental water samples and can be applied as the first tool for environmental health hazard identification and prediction.…”
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High Prevalence of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Parkinson’s Disease: A Questionnaire-Based Study by Tetsuya Maeda, Ken Nagata, Yuichi Satoh, Takashi Yamazaki, Daiki Takano

“…Increased attention should be given to detect GERD in PD.…”
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Upregulation of TSHR, TTF-1, and PAX8 in Nodular Goiter Is Associated with Iodine Deficiency in the Follicular Lumen by Huibin Huang, Lijun Chen, Bo Liang, Huiyao Cai, Qingyan Cai, Yaxiong Shi

“…Meanwhile, follicular lumen iodine of both nodular goiter and extranodular normal thyroid tissues was detected as well. Results. The TSHR, TTF-1, and PAX8 in nodular goiter were significantly higher than those in the controls. …”
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The Impact of Early Neuroimaging and Developmental Assessment in a Preterm Infant Diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy by Lily Gullion, Jennifer Stansell, Hunter Moss, Dorothea Jenkins, Turki Aljuhani, Patty Coker-Bolt

“…This case highlights the clinical impact of early detection and referral using combined neuroimaging and developmental testing.…”
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Ex Vivo Propagation of Pinctada Birnavirus Using Mantle Tissue Fragment Culture: Application for Measuring Replication at Different Temperatures, TCID₅₀ Assay, and UV Se... by Tomomasa Matsuyama, Takashi Atsumi, Ikunari Kiryu, Kousuke Umeda, Natsuki Morimoto

“…Using the tissue culture infectious dose 50 (TCID₅₀) measurement system developed in this study, we found that PiBV propagation was no longer detectable after UV irradiation at 6150 J/m² or higher. …”
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Total Oil Content and Fatty Acid Profile of some Almond (Amygdalus Communis L.) Cultivars by Yildirim Adnan Nurhan, Akinci-Yildirim Fatma, Şan Bekir, Sesli Yılmaz

“…The highest amount of palmitic acid was detected in cultivar Sonora in both years, i.e. as 7.76% in 2008 and 10.11% in 2009. …”
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Phytotoxicity of methylene blue to rice seedlings by X.Z. Yu, Y.X. Feng, D.M. Yue

“…Due to insufficient treatment, its occurrence in wastewater is frequently detected, which may result in serious environment problems to aquatic organisms. …”
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Comparison of Gene Expression in Human Embryonic Stem Cells, hESC-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Romain Barbet, Isabelle Peiffer, Antoinette Hatzfeld, Pierre Charbord, Jacques A. Hatzfeld

“…Transcript analysis of membrane antigens suggests that IL1R1low, BMPR1Blow, FLT4low, LRRC32low, and CD34 may be good candidates for the detection and isolation of the most primitive hMSCs. …”
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Systematic Study of the Immune Components after Ischemic Stroke Using CyTOF Techniques by Yaning Li, Yan Wang, Yang Yao, Brian B. Griffiths, Liangshu Feng, Tao Tao, Feng Wang, Baohui Xu, Creed M. Stary, Heng Zhao

“…In our current study, we utilized the novel technique mass cytometry (CyTOF) to analyze multiple immune cell types. We detected these immune cells from the ischemic brain, peripheral blood, spleen, and bone marrow at different time courses after stroke. …”
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Ingestion of melamine cleaning sponges-derived microplastic fibers affects the survival and reproduction of Daphnia magna by Huimin Li, Wenwen Song, Songfeng Wang, Yanhua Wang, Yunfeng Ma, Yu Su, Rong Ji

“…Although the lethality of melamine MPFs to neonates was not observed upon a short-term exposure (24 h), such effect was detected when the animals were exposed for a longer period (21 d) and showed a concentration-dependent manner. …”
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Easterly Wave Disturbances over Northeast Brazil: An Observational Analysis by Helber Barros Gomes, Tércio Ambrizzi, Dirceu Luís Herdies, Kevin Hodges, Bruce Francisco Pontes da Silva

“…The tracking captured 71% of EWDs in all periods, indicating that an objective analysis is a promising method for EWDs detection.…”
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