Fluorescein Leakage and Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Features of Microaneurysms in Diabetic Retinopathy by Ruoyu Chen, Anyi Liang, Jie Yao, Zicheng Wang, Yesheng Chen, Xuenan Zhuang, Yunkao Zeng, Liang Zhang, Dan Cao

“…A combination of OCT B-scan, OCT en face, and OCTA en face images increased the detection rate of diabetic MAs in a noninvasive way.…”
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An Exploration of Gene-Gene Interactions and Their Effects on Hypertension by Ying Meng, Susan Groth, Jill R. Quinn, John Bisognano, Tong Tong Wu

“…Four unique gene-gene interactions were found to be related to hypertension. Three detected genes were recognized by previous studies, and the other 5 loci/genes (MAN1A1, LMO3, NPAP1/SNRPN, DNAL4, and RNA5SP455/KRT8P5) were novel findings, which had no strong main effect on hypertension and could not be easily identified by single-locus genome-wide studies. …”
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Universal Digital Probe Electrometer for Testing Semiconductor Wafers by A. L. Zharin, U. A. Mikitsevich, A. I. Svistun, K. U. Pantsialeyeu

“…By photo-EMF (SPV) it is possible to determine the lifetime of minor charge carriers, their diffusion length and detect traces of heavy metals on the surface. In addition, using photo-EMF it is possible to determine the surface resistance of the plate, some parameters of the dielectric layer on the surface and barrier photo-EMF (JPV). …”
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Localisation of Abundant and Organ-Specific Genes Expressed in Rosa hybrida Leaves and Flower Buds by Direct In Situ RT-PCR by Agata Jedrzejuk, Heiko Mibus, Margrethe Serek

“…In situ PCR is a technique that allows specific nucleic acid sequences to be detected in individual cells and tissues. In situ PCR and IS-RT-PCR are elegant techniques that can increase both sensitivity and throughput, but they are, at best, only semiquantitative; therefore, it is desirable first to ascertain the expression pattern by conventional means to establish the suitable conditions for each probe. …”
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Differential Micronuclei Induction in Human Lymphocyte Cultures by Imidacloprid in the Presence of Potassium Nitrate by Polychronis Stivaktakis, Dimitris Vlastos, Evangelos Giannakopoulos, Demetrious P. Matthopoulos

“…Comparing micronuclei (MN) frequencies in control and imidacloprid-treated blood cell cultures, statistically significant differences were not detected. KNO3 did not induce MN frequencies compared to control. …”
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Changes in Corticospinal Tract Consistency after Dry Needling in a Stroke Patient by Masoome Ebrahimzadeh, Noureddin Nakhostin Ansari, Iraj Abdollahi, Behnam Akhbari, Jan Dommerholt

“…Moreover, a significant reduction in MMAS scores was detected, from a score of “3” prior to DN application to a post-DN score of “1”. …”
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Presentation of disseminated neuroblastoma mimicking Bell’s palsy: a case report by Shamaali Gunawardana, Geerthana Jogaprajahpan, Kavinda Dayasiri

“…However, magnetic resonance imaging of the brain was performed owing to the incidental detection of a painless bulge in the left zygomatic region with overlying skin bruising, in the absence of any preceding trauma. …”
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A linear tessellation model for the identification of "food desert": A case study of Shanghai, China. by Lu Wang, Yakun He, Zhonghai Yu, Hongrui Wang, Wenjuan Ye, Xin Li, Yingping Liu, Junxiao Zhang

“…Finally, the resident income conditions in different modes are fitted based on the housing price data and the spatial distribution of four "food desert" patterns are detected by the overlay analysis of food accessibility and resident income conditions. …”
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Polymorphisms of ATG5 Gene Are Associated with Autoimmune Thyroid Diseases, Especially Thyroid Eye Disease by Wen Wang, Zheng-yao Yu, Rong-hua Song, Shuang-tao He, Liang-feng Shi, Jin-an Zhang

“…Their frequencies in 824 AITD patients, including 271 HT patients and 553 GD patients, and 764 healthy controls were tested using both ligase detection reaction and multiplex polymerase chain reaction. …”
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A network analysis of the propagation of evidence regarding the effectiveness of fat-controlled diets in the secondary prevention of coronary heart disease (CHD): Selective citatio... by Rhodri Ivor Leng

“…Citation bias and underutilisation were detected by applying a comparative density measure, in-degree centrality, and out-degree in a series of sub-graph analyses.…”
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Studies of biofilms and phenotypic characteristics of Candida fungi by E. M. Lenchenko, N. P. Sachivkina

“…., causes the development of superficial, deep and systemic candidiasis. Detection of a large amount of yeast and micellar phases in C. albicans and C. africana isolates was a differential sign of a significant degree of colonization of the mucous membranes of the larynx, pharynx, and tonsils in case of local and systemic pathologies in pigs. …”
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Various scenarios of measurements using a smartphone with a LiDAR sensor in the context of integration with the TLS point cloud by Janicka Joanna, Błaszczak-Bąk Wioleta

“…Smartphones with Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) sensors are increasingly used for engineering measurements. …”
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Use of Landsat Land Surface Temperature and Vegetation Indices for Monitoring Drought in the Salt Lake Basin Area, Turkey by Osman Orhan, Semih Ekercin, Filiz Dadaser-Celik

“…Intensification of irrigated agriculture particularly in the southern basin was also detected. The use of water supplies, especially groundwater, should be controlled considering particularly summer drought impacts on the basin.…”
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Feasibility and Limits of Magnetically Labeling Primary Cultured Rat T Cells with Ferumoxides Coupled with Commonly Used Transfection Agents by Cedric Berger, Martin Rausch, Philipp Schmidt, Markus Rudin

“…Therefore, tracking of labeled T lymphocytes, which initiate the immune process, should enable earlier detection of tissue inflammation. In this study, we investigate the feasibility of specifically labeling harvested T cells by using dextran-coated FeO nanoparticles and commonly available transfection agents (TAs). …”
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COVID-19 CONSPIRACISM IN THE AGE OF POST-TRUTH by Ömer Ersin Kahraman

“…At first glance, it can be thought that the use of new communication technologies is to blame for the diffusion of false news, and a solution can be found in developing new tools to detect hoaxes beforehand. However, although social media facilitates the diffusion of conspiracism, it cannot be taken as the major reason seeing the fact that people have chosen to use social media platforms as their information sources because of their distrust against the mainstream media insomuch as information itself has been commodified in the age of information. …”
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Optimization of Spectrophotometric and Fluorometric Assays Using Alternative Substrates for the High-Throughput Screening of Lipase Activity by Jun-Young Park, Jisu Ha, Yoonseok Choi, Pahn-Shick Chang, Kyung-Min Park

“…The results show that both the spectrophotometric and fluorometric assays worked well at the standard reaction conditions (pH 7.0 and 30°C) for finding a typical lipase, although pH conditions should be considered to detect the catalytic activity of lipases, which are applicable to more acidic or alkaline pH circumstances. …”
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Developing Smart Measurement Device to Measure Kinetic Friction Coefficients of Bi-Tilt Isolator by Ming-Hsiang Shih, Wen-Pei Sung

“…The time history of the acceleration and displacement responses of test object movements in the sliding process were respectively, recorded and detected by this proposed smart measuring device and the digital image correlation method (DIC). …”
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Movement Assessment Battery for Children-Second Edition (MABC2): Cross-Cultural Validity, Content Validity, and Interrater Reliability in Thai Children by Rujira Jaikaew, Nuntanee Satiansukpong

“…The Movement Assessment Battery for Children-Second Edition (MABC2) is a standardized test for detecting children with movement difficulty. It was established and is used widely in Western countries. …”
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Molecularly Imprinted Nanomicrospheres as Matrix Solid-Phase Dispersant Combined with Gas Chromatography for Determination of Four Phosphorothioate Pesticides in Carrot and Yacon by Mengchun Zhou, Nana Hu, Shaohua Shu, Mo Wang

“…Under the optimized conditions, a good linearity of four pesticides was obtained in a range of 0.05–17.0 ng·g−1 with R varying from 0.9971 to 0.9996, and the detection limit of the method was 0.012~0.026 ng·g−1 in carrot and yacon samples. …”
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CAPITAL WITHOUT STATEHOOD: EMPIRICAL STUDIES IN STARAYA LADOGA, KASIMOV AND MYSHKIN by I. Y. Okunev, D. V. Basova

“…Interregional differentiation within a state through establishing and maintaining mental boundaries between center and periphery is the mechanism to detect the territories needing the support for preserving the compliance with national norms and, thereafter, maintaining stateness. …”
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