Evaluation of the diagnostic efficiency of fluorescence in situ hybridization for pulmonary tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Yu-Qi Hu, Yu-Qi Hu, Kang Liu, Kang Liu, Le-Qing Lai, Le-Qing Lai, Yi-Ru He, Yi-Ru He, Li-Ping Hong, Li-Ping Hong, Chu-Qian Jiang, Chu-Qian Jiang, Si-Min Liu, Si-Min Liu, Ming-Zhu Cao

“…ObjectiveIn clinical practice, an accurate and efficient detection approach for pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) is highly needed. …”
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Optimisation and validation of Plume Chasing for robust and automated NOx and particle vehicle emission measurements by Christina Schmidt, C. David Carslaw, J. Naomi Farren, N. René Gijlswijk, Markus Knoll, E. Norbert Ligterink, Jan Pieter Lollinga, Martin Pechout, Stefan Schmitt, Michal Vojtíšek, Quinn Vroom, Denis Pöhler

“…The methods were easy to automate and suitable for high emitter detection and quantification of emissions from two-wheeled vehicles. …”
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Accuracy and Usability of Smartphone-Based Distance Estimation Approaches for Visual Assistive Technology Development by Giles Hamilton-Fletcher, Mingxin Liu, Diwei Sheng, Chen Feng, Todd E. Hudson, John-Ross Rizzo, Kevin C. Chan

“…<italic>Methods:</italic> We tested five smartphone-based distance-estimation approaches in the image center and periphery at 1&#x2013;3 meters, including machine learning (CoreML), infrared grid distortion (IR_self), light detection and ranging (LiDAR_back), and augmented reality room-tracking on the front (ARKit_self) and back-facing cameras (ARKit_back). …”
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Emergence of Pituitary Adenoma in a Child during Surveillance: Clinical Challenges and the Family Members’ View in an AIP Mutation-Positive Family by Pedro Marques, Sayka Barry, Amy Ronaldson, Arla Ogilvie, Helen L. Storr, Peter J. Goadsby, Michael Powell, Mary N. Dang, Harvinder S. Chahal, Jane Evanson, Ajith V. Kumar, Joan Grieve, Márta Korbonits

“…Two years later, his brother was diagnosed with a somatolactotrophinoma, and a small Rathke’s cleft cyst and a microadenoma were detected on screening in their 17-year-old sister. …”
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Comparative Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Molecular Defensive Mechanism of Arachis hypogaea in Response to Salt Stress by Hao Zhang, Xiaobo Zhao, Quanxi Sun, Caixia Yan, Juan Wang, Cuiling Yuan, Chunjuan Li, Shihua Shan, Fengzhen Liu

“…A comprehensive analysis between two groups detected 3,425 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) including 2,013 upregulated genes and 1,412 downregulated genes. …”
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Effect of Narrow Band Ultraviolet B Therapy versus Methotrexate on Serum Levels of Interleukin-17 and Interleukin-23 in Egyptian Patients with Severe Psoriasis by Tarek Mahmoud Elghandour, Sahar El Sayed Youssef, Dalia Gamal Aly, Mohamed Said Abd Elhameed, Mehrevan Mostafa Abdel Moneim

“…A positive correlation was detected between the percent of reduction of IL-17, IL-23 and the percent of reduction of PASI score for patients receiving both treatments. …”
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Urine amino acid and gamma aminobutyric acid level in COVID 19 patients by Cemal Kazezoglu, Arzu İrvem, Yasemin Tuba Sutasir, Büşra Çakiroglu, Banu Kirgiz, Habip Yilmaz, Ali Kocatas

“…Elevated GABA in 28/30 cases, high hydroxylysine amino acid in 27/30 cases, low glycine in 30/30 cases were detected in the urine. The creatinine levels of the patients were found to be normal. …”
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Antibacterial activity of selenium nanoparticles/copper oxide (SeNPs/CuO) nanocomposite against some multi-drug resistant clinical pathogens by Ahmed Morad Asaad, Sara A. Saied, Mohammad M. Torayah, N. I. Abu-Elsaad, Samah Mohammed Awad.

“…The fabricated Se-NPs/Cu2O nanocomposites were detected as stable and highly crystallized nanospheres with an average size of 98.6 nm. …”
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Cooperation-Based Modeling of Sustainable Development: An Approach from Filippov’s Systems by Jorge A. Amador, Johan Manuel Redondo, Gerard Olivar‐Tost, Christian Erazo

“…For an isolated community and through a bifurcation analysis in which the Hopf bifurcation and the heteroclinic cycle bifurcation are detected, 4 prospective scenarios are found, but only one is sustainable under different extraction policies. …”
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Expression of dna methyltransferases (dnmts) at mrna level in ovine endometrium during estrus cycle and early pregnancy by Mustafa Hitit, Mehmet Kose

“…<p> <b>Results: </b>Abundances of DNMTs including DNMT1, DNMT3A, and DNMT3B were detected during the estrous cycle and early pregnancy in the ovine endometrium by this study. …”
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HER2 expression and pathway status in male breast cancer patients: results of an integrated analysis among 6,150 patients by Boqiang Lyu, Shidi Zhao, Hui Wang, Shouping Gong, Biyuan Wang

“…Altered genes in HER2 + MBC, such as ERBB2, AGO2, RECQL4, and CLTC, were not detected in HER2-MBC. Genomic analysis revealed differences between the patients with HER2 + MBC and those with HER2 + FBC. …”
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Erectile Dysfunction Preceding Clinically Diagnosed α-Synucleinopathies: A Case-Control Study in Olmsted County by Shemonti Hasan, Michelle M. Mielke, J. Eric Ahlskog, James Bower, Pierpaolo Turcano, Rodolfo Savica

“…We reviewed complete medical records of cases and controls to detect erectile dysfunction prior to the clinical-motor onset of α-synucleinopathies of any type. …”
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Using a Mobile Health App (ColonClean) to Enhance the Effectiveness of Bowel Preparation: Development and Usability Study by Hui-Yu Chen, Ming-Hsiang Tu, Miao-Yen Chen

“…The quality of BP impacts the success of colonoscopy in diagnostic yield and adenoma detection. We developed the “ColonClean” mobile health (mHealth) app for Android devices. …”
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Association of haplotypes for SNPs in the LTR regions of bovine leukemia virus with hematological indices of cattle by N. V. Blazhko, S. Kh. Vyshegurov, A. S. Donchenko, K. S. Shatokhin, T. I. Krytsyna, V. A. Ryabinina

“…Only viruses of haplotypes I (0.33±0.03) and III (0.67±0.03) of the eight possible were detected. The ratio of hematologically sick, healthy, and suspected carriers of BLV of haplotypes I and II was comparable with the results of other researchers. …”
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Leuko-glycemic Index as a Prognostic Factor after Acute Myocardial Infarction with ST-segment Elevation by Ailed Rodríguez Jiménez, Raikel Fardales Rodríguez, Enrique Toledo Rodríguez, Guillermo Quintana Cañizarez

“…<br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> the leuko-glycemic index in the course of an acute myocardial infarction can be associated with a higher in-hospital mortality. Its detection would be useful in the prognostic stratification of acute coronary syndrome.…”
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Quantitative fluorescent nanoparticle tracking analysis and nano‐flow cytometry enable advanced characterization of single extracellular vesicles by Danilo Mladenović, Joseph Brealey, Ben Peacock, Kairi Koort, Nataša Zarovni

“…The NTA's and nFCM's limits of detection (LoD) were evaluated at 21 and 9 Alexa Fluor 488 (AF488) molecules, respectively. …”
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Fifth Lumbar Vertebral Shape in Early-Stage Lumbar Spondylolysis: Three-Dimensional Bone Morphology Analysis Using Homologous Models by Yuji Yamane, Hajime Toda, Masaki Katayose

“…Our study may be valuable in elucidating spondylolysis pathogenesis and may contribute to early detection and prevention.…”
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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

“…Before, during and after the period of maximum temperatures each year, larvae occupied both areas. Detection probabilities ranged from 0.83 to 1.00 and were similar for each area and for all survey periods. …”
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Comparison of Airborne Bacterial Populations Determined by Passive and Active Air Sampling at puy de Dôme, France by Kevin P. Dillon, Romie Tignat-Perrier, Muriel Joly, Sydonia N. C. M. Grogan, Catherine Larose, Pierre Amato, Gediminas Mainelis

“…The PM10 sampler and REPS detected the same dominant genera, including Lysinibacillus and Sphingomonas, although their relative abundances for each paired sampler varied. …”
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Identification of Novel GCK and HNF4α Gene Variants in Japanese Pediatric Patients with Onset of Diabetes before 17 Years of Age by Rumi Katashima, Mari Matsumoto, Yuka Watanabe, Maki Moritani, Ichiro Yokota

“…We identified 22 missense variants (3 novel variants) in 27 patients (60.0%) in the GCK, HNF4α, and HNF1α genes. We also detected a whole exon deletion in the HNF1β gene and an exon 5–6 aberration in the GCK gene, each in one proband (4.4%). …”
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