Assessment of Brushing Techniques in School Children and Its Association with Dental Caries, Omdurman, 2019 by Rugaia Eltayeb Hag Maki Ibrahim, Maha O. Helaly, Ehab Mohamed Abdelhlim Ahmed

“…The diagnosis was done based on the World Health Organization diagnostic criteria 2013. The data were analyzed through descriptive statistics and comparison between values using the chi-square test with a P value <0.05. …”
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Retrospective analysis of enzootic bovine leucosis spread in Republic of Dagestan considering natural and climatic conditions by A. R. Mustafayev, M. O. Baratov

“…High BLV infection levels were detected in 1988 (32.2%), 1989 (21.3%), 1991 (23.3%), 1993 (23.0%), 2005 (24.2%), 2010 (23.0%), and the lowest ones were reported in the recent years: 2020 – 1.0%, 2021 – 1.0%, 2022 – 0.5%. In2022, diagnostic testing of 875,312 serum samples was carried out, which included 476,493 sera collected from bovines in high-altitude and mountainous areas of Dagestan. …”
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Intra- and interspecific variability of <i>Mentha arvensis</i> L. and <i>M. Canadensis</i> L. by M. V. Semenova, O. L. Enina, O. V. Shelepova

“…Eight geographically dispersed populations of Mentha in different regions (European Russia, Khakassia and Far East, Western Ukraine, and Indochina) were studied. Diagnostic morphological characters and compositions of essential oil components were examined, and DNA was analyzed with ISSR markers. …”
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Diagnosis of Fanconi Anemia: Mutation Analysis by Multiplex Ligation-Dependent Probe Amplification and PCR-Based Sanger Sequencing by Johan J. P. Gille, Karijn Floor, Lianne Kerkhoven, Najim Ameziane, Hans Joenje, Johan P. de Winter

“…We describe a strategy and optimized conditions for the screening of FANCA, FANCB, FANCC, FANCE, FANCF, and FANCG and present the results obtained in a cohort of 54 patients referred to our diagnostic service since 2008. In addition, the follow up with respect to genetic counseling and carrier screening in the families is discussed.…”
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The value of lung ultrasound score combined with echocardiography in assessing right heart function in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis and experiencing pulmonary hyper... by Ying Xia, Xin Liu

“…A receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve and calculate the area under the curve(AUC) to compare the diagnostic efficacy of various parameters. Results Patients undergoing MHD exhibited varying degrees of reduced left ventricular (LV) and RV systolic function. …”
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Dengue Infection and Its Relationship with Evans Syndrome: A Pediatric Case by Ivan Jose Ardila Gomez, Pilar Pérez López, Mónika Rocío Hernández Carreño, Juan Camilo Barrios Torres

“…Here, we present the case of an unusual hematological and immunological complication of a patient who developed Evans syndrome during severe dengue, taking into account the concomitantly limited literature available for these two diseases, the need for a broader diagnostic approach, multidisciplinary intervention, and a more complex therapeutic approach.…”
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Cost Impact Model of a Novel Multi-mRNA Host Response Assay for Diagnosis and Risk Assessment of Acute Respiratory Tract Infections and Sepsis in the Emergency Department by John E. Schneider, Jonathan Romanowsky, Philipp Schuetz, Ivana Stojanovic, Henry K. Cheng, Oliver Liesenfeld, Ljubomir Buturovic, Timothy E. Sweeney

“…While early detection and initiation of treatment reduces mortality, inappropriate treatment leads to adverse events and the development of antimicrobial resistance. Current diagnostic and prognostic solutions, including procalcitonin, lack required accuracy. …”
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Solitary fibular metastasis from lung adenocarcinoma with gene mutation: a case report by Jiechen Chen, Ahmad Alkhatatbeh, Yinbing Lin, Xiaolin Lu, Bin Chen, Hongjiang Chen, Xiaohui Lu, Hansheng Wu, Jun Hu

“…This case highlights the diagnostic challenge posed by atypical presentations of metastasis and underscores the importance of comprehensive evaluation, adherence to treatment guidelines, and a multidisciplinary approach in managing oncological patients. …”
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Correlation of Clinical, Endoscopic, and Pathological Findings among Suspected Peptic Ulcer Disease Patients in Abuja, Nigeria by Onyedika Godfrey Okoye, Oluwole Olayemi Olaomi, Alexander M.E. Nwofor, Paul Jibrin, Cephas Shallangwa Batta, Abubakar Gagarawa Yaú, Olawale A. Badejo

“…To determine the correlation between the endoscopic and pathological findings among suspected PUD patients who have been referred for diagnostic upper gastrointestinal endoscopy in National Hospital Abuja. …”
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Head and Neck Paragangliomas: 16-year Single-center Experience and Mini Review on Diagnosis, Treatment, and Follow-up by Gokce AYDEMIR, Fazil Necdet ARDIC, Cuneyt Orhan KARA, Ferda BIR

“…The additional goal is to contribute to the existing knowledge on head and neck paraganglioma, with a particular emphasis on refining diagnostic algorithms, treatment selection, and follow-up procedures. …”
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The Effectiveness of Dipstick for the Detection of Urinary Tract Infection by Isaac Dadzie, Elvis Quansah, Mavis Puopelle Dakorah, Victoria Abiade, Ebenezer Takyi-Amuah, Richmond Adusei

“…The balance between the choices of UTI diagnostic tools in most primary care settings has been settled for by the more rapid, less labour-intensive dipstick. …”
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Resnet-1DCNN-REA bearing fault diagnosis method based on multi-source and multi-modal information fusion by Xu Chen, Wenbing Chang, Yongxiang Li, Zhao He, Xiang Ma, Shenghan Zhou

“…Finally, the tree-structured parzen estimator (TPE) algorithm was utilized to realize the integration of two models in order to improve the diagnostic effect of a single model and obtain the final bearing fault diagnosis results. …”
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A comparison of CXR-CAD software to radiologists in identifying COVID-19 in individuals evaluated for Sars CoV-2 infection in Malawi and Zambia. by Sam Linsen, Aurélie Kamoun, Andrews Gunda, Tamara Mwenifumbo, Chancy Chavula, Lindiwe Nchimunya, Yucheng Tsai, Namwaka Mulenga, Godfrey Kadewele, Eunice Nahache Kajombo, Veronica Sunkutu, Jane Shawa, Rigveda Kadam, Matthew Arentz

“…These findings suggest that while current AI-based diagnostics like CXR-CAD show promise, their effectiveness varies significantly. …”
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Explainable machine learning framework for cataracts recognition using visual features by Xiao Wu, Lingxi Hu, Zunjie Xiao, Xiaoqing Zhang, Risa Higashita, Jiang Liu

“…Experiments on a clinical AS-OCT-NC dataset demonstrate that the proposed framework not only achieves competitive performance through comparisons with DNNs, but also has a good explanation ability, meeting the requirements of clinical diagnostic practice.…”
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Pathophysiology and Treatment of Psoriasis: From Clinical Practice to Basic Research by Yujie Gao, Tianqi Xu, Yu Wang, Yanjinhui Hu, Shaoping Yin, Zhiguo Qin, Hua Yu

“…Current psoriasis diagnoses are primarily clinician-dependent, with instrumental diagnostics serving as adjuncts. Ongoing research is progressively deciphering its molecular underpinnings; the future of psoriasis diagnostics may involve genetic and immunological profiling to pinpoint biomarkers, enabling more accurate and timely interventions. …”
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Elevated troponin levels in an athlete: Myocardial infarction or a physiological reaction? by Janković Tamara, Đorđević Stefan

“…Conclusion Medical work in the field raises its own diagnostic doubts. Any type of chest pain or other symptoms that may point to a possible acute coronary syndrome require special attention from the emergency physician. …”
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Disseminated Histoplasmosis as an AIDS-Defining Illness Presenting as Fever of Unknown Origin in an 11-Year-Old Female by Kathryn E. Kalata, Christina Osborne, Amy Willis, Kacey Navarro, Laura Z. Fenton, Christiana Smith

“…This case also considers the utility of antigen testing as a sensitive diagnostic test in immunocompromised patients.…”
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Managing Post COVID-19 Patient with Breathlessness by Yen Shen Wong, Muhammad Amin Ibrahim, Mohd Arif Mohd Zim, Mohd Fauzi Abdul Rani

“…We review a case of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patient who developed acute breathlessness post COVID-19 infection, also focusing on the diagnostic approach. Case. A 69-year-old gentleman with background history of COPD GOLD D and ischemic heart disease was admitted with severe COVID-19 infection. …”
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Source Impact Analysis Using Char-EC/Soot-EC Ratios in the Central Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP) of India by Manisha Mishra, U.C. Kulshrestha

“…Furthermore, several diagnostic ratios (EC/fPM, OC/EC, char-EC/soot-EC, and WSOC/OC) indicated that the characteristics of the carbonaceous aerosols significantly differed between seasons, with emission sources, seasonal meteorology, and atmospheric chemistry driving the variation in abundance. …”
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Multiangle Correlation Feature Extraction and Disease Prediction Model Construction for Patients With Post-Stroke Dysarthria by Ting Zhu, Shufei Duan, Huizhi Liang, Fujiang Li, Wei Zhang

“…Furthermore, the incorporation of key multimodal features into the predictive model highlights its potential to enhance the precision of clinical diagnostic processes significantly.…”
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