Gamma-Glutamyl Transpeptidase-to-Platelet Ratio Predicts Significant Liver Fibrosis of Chronic Hepatitis B Patients in China by Tianyi Ren, Huan Wang, Ruihong Wu, Junqi Niu

“…A total of 160 treatment-naïve CHB patients who underwent liver biopsy were enrolled in our study, and we assessed the diagnostic accuracies of GPR, aspartate transaminase-to-platelet ratio index (APRI), and the fibrosis index based on 4 factors (FIB-4) in them. …”
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Type and physical intensity of occupations at pulmonary TB diagnosis by M. Saroufim, C. Geric, A. Majidulla, A. Abjani, G. Tavaziva, S. Saeed, A.J. Khan, F. Ahmad Khan

“…DESIGN/METHODS: We did a secondary analysis of data from a study evaluating the diagnostic accuracy of artificial intelligence-based chest X-ray (CXR) analysis software, where individuals had been evaluated for active PTB using sputum cultures and had provided information on occupation. …”
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Additive Effect of Fetal Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Prenatal Ultrasonography in Fetal Congenital Anomalies by Emine Kirtis, Gul Alkan Bulbul, Hulya Kandemir, Cem Yasar Sanhal, Kamil Karaali, Ibrahim Inanc Mendilcioglu

“… OBJECTIVES: In this study, we aimed to assess the diagnostic accuracy of prenatal Ultrasonography (USG) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in fetal congenital anomalies. …”
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Network analysis of caffeine use disorder, withdrawal symptoms, and psychiatric symptoms by Mohammadreza Davoudi, Fatemeh Abdoli, Fereshte Momeni, Mojtaba Habibi Asgarabad

“…Abstract Objective Caffeine Use Disorder (CUD) is not currently recognized as a formal diagnosis in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5). …”
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The Gut Microbiota in Women Suffering from Gestational Diabetes Mellitus with the Failure of Glycemic Control by Lifestyle Modification by Guangyong Ye, Long Zhang, Min Wang, Yunbo Chen, Silan Gu, Keyi Wang, Jianhang Leng, Yujia Gu, Xinyou Xie

“…Our results showed that Blautia, Eubacterium_hallii_group, and Faecalibacterium in the gut microbiota showed significant differences among the normoglycemic mother, GDM1, and GDM2 groups, respectively. The combined diagnostic performance of Blautia, Eubacterium_hallii_group, and Faecalibacterium in differentiating GDM2 from GDM was considered as the most reasonable identification indicator. …”
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Label-Free Detection of Human Serum Using Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Based on Highly Branched Gold Nanoparticle Substrates for Discrimination of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer by Xiaowei Cao, Zhenyu Wang, Liyan Bi, Jie Zheng

“…Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) is a good candidate for the development of fast and easy-to-use diagnostic tools, possibly used on serum in screening tests. …”
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Biological properties of swine vesicular disease virus strain 2348 Italy/2008 by Ye. N. Kalinina, S. N. Fomina

“…The key measure for the prevention of SVD introduction involves control diagnostic testing of all animals imported in the country that makes it necessary to keep updated the currently used methods and tools for the disease laboratory diagnosis. …”
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Role of the androgen receptor in melanoma aggressiveness by Marzia Di Donato, Costanza Maria Cristiani, Mariaelena Capone, Cinzia Garofalo, Gabriele Madonna, Lucia Carmela Passacatini, Margaret Ottaviano, Paolo Antonio Ascierto, Ferdinando Auricchio, Ennio Carbone, Antimo Migliaccio, Gabriella Castoria

“…Taken together, our findings identify the androgen receptor as a diagnostic guidance in melanoma and support the repositioning of AR blockers in clinical management of patients.…”
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Effects of aquatic exercise compared with land-based exercise on the body composition and function of older adults with sarcopenia: protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Na Li, Fang Cheng, Jinfeng Yang, Yuanpeng Liao, PeiJie Sun, Weicheng Yang, Jinqi Yang, Jianxin Ran

“…The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of aquatic exercise and land-based exercise on the body composition and function of participants with sarcopenia.Methods and analysis This randomised, controlled, single-blinded trial will enrol 45 participants (≥ 65 years) following the diagnostic criteria set by the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia 2019. …”
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Evaluation of Associated Structural and Chromosomal Abnormalities in Patients with Fetal Cerebral Ventriculomegaly Detected in Ultrasonographic Imaging by Erkan Cagliyan, Samican Ozmen, Sureyya Saridas Demir, Ceren Aydin, Egehan Bilen, Handan Guleryuz, Elif Yasar, Derya Ercal, Elcin Bora, Tufan Cankaya

“…The results of genetic diagnostic tests were evaluated retrospectively. Postpartum information of the cases was obtained from the hospital records and neurodevelopmental development of the newborns was recorded. …”
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DEPEND study protocol: early detection of patients with pancreatic cancer – a pilot study to evaluate the utility of faecal elastase-1 and 13C-mixed triglyceride breath test as scr... by Christopher D Byrne, Sam Wilding, Paul Remi Afolabi, Declan McDonnell, Victoria Goss, Jocelyn Walters, Zaed Z Hamady

“…In this study, we propose the use of a diagnostic algorithm that combines tests of pancreatic exocrine function (faecal elastase-1 (FE-1) test and the 13C-mixed triglyceride (13C-MTG) breath test) to identify patients with PC that urgently needs imaging studies.Methods and analysis This prospective pilot (proof of concept) study will be carried out on 25 patients with resectable PC, 10 patients with chronic pancreatitis and 25 healthy volunteers. …”
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Choroidal and Retinal Thickness of Highly Myopic Eyes with Early Stage of Myopic Chorioretinopathy: Tessellation by Yanping Zhou, Minlu Song, Minwen Zhou, Yiming Liu, Fenghua Wang, Xiaodong Sun

“…For sensitivity and specificity analyses, SFCT had the highest diagnostic value (sensitivity = 81.8%, specificity = 74.2%). …”
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Defect Diagnosis of Gear-Shaft Bearing System Based on the OWF-TSCNN Composed of Wavelet Time-Frequency Map and FFT Spectrum 1 by Peng Dai, JianPing Wang, Lulu Wu, ShuPing Yan, FengTao Wang, Linkai Niu

“…In addition, the information acquired by a single sensor is easily affected by uncertain factors, and low diagnostic accuracy is caused when traditional defect diagnosis methods are used, which cannot meet the high-precision diagnosis requirements. …”
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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Serum melatonin levels and in a sample of Iranian patients with migraine by Mansoureh Togha, Morvarid Noormohammadi, Zeinab Ghorbani, Fariba Karimzadeh, S. Zahra Bathaie

“…Both episodic migraine and chronic migraine were diagnosed following the diagnostic criteria in the International Classification of Headache Disorders’ third edition. …”
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Myeloid Disease with the CSF3R T618I Mutation after CLL by Maria Eduarda Couto, Susana Bizarro, Domingos Sousa, Nelson Domingues, Isabel Oliveira, Gabriela Martins, Manuel R. Teixeira, Mário Mariz

“…The T618I CSF3R mutation is highly suggestive of CNL (being diagnostic criteria for CNL); however, this case may also suggest CMML as a possible diagnosis (there are other mutations in the CSF3R gene described for CMML, but not the T618I, which is highly exclusive of CNL according to the literature). …”
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UPDATE OF WIND CARTOGRAPHY IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NEUQUÉN by Samuel D. Troncoso Schenker, Lidia Ferreyra, Claudia Palese

“…New wind data of excellent quality existing in the area was used. In this study, a diagnostic mass consistent model that allows managing databases was used. …”
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Uterine Natural Killer Cell and Human Leukocyte Antigen-G1 and Human Leukocyte Antigen-G5 Expression in Vaginal Discharge of Threatened-Abortion Women: A Case-Control Study by Saeideh Sadat Shobeiri, Zahra Rahmani, Hadi Hossein Nataj, Hossein Ranjbaran, Masoud Mohammadi, Saeid Abediankenari

“…It is concluded that HLA-G expression level with uNK cells percentage can be determined as a diagnostic marker for threatened-abortion women.…”
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Canadian Public Health Laboratory Network laboratory Guidelines for the Use of Serological Tests (excluding point-of-care tests) for the Diagnosis of Syphilis in Canada by Paul N Levett, Kevin Fonseca, Raymond SW Tsang, Kamran Kadkhoda, Bouchra Serhir, Sandra M Radons, Muhammad Morshed

“…Because this organism cannot be cultured, serology is used as the principal diagnostic method. Some of the issues related to serological diagnoses are that antibodies take time to appear after infection, and serology screening tests require several secondary confirmatory tests that can produce complex results needing interpretation by experts in the field. …”
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Rapid detection of FAdV-4 by one-tube RPA-CRISPR/Cas12a assay by Lei Ma, Xueping Wang, Mingliang Zhang, Mengjie Zhu

“…The development of rapid diagnostic tools for detecting FAdV-4 is crucial for effective disease control and eradication efforts.MethodsIn this study, we developed a recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA) combined with CRISPR/Cas12a assay, specifically targeting the FAdV-4 Hexon gene. …”
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P53 and Expression of Immunological Markers May Identify Early Stage Thyroid Tumors by Marjory Alana Marcello, Elaine Cristina Morari, Lucas Leite Cunha, Aline Carolina De Nadai Silva, Dirce Maria Carraro, André Lopes Carvalho, Fernando Augusto Soares, José Vassallo, Laura Sterian Ward

“…We aimed to investigate p53 and immune cell markers utility as diagnostic and prognostic markers of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC). …”
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