Bye-bye muscle biopsy, we have autoantibodies with us now by Victoria Riddell, Sarah L Tansley

“…Muscle biopsy is generally considered the gold standard diagnostic tool for patients with presenting with features suggestive of idiopathic inflammatory myopathy. …”
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Le duc de Bourgogne et son reliquaire de Liège (1467-1471) by Philippe George

“…The reliquary known as Charles the Bold’s reliquiary (gold, silver and enamel, h. 53 cm, overall weight c. 5 kg), a major work of Belgian national heritage, was produced between 1467 and 1471 by the goldsmith Gérard Loyet. …”
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Akustische Analyse von Vokaldehnungen im sportlichen Kontext by Marta Rogozińska

“…The first concerns Germany's victory in the quarter-finals of the 2017 IIHF World Hockey Championship; the second - the gold medal won by Gesa Krause during the women's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2018 European Athletics Championships. …”
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Two-Stage Arthrodesis after an Infected Total Knee Replacement Using a Coupled Nail and Dual-Plate Construct: A Third-World Solution and Review of Options by Marlon M. Mencia, Raakesh Goalan, Atiba Akii Bua

“…Although a two-stage revision remains the gold standard, salvage procedures are sometimes needed. …”
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Giant Paratubal Cyst Mimicking Mesenteric Cyst by Ebrahim Almahmeed, Abdulaziz Alshaibani, Hamad Alhamad, Abdulmenem Abualsel

“…Diagnosis can be made clinically with the help of radiological investigations, although the gold standard diagnostic tool is diagnostic laparoscopy. …”
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Ligament Healing After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture: An Important New Patient Pathway? by Florian Forelli, Jérôme Riera, Jean Mazeas, Claire Coulondre, Sven Putnis, Thomas Neri, Alexandre Rambaud

“…Rehabilitation protocols applied in those studies, as well as objective assessments appear far from the usual gold standard after ACL reconstruction. Ideally, outcomes measures should be based on the same testing procedures that are recommended to clear an athlete to return to sport following ACL reconstruction. …”
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Control of the temperature regime of the process of bacterial oxidation on the basis of fuzzy logic by O. A. Jumaev, I. L. Kovaleva, G. B. Mahmudov

“…The work is devoted to modeling the temperature control system for the process of bacterial oxidation of refractory gold-bearing sulfide ores. The simulation was performed using the Fuzzy Logic Toolbox editor in the MATLAB software package. …”
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Mine d’or et développement durable by Mouhamadou Lamine Diallo

“…Similarly to its region (Tambacounda), Sabodala is a remote village where traditional activities such as agriculture and gold digging are mainly practised. Poverty is perceived through joblessness among young people, the absence of social and economical infrastructures and the lack of thoroughfare. …”
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MEDICINAL, COSMETIC, CHEMICALAND OTHER APPLICATIONS OF BORATES by Sadia Hafeez Kazi et al

“…Use of borates dates back to the time of Babylonians and Egyptians, some 4000 years ago, for gold refining and mummifying the dead. It was later discovered as a useful laboratory and industrial agent along with an effective antiseptic and insecticidal compound. …”
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Long Head of the Biceps Tendon (LHBT) by Robert C Manske, Michael Voight, Chris Wolfe, Phil Page

“…While a careful history and a thorough physical examination are important steps in the assessment of LHBT pathology, it is still difficult to differentiate the type and severity of the pathology. Currently, the gold standard for confirming a diagnosis of LHBT pathologies is arthroscopic examination. …”
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Sensitivity and specificity of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9, PHQ-8, PHQ-2) and General Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7, GAD-2) for depression and anxiety diagnosis: a cros... by David Villarreal-Zegarra, Juan Carlos Bazo-Alvarez, Juan Barrera-Begazo, Sharlyn Otazú-Alfaro, Nikol Mayo-Puchoc, Jeff Huarcaya-Victoria

“…For a similar contrast against the gold standard, the other optimal cut-off points were: ≥7 for the PHQ-8 and ≥2 for the PHQ-2. …”
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Prospective evaluation of the diagnostic accuracy of FDG-PET/CT for the detection of sternal wound infection post-sternotomy by Angela Cai, Mehrshad Bakhshi, Yoan Lamarche, Francois Harel, Matthieu Pelletier-Galarneau

“…Results 44 FDG-PET/CT scans, 12 (27%) of which had DSWI according to the gold standard, were collected and analyzed. 20 studies were assigned to the recent group, and 24 studies to the remote surgery group. …”
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RESIDUAL EFFECTS OF INORGANIC FERTILIZER AND BIOCHAR ON LEAD AND CADMIUM UPTAKE BY Amaranthus cruentus L. ON CONTAMINATED SOIL OF BAGEGA, NIGERIA by Victor Odiamehi Onokebhagbe, Kingsley Chinyere Uzoma, Abdu Nafiu, Nkechi Mary Chinke, Ayorinde Ogunsesin, Adeniyi Olarewaju Adeleye

“…The need to remediate contaminated mine soils has led to the adoption of biochar technology. Soils obtained from gold mining sites are heavily contaminated soils due to the presence of heavy metal occlusions in the gold ores. …”
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Performance Evaluation of Three Diagnostic Methods for Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections among Schoolchildren in Amhara Region, Northwest Ethiopia by Shegaw Belay, Getaneh Alemu, Tadesse Hailu

“…This study aimed to compare and evaluate the performance of diagnostic methods for soil-transmitted helminths against the “gold” standard. Methods. An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 421 schoolchildren from May to July, 2022 in the Amhara Region. …”
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The Dutch-translated cultural competence assessment scale for nurses: Cross-cultural adaptation and validation by P.B. Sutharson, J.M. Maaskant, A.M. Eskes

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Iron and folic acid supplementation compliance during pregnancy and its effect on post-pregnancy anaemia among reproductive-age women in East Africa by Melaku Tadege Engidaw, Patricia Lee, Faruk Ahmed

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Near vision assessment for adults using the NIH Toolbox by John-Christopher A. Finley, Jerry Slotkin, Cindy J. Nowinski, Cindy J. Nowinski, Katy Bedjeti, Nicholas Volpe, Sandra Weintraub, Sandra Weintraub, Richard Gershon

“…Concurrence between the NIH Toolbox Near Visual Acuity Test and gold standard chart-based test was also good (r = 0.79, p < 0.001).DiscussionFindings provide support for the reliability and validity of the NIH Toolbox Near Visual Acuity Test as a near vision assessment for middle-aged to older adult populations. …”
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Automated post-run analysis of arrayed quantitative PCR amplification curves using machine learning [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review] by David Garrett Brown, Darwin J. Operario, Lan Wang, Shanrui Wu, Daniel T. Leung, Eric R. Houpt, James A. Platts-Mills, Jie Liu, Ben J. Brintz

“…Previous manual analyses of the amplification curves by experts in qPCR analysis were used as the gold standard. First, a classification model predicted whether amplification occurred or not, and if so, a second model predicted the cycle threshold (Ct) value. …”
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Assessment of Nutritional Status in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer Before Radiotherapy: A Single-center, Cross-sectional Study by Susetyowati SUSETYOWATI, Fuadiyah Nila KURNIASARI, Amalia Sarah SHOLIKHATI, Mardiah HARDIANTI, Ericko EKAPUTRA

“…Conclusions: The method for nutritional status assessment in HNC patients undergoing radiotherapy can be performed by measuring body weight, weight loss, upper arm circumference, visceral fat, hemoglobin, and RMR in addition to PG-SGA as the gold standard.…”
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Interventions to improve media coverage of medical research: a codesigned feasibility and acceptability study with Australian journalists by Brooke Nickel, Ray Moynihan, Alexandra Barratt, Kirsten J McCaffery, Loai Albarqouni, Tessa Copp, Thomas Dakin, Liam Mannix

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