Validation of a New Saliva Test for Helicobacter pylori Infection by OF Bathe, AJ Rae, P Zetler, IGM Cleator

“…Using endoscopic antral biopsies as the ’gold standard’ for comparison, the saliva test was validated on 70 patients with upper gastrointestinal symptoms admitted to St Paul’s Hospital Gastroenterology Clinic for gastroduodenoscopy. …”
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Centre-periphery circulation patterns in Ghana’s print media landscape: exploring the underlying determinants by Jacob Nyarko

“… After 202 years (1822‒2024) of its inception in the then Gold Coast, now Ghana, and witnessing an unprecedented upsurge in publication since 1992, the circulation of print media appears unevenly distributed between the centre (capital) and the peripheries. …”
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The Arctic zone of the Republic of Karelia: Search for ways of Development by Valery P. Zhuravel

“…Particular attention is paid to the analysis of the state and modernisation of the White Sea – Baltic Canal, the development of the building materials industry based on construction stone deposits, as well as the creation and development of mineral and raw materials centres of the East Karelian copper-gold-molybdenum ore zone. The activities on the formation of a cluster of deep wood processing enterprises, the development of the fisheries cluster, cultural, historical and ecological tourism and the development of international cooperation are analysed. …”
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Deformation Mechanism and Support Technology of Deep and High-Stress Soft Rock Roadway by Lujing Zheng, Yujun Zuo, Yafei Hu, Wei Wu

“…In this study, the analysis and control of stability of surrounding rock in deep fractured soft rock roadway located in the underground mine of Jinfeng gold mine in Guizhou Province, China, has been investigated. …”
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Dye Laser to Treat an Arteriovenous Malformation of the Tongue: 40-Month Follow-Up by Niccolò Giuseppe Armogida, Luigi Esposito, Elena Calabria, Mariangela Cernera, Gianrico Spagnuolo, Flavia Iaculli

“…To avoid the invasiveness of the gold standard surgical excision, the use of dye laser has been suggested as an alternative. …”
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Radiation-Induced Correlation between Molecules Nearby Metallic Antenna Array by Yoshiki Osaka, Nobuhiko Yokoshi, Hajime Ishihara

“…Specifically, we first consider the case that two sets of dimeric gold blocks with a spacing of a few nanometers are arranged and reveal that the intensity and spectral peak of the optical absorption strongly depend on the position of the molecules. …”
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Bilateral Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty and Reconstruction of the Medial Tibial Plateau by an Asymmetric Cone in a Patient with Charcot Arthropathy by Spiros Tsamassiotis, Henning Windhagen, Max Ettinger

“…Meanwhile, in the advanced stage, despite many potential complications, TKA is recognized as the gold standard. However, destruction of the medial tibial plateau is typical for the disease, which makes a stable anchorage of the prosthesis much more difficult. …”
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Research on Multistage Dynamic Trading Model Based on Gray Model and Auto-Regressive Integrated Moving Average Model by Zishan Xu, Chuanggeng Lin, Zhe Zhuang, Lidong Wang

“…The results show that by solving the quantitative portfolio trading model established in this paper and analyzing the sensitivity and robustness of the model, the price of gold and Bitcoin, two volatile assets, can be accurately predicted, and the best investment portfolio trading strategy can be effectively worked out on the premise of considering the risk level.…”
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Splenic Abscess in an Adolescent due to Salmonella enterica Conservatively Treated with Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration by Anne Sofie Steinbring Jørgensen, Ivan Arsic, Niels Pedersen, Lena Hagelskjær Kristensen, Michael F. Nielsen, Thomas Balslev

“…Splenectomy was previously considered the gold standard for treatment, but in recent years, a shift has been seen towards a more conservative approach, i.e., ultrasound-guided aspiration or drainage in combination with adequate antibiotics in selected cases. …”
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TPMS Interference Suppression Based on Beamforming Technology by Cheol Park, Seong-min Kim, Suk-seung Hwang

“…Since the signal from each tire can cause interference to others, we consider utilizing a unique Gold Code to each tire to minimize intertire interference and reduce power consumption of a battery installed in each tire.…”
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Does Indian Commodity Futures Markets Exhibit Price Discovery? An Empirical Analysis by Upananda Pani, Ştefan Cristian Gherghina, Mário Nuno Mata, Joaquim António Ferrão, Pedro Neves Mata

“…The Granger causality test results show bidirectional causality between the spot and futures returns for gold, silver, aluminum, lead, nickel, and zinc. The Johansen cointegration test shows that spot and futures prices are in the long-run equilibrium path for silver, aluminum, lead, nickel, zinc, crude oil, and natural gas. …”
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Low Resolution Limits and Inaccurate Algorithms Decrease Significantly the Value of Late Loss in Current Drug-Eluting Stent Trials by Johannes B. Dahm, Frank van Buuren

“…., QVA) remains the current gold standard for evaluation of restenosis. Late loss as one of the most commonly accepted parameters to highlight efficacy of the various devices has shown high correlation to clinical parameters but, surprisingly, has no impact on the evaluation of the remaining amount of restenostic tissue. …”
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A Narrative Review of Biomarkers and Imaging in the Diagnosis of Acute Aortic Syndrome by Ümit Arslan, Izatullah Jalalzai

“…Although CT remains the gold standard for diagnosis, biomarkers facilitate rapid risk stratification, complementing imaging techniques. …”
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Epidural labour analgesia: A review (labour epidural) by George Manjit, Girijanandan Menon D., Skaria Baby, Lakshmi Seshadri

“…Among the different regional techniques for labour analgesia, continuous labour epidural remains the "gold standard". Combination of ultra-low concentration local anaesthetic and low dose of lipophilic opioid has emerged as the "ideal" prescription for neuraxial labour analgesia. …”
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Elderly Onset Primary Intestinal Lymphangiectasia—A Rare Case by Li‐Han Goh, Madhavan Manoharan, Khean‐Lee Goh

“…As there are no specific serological or radiological tests available, the gold standard for diagnosing intestinal lymphangiectasia is endoscopic examination with histopathological examination of intestinal biopsy specimens. …”
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Artificial Urinary Sphincter: Long-Term Results and Patient Satisfaction by Drogo K. Montague

“…Although the artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) is the gold standard for the treatment of this disorder, most men will continue to need at least one pad per day for protection, and they are subject to a significant chance of future AUS revision or replacement.…”
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Nanowires Nickel Oxide and Nanospherical Manganese Oxide Synthesized via Low Temperature Hydrothermal Technique for Hydrogen Peroxide Sensor by Suriani Ibrahim, Tawatchai Charinpanitkul, Eiry Kobatake, Mana Sriyudthsak

“…The linear responses of the binary catalyst modified gold electrodes with NiO-MnO were observed in the concentration range from 31.8 μM to 0.5 mM with the detection limit of 62.5 μM.…”
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Patellofemoral Joint Replacement and Nickel Allergy: An Unusual Presentation by Farhan Syed, Edward Jenner, Mohammad Faisal

“…We recommend allergy testing in patients with history of metal allergy and use of an allergen-free implant in those with positive tests. As there is no gold standard test to establish metal allergy, the choice of test should be guided by availability and recommendation from the local unit of dermatology and allergy testing. …”
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Operative Techniques for Cervical Radiculopathy and Myelopathy by R. G. Kavanagh, J. S. Butler, J. M. O'Byrne, A. R. Poynton

“…The use of autograft to achieve cervical fusion is still the gold standard with allograft showing similar results; however fusion techniques are constantly evolving with novel synthetic bone graft substitutes now widely available.…”
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Multicomponent Nanocomposites for Complex Anticancer Therapy: Effect of Aggregation Processes on Their Efficacy by Nataliya Kutsevol, Yuliia Kuziv, Tetiana Bezugla, Vasyl Chumachenko, Vasyl Chekhun

“…The three-component nanocomposites with incorporated gold nanoparticles and photosensitizer and the four-component ones additionally loaded by Doxorubicin into polymer nanoplatform were studied at 25 and 37°C by transmission electron microscopy and dynamic light scattering. …”
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