Rapid and Selective Determination of Folate Receptor α with Sensitive Resonance Rayleigh Scattering Signal by Liping Wu, Yue Liu, Rong Huang, Huawen Zhao, Weiqun Shu

“…A rapid, simple, and novel method for folate receptor α (FRα) determination is reported here. A probe of gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) modified with anti-FRα antibody was synthesized under the optimized conditions first. …”
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Biomechanics of Posterior Dynamic Stabilization Systems by D. U. Erbulut, I. Zafarparandeh, A. F. Ozer, V. K. Goel

“…At present, rigid fixation is the current gold standard in surgical treatment of chronic back pain spinal disorders. …”
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Silent enemy of the hand: The Viking disease by Stoiljković Vera

“…Conservative treatment is reserved for patients with mild symptoms and no finger contracture, while surgical treatment, despite frequent recurrences, is still the gold standard in therapy in situations when the contracture limits hand function and/or flexion of the metacarpophalangeal joint ≥30 degrees and/or proximal interphalangeal joint to any degree. …”
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De la meilleure façon de constituer une collection. Le cas des émaux « byzantins » de Mikhaïl Botkine by Aglaé Achechova

“…The core of his collection, comprised of 171 cloisonné enamels on gold, most of which were thought to have come from Georgia, was put together over about 25 years, with no trips to the Caucasus by Botkin being known. …”
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Intracranial Pressure Monitoring: Invasive versus Non-Invasive Methods—A Review by P. H. Raboel, J. Bartek, M. Andresen, B. M. Bellander, B. Romner

“…Ventriculostomy is considered the gold standard in terms of accurate measurement of pressure, although microtransducers generally are just as accurate. …”
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An Analysis of the Mechanical Properties of the Ponseti Method in Clubfoot Treatment by Murtaza Kadhum, Mu-Huan Lee, Jan Czernuszka, Chris Lavy

“…The Ponseti method of manipulation is widely recognized as the gold standard treatment for congenital clubfoot; however, its mechanical aspects have not yet been fully explored. …”
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Caloric restriction and its mimetics in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: mechanisms and therapeutic potential by Alexander Fuerlinger, Alina Stockner, Simon Sedej, Mahmoud Abdellatif

“…Conversely, weight loss strategies, particularly caloric restriction, have shown promise in improving health status in patients with HFpEF and are considered the gold standard for promoting longevity and healthspan (disease-free lifetime) in model organisms. …”
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Coupled acoustoplasmonic resonators: the role of geometrical symmetries by Castillo López de Larrinzar Beatriz, García Jorge M., Xiang Chushuang, Lanzillotti-Kimura Norberto D., García-Martín Antonio

“…Using a system of two identical gold elongated bars placed on a silicon dioxide substrate, we examine how breaking mirror symmetries affects the optical and acoustic properties to provide insights in the design of acoustoplasmonic metasurfaces for nonsymmetric acousto-optical transducers. …”
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Child Labor and Environmental Health: Government Obligations and Human Rights by Joseph J. Amon, Jane Buchanan, Jane Cohen, Juliane Kippenberg

“…Drawing upon recent human rights investigations of child labor in tobacco farming in Kazakhstan and gold mining in Mali, the role of international human rights mechanisms, advocacy with government and private sector officials, and media attention in reducing harmful environmental exposures of child workers is discussed. …”
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Spleen-Preserving Surgery in Splenic Artery Aneurysm by Ulaş Aday, Emre Bozdağ, Ebubekir Gündeş, Selçuk Gülmez, Kamuran Cumhur Değer

“…However, in cases of SAA rupture, minimally invasive interventions are unsuitable, and open surgery remains the gold standard method. In open surgery, care should be taken to preserve the spleen and its immune function in cases where an arterial segment of sufficient length allows for reconstruction. …”
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Elastography in Hepatology by Ludovico Abenavoli, Christophe Corpechot, Raoul Poupon

“…Currently, in clinical practice, there are three available methods for the evaluation of liver fibrosis: liver biopsy, which is still considered to be the ‘gold standard’; serological markers of fibrosis and their mathematical combination – suggested in recent years to be an alternative to liver biopsy – and, more recently, transient elastography (TE). …”
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Calibration of Surface Plasmon Resonance Imager for Biochemical Detection by T. Ktari, H. Baccar, M. B. Mejri, A. Abdelghani

“…Second, bacteriophage (T4-phage) can be physisorbed on gold microarray spots for bacteria detection. The kinetic physisorption of different concentrations of T4-phages can be observed in real time. …”
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A Butyrylcholinesterase Camera Biosensor Tested for Carbofuran and Paraoxon Assay by Miroslav Pohanka, Jitka Zakova

“…In this paper, a colorimetric biosensor is constructed using 3D-printed multiwell pads treated with indoxylacetate as a chromogenic substrate and gold nanoparticles with the immobilized enzyme butyrylcholinesterase. …”
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St. John Paul II’s Natural Law Legacy and International Human Rights Culture of Human Dignity – A Road to Universal Brotherhood and Peace by Ján Figel

“…It advocates the promotion of a culture of human dignity, encompassing gold and silver ethical principles. The conclusion emphasises the need for  a renewed commitment to a culture of human dignity in line with the legacy of John Paul II. …”
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New Artificial Urinary Sphincter Devices in the Treatment of Male Iatrogenic Incontinence by Ioannis Vakalopoulos, Spyridon Kampantais, Leonidas Laskaridis, Vasileios Chachopoulos, Michail Koptsis, Chrysovalantis Toutziaris

“…In these cases it is generally accepted that artificial urinary sphincter is the gold standard treatment. AUS 800 by American Medical Systems has been successfully used for more than 35 years. …”
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Biomechanics of Disc Degeneration by V. Palepu, M. Kodigudla, V. K. Goel

“…Spinal fusion is considered to be the “gold standard” in surgical methods till date. However, the association of adjacent level degeneration has led to the evolution of motion preservation technologies like spinal arthroplasty and posterior dynamic stabilization systems. …”
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Novel robot-assisted minimally invasive surgical technique for the treatment of esophageal cancer by Michał Wiłkojć, Wojciech Migal, Agnieszka Majewska, Anna Różańska-Walędziak

“…As compared with the current gold standard, minimally invasive esophagectomy, RAMIE facilitates more thorough upper mediastinal lymphadenectomy and reduces the risk of vessel damage. …”
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A CROSS LOOK AT THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMITMENT TO SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. CASE OF A MINING COMPANY IN QUEBEC, CANADA by Marie-Pier CÔTÉ, Doina MURESANU

“…The study area for this research is represented by a company in the field of gold mining in the province of Quebec, Canada. Thus, using an exploratory qualitative research method based on the case study, we were able to observe firstly that the integrative model that we designed represents a relevant tool for the analysis of CSR. …”
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Impact of dental caries on their quality of life in preschools peruvians by Tania Adriana Cosme Raymundo

“…Children were clinically evaluated using the ICDAS diagnostic criteria by a single examiner calibrated by a gold-standard, presenting an inter and intra-examiner Kappa of 0.79 and 0.81 respectively. …”
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A comprehensive, population level evaluation of previously reported drug triggers of pemphigus highlights immunomodulatory capacity as a common characteristic by Justin Baroukhian, Kristina Seiffert-Sinha, Animesh A. Sinha

“…FindingsIn this series of observational, retrospective, case-control, pharmacovigilance analyses of the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System, the odds of reporting the adverse event pemphigus were significantly elevated among individuals exposed to 11/36 previously reported trigger drugs namely, gold sodium thiomalate, penicillamine, piroxicam, rifampin, hydroxychloroquine, imiquimod, hydrochlorothiazide, irbesartan, lisinopril, nivolumab, and nifedipine.MeaningEnvironmental exposures such as drugs are relevant players in the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases and clinicians who treat patients with autoimmune blistering diseases such as pemphigus should consider performing a detailed medication history leveraging this information regarding deleterious drug-disease interactions at initial evaluation as well as longitudinal monitoring of patients to better inform clinical care decisions.ImportancePemphigus vulgaris (PV) is a rare, potentially fatal autoimmune disease with pathogenic contributions from both genetic as well as environmental factors, notably drug exposures. …”
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