Validation of the Persian Involuntary Musical Imagery Scale alongside multifaceted investigation of earworms among Iranian college students by Aref Tabahori, Imanollah Bigdeli, Hossein Kareshki

“…The primary aim of our study is to validate the Persian Involuntary Musical Imagery Scale (PIMIS) and, secondly, to carry out a detailed exploration of earworms among Iranian college students.MethodsA total of 946 Iranian college students were recruited to answer the Persian Involuntary Musical Imagery Scale (PIMIS), and gold standards including the Thought Control Questionnaire (TCQ, to convergent validity), the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21, to concurrent validity), the White Bear Suppression Inventory (WBSI, to predictive validity), as well as the NEO Five-Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI), the Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory-revised (OCI-R), and socio-demographic queries. …”
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Truths and Lies from the Polysomnography ECG Recording: An Electrophysiologist Perspective by Adrian Baranchuk, Christina Quinlan, Kevin Michael, Christopher S. Simpson, Damian P. Redfearn, Michael Fitzpatrick

“…Polysomnography remains the gold standard for diagnosis of Sleep Apnea (SA) and evaluation of the apnea/hypopnea index (AHI) which is used as the primary index of SA severity. …”
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Comparison of physical activity levels in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and healthy subjects residing in hypobaric hypoxia environments by Wilder A Villamil-Parra

“… # Methods Individuals with COPD GOLD 1(A, B) and control subjects residing at high altitudes (\>2500m) were studied. …”
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Minimal Invasive Management of Anastomosis Leakage after Colon Resection by Esin Kabul Gürbulak, İsmail Ethem Akgün, Ayhan Öz, Sinan Ömeroğlu, Muharrem Battal, Fevzi Celayir, Mehmet Mihmanlı

“…The gold standard of surgical treatment of colorectal anastomotic leak is abdominal drainage of collected fluid and stoma formation. …”
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Rheoencephalography: A non-invasive method for neuromonitoring by Szabo Sandor, Totka Zsolt, Nagy-Bozsoky Jozsef, Pinter Istvan, Bagany Mihaly, Bodo Michael

“…In neurocritical care, the gold standard method is intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring for the patient's lifesaving. …”
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Controllable Electrochemical Synthesis and Photovoltaic Performance of Bismuth Oxide/Graphene Oxide Nanostructure Arrays by Fatma Bayrakçeken Nişancı

“…Our findings suggest that indium tin oxide (ITO) or bismuth oxide-GO films on gold electrodes may be used to enhance surface area in electrochemical synthesis, and that it is conceivable to synthesize semiconductor metal oxides in GO films for future flexible photovoltaic applications.…”
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Finite Difference Computation of Au-Cu/Magneto-Bio-Hybrid Nanofluid Flow in an Inclined Uneven Stenosis Artery by H. Thameem Basha, Karthikeyan Rajagopal, N. Ameer Ahammad, S. Sathish, Sreedhara Rao Gunakala

“…The present study addresses the fluid transport behaviour of the flow of gold (Au)-copper (Cu)/biomagnetic blood hybrid nanofluid in an inclined irregular stenosis artery as a consequence of varying viscosity and Lorentz force. …”
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A Rare Case of Melanosis of the Hard Palate Mucosa in a Patient with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia by Umberto Romeo, Gaspare Palaia, Paolo Junior Fantozzi, Gianluca Tenore, Daniela Bosco

“…Imatinib Mesylate, also known as Gleevec or ST1-571, is a tyrosine-kinase inhibitor used as the gold standard medication for the chronic myeloid leukemia (CML); Imatinib has indeed deeply revolutionized the CML therapy allowing most patients to have a good quality of life. …”
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Paragonimus kellicotti: A Lung Infection in Our Own Backyard by Eric Johannesen, Van Nguyen

“…Microscopic identification of parasite eggs has been the gold standard. Serologic tests have been developed to aid in the diagnosis. …”
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Intracranial Complication of Rhinosinusitis from Actinomycosis of the Paranasal Sinuses: A Rare Case of Abducens Nerve Palsy by G. L. Fadda, M. Gisolo, E. Crosetti, A. Fulcheri, G. Succo

“…Endoscopic sinus surgery associated with long-term intravenous antibiotic therapy is the gold standard for treatment of sinonasal actinomycosis. …”
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Diagnosis and treatment of cerebral vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage by Youssef Fardos, Daniel Mattimore, Wesam Andraous, Sofia Geralemou, Sergio Bergese, Ana Costa

“…Digital subtraction angiography remains the gold standard test for the diagnosis of cerebral vasospasm as it allows for a quantitative assessment of vasospasm in each intracranial artery as well as therapeutic interventions. …”
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Postsurgical Prosthetic Rehabilitation after Mandibular Ameloblastoma Resection: A 7-Year Follow-Up Case Report by C. Moreno-Soriano, A. Estrugo-Devesa, P. Castañeda-Vega, E. Jané-Salas, J. López-López

“…Ameloblastomas are benign but locally invasive odontogenic tumors most frequently located in the mandible. The gold standard of treatment is the surgical resection of the tumor with safety margins. …”
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Use of Optical Coherence Tomography in Dentistry by Omer Sefvan Janjua, Waqar Jeelani, Muhammad Ikram Khan, Sana Mehmood Qureshi, Muhammad Saad Shaikh, Muhammad Sohail Zafar, Zohaib Khurshid

“…It is now clear that OCT will be considered a gold standard diagnostic tool for the detection and characterization of several conditions and lesions of the orofacial region. …”
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Limitations on the Detection Rate of High-Risk HPV by Hybrid Capture 2 Methodology in High Grade Intraepithelial (HSIL) or Atypical Squamous Cells-Cannot Exclude HSIL (ASC-H) Cytol... by Jean-Christophe Noël, Philippe Simon

“…This study aims to evaluate the performance of the high-risk HPV hybrid capture II detection kit (HCII) which is considered as a “gold standard technique” in a series of 100 women having proved both cytological lesions of atypical squamous cells-cannot exclude an HSIL (ASC-H) or high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (HSIL) and histological lesions of CIN2+. …”
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Fracture of Two Moderately Cross-Linked Polyethylene Tibial Inserts in a TKR Patient by Matthew G. Teeter, James P. McAuley, Douglas D. Naudie

“…Highly cross-linked polyethylene has become the gold standard in total hip replacement for its wear resistance. …”
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Protein-templated metal nanoclusters for chemical sensing by Han-Wei Chu, Girum Getachew Demissie, Chih-Ching Huang, Anisha Anand

“…While substantial work has addressed the synthesis, theoretical studies and applications of gold-, copper-, and silver-based MNCs, this review introduces fresh perspectives on how the nature and concentration of templates—particularly protein molecules—affect the optical properties, stability and sensing capabilities of MNCs. …”
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alchimia dall’inferno al paradiso nella divina commedia. l’influsso su dante dell’opera alchemica aurora consurgens, parzialmente attribuita a san tommaso d’aquino by Marino Alberto Balducci

“…This is gradually perfected, and then touches completeness, producing the authentic gold of Truth in paradise through the evocation of the Ganges, of India and the emblem of the marriage of Saint Francis with his wife, the dark woman (Par. …”
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Inter-Disciplinary Conservative Management of Bilateral Non-United Lumbar Pars Defects in a Junior Elite Golfer by Simon L Brearley, Orlaith Buckley, Patrick Gillham, Bryan Clements, Daniel Coughlan

“…Although non-operative interventions are deemed the gold-standard management for this condition, surgery is indicated for more severe presentations and cases of ‘failed’ conservative management. …”
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Lupus Enteritis as an Initial Presentation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Sisira Sran, Manpreet Sran, Narmisha Patel, Prachi Anand

“…Although considered a form of visceral or serosal vasculitis, lupus enteritis is seldom confirmed on histology, making computerized tomography (CT) the gold standard for diagnosis. Lupus enteritis is generally steroid-responsive, and the route of administration is based on clinical status and organ involvement, with preference for intravenous (IV) route in flares with significant tissue edema. …”
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Comparing the Urine Ketone Strip Test and the Handheld Ketone Meter to Diagnose Ketosis in Early Lactation Dairy Cows by Klibs N. Galvão, Achilles Vieira Neto, Gustavo Peña, Joao Bittar, Lucas Ibarbia

“…Measuring BHBA in serum or plasma is considered the gold standard diagnostic test for subclinical ketosis, because this method has stability, but the price for ketone strips is approximately $0.08/strip while the price for the electronic BHBA measuring system is approximately $1.00. …”
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