The Relevance of Ibn Khaldun’s Economic Thought in the Contemporary World by Siti Kholifatul Rizkiah, Abdelkader Chachi

“…However, his theory on money needs more deliberate research and further investigation, as the world has long replaced gold and silver money with fiat money and other kinds of currencies such as cryptocurrencies, which were not known at his time. …”
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A Review of Outcomes and Technique for the Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection for Testicular Cancer by Zeyad R. Schwen, Mohit Gupta, Phillip M. Pierorazio

“…While R-RPLND has a promising future in the management of patients with primary and postchemotherapy NSGCT, larger and more vigorous prospective studies are needed before supplanting the open RPLND as the gold standard approach for primary low-stage NSGCT or becoming an equivalent surgical modality in the postchemotherapy setting.…”
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Cardiac achalasia: modern concepts on etiology, pathogenesis, clinical presentation and diagnostics by Yu. V. Yevsyutina, O. A. Storonova, A. S. Trukhmanov, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Esophageal manometry which allows to evaluate resting pressure and relaxation phenomenon of the lower esophageal sphincter and peristaltic activity of distal part of the esophagus is the «gold standard» of diagnostics. Genetic, autoimmune and infectious theories are considered for disease etiology.Conclusion. …”
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Sclerostin Antibody Therapy for the Treatment of Osteoporosis: Clinical Prospects and Challenges by Claire MacNabb, D. Patton, J. S. Hayes

“…Accordingly, it has been suggested that sclerostin antibody treatment is set to achieve market approval by 2017 and aggressively compete as the gold standard for osteoporotic treatment by 2021. …”
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The Utility of Xenon-133 Liver Scan in the Diagnosis and Management of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease by Said A Al-Busafi, Peter Ghali, Philip Wong, Javier A Novales-Diaz, Marc Deschênes

“…Liver biopsy remains the gold standard diagnostic method; however, its invasive nature, among other factors, has prompted the need to develop less invasive, alternative methods to quantify hepatic fat and determine disease severity. …”
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Impact of cardiac magnetic resonance on the diagnosis and management of patients with cardiomyopathies by Popa Oana-Andreea, Onciul Sebastian, Badea Thedor, Marian Denisa, Rac-Albu Bogdan, Amzulescu Mihaela, Bugeac Claudia, Chiriac Oana, Tomescu Luminița, Gheorghita Valeriu, Roșu Andrei

“…Over the past decades, it has become the gold standard for assessing cardiac function, volumes and mass. …”
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Gastroduodenal form of Crohn's disease by I. V. Mayev, D. N. Andreev, Yu. A. Kucheryavy

“…Endoscopy of the stomach and duodenum with histological examination are the «gold» standard of GDCD diagnostics and quite often have crucial importance in the proof of diagnosis. …”
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Recent Developments of Functional Scaffolds for Craniomaxillofacial Bone Tissue Engineering Applications by Yukihiko Kinoshita, Hatsuhiko Maeda

“…Autogenous bone grafting remains a gold standard for the reconstruction critical-sized bone defects in the craniomaxillofacial region. …”
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Anterior-to-Posterior Migration of a Lumbar Disc Sequestration: Surgical Remarks and Technical Notes about a Tailored Microsurgical Discectomy by Alessandro Frati, Alessandro Pesce, Mauro Palmieri, Tommaso Vangelista, Riccardo Caruso, Maurizio Salvati, Antonino Raco

“…Its radiological feature can be enigmatic and since, in more than 50% of cases, clinical onset is a hyperacute cauda equina syndrome, it may imply a difficult surgical decision in emergency settings. Surgery is the gold standard but when dealing with such huge sequestrations, standard microdiscectomy must be properly modified in order to minimize the risk of surgical trauma or traction on the nerve roots.…”
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Comparative Evaluation of Efficacy of Herbal and Chlorhexidine Mouthwash on Gingival Health by Vaishnavi Senkalvarayan, Priya Kesavan, Jayachandran Dorairaj, R Madhumala, Saranyan Ravi, Ann Theresa Tomy

“…Introduction: Chlorhexidine (CHX) is a chemical mouthwash that has been considered the gold standard, but has its drawbacks. When used for a longer duration, it produces taste alteration and staining on the tooth surfaces. …”
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Chronic Constrictive Pericarditis by Hossein Doustkami, Afshin Hooshyar, Nasrollah Maleki, Zahra Tavosi, Iraj Feizi

“…The diagnosis of CP requires a high degree of clinical suspicion. The gold standard for diagnosis is cardiac catheterization with analysis of intracavitary pressure curves, which are high and, in end diastole, equal in all chambers. …”
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Assessment of Debris Extrusion in Curved Canals: An In Vitro Analysis of Various Single-File Endodontic Instrumentation Systems by Muhammad Zubair Ahmad

“…One hundred forty mandibular first permanent molars were randomly divided into seven groups (n = 20) to be prepared by one of the following systems at 35°C: Reciproc Blue (REC Blue), WaveOne Gold (WOG), One Reci (OR), Neoniti, HyFlex EDM (HEDM), One Curve (OC), or XP Shaper (XPS). …”
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Erector spinae plane block in Caesarean sections: A scoping review by Kieran Brosnan, Mary Moore, Aisling Ní Eochagáin

“…Currently, there is no gold standard peripheral regional analgesia technique for Caesarean section. …”
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Automated recognition and segmentation of lung cancer cytological images based on deep learning. by Qingyang Wang, Yazhi Luo, Ying Zhao, Shuhao Wang, Yiru Niu, Jinxi Di, Jia Guo, Guorong Lan, Lei Yang, Yu Shan Mao, Yuan Tu, Dingrong Zhong, Pei Zhang

“…The model predictions were strongly correlated with pathologist diagnoses and the gold standard, indicating the model's ability to make clinical-level decisions during initial diagnosis. …”
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Detection of Leishmania donovani DNA within Field-Caught Phlebotomine Sand Flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Three Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Endemic Foci of Kurunegala District, Sri La... by Tharaka Wijerathna, Nayana Gunathilaka, Kithsiri Gunawardena, Yoshito Fujii, Deepa Gunasekara

“…Leishmaniasis is a parasitic infection transmitted through the bite of female phlebotomine sand flies. Microscopy is the gold standard to detect parasites within the sand flies and for vector incrimination. …”
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Use of sacubitril/valsartan in non‐compaction cardiomyopathy: a case report by Marcely Gimenes Bonatto, Rodrigo Albanez, Vera Maria Cury Salemi, Lídia Zytynski Moura

“…The aim of this article is to report a case of a patient with NCCM initially refractory to gold standard treatment and afterwards treated with sacubitril/valsartan and its improvements. …”
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New Insight into the Kinetics of Deep Liquid Hydrocarbon Cracking and Its Significance by Wenzhi Zhao, Shuichang Zhang, Bin Zhang, Kun He, Xiaomei Wang

“…In this study, nonisothermal gold tube pyrolysis and numerical calculations as well as geochemical analysis were conducted to ascertain the expulsion efficiency of source rocks and the kinetics for oil cracking. …”
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Introduction of Eucalyptus spp. into the United States with Special Emphasis on the Southern United States by R. C. Kellison, Russ Lea, Paul Marsh

“…Introduction of Eucalyptus spp. into the United States from Australia on a significant scale resulted from the gold rush into California in 1849. Numerous species were evaluated for fuel, wood products, and amenity purposes. …”
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Nickel, copper and cobalt coalescence in copper cliff converter slag by Wolf A., Mitrašinović A.M.

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Intracranial Atherosclerotic Disease by Maria Khan, Imama Naqvi, Asha Bansari, Ayeesha Kamran Kamal

“…For diagnosis of ICAD, intra-arterial angiography is the gold standard to identify extent of stenosis. However, noninvasive techniques including transcranial ultrasound and MRA are now emerging as reliable modalities to exclude moderate to severe (50%–99%) stenosis. …”
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