To Investigate the Associations of Dyslipidemia and BMI, as Risk Factors Leading to Insulin Resistance and Development of Type2 Diabetes Mellitus in Baqubah City by Safa Nadhum Mohammed, Walaa Esmael Jassim, Najah Ali Mohammed

“…The homeostasis model evaluation is the gold standard method for determining whether or not a person is insulin resistant. …”
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Usefulness of the Hybrid RFR-FFR Approach: Results of a Prospective and Multicenter Analysis of Diagnostic Agreement between RFR and FFR—The RECOPA (REsting Full-Cycle Ratio Compar... by Juan Casanova-Sandoval, Diego Fernández-Rodríguez, Imanol Otaegui, Teresa Gil Jiménez, Marcos Rodríguez-Esteban, Kristian Rivera, Francisco Torres-Saura, Víctor Jiménez Díaz, Raymundo Ocaranza-Sánchez, Vicente Peral Disdier, Guillermo Sánchez-Elvira, Fernando Worner

“…The resting full‐cycle ratio (RFR) is a novel resting index which in contrast to the gold standard (fractional flow reserve (FFR)) does not require maximum hyperemia induction. …”
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Acceptance of Open Preperitoneal Repair in Inguinal Hernia Surgery Delphi-Consensus After an Anonymous International Survey Among European Hernia Society Members by Ralph Lorenz, Ralph Lorenz, Willem Akkersdijk, Gabriel Paiva De Oliveira, Gabriel Paiva De Oliveira, Tim Warren, Marc Soler

“…IntroductionFor years, the Lichtenstein technique was the gold standard for open repair, but several open pre-peritoneal techniques have developed since the fifties of the 20th century that offer some benefits over the Lichtenstein technique in terms of post-surgical incidence of pain. …”
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Evaluation the Efficacy of ELISA IgG, IgM and IgA Tests for Diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori by Hogir Mohammed Shukri Saadi, Ali Yahya Saeed

“…The efficacy of three different ELISA tests (IgG, IgM, IgA) was assessed taking culture as a gold standard method. pylori was found in 70.93%, 30.23% and 5.81% by ELISA IgG, IgA and IgM tests respectively. …”
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Pulse Wave Velocity as Marker of Preclinical Arterial Disease: Reference Levels in a Uruguayan Population Considering Wave Detection Algorithms, Path Lengths, Aging, and Blood Pres... by Ignacio Farro, Daniel Bia, Yanina Zócalo, Juan Torrado, Federico Farro, Lucía Florio, Alicia Olascoaga, Walter Alallón, Ricardo Lluberas, Ricardo L. Armentano

“…Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (PWV) has emerged as the gold standard for non-invasive evaluation of aortic stiffness; absence of standardized methodologies of study and lack of normal and reference values have limited a wider clinical implementation. …”
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Evaluation of plasma cell sorting methods in multiple myeloma patients: flow cytometry versus magnetic beads by Yu Jeong Choi, Jaeguk Choi, Yehyun Kang, Saeam Shin, Seung-Tae Lee, Jong Rak Choi

“…However, detecting sensitive genetic mutations poses challenges due to the heterogeneous nature of the cell population in bone marrow aspiration. The established gold standard for cell sorting is fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS), which is associated with lengthy processing times, substantial cell quantities, and expensive equipment. …”
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A Microfluidic Biosensor for Quantitative Detection of <i>Salmonella</i> in Traditional Chinese Medicine by Yutong Wu, Yang Liu, Jinchen Ma, Shanxi Zhu, Xiaojun Zhao, Huawei Mou, Xuanqi Ke, Zhisheng Wu, Yifei Wang, Sheng Lin, Wuzhen Qi

“…In our study, a novel optical biosensor was developed for the rapid and sensitive detection of <i>Salmonella</i> in traditional Chinese medicine on a microfluidic chip. Immune gold@platinum nanocatalysts (Au@PtNCs) were utilized for specific bacterial labeling, while magnetic nano-beads (MNBs) with a novel high-gradient magnetic field were employed for the specific capture of bacteria. …”
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Effect of exercise training on cardiac autonomic function in type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Sohini Raje, G Arun Maiya, Padmakumar R, Mukund A. Prabhu, Krishnananda Nayak, Shivashankara KN, BA Shastry, Megha Nataraj

“…Cardiac autonomic reflex tests (CARTs) are the gold standard; they are non-invasive and clinically feasible for screening CAN. …”
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Impact of Clinical Factors on Generic and Disease-Specific Quality of Life in COPD and Asthma-COPD Overlap with Exacerbations by Zsófia Lázár, Alpár Horváth, Gábor Tomisa, Lilla Tamási, Veronika Müller

“…Patients with COPD (N =705) and ACO (N =148) belonging to C and D groups according to GOLD 2017 were recruited in stable condition. Demographic and clinical data were collected, spirometry was performed, and patients rated the intensity of respiratory symptoms during the previous week. …”
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Green synthesis of Au-Pt bimetallic nanoparticels using Croton caudatus Geisel leaf extract and their biological studies by P.Vijaya Kumar, K.S. Pushpavalli, Baskaran Ganesh Kumar, S.Mary Jelastin Kala, K.S. Prakash

“…In this investigation, gold-platinum (Au-Pt) bimetallic nanoparticles were synthesized employing leaf extract from Croton Caudatus Geisel. …”
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Specificity of psychological readiness for changes and personality’s maturity of the employees of the state criminal and executive service by O. V. Mitroshkina

“…Rolnic, S. Heather, M. Gold, C. Hull (translation and adaptation by N. A. …”
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Clinical study of colorViz fusion image vascular grading based on multi-phase CTA reconstruction in acute ischemic stroke by Qi Wang, Qiang Wang, Yunfa Xu, Xue Li, Dingbin Zhou, Xiaotong Sun, Bo Feng

“…The diagnostic capability of the mCTA ColorViz fusion images for identifying newly diagnosed intracranial infarction was assessed using MR-DWI as the gold standard, focusing on the degree of delayed vascular perfusion and the number of visible blood vessels. …”
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A Real-Time End-to-End Framework with a Stacked Model Using Ultrasound Video for Cardiac Septal Defect Decision-Making by Siti Nurmaini, Ria Nova, Ade Iriani Sapitri, Muhammad Naufal Rachmatullah, Bambang Tutuko, Firdaus Firdaus, Annisa Darmawahyuni, Anggun Islami, Satria Mandala, Radiyati Umi Partan, Akhiar Wista Arum, Rio Bastian

“…Echocardiography is the gold standard for the comprehensive diagnosis of cardiac septal defects (CSDs). …”
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Detection of BRAF V600E in Fine-Needle Aspiration Samples of Thyroid Nodules by Droplet Digital PCR by Sang-Yu Lu, Ying-Chao Chen, Jia-Lin Feng, Qin-Yi Zhou, Jing Chen, Chen-Fang Zhu, Miao-Miao Guo, Man-Man Zhang, Qian-Yue Zhang, Meng Lu, Liu Yang, Jing Wu, Shuang-Xia Zhao, Huai-Dong Song, Xiao-Ping Ye

“…Sanger sequencing is the gold standard for detecting BRAF V600E mutations but fails to identify low-frequency mutations. …”
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Achilles Tendon Repair by Decellularized and Engineered Xenografts in a Rabbit Model by Marta Bottagisio, Daniele D’Arrigo, Giuseppe Talò, Matilde Bongio, Marco Ferroni, Federica Boschetti, Matteo Moretti, Arianna B. Lovati

“…Then, animals were implanted with autograft (AG) as the gold standard control, decellularized graft (DG), or in vitro tissue-engineered graft (TEG) and evaluated postoperatively at 12 weeks. …”
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Closed Compression Nailing Using a New-Generation Intramedullary Nail without Autologous Bone Grafting for Humeral Shaft Nonunion by Genta Fukumoto, Tomoaki Fukui, Keisuke Oe, Atsuyuki Inui, Yutaka Mifune, Ryosuke Kuroda, Takahiro Niikura

“…Compression plating with autologous bone grafting is reported to be the gold standard for the treatment of humeral shaft nonunion. …”
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Comparative study on perovskite solar cells using P_ZnO, Al_ZnO and In_ZnO as ETMs by SCAPS-1D by Meriem Kerara, Abdelkrim Naas, Khalid Reggab

“…This study aims to investigate the effects of charge carrier density on the J-V characteristics and electrical properties (Jsc, Voc, FF, Eff) of a solar cell structure made up of FTO/ETL/CH3NH3PbI3/CuInSe2/Au. Gold makes up the back contact, and tin oxide doped with fluorine (FTO) makes up the front contact. …”
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Is Everyone Beating Around the Bush?: A Qualitative Study Examining the Status of Shared Decision-Making Between Veterans Affairs Providers and Surgical Patients in the ICU by M. Andrew Millis, MD, MPH, C. Ann Vitous, MA, MPH, Cara Ferguson, BS, Maedeh Marzoughi, BS, Erin Kim, BS, Sarah E. Bradley, PhD, MPH, CPH, Ashley Duby, MS, Pasithorn A. Suwanabol, MD, MS

“…Background:. SDM is the gold standard for decision-making in the ICU. However, it is unknown if this communication style is used in caring for critically ill surgical patients. …”
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Construction of nomogram model based on contrast-enhanced ultrasound parameters to predict the degree of pathological differentiation of hepatocellular carcinoma by Shu-Min Lian, Hong-Jing Cheng, Hong-Jing Li, Hui Wang

“…The Edmondson-Steiner pathological classification system was used as the gold standard for dividing the patients into the low-grade and high-grade groups. …”
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Validation of a novel method for localization of parathyroid adenomas using SPECT/CT by Rachelle A. LeBlanc, Andre Isaac, Jonathan Abele, Vincent L. Biron, David W. J. Côté, Matthew Hearn, Daniel A. O’Connell, Hadi Seikaly, Jeffrey R. Harris

“…Results were compared using intra-operative report as the gold standard. Overall accuracy in determining superior/inferior and right/left adenomas was calculated, as well as Cohen's Kappa to determine agreement with operative report and inter-rater reliability. …”
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