Assessing the Clinical and Functional Status of COPD Patients Using Speech Analysis During and After Exacerbation by Mayr W, Triantafyllopoulos A, Batliner A, Schuller BW, Berghaus TM

“…Our baseline for predicting patient state was an SVM model using self-reported BORG and COPD Assessment Test (CAT) scores.Results: In 50 COPD patients (52% males, 22% GOLD II, 44% GOLD III, 32% GOLD IV, all patients group E), speech analysis was superior in distinguishing during and after exacerbation status compared to BORG and CAT scores alone by achieving 84% accuracy in prediction. …”
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A novel technique for the synthesis of Au3N and its characterization using X-ray diffraction and Raman scattering techniques by S. Giri, P. Mallick, B. Mallick

“…The Raman shift of Au3N was found to be 1127.5 ± 0.3 cm−1, which is in good agreement with the theoretically calculated value obtained using density-functional theory. The prospects and future directions for the development of this novel gold nitride material are discussed.…”
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The Concept of Data Mining and Knowledge Extraction Techniques by Renas Rajab Asaad, Revink Masoud Abdulhakim

“…Let's bring back our mining example, when you plan to prospect for gold or any valuable minerals you first have to determine where you think the gold is to start digging. …”
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Validation of Computerized Automatic Calculation of the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment Score by Andrew M. Harrison, Hemang Yadav, Brian W. Pickering, Rodrigo Cartin-Ceba, Vitaly Herasevich

“…To validate the use of a computer program for the automatic calculation of the sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) score, as compared to the gold standard of manual chart review. Materials and Methods. …”
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Highly Sensitive Immunochromatographic Identification of Tetracycline Antibiotics in Milk by N. A. Taranova, A. S. Kruhlik, E. A. Zvereva, V. V. Shmanai, I. I. Vashkevich, D. A. Semyonov, S. A. Eremin, A. V. Zherdev, B. B. Dzantiev

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The impact of cryoprotectant exposure time on post-thaw viability of autologous and allogeneic hematopoietic stem cells and leukocyte subpopulations by Rimac Vladimira, Bojanić Ines, Dabelić Sanja, Ćepulić Branka Golubić

“…Although the use of cryoprotectant dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) is the gold standard in cryopreservation of hematopoietic stem cells, it is well known that it has a negative effect on cell viability. …”
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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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Protein-templated metal nanoclusters for chemical sensing by Han-Wei Chu, Girum Getachew Demissie, Chih-Ching Huang, Anisha Anand

“…Challenges and future prospects for protein-templated MNCs in chemical sensing are highlighted, marking critical pathways for upcoming research. …”
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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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Modern modes of chronic hepatitis C treatment by V. T. Ivashkin, M. V. Mayevskaya, M. A. Morozova, Ye. O. Lyusina

“…Nowadays conventional «gold standard» treatment of chronic HCV-infection is antiviral therapy by pegilated interferon and ribavirin combination. …”
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Robotic versus Open Thyroidectomy for Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: An Evidence-Based Review by Shirley Yuk Wah Liu, Enders Kwok Wai Ng

“…While open thyroidectomy (OT) is advocated as the gold standard treatment for differentiated thyroid cancer, the contemporary use of robotic thyroidectomy (RT) is often controversial. …”
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Efficacy of Keyhole Approach to Carpal Tunnel Syndrome under Ambulatory Strategy by Rodrigo Ramos-Zúñiga, César J. García-Mercado, Iván Segura-Durán, Luis A. Zepeda-Gutiérrez

“…The carpal tunnel syndrome is one of the most common entrapment neuropathies found in humans. Currently, the gold standard is surgical treatment using different modalities. …”
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Verifying the Placement of Nasogastric Tubes at an Emergency Center: Comparison of Ultrasound with Chest Radiograph by Çağdaş Yıldırım, Selçuk Coşkun, Şervan Gökhan, Gül Pamukçu Günaydın, Ayhan Özhasenekler, Uğur Özkula

“…This is a single-center, prospective, single-blind study. Patients who were admitted to our emergency department and had an indication of nasogastric tube placement were included. …”
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Defining the Pros and Cons of Open, Conventional Laparoscopy, and Robot-Assisted Pyeloplasty in a Developing Nation by Mrinal Pahwa, Archna R. Pahwa, Mohit Girotra, Rtika Ryfka Abrahm, Sachin Kathuria, Ajay Sharma

“…Historically, open dismembered pyeloplasty has been considered the gold standard intervention for correcting PUJO. The aim of this study was to compare the surgical and functional outcomes of three different approaches, namely, open, conventional laparoscopy, and robotic pyeloplasty. …”
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Staging of Laryngeal Cancer: Clinicoradiological versus Histopathological Findings using Modified Laryngeal Sectioning by Shriyash Sinha, Sarmila Sen, Somnath Saha

“…While whole organ laryngeal sectioning remains the gold standard, it is often a costly and cumbersome process. …”
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Choroid and Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbation by Özkan Kocamış, Duygu Zorlu

“…A total of 60 patients with COPD and 23 healthy controls were evaluated in the scope of this prospective, observational study. COPD patients were divided into two groups as those that were stable and those with an exacerbation based on the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) classification. …”
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PDK1/mTOR Signaling in Myeloid Cells Differentially Regulates the Early and Late Stages of Sepsis by Juan Du, Guoli Li, Mingxi Hua, Junyan Han, Yu Hao, Hui Zeng, Ang Li, Yaxian Kong

“…The cecal ligation and perforation (CLP) model is the gold standard for the polymicrobial sepsis. In the CLP mice, the myeloid cells play an important role in septic shock. …”
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Deposition of DNA Nanostructures on Highly Oriented Pyrolytic Graphite by Yanjing Gao, Jielin Chen, Jiangbo Liu, Mingqiang Li, Yichun Wang

“…In addition, DNA tetrahedron origami is employed as a rigid, precise, and programmable three‐dimensional framework for controlled patterning of gold nanoparticles on HOPG surface, demonstrating the potential for constructing plasmonic devices and arranging other functional species on sp2 carbon‐based substrates for specific applications. …”
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Performance of Routine Helicobacter pylori Invasive Tests in Patients with Dyspepsia by Hsi-Chang Lee, Ting-Chang Huang, Chin-Lin Lin, Kuan-Yang Chen, Chung-Kwe Wang, Deng-Chyang Wu

“…The gold standard for H. pylori infection was based on a positive culture or both a positive histological examination and a CLO test. …”
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Normative Data for Bone Mass in Healthy Term Infants from Birth to 1 Year of Age by Sina Gallo, Catherine A. Vanstone, Hope A. Weiler

“…For over 2 decades, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) has been the gold standard for estimating bone mineral density (BMD) and facture risk in adults. …”
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