Scalable, High‐Throughput Isolation of Extracellular Vesicles Using Electrokinetic‐Assisted Mesh Filtration: ExoFilter by KangMin Lee, Minju Bae, YongWoo Kim, SoYoung Jeon, Sujin Kang, Wonjong Rhee, Sehyun Shin

“…Most existing EV isolation methods are optimized for small‐scale laboratory samples, limiting their efficiency and scalability for large‐scale production. …”
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Cas9-based enrichment for targeted long-read metabarcoding by Lucia Nikolaeva-Reynolds, Christopher Cammies, Rosemary Crichton, Thomas E. Gorochowski

“…Metabarcoding is a valuable tool for characterizing the communities that underpin the functioning of ecosystems. However, current methods often rely on polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification for enrichment of marker genes. …”
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Incidence, Antibiogram, and Comorbid Conditions of Nontyphoidal Salmonella Infections Before and After the COVID-19 Outbreak: A Retrospective, Cross-sectional Study by Kundoly V. Suseela, Aiswariya Alex, Subi Das, V. Geethalakshmi

“…This retrospective study aimed to detect the incidence of NTS in the pre-COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 outbreak periods, along with describing the antibiogram and comorbid conditions of the patients. Materials and Methods: Using a retrospective design, from January 2015 to December 2022, we studied stool samples for the presence of NTS. …”
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Prevalence and associated risk factors of Toxoplasma gondii in female farmworkers of southeastern Turkey by Nebiye Yentur Doni, Zeynep Simsek, Gulcan Gurses, Fadile Yildiz Zeyrek, Canan Demir

“…Serum samples were analyzed by qualitative and quantitative methods for anti-T. gondii IgG and IgM antibodies with a commercially available enzyme immunoassay. …”
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Risk Prevention and Quality Control in Camel Milk Collection: Insights from Field Research by Hui Yang, Demtu Er, Yuning Liu, Hongxia Ling, Rili Ge

“…The study proposes culturally adaptive quality control methods to protect consumer health, support rural livelihoods, and standardize the camel milk market.…”
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Effect of thermal cycling on the mechanical properties of conventional, milled, and 3D-printed base resin materials: a comparative in vitro study by Shuang Xiao, Ruo-Jin Zhang, Fa-Bing Tan

“…Purpose The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of thermal cycling on the mechanical properties of conventional, milled, and 3D-printed denture base materials. Methods Unigraphics NX software was used to design the sample data, after which denture base resin samples were fabricated using conventional polymerization (conventional), milling, and 3D-printing techniques. …”
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Evaluation of the Egner–Riehm DL and Mehlich 3 Tests for the Determination of Phosphorus: The Influence of Soil Properties on Extraction Efficiency and Test Conversion by Jolanta Korzeniowska, Ewa Stanislawska-Glubiak

“…The phosphorus content was determined in all the soil and plant samples, with two methods used in the soil samples: DL and M3. …”
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Examination of Internet Usage Status and Affecting Factors in Primary School Students by Merve Kolcu, Selda Çelik, Rabiye Güney, Merdiye Şendir

“…Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the internet usage status of primary school students and the affecting factors. Materials and Methods: The population of this descriptive study included a total of 480 students studying in a primary school, and the sample consisted of 455 students. …”
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The German Version of the Gaze Anxiety Rating Scale (GARS): Reliability and Validity. by Gregor Domes, Lisa Marx, Ines Spenthof, Markus Heinrichs

“…The main objectives of the present study were to psychometrically evaluate the German translation of the GARS concerning its reliability, factorial structure, and validity.<h4>Methods</h4>Three samples of participants were enrolled in the study. (1) A non-patient sample (n = 353) completed the GARS and a set of trait questionnaires to assess internal consistency, test-retest reliability, factorial structure, and concurrent and divergent validity. (2) A sample of patients with SAD (n = 33) was compared to a healthy control group (n = 30) regarding their scores on the GARS and the trait measures.…”
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Immunoglobulin Rapid Test Sensitivity in PCR-Positive COVID-19 Patients by Ahmad A. Alharbi, Mohammad K. Alshomrani, Abdullah A. Alharbi, Abdulrahman H. Almaeen, Saad AlAsiri, Awad Al-Omari, Imad Alishat, Saeed Dolgom

“…Aim To analyze the sensitivity of IgG and IgM-based serological assays in rRT-PCR-positive COVID-19 subjects. Methods A consecutive cohort of 69 patients with COVID-19-related symptoms or recent exposure to COVID-19-positive individuals were included after taking informed consent. …”
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Assessment of Social Phobia among Students of Nursing College in Hawler Medical University at Erbil City-Iraq by Mosleh Saber Kareem, Dara Abdulla Al-Banna, Sirwan Kamel Ali

“…Conclusions: The study concluded that more than half of the study sample had social phobia and there are a highly significant relationship between academic years and social phobia among the nursing students. …”
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Radicular Cysts and Periapical Granulomas: Data Documentation for 696 Cases and Findings on Fibrosis, and Porphyromonas gingivalis and Fusobacterium nucleatum in These Lesions by Sirke Virkkunen, Terhi Kaarela, Merja Laine, Auli Suominen, Jaana Hagström, Timo Sorsa, Caj Haglund

“…In addition, we examined the presence of Porphyromonas gingivalis (Pg) and Fusobacterium nucleatum (Fn) since both are widely recognized pathogens in periodontal infections. Methods We re‐evaluated samples of RCs and PGs (n = 728) and collected data for analyses by IBM's SPSS Statistics. …”
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Predator occupancy rates in a thinned ponderosa pine forest, Arizona: A pilot study by Kevin J. Barrett, Elizabeth L. Kalies, Carol L. Chambers

“…However, our inability to develop strong models that predicted predator occupancy indicates that higher sample sizes and more habitat covariates are needed. …”
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Probing the limits of cis-acting gene regulation using a model of allelic imbalance quantitative trait loci. by Cathal Seoighe, Seán Connaire, Mehak Chopra

“…Imbalance in gene expression between alleles is a hallmark of cis-acting expression quantitative trait loci (eQTLs) and several methods have been developed to exploit allelic imbalance to support the identification of eQTLs. …”
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Family correlates of behavioral problems among adolescents in Rwanda. by Eugene Harerimana, Jean d'Amour Muziki, Eric Nshimyumuremyi, Thaoussi Uwera, Augustin Nshimiyimana, Jean Mutabaruka

“…<h4>Results</h4>Females exhibited more behavioral problems than males. Child and adolescent trauma (β = 0.705, t = 8.21, p < .001) and neglect (β = 0.147 t = 2.15, p < .05) were two significant family correlates in our sample. …”
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Replay-Based Incremental Learning Framework for Gesture Recognition Overcoming the Time-Varying Characteristics of sEMG Signals by Xingguo Zhang, Tengfei Li, Maoxun Sun, Lei Zhang, Cheng Zhang, Yue Zhang

“…The density-based spatial clustering of applications with noise (DBSCAN) algorithm is utilized to select representative samples to update the replayed dataset, achieving a 93.7% recognition rate with fewer samples, which is better than the other three conventional sample selection methods. …”
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A single-centre, randomised trial to compare diagnostic yield and safety between endobronchial cryobiopsy and endobronchial forceps biopsy procedure in patients with endobronchial... by Swapnendu Misra, Ankan Bandyopadhyay, Anupam Patra, Ritabrata Mitra, Amitava Sengupta, Somenath Kundu

“…Conclusions: Cryobiopsies were more successful than forceps biopsies particularly for diagnosis of infiltrative growth. …”
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Screening and genotyping of group B streptococcus in pregnant and non-pregnant women in Turkey by Feyza Alp, Duygu Findik, Hatice Turk Dagi, Ugur Arslan, Aybike Tazegul Pekin, Setenay Arzu Yilmaz

“… Introduction: The purpose of this study was to investigate group B streptococcus (GBS) colonization, to compare the methods, to determine the relationship between GBS carriage and risk factors, and to genotype the GBS isolates. …”
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A Comprehensive LC–MS Metabolomics Assay for Quantitative Analysis of Serum and Plasma by Lun Zhang, Jiamin Zheng, Mathew Johnson, Rupasri Mandal, Meryl Cruz, Miriam Martínez-Huélamo, Cristina Andres-Lacueva, David S. Wishart

“…In an effort to both expand the coverage and improve the accuracy of metabolite quantification in targeted metabolomics, we decided to develop a comprehensive liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS) assay that could quantitatively measure more than 700 metabolites in serum or plasma. <b>Methods:</b> The developed assay makes use of chemical derivatization followed by reverse phase LC–MS/MS and/or direct flow injection MS (DFI–MS) in both positive and negative ionization modes to separate metabolites. …”
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Get BusActive!: Protocol of a single-blinded randomised controlled trial incentivising public transport use for physical activity gain among young people and adults by Melanie J. Sharman, Oliver Stanesby, Kim A. Jose, Stephen Greaves, Anna Timperio, Elizabeth Reid, Lisa Stafford, Petr Otahal, Verity J. Cleland

“…Compared with private motor vehicle users, public transport users tend to be more physically active and financial incentives may encourage more public transport use, but these relationships are under-investigated. …”
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