Detectability of cytokine and chemokine using ELISA, following sample-inactivation using Triton X-100 or heat by Erica Hofer Labossiere, Sandra Gonzalez-Diaz, Stephanie Enns, Paul Lopez, Xuefen Yang, Biniam Kidane, Gloria Vazquez-Grande, Abu Bakar Siddik, Sam Kam-Pun Kung, Paul Sandstrom, Amir Ravandi, T. Blake Ball, Ruey-Chyi Su

“…This study assessed the effects of commonly used inactivation-methods, Triton X-100 (0.5%) and heat (60 °C, 1 h), on cytokine/chemokine detection in plasma, lung aspirates, and nasopharyngeal samples. …”
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Association of Birth Parameters with Refractive Status in a Sample of Caucasian Children Aged 4–17 Years by Berna Akova-Budak, Sertaç Argun Kıvanç, Osman Okan Olcaysü

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Research Trends and Features of Robotics Studies in Educational Technology and STEM Education: Data Mining on ERIC Samples by Emre Çam

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Inference for Two-Parameter Birnbaum–Saunders Distribution Based on Type-II Censored Data with Application to the Fatigue Life of Aluminum Coupon Cuts by Omar M. Bdair

“…Although the results show that the two methods yield similar parameter estimates, the Bayesian approach offers more flexible and reliable prediction intervals. …”
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“The more the better?” Association between number of antenatal care visits and components of care received: analysis of the Burundi Demographic and Health Survey 2016/2017 by Nshimirimana Clement, Tom Smekens, Lenka Benova

“… # Conclusions Coverage with routine ANC components is suboptimal in Burundi among women who receive the recommended four visits or more. While an increasing number of ANC visits was associated with an increased number of ANC components reported, rigorous mixed-methods research is needed to understand barriers and facilitators for improving the quality of care according to the national guidelines, and thus also contributing to achieving a high retention rate in the continuum of care.…”
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HPV genotyping agreement between paired cervical cytological sample and biopsy across lesion severity and vaccination by Shimin Chen, Qiaoyun Du, Jian Yin, Xiaoqian Xu, Wen Chen, Qinjing Pan, Xun Zhang, Ying Hong, Wenhua Zhang, Bin Liu, Jianfeng Cui, Shangying Hu, Fanghui Zhao

“…Results Overall, most HPV genotypes were more frequently detected in cytological samples, with seven genotypes showing statistical differences between sample types (HPV39, 51, 52, 53, 56, 58, 68/73). …”
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Influence of long-term storage of blood serum samples in a biobank for population-based seroepidemiologic studies by A. V. Nozdracheva, Т. A. Semenenko

“…To assess the safety of IgG antibodies during long-term storage of blood serum samples using measles- and rubella-specific antibodies as an example.Material and methods. …”
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Design of an Efficient Model for Psychological Disease Analysis and Prediction Using Machine Learning and Genomic Data Samples by Alparthi Kumuda, Saroj Kumar Panigrahy

“…There is a rapid growth in mental disorders, thus leading to a pressing demand for more sophisticated diagnosis techniques. Clinical assessments and symptomatic analyses for traditional diagnostics suffer from subjectivity, delayed diagnosis, and specificity deficiencies. …”
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The Interrelationship between Quality Costs and Pricing Decision-Making: An Exploratory Study on a Sample of Industrial Companies by Mohammed Hazim Issmeil Al-Ghazali

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A profile of dementia patients in a Serbian sample - experience from the center for dementia and memory disorders by Salak-Đokić Biljana, Stojković Tanja, Mandić-Stojmenović Gorana, Stefanova Elka

“…The aim of this report was to outline the frequency of diagnosis, sociodemographic and medical characteristics of patients referring to the Center for memory disorders and dementia. Methods. The sample consisted of patients registered between 2008 and 2016 who underwent comprehensive and specialized diagnostic procedures in the Center. …”
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Intimate partner violence and physical health in England: Gender stratified analyses of a probability sample survey by Ladan Hashemi, Anastasia Fadeeva, Nadia Khan, Sally McManus

“…Methods: Descriptive and multivariable regression analyses of 4120 women and 2764 men who had ever had a partner. …”
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The association between insulin resistance and risk of developing depression and anxiety disorders in a sample of Egyptian population by Hadya Elsayed Abdelfattah, Meram Mohamed Mahmoud Bekhet, Fairouz Ahmed Tawfik, Diana Guirguis Elias, Amr Mahmoud Mohamed Abd El Hady Saleh

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Identifying and Prioritizing the Opportunities and Challenges of Artificial Intelligence in Knowledge Management Based on the Hicks' Model Using the Gray Relationship Analysis Meth... by Jalal Rezaeenour, Bent-ol hoda khabbazan

“…The experts of this study are 15 experts in artificial intelligence, computer and knowledge management. The research sampling method is judgmental and the samples were selected based on expertise and the research criteria were extracted from the review of internal and external studies in the field of artificial intelligence and knowledge management. …”
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Nutritional Literacy for Individual Oral Health Among Village Health Volunteers in Public Health Region 1 of Thailand by Chollada Sorasak, Worayuth Nak‐Ai, Choosak Yuennan, Mansuang Wongsapai

“…This approach allowed for a more representative sample that accurately reflects the diversity of the VHV population. …”
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Enhancing infectious intestinal disease diagnosis through metagenomic and metatranscriptomic sequencing of 1000 human diarrhoeal samples by Edward Cunningham-Oakes, Blanca M. Perez-Sepulveda, Yan Li, Jay C. D. Hinton, Charlotte A. Nelson, K. Marie McIntyre, Maya Wardeh, Sam Haldenby, Richard Gregory, Miren Iturriza-Gómara, Christiane Hertz-Fowler, Sarah J. O’Brien, Nigel A. Cunliffe, Alistair C. Darby, on behalf of the INTEGRATE consortium

“…Sequencing nucleic acids directly from stool can overcome such constraints, but such approaches need to reliably detect pathogens identifiable by conventional methods. Methods As part of the INTEGRATE study, we analysed stool microbiomes from 1067 patients with gastroenteritis symptoms using direct sequencing, and compared findings with standard diagnostic techniques (culture, immunoassay, microscopy, and single-target PCR) and molecular assays (Luminex xTAG GPP) for detection of bacterial and viral pathogens in the UK. …”
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Evaluation of sociodemographic and nutrition-related factors for type 2 diabetes risk: a sample from Turkiye by K. Esen Karaca-Çelik, Dilek Toprak, Murat Baş, Leyla Tevfikoğlu, Meryem Kahrıman, Merve İnce-Palamutoglu, Nurhan Doğan, Dilşat Baş

“…Methods We conducted the study in Afyonkarahisar province of Turkiye with participants aged 18–65 years. …”
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Evaluating the Impact of Oral Contraceptives on Pancreatic Cancer Risk: A Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Analysis by Yuxin Tang, Yu Zhang, Shuaiyi Wang, Xinyi Shi, Xinjia Ruan, Yu Cheng, Fangrong Yan, Tiantian Liu

“…To clarify this relationship and better identify potential risk factors for PC prevention, more unbiased and robust approaches are needed. <b>Methods:</b> We investigated the potential causal relationship between OC use and PC risk using a two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis, with blood protein quantitative trait loci (pQTLs) as instrumental variables. …”
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The Association of Smoking Status and Intensity of Smoking with Blood Lipid Spectrum in a Sample of Middle-Aged Men by A. A. Alexandrov, V. B. Rozanov, M. B. Kotova, V. A. Dadaeva, E. I. Ivanova

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Femoroacetabular Impingement Morphological Changes in Sample of Patients Living in Southern Mexico Using Tomographic Angle Measures by Ricardo Cardenas-Dajdaj, Arianne Flores-Rivera, Marcos Rivero-Peraza, Nina Mendez-Dominguez

“…Methods: In this prospective study, patients with programmed abdominopelvic tomography unrelated to femoroacetabular impingement but with consistent symptoms were included. …”
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ESBL-producing Enterobacterales in food and clinical samples: antimicrobial resistance organisms and genes in Chiang Mai, Thailand by Sirikwan Dokuta, Xiao Zhang, Peerapong Jeeno, Sayamon Hongjaisee, Sumed Yadoung, Phadungkiat Khamnoi, Bajaree Chuttong, Zhou Kai, Surat Hongsibsong

“…Microbial culture-based, molecular and nucleotide sequencing methods were used in this study. Of 279 food samples, chicken meat was the most contaminated with ESBL-producing organisms (50%), followed by pork meat (48%), and tomato (2%). …”
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