Evaluation of lateral flow devices for rabies diagnosis in decomposed animal brain samples by Ryota Todoroki, Joely T. Ongtangco, Kazunori Kimitsuki, Nobuo Saito, Milagros R. Mananggit, Cornelio R. Velasco, Jaira D. Mauhay, Alyssa M. Garcia, Catalino S. Demetria, Yamada Kentaro, Akira Nishizono

“…This study evaluates the diagnostic accuracy of the ADTEC lateral flow device (LFD) for rabies post-mortem diagnosis using decomposed brain samples. Methods We used 34 animal heads submitted with a cold chain to an animal diagnostic laboratory located in central Philippines including 26 DFAT-positive and eight DFAT-negative samples. …”
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Storage Stability of Volatile Organic Compounds from Petrochemical Plant of China in Different Sample Bags by Fenglei Han, Huangrong Zhong, Ting Li, Yongqiang Wang, Fang Liu

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Mapping patterns of thought onto brain activity during movie-watching by Raven Star Wallace, Bronte Mckeown, Ian Goodall-Halliwell, Louis Chitiz, Philippe Forest, Theodoros Karapanagiotidis, Bridget Mulholland, Adam Turnbull, Tamara Vanderwal, Samyogita Hardikar, Tirso RJ Gonzalez Alam, Boris C Bernhardt, Hao-Ting Wang, Will Strawson, Michael Milham, Ting Xu, Daniel S Margulies, Giulia L Poerio, Elizabeth Jefferies, Jeremy I Skipper, Jeffrey D Wammes, Robert Leech, Jonathan Smallwood

“…However, we currently lack an understanding of how patterns of ongoing thoughts map onto the different brain systems when we watch a film, partly because methods of sampling experience disrupt the dynamics of brain activity and the experience of movie-watching. …”
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Flow-Batch Sample Preparation for Fractionation of the Stress Signaling Phytohormone Salicylic Acid in Fresh Leaves by Thiago L. Marques, Milton K. Sasaki, Lidiane C. Nunes, Fábio R. P. Rocha

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Prevalence and Associated Factors of Infertility among Married Couples of Kunnathukal Panchayath in Trivandrum District by M S Vannya, Blessed Singh, Christopher Usha, Suba Y Joice, Jibin V. Gladston

“…The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of infertility and its associated factors among married couples residing at Kunnathukal Panchayath in Trivandrum district. Materials and Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 1270 married couples residing at Kunnathukal Panchayath, selected using a cluster sampling technique. …”
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Use of Bony Landmarks during Adrenal Venous Sampling to Guide Catheterization of the Left Adrenal Vein by Lucas R. Cusumano, Sipan Mathevosian, Joshua K. Sweigert, Ravi N. Srinivasa, Aarti P. Luhar, John M. Moriarty

“…Purpose The aim of this study was to examine the utility of fluoroscopic bony landmarks in predicting the location of the left adrenal vein during adrenal vein sampling (AVS). Methods Eighty-six AVS procedures were performed in 81 patients between August 2013 and March 2020. …”
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Domain Adaptation Using the Replay Buffer: Adaptive Sampling Using Domain-Specific Classifier by Seokmin Kim, Youngbae Hwang

“…Training images are represented based on their proximity to the domain by applying a domain-specific classifier. The method then selects more representative images from the training set using adaptive sampling. …”
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A sensitive sample preparation pipeline for adventitious virus detection using Oxford Nanopore sequencing by Emmanuel K. Tsinda, Charles A. Swofford, James P.B. Strutt, José Sangerman, Raeuf Roushangar, Alexander Li, Lara M. Gomez, Aidan N. Bousquet, Caleb Neufeld, Jacqueline M. Wolfrum, Jongyoon Han, Rohan B.H. Williams, Anthony J. Sinskey, Paul W. Barone, Stacy L. Springs

“…To address this, we have developed a sensitive sample preparation workflow using concentration, nuclease treatment, and agnostic PCR methods to eliminate background signals and amplify viral contaminant reads, leading to a 3-log improvement in the limit of detection that is comparable to or better than short-read sequencing approaches. …”
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Research on the In-Depth Interpretation of Measured Pressure Data During Fluid Sampling with Dual Packers by YU Qiang, CHU Xiaodong, ZHOU Yanmin, QIN Xiaofei, KONG Sun, ZUO Youxiang

“…Dual packer is a kind of formation test pressure measurement sampling tool, the sampling process usually needs to be pumped for several hours or even more than ten hours to obtain formation fluid samples and pressure/flow rate data, but it can’t truly reflect the detection range of formation permeability. …”
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A comparison of participatory science seining and electrofishing for sampling fish assemblages in an urban river by Olivia F. Williams, Sally Petrella, Lauren Eaton, Robert Muller, Philip Kukulski, Paul Seelbach, Catherine Riseng, Karen M. Alofs

“…The majority of species captured within the reaches were shared across sampling methods although community similarity was lowest and highest in small branches. …”
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UNCERTAINTY PROPAGATION FOR LWR BURNUP BENCHMARK USING SAMPLING BASED CODE SCALE/SAMPLER by Daniel Campolina, Jan Frybort

“…Sampling based method is adopted in many fields of engineering and it is currently used to propagate uncertainties from physical parameters and from nuclear data, to integral indicators of nuclear systems. …”
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Spatially explicit metrics improve the evaluation of species distribution models facing sampling biases by Claudio A. Bracho-Estévanez, Salvador Arenas-Castro, Juan P. González-Varo, Pablo González-Moreno

“…These metrics may not adequately account for spatially biased predictions, whereas the use of spatially explicit metrics could be more informative. Here, the effectiveness of both non-spatial and spatially explicit metrics is evaluated in response to predictions affected by sampling biases. …”
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Determination of High Content of Molybdenum in Molybdenum Ore by Emission Spectrometry with Solid Sampling Technique by Xinwei GUO, Kun LI, Zhihong HAO, Jianzhen YAO, Jinli XU, Jinfeng BAI

“…It can solve possible problems, such as large sample demand, large chemical reagent use, cumbersome operation and contamination in other analytical methods.…”
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Validation and application of a visual LAMP assay for Mpox diagnosis — Insights from clinical samples in Thailand by Wansadaj Jaroenram, Yada Ongchanchai, Ravee Nitiyanontakij, Pawita Suwanwatthana, Ratchana Ponang, Wansika Kiatpathomchai

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Combining N-mixture and occupancy analysis offers a more complete picture of carnivore habitat use in Northeastern Türkiye. by J David Blount, Austin M Green, Mark Chynoweth, Emrah Çoban, Josip Kusak, Çağan H Şekercioğlu

“…Therefore, as these two methods tend to investigate habitat use at different spatial scales, when used in conjunction they can provide a more refined understanding of species' habitat use through repeat-survey sampling methods like camera trapping.…”
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Disinfection with chlorhexidine is more effective than ethanol for buttonhole cannulation in arteriovenous fistula: a randomized cross-over trial by Karin Staaf, Vendela Scheer, Lena Serrander, Anders Fernström, Fredrik Uhlin

“…Methods In this randomized, cross-over, clinical trial, we compared 5 mg/mL chlorhexidine in 70% ethanol to 70% ethanol alone with and without arm washing using serial sampling of normal skin flora directly before disinfection, immediately after the disinfectant effect time, and 2 and 4 h after disinfection during four different dialysis treatments. …”
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DPF-Bi-RRT^*: An Improved Path Planning Algorithm for Complex 3D Environments With Adaptive Sampling and Dual Potential Field Strategy by Lin Ge, Swee King Phang, Nohaidda Sariff

“…The dual potential field model lead to more flexible method in collision avoidance and can improve the precision of collision avoidance, especially in cluttered dynamical spaces. …”
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Lipid Accumulation Product Is More Related to Insulin Resistance than the Visceral Adiposity Index in the Maracaibo City Population, Venezuela by Valmore Bermúdez, Juan Salazar, Jorge Fuenmayor, Manuel Nava, Ángel Ortega, Pablo Duran, Milagros Rojas, Roberto Añez, Alejandra Rivas-Montenegro, Lissé Angarita, Maricarmen Chacín, Clímaco Cano, Manuel Velasco, Joselyn Rojas

“…To evaluate the association and diagnostic accuracy of VAI and LAP to diagnose IR in the adult population of Maracaibo city. Methods. This is a cross-sectional descriptive study with multistage sampling. …”
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Impact of microbiological molecular methodologies on adaptive sampling using nanopore sequencing in metagenomic studies by Josephine Herbert, Stanley Thompson, Angela H. Beckett, Samuel C. Robson

“…Most importantly, we demonstrated the effective application of adaptive sampling for enriching a low-abundance genome within a metagenomic sample. …”
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Potential of Dried Blood Self-Sampling for Cyclosporine C2 Monitoring in Transplant Outpatients by Alexander Benedikt Leichtle, Uta Ceglarek, Helmut Witzigmann, Gábor Gäbel, Joachim Thiery, Georg Martin Fiedler

“…The patients preferred the dried blood sampling because of the more simple and less painful procedure. …”
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