A straightforward protocol for extracting microplastics from freshwater sediment with high organic content by Queiroz Lucas Gonçalves, de Oliveira Hallai Luana, Rocha de Moraes Beatriz, Ando Rômulo Augusto, Pompêo Marcelo, Rani-Borges Bárbara

“…Based on the efficiency of the extraction method, we proposed and applied a protocol for environmental samples. …”
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SVTSR: image super-resolution using scattering vision transformer by Jiabao Liang, Yutao Jin, Xiaoyan Chen, Haotian Huang, Yue Deng

“…Our comprehensive methodology not only outperforms state-of-the-art methods in terms of the PSNR and SSIM metrics but, more significantly, entails a reduction in model parameters exceeding tenfold when compared to the baseline model. …”
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Coagulase gene polymorphism of Staphylococcus aureus isolates: A study on dairy food products and other foods in Tehran, Iran by Mohammad Mehdi Soltan Dallal, Mohammad Reza Khoramizadeh, Solmaz Agha Amiri, Ali Akbar Saboor Yaraghi, Ramin Mazaheri Nezhad Fard

“…The current study was conducted to investigate the coagulase gene polymorphisms in S. aureus isolated from various food samples using an in house PCR-RFLP method. A total of 100 strains of S. aureus were isolated from food samples. …”
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Improving old-age mortality estimation with parental survival histories in surveys by Bruno Masquelier, Ashira Menashe-Oren, Benjamin-Samuel Schlüter, Atoumane Fall, Stephane Helleringer

“…CONTRIBUTION: Parental survival histories are a promising method to fill important data gaps around mortality at older ages, although more research is needed on possible reporting errors. …”
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Improving DNA recovery and sample throughput using the PrepFiler™ Automated Forensic DNA Extraction Kit on two customised Tecan Fluent® 1080 Automated Workstations by Nicholas J. O’Rourke, Nicholas S. Steele, Jasmine W. Tay, Colby M. Hymus, Nicholas S. Mountford, Tania M. Neave, Marie S. Rye

“…Automation of DNA extraction methods on large liquid handling platforms allows high-throughput laboratories to apply sensitive chemistries to reliably process a large number of samples, while minimising manual processes and cross-contamination.This study describes the first known implementation of the PrepFiler™ Automated Forensic DNA Extraction Kit on a Tecan Fluent® Gx 1080 Automation Workstation. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing, Sanger Sequencing, and Conventional Culture for Detecting Common Pathogens Causing Lower Respiratory Tract Infection... by Qiaolian Yi, Ge Zhang, Tong Wang, Jin Li, Wei Kang, Jingjia Zhang, Yali Liu, Yingchun Xu

“…For BALF, 49.41% (85/172) of cases showed identical results for all three methods. In 91.30% (168/184) of cases, identical results were produced by both mNGS and Sanger sequencing. mNGS detected more species in 7.61% (14/184) of cases, whereas in 2.80% (2/184) instances, the Sanger sequencing detected more microorganisms than mNGS. …”
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The Impact of COVID-19 and Lockdown on Plastic Surgery Training and Practice in India by Shalabh Kumar, Amrita More, Mandara Harikar

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Studying the Lived Experiences of a Volunteer Fighter from the Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988 (The Sample of Study: Viva Teer Comail Written By Mohsen Motlaq) by fariba nazaripourkiyaei, alireza ghobadi, Farah Torkaman

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Universal calibration of a scintillation spectrometer with a NaI(Tl) detector when measuring 137Cs activity in counting samples of arbitrary density and volume by K. A. Sednev, V. A. Nekrasov, V. S. Repin

“…The article proposes an empirical method for constructing a universal calibration for a scintillation gamma spectrometer, which allows determining the activity and specific activity of 137Cs with an accuracy of no more than 15% in counting samples of arbitrary density and volume in cylindrical containers with a volume of 250 ml and 500 ml. …”
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Phenotypical and Genotypical Comparison of Clostridium difficile Isolated from Clinical Samples: Homebrew DNA Fingerprinting versus Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing (AST) and Clos... by Javid Sisakhtpour, Fatemeh Savaheli Moghadam, Sepideh Khodaparast, Nima Khoramabadi, Ashraf Mohabati Mobarez

“…All samples underwent enriched anaerobic culture, confirmed by detection of gluD gene with PCR. …”
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Dynamic Patch-Based Sample Generation for Pulmonary Nodule Segmentation in Low-Dose CT Scans Using 3D Residual Networks for Lung Cancer Screening by Ioannis D. Marinakis, Konstantinos Karampidis, Giorgos Papadourakis, Mostefa Kara

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Assessment of the reliability of serological monitoring results based on biobank materials by A. V. Nozdracheva, T. A. Semenenko

“…It was shown that the higher the antibody level in the samples during the first study, the more it decreased after long-term storage (correlation at p<0,05). …”
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Natural deep eutectic solvents and natural solid biosorbents in microextraction techniques of organic compounds based on chromatographic techniques: A critical review by Eduardo Carasek, Lucas Morés, Natan da Cunha, Guilherme Leal Branco, Adriana Neves Dias

“…Analytical chemistry has increasingly focused on the environmental impact of its methods, with significant attention given to green principles in sample preparation. …”
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A fluorescence probe for monitoring toxic hypochlorous acid in biosystems and environmental waters with a broad pH adaptation by Junyan Ma, Zilin Jiao, Mingtao Zhao, Xiangtao Kong, Hua Xie, Zhenxing Zhang

“…This probe exhibits rapid and sensitive response, with a detection limit as low as 35 nM. More importantly, the probe is capable of functioning under highly acidic or basic conditions, exhibiting a wide pH range adaptability from pH 2–11. …”
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Assessing hard and loose “endpoints”: comparison of patient and expert Bristol Stool Scale scoring of 2280 fecal samples [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Jørgen Valeur, Vendel A. Kristensen, Marte Lie Høivik, Jennifer T. Fiennes, Gunn Helen Malmstrøm, Milada Hagen, Hanna Fjeldheim Dale

“…When the scores from the first sample per patient were compared, the experts were more likely to assign higher scores compared to the patient. …”
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About development of control levels of specific total alpha-activity in water samples for a number of sources of the centralized economic and drinking water supply in the Republic... by A. A. Pivovarov, E. A. Pivovarova, V. E. Kurganov

“…Materials and methods. The analysis is carried out on the basis of the results of laboratory studies of water sources of centralized drinking water supply of the population of the Republic of Khakassia, performed by accredited testing laboratories of institutions of the state sanitary and epidemiological service of the Republic for the period from 2001 to 2018, using alpha-beta radiometric, alpha-spectrometric methods with radiochemical preparation of counting samples, gamma-spectrometric method. …”
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Safety and Efficacy of the Supine Position with the Right Shoulder Raised versus the Left Lateral Position in Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy for Achalasia: A Large-Sample Retrospective... by Nanjun Wang, Ningli Chai, Longsong Li, Yawei Bi, Shengzhen Liu, Wengang Zhang, Shasha Wang, Enqiang Linghu

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Analyzing Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody Associated Conditions in a Large, Random Sample of Patients: A Comparison of Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay and Indirect Immunofluo... by Bedia Dinç, Emrah Salman

“…Aim: The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) in a diverse group of Turkish patients admitted to a tertiary care hospital, their clinical characteristics, and ANCA test results.Material and Methods: This retrospective study analyzed 10,726 serum samples tested for ANCA over 4.5 years. …”
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Sequential versus massively parallel strategies for molecular characterization of non-small cell lung cancer samples obtained by endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial need... by Luís Vaz Rodrigues, Marta Viegas, Ana Filipa Ladeirinha, Ana Alarcão, Luis Taborda-Barata, Rosa Cordovilla, Vitor Sousa

“…Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on NSCLC patients who underwent EBUS-TBNA and molecular characterization between January 2020 and December 2023. …”
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Patient characteristics and adverse effects of allogeneic blood transfusion following lower extremity joint replacement in rheumatoid arthritis: a nationwide inpatient sample datab... by Wenyan Geng, Lulu Ye, Xuegao Yu, Qinfeng Yang, Linlin Wang, Xiaodan Li, Qing Xiao, Jian Wang

“…Despite the potential for adverse outcomes associated with blood transfusion, the risks related to this procedure in RA patients remain underexplored, particularly within the framework of a large-scale national dataset. Methods This study analyzed data from the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) database from 2010 to 2019, identifying 66,674 patients diagnosed with RA who underwent LEJR. …”
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