Biofilm formation, methicillin resistance and SCCmec types among Staphylococcus aureus isolated from clinical samples from a tertiary care hospital, in Nepal by Sarita Manandhar, Dipesh Karn, Mahendra Raj Shrestha, Jivan Shakya, Anjana Singh

“…This study aimed to detect biofilm formation ability among methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clinical isolates and determine SCCmec types. Methods A total of 115 S. aureus were isolated from various clinical samples collected at Nepal Armed Police Hospital from August 2022 to February 2023. …”
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Association between human herpesviruses infections and childhood neurodevelopmental disorders: insights from two-sample mendelian randomization analyses and systematic review with... by Liwei Fang, Zuojun Wang, Jingyi Zhao, Xun Wu, Shunxin Wang, Hui Gao, De Wu

“…Given the high prevalence of human herpesviruses (HHVs), the associations between HHVs infection and the risk of NDDs warrant explored. Methods Our study employs a two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis and systematic review with meta-analysis to investigate whether genetically predicted HHVs infection are linked to three main childhood NDDs—autism spectrum disorder (ASD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and Tourette syndrome (TS). …”
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Sleep quality among sample of Egyptian patients with Alzheimer’s disease: risk factors and role of genetic profiling for ACE, ACE 2 and APO E genotypes by Khaled Ahmed Elbeh, Mohamed Abdala Abbas, Mohammed H. Hassan, Mohamed Moslem Hefny, Shimaa Fathy Sakr, Reham Bakry Mohamed, Mahmoud Ahmed Bekiet, Tarek Desoky

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Evaluation of lncRNA SOX2OT gene expression in breast cancer patients and its association with prognosis of disease: a paired sample study by Mahshid Yousefi, Mehdi Karimi, Abolhasan Rezaei, Masoud Mortezazadeh, Sheyda Akhshabi, Alireza Yousefi Ladmakhi, Niyousha Shirsalimi, Ehsan Kamali Yazdi, Seyyed Taher Seyyed Mahmoudi, Mehdi Kashani, Abbas Mofidi

“…A total of 40 breast tissue samples were collected from 20 breast cancer patients, including 20 samples from tumor tissues and 20 from adjacent non-tumor marginal areas of the same patients. …”
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Technical considerations regarding saliva sample collection to achieve comparable protein identification and detection via one- and two-dimensional gel electrophoresis among humans by Szabolcs Maar, Lilla Czuni, Jørgen Kosberg Hassve, Aniko Takatsy, Szilard Rendeki, Tibor Mintal, Ferenc Gallyas, Jr., Ildiko Bock-Marquette

“…RNA is easily degradable, thus it is paramount to supplement the samples with protective agents, such as RNAlater, to achieve accurate quantitative results. …”
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Atrial fibrillation or flutter in patients undergoing stem cell transplantation, in-hospital and post-discharge outcomes in a large nationwide sample across the United States by Raja Zaghlol, Elena Deych, Nina Manian, Ahmed Altibi, Joshua D. Mitchell

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Method selection affects the estimates of residency and site fidelity in bottlenose dolphins: testing sensitivity and performance of different methods using mark-resight data by Israel Huesca-Domínguez, Eduardo Morteo, Luis Gerardo Abarca-Arenas, Brian C. Balmer, Tara M. Cox, Christian A. Delfín-Alfonso, Isabel C. Hernández-Candelario

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Incidence‐data‐based species richness estimation via a Beta‐Binomial model by Chun‐Huo Chiu

“…For species individual with spatial aggregation, individual‐unit‐based random sampling scheme is difficult to implement, and quadrat‐unit‐based sampling scheme is more available to implement and more likely to fit the model assumption of random sampling. …”
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Assessment of reconstruction accuracy for under-sampled 31P-MRS data using compressed sensing and a low rank Hankel matrix completion approach by Jossian A. García, Michael D. Noseworthy, Alejandro Santos-Díaz

“…We present an evaluation of the influence of the undersampling pattern in the quality of the signal reconstruction through a series of experiments in 31P-MRS data using the low rank Hankel matrix completion as the reconstruction method. Our results demonstrate that the reconstruction accuracy is heavily influenced by the selection of specific samples rather than the undersampling factor. …”
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Psychometric validation and item invariance of the French version of the Brief Resilience Scale in a sample of French university students following the first COVID-19 lockdown by Anja Todorović, Stéphanie Bourion-Bédès, Hélène Rousseau, Cédric Baumann

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Improving SOC estimation in low-relief farmlands using time-series crop spectral variables and harmonic component variables based on minimum sample size by Chenjie Lin, Ling Zhang, Nan Zhong

“…This method considers more information on crop growth and minimum sample size. …”
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The Effect of Layer Thickness and Nozzle Diameter in Fused Deposition Modelling Printing on the Flexural Strength of Zirconia Ceramic Samples Produced by a Multistage Manufacturing... by Anton Smirnov, Oleg Yanushevich, Natella Krikheli, Yulia Zhukovskaya, Mihail Soloninkin, Petr Naumenko, Nestor Washington Solis Pinargote, Pavel Peretyagin, Sergey Grigoriev, Nikita Nikitin

“…The maximum (684 MPa) strength value was found in a sample printed with a layer thickness of 0.2 mm. The minimum layer thickness ensures a more uniform distribution of ceramic particles and minimizes defects in samples that occur during FDM printing. …”
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BIOFEEDBACK AS A METHOD FOR STUDENTS’ MENTAL STATE ASSESSMENT by M. Yu. Ababkova, V. L. Leontieva

“…It is proved that application of active methods of training unlike traditional ones is more effective in terms of impact on health, adaptability and efficiency of mentality of students. …”
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Zigzag Reinforcement Method for 3D Concrete Printing by Bahram Ahadi, Mercedes Valiente López

“…Unlike the unreinforced specimen, where cracks propagated vertically, the zigzag reinforcement redirected crack propagation horizontally, allowing the beams to carry more load. Additionally, the steel-reinforced sample demonstrated a 68% increase in maximum flexural moment and a 286% increase in flexibility compared to the control specimen. …”
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A new method for analyzing gene expression data by PAN Hai-yan, ZHU Jun, HAN Dan-fu

“…In current, logarithmic ratios are usually analyzed directly by various clustering methods, which may introduce bias interpretation in identifying groups of genes or samples. …”
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Silicon nitride porous ceramics prepared by sacrificial method by R. Chiba, F. M. S. Carvalho, C. C. Guedes-Silva

“…The findings demonstrated that all samples developed a microstructure with β-Si3N4 grains, but α-Si3N4 and wollastonite were also identified. …”
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METHODICAL APPROACH TO ASSESSMENT OF THE MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES IN ACUPUNCTURE OF TONGUE by N. Pirovski, N. Dimitrov, D. Atanasova

“…The sagittal cuts provide the largest area for single-cut exploration, as well as are more suitable than others to track the acupuncture channel in the chosen for our study point. …”
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A Visual Measurement Method for Large-Sized Parts by Junkai Yang

“…The experimental results show that the machine vision-based battery box part dimensions measurement method proposed in this paper improves the current measurement efficiency by more than 50 times, the measurement error meets the engineering requirements, and the measurement accuracy is also significantly improved compared with other methods, and has good robustness.…”
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Seamless multi-skill learning: learning and transitioning non-similar skills in quadruped robots with limited data by Jiaxin Tu, Peng Zhai, Yueqi Zhang, Xiaoyi Wei, Zhiyan Dong, Lihua Zhang

“…As an alternative, datasets constructed using only joint positions are more accessible, but they are incomplete and lack details, making it challenging for existing methods to effectively learn and model skill transitions. …”
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Green Chemistry Method for Analyzing Bisphenol A in Milk by Angela M. Encerrado Manriquez, Wen-Yee Lee

“…A simple, fast, green, and sensitive method for determining Bisphenol A (BPA) levels in commercial milk was developed using a solventless sample preparation technique known as stir bar sorptive extraction, coupled with thermal desorption–gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. …”
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