A comparative study of accuracy between gene Xpert (cartridge-based nucleic acid amplification test) and line probe assay in retreatment cases of sputum-positive pulmonary tubercul... by Upendra Kumar, D Dhanalakshmi, G. Sravan Kumar, V. Deepan

“…The patients who were receiving retreatment were identified by sputum for acid fast Bacilli by Ziehl–Neelsen staining method and were instructed to provide sputum samples for CBNAAT and LPA. …”
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Seropositivity of Dengue in and around Akola, Maharashtra by Seematai Prakash Katole, Sharmila S Raut, Nazneen I Malak, Nitin A Ambhore

“…Aim and Objective: To determine the seropositivity of Dengue in suspected cases in and around Akola, Maharashtra. Materials and Methods: This study was done on the samples received for dengue testing at Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College Akola Maharashtra. …”
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Evaluation of color stability of ice cream with Spirulina platensis by image processing by Boyanova Petya, Bosakova-Ardenska Atanaska, Danev Angel, Kutryanska Magdalina, Dobreva Valentina, Chavdarova Ani, Gradinarska Dilyana

“…Images of the examined ice cream samples are processed with iceColor software to extract representative color for every sample under different lighting conditions. …”
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Clinical, Bacteriological, and Molecular Study of Streptococcus equi Isolated from Horses in Baghdad, Iraq by Saif Aldeen K Abdul Latif, Afaf A Yousif

“…The objective was to investigate the clinical, bacteriological, and molecular characteristics of these infections. A total of 115 samples were collected from 100 racehorses, consisting of 85 nasal swabs from horses without abscesses and 30 samples (15 nasal swabs and 15 abscess samples) from 15 horses with abscesses. …”
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A targeted next-generation sequencing panel for identification of clinically relevant mutation profiles in solid tumours by Kakoli Das, Mandy Li Ian Tay, Elena Yaqing Yong, Khoon Leong Chuah

“…We developed an oncopanel targeting 61 cancer-associated genes and validated its efficacy by performing NGS on 43 unique samples including clinical tissues, external quality assessment samples, and reference controls. …”
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Ex Vivo Study of Laban's Role in Decreasing Hemolysis Crisis in G6PD-Deficient Patients by Wissam Zam, Loay Belal

“…The highest hemolysis level (mean: 23.11 ± 0.76%) was observed in samples with G6PD activity between 10 and 30%, while the lowest hemolysis level (mean: 5.75 ± 0.64%) was observed in samples with G6PD activity more than 60%. …”
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Analyzing Household Vehicle Ownership in the Japanese Local City: Case Study in Toyota City by Jia Yang, Hideki Kato, Ryosuke Ando, Yasuhide Nishihori

“…This study aims to understand the crucial factors affecting vehicle ownership in the local city, Japan. 14,855 household sample data in Toyota City are used as the research sample. …”
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The Art, Microbial Quality, Safety, and Physicochemical Characteristics of Jikita: A Traditional Ethiopian Fermented Beverage by Semira Kemal, Anbessa Dabassa Koricha

“…A survey was conducted to gather information on production methods, sanitary conditions, ingredient composition, and the socioeconomic importance of Jikita. …”
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Differences in Anthropometric Characteristics among Junior Soccer and Volleyball Players by Bojan Masanovic, Dusko Bjelica, Marin Corluka

“…Therefore, these fi ndings may give coaches from the region better working knowledge and suggest them to follow recent selection process methods and to be more careful during the process of talent identifi cation.…”
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Multi-Level Foreground Prompt for Incremental Object Detection by Jianwen Mo, Ronghua Zou, Hua Yuan

“…First, to obtain fewer but more representative replay samples, representative images with a high number of old class foregrounds are selected by maximizing sample structure distance, providing direct foreground information at the image level. …”
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Glucose Sensing in Saliva by Jacopo Giaretta, Riccardo Zulli, Theja Prabhakar, Ronil J. Rath, Sina Naficy, Sara Spilimbergo, Paul S. Weiss, Syamak Farajikhah, Fariba Dehghani

“…Inconvenient invasive methods such as blood tests pose burdens on both patients and the healthcare system. …”
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ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF COW'S MILK PRODUCTION ON FAMILY HOLDINGS IN SHUMADIYA AND WESTERN SERBIA by Zorica SREDOJEVIĆ, Biljana VELJKOVIĆ, Snežana JOVANOVIĆ, Predrag PERIŠIĆ, Marija GAVRILOVIĆ, Robert RADIŠIĆ

“…By applying descriptive statistics methods, it was determined that the largest share in the samples is made up of cow holdings with a size of 9 to 14 head. …”
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The Role of the Tourists in the Karst Dissolution of the Secondary Shapes inside Caves (Case Study: Hamedan Alisadr Cave) by Amjad Maleki, Mohammad Hosayn Ghobadi, Payman Karimi Soltani

“…The numbers were the result of a 60-day data gathering and the simulation of temperature and relative humidity in the experimental region inside the cave. After removing the samples from the glass chambers and determining exact physical properties, the solving and corrosion rates were obtained separately for natural and human influential factors based on weight method. 3- Result and Discussion The findings reveal that the amount of the dissolution and lamination of the secondary shapes inside the Ali Sadr Cave is 0.078 G/cm3 annually that 0.060 G/cm3 of this amount equals to 77% of the total annual dissolution of the tourists portion. …”
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Study of the influence of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene and high-density polyethylene on the properties and structure of ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber by M. D. Sokolova, A. R. Khaldeeva, M. L. Davydova, A. F. Fedorova, N. V. Shadrinov

“…The supramolecular structure of rubber samples combined with HDPE is more pronounced and exhibits greater relief than that of the original rubber. …”
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Laboratory Test Indirectly Reveals the Unreliability of RNA-Dependent 16S rRNA Amplicon Sequences in Detecting the Gut Bacterial Diversity of <i>Delia antiqua</i> by Miaomiao Li, Xin Cao, Linfeng Xu, Luyao Lin, Xiaoqing Wu, Susu Fan, Xinjian Zhang, Fangyuan Zhou

“…Results revealed significant differences in bacterial community between DNA- and RNA-dependent sequence samples. Compared to bacterial communities from wild larvae, the SynCom constructed based on RNA-dependent sequencing exhibited inhibition effects on <i>D. antiqua</i> larvae survival and body weight, while DNA-dependent SynCom did not, suggesting that DNA-dependent methods were superior for assessing symbiotic microbiota in <i>D. antiqua</i>. …”
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Tire road wear particles, microplastics and metals in sediment of stormwater detention basins: co-occurrence and ecological risk assessment by Zoé Iannuzzi, M. Carmen Casado-Martinez, Tiago De Oliveira, David Lebouil, Benoît J.D. Ferrari, Johnny Gasperi, Brice Mourier

“…Their load is high in urban sediments and more specifically in stormwater management infrastructure such as detention basins. …”
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Soil property variability in a humid natural Mediterranean environment: La Rioja, Spain Varibilidad de las propiedades del suelo en ambiente mediterráneo húmedo: La Rioja, España V... by Raimundo Jiménez-Ballesta, Victoria Íñigo, Marisol S. Andrades, Juan I. Alonso-Martirena, Álvaro Marín

“…More than half of the samples did not contain any CaCO&lt;sub&gt;3&lt;/sub&gt;, while the rest of the samples presented a variety of CaCO&lt;sub&gt;3&lt;/sub&gt;, forms, with high percentages being present in certain cases (up to 65% on the surface). …”
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RETURNABLE BAKING WASTE — A NEW TYPE OF RAW MATERIALS FOR DISTILLATES PRODUCTION (PART IV. SPIRIT DRINK) by L. N. Krikunova, E. V. Dubinina, O. N. Obodeeva

“…The mineral composition of the soften water samples prepared by the method of ion exchange and reverse osmosis was studied. …”
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Molecular identification of zoonotic taeniids metacestodes in several rodent species trapped in Central Europe by Tomáš Husák, Zuzana Čadková, Ondřej Máca, Ondřej Máca, Marek Kouba, Zdeňka Klimková, Richard Sehnal, Jana Nápravníková, Václava Hrabětová, Ivana Jankovská, Jaroslav Vadlejch, Iva Langrová

“…Further, we also identified co-infection by more metacestode species or haplotypes. No rodent liver samples tested were positive for Echinococcus multilocularis or Hydatigera taeniaeformis sensu stricto, either through morphological or molecular identification methods. …”
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Exploring animal enclosures and parasite interactions in Germany by Christopher Sander, Niko Balkenhol, Stephan Neumann

“…Three hundred and sixty fecal samples (54.46 %) tested positive for parasites using flotation and sedimentation methods. …”
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