Simulating the Bird Eggs Illegal Trade and Improve the DNA Barcode Amplification to Combat Bird Trafficking Through Species Identification by Leandra Formentão, Daniela Núñez-Rodriguez, Andrea Rita Marrero

“…However, the amplification of larger fragments was more challenging in complex samples such as decomposed eggs, egg fluid, and broken eggshells. …”
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Relationship between Processing Method and the Glycemic Indices of Ten Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas) Cultivars Commonly Consumed in Jamaica by Perceval S. Bahado-Singh, Cliff K. Riley, Andrew O. Wheatley, Henry I. C. Lowe

“…This study investigated the effect of different traditional cooking methods on glycemic index (GI) and glycemic response of ten Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) cultivars commonly eaten in Jamaica. …”
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Development and application of a blocking ELISA method based on Cap protein for detecting antibodies against porcine circovirus 2 by Qingyan Liu, Shuolei Gao, Jiannan Li, Jingyi Yang, Yuxiang Zhu, Jun Zhu, YanJun Zhou, TongLing Shan, Wu Tong, Hao Zheng, Ning Kong, YiFeng Jiang, ChangLong Liu, GuangZhi Tong, Hai Yu

“…Consequently, there is a pressing need to develop a new blocking ELISA method that is more efficient to detect antibodies against PCV2.…”
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Further Validation of a Rapid Screening Semiquantitative Thin-Layer Chromatographic Method for Marketed Antimalarial Medicines for Adoption in Malawi by Dorcas Osei-Safo, Ibrahim Chikowe, Jerry Joe Ebow Kingsley Harrison, Daniel Konadu Yeboah, Ivan Addae-Mensah

“…In this study, we present the validation of the SQ-TLC method and propose its adoption as a rapid screening tool for field estimation of the quality of antimalarial and other essential medicines in Malawi and other parts of the developing world prior to a more accurate HPLC assay.…”
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Optimization Method and Stability Test to Determinate Luteolin, Quercetin, Apigenin, and Sinensetin Levels in Herbal Medicines Using TLC-Densitometry by Muhammad Hidayatullah, Mochammad Yuwono, Riesta Primaharinastiti

“…Therefore, standard solutions and samples must be made fresh to maintain stability.…”
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Fostering Wellness in Medical Education: A Mixed Method Study of Stress, Isolation, and Coping among Undergraduate Students in India by Yogesh Murugan, Anjali Dave, Shubham Patel, Rohitkumar Ram

“…This study aimed to evaluate stress, social isolation, associated factors, and student experiences among Indian undergraduates. Methods: A mixed method study was conducted at a medical college in Gujarat during January–March 2023. …”
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A Coupled Adaptive Kriging Model and Generalized Subset Simulation Hybrid Reliability Analysis Method for Rare Failure Events by Yunhan Ling, Huajun Peng, Yong Sun, Chao Yuan, Zining Su, Xiaoxiao Tian, Peng Nie, Hengfei Yang, Shiyuan Yang

“…The results show that the proposed method is more efficient and accurate for rare failure events.…”
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High Throughput Method for Analysis of Repeat Number for 28 Phase Variable Loci of Campylobacter jejuni Strain NCTC11168. by Lea Lango-Scholey, Jack Aidley, Alexandra Woodacre, Michael A Jones, Christopher D Bayliss

“…The genome of C. jejuni strain NCTC11168 contains 29 loci with polyG/polyC tracts of seven or more repeats. This protocol outlines a method-the 28-locus-CJ11168 PV-analysis assay-for rapidly determining ON/OFF states of 28 of these phase-variable loci in a large number of individual colonies from C. jejuni strain NCTC11168. …”
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Investigate the composition effect of Cu-Nb-B-Fe soft magnetic metallic glasses using deep learning method by ZhaoHui Huang, TianTian Zhang

“…In this paper, we introduced a universal method to predict if a composition can succeed in amorphous glass without sample preparation. …”
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Consistent trends from different methods for monitoring SARS-CoV-2 in urban wastewater during a 29-month longitudinal study by Janine McCalder, Janine McCalder, Jangwoo Lee, Jangwoo Lee, Judy Qiu, Qiaozhi Li, Linnet Immaraj, Nicole Acosta, María A. Bautista, Melissa Wilson, Barbara Waddell, Kristine Du, Aito Ueno, Rhonda Clark, Rhonda Clark, Alexander Krusina, Danielle A. Southern, Tyler Williamson, Tyler Williamson, Chloe Papparis, Paul Montesclaros, Lance Non, September Stefani, Gail Visser, Puja Pradhan, Norma Ruecker, John Conly, John Conly, John Conly, John Conly, John Conly, John Conly, Steve Hrudey, Kevin Frankowski, Bonita Lee, Bonita Lee, Michael D. Parkins, Michael D. Parkins, Michael D. Parkins, Xiaoli Pang, Xiaoli Pang, Casey R. J. Hubert

“…As this emerging technology is used more routinely, investigators should prioritize consistent application of a given workflow to a high-quality standard over time, whereas focusing on all testing programs adopting identical workflows and methods may be unnecessary.…”
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Step-Stress Test Method for Electrical Life Model Based on Cumulative Damage Curve and Its Application in XLPE Cable by Haoran BIAN, Lijun YANG, Zhipeng MA, Zhiwen DING, Zhongxuan LI

“…The step-stress test has the advantages of short time and high efficiency, and is more suitable for obtaining the electrical life model parameters of cable samples. …”
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Effect of Extraction Method on Organoleptic, Physicochemical Properties and Some Biological Activities of Olive Oil from the Algerian Chemlal Variety by Sara Messad, Souhila Bensmail, Omar Salhi, Djamila Djouahra Fahem

“…Materials and Methods: Several physicochemical and sensory parameters of olive oil samples were evaluated by referenced methods (ISO, IOC, AFNOR, etc.). …”
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Genotypic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains collected from immigrant patients in Mashhad, Iran using MIRU-VNTR method by Mahbubeh Jangi, Kiarash Ghazvini, Saman Soleimanpour, Mahdis Ghavidel, Gholamreza Hashemitabar

“… Background and Objectives: This research aimed to explore the genetic diversity and phylogenetic relationships of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) strains, as well as to assess their drug susceptibility, specifically in strains isolated from immigrant patients attending the Referral Tuberculosis Laboratory in Mashhad. Materials and Methods: A total of 52 sputum samples isolated from patients were examined utilizing the Mycobacterial Interspersed Repetitive-Unit Variable Number of Tandem Repeats (MIRU-VNTR). …”
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Sound quality control method of 110 kV transformer based on distributed variable stiffness dynamic vibration absorber by Cai Zeng, Xing Du, Songbo Guo, Jian Han, Xiaoqiong He, Xinbiao Xiao

“…To measure the actual impact of transformer noise on humans more effectively, this paper proposes to introduce the sound quality evaluation method into the evaluation of transformer noise. …”
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Influence of cooking methods on physicochemical characteristics and in vitro protein digestibility of restructured pork steak hydrolyzed by bromelain and reformed by κ-carrageenan by Putthapong Phumsombat, Nachomkamon Saengsuk, Natta Laohakunjit, Orrapun Selamassakul, Chanikan Sonklin, Phawinee Srinuan

“…Sous vide cooking retained 36 % more moisture (27 % Water holding capacity; WHC) and had 84 % lower cooking loss (4 %) than fried samples, resulting in a more tender texture (hardness reduced by 30 % compared to baked samples) and the highest IVPD (9 % higher than baked and 10 % higher than fried samples). …”
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Development of an immune-related gene signature applying Ridge method for improving immunotherapy responses and clinical outcomes in lung adenocarcinoma by Zhen Chen, Yongjun Zhang

“…Results Samples from The Cancer Genome Atlas dataset (TCGA-LUAD) were divided into two subtypes (immunosuppressive subgroup C1 and immune-activated subgroup C2); notably, the C2 subgroup was more likely to benefit from immunotherapy (p < 0.05). …”
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Development and application of a highly sensitive quadruple droplet digital PCR method for simultaneous quantification of sulfonamide resistance genes by Xirong Yin, Jiayuan Nie, Huifang Tian, Huifang Tian, Lihong Duan, Lixia Wu, Xiangdong Xu, Yumei Guo, Yumei Guo, Ke Wang, Ke Wang

“…Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop more efficient detection methods to enhance the monitoring of sul genes. …”
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Design of a parallel Helmholtz resonator structure as a hazardous greenhouse gases sensor using the transfer matrix method by Ilyas Antraoui, Ahlem Guesmi, Mohamed El Malki, Naoufel Ben Hamadi, Wesam Abd El-Fattah, Ali Khettabi, Zaky A. Zaky

“…These findings confirm the sensor’s potential for accurate, efficient gas detection relevant to respiratory health, offering significant advantages over conventional, more complex systems.…”
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Metro Foundation Pit Deformation Prediction Method Based on CNN-GRU Neural Network under Incomplete Data Condition by ZHOU Yi, WANG Zhangqiong, ZOU Yuangeng, CAI Yonghui, XU Xiaoya, ZHAO Qilin

“…These results demonstrate strong data recovery capability and high reliability of this method. Compared to the GA-BP neural network and LSTM prediction methods, the proposed method improves prediction accuracy by more than 100% and effectively addresses the issue of prediction lag. …”
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A Multi-Branch Convolution and Dynamic Weighting Method for Bearing Fault Diagnosis Based on Acoustic–Vibration Information Fusion by Xianming Sun, Yuhang Yang, Changzheng Chen, Miao Tian, Shengnan Du, Zhengqi Wang

“…Due to extended operation under high load, harsh environmental conditions, and continuous use, bearings become more susceptible to failure, leading to a higher likelihood of malfunction. …”
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