Off-grid field-deployable molecular diagnostic platform for malaria surveillance by Madhavinadha Prasad Kona, Armel N. Tedjou, Mary Kefi, Francesco Buongiorno, Charles S. Wondji, George Dimopoulos

“…It was also capable of discriminating between P. falciparum, P. vivax, P. malariae, P. ovale, and P. knowlesi. …”
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Estimation of Trace Elements (Zinc and Copper) in Serum of Multiple Sclerosis Patients in Baghdad City by Ammar Jabbar, Hassan Al-Saeed

“… Background: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) also known as demyelinating disease, is a condition in which the insulating coverings of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord are damaged. …”
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Metabolic Fingerprinting of Blood and Urine of Dairy Cows Affected by Bovine Leukemia Virus: A Mass Spectrometry Approach by Dawid Tobolski, Grzegorz Zwierzchowski, Roman Wójcik, Klevis Haxhiaj, David S. Wishart, Burim N. Ametaj

“…Methods: Metabolite identification in serum and urine samples was performed using a targeted metabolomics method, employing the TMIC Prime kit in combination with flow injection analysis and liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry. …”
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Impacto de los servicios de medios diagnósticos en el Hospital Integral Comunitario Valle Hermoso, Cochabamba, Bolivia by Ana Leydis Oliveros Casas, Nersa Gutiérrez Aguilera, Rosabel Expósito Hernández, Tania Maria Alberteris Osorio, Elena Tarrago Amaya

“…The variables sex, age, ethnicity, number of examinations performed, the test cost in the public sector, query conditions and population satisfaction were analyzed. …”
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Optimal selection of satellite XCO₂ images for urban CO₂ emission monitoring by A. Danjou, G. Broquet, A. Schuh, F.-M. Bréon, T. Lauvaux, T. Lauvaux

“…This study analyzes the performances of an automated method for estimating urban emissions as a function of the targeted cities and of the atmospheric conditions. …”
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CATHODOLUMINESCENCE AND RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY AS A BASIS FOR THE SELECTION OF REFERENCE SAMPLES FOR LA-ICP-MS ANALYSIS OF ZIRCON by S. L. Votyakov, M. V. Chervyakovskaya, Yu. V. Shchapova, E. A. Pankrushina, G. B. Mikhalevsky, V. S. Chervyakovsky

“…In order to develop express methods for the quantitative assessment of properties and the selection of reference samples close to investigated sample, to ensure similar conditions for the evaporation of substances and parameters of fractionation of trace elements in LA-ICP-MS, a comparative analysis of the U-Pb isotopic composition, Raman and cathodoluminescent spectra of zircon GJ-1, Plesovice, 91500, Temora-2, Mud Tank reference samples has been performed. …”
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The energy-efficient reductive tricarboxylic acid cycle drives carbon uptake and transfer to higher trophic levels within the Kueishantao shallow-water hydrothermal system by J. M. Maak, Y.-S. Lin, E. Schefuß, R. F. Aepfler, R. F. Aepfler, L.-L. Liu, M. Elvert, M. Elvert, S. I. Bühring

“…<p>Chemoautotrophic Campylobacteria utilize the reductive tricarboxylic acid (rTCA) cycle for carbon uptake, a metabolic pathway that is more energy-efficient and discriminates less against <span class="inline-formula">¹³</span>C than the Calvin–Benson–Bassham cycle. …”
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A combined measure of blood leukocytes, forced vital capacity and quantitative CT is highly predictive of mortality in IPF: results of a single-centre cohort study by Andrew Achaiah, Emily Fraser, Peter Saunders, Rachel Hoyles, Rachel Benamore, Ling-Pei Ho

“…Abstract Background Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive fibrotic condition. Serial FVC monitoring is most commonly used to assess progression of disease but FVC does not always reflect regional CT change in IPF. …”
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Identification of biomarkers for the diagnosis of chronic kidney disease (CKD) with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) by bioinformatics analysis and machine learning by Yuhang Liu, Yuhang Liu, Yong Wang, Wenyang Nie, Wenyang Nie, Zhen Wang

“…KEGG and GO analyses were performed on shared differentially expressed genes in DCM and CKD. …”
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Landslide susceptibility assessment in Western Henan Province based on a comparison of conventional and ensemble machine learning by Wen-geng Cao, Yu Fu, Qiu-yao Dong, Hai-gang Wang, Yu Ren, Ze-yan Li, Yue-ying Du

“…After analysis and comparison, the XGBoost model (AUC 0.8759) performed the best and was suitable for dealing with regression problems. …”
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An automatic measure for speech intelligibility in dysarthrias—validation across multiple languages and neurological disorders by Johannes Tröger, Felix Dörr, Louisa Schwed, Nicklas Linz, Alexandra König, Alexandra König, Alexandra König, Tabea Thies, Tabea Thies, Michael T. Barbe, Juan Rafael Orozco-Arroyave, Juan Rafael Orozco-Arroyave, Jan Rusz

“…IntroductionDysarthria, a motor speech disorder caused by muscle weakness or paralysis, severely impacts speech intelligibility and quality of life. The condition is prevalent in motor speech disorders such as Parkinson's disease (PD), atypical parkinsonism such as progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), Huntington's disease (HD), and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). …”
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An Automated Microfluidic Platform for In Vitro Raman Analysis of Living Cells by Illya Klyusko, Stefania Scalise, Francesco Guzzi, Luigi Randazzini, Simona Zaccone, Elvira Immacolata Parrotta, Valeria Lucchino, Alessio Merola, Carlo Cosentino, Ulrich Krühne, Isabella Aquila, Giovanni Cuda, Enzo Di Fabrizio, Patrizio Candeloro, Gerardo Perozziello

“…The system integrates a mini-incubator providing controlled environmental conditions and housing a microfluidic device for long-term cell culture experiments. …”
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Prediction of risk factors of plastic bronchitis in children with severe Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia by Shiyin Mu, Jia Zhai, Yongsheng Guo, Bing Huang, Yingxue Zou

“…Abstract Background Plastic bronchitis (PB) is a rare but potentially life-threatening condition that requires particular attention in pediatric patients, specifically those presenting with severe Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia (SMPP). …”
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Validation of the Nociception Level Index for the Detection of Nociception and Pain in Critically Ill Adults: Protocol for an Observational Study by Céline Gélinas, Shiva Shahiri T, Han Ting Wang, Maria Cecilia Gallani, Walid Oulehri, Denny Laporta, Philippe Richebé

“… BackgroundIn the intensive care unit (ICU), many patients are unable to communicate their pain through self-reporting or behaviors due to their critical care condition, mechanical ventilation, and medication (eg, heavily sedated or chemically paralyzed). …”
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Comparison between endovascular and surgical treatment of acute arterial occlusive mesenteric ischemia by Karri Kase, Annika Reintam Blaser, Merli Koitmäe, Peep Talving, Kadri Tamme, Stefan Acosta, Martin Björck, Miklosh Bala, Zsolt Bodnar, Martin Cahenzli, Dumitru Casian, Zaza Demetrashvili, Mario D’Oria, Virginia Durán Muñoz-Cruzado, Alastair Forbes, Morten Vetrhus, Moran Hellerman Itzhaki, Kristoffer Lein, Matthias Lindner, Cecilia I. Loudet, Dimitrios Damaskos, Alexandre Nuzzo, Sten Saar, Maximilian Scheiterle, Joel Starkopf, Anna-Liisa Voomets, Kenneth Voon, Mohammad Alif Yunus, Marko Murruste, AMESI Investigators (Collaborators), Yves Castier, Maxime Ronot, Alan Biloslavo, Lucia Paiano, Gunnar Elke, Denise Nagel, David I. Radke, Jacqueline Vilca Becerra, María Elina Abeleyra, Benjamin Hess, Mikhail Kirov, Tatjana Semenkova, Anton Nikonov, Alexey Smetkin, Geir Ivar Nedredal, Øivind Irtun, Oded Cohen-Arazi, Asaf Keda, Gheorghe Rojnoveanu, Tatiana Malcova, Felipe Pareja Ciuró, Anabel García-Leon, Carlos Javier García-Sánchez, Lim Jia Hui, Loy Yuan Ling, Ilya Kagan, Pierre Singer, Edgar Lipping, Ana Tvaladze, Damian Mole, Darja Clinch, Too Xiao Qing, Hanne Fuglseth, Jacopo Martellucci, Giulia Cerino, Donghuang Hong, Jinsheng Liu, Ernest Ong, Kursat Kundogan, Tutkun Talih, Lovenish Bains, Diego Visconti, Lorenzo Gibello, Ruhi Fadzlyana Jailani, Muhammad Amirul Ashra, Andee Dzulkarnaen Zakaria, Ahmad Faiz Najmuddin Mohd Ghazi, Nur Suriyana Abd Ghani, Mohd Fadliyazid Ab Rahim, Goran Augustin, Damir Halužan, Mohan Gurjar, Rahul Rahul, Firdaus Hayati, Jin-Jiun Mah

“…We could not identify useful best thresholds for discriminating between effective and insufficient endovascular treatment. …”
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Atributos físicos, químicos e biológicos de solo sob produção orgânica impactados por sistemas de cultivo Physical, chemical and biological attributes of soil under organic product... by Eurâimi de Q. Cunha, Luís F. Stone, Enderson P. de B. Ferreira, Agostinho D. Didonet, José A. A. Moreira

“…CA were more sensitive in discriminating common bean crop from corn crop.…”
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The sensitive Amnesia Light and Brief Assessment (ALBA) is a valid 3-min test of 4 tasks indicative of mild cognitive deficits by A. Bartos, S. Diondet

“…The ALBA is an ultra-brief and universal cognitive test suitable for assessing cognitive impairment, dementia, and other conditions. It can easily be adapted to other cultures and administered under various conditions and settings in clinical practice and research. …”
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Lipidomics-based plasma signature of alcohol-related hepatitis linked to short-term mortality by Florent Artru, Stephen Atkinson, Francesca Trovato, Luke D. Tyson, Vishal C. Patel, Nikhil Vergis, Noora Kano, Robert Goldin, Alberto Quaglia, Alexandros Pechlivanis, Phillip Morgan, Salma Mujib, Anna Cavazza, Ellen Jerome, Marc Zentar, Roosey Sheth, Maura Morrison, Evangelos Triantafyllou, Elaine Holmes, María Gómez-Romero, Mark J. McPhail, Mark Thursz

“…Background &amp; Aims: Severe alcohol-related hepatitis (sAH) is an inflammatory condition with high short-term mortality. Hypothesis-driven approaches have failed to identify effective treatments. …”
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Cellular interactions and Ion channel signatures in atrial fibrillation remodeling: insights from single-cell analysis and machine learning by Bin He, Yan Cheng, Juan Wang, Ya Zhan, YanQun Liu

“…Differential gene expression and clustering were performed, followed by principal component analysis (PCA) to identify significant cell types. …”
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Utilizing bioinformatics to identify biomarkers and analyze their expression in relation to immune cell ratios in femoral head necrosis by Dongchen Li, Dongchen Li, Zhilong Huang, Teng Ma, Yu Su, Yu Su, Zhao Li, Zhao Li, Liang Sun, Ming Li, Zhong Li, Yao Li, Qian Wang, Yao Lu

“…Hub genes were identified using the CytoHubba plugin, followed by enrichment analysis, and their expression levels were evaluated using the ROC curve. In addition, we performed expression data visualization and ROC curve analysis on the external dataset GSE74089 to further evaluate the discriminative power of the hub genes. …”
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