Sensory Monitoring for Breakthrough Detection in Mobile Laser Cutting of Various Materials in the Context of Improvised Explosive Device Disposal by Emre Unal, Matthias Muhr, Dominik Wild, Cathrin Theiss, Moritz Schumacher, Gerhard Holl, Peter Kaul

“…For example, breakthrough times for polystyrene ranged from 75 to 250 s depending on geometry, while sensor accuracy in detecting cutting progress exceeded 90%. Additionally, explosive residues as low as 10 ng were successfully detected post-cutting, highlighting the system’s forensic compatibility. …”
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The development and applications of circulating tumour cells, circulating tumour DNA and other emerging biomarkers for early cancer detection by David Sinclair Thomas Junior, Junjie Chai, Yong-Jie Lu

“…In this review, we evaluate the development and applications of circulating biomarkers for early cancer detection, with a focus on CTCs and ctDNA. We also briefly explore the emerging evidence on extracellular vesicles, circulating proteins and synthetic biomarkers, discuss the limitations of current approaches and provide suggestions to achieve further progress in this setting.…”
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Use of personal digital assistants to detect healthcare-associated infections in a neonatal intensive care unit in Egypt by Elham AM El-Feky, Doa’a A Saleh, Jehan El-Kholy, Ahmed Mahmoud Sayed, Yasmeen Mansi, Mohamed Hashem

“…Conclusions: This study is the first to report the use of PDAs in surveillance to detect HAIs in the NICU in our hospital. The majority of infections were acquired at the obstetric care department, indicating the importance of implementing rigorous prevention and control programs and a more detailed surveillance to identify other risk factors for infections. …”
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Immunochemical Fecal Occult Blood Test for Detection of Advanced Colonic Adenomas and Colorectal Cancer: Comparison with Colonoscopy Results by Bianca Rosa Viana Freitas, Cristiane Kibune Nagasako, Celia Regina Pavan, Sônia Letícia Silva Lorena, Fabio Guerrazzi, Cláudio Saddy Rodrigues Coy, Maria de Lourdes S. Ayrizono, Maria Aparecida Mesquita

“…Our results showed good sensitivity and specificity of the FIT for detecting advanced neoplasias. This method may be a valuable tool for future screening programs in Brazil.…”
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Detection of the 1016Gly and 989Pro Knockdown Resistance Mutations in Florida, USA <i>Aedes aegypti</i> by Alden S. Estep, Neil D. Sanscrainte, Frieda Lamberg, Darrel McStoots, Susan Gosselin

“…<i>Aedes aegypti</i> is a major arboviral disease vector and is therefore a critical target for control by public health programs. Early eradication efforts have shown that <i>Ae. aegypti</i> can rapidly build insecticide resistance, and, now, resistance to pyrethroids, the major class of adulticides used for operational control, is common in many populations. …”
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Methodic aspects of influenza and respiratory syncytial virus detection in raw wastewater and presence in treatment plants in southeastern Germany by Michael Geissler, Helene Berndt, Ella Herberger, Konrad Wilms, Roger Dumke

“…Meanwhile, further viral agents of respiratory infections were included in monitoring programs. However, differences in sample processing may impair the results comparison among studies. …”
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MDS-Net: An Image-Text Enhanced Multimodal Dual-Branch Siamese Network for Remote Sensing Change Detection by Tao Wang, Tiecheng Bai, Chao Xu, Erlei Zhang, Bin Liu, Xining Zhao, Hongming Zhang

“…Remote sensing change detection (RSCD), which aims to identify differences between bitemporal images, has made great progress through the application of deep learning methods. …”
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A new approach for detecting HPV DNA in cervical swabs: comparison of nucleic acid extraction with direct PCR by Fatih Çubuk, Muhammet Çağrı Yıldız, Fikrican Balcı, Ahmet İrgin, Savaş Aşkın, Ekrem Sağtaş, Sedat kaygusuz

“…Cervical cancer screening programs require the ability to process a large number of samples in a simple and standardized manner and obtain reliable results. …”
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Detection Of Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection in Infertile Females & Fertile Females at A Tertiary Care Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan by Rukhsana Tumrani, Seerat Fatima Tu Zahra, Hina Bukhari, Maryam Raana, Qurat Ul Ain, Maryam Zahid, Afsheen Nigar

“… Objective: To detect anti-chlamydial antibodies in infertile & fertile females of reproductive age. …”
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Mosquito species identification using convolutional neural networks with a multitiered ensemble model for novel species detection by Autumn Goodwin, Sanket Padmanabhan, Sanchit Hira, Margaret Glancey, Monet Slinowsky, Rakhil Immidisetti, Laura Scavo, Jewell Brey, Bala Murali Manoghar Sai Sudhakar, Tristan Ford, Collyn Heier, Yvonne-Marie Linton, David B. Pecor, Laura Caicedo-Quiroga, Soumyadipta Acharya

“…Using an image database of 2696 specimens from 67 mosquito species, we address the practical open-set problem with a detection algorithm for novel species. Closed-set classification of 16 known species achieved 97.04 ± 0.87% accuracy independently, and 89.07 ± 5.58% when cascaded with novelty detection. …”
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Closing Gaps in Chronic Kidney Disease Detection: Evaluating At-Home Targeted Testing in a Safety-Net Population by Megan Schultz, Katelyn Laue, Nicole Bryer, Andrew Bzowyckyj, Anuja Java, Leslie Lake, Elizabeth Talbot-Montgomery, Brit Sovic, Bri’Anna Watson, Joseph A. Vassalotti

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A Peer Support Specialist–Delivered Sexual and Intimate Partner Violence Prevention Program for Women in Substance Use Treatment: Protocol for a Single-Arm Trial by Heidi M Zinzow, Irene Pericot-Valverde, Lauren Smalls, Madelyn G Brancato, Greyson Chapman, Allison Smith, Ava Thompson, Caroline Greco, Meghan Shank, Kacey Y Eichelberger, Kimbley Smith, Alain H Litwin

“…Topics include the intersection of substance use and violence, consent, risk detection, protective behavioral strategies, and help seeking. …”
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Cost-effectiveness of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease population screening in China: based on individual data from WHO Collaborating Centre-initiated ‘Enjoying Breathing Prog... by Tiantian Zhang, Jiahuan Ai, Ke Huang, Peiyao Lu, Xiao Tang, Jieping Lei, Xue Li, Esther W. Chan, Qiming Wen, Xiaoqin Wen, Fang Fang, Cunbo Jia, Ian C. K. Wong, Jie Jiang, Ting Yang, Chen Wang, on behalf of Enjoying Breathing Program

“…The Enjoying Breathing Program (the Program), a nationwide one-time and two-step COPD screening and management program with long-term follow-up initiated by the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre (WHO CC), has demonstrated its significant clinical benefit. …”
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SNP-based diagnosis of robertsonian translocation 1;29 in Italian cattle breeds: frequency estimation and efficient detection by A. Bionda, M. Cortellari, A. Cesarani, F. Sbarra, A. Quaglia, L. Liotta, P. Parma, P. Crepaldi

“…While karyological screening programs exist for some breeds, the analysis of SNP data has proven to be a faster and more cost-effective method to identify carriers. …”
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The Horntail Snail (Macrochlamys indica): A New Invasive Pest in Florida by Alexandra M. Revynthi, Daniel Carrillo, Dakshina Seal, Vanessa E. Vassilaros, Paul E. Kendra

“… The horntail snail was detected, in August 2020, in Miami-Dade County. This snail is considered of quarantine importance in the United States because it can become an agricultural pest and potentially host parasitic nematodes of medical significance. …”
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Numerical simulation of experiments on determining the type of initial anisotropy of an elastic material by D.V. Khristich, D.A. Sukhorukov, M.Yu. Sokolova

“…The concept of canonical axes of anisotropy of the material, in which the largest number of elements of the elastic compliance tensor is equal to zero, is introduced. A program of experiments that allows one to determine the type of an anisotropic material without finding all the components of the elastic compliance tensor in an arbitrary laboratory coordinate system and, simultaneously, to detect the position of the canonical axes of anisotropy in the material is developed. …”
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Physical education of students, considering their physical fitness level by A.S. Andres

“…In experimental group (n=50) loads were directed at training of leading (better trained) physical qualities. Results: we detected higher physical culture-sport activity of students in conditions of the author’s program’s application. …”
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Comparative performance of tuberculin and defined-antigen cocktails for detecting bovine tuberculosis in BCG-vaccinated cattle in natural settings by Abebe Fromsa, Andrew J. K. Conlan, Sreenidhi Srinivasan, Balako Gumi, Wegene Bedada, Miserach Zeleke, Dawit Worku, Matios Lakew, Biniam Tadesse, Berecha Bayissa, Asegedech Sirak, Musse Girma Abdela, Getnet Abie Mekonnen, Tesfaye Chibssa, Maroudam Veerasami, Gareth J. Jones, H. Martin Vordermeier, Nick Juleff, James L. N. Wood, Gobena Ameni, Vivek Kapur

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Improving the quality of life of the elderly through a healthy and active lifestyle in Kepandean Village, Tegal District by Istiqomah Dwi Andari, Adevia Maulidya Chikmah, Riska Arsita Harnawati

“…Carrying out regular health checks can provide aspects in detecting health problems that may require immediate treatment. …”
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MetaFL: Metamorphic fault localisation using weakly supervised deep learning by Lingfeng Fu, Yan Lei, Meng Yan, Ling Xu, Zhou Xu, Xiaohong Zhang

“…A failure is detected by comparing program output with a test oracle which is the standard answer for the given input. …”
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