Detection of pharmaceuticals and their transformation products in seawaters using off-line solid phase extraction and liquid chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry by Aggeliki Kalogeropoulou, Christina Kosma, Triantafyllos Albanis

“…Aim: Fast urbanization of free land, industrial progress, and improvement of human life quality, have led to increased consumption of different chemical substances recognized as emerging contaminants (ECs) that are chemicals posing potential risks to the environment and human health, but are not yet subjected to regulatory criteria. …”
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Assessment of sponge sampling for real-time PCR detection of Cystoisospora suis from environmental and faecal samples from piglet-producing farms by Hendrik Loesing, Stefanie Bartelt, Vojislav Cvjetkovic, Christina Soeckler-Lionetti, Larissa Bechmann, Kerstin Kipschull, Thomas Blondel, James Mills, Nicolas Guerra, Daniel Sperling

“…The objective of the present study was to evaluate the use of sponges for environmental sampling for the detection of C. suis via real-time PCR and its suitability for surveillance programs applied on farms. …”
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Detecting Carbapenem Resistance in Enterobacteriaceae Isolates Using Carbapenem Discs and the Modified Hodge Test at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Maharashtra, India by Naik Shraddha Dinkarrao1*, Ghogare Harish Subhashrao2, Kulkarni Smita Sitaram1, Mulay Manjushree Vijay1

“…Consequently, we strongly advocate for implementing robust antimicrobial stewardship programs and infection control practices in healthcare settings to prevent CRE spread effectively.…”

An Impedimetric Genosensor for Ultrasensitive Detection of SARS-Cov-2 Genome Based on 3D Reduced Graphene Oxide and Gold Nanoparticle Composite by Zahra Izadi, Mahdi Ghasemi-Varnamkhasti, Mostafa Shakhsi-Niaei, Gh. Mobini

“…Nowadays the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has become an endemic disease throughout the world on the other hand intensive worldwide vaccination programs decreased the severity of the affection but early virus detection and disease diagnosis are still important healthcare management of infectious disease control. …”
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Lung Cancer Detection Using Bayesian Networks: A Retrospective Development and Validation Study on a Danish Population of High‐Risk Individuals by Margrethe Bang Henriksen, Florian Van Daalen, Leonard Wee, Torben Frøstrup Hansen, Lars Henrik Jensen, Claus Lohman Brasen, Ole Hilberg, Inigo Bermejo

“…ABSTRACT Background Lung cancer (LC) is the top cause of cancer deaths globally, prompting many countries to adopt LC screening programs. While screening typically relies on age and smoking intensity, more efficient risk models exist. …”
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Pest Detection in Citrus Orchards Using Sentinel-2: A Case Study on Mealybug (<i>Delottococcus aberiae</i>) in Eastern Spain by Fàtima Della Bellver, Belen Franch Gras, Italo Moletto-Lobos, César José Guerrero Benavent, Alberto San Bautista Primo, Constanza Rubio, Eric Vermote, Sebastien Saunier

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Evaluation of The Utilization of The iPosyandu Application in Enhancing Midwives&amp;rsquo; Competence in Early Pregnancy Detection Services: Mixed Methods Study by Susanti AI, Nuraini A, Rinawan FR, Adnani QES, Wirakusumah FF

“…Qualitative research employed interview protocols for in-depth interviews (n = 8), and the results were analyzed using NVivo software version 1.6.1.Results: The quantitative research findings indicated that the utilization of the iPosyandu application significantly impacted midwive’s competence in the early detection of pregnancy care (p-value &lt; 0.05). The usability of the iPosyandu program among midwive’s is considered satisfactory, with average scores of 48.65 for ease of use and satisfaction, 36.02 for information system settings, and 41.78 for utility. …”
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Cost-Effective Detection of SNPs and Structural Variations in Full-Length Genes of Wheat and Sunflower Using Multiplex PCR and Rapid Nanopore Kit by Ekaterina Polkhovskaya, Evgeniy Moskalev, Pavel Merkulov, Ksenia Dudnikova, Maxim Dudnikov, Ivan Gruzdev, Yakov Demurin, Alexander Soloviev, Ilya Kirov

“…Although current high-throughput genotyping methods are efficient in detecting known polymorphisms, they are limited when multiple variant sites are scattered along the gene. …”
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Efficacy and acceptability of a self-collected medical grade tampon as a novel vaginal sample collection tool for the detection of HPV and STIs by Valentina Milanova, Iva Lazarova, Kalina Mihaylova, Michelle Gomes, Teodora Georgieva, Jan Multmeier

“…The self-collected tampons showed sensitivity and specificity of 66.67% and 90.74% (when rinsed in TP Vial) and 83.33% and 85.42% (when rinsed in APTIMA®) for HPV detection, respectively. For bacterial vaginosis (BV) detection, the tampons exhibited sensitivity and specificity of 100.0% and 96.43% (TP Vial) and 88.89% and 98.04% (APTIMA), respectively. …”
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DMSF-YOLO: A Dynamic Multi-Scale Fusion Method for Maize Tassel Detection in UAV Low-Altitude Remote Sensing Images by Dongbin Liu, Jiandong Fang, Yudong Zhao

“…By integrating a dynamic detection head (Dyhead), superior recognition accuracy for maize tassels across various scales is achieved. …”
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Detection of plasmid-borne mcr genes conferring colistin resistance in MDR and XDR Gram-negative bacterial isolates from an Egyptian hospital by Doaa Yousef, Ahmed Soliman, Fatma Sonbol, Amal Abo Kamer, Hazem Ramadan, Mahmoud Farghali

“…Colistin resistance was phenotypically detected utilizing the broth microdilution technique. …”
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A general framework to support cost-efficient fecal egg count methods and study design choices for large-scale STH deworming programs-monitoring of therapeutic drug efficacy as a c... by Luc E Coffeng, Johnny Vlaminck, Piet Cools, Matthew Denwood, Marco Albonico, Shaali M Ame, Mio Ayana, Daniel Dana, Giuseppe Cringoli, Sake J de Vlas, Alan Fenwick, Michael French, Adama Kazienga, Jennifer Keiser, Stefanie Knopp, Gemechu Leta, Leonardo F Matoso, Maria P Maurelli, Antonio Montresor, Greg Mirams, Zeleke Mekonnen, Rodrigo Corrêa-Oliveira, Simone A Pinto, Laura Rinaldi, Somphou Sayasone, Peter Steinmann, Eurion Thomas, Jozef Vercruysse, Bruno Levecke

“…<h4>Background</h4>Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) control programs currently lack evidence-based recommendations for cost-efficient survey designs for monitoring and evaluation. …”
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Diamond-coated quartz crystal microbalance sensors: Challenges in high yield production and enhanced detection of ethanol and sars-cov-2 proteins by Tibor Izsák, Marian Varga, Michal Kočí, Ondrej Szabó, Kateřina Aubrechtová Dragounová, Gabriel Vanko, Miroslav Gál, Jana Korčeková, Michaela Hornychová, Alexandra Poturnayová, Alexander Kromka

“…This study presents the technological progress in the deposition of diamond thin films on quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) sensors. …”
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Determinants of Caregivers’ Ability to Accurately Detect Acute Malnutrition Using Color-Coded Mid-Upper Arm Circumference Tape and Pitting Edema by Benson C Singano, Collina A Tchongwe, Numeri C Geresomo, Tinna Ng’ong’ola-Manani, Aaron T Chikakuda, Alfred Ngwira, Stanley Mwase, Elsie Mawala, Benson Kazembe, Emma Budalla, Alexander A Kalimbira

“…Objectives: To identify determinants of accuracy in detecting acute malnutrition using color-coded mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) tape and pitting edema among caregivers. …”
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Metabolomic liquid biopsy dynamics predict early-stage HCC and actionable candidates of human hepatocarcinogenesis by Kornelius Schulze, Tim Daniel Rose, Lorenz Adlung, Manuela Peschka, Francesca Pagani, Joao Gorgulho, Thorben W. Fründt, Ismail Labgaa, Philipp K. Haber, Carolin Zimpel, Darko Castven, Arndt Weinmann, Teresa Garzia-Lezana, Moritz Waldmann, Thomas Renné, Hannah Voß, Manuela Moritz, Dorian Orlikowski, Hartmut Schlüter, Jan Baumbach, Myron Schwartz, Ansgar W. Lohse, Samuel Huber, Bruno Sangro, Rocio I.R. Macias, Laura Izquierdo-Sanchez, Jesus M. Banales, Henning Wege, Jens U. Marquardt, Augusto Villanueva, Josch Konstantin Pauling, Johann von Felden

“…Background &amp; Aims: Actionable candidates of hepatocarcinogenesis remain elusive, and tools for early detection are suboptimal. Our aim was to demonstrate that serum metabolome profiles reflect the initiation of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and enable the identification of biomarkers for early HCC detection and actionable candidates for chemoprevention. …”
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The microbial landscape of tumors: a deep dive into intratumoral microbiota by Sajjad Asgharzadeh, Maryam Pourhajibagher, Abbas Bahador

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Aplikasi Citra Sentinel-1 SAR untuk Deteksi Banjir di Kecamatan Sandai, Kabupaten Ketapang, Kalimantan Barat by Ria Dhanisa, Joko Sampurno, Radhitya Perdhana

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THREE-DIMENSIONAL INTERACTIVE VISUALIZATION PATHOLOGICAL ACTIVITY BRAIN by O. P. Vysotsky, T. S. Bobrova, D. I. Zmitrukevich, G. I. Ovsyankina, A. A. Boriskevich, M. V. Davydov

“…The article examines patterns of abnormal brain activity of human type «spike» and type «sharp wave». The program automatically detect the type of «Spike» and patterns such as «sharp wave»based on wavelet transform and mathematical package MATLAB. …”
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Determination of 53 volatile flavor components in strong-flavor Baijiu by gas chromatography by XU Jia, LIAO Li, ZOU Yongfang, GAN Qiao, JING Xiong, PENG Houbo, QIAN Yu

“…In order to establish an efficient and accurate method for detecting various trace components in strong-flavor (Nongxiangxing) Baijiu, a gas chromatography (GC) method for the detection of 53 volatile flavor components in strong-flavor Baijiu was established by optimizing the column types, split ratio and programmed temperature conditions. …”
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A Guided-Ensembling Approach for Cell Counting in Fluorescence Microscopy Images by C. Emre Dedeagac, Can F. Koyuncu, Michelle M. Adams, Cagatay Edemen, Berk C. Ugurdag, N. Ilgim Ardic-Avci, H. Fatih Ugurdag

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