Validation testing to determine the sensitivity of lateral flow testing for asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 detection in low prevalence settings: Testing frequency and public health messag... by Jack Ferguson, Steven Dunn, Angus Best, Jeremy Mirza, Benita Percival, Megan Mayhew, Oliver Megram, Fiona Ashford, Thomas White, Emma Moles-Garcia, Liam Crawford, Tim Plant, Andrew Bosworth, Michael Kidd, Alex Richter, Jonathan Deeks, Alan McNally

“…Lateral flow devices (LFDs) are quickly being implemented for use in large-scale population surveillance programs for SARS-CoV-2 infection in the United Kingdom. …”
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Comparison of the egg recovery rates and limit of detection for soil-transmitted helminths using the Kato-Katz thick smear, faecal flotation and quantitative real-time PCR in human... by Patsy A Zendejas-Heredia, Vito Colella, Sze Fui Hii, Rebecca J Traub

“…As preventative chemotherapeutic program coverage for STH expands, the necessity of gaining insights into the relative or comparative sensitivities, in terms of limits of detection (LOD) and egg-recovery-rates (ERR) for microscopy and quantitative polymerase chain reaction qPCR-based diagnostic techniques becomes imperative to inform suitability for their intended use for large scale STH monitoring and treatment efficacy studies.…”
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Electrochemical Biosensors 3D Printed by Fused Deposition Modeling: Actualities, Trends, and Challenges by Luiz Ricardo Guterres Silva, Carlos Eduardo Costa Lopes, Auro Atsushi Tanaka, Luiza Maria Ferreira Dantas, Iranaldo Santos Silva, Jéssica Santos Stefano

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An Algorithm for Correcting Levels of Useful Signals on Interpretation of Eddy-Current Defectograms by Egor V. Kuzmin, Oleg E. Gorbunov, Petr O. Plotnikov, Vadim A. Tyukin, Vladimir A. Bashkin

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Updating “BePLi Dataset v1: Beach Plastic Litter Dataset version 1, for instance segmentation of beach plastic litter” with 13 object classesSeanoe by Mitsuko Hidaka, Koshiro Murakami, Shintaro Kawahara, Yujin Nakagawa, Daisuke Sugiyama, Shin’ichiro Kako, Daisuke Matsuoka

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Optimizing UAV performance with IoT and fuzzy linear fractional transportation models by Samaher Al-Janabi, Nawras G. Seyhood

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Real-time Smartphone Usage Surveillance System Based on YOLOv5 by Rr. Hajar Puji Sejati, Rodhiyah Mardhiyyah, Zulkhairi Zulkhairi, Nur Istiqomah, R. Imam Budi Prasetya

“…The supervision can be done by utilizing a camera to detect a smartphone. The YOLOv5 algorithm was used, which is known for its good speed and accuracy in object detection. …”
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Development and validation of a species-specific environmental DNA (eDNA) primer for endangered Asian arowana, Scleropages formosus (Teleostei: Osteoglossidae) for law enforcement... by Nurul Affiqah Edora Mohd-Azhar, Haslawati Baharuddin, Mohamad-Sufiyan Salmi, Noor Faizah Ismail, Amatul-Samahah Md. Ali, Syazwan Saidin, Adibah Abu-Bakar

“…Hence, the application of eDNA as wild population monitoring of S. formosus is possible for conservation and CITES enforcement program. • The species-specific primer of S. formosus was designed based on selected sequences obtained from GenBank • This report presents the potential application of eDNA in the management of the Malaysian 686 CITES Act for conservation monitoring of the Asian Arowana • The detection and wild population monitoring is possible through the eDNA method as complementary tools…”
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LGN-YOLO: A Leaf-Oriented Region-of-Interest Generation Method for Cotton Top Buds in Fields by Yufei Xie, Liping Chen

“…The network leverages young-leaf features around top buds to determine their approximate distribution area and integrates linear programming in the detection head to model the spatial relationship between young leaves and top buds. …”
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TB SITUATION IN RUSSIA by O. B. Nechaeva

“…HIV infection will not allow achieving a significant reduction of tuberculosis incidence and will result in the growing fatality among tuberculosis patients in the number of the regions of the Russian Federation.Currently, it is not necessary to concentrate on the number of those examined but to improve the quality of screening in the groups facing a high risk to develop tuberculosis and to consider re-organization of tuberculosis services due to the reduction of tuberculosis incidence.During 10 years (2018-2027), tuberculosis incidence is to be reduced twice. The program for tuberculosis incidence reduction is to be predicted for each region specifically, considering the current tuberculosis situation and the level of tuberculosis detection organization. …”
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Assessment of binary prediction of fraudulent advertisements in ATS candidate tracking cloud systems by V. V. Ligi-Goryaev, G. A. Mankaeva, T. B. Goldvarg, S. S. Muchkaeva, V. V. Dzhakhnaev

“…Some features that could be useful in detecting fraudulent job ads include job location, job description, job requirements, job responsibilities, company information, and recruiter data. …”
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Transfusion-transmitted infections: risks and mitigation strategies for Oropouche virus and other emerging arboviruses in Latin America and the Caribbean by Andres Moreira-Soto, Ignacio Postigo-Hidalgo, Ximena Tabares, Yannik Roell, Carlo Fischer, Eduardo Gotuzzo, Thomas Jaenisch, José Eduardo Levi, Yaniv Lustig, Jan Felix Drexler

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SPAEve Version 2: An Improved Course and Classroom Scheduling Adapted for Evening Classes by Jeremy Mondejar

“…The following features are added in this version: (a) external-reference of schedule, faculty profile, prospectus, advisory, and designation databases to reduce memory requirement and speed-up calculation; (b) detection of data that will cause run-time error; (c) userforms for ease-of-use; (d) detection of conflicts of room utilization; (d) detection of over-loaded or under-loaded faculty; (f) improved pictographic plotting of program by teacher, program by section, and room utilization; (g) determination of subjects not found on prospectus database; and (h) summary of schedules. …”
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TaqMan qPCR assays improve Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae biovar 3 and P. viridiflava (PG07) detection within the Pseudomonas sp. community of kiwifruit by Sara CAMPIGLI, Simone LUTI, Tommaso MARTELLINI, Domenico RIZZO, Linda BARTOLINI, Claudio CARRAI, Jeyaseelan BASKARATHEVAN, Luisa GHELARDINI, Francesca PEDUTO HAND, Guido MARCHI

“…At last, by proving qPCR’s capacity to detect latent infections in artificially inoculated leaves, their potential usefulness in surveillance programs and for epidemiological studies was verified.…”
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Comparative performance of Kato–Katz, POC-CCA and real-time PCR in detecting Schistosoma mansoni infection at different endemicity settings in northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional... by Getaneh Alemu, Endalkachew Nibret, Abaineh Munshea, Melaku Anegagrie, María Flores-Chávez, Tadesse Hailu, Arancha Amor

“…Abstract Background Effective detection of Schistosoma mansoni is crucial for the control and management of the infection. …”
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Decision model to control water losses in distribution networks by Marcele Elisa Fontana, Danielle Costa Morais

“…There are several alternatives for the quantification, detection and monitoring of water losses. However, in general, water companies have budgetary and other constraints that hinder implementation. …”
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Fast Spot Locating for Low-Density DNA Microarray by MinGin Kim, Jongwon Kim, Sun-Hee Kim, Jong-Dae Kim

“…To address this, we propose a rapid spot localization method that combines template matching with point pattern matching, enhanced through vectorized programming and square (box) templates. Vectorized programming accelerated the most time-consuming calculation by 82 times on a PC and was 6000 times faster on a Raspberry Pi compared to a for-loop implementation. …”
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Prediction and Correction of Software Defects in Message-Passing Interfaces Using a Static Analysis Tool and Machine Learning by Norah Abdullah Al-Johany, Fathy Elbouraey Eassa, Sanaa Abdullah Sharaf, Amin Y. Noaman, Asaad Ahmed

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Clinical-epidemiological and pathogenetic features of viral hepatitis C in the hemodialysis departments by R. N. Akalaev, G. Z. Aripkhodzhaeva, S. A. Rashidova, A. N. Abdullaev, K. A. Khashimov

“…Background. Today, the programmed hemodialysis belongs to the clinical medicine area where patients are at a constant risk of viral hepatitis infection. …”
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Performance of rapid antigen tests to detect SARS-CoV-2 variant diversity and correlation with viral culture positivity: implication for diagnostic development and future public he... by Heather Goux, Jennetta Green, Andrew Wilson, Shanmuga Sozhamannan, Stephanie A. Richard, Rhonda Colombo, David A. Lindholm, Milissa U. Jones, Brian K. Agan, Derek Larson, David L. Saunders, Rupal Mody, Jason Cox, Robert Deans, Joseph Walish, Anthony Fries, Mark P. Simons, Simon D. Pollett, Darci R. Smith

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