Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP): An Overview of Biomarkers in Various Samples for Prediction, Diagnosis, and Prognosis by Huang D, Liu Z, Deng Y

“…Thus, the identification of relevant biomarkers and the development of simpler detection methods are important and promising. Non-invasive or minimally invasive sampling methods, along with biomarkers possessing high sensitivity and specificity, could greatly enhance neonatal screening, facilitate early diagnosis, and improve prevention of blindness in preterm infants. …”
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Benchmarking spatial transcriptomics technologies with the multi-sample SpatialBenchVisium dataset by Mei R. M. Du, Changqing Wang, Charity W. Law, Daniela Amann-Zalcenstein, Casey J. A. Anttila, Ling Ling, Peter F. Hickey, Callum J. Sargeant, Yunshun Chen, Lisa J. Ioannidis, Pradeep Rajasekhar, Raymond K. H. Yip, Kelly L. Rogers, Diana S. Hansen, Rory Bowden, Matthew E. Ritchie

“…Our analysis of replicate samples extends to explore spatially variable gene detection, the outcomes of clustering and cell deconvolution using matched single-cell RNA-sequencing data and publicly available reference data to identify cell types and tissue regions expected in the spleen. …”
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Residues Analysis and Dissipation Dynamics of Broflanilide in Rice and Its Related Environmental Samples by Guai Xie, Wenwen Zhou, Mingxia Jin, Ailin Yu, Lei Rao, Horan Jia, Juan Luo, Yichang He, Baotong Li

“…Herein, we present a method for the quantitative analysis of broflanilide residues in water, soil, and rice samples from a paddy field in Jiangxi Province, China. …”
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Genomic Characterization of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae from Clinical and Epidemiological Human Samples by Alexander Tristancho-Baró, Laura Eva Franco-Fobe, Monica Pilar Ariza, Ana Milagro, Ana Isabel López-Calleja, Blanca Fortuño, Concepción López, Miriam Latorre-Millán, Laura Clusa, Rosa Martínez, Carmen Torres, Antonio Rezusta

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On-site trace detection of explosives: From ultra-sensitive SERS to integrated detection technology by Zi-han Wang, Wei Liu, Yu Dai, Zhong-ping Liu, Meng-dan Ma, Sheng Cui, Xuan He, Yu Liu

“…The report subsequently introduces cutting-edge integration techniques that are compatible with SERS, such as portable Raman instruments, on-site wipeable sampling technology and microfluidic devices, all of which are major advances in promoting on-site high-throughput explosives detection programs. …”
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Cross-Domain Feature Enhancement-Based Password Guessing Method for Small Samples by Cheng Liu, Junrong Li, Xiheng Liu, Bo Li, Mengsu Hou, Wei Yu, Yujun Li, Wenjun Liu

“…This paper introduces a small-sample password guessing technique that enhances cross-domain features. …”
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Genotyping from targeted NGS data based on a small set of SNPs correctly matches patient samples by Deyan Yordanov Yosifov, Christof Schneider, Stephan Stilgenbauer, Daniel Mertens, Eugen Tausch

“…We provide an R function for automated detection of sample swaps and mislabelling to the community as a free and open-source tool.…”
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Versatility Evaluation of Landslide Risk with Window Sizes and Sampling Techniques Based on Deep Learning by Fudong Ren, Koichi Isobe

“…These techniques, less commonly applied in traditional machine learning approaches to landslide detection, help address the issue of data imbalance often seen in landslide datasets, where instances of landslides are far outnumbered by non-landslide occurrences. …”
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The prevalence of nine human herpesviruses in urogenital samples from young women in Finland by Hanna Välimaa, Tiina Eriksson, Matti Lehtinen, Ville N. Pimenoff, Mirja Puolakkainen

“…Similarly, EBV DNA was detected more frequently in women with DNA from sexually transmitted microbes in their samples (C. trachomatis, Mycoplasma genitalium, HPV, or HSV), with a prevalence of 11.4% compared to 4.0% (p = 0.0132). …”
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Fractional Analysis of Th2-Type Cytokines in Sequential Samples of Induced Sputum by Rame Taha, Q Hamid, Ron Olivenstein

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Pseudorabies Virus Prevalence in Lung Samples of Hunted Wild Boars in Northwestern Greece by Konstantinos Papageorgiou, Aikaterini Stoikou, Dimitrios K. Papadopoulos, Efpraxia Tsapouri-Kanoula, Ioannis A. Giantsis, Dimitrios Papadopoulos, Efthymia Stamelou, Marina Sofia, Charalambos Billinis, Chrysanthi Karapetsiou, Evanthia Petridou, Spyridon K. Kritas

“…Notably, in one sample, PRV DNA was detected without a cytopathic effect. …”
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Human Papillomavirus Prevalence and Genotype Distribution in Cervical Swab Samples in Istanbul, Turkey by Sema Alacam, Ayfer Bakir

“…The most frequently detected genotypes with HPV16 were HPV31, HPV39 and HPV52, respectively. …”
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A Reconsideration of Small Sample Studies and Absence of Equipoise as Ethical Issues in Research by Chittaranjan Andrade

“…In studies such as randomized controlled trials (RCTs), ethical requirements, inter alia, are that the study should be powered to detect the smallest clinically significant difference between treatments, and that the treatment groups should be in equipoise at the start of the trial. …”
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Patterns of chromosome abnormalities in a sample of Colombian patients with chronic myeloid leukemia by Azucena Largo-Peralta, Milena Rondón-Lagos, Diana Sánchez-Peñarete, Katherin Cordón, Cladelis Rubio, Maribel Forero-Castro

“…The BCR-ABL1 fusion gene was detected in 100 % of the 18 patients subjected RT-PCR tests. …”
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The value of metagenomic next-generation sequencing with blood samples for the diagnosis of disseminated tuberculosis by Jing Ma, Yongfang Jiang, Yongfang Jiang, Yongfang Jiang, Yan He, Huaying Zhou

“…The sensitivity of TB mNGS in blood samples was 80% for HIV-infected patients and 44.4% for non-HIV-infected individuals (p = 0.05). …”
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Practical guide to calculate sample size for chi-square test in biomedical research by Hanif Abdul Rahman, ⁠Amirul Ariffin Noraidi, ⁠Amal Nadhirah Hj Khalid, ⁠Alanna Zawani Mohamad-Adam, Nurrabiatul Haziqah Zahari, Nurezzah Ezzaty Tuming

“…This tool is designed to assist and guide researchers in determining the optimal sample size for detecting statistically significant differences in categorical data. …”
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Determination of Cystatin C Level in a Sample of Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease by Maryam Noman Salman, Ashwak Jasim kzar, Alaa S. Hamzah

“…Cystatin C is useful to detect individuals with CKD who show a little reduction in GFR as compared to serum creatinine. …”
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Effect of Iron Deficiency Anemia on IGF-1 Level Among Sample of Children by Kani Rast Noori, Abbas Abdulkadir Rabaty

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Methyl Red Based Test Strip for Identification of Formalin Compounds in Fish Samples by Lina Sun Haji, Choirun Nisa Anida, Caleysda Aprilianti, Himayah Izmi Fauziyyah, Diah Ayu Pitaloka, Zulfikar Zulfikar

“…The test strip was designed by immobilizing methyl red and NaOH in a Whatman paper matrix number 40 for 40 minutes and it has been evaluated by adding formalin samples and oxidator to the surface of the test strip. …”
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Bidirectional two-sample Mendelian randomization study of atrial fibrillation and breast cancer by Fan Ding, Fan Ding, Chen Chen, Yuling Wang, Yuling Wang, Tingting Zhu, Linke Jiao, Linke Jiao, Zihuan Shen, Zihuan Shen, Zhiwei Zhang, Lifei Lv, Xiangning Cui, Yingdong Lu

“…In this study, bidirectional two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) combined with meta-analysis was used to evaluate the causal association between BC and AF.MethodsBased on the Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) summary data sets, the Inverse variance weighted (IVW) method was used as the main method, the weighted median method and MR-Egger method were used for Bidirectional Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization, and the Egger intercept test was used to detect horizontal pleiotropy. …”
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