Sex assessment from the proximal femur in a Spanish population based on three-dimensional computed tomography metric analysis by Đorojević Mirjana, Roldán Concepción, Botella Miguel, Alemán Inmaculada

“…In spite of the fact that the proximal femur exhibited high dimorphism when examining the skeletal material, there is still a lack of morphometric studies dealing with the CT imaging of this anatomical region that would confirm the relevance of the previously obtained results. …”
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Effectiveness of sanitizers on different biofilm-forming microorganisms associated with the poultry drinking water system by Tolulope T. Ogundipe, Tomi Obe

“…For biofilm production, PVC rings were inoculated (5-6 Log10 CFU/mL) in buffered peptone water, incubated at 30°C for 48 h, and detached with cotton swabs for quantification. The antibiofilm effect of the sanitizers was further assessed at MIC, 2X-MIC, 4X-MIC, and water (control). …”
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Aloe-Emodin activated by Photodynamic therapy and diode laser on carious affected dentin and survival of S. mutans. An-invitro SEM assessment by Basil Almutairi

“…SE adhesive and composite application were performed on CAD following assessment of SBS and failure mode utilizing a universal testing machine (UTM) and stereo microscope respectively. Quantification of resin tags was performed via Scanning electron Microscopy (SEM). …”
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International Proficiency Test Targeting a Large Panel of Botulinum Neurotoxin Sero- and Subtypes in Different Matrices by Christine Rasetti-Escargueil, Michel Robert Popoff, Bettina Kampa, Sylvia Worbs, Maud Marechal, Daniel Guerin, Eléa Paillares, Werner Luginbühl, Emmanuel Lemichez

“…In the framework of the EU project EuroBioTox, we organized an international proficiency test for the detection and quantification of the clinically relevant BoNT/A, B, E, and F sero- and subtypes including concentrations as low as 0.5 ng/mL. …”
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Measurement quality metrics to improve absolute microbial cell counting by Kirsten Parratt, David Newton, Joy Dunkers, Jennifer Dootz, Monique Hunter, Alshae' Logan-Jackson, Laura Pierce, Sumona Sarkar, Stephanie L. Servetas, Nancy J. Lin

“…In the absence of a ground-truth reference material for cell count, one cannot quantify the accuracy of any cell counting method, which limits method performance assessments and comparisons. …”
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Maternal blood and amnionic oxytocin receptor gene expression and serum oxytocin levels in preterm birth: a case-control study by Kumari Anukriti, Kiran Guleria, Vipin Tyagi, Amita Suneja, B D Banerjee

“…Material and methods: Seventy pregnant women in spontaneous labor delivering vaginally preterm i.e., < 37 weeks and an equal number of matched controls delivering spontaneously at term (37–42 weeks) were recruited. …”
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Robotic-Assisted XRF Testing System for In-Situ Areal Density Measurement of Light-Sensitive Explosive Coatings by Chang Xu, Haibin Xu, Ke Wu, Bo Chen, Pengju Dong, Yaguang Sui, Hai Chen

“…This work provides a reliable solution for in situ and non-destructive quality control of energetic material coatings.…”
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Sage Essential Oils: Chemical Characterization and Evaluation of the Antioxidant Activity of Commercial Samples by Beatriz Pereira de Freitas, Yasmin Santos Gonçalves da Silva, Alex de Aguiar Novo, Eliane Przytyk Jung, Leilson de Oliveira Ribeiro

“…A chemical characterization of the oils was also carried out. For this, the material obtained from local stores in the city of Rio de Janeiro was subjected to hydrodistillation in a <i>Clevenger</i> apparatus, and the identification and quantification of the compounds in the isolated oil were carried out using GC/MS. …”
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Fabry Cardiomyopathy: Myocardial Fibrosis, Inflammation, and Down‐Regulation of Mannose‐6‐Phosphate Receptors Cause Low Accessibility to Enzyme Replacement Therapy by Andrea Frustaci, Romina Verardo, Michele Magnocavallo, Emanuela Frustaci, Matteo Antonio Russo, Cristina Chimenti

“…Histologic and ultrastructural evaluation showed myocarditis in 7 of 10 patients, There was no removal of storage material while myocardial fibrosis was 9.8%±6.8% versus 3.8%±2.0% of controls. …”
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Label-free masterful spectrofluorimetric systems for minuscule tracking of natural antioxidant vincamine in the pharmaceutical, environmental, and biological samples: Comparative g... by Eman Yosrey, Heba Elmansi, Shereen Shalan, Jenny Jeehan Nasr

“…In this work, we present two label-free spectrofluorimetric systems for the swift quantification of vincamine (VN) in various matrices without the need for knotty fluorescent dyes, drastic conditions, or expensive instrumentation, which are key merits of the quantifying procedures. …”
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Discovery and genesis mechanism of high content diamondoids in the Gulong shale oil by Xuefeng Bai, Zihui Feng, Xiaochang Zhang, Qiuli Huo, Wei Jin, Jing Sun, Huasen Zeng

“…Abstract Diamondoids are an important industrial material for biomedicine and equipment manufacturing. …”
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Mid-infrared acetone gas sensors using substrate-integrated hollow waveguides augmented by advanced preconcentrators by Diandra Nunes Barreto, Carmen Schreiber, João Flávio da Silveira Petruci, Boris Mizaikoff, Vjekoslav Kokoric

“…After extensive screening, Tenax was identified as superior sorbent material providing an enrichment factor of up to 153-times, a limit of detection (LOD) of 0.118 ppm, and a limit of quantification (LOQ) of 0.393 ppm. …”
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Global research hotspots and trends of iodinated contrast agents in medical imaging: a bibliometric and visualization analysis by Yun Liu, Yonghai Dong, Fei Xie

“…The timeline analysis indicated that clusters such as “gadolinium,” “gold nanoparticles,” “image quality,” and “material decomposition” exhibited strong temporal continuity, while the keyword with the highest burst value was “digital subtraction angiography” (19.38). …”
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Study on the loss of ductility of the API 5L grade b steel using the isothermal aging process by Julio César Velázquez, Manuela Diaz-Cruz, Noé Eliseo González-Arévalo, Ulises Oswaldo Solis, Arturo Cervantes-Tobón, Selene Capula-Colindres, Roman Cabrera-Sierra

“…In addition, it was found that the percentage of elongation and area reduction tended to diminish as the material aged. This study confirms the loss of ductility in API 5L grade B steel and allows for the quantification of the changes in this property, which can help to model the material deterioration in the future or carry out mechanical behavior studies using some computational techniques.…”
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Mechanism of atrazine migration and diffusion control in soil by clay matrix composites by Xiangyu Wang, Qiang Fu, Tianxiao Li, Renjie Hou, Mo Li, Dong Liu, Fanying Kong, Mingxuan Liu, Shuqi Dong

“…The results of the study showed that the application of Sep/BC material optimized the soil physico-chemical properties: it increased the soil CEC (19.43 %), pH (7.14), EC (62.50 μs/cm). …”
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Life Cycle Assessment and Activity-Based Costing for Low-Cost Aluminum die manufacturing: A comparative study of machining process, conventional and rapid investment casting by Samina Bibi, Muhammad Sajid, Wasim Ahmad, Muhammad Asad Ali, Mirza Jahanzaib, Salman Hussain

“…A gate-to-gate system boundary was adopted for the LCA, focusing exclusively on internal production processes from material input to the completion of the aluminum mold. …”
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Quantitative gamma-ray imaging with coded aperture method by Xiuzuo Liang, Shihan Yang, Haoyan Liu, Xianchao Huang, Jianwei Li, Yingjie Wang, Tingting Hu, Shuangquan Liu, Xinmeng Liu, Xuanhou Hu, Xiaoming Wang, Zhiming Zhang, Cunfeng Wei, Lei Shuai, Long Wei

“…Abstract The radiation imaging and intensity quantification of radioactive material is attracting increasing attention in numerous applications including radiological source investigation, radiation safety, nuclear security, nuclear facility maintenance and decommissioning. …”
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Differential Expression of Hard Tissue Proteins in Hypomineralized Second Primary Molars in Comparison to Normal Teeth by Sharon Jessica, Ramya Sekar, Snehashish Ghosh, Safal Dhungel, Kavitha B., Mahesh Ramakrishnan, Shazia Fathima Jh, Monisha Prasad, Jaiganesh I., Sindhu Subramani

“…HSPM is a qualitative defect of the enamel of the second primary molars with no clear etiology. Material and Methods Total protein quantification was performed using the Bradford Protein Assay, followed by the electrophoretic separation of samples using 2D‐Gel electrophoresis to identify the proteins. …”
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Edemogenic test and hydrogen peroxide degradation rate of bleaching gels with different desensitizing agents by André Luiz Fraga Briso, Marjorie Oliveira Gallinari, Francine Benetti, Diego Valentim, Carlos Roberto Emerenciano Bueno, Fabiano Carlos Marson, Eloi Dezan Junior, Luciano Tavares Ângelo Cintra

“… Objective: The at-home bleaching technique leads to the intimate contact of the bleaching gel with gingival tissues, so this study evaluated the immediate inflammatory response, through the edemogenic test, induced by at-home bleaching gels of 10% carbamide peroxide with different desensitizing agents, the quantification of hydrogen peroxide released and bleaching gels pH. …”
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Point-of-care N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide testing in patients with heart failure: data from the DREAM study by F. I. Belyalov, N. G. Lozhkina, O. A. Shtegman, R. N. Yagudina, O. V. Kankharey, I. V. Reshina, E. E. Sergeeva, D. F. Belyalov, N. S. Belyalova, Z. Kh. Zhilokov, A. V. Aleynikova, E. A. Medvedeva, A. A. Kharitonov

“…The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of the test result relative to natriuretic peptide quantification were 0,97, 0,78, 0,91, and 0,93, respectively. …”
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