Patellar Tendon Thermographic Reference Values in Healthy People: A Systematic Review by Roberto Mevi, Alessio Cabizosu

“…The heterogeneity in the way the results were provided and the low quality in some of the studies did not allow for a reference of thermographic values to be obtained.…”
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Evaluation of intraoperative cytological smears for diagnosis of brain tumors with special reference to immunohistochemistry by Saurav Sarkar, Moumita Sengupta, Chhanda Datta, Uttara Chatterjee, Samarendra Nath Ghosh

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Selection of an appropriate fluorescent reference material to assess microplastic recovery in natural waters by Noah A. D’Ascanio, Husein Almuhtaram, Robert C. Andrews

“…Successful implementation of such programs will require the development of standardized sampling protocols that can address MP particles < 20 µm, representing the most abundant sizes and relevance in terms of potential human health impacts. …”
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Reference genes for gene expression profiling in mouse models of Listeria monocytogenes infection by Lethicia Souza Tavares, Roberta Lane Oliveira-Silva, Marcelo Tigre Moura, Jéssica Barboza da Silva, Ana Maria Benko-Iseppon, José Vitor Lima-Filho

“…B2m-H3f3a-Ppia were the most stable RGs for pMØ, albeit RG indexes fine-tuned estimations of cytokine relative expression. …”
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An Improved MOEA/D Based on Reference Distance for Software Project Portfolio Optimization by Jing Xiao, Jing-Jing Li, Xi-Xi Hong, Min-Mei Huang, Xiao-Min Hu, Yong Tang, Chang-Qin Huang

“…For 4-objective optimization problem, MOEA/D_RD is the most efficient algorithm compared with MOEA/D, NSGA2, and NSGA3 in terms of coverage, distribution, and stability of solutions.…”
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Genetic Algorithms Applied to Optimize Neural Network Training in Reference Evapotranspiration Estimation by Eluã Ramos Coutinho, Jonni G.F. Madeira, Robson Mariano da Silva, Angel Ramon Sanchez Delgado, Alvaro L.G.A. Coutinho

“…The results show that the MLP-GA is, on average, 12 times faster than MLP-RD and 60 times faster than MLP-GRID, while achieving the highest precision indices in most regions, with an r of 0.99, MAE ranging from 0.11 mm to 0.20 mm, RMSE between 0.14 mm and 0.27 mm, and MPE between 2.49% and 7.09%. …”
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Challenges in Collating Spirometry Reference Data for South-Asian Children: An Observational Study. by Sooky Lum, Vassiliki Bountziouka, Philip Quanjer, Samatha Sonnappa, Angela Wade, Caroline Beardsmore, Sunil K Chhabra, Rajesh K Chudasama, Derek G Cook, Seeromanie Harding, Claudia E Kuehni, K V V Prasad, Peter H Whincup, Simon Lee, Janet Stocks

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Reference genes validation in tear fluid for RNA analysis in ocular surface disease by Diego A. Ojeda, Hooman Ahmadzadeh, Sarp Orgul, Angela Gomez Bedoya, Swati Gupta, Katherine Held, Swarup S. Swaminathan, Alfonso L. Sabater

“…Utilizing various stability analysis methods (geNorm, NormFinder, comparative ∆CT method, BestKeeper, and RefFinder), we determined that 18S, RER1, and ACTB were the most stable reference genes, while UBC and AP3D1 displayed significant variability. …”
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Gross morphological and ultrasonographic dimensions of normal feline kidney with reference to resistive index by Mohamed Ahmed Maher, Laura Palacio, Juan C. Henao, Samar H. Elsharkawy

“…Abstract Ultrasonography with color Doppler is the most quantitative analysis method for intra-renal parameters. …”
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Subjective and Objective Quality Assessment of Image: A Survey by Pedram Mohammadi, Abbas Ebrahimi-Moghadam, Shahram Shirani

“…Emphasis is given to the full-reference image quality assessment (FR-IQA) methods, and 9 often-used quality measures (including mean squared error (MSE), structural similarity index (SSIM), multi-scale structural similarity index (MS-SSIM), visual information fidelity (VIF), most apparent distortion (MAD), feature similarity measure (FSIM), feature similarity measure for color images (FSIMC), dynamic range independent measure (DRIM), and tone-mapped images quality index (TMQI)) are carefully described, and their performance and computation time on four subjective quality datasets are evaluated. …”
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Determination of reference intervals for common liver function tests among healthy adults by Abdul Baset Abbas, Ashraf Yahya, Zakaria Aloqab, Ahmed AlHudhaifi, Adhwaa Abdu Alateef, Amaturahman Morshed, Azal Qasem, Mohammed Al-Awlaqi, Shahira Alshahari, Nosiba Mohammed, Kholah Mohammed

“…Abstract Reference intervals (RIs) are significant means for health evaluation, prognosis, diagnosis, and monitoring of adverse events. …”
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A taxonomically reliable DNA barcode reference library for North Sea macrobenthos by Magdalini Christodoulou, Sofie Derycke, Kevin K. Beentjes, Hans Hillewaert, Silke Laakmann, Kennet Lundin, Elham Kamyab, Sahar Khodami, Sara Maes, Henning Reiss, Carolin Uhlir, Laure Van den Bulcke, Berry Van der Hoorn, Annelies De Backer, Pedro Martinez Arbizu

“…GEANS created a curated DNA reference library (COI) for species relevant to North Sea macrobenthos monitoring, using new sequences, non-public barcode sequences, and mined sequences from GenBank and BOLD. …”
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A near telomere-to-telomere phased reference assembly for the male mountain gorilla by David R. Nelson, Richard Muvunyi, Khaled M. Hazzouri, Jean-Claude Tumushime, Gaspard Nzayisenga, Nziza Julius, Wim Meert, Latifa Karim, Wouter Coppieters, Katherine M. Munson, DongAhn Yoo, Evan E. Eichler, Kourosh Salehi-Ashtiani, Jean-Claude Twizere

“…These represent substantial improvements over most other available primate genomes. This first high-quality reference genome of the mountain gorilla provides an invaluable resource for future studies on gorilla evolution, adaptation, and conservation, ultimately contributing to the long-term survival of this iconic species.…”
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Lipid management in patients newly referred to a vascular surgery outpatient clinic by Martina Vergouwen, BN, Ali Bayrouti, BN, RN, Halli Krzyzaniak, BSc, MD, Paul F. Petrasek, MD, FRCSC

“…Current lipid pharmacotherapy and most recent lipid panel were recorded. Results: One hundred patients with an average age of 74.1 ± 7.82 years were included. …”
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<i>N</i>-Glycosylation Profile of Abrin Certified EU Reference Material by Roland Josuran, Andreas Wenger, Sylvia Worbs, Bettina Kampa, Andreas Rummel, Brigitte G. Dorner, Sabina Gerber

“…Abrin is a highly toxic plant protein encompassing four isoforms, abrin-a, -b, -c and -d. An abrin reference material was isolated from <i>Abrus precatorius</i> and certified (EURM-113) by the EuroBioTox consortium. …”
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Clinical profile of patients with surgical brain abscesses and etiology in a reference hospital by Ana Laura Calderón-Garcidueñas, Erika Gayón-Lombardo, Alejandro Salazar-Félix, Daniel Rocandio-Hernández, Martha Lilia Tena-Suck, Carlos Sánchez-Garibay

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Selection and validation of reference genes for qRT-PCR in cultivated octoploid strawberry by Jianxin Mao, Jiqi Li, Yan Wang, Zhihong Zhang

“…RefFinder analysis determined that FaGAPC2 and FaADPrf1 were the most suitable reference genes, considering the results obtained from the abovementioned four methods. …”
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Determine Complete Blood Count Reference Values Among Healthy Adult Populations by Abbas AB, Aldomaini A, Al-Qadri AA, Algorbani Z, Aljamali S, Alsiri S, Alghorbani K, Abo Osba’a S

“…Abdul Baset Abbas, Abeer Aldomaini, Amah Alrahman Al-Qadri, Zahra’a Algorbani, Sara Aljamali, Safa Alsiri, Khadeeja Alghorbani, Saba Abo Osba’a Medical Laboratories Department, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ibb University, Ibb City, 70270, YemenCorrespondence: Abdul Baset Abbas, Email abduabbas@ibbuniv.edu.ye; abduabbas204@hotmail.comBackground: Complete blood counts (CBC) are commonly used in diagnostic medicine to evaluate normal and abnormal hematological status. Furthermore, reference values (RVs) of CBC supplied by researchers are the most reliable means of the judgment-making stage and can aid interpretation and accurate diagnosis of diseases. …”
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Effect of breed composition in genomic prediction using crossbred pig reference population by Euiseo Hong, Yoonji Chung, Phuong Thanh N. Dinh, Yoonsik Kim, Suyeon Maeng, Young jae Choi, Jaeho Lee, Woonyoung Jeong, Hyunji Choi, Seung Hwan Lee

“…These findings suggest that in multi-breed genomic prediction, the most efficient and accurate approach is either to forgo adjusting for population structure or, if adjustments are necessary, to model it as a random effect. …”
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Regionalization of the Hargreaves-Samani Coefficients to Estimate Reference Evapotranspiration in High-Altitude Areas by Apolinario Lujano, Miguel Sanchez-Delgado, Nestor Montalvo-Arquiñigo, Absalon Vasquez-Villanueva, Abel Mejia-Marcacuzco, Efrain Lujano

“…The Penman-Monteith (PM) equation is considered the most accurate method for estimating reference evapotranspiration (ETo); however, its application requires a large amount of data that is not always available. …”
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