Quantitative bead–based multiplex assay for simultaneous determination of IgG concentrations of pertussis toxin, filamentous hemagglutinin, pertactin, diphtheria, tetanus, Haemophi... by Vishal Rathod, Sagar Katke, Sumant Patil, Sachin Bhandare, Laxmikant Kadam, Manish Gautam, Prabhu Gumma, Krishna Manoj Kumar, Laura Hassall, Cathy Asokanathan, Alex Douglas-Bardsley, Kevin Markey, Sumit Gupta, Harish Rao, Sameer Parekh, Pramod Pujari, Hitt Sharma, Umesh Shaligram, Sunil Gairola

“…BackgroundMultiplex serological assays provide opportunities for seroprevalence studies and for evaluating antibodies post-vaccination. In this report, we describe the development and validation of a seven-plex bead-based assay for quantifying human immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies against pertussis toxin (PT), filamentous hemagglutinin (FHA), pertactin (PRN), diphtheria toxoid (DT), tetanus toxoid (TT), Haemophilus influenzae b (Hib), and hepatitis B (Hep B) using international reference standards.MethodsExisting international human reference sera standards are tailored for monoplex assays and, therefore, require characterization for multiplex assays. …”
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Automatic vessel segmentation and reformation of non-contrast coronary magnetic resonance angiography using transfer learning-based three-dimensional U-net with attention mechanism by Lu Lin, Yijia Zheng, Yanyu Li, Difei Jiang, Jian Cao, Jian Wang, Yueting Xiao, Xinsheng Mao, Chao Zheng, Yining Wang

“…ABSTRACT: Background: Coronary magnetic resonance angiography (CMRA) presents distinct advantages, but its reliance on manual image post-processing is labor-intensive and requires specialized knowledge. …”
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Long-term health related quality of life in adult extracorporeal membrane oxygenation survivors: a single-centre, cross-sectional study by Xiaoting Zeng, Fuxun Yang, Xiaoxiu Luo, Jiajia Li, Yunping Lan, Fan Zeng, Yu Lei, Chun Pan, Rongan Liu, Xiaobo Huang

“…The findings are intended to provide a reference for optimizing post-extracorporeal membrane oxygenation care. …”
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Covid-19 Mortality Shock: Demographic and Economic Losses in Moldova by Kozlov Vladimir, Pahomii Irina, Gagauz Olga, Šmit Jelena

“…The Covid-19 mortality pattern in Moldova appears typical for the Eastern European and post-Soviet countries, with a decline in life expectancy for 2020–2021 and a more substantial decline for women. …”
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Stimulating Multilateral Treaty Making in the Teaching of International Law by Timothy L H McCormack, Gerry J Simpson

“…Post-Pearce Report, many Australian law schools have moved to embrace the teaching of legal skills with an enthusiasm that few could have foreseen prior to 1987, or indeed, in the immediate aftermath of that Report. …”
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The Enigma of the Temple Site and the Word-play ‘Moriah’ by Martin Prudký

“…In Jewish tradition, this identification is attested in a number of texts, including one biblical reference (2 Chr 3:1). On the other hand, other biblical passages where we might expect such an identification do not contain the name ‘Moriah’ nor a precise localization. …”
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Examining the Main Properties of a “Meso-Scale” Torsional Flutter Harvester in Gusty Winds by Luca Caracoglia

“…Operational conditions and the post-critical flutter regime are investigated by numerical simulations. …”
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The Venice Charter – the foundation of heritage protection or the burden of the past? An answer through the Greek experience by Dimitrios Zygomalas

“… In the 60 years since its adoption, the Venice Charter has become a foremost point of reference in the conservation agenda of numerous countries around the globe, especially in Europe. …”
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Research Advances in Myocardial Infarction Repair and Cardiac Regenerative Medicine via the Notch Signaling Pathway by Songyan Cai, Qingyuan Dai

“…The Notch signaling pathway plays a crucial role in the post-myocardial infarction repair process and cardiac regenerative medicine. …”
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The influence of the Jigsaw learning model on mutual respect attitudes for grade VIII junior high school students by Lucky Nadya, Ridwan Santoso

“…The research data were obtained through the distribution of pre-test and post-test in which validity were tested using the product moment formula. …”
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Błoński’s Essay Years Later by Michał Głowiński

“…Głowiński’s sketch concludes the post scriptum, in which the author refers to another article, published in 2006 by Gazeta Wyborcza, regarding the current historical policy, whose proponents see Błoński’s essay as a negative reference point. …”
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A Nonlinear Prediction Model of Antislide Pile Top Displacement Based on MIC-SVR for Jurassic Landslides by Zhiping Huang, Manman Dong, Xi Du, Yongping Guan

“…The results show that the MIC-SVR model has a practical reference value for the prediction of the displacement of the top of an antislide pile in the Jurassic landslide in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area.…”
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Effect of Optical Signal Beam Shift on the Performance of Satellite Chaos Laser Safety Communication System under Space-Integrated-Ground Information Network by Mi LI, Qiang CHEN, Cheng ZENG, Xue WANG, Yisi WANG, Xiangfei CHEN

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The archaeological evidence for the appearance of pastoralism and farming in southern Africa. by Faye Lander, Thembi Russell

“…This paper is a response to the growing reference to archaeological evidence by linguists and geneticists interested in the spread of early farmers and pastoralists in southern Africa. …”
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Microstructure reconstruction via artificial neural networks: a combination of causal and non-causal approach by Kryštof Latka, Martin Doškář, Jan Zeman

“…We propose to reconstruct the image by predicting the phase of the current pixel based on its causal neighbourhood, and subsequently, use a non-causal ANN model to smooth out the reconstructed image as a form of post-processing. We also consider the impacts of different configurations of the ANN model (e.g., the number of densely connected layers, the number of neurons in each layer, the size of both the causal and non-causal neighbourhood) on the models’ predictive abilities quantified by the discrepancy between the spatial statistics of the reference and the reconstructed sample.…”
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THE ROLE OF PUBLIC SECTOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT WITHIN THE SOUTH AFRICAN PUBLIC SECTOR ENVIRONMENT by MARTINUS M SELEPE, XOLANI THUSI

“…The qualitative research methodology is adopted by the study with reference to the desktop approach which is entirely derived from secondary data. …”
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A multi-index evaluation system for tuff-asphalt mixtures exposed to long-term water damage based on the fractional grey prediction model. by Yanxia Cai, Jiaming Zhao, Chenchen Li, Jiachen Shi, Baoxin Zhang

“…Given the high susceptibility of tuff-asphalt mixtures to water damage, it is crucial to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of their post-damage performance across multiple performance metrics and integrate these indicators to assess the impact of different water-stability improvement methods on the overall performance of the mixture. …”
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Gravure printed PEDOT:PSS as anode for flexible ITO-free organic light emitting diodes by M. Montanino, G. Sico, C. T. Prontera, A. De Girolamo Del Mauro, S. Aprano, M. G. Maglione, C. Minarini

“…A gravure printed dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) post-treatment was successfully tried to improve the printed anode characteristics. …”
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The Acute VertEbRal AugmentaTion (AVERT) study: protocol for a randomised controlled, feasibility trial of spinal medial branch nerve block in hospitalised older patients with vert... by Avril Drummond, Opinder Sahota, Simon Bishop, Dritan Pasku, Apostolos Fakis, Anastasios Bastounis, Chia Wei Tan, Maribel Cameron, Yuriy Arlachov, Michal Czernicki

“…Secondary outcomes will include pain scores, analgesia requirements, resource use and quality of life data.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval was granted by the Yorkshire & the Humber Research Ethics Committee (reference 21/YH/0065). AVERT (Acute VertEbRal AugmentaTion) has received approval by the Health Research Authority (reference IRAS 293210) and is sponsored by Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (reference 21HC001). …”
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Integrating geodetic infrastructures for GNSS displacements analysis in Chile: A case study with REDGEOMIN (2019–2022) by José Antonio Tarrío Mosquera, Valeria Vásquez Tejo, Catalina Cáceres Venegas, Miguel Marten-Allendes, Juan Giglio Gutierrez, Fernando Isla Rodríguez, Marcelo Caverlotti Silva, Gabriel Jeldres Vergara, Rodrigo Urrutia Vidal, Cristian Mardones Castro

“…This work thoroughly analyses GNSS geodetic infrastructure and covers equipment specifications, post-processing data availability, and quality control measures. …”
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