Analytical comparisons of SARS-COV-2 detection by qRT-PCR and ddPCR with multiple primer/probe sets by Xinjin Liu, Jiangpeng Feng, Qiuhan Zhang, Dong Guo, Lu Zhang, Tao Suo, Wenjia Hu, Ming Guo, Xin Wang, Zhixiang Huang, Yong Xiong, Guozhong Chen, Yu Chen, Ke Lan

“…Remarkably, the background readouts of ddPCR are relatively lower, which could efficiently reduce the production of false positive reports.…”
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Project quality, regulation quality by Elena Mussinelli

“…The centres of regulatory production have also multiplied, breaking up into different levels and sectors of regulation, namely with multi-level (international, EU, national, regional, local), sectoral (economy, environment, territory, landscape, infrastructure, cultural heritage, health, etc.) and institutional governance structures, with corresponding different interests (public/private, collective/individual) and complicated relationships of interconnection, conditionality and/or competition (Raveraira, 2009). …”
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Making temporary homes by Marjolein Overtoom

“…It turned out that Representation was related to cleanliness, while Rootedness was related to receiving guests and cooking. …”
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Exposure assessment to fine and ultrafine particulate matter during welding activity in the maintenance shop of a steelmaking factory by Sergio Pili, Luigi Isaia Lecca, Tatiana Pedrazzi, Roberta Ghitti, Alessandro Murru, Michele Uras, Daniele Fabbri, Marcello Campagna, Giuseppe De Palma

“…Welding fumes are a main source of occupational exposure to particulate matter (PM), besides gases and ultraviolet radiations, that involves millions of operators worldwide and is related to several health effects, including lung cancer. …”
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Analyzing Relationship between Urban Form and Disaster Resilience at Tehran Metropolis Neighborhoods by ESfandiar Zebardast, Mohammad mehdi Azizi, Elnaz baghernejhad

“…The results of this analysis show that different urban form components have various and even contrasting influences on resilience. …”
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Aerosols in the Mixed Layer and Mid-Troposphere from Long-Term Data of the Italian Automated Lidar-Ceilometer Network (ALICENET) and Comparison with the ERA5 and CAMS Models by Annachiara Bellini, Henri Diémoz, Gian Paolo Gobbi, Luca Di Liberto, Alessandro Bracci, Francesca Barnaba

“…Based on this new dataset, we obtain an unprecedented, fine spatiotemporal characterisation of the aerosol vertical distributions in Italy across different geographical settings (Alpine, urban, and coastal) and temporal scales (from sub-hourly to seasonal). …”
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Alexitimia como predictor directo y mediado por la depresión en la violencia de pareja / Response to Special Educational Needs and Teaching Efforts in Elementary School by José Moral de la Rubia, Sandra Ramos-Basurto

“…Abstract: According to the Costa Rican Law on Equal Opportunities for Disabled Persons (Igualdad de oportunidades para las personas con discapacidad, Ley N.º 7600), teachers must receive and attend individuals with Special Educational Needs (SEN) inside their regular classrooms applying different curricular modifications. Thus, knowing the amount and types of SEN attended by teachers, and the areas in which they need to improve their teaching skills, will allow considerable improvement for the quality and efficiency of the teachers’ professional training processes for SEN attention. …”
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Investigating The Possibility of Extracting Phenolic Compounds from Raisin Waste with The Aim of Waste Management from Raisin Processing Units by Amir Abbas Matin, Bahar Azimi, Hosein Hashempoor

“…The parameters of extraction efficiency, antioxidant activity and total phenol content were used to evaluate and compare the process. …”
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Interactions of fertilisation and crop productivity in soil nitrogen cycle microbiome and gas emissions by L. Kuusemets, Ü. Mander, J. Escuer-Gatius, A. Astover, K. Kauer, K. Soosaar, M. Espenberg

“…We investigated relationships between mineral N fertilisation rates and additional manure amendment with different crop types through the analysis of abundances of N cycle functional genes, soil N<span class="inline-formula">₂</span>O and N<span class="inline-formula">₂</span> emissions, nitrogen use efficiency (NUE), soil physicochemical analysis and biomass production. …”
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Implementation of mobile EEG for resting-state and visual evoked potentials in young children in rural Ethiopia by Theresa I. Chin, Theresa I. Chin, Theresa I. Chin, Winko W. An, Winko W. An, Kalkidan Yibeltal, Firehiwot Workneh, Stephen Pihl, Sarah K. G. Jensen, Sarah K. G. Jensen, Gellila Asmamaw, Nebiyou Fasil, Atsede Teklehaimanot, Krysten North, Krysten North, Sonya V. Troller-Renfree, Charles A. Nelson, Charles A. Nelson, Yemane Berhane, Anne CC Lee, Anne CC Lee, Anne CC Lee

“…The visual evoked potential (VEP) interrogates the efficiency of visual cortical processing and reflects neural processing speed. …”
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Influence of differential diagenesis of Chang 8 tight sandstone reservoirs in Qingcheng area on oil bearing properties by ZHONG Hongli, WANG Guoxi, WU Jiuhu, CAI Yongji, LI Hailong, LIU Meirong

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Metabolic effects of nano-encapsulated extract of Moringa oleifera to reduce ruminal methane, carbon monoxide, and hydrogen sulfide outputs of high-concentrate diet studied in vitr... by Mona M.M.Y. Elghandour, Deli Nazmín Tirado-González, Paulina Vazquez-Mendoza, Moisés Cipriano-Salazar, Ofelia Márquez-Molina, Valiollah Palangi, Ashkan Fekri, Maximilian Lackner, Abdelfattah Z.M. Salem

“…In contrast, in the methanolic extract, they were oleic acid methyl ester (64.5 %), and methyl isostearate (10.1 %). Parameters related to gas production kinetics differed considerably within treatments, particularly with fractions b (P = 0.001, SEM = 11.12) and latency phase (P = 0.037, SEM = 0.15). …”
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Ergonomia i l'educació: ja va sent hora by Ramon Ferrer

“…<br>Ergonomics sits at the intersection of various fields, drawing on different areas of study concerned with the interaction of the person and the surrounding artificial world, with the purpose of seeking optimal mutual adaptation and achieving conditions of safety, comfort, efficacy and efficiency. …”
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Transcriptome-based WGCNA reveals the molecular regulation of xylem plasticity in acclimation to drought and rewatering in mulberry by Yue Tian, Yue Tian, Zeyang Zhai, Zeyang Zhai, Yujie Yang, Yujie Yang, Kaixin Zhang, Kaixin Zhang, Sang Ma, Sang Ma, Jialing Cheng, Jialing Cheng, Li Liu, Li Liu, Xu Cao, Xu Cao

“…Detailed gene expression patterns indicate that reprogramming of cambium activity was relatively similar in both cultivars, but at different scales. …”
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A novel UHPLC-HRMS method for simultaneous determination of 20 amino metabolites and proteins in lymphoma patients’ cells and serum by Mei Zhang, Qingkun Ma, Han Zhao, Ge Sun, Tenghua Zhao, Yuqing Wang, Shiji Chen, Lele Jia, Yixiang Song, Yanling Mu

“…This work aims to develop a novel UHPLC-Triple-TOF-HRMS method for simultaneous quantitation of 20 kinds of amino metabolites and tracing different proteins based on a new mass spectrometry probe (3-bromopropyl) triphenylphosphonium (3-BMP) with ability of enhance ionization efficiency and targeted labeling amino functional groups. …”
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MRI-based texture analysis for the evaluation of the response to neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy in locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma by Haoran Wei, Kai Wang, Fan Yang, Xiaolu Li, Xiaoduo Yu, Yanfeng Zhao, Lin Li, Lizhi Xie, Xiaolei Wang, Meng Lin

“…However, the risk of immune-related adverse events (irAEs) should be taken seriously. …”
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Interaction of dietary replacements of fishmeal by protein blend and feeding frequency on growth performance and protein utilization of gibel carp (Carassius gibelio var. CAS V) by Yongning Yu, Yu Wang, Junyan Jin, Dong Han, Xiaoming Zhu, Haokun Liu, Zhimin Zhang, Yunxia Yang, Shouqi Xie

“…Then they were fed either twice daily (two meals per day) or four times daily (four meals per day) with four different diets. Higher feeding frequency increased feed intake and intestinal trypsin activity (P < 0.05), and up-regulated the expression levels of genes related to amino acid or peptide transporter (pept1, y+lat2) and sensory receptors (casr, gprc6a, mglur4) in intestine (P < 0.05). …”
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An effective multistage mouse model of esophageal carcinogenesis for preclinical and computational pathology applications by Yuxia Fu, Guoqing Zhang, Yue Liu, Lei Xu, Yuanyuan Hu, Liyan Xue, Huiqin Guo, Yan Fu, Yigang Cen, Xiao Li, Wei Jiang, Xiying Yu

“…Since the CIMCM of ESCC provides valuable samples from different stages of tumor initiation and progression, the pathological whole slide images of the CIMCM of ESCC are applied to the computational pathology, which enables the detection, segmentation and annotation of the ESCC initiation and progression with pathologist-level accuracy. …”
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Epidemiology of Medical Errors and Incidents in Emergency Medicine by Yu. E. Voskanyan

“…As a result, the share of additional harm related to the process of providing medical services has become more noticeable. …”
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Effects of Dietary β-Carotene on the Gonadal Color, Pigmentation, and Regulation Mechanisms in Sea Urchin Strongylocentrotus Intermedius by Weixiao Di, Yinuo Zhang, Huinan Zuo, Haijing Liu, Lina Wang, Jun Ding, Yaqing Chang, Rantao Zuo

“…Adult sea urchins (initial weight: 9.33 ± 0.21 g) of three cages were given one of the dry feeds with different doses of β-carotene (0 mg/kg, 150 mg/kg, 300 mg/kg) or fresh kelp (<i>Saccharina japonica</i>). …”
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