COVID-19: An overview on possible transmission ways, sampling matrices and diagnosis by Elina Armani Khatibi, Nastaran Farshbaf Moghimi, Elaheh Rahimpour

“…The second part reviews the used biological samples for the detection of virus and the final section describes the various methods reported for the diagnosis of COVID-19 in various biological matrices.…”
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Extraordinary tunable dynamic range of electrochemical aptasensor for accurate detection of ochratoxin A in food samples by Lin Cheng, Hao Qu, Jun Teng, Li Yao, Feng Xue, Wei Chen

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Triage of women with a positive HPV DNA test: evaluating a DNA methylation panel for detecting cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 3 and cervical cancer in cervical cytology samples by Yifei Ren, Fengjiang Qin, Li Shen, LanFang Li, Qingrong Wu, Ping Yi

“…This study evaluates the diagnostic accuracy of the commercially available DNA methylation panel, GynTect® (ASTN1, DLX1, ITGA4, RXFP3, SOX17, and ZNF671), in cervical cytology samples from 146 women for detecting cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 3 (CIN3) or cervical carcinoma (CC). …”
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Dry-printed carbon nanotube film based electrochemical immunosensor for total testosterone detection by Narender Kumar Joon, Jane Besong-Ndika, Elisa Mikkonen, Ville Rajala, Samuel Dulay, Ilkka Varjos

“…This study reports a novel electrochemical biosensor designed for rapid and sensitive point-of-care (POC) detection of total TST in serum samples. The sensing platform utilizes a cost-effective, roll-to-roll processed carbon nanotube (CNT) film as a scaffold. …”
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Construction of New Ion Selective Electrodes for Determination Fe(III) and Their Application in Pharmaceutical samples by Baghdad Science Journal

“…The best electrode was based on DBP plasticizer which gave a slope 19.79 mV/decade, correlation coefficient 0.9999, detection limit of 9×10-6 M, lifetime 37 day displayed good stability and reproducibility and used to determine iron(III) in pharmaceutical samples. …”
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Sampling and metabarcoding of arthropod environmental DNA traces from flowers by David Wari, Yoshinobu Kusumoto, Toshio Kitamura

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Progressive analytical techniques utilized for the detection of contaminants attributed to food safety and security by Anjali Bharti, Utkarsh Jain, Nidhi Chauhan

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Cells Grouping Detection and Confusing Labels Correction on Cervical Pathology Images by Wenbo Pang, Yi Ma, Huiyan Jiang, Qiming Yu

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Assess the Variability and Robustness of an Aluminum-Based Adsorption–Precipitation Method for Virus Detection in Wastewater Samples by Lorena Casado-Martín, Marta Hernández, José M. Eiros, Antonio Valero, David Rodríguez-Lázaro

“…These studies typically involve three main steps: viral concentration, nucleic acid extraction, and DNA/RNA quantification. …”
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Quantifying the Detection Sensitivity and Precision of qPCR and ddPCR Mechanisms for eDNA Samples by Gledis Guri, Jessica Louise Ray, Andrew Olaf Shelton, Ryan P. Kelly, Kim Præbel, Elizabeth Andruszkiewicz Allan, Nigel Yoccoz, Torild Johansen, Owen S. Wangensteen, Tanja Hanebrekke, Jon‐Ivar Westgaard

“…This study compares the sensitivity and quantification precision of qPCR and ddPCR for eDNA surveys through Bayesian inference using latent parameters from both known concentration (standards) and environmental samples across three teleost fish species assays. …”
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How, What, and Where You Sample Environmental DNA Affects Diversity Estimates and Species Detection by Anish Kirtane, Leif Howard, Caitlin E. Beaver, Margaret E. Hunter, Gordon Luikart, Kristy Deiner

“…The two sampling methods measured different beta diversity of communities detected with the COI marker across all three regions, highlighting the impact of the sampling method on the diversity of eDNA captured. …”
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Detection of <i>Trypanosoma cruzi</i> in a Reactive Blood Bank Sample in Sonora, Mexico by Idalia Paredes-Sotelo, Mónica Reséndiz-Sandoval, Adriana Garibay-Escobar, Edgar Alfonso Paredes-González, Aracely Angulo-Molina, Angel Ramos-Ligonio, Eric Dumonteil, Claudia Herrera, Olivia Valenzuela

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Analytical assessment of metagenomic workflows for pathogen detection with NIST RM 8376 and two sample matrices by Jason G. Kralj, Stephanie L. Servetas, Samuel P. Forry, Monique E. Hunter, Jennifer N. Dootz, Scott A. Jackson

“…In this work, we demonstrate how spike-ins elucidate workflow performance in two highly dissimilar sample types (stool and CSF), and we provide evidence that detection of individual organisms is unaffected by background sample composition, making detection sample-agnostic within a workflow. …”
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An innovative eco-friendly optical sensor designed specifically to detect gallium ions in environmental samples by Mahmood D. Aljabri, Salah M. El-Bahy, Refat El-Sayed, Khaled F. Debbabi, Alaa S. Amin, Naglaa M. Mohamed

“…Furthermore, the sensor proved effective in accurately detecting Ga3+ ions across a range of samples, including food, alloys, water, and biological specimens.…”
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Detecting representative data and generating synthetic samples to improve learning accuracy with imbalanced data sets. by Der-Chiang Li, Susan C Hu, Liang-Sian Lin, Chun-Wu Yeh

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Investigation of Metoprolol Concentrations in Plasma Using Automated Sample Preparation and LC-MS/MS Detection by Ionel-Bogdan Cioroiu, Mona-Elisabeta Dobrin, Marius Niculaua, Constantin-Bogdan Nechita, Valeriu V. Cotea

“…Quantification of MTP was achieved using triple quadrupole mass spectrometry, with the transition <i>m</i>/<i>z</i> 268.1 → <i>m</i>/<i>z</i> 130.96 for metoprolol, while bisoprolol fumarate, the internal standard, was detected at <i>m</i>/<i>z</i> 326.3 → <i>m</i>/<i>z</i> 116.2. …”
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A sensitive sample preparation pipeline for adventitious virus detection using Oxford Nanopore sequencing by Emmanuel K. Tsinda, Charles A. Swofford, James P.B. Strutt, José Sangerman, Raeuf Roushangar, Alexander Li, Lara M. Gomez, Aidan N. Bousquet, Caleb Neufeld, Jacqueline M. Wolfrum, Jongyoon Han, Rohan B.H. Williams, Anthony J. Sinskey, Paul W. Barone, Stacy L. Springs

“…To address this, we have developed a sensitive sample preparation workflow using concentration, nuclease treatment, and agnostic PCR methods to eliminate background signals and amplify viral contaminant reads, leading to a 3-log improvement in the limit of detection that is comparable to or better than short-read sequencing approaches. …”
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Enzyme Inhibition-Mediated Distance-Based Paper Biosensor for Organophosphate Pesticide Detection in Food Samples by Yulin Liu, Longzhan Dong, Qiognzheng Hu, Jingbo Chen, Mashooq Khan

“…This highlights the need to monitor OPs in food and environmental samples. This study introduces an enzyme inhibition-mediated distance-based paper (EIDP) biosensor designed for naked-eye visual detection of OPs in food samples. …”
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Effect of Omeprazole on Esophageal Microbiota in Dogs Detected Using a Minimally Invasive Sampling Method by Aditi Handa, Giovana S. Slanzon, Yoko M. Ambrosini, Jillian M. Haines

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Human papillomavirus DNA detection in cervical samples from women of reproductive age in Mogadishu, Somalia by Bashiru Garba, Maryan A Sh Nur, Maryam Adawe, Mohamed H Adam, Jamal H Mohamoud, Hassan A Dahie, Mohamed M Ahmed, Abdirahman K Mohamud, Sadio A Mohamed, Fartun AH Orey, Jihaan Hassan, Hodo A Asowe, Najib I Dirie

“…Results: Overall, 31.7% (60/189) of cervical samples were positive for HPV DNA. Out of this, 19.6% were high risk-HPV (hrHPV), 13.8% were HPV16, and 5.3% were HPV18. …”
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