PathCrisp: an innovative molecular diagnostic tool for early detection of NDM-resistant infections by Shrigouri Patil, Annes Siji, Dhrithi Mallur, B. S. Kruthika, Nazneen Gheewalla, Shraddha Karve, Maithili Kavathekar, Bansidhar Tarai, Mandar Naik, Vandana Hegde, Jayaprada Rangineni, Vaijayanti Gupta, Vijay Chandru, Bulagonda Eswarappa Pradeep, Reety Arora

“…Our assay demonstrated 100% concordance with the PCR-Sanger sequencing method, more commonly used. Additionally, the lack of the need for a kit-based DNA purification step, rather a crude extraction via heating, enables the direct use of culture samples. …”
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Comparative analysis of bulk ceramics and thick film coatings for optimized energy storage technologies by Imran Hussain Khan, Muhammad Salman Habib, Adnan Maqbool, Muhammad Asif Rafiq, Amjad Ali, Khushnuda Nur, Aqil Inam, Nasimullah, Vojtech Blazek, Stanislav Misak

“…The dielectric constant of film sample revealed more thermal stable response compared to the bulk ceramics. …”
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Model Construction and Empirical Research on the Influencing Factors of AIGC User Dropout Behavior by Liqin YAO, Hai ZHANG

“…It aims to contribute to the knowledge system by providing a more comprehensive understanding of user behavior in the context of the AIGC. …”
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Dietary Assessment of Plant Food Intake Using Multi-Biomarker Panels by Victor Schmalle, Julia Renz, Stephanie Seifert, Selina Busch, Benedikt Merz, Achim Bub, Manuela J. Rist

“…An inventory of putative biomarkers of plant food intake was compiled as a basis for the development of a wide-coverage targeted metabolomics method for the analysis of blood and urine samples. …”
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Inferential Approach for Evaluating the Association Between Land Cover and Soil Carbon in Northern Ontario by Rory Pittman, Baoxin Hu, Tyler Pittman, Kara L. Webster, Jiali Shang, Stephanie A. Nelson

“…Generalized estimating equations (GEEs) were then wielded for a more thorough analysis. The proposed method was applied to soil samples (<i>n</i> = 431) extracted within the southern transition zone of the boreal forest (49°–50° N, 80°40′–84° W) in northern Ontario, Canada. …”
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Incorporation of probiotics in post-harvest wash treatments reduces Salmonella contamination and improves egg safety by Ragini Reddyvari, Si Lu, Praveen Kosuri, Mary Anne Amalaradjou

“…Although both washing modalities were effective, reduced water usage makes the spray method more environmentally friendly. Overall, incorporation of probiotics in wash water can be a safe, effective, and organic-friendly antimicrobial strategy to promote egg safety.…”
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Palynofacies and Sporomorph EcoGroups-based paleoecology implications for the Dalichai Formation, Andariyeh, central Alborz by Firoozeh Hashemi Yazdi, Neda Bashiri, fereshteh sajjadi

“…The purpose of this study was to determine the palaeoenvironmental interpretation of the Dalichai Formation based on SEGs data, and quantitative analysis of the palynofacies in the Dalichai Formation at the Andariyeh stratigraphic section, central Alborz.   Material & Methods Totally 29 palynologically samples collected from the Dalichai Formation at the Andariyeh stratigraphic section, northeast of Andariyeh village, central Alborz Mountains. …”
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Echocardiographic and biomarker characteristics in diabetes, coronary artery disease or both: insights from HOMAGE trial by Luca Monzo, Masatake Kobayashi, João Pedro Ferreira, Zohra Lamiral, Christian Delles, Andrew L. Clark, Frank Edelmann, Arantxa González, Stephane Heymans, Pierpaolo Pellicori, Johannes Petutschnigg, Job A. J. Verdonschot, Patrick Rossignol, John G. F. Cleland, Faiez Zannad, Nicolas Girerd, on behalf of the HOMAGE “Heart Omics in AGEing” Trial Committees and Investigators

“…DM+/CAD+), while the DM-/CAD- group was excluded due to the low sample size (N = 32). Multivariable linear regression analysis was used to assess the relations between variables and DM/CAD status. …”
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Industry sponsorship bias in randomized controlled trials of digital cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia: a meta-research study based on the 2023 Brazilian guidelines on the... by Viviane Akemi Kakazu, Marcia Assis, Andrea Bacelar, Andréia Gomes Bezerra, Giovanna Lira Rosa Ciutti, Silvia Gonçalves Conway, Silvia Gonçalves Conway, Silvia Gonçalves Conway, José Carlos Fernandes Galduróz, Luciano F. Drager, Mariana Pery Khoury, Mariana Pery Khoury, Ingrid Porto Araújo Leite, Ingrid Porto Araújo Leite, Ygor de Matos Luciano, Dalva Poyares, Dalva Poyares, Sergio Tufik, Sergio Tufik, Gabriel Natan Pires, Gabriel Natan Pires, Gabriel Natan Pires

“…This study aimed to assess whether industry sponsorship bias in dCBT-I trials is associated with more favorable outcomes.MethodsThis study was based on the sample of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) included at the “2023 Brazilian Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Insomnia in Adults.” …”
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241Am on the territories adjacent to the Belarusian sector of the Chernobyl NPP resettlement zone: soil contamination, foodstuffs and population internal dose assessment by E. K. Nilova, V. N. Bortnovsky, S. A. Tagai, N. V. Dudareva, L. V. Zhukova

“…Determination of 241Am specific activity in food samples was performed by the radiochemical method using selective extraction-chromatographic resins. …”
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High temperature interaction of Y4Al2O9/Y2O3 under CMAS exposure: Mechanism of outstanding corrosion resistance through composition design to accelerate reaction-induced CMAS consu... by Jie Li, Luchao Sun, Tiefeng Du, Yang Cui, Jialin Li, Jingyang Wang

“…In the present study, a novel Y4Al2O9 (YAM)/Y2O3 composite was designed and fabricated from dense samples via the hot-pressing method. The interactions and mechanisms between the Y4Al2O9/Y2O3 composite and CMAS at 1300 and 1500 °C for durations of 1, 4, 25, and 50 h were thoroughly explored. …”
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Construction of gradient layered structure for microwave absorbing composite materials with strong absorption and high bandwidth by Mei Guo, Zikang Han, Guangsheng Shi, Rong Chen, Jiang Li, Shaoyun Guo

“…Through optimal structural design, the multi-layer sample (NM11-10)1(NM11-25)2 achieved an effective absorption bandwidth of 6.80 GHz at a thickness of 4.0 mm, which is 66 % higher than the absorption bandwidth of the corresponding single-layer sample NM11-10 (4.10 GHz). …”
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Assessment of the relationship between diabetes treatment intensification and quality measure performance using electronic medical records. by Renée J G Arnold, Shuo Yang, Edward J Gold, Sepehr Farahbakhshian, John J Sheehan

“…., HbA1C levels, among patients with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>Electronic medical records and diabetes registry data from a large, accountable care organization (ACO) were used to isolate a sample of adult patients with type 2 diabetes who received at least one oral antidiabetes agent and had at least one HbA1C level measurement ≥8.0% (64 mmol/mol; i.e., uncontrolled diabetes) between 7/1/2011 and 6/30/2015. …”
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Standardised packaging, minimum excise tax, and RYO focussed tax rise implications for UK tobacco pricing. by Rosemary Hiscock, Nicole H Augustin, J Robert Branston, Anna B Gilmore

“…Tax changes following the implementation of standardised packaging and the MET were more widely and quickly passed on to smokers in the form of higher prices than the tax change pre-implementation. …”
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Convergent laser beam shapes: Unveiling the dynamics of Laser-induced elastic waves in composite materials by Alireza Zarei, Gang Li, Farhang Pourboghrat, Srikanth Pilla

“…Various laser beam profiles are then introduced to the thermoelastic equations and solved using the finite element method. The sample under investigation is a transversely isotropic unidirectional carbon fiber reinforced plastic, characterized by anisotropic thermal expansion coefficients and thermal conductivities. …”
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Assessing the Impact of Rural Development for the Agro-Industrial Complex of the Russian Federation by N. A. Vladimirov

“…It is necessary to determine the differentiation of Russian regions in terms of the level of development of rural areas and assess the impact of their development on the agro-industrial complex.Materials and methods. The source of data for the study is data from the Russian Population Census (2010 and 2020), the Agricultural Micro-Census 2021, and Sample Survey of the Labor Force for 2010-2021. …”
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A meta-analysis of effect of Traditional Chinese Medicine nursing technology in prevention of deep venous thrombosis after surgery for femoral neck fracture (中医护理技术预防股骨颈骨折术后深静脉血栓形成... by JIA Hui (贾慧), YANG Ge (杨鸽), HUANG Binqian (黄彬倩), PENG Hong (彭鸿), LI Chunbei (李春梅), WANG He (王贺)

“…Conclusion Findings of the study showed an advantage of Traditional Chinese Medicine nursing technology in prevention of deep venous thrombosisafter surgery for femoral neck fracture. More high-quality studies with larger sample size are needed to verify the effect of intervention. …”
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Interventions that challenge established and accepted clinical practice: lessons learnt from a process evaluation of the STOP-APE trial by Agnieszka Ignatowicz, Sheila Greenfield, Pooja Gaddu, Clare Prince, Mark Toshner, Graham Robinson, Jonathan Rodrigues, Susan Jowett, Simon Noble, Michael Newnham, Alice Turner, Daniel Lasserson

“…The active involvement of clinicians in the consent process had a positive effect on patients’ perceptions and experiences, with many feeling reassured in knowing they could contact clinical staff if needed. Limitations Small sample size of patients and clinicians across limited study sites; single method of data collection. …”
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Perioperative, Oncological, and Functional Outcomes of New Multiport Robotic Platforms in Urology: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Giuseppe Reitano, Arianna Tumminello, Umar Ghaffar, Giorgio Saggionetto, Alessandra Taverna, Francesco Mangiacavallo, Mohamed E. Ahmed, Spyridon P. Basourakos, Filippo Carletti, Davide Minardi, Massimo Iafrate, Alessandro Morlacco, Giovanni Betto, R. Jeffrey Karnes, Fabrizio Dal Moro, Fabio Zattoni, Giacomo Novara

“…Background and objective: Robot-assisted surgery (RAS) has steadily become more prevalent in urology. The Da Vinci multiport surgical robot (DVM-SR) continues to lead the field. …”
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High rate of mutations in the BRCA1, BRCA2, CHEK2, NBN, and BLM genes in Russian ovarian cancer patients by Ye. I. Bateneva, M. G. Filippova, A. S. Tyulyandina, A. A. Meshcheryakov, K. I. Zhordania, A. N. Gritsai, V. V. Kadochnikova, D. D. Abramov, A. A. Ragimov, D. Yu. Trofimov, L. N. Lyubchenko

“…Whole peripheral blood samples were collected at the Clinical Subdivisions of the N.N. …”
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