Role of ultrasound scan in prenatal diagnosis of cloacal exstrophy by Yeshey Dorjey

“…The abnormalities of cloacal exstrophy detected by the ultrasound scan during the prenatal diagnosis period were consistent with the abnormalities detected at birth. …”
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Direct agglutination test: Evolution and significance as a simple and safe alternative to tissue aspiration procedures in the diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis. by Abdallah El Harith, Hussam Ali Osman, Durria Mansour, Saul J Semiao-Santos, Elfadil Abass

“…Although tissue aspiration procedures (TAPs) are considered the gold standard for visceral leishmaniasis (VL) diagnosis, they often fail to detect disease progression before the amastigote-demonstrable phase. …”
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Theoretical insights onto CuTlS2 semiconductor towards efficient solar cell and photosensor by Md. Islahur Rahman Ebon, Md. Alamin Hossain Pappu, Jaker Hossain

“…The crest responsivity (R) and detectivity (D*) of the PD towards light are identified as 0.67 A/W and 9.54×1016 Jones, respectively at a wavelength of 890 nm. …”
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Single-Cell Cytokine Gene Expression in Peripheral Blood Cells Correlates with Latent Tuberculosis Status. by Pooja Vir, Riccardo Arrigucci, Karim Lakehal, Amy L Davidow, Richard Pine, Sanjay Tyagi, Yuri Bushkin, Alfred Lardizabal, Maria Laura Gennaro

“…We tested whether antigen-specific T-cell responses detected by FISH-Flow correlated with latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI), a condition affecting one-third of the world population. …”
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EXPERIENCE OF USING ELECTRICAL TOMOGRAPHY, RADON SURVEY AND MICROSEISMIC SOUNDING IN SEARCH FOR PIPES CONTROLLED BY FAULT ZONES by K. Zh. Seminsky, S. A. Bornyakov, A. A. Bobrov, A. N. Shagun

“…According to the MS data, its root part is detected to comprise one or two fractured narrow zones that are traceable to a depth of 2 km and below. …”
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Viable Airborne and Deposited Microorganisms inside the Historical Museum of Crete by Eleftheria Katsivela, Louisa Raisi, Mihalis Lazaridis

“…Abstract Measurements of the ambient viable microbe concentrations and of the microbial deposits on surfaces were performed in the Historical Museum of Crete over a period of two years. …”
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Arrhythmia caused by a Drosophila tropomyosin mutation is revealed using a novel optical coherence tomography instrument. by Lisha Ma, Adrian Bradu, Adrian Gh Podoleanu, James W Bloor

“…Such a system needs a genetically manipulable model organism that allows in vivo measurement of cardiac phenotypes and a detecting instrument capable of recording multiple phenotype parameters.…”
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Pathogenic bacteria in biogas plants using cattle, swine, and poultry manure by L Cermak, E Pechouckova, M Marounek, T Paulova

“…In the cattle fugate, the lowest total number of pathogenic bacteria and a low number of coliforms were detected after the AD. The use of cattle manure in biogas plants presents a lower potential for soil contamination with pathogens. …”
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Infrared thermography in clinical practice: a literature review by Qian Liu, Mingzhu Li, Wenping Wang, Shengbo Jin, Haozhe Piao, Yuxin Jiang, Ningxin Li, Huini Yao

“…Abstract Background Infrared thermography technology is a diagnostic imaging modality that converts temperature information on the surface of the human body into visualised thermograms. …”
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Possibility of using non-metallic check samples to assess the performance of penetrant materials and the sensitivity of penetrant testing by Irina S. Lobanova, Aleksey N. Kalinichenko, Nikolay P. Kalinichenko, Ekaterina N. Kamysheva

“…Liquid penetrant testing (PT) is one of the most widely used non-destructive testing methods for detecting surface discontinuities in nonporous solid materials. …”
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Facile synthesis of copper, nickel and their bimetallic nanoparticles: optical and structural characterization by Abdul Waheed Aman, Ganesan Krishnan, Mohammad Abdullah Sadiqi, Mahmood Alhajj, Nurul Hidayat

“…Localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) absorption peaks were recorded at 645 nm and 596 nm wavelengths for Cu and Cu–Ni colloidal solutions, respectively. …”
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Monitoring biological degradation of historical stone using hyperspectral imaging by Eva Matoušková, Kateřina Kovářová, Michal Cihla, Jindřich Hodač

“…A decline in vegetation with the onset of autumn and during the winter months was detected.…”
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Conformable, Wearable Embroidered Temperature Sensors for Real-Time Monitoring in Extreme Environments by Emmy L. Amers, Bethany V. Orme, Hamdi Torun, David Wood, Yuyuan Shi, Janet Nettleton-Parker, Linzi E. Dodd

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Conformal gradient-index phononic crystal lenses: Design, theory, and application on non-planar structures by Hrishikesh Danawe, Serife Tol

“…This wave-focusing capability enhances the energy-harvesting performance of piezoelectric transducers and improves defect detection sensitivity in non-destructive evaluation (NDE) applications. …”
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Scattering of Elastic Waves by an Inhomogeneous Boundary in the Acoustic Testing of Permanent Joints by A. R. Baev, N. V. Levkovich, A. L. Mayorov, M. V. Asadchaya

“…It is proposed to use a phase shift between the waves reflected from the indicated surfaces, which varies in the range of π/4–π, as an important parameter of the material joint's defect. …”
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Comparative metabolic study of planktonic and sessile cells in Salmonella Enteritidis ATCC 13076: Elucidating metabolic pathways driving biofilm formation. by Yuliany Guillín, Claudia Ortiz, William Hidalgo

“…Microorganisms tend to accumulate on surfaces, forming aggregates such as biofilms, which grant them resistance to various environmental stressors and antimicrobial agents. …”
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Protein Binding Characteristics of the Principal Green Tea Catechins: A QCM Study Comparing Crude Extract to Pure EGCG by Elsadig E. Ali, Mohamed O. Elmakki, Miranda L. Gavette, Brian J. Doyle, Shannon J. Timpe

“…Label-free detection methods such as the quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) are well suited to the analysis of molecular interactions in complex mixtures such as crude botanical extracts. …”
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Current trends in the treatment of focal cartilage lesions: a comprehensive review by Halah Kutaish, Arnaud Klopfenstein, Susan Nasif Obeid Adorisio, Philippe M Tscholl, Sandro Fucentese

“…Focal cartilage lesions refer to localized damage or defects in the cartilage covering joint surfaces, often resulting from trauma, wear and tear or underlying joint conditions. …”
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Review article: Feature tracing in radio-echo sounding products of terrestrial ice sheets and planetary bodies by H. Moqadam, H. Moqadam, O. Eisen, O. Eisen

“…This review provides an overview of state-of-the-art (semi-)automated methods for identifying ice surface, basal, and internal reflection horizons from radargrams in radioglaciology. …”
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FOV Expansion of Bioinspired Multiband Polarimetric Imagers With Convolutional Neural Networks by Yongqiang Zhao, Miaomiao Wang, Guang Yang, Jonathan Cheung-Wai Chan

“…Spectral and polarimetric contents of the light reflected from an object contain useful information on material type and surface characteristics of the object. Jointly exploiting spatial, spectral, and polarimetric information helps detect camouflage targets. …”
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