Evaluation of the performance of nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) in detection of chlamydia and gonorrhoea infection in vaginal specimens relative to patient infection status: a systematic review by Minttu M Rönn, Louise Mc Grath-Lone, Bethan Davies, Janet D Wilson, Helen Ward

“…Vaginal specimens were estimated to have a performance >80% for chlamydia and gonorrhoea infections in all but one study.Conclusions Performance of the NAATs for chlamydia and gonorrhoea detection using vaginal specimens was similar to that of cervical and urine specimens relative to PIS. …”
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Revolutionizing cervical cancer diagnostics: A shift from traditional techniques to biosensors by Ubaid Mushtaq Naikoo, Roberto Pilloton, Humaira Farooqi, Jagriti Narang

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Multi-order optical spatial vortex filters for simultaneous contour extraction of various parts of an object by S.N. Khonina, A.P. Porfirev, P.A. Khorin, A.P. Dzyuba, D.P. Serafimovich, R.V. Skidanov

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Astrometry of directly imaged exoplanets with optical interferometry by Lacour, Sylvestre

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AN EFFECTIVE APPROACH TO FACE RECOGNITION WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE INTERNET OF THINGS USING NVIDIA JETSON NANO by Ngoc Giau Pham, Nhien Loc Bui, Quang Hien Tran, Le Thanh Hai Tong, Hong Ngoc Tran

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A fatigue-reliability approach using ultrasonic non-destructive inspection by Chouikh, Iheb, Bouraoui, Chokri

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Comparison of algorithms for the recognition of ChatGPT paraphrased texts by Aleksandar Kartelj, Miljana Mladenović, Staša Vujičić Stanković

Subjects: “…Plagiarism detection…”
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High-performance electrochemical sensor based on Pt-Ag@Cu-BDC MOF composite modified glassy carbon electrode for detection of imidacloprid in citrus juice and water samples by Fariba Hasani, Jahan Bakhsh Raoof, Reza Ojani, Milad Ghani

“…The prepared sensor exhibited wide linear range (5 nM-10000 nM), low detection limit (1.5 nM) and high sensitivity towards IMI detection. …”
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First detection of the high‐risk Klebsiella pneumoniae ST147 clone producing NDM‐14 in a community setting in Morocco: A new public health concern by Aboubakr Khazaz, Fatima El Otmani, Ihssane Benzaarate, Adil El Hamouchi, Fatna Bourjilat, Sylvain Brisse, Kaotar Nayme

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The design of paper-based electroanalytical microfluidic device coupled with post-synthesized molecularly imprinted polymers (rGO/Au@Ag2S/PANI/polyacrylamide) for the detection of streptomycin by Mina Adampourezare, Karim Asadpour-Zeynali, Miguel de la Guardia, Jafar Ezzati Nazhad Dolatabadi

“…Finally, it should be noted that this device showed a good analytical performance for the detection of streptomycin in milk and serum samples.…”
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Electrochemically reduced graphene oxide integrated with carboxylated-8-carboxamidoquinoline: A platform for highly sensitive voltammetric detection of Zn(II) ion by screen-printed carbon electrode. by Ling Ling Tan, Nur Syamimi Mohamad, Nurul Izzaty Hassan, Choo Ta Goh

“…The green Zn(II) sensor demonstrated a quick response time (60 s), broad linear range [1 pM-1 μM Zn(II) ion], a limit of detection (LOD) of 0.53 pM, 35 days of storage period (≥80% of its initial response retained), good reproducibility [relative standard deviation (RSD) = 3.4%], and repeatability (RSD = 4.4%). …”
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Deep eutectic solvent-based magnetic molecular nanomaterials coupled with fluorescent carbon dots as a new strategy to highly enrich and sensitively detect doxycycline in food matrices by Yanqiong Luo, Han Zhang, Jun Liu, Aleeza Jamil, Yujiao Hou, Qian Li, Min Zhao, Chunjie Zhao, Wenjing Li, Bo Hong

“…The highly selective enrichment and sensitive detection of antibiotics in food are crucial for human health, environmental monitoring, and management. …”
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Analytical and clinical validation of a novel MeltPlus TB-NTM/RIF platform for simultaneous detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria and rifampicin resistance by Zhuo Wang, Yuanwu Zou, Zihan Wei, Guanghong Bai, Xiaolin Wang, Shaoyi Qu, Jie Shi, Yaping Jiang, Cuijiao Gu

“…For NTM detection, the assay demonstrated a sensitivity of 91.98% (95% CI: 76.32-98.14%) and a specificity of 99.59% (95% CI: 98.54-99.95%). …”
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A Preliminary Study on 2D Convolutional Neural Network-Based Discontinuous Rail Position Classification for Detection on Rail Breaks Using Distributed Acoustic Sensing Data by Hye-Yeun Chun, Jungtai Kim, Dongkue Kim, Ilmu Byun, Kyeongjun Ko

“…Though, it is still difficult to promptly detect rail breaks that occur during train operation even with the advances in maintenance and inspection technologies. …”
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Miniaturized thermal purge-and-trap device combined with self-calibration colorimetric/SERS dual-model optical sensors for highly rapid and selective detection of sulfur dioxide in wine by Yun Wu, Meiqi Wang, Ying Gu, Kun Ge

“…The high separation efficiency of miniaturized MTPT device combined with self-calibration of dual-model optical sensors significantly alleviate matrix interference and improve the detection accuracy. The satisfactory linear range of 0.1–200.0 mg/L and 0.1–500.0 mg/L with limit of detection of 0.03 mg/L can be obtained. …”
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Case report: From misdiagnosis to timely detection: a clinical and imaging guide to neurological presentations of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma—insights from six cases by Chunxiao Yang, Zihua Gong, Tao Wang, Huijuan Yuan, Weinan Na, Wei Xie, Shengyuan Yu

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Advancing early detection of organ damage and cardiovascular risk prevention: the Suzhou cardiometabolic health study protocol - exploring the role of oral microbiome and metabolic profiling in risk stratification by Mengmeng Zhu, Mengmeng Zhu, Yiwen Li, Wenting Wang, Longkun Liu, Wenwu Liu, Jiayu Yu, Qian Xu, Jing Cui, Yanfei Liu, Keji Chen, Yue Liu, Yue Liu

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Green hydrothermal approach for the synthesis of carbon quantum dots from waste tea bags for acrylamide detection in drinking water: A fluorescence assay validated by HPLC-PDA analysis by Nikhil Sharma, Sweezee Thakur, Aarti Bains, Gulden Goksen, Nemat Ali, Mushtaq Ahmad Ansari, Anna Kopsacheili, Charalampos Proestos, Prince Chawla

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Detection of AdeAB, TetA, and TetB efflux pump genes in clinical isolates of tetracycline-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii from patients of Suez Canal University Hospitals by Hasnaa Azab, Aya Mohamed Askar, Noha M. Abd El-Fadeal, Amira A. A. Othman, Amal H. Rayan, Sally Khattab

“…Methods Clinical samples (457) were collected (blood, urine, sputum, ETA, pus, and pleural fluid), followed by A. baumannii isolation and identification, PCR detection of efflux pump genes, and detection of tetracycline susceptibility and its MIC before and after treatment with the efflux pump inhibitor (CCCP). …”
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Reliability and safety of elevators and escalators/ travelators: Past, present and future by Ping Kwan Man, Chak-Nam Wong, Wai Kit Chan, Hiu Hung Lee, Jingyuan Huang, Michael Pecht

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