GC-MS analysis, antimicrobial and antiulcer evaluations of ginger-infused virgin coconut oil by Ibeabuchi Jude Ali, Okorie Ndidiamaka H, Adonu Cyril C, Omeh Romanus C, Obidiegwu Onyeka C, Okonkwo Raymond M, Okafor Judith O, Okoye Festus BC

“…The effect of GIVCO on tested organisms compared favorably to that of standard drugs. The acute toxicity study of GIVCO is atoxic. …”
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Evaluation of three novel antigens and costimulatory agents for improvement of M. Tuberculosis specific interferon gamma release assays by Sandra Schwarzlose-Schwarck, Mark Reinwald, Torsten Bauer, Florian Hentschel, Til Kiderlen, Dorinja Zapf, Victor Herbst, Stefan Lüth, David Krieger, Werner Dammermann

“…Three MT IGRAs were evaluated, i.e. our in-house IGRA, a prototypic EUROIMMUN Quan-T-Cell TB assay and the gold standard QuantiFERON Tb-Gold Plus assay. Methods In this single-center, prospective trial, whole blood from 71 patients with tuberculosis disease was stimulated using our in-house IGRA with ACR, Rv1733, Rv2626 compared to the current gold standard MT antigen formulation encompassing MT antigens ESAT-6, CFP-10 and TB10.4. …”
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Energy exchange and fluctuations between a dissipative qubit and a monitor under continuous measurement and feedback by Tsuyoshi Yamamoto, Yasuhiro Tokura

“…Continuous quantum measurement and feedback induce energy exchange between a dissipative qubit and a monitor even in the steady state, as a measurement backaction. …”
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Two rare cases of primary clear cell adenocarcinoma of the urethra: clinical experience, case report and literature review by Bohao Jiang, Jiyuan Hu, Benqiao Wang, Xujia Liu, Ling Tong, Yitong Xu, Hao Zhang

“…However, imaging tools such as CT, MRI, and cystoscopy are adjunctive in confirming diagnoses. Even though surgical resection is the primary treatment to relieve clinical symptoms, prevent recurrence, and confirm diagnosis, no standard surgical protocol is available. …”
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A Morpho-Syntactic Analysis of Personal Names in Oǹdó by Sunday Olayinka Awolaoye

“…All these are what scholars have said about names in the standard dialect of Yorùbá. This essay explains the form and structure of personal names in the Oǹdó dialect. …”
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Impact of Hypoxia on the Community Structure of Benthic Macroinvertebrates of Lagos Lagoon, Nigeria by Nkwoji Joseph Ahamefula

“…Water and benthic samples were collected monthly along the study stretch and analysed in a standard laboratory. Temporal variation in water physico-chemistry was largely controlled by rainfall pattern while the spatial variation was influenced by proximity to the Harbour as well as the pollution sources and types. …”
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First order algorithms for computing linear and polyhedral estimates by Bekri, Yannis, Juditsky, Anatoli, Nemirovski, Arkadi

“…However, design of nearly optimal estimates relies upon solving semidefinite optimization problems with matrix variables, what puts the synthesis of such estimates beyond the reach of the standard Interior Point algorithms of semidefinite optimization even for moderate size recovery problems. …”
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Barriers to health equity in the United States of America: can they be overcome? by Allen M. Chen

“…In 1948, the inaugural Constitution of the newly founded World Health Organization clearly stated that “the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being without distinction of race, religion, political belief, economic or social condition.” …”
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A Comprehensive and Structured Maturity Model for Measuring AI Adoption Levels in Industry 4.0 by Maria Amelia Eliseo, Leonildo Carnevalli Junior, Ismar Frango Silveira

“… Industry 4.0 is driving significant transformations, even in complex and uncertain industrial environments. …”
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AI vs. Human in Screenwriting: Is AI the Future Screenwriter? by Kemal Çelik

“…The structured interview type, which is also known as standard interview and researcher-managed interview, was used in this study. …”
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Dry eye disease treatment improves subjective quality-of-life responses in patients with AMD, independent of disease stage. by Nehal Nailesh Mehta, Ines D Nagel, Akshay Agnihotri, Anna Heinke, Lingyun Cheng, Dirk-Uwe Bartsch, William R Freeman, Maria-Laura Gomez

“…Each participant completed the Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) and Standard Patient Evaluation of Eye Dryness Questionnaire (SPEED) before treatment and at a 6-month follow-up. …”
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Efficacy of hepatitis B vaccination in patients awaiting liver transplantation in prophylaxis of <i>de novo</i> HBV-infection of a graft by V. Ye. Syutkin, O. I. Andreytseva, A. A. Saliyenko, A. V. Chzhao

“…Presence of anti-HBs in blood serum of recipients prevented infection even if anti-HBc appeared after OLT.Conclusion. Vaccination against hepatitis B of patients with liver cirrhosis, etiologically not related to HBV-infection, standard doses of vaccine under the accelerated mode in most of the cases does not provide effective and sustained immunodefence and does not prevent development of graft HBV-infection de novo.…”
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High-frequency PCR-testing as a powerful approach for SARS-CoV-2 surveillance in the field of critical infrastructure: A longitudinal, retrospective study in a German tertiary care... by Bastian Fischer, Martin Farr, Jan Gummert, Cornelius Knabbe, Tanja Vollmer

“…A high number of SARS-CoV-2 infections are mild, often even asymptomatic. Because of high specificity and sensitivity, RT-PCR is considered the gold-standard for COVID-19 testing. …”
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Changes in Air Quality during the COVID-19 Lockdown in Singapore and Associations with Human Mobility Trends by Jiayu Li, Federico Tartarini

“…We determined that outdoor air pollution during the lockdown significantly decreased when compared with the same period in the previous four years even if we included corrections for long time trends in the analysis. …”
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Self-Capacitance Sensor for Smart Diaper by Jiun-Hung Lin, Chun-Hao Lu, Shih-Tsang Tang

“…A prototype sensor was externally attached to standard diapers, ensuring easy use and maintaining hygiene without direct contact. …”
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Probing the role of Coniferin and Tetrahydrocurcumin from Traditional Chinese medicine against PSAT1 in early-stage ovarian cancer: An in silico study. by Jia Zhang, Shalesh Gangwar, Nagmi Bano, Shaban Ahmad, Mohammed S Alqahtani, Khalid Raza

“…Ovarian cancer, a formidable gynaecological malignancy, poses a significant global health challenge, and it is characterised by late-stage diagnosis and a high mortality rate. Even in its early stages, when treatment choices are scarce, ovarian cancer is still a complicated cancer to treat. …”
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Evaluation of the impact of postural restrictions after Semont liberatory maneuver on immediate reactions and short-term outcome in the posterior semicircular canal canalolithiasis... by Andrea Albera, Marco Boldreghini, Sergio Lucisano, Roberto Albera, Claudia Cassandro, Alma Barci, Giuseppe Riva, Andrea Canale

“…The Liberatory maneuver is considered the gold-standard treatment, with a short-term resolution of the vertigo in over 70% of cases, and achieving a 90% success rate after four maneuvers. …”
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Factors Influences Customer Loyalty for Online Shopping: Study Case on Xiaomi's Online Store Customer in Bekasi by Franky Anggreiawan, Rhian Indradewa

“…Brand image significantly influences customer loyalty, even without the mediation of customer satisfaction. …”
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Direct detection and identification of viruses in saliva using a SpecID ionization modified mass spectrometer. by Pierre Alusta, Angel Paredes, Marli Azevedo, Lisa Mullis, Dan Buzatu

“…., food additives), peptides, and even microorganisms. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) remains the gold standard for sensitive detection of SARS-CoV-2 infection in biological samples. …”
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Evaluation of the PANS method for the prediction of the fluid flow in a cyclone separator by Bitar, Zaher, Uystepruyst, David, Beaubert, François, Méresse, Damien, Morin, Céline

“…The first one was the standard definition developed by Girimaji et al. [1] and the second one was based on a statistical equivalence between the DES and PITM. …”
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