Observations on the classification of the inflammatory myopathies. by Hilton-Jones, D

“…Existing classifications have their limitations, but with the absence of a "gold standard" a definitive classification is not yet possible. …”

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the diagnosis of melioidosis: better than we thought. by Limmathurotsakul, D, Chantratita, N, Teerawattanasook, N, Piriyagitpaiboon, K, Thanwisai, A, Wuthiekanun, V, Day, N, Cooper, B, Peacock, S

“…The new cutoff was unbiased towards misclassification caused by an imperfect gold standard and resulted in an increase in both sensitivity (from 66.4% to 80.2%) and specificity (82.1% and 95.0%).…”

Gold(I)-catalyzed alkoxyhalogenation of beta-hydroxy-alpha,alpha-difluoroynones. by Schuler, M, Silva, F, Bobbio, C, Tessier, A, Gouverneur, V

“…(Chemical Equation Presented) Gold standard: AuCl was found to be the only suitable catalyst for the 6-endo-dig ring closure of hydroxylated difluorinated ynones (see scheme), a class of substrates that displays low reactivity owing to the presence of the gem-difluoro group. …”

Exploring the Use of Sensors to Measure Behavioral Interactions: An Experimental Evaluation of Using Hand Trajectories by Bergmann, Jeroen H. M., Langdon, Patrick M., Mayagoitia, Ruth E., Howard, Newton

“…Initial outcomes related well to the gold standard measurements (r = 0.81) showing an acceptable average root mean square error of 0.09 meters. …”
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PENGARUH PEMBERIAN ANTIBIOTIK PIPERASILIN, GENTAMISIN, DAN CAMPURANNYA TERHADAP PERTUMBUHAN Bacillus sp. PADA KULTUR Mycobacterium tuberculosis DENGAN MEDIUM CAIR MGIT by , PARAMITHA KUSUMADEWI, , Dra.Ning Rintiswati, M.Kes

“…Gold standard bacterial culture performed in solid media Lowenstein-Jensen (LJ). …”

PENGARUH PEMBERIAN ANTIBIOTIK PIPERASILIN, GENTAMISIN, DAN CAMPURAN (PIPERASILIN DAN GENTAMISIN) TERHADAP PERTUMBUHAN Escherichia coli PADA KULTUR Mycobacterium tuberculosis DENGAN... by , AYU WULANDARI, , Dra.Ning Rintiswati, M.Kes.

“…Gold standard bacterial culture performed in solid media Lowenstein-Jensen (LJ). …”

SENSITIVITAS RAPID DIAGNOSTIC TEST UNTUK SKRINING MALARIA PADA DARAH DONOR by , dr. Dwi Kurniawan Nugroho, , Prof. dr. Supargiyono, DTM.

“…Direct detection of parasite by microscopic examination is still a gold standard. However, the technique is time-consuming, highly operator-dependent and prone to error. …”

Bedside emergency transcranial Doppler diagnosis of severe carotid disease using orbital window examination. by Saqqur, M, Demchuk, A, Hill, MD, Dean, N, Schebel, M, Kennedy, J, Barber, P, Shuaib, A

“…Each orbital window depth was detected on M-mode and evaluated for the direction of flow and resistance pattern. Gold standard for comparison was carotid evaluation using carotid duplex, computed tomography angiogram, or conventional angiography. …”

A novel diagnostic model for tuberculous meningitis using Bayesian latent class analysis by Dong, THK, Donovan, J, Ngoc, NM, Thu, DDA, Nghia, HDT, Oanh, PKN, Phu, NH, Hang, VTT, Vinh Chau, NV, Thuong Thuong, NT, Tan, LV, Thwaites, GE, Geskus, RB

“…<p><strong>Background</strong> Diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is hampered by the lack of a gold standard. Current microbiological tests lack sensitivity and clinical diagnostic approaches are subjective. …”

Performance of current tools used for on-the-day assessment and diagnosis of mild traumatic brain injury in sport: a systematic review by Haste, P, Jérusalem, A, de Almeida E Bueno, L, Bergmann, J

“…</p> <p><strong>Conclusion</strong> Combinations of existing methods and the KD test were most accurate in assessing SR-mTBI, despite the inconsistent accuracy values related to the KD test. The absence of a gold-standard measurement hampers our ability to diagnose or monitor SR-mTBI. …”

MR angiography compared to conventional selective angiography in acute stroke. by Tomanek, A, Coutts, S, Demchuk, A, Hudon, M, Morrish, W, Sevick, R, Simon, J, Frayne, R, Buchan, A, Hill, MD

“…Angiography remains the gold standard for definitive assessment of the intracranial circulation.…”

Correlation of clinical examination, magnetic resonance imaging and surgical findings in diagnosing ankle joint ligament injuries by Azni, Khaulah Karimah, Mohamad Saini, Suraini, Nasir, NazrilaHairiana, Bahari, Norafida

“…Surgical findings were considered the gold standard. The time interval between MRI scans and arthroscopy/surgery was 5 months (3–10 months). …”
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A prospective diagnostic study on the use of narrow band imaging on suspiscious lesions during colonoscopic examination in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia by Yaacob, Huzairi

“…BACKGROUND: Colonoscopy is the gold standard to detect colorectal neoplasm. There have been multiple attempts to improve diagnostic accuracy partly by image improvement and one of them is narrow band imaging. …”
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Towards constant-time SLAM on an autonomous underwater vehicle using synthetic aperture sonar by Newman, P, Leonard, J, Rikoski, R

“…Using a novel target detection strategy, data gathered from a 40 minute survey is processed and the results compared to both a ground truth and the "gold standard" quadratic time full covariance SLAM algorithm. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2005.…”

The ends of 30 big depressions by Ellison, M, Lee, SS, O'Rourke, KH

“…In this paper we explore the argument that leaving the gold standard helped by boosting inflationary expectations and lowering real interest rates. …”

Cross of Euros by O'Rourke, K, Taylor, A

“…Europe's efforts at economic and monetary union are historically unprecedented. However, the gold standard provides lessons regarding what will and won't work, macroeconomically and politically, in the short run, while US history provides long-run lessons regarding appropriate institutional structures. …”

Limited diagnostic capacities of two commercial assays for the detection of Leptospira immunoglobulin M antibodies in Laos. by Blacksell, S, Smythe, L, Phetsouvanh, R, Dohnt, M, Hartskeerl, R, Symonds, M, Slack, A, Vongsouvath, M, Davong, V, Lattana, O, Phongmany, S, Keolouangkot, V, White, N, Day, N, Newton, P

“…Both tests demonstrated poor diagnostic accuracy using admission serum (Leptotek sensitivity of 47.3% and specificity of 75.5%: ELISA sensitivity of 60.9% and specificity of 65.6%) compared to the Leptospira "gold standard" microscopic agglutination test.…”

Evaluating a Model by Forecast Performance. by Clements, M, Hendry, D

“…Although out-of-sample forecast performance is often deemed to be the "gold standard" of evaluation, it is not in fact a good yardstick for evaluating models in general. …”

Redefining synaesthesia? by Cohen Kadosh, R, Terhune, D

“…She specifically takes issue with the following assumptions: (1) synaesthesia is strictly a sensory-perceptual phenomenon; (2) consistency of inducer-concurrent pairs is the gold standard for establishing the authenticity of an individual's synaesthesia; and (3) synaesthesia is not heterogeneous. …”

Peripheral basophil count is increased in patients with endometriosis by Feng, Q, Rahmioglu, N, Paddon, K, Hubbard, C, Zondervan, K, Becker, C, Hellner, K

“…Currently, laparoscopic surgery is the diagnostic gold standard. Thus, an urgent unmet clinic need for a minimally invasive and widely available diagnostic tool exists. …”