Development of a novel colorimetric immunoassay for C-Reactive Protein using colloidal nanoparticles by Tjitra, Niklas Lesmana

“…Colour changes in the assay from pinkish red to violet were observed and scaled with increasing CRP concentration. Upon CRP spiking at 1 µg mL-1, affimer-functionalized Au NPs showed improvement in sensitivity, and the LOD was calculated to be 0.2 µg mL-1. …”
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Media bias in Singapore in 2011 by Lee, Matthew Wenjun, Michell Devina Ngan, Park So Jin

“…Intuitively, the induced demand from readers of the paper could have spiked due to the spurred debate and increased diversity of motions propositioned between Members-of-Parliament during the novel year of the Opposition’s election to Parliament. …”
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Discovering and forecasting extreme events via active learning in neural operators by Pickering, Ethan, Guth, Stephen, Karniadakis, George Em, Sapsis, Themistoklis P

“…Extreme events in society and nature, such as pandemic spikes, rogue waves or structural failures, can have catastrophic consequences. …”
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A study on epidemic modelling using deterministic and stochastic SIR compartmental models by Lim, Lionel Rui Qi

“…Among all networks considered, the BA network in particular has shown to consistently demonstrate spikes in epidemic reproduction at the onset, suggesting higher vulnerability to epidemic spreading for real-world communal structures with properties akin to the BA network. …”
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Point of care assay for blood aripiprazole concentrations: development, validation and utility by Atkins, M, Taylor, D, Catalan, A, Desouza, N, Chesney, E, Reilly, TJ, Baburina, I, Hilaire, MR, Dratcu, L, Harland, R, Salamone, SJ, McGuire, P

“…</p> <p><strong>Method:&nbsp;</strong>Analytical performance (sensitivity, precision, recovery and linearity) of the assay were established using spiked whole blood and control samples of varying aripiprazole concentration. …”

Impact of free nitrous acid shock and dissolved oxygen limitation on nitritation maintenance and nitrous oxide emission in a membrane bioreactor by Jiang, Yishuai, Poh, Leong Soon, Lim, Choon-Ping, Ng, Wun Jern

“…The strategy developed in this study verified that spiked FNA shock together with DO limitation can be used for maintaining nitritation in MBRs with long SRTs. …”
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Situational awareness (perception) assessment of ATC monitoring via brain eye measures by Lai, Marissa Shi Lin

“…When the subjects are trying to pay more attention, spikes in their cognitive activity were observed. …”
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An analysis of heavy silicone oil treatment for inferior proliferative vitreoretinopathy by Hammer, M, Ie, A, Eibenberger, K, Auffarth, GU, Xue, K

“…Results: Fill-induced pressure spikes (&gt; 30 mmHg) within 14 days post-surgery were common after Densiron tamponade, especially in patients previously on glaucoma drops. …”

Pipelining digital feedback controllers by Han, Mingli.

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Low-Cost Electronic Microfluidics for Multiplexed Point-of-Care Biomarker Detection by Kikkeri, Kruthika

“…It was validated by measuring spiked IL-6 concentrations in human blood, with applications demonstrated in CAR-T patient monitoring and small molecule detection for drug regulation. …”
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Development and validation of multiplex real-time PCR for simultaneous detection of six bacterial pathogens causing lower respiratory tract infections and antimicrobial resistance... by Dung, TTN, Phat, VV, Vinh, C, Lan, NPH, Phuong, NLN, Ngan, LTQ, Thwaites, G, Thwaites, L, Rabaa, M, Nguyen, ATK, Duy, PT

“…The reproducibility, linearity, limit of detection (LOD) of real-time PCR assays for pathogen detection were evaluated using DNA control mixes and spiked tracheal aspirate. The performance of RT-PCR assays was subsequently compared with the gold standard, conventional culture on 50 tracheal aspirate and sputum specimens of ICU patients.…”

A critical review of ceramic microbial fuel cell: Economics, long-term operation, scale-up, performances and challenges by Siti Mariam, Daud, Noor Zainura, Zainon, Noor Sabrina, Ahmad Mutamim, Nurul Huda, Baharuddin, Azmi, Aris, Azrul Nurfaiz, Mohd Faizal, Rabialtu Sulihah, Ibrahim, Nuor Sariyan, Suhaimin

“…These low-cost materials are a viable option for spiked systems due to their low cost, functional long-term robustness, and natural availability. …”
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Food Expenditure of the B40 Households: Developing a Decision-Support System for Food Price Determination in Malaysia (S/O14168) by Jan, Soon Jan, Applanaidu, Shri Dewi, Abdul Adzis, Azira, Zainal Abidin, Norhaslinda

“…The B40 group spends almost 80% of income on routine essential expenses, with the highest proportion spent on food and non-alcoholic beverages. Hence, any spikes in food prices will impact this income group the most. …”
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Exploring dependence structures among European electricity markets: static and dynamic copula-GARCH and dynamic state-space approaches by Ly, Sel, Sriboonchitta, Songsak, Tang, Jiechen, Wong, Wing-Keung

“…Based on the results of the ARMA-GJR-GARCH model, we first find that there are spillover effects in the returns of both base and peak spot prices in the five European electricity markets, and there are heteroskedastic, asymmetric, and leverage effects with negative and positive shocks, including spikes and drops during both base and peak load periods. …”
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Culture of human pluripotent stem cells and neural networks in 3D using an optogenetic approach and a hydrogel model by Lee, S

“…</p> <p>The optogenetically modified neurons were found responsive to light stimulation, showing firing patterns and calcium events typical of early developing neurons (e.g. mixed and burst waves; single and multipeak spikes). Neuronal activities were assessed using calcium imaging. …”

Energy storage management for renewable energy systems by Feng, Xue

“…Compared with two conventional methods, the proposed control method for the HES demonstrates improved efficiency of involving the ultracapacitors to handle power spikes while protecting batteries from misuse. …”
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Global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Glob... by Naghavi, M, Ong, KL, Aali, A, Almidani, O, Bandyopadhyay, S, Basnyat, B, Maude, R, Dolecek, C, Lacey, BWH

“…These estimates are particularly important following large-scale mortality spikes, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. When systematically analysed, mortality rates and life expectancy allow comparisons of the consequences of causes of death globally and over time, providing a nuanced understanding of the effect of these causes on global populations. …”