Detecting presence of cardiovascular disease through mitochondria respiration as depicted through biophotonic emission by Nancy R. Rizzo, Nicole C. Hank, Jian Zhang

“…The OR in men were 5.91 (95%CI: 2.35, 14.85) and 2.88 (95%CI: 1.38, 6.01), adjusting for age and corresponding to with and without capacitive barrier. …”
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Optimization of the Dose Rate Effect in Tetrazolium Gellan Gel Dosimeters by Kalin I. Penev, Matt Mulligan, Kibret Mequanint

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Detection and identification of Chlamydophila psittaci from wild spotted doves in the Klang Valley in Malaysia by Phong , Su Fun, Ideris, Aini, Salim, Nadzri, Al-Ajeeli, Karim Sadun Ali

“…A total of fifty-six wild spotted doves was captured for the isolation and identification of Chlamydophila psittaci from the Klang Valley in Malaysia. …”
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The Dose Optimization and Evaluation of Image Quality in the Adult Brain Protocols of Multi-Slice Computed Tomography: A Phantom Study by Thawatchai Prabsattroo, Kanokpat Wachirasirikul, Prasit Tansangworn, Puengjai Punikhom, Waraporn Sudchai

“…The image quality was also evaluated using AutoQA Plus v.1.8.7.0 software. CT number accuracy and linearity had a robust positive correlation with the linear attenuation coefficient (µ) and showed more inaccurate CT numbers when using 80 kVp. …”
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An Analysis of Patch Plausibility and Correctness for Generate-And-Validate Patch Generation Systems (Supplementary Material) by Qi, Zichao, Long, Fan, Achour, Sara, Rinard, Martin

“…Working with a simpler and more effectively focused search space, Kali generates at least as many correct patches as prior GenProg, RSRepair, and AE systems. …”
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An Analysis of Patch Plausibility and Correctness for Generate-And-Validate Patch Generation Systems by Qi, Zichao, Long, Fan, Achour, Sara, Rinard, Martin

“…Working with a simpler and more effectively focused search space, Kali generates at least as many correct patches as prior GenProg, RSRepair, and AE systems. …”
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An Analysis of Patch Plausibility and Correctness for Generate-And-Validate Patch Generation Systems by Qi, Zichao, Long, Fan, Achour, Sara, Rinard, Martin

“…Working with a simpler and more effectively focused search space, Kali generates at least as many correct patches as prior GenProg, RSRepair, and AE systems. …”
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In vitro evaluation of five rapid antigen detection tests for group A beta-haemolytic streptococcal sore throat infections. by Lasseter, G, McNulty, C, Richard Hobbs, F, Mant, D, Little, P

“…The ability to detect all positive GABHS (sensitivity) varied considerably between kits from 95% [95% confidence interval (CI): 88-98%], for the IMI Test Pack and OSOM, to 62% (95% CI: 51-72%) for Clearview, at the highest GABHS concentration. …”

Chromatographic immunoassays for Helicobacter pylori detection , are they reliable in Mali, West Africa? by Ingvild Austarheim, Kari Tvete Inngjerdingen, Berit Smestad Paulsen, Adiaratou Togola, Chiaka Diakite, Drissa Diallo

“…Strain variability of H. Pylori may be an explanation. The tests need to be properly evaluated in Mali before they can be relied upon as diagnostic tools.…”
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An analysis of patch plausibility and correctness for generate-and-validate patch generation systems by Qi, Zichao

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The diagnostic accuracy of urine lipoarabinomannan test for tuberculosis screening in a South African correctional facility. by Yasmeen Hanifa, Lilanganee Telisinghe, Katherine L Fielding, Justin L Malden, Gavin J Churchyard, Alison D Grant, Salome Charalambous

“…Amongst HIV-positive vs. HIV-negative offenders the sensitivity and specificity of LAM was 7.1% vs. 0% and 98.5% vs. 99.8% respectively.Urine LAM ELISA has inadequate sensitivity for TB screening in this population.…”
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An Analysis of Patch Plausibility and Correctness for Generate-And-Validate Patch Generation Systems by Qi, Zichao, Long, Fan, Achour, Sara, Rinard, Martin

“…Working with a simpler and more effectively focused search space, Kali generates at least as many correct patches as prior GenProg, RSRepair, and AE systems. …”
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Clinical utility of a commercial LAM-ELISA assay for TB diagnosis in HIV-infected patients using urine and sputum samples. by Keertan Dheda, Virginia Davids, Laura Lenders, Teri Roberts, Richard Meldau, Daphne Ling, Laurence Brunet, Richard van Zyl Smit, Jonathan Peter, Clare Green, Motasim Badri, Leonardo Sechi, Surendra Sharma, Michael Hoelscher, Rodney Dawson, Andrew Whitelaw, Jonathan Blackburn, Madhukar Pai, Alimuddin Zumla

“…Sputum-LAM had good sensitivity (86%) but poor specificity (15%) likely due to test cross-reactivity with several mouth-residing organisms including actinomycetes and nocardia species.These preliminary data indicate that in a high burden primary care setting the diagnostic usefulness of urine-LAM is limited, as a rule-in test, to a specific patient subgroup i.e. smear-negative HIV-infected TB patients with a CD4 count <200 cells/mm(3), who would otherwise have required further investigation. …”
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Comparison of a clinical prediction rule and a LAM antigen-detection assay for the rapid diagnosis of TBM in a high HIV prevalence setting. by Vinod B Patel, Ravesh Singh, Cathy Connolly, Victoria Kasprowicz, Allimudin Zumla, Thumbi Ndungu, Keertan Dheda

“…The LAM sensitivity and specificity (95%CI) was 31% (17;48) and 94% (85;99), respectively (cut-point ≥ 0.18). …”
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The diagnostic accuracy of urine-based Xpert MTB/RIF in HIV-infected hospitalized patients who are smear-negative or sputum scarce. by Jonathan G Peter, Grant Theron, Tapuwa E Muchinga, Ureshnie Govender, Keertan Dheda

“…MTB/RIF: 40% (95%CI: 22-61), p = 0.03]. Significant predictors of urine MTB/RIF positivity were CD4<50 cells/ml (p = 0.001), elevated protein-to-creatinine ratio (p<0.001) and LAM ELISA positivity (p<0.001). …”
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The expression of TRMT2A, a novel cell cycle regulated protein, identifies a subset of breast cancer patients with <it>HER2 </it>over-expression that are at an increased risk of re... by Tubbs Raymond, Yoder Brian J, Budd G, Dim Daniel, Khoury Thaer, Kulkarni Swati A, Vardarajan Ramya, Janarthanan Bagi R, Hicks David G, Schreeder Marshall T, Estopinal Noel C, Beck Rodney A, Wang Yanling, Ring Brian Z, Seitz Robert S, Ross Douglas T

“…This association with outcome was confirmed using 75 <it>HER2</it>+ patients from the CCF cohort (HR 3.6; 95% CI 1.3 to 10.2, p < 0.02) and 64 patients from the RPCI cohort (HR 3.4; 95% CI 1.3-8.9, p < 0.02). …”
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Performance evaluation of the FAST™ System and the FAST-PBC Prep™ cartridges for speeded-up positive blood culture testing by Alexia Verroken, Chaima Hajji, Florian Bressant, Jonathan Couvreur, Ahalieyah Anantharajah, Hector Rodriguez-Villalobos

“…Categorical agreement for all 160 tested strains was 98% (2299/2346) with 1.2% (8/657) very major errors and 0.7% (10/1347) major errors.ConclusionFAST™ System testing is a reliable approach for direct downstream testing of PBCs including MALDI-TOF MS ID, BD Phoenix™ and Bio-Rad disk diffusion AST as well as rapid resistance testing assays. …”
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