Hep-2000 indirect immunofluorescence assay – An emerging screening tool for detection of antinuclear autoantibodies in various connective tissue disorders by Arpita Singh, Shilpi Sahu, Neha R. Jadhav, Navdeep Kaur

“…Aims: 1.To evaluate the diagnostic significance of IFA in screening of Autoimmune CTDs. 2.To study different titres and patterns shown by ANA positive samples. …”
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A moisture differential technique for extraction and maintenance of imported fire ant colonies under laboratory conditions by Farhan Mahmood Shah, Ikhlas A. Khan, Abbas Ali

“…Abstract Establishing and maintaining colonies of imported fire ants (IFA) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the laboratory are crucial for research. …”
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Improving coverage of antenatal iron and folic acid supplementation and malaria prophylaxis through targeted information and home deliveries in Côte d’Ivoire: a cluster randomised... by Günther Fink, Nicole Probst-Hensch, Jürg Utzinger, Siaka Koné, Daouda Dao

“…Introduction Coverage of antenatal iron and folic acid (IFA) supplementation and malaria chemoprophylaxis remains low in many low-income and middle-income settings. …”
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Optimization of S-N curve fitting based on neighborhood rough set reduction with improved firefly algorithm by Yangjinyu Li, Li Zou, Zhengjie Zhu

“…Firstly, we propose an improved firefly algorithm (IFA) by updating the position and step size, combining IFA algorithm and neighborhood rough set into an IFANRSR algorithm for attribute reduction. …”
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Identification of nuclear valosin-containing-protein-like as a target of anti-nuclear autoantibodies in systemic sclerosis by Zitao Zeng, Ramona Miske, Madeleine Scharf, Yvonne Denno, Anthonina Ott, Stefanie Brakopp, Bianca Teegen, Winfried Stöcker, Elise Siegert, Elise Siegert, Sandra Saschenbrecker, Christian Probst, Lars Komorowski

“…Preincubation with recombinant NVL abolished the reactivity of the patient serum with HEp-2 cells in IFA. Additionally, the patient serum reacted with recombinant NVL in cell-based IFA and Western blot analysis, whereas sera from 15 healthy controls were nonreactive. …”
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Effect of refrigeration, room temperature, and processing time on serum immunofluorescent antibody titers for Sarcocystis neurona by Claudia Valderrama‐Martinez, Andrea Packham, Shichen Zheng, Woutrina Smith, Magdalena Plancarte, Monica Aleman

“…Objectives To evaluate immunofluorescent antibody (IFA) titers for S. neurona from serum samples stored at room temperature and 4°C. …”
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Physical and Mechanical Properties of Cemented Ash-Based Lightweight Building Materials with and without Pumice by Neslihan Doğan-Sağlamtimur, Adnan Güven, Ahmet Bilgil

“…Pumice, cements (CEM I- and CEM II-type), waste fly and bottom ashes (IFA, GBA, and BBA) supplied from international companies were used to produce lightweight building materials, and physical-mechanical properties of these materials were determined. …”
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A Tribute to Chief Raphael Ige Ibigbami (1939-2020): The Father of Modern Nigerian Ceramic Art by Olawole Famule

“… Awo kìí kú, Awo kìí rùn  Awo ńpa’pòódà ni B’Áwo bá p’èhìnd ̣ à tán K’éni máse s ̣ è’dárò Awo  The knowledgeable ones do not die and do not become rotten  They only transition to the spiritual realm of ancestors Therefore, when a knowledgeable one transitioned  Let no one mourn but rather celebrate the transition  Ìyè ̣rè ̣ Ifá dirge for a deceased Babaláwo, Ifá diviner (‘Father of ancient wisdom’). …”
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Activity of an anaerobic Thermoanaerobacterales hydrolase on aliphatic and aromatic polyesters by Chiara Siracusa, Chiara Siracusa, Lisa Fohler, Lukas Leibetseder, Gerald Striedner, Chris Oostenbrink, Felice Quartinello, Georg M. Guebitz, Georg M. Guebitz, Doris Ribitsch, Doris Ribitsch

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Dependence of the Ice Formation Activity of Dioxynaphthalenes, Fluoroglucin and Silver Iodide on the Structure of the Hydrate Shells of Their Crystals by V.V. Turov, A.V. Turov, A.V. Arkharov

“…The ratio between the thickness of the layer of ‘mobile’ ice and that of the layer of adsorbed water increased as a function of IFA.…”
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Immunogenicity in humans of a transdermal multipeptide melanoma vaccine administered with or without a TLR7 agonist by Craig L Slingluff, Gina R Petroni, Walter C Olson, Kimberly A Chianese-bullock, Donna Deacon, Mark Smolkin, William W Grosh, Max O Meneveau, Kevin T Lynch, Elise P Salerno, Elizabeth Woodson, James W Patterson

“…Every 3 weeks thereafter (x 6), the peptides were combined with GM-CSF and were injected into the dermis and subcutis in an emulsion with IFA. Toxicities were recorded and immune responses assayed by ELIspot.Results CD8+ T cell responses to transdermal vaccination in DMSO occurred in 83% of participants in group 3 and 86% in group 4, and responses to vaccination in IFA were observed in 29% of participants in group 1 and 14% in group 2. …”
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Cultivating crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) significantly enhances the quantity and diversity of soil microorganisms: evidence from the comparison of rice-wheat and rice-crayfish ro... by Hui Xu, Hui Xu, Dan Wang, Dan Wang, Dan Wang, Xuguang Li, Xuguang Li, Jiajia Li, Jiajia Li, Yu Xu, Yu Xu, Zhiqiang Xu, Zhiqiang Xu

“…Integrated farming of rice (IFA), as a time-honored agricultural model, can effectively increase agricultural productivity and provide ecological benefits. …”
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Epistemic Roots, Universal Routes and Ontological Roofs of African “Ritual Archives”: Disciplinary Formations in African Thought by Oluwatoyin Vincent Adepoju

“…“Epistemic and Metaphysical Integrity in Ifá”, the second part, examines his argument for a re-centering of studies in classical African thought within the epistemic and metaphysical frames of those bodies of knowledge, using the Yoruba origin Ifá system of knowledge, spiritual development and divination as an example, an illustration I analyze through my own understanding of the cognitive and metaphysical framework of Ifá. …”
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Glocalization of Yoruba Omoluwabi Ideology by Ademola O. Dasylva

“… Omoluwabi, a Yoruba concept of the Ideal persona, is well foregrounded in the Ifa corpus, the full meaning and import of which are either lost or taken for granted. …”
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DEN2重组E蛋白单克隆抗体的制备及其生物学活性 by 曾祥凤

“…采用硫酸铵沉淀法纯化腹水中的McAbs,用ELISA、IFA、WesternBlot和空斑减数中和实验等鉴定McAbs的各种生物学活性。【结果】用ELISA、IFA检测证实5株杂交瘤细胞产生的McAbs与DEN2重组E蛋白和DEN全病毒均有较高的亲和力;WesternBlot分析发现其中3株杂交瘤细胞(3G3,6G11,4E3)分泌的McAbs能与其相对分子质量Mr=(66~69)×103的DEN2重组E蛋白结合。…”
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Antenatal Care Services and its correlation with Outcomes of Pregnancy amongst Beneficiaries in Rural Health Training Center Jetalpur, Ahmedabad by Bansi Davda, Sheetal Vyas, Mayank Patel, Jay Sheth, Minal Patel

“…Our study aimed to evaluate the antenatal care services provided at a rural health center in Gujarat, India, focusing on early pregnancy registration rates, anemia prevalence, compliance with Iron-Folic Acid (IFA) supplementation, and delivery outcomes. …”
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An indole alkaloid from a tribal folklore inhibits immediate early event in HSV-2 infected cells with therapeutic efficacy in vaginally infected mice. by Paromita Bag, Durbadal Ojha, Hemanta Mukherjee, Umesh Chandra Halder, Supriya Mondal, Nidhi S Chandra, Suman Nandi, Ashoke Sharon, Mamta Chawla Sarkar, Sekhar Chakrabarti, Debprasad Chattopadhyay

“…The results revealed that HM possesses significant anti-HSV-2 activity with EC50 of 1.1-2.8 µg/ml, and selectivity index of >20. The time kinetics and IFA demonstrated that HM dose dependently inhibited 50-99% of HSV-2 infection at 1.5-5.0 µg/ml at 2-4 h post-infection. …”
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OUTBREAK OF SPRING VIRAEMIA OF CARP IN PRIVOLZHSKY FEDERAL DISTRICT IN 2014 by A. A. Pichueva, M. I. Doronin

“…Two isolates of spring viraemia of carp virus were detected when testing 30 samples of carp pathological material by virus isolation using EPC and FHM cell lines and by sandwich ELISA, IFA, leucocyte agglutination test, RT-PCR, and real time RT-PCR in the RF Privolzhsky Federal District in May 2014. …”
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Hastanelerde Taşeron İşçilik Maliyet Kontrolü by Abdullah Akcanlı, Berfu İlter, Mustafa Küçükilhan

“…Özellikle hizmet sektöründe gittikçe kullanımı yaygınlaşan taşeron işçilik; yükselen maliyetler, hizmetin gereği gibi ifa edilememesi vb. konularda tartışılmaya başlanmıştır. …”
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¿Hacia una Nueva Arquitectura Financiera Regional? Problemas y perspectivas de la cooperación monetaria en el ALBA-TCP by Benzi, D., Guayasamín, T., Vergara, M.

“…The first part describes the context of global crisis and emerging multipolarity in which the debate on the reform of the International Financial Architecture (IFA) and regional monetary initiatives are inserted. …”
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