Le duc de Bourgogne et son reliquaire de Liège (1467-1471) by Philippe George

“…The reliquary known as Charles the Bold’s reliquiary (gold, silver and enamel, h. 53 cm, overall weight c. 5 kg), a major work of Belgian national heritage, was produced between 1467 and 1471 by the goldsmith Gérard Loyet. …”
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Akustische Analyse von Vokaldehnungen im sportlichen Kontext by Marta Rogozińska

“…The first concerns Germany's victory in the quarter-finals of the 2017 IIHF World Hockey Championship; the second - the gold medal won by Gesa Krause during the women's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2018 European Athletics Championships. …”
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Un point de généalogie sur deux orfèvres parisiens du XIXe siècle : les « Favier » orfèvres parisiens de grosserie by Claude Aliquot

“…This proof-mark, designed to identify the silver or gold smith was to be in the shape of a lozenge but its contents were left to the diligence of the smith. …”
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Two-Stage Arthrodesis after an Infected Total Knee Replacement Using a Coupled Nail and Dual-Plate Construct: A Third-World Solution and Review of Options by Marlon M. Mencia, Raakesh Goalan, Atiba Akii Bua

“…Although a two-stage revision remains the gold standard, salvage procedures are sometimes needed. …”
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Giant Paratubal Cyst Mimicking Mesenteric Cyst by Ebrahim Almahmeed, Abdulaziz Alshaibani, Hamad Alhamad, Abdulmenem Abualsel

“…Diagnosis can be made clinically with the help of radiological investigations, although the gold standard diagnostic tool is diagnostic laparoscopy. …”
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Ligament Healing After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture: An Important New Patient Pathway? by Florian Forelli, Jérôme Riera, Jean Mazeas, Claire Coulondre, Sven Putnis, Thomas Neri, Alexandre Rambaud

“…Rehabilitation protocols applied in those studies, as well as objective assessments appear far from the usual gold standard after ACL reconstruction. Ideally, outcomes measures should be based on the same testing procedures that are recommended to clear an athlete to return to sport following ACL reconstruction. …”
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Control of the temperature regime of the process of bacterial oxidation on the basis of fuzzy logic by O. A. Jumaev, I. L. Kovaleva, G. B. Mahmudov

“…The work is devoted to modeling the temperature control system for the process of bacterial oxidation of refractory gold-bearing sulfide ores. The simulation was performed using the Fuzzy Logic Toolbox editor in the MATLAB software package. …”
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Cutaneous pseudolymphoma successfully treated with intralesional triamcinolone acetonide: A case report by Nicole Asamoah, Lara Gunton

“…Currently, there is no gold standard of treatment, and the literature would benefit from more reports on successful and unsuccessful treatments of cutaneous pseudolymphoma. …”
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Faecal tests in the early detection of colorectal cancer by Joanna Kowalik

“…Colonoscopy remains the gold standard in the diagnosis of cancer, both in Poland and around the world. …”
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Mine d’or et développement durable by Mouhamadou Lamine Diallo

“…Similarly to its region (Tambacounda), Sabodala is a remote village where traditional activities such as agriculture and gold digging are mainly practised. Poverty is perceived through joblessness among young people, the absence of social and economical infrastructures and the lack of thoroughfare. …”
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MEDICINAL, COSMETIC, CHEMICALAND OTHER APPLICATIONS OF BORATES by Sadia Hafeez Kazi et al

“…Use of borates dates back to the time of Babylonians and Egyptians, some 4000 years ago, for gold refining and mummifying the dead. It was later discovered as a useful laboratory and industrial agent along with an effective antiseptic and insecticidal compound. …”
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Long Head of the Biceps Tendon (LHBT) by Robert C Manske, Michael Voight, Chris Wolfe, Phil Page

“…While a careful history and a thorough physical examination are important steps in the assessment of LHBT pathology, it is still difficult to differentiate the type and severity of the pathology. Currently, the gold standard for confirming a diagnosis of LHBT pathologies is arthroscopic examination. …”
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Ruptured Brain Aneurysm: A Rare Cause Of Isolated Acute Subdural Hematoma by Simon-Pierre Docquier, Thomas Bonnet, Boris Lubicz

“…Teaching point: Although computed tomography (CT) is the diagnostic gold standard for acute subdural hematoma, the absence of clear trauma should prompt the use of computed tomography angiography (CTA) to identify potential underlying causes, such as ruptured aneurysms, which can significantly influence treatment decisions.…”
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Sensitivity and specificity of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9, PHQ-8, PHQ-2) and General Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7, GAD-2) for depression and anxiety diagnosis: a cros... by David Villarreal-Zegarra, Juan Carlos Bazo-Alvarez, Juan Barrera-Begazo, Sharlyn Otazú-Alfaro, Nikol Mayo-Puchoc, Jeff Huarcaya-Victoria

“…For a similar contrast against the gold standard, the other optimal cut-off points were: ≥7 for the PHQ-8 and ≥2 for the PHQ-2. …”
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Prospective evaluation of the diagnostic accuracy of FDG-PET/CT for the detection of sternal wound infection post-sternotomy by Angela Cai, Mehrshad Bakhshi, Yoan Lamarche, Francois Harel, Matthieu Pelletier-Galarneau

“…Results 44 FDG-PET/CT scans, 12 (27%) of which had DSWI according to the gold standard, were collected and analyzed. 20 studies were assigned to the recent group, and 24 studies to the remote surgery group. …”
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RESIDUAL EFFECTS OF INORGANIC FERTILIZER AND BIOCHAR ON LEAD AND CADMIUM UPTAKE BY Amaranthus cruentus L. ON CONTAMINATED SOIL OF BAGEGA, NIGERIA by Victor Odiamehi Onokebhagbe, Kingsley Chinyere Uzoma, Abdu Nafiu, Nkechi Mary Chinke, Ayorinde Ogunsesin, Adeniyi Olarewaju Adeleye

“…The need to remediate contaminated mine soils has led to the adoption of biochar technology. Soils obtained from gold mining sites are heavily contaminated soils due to the presence of heavy metal occlusions in the gold ores. …”
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Reliability and validity of the hand-held dynamometer “NOD”: a new instrument for assessment of isometric grip strength by Francesco Sartorio, Lorenzo Lippi, Stefano Vercelli, Federica Gallo, Davide Zanin, Sara Bergesio, Alessandro de Sire, Marco Invernizzi

“…To assess concurrent validity NOD was compared to the “gold standard” JD, in terms of ICCs and through Pearson correlation. …”
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Evaluating a large language model’s ability to answer clinicians’ requests for evidence summaries by Mallory N. Blasingame, Taneya Y. Koonce, Annette M. Williams, Dario A. Giuse, Jing Su, Poppy A. Krump, Nunzia Bettinsoli Giuse

“… Objective: This study investigated the performance of a generative artificial intelligence (AI) tool using GPT-4 in answering clinical questions in comparison with medical librarians’ gold-standard evidence syntheses. Methods: Questions were extracted from an in-house database of clinical evidence requests previously answered by medical librarians. …”
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Performance Evaluation of Three Diagnostic Methods for Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections among Schoolchildren in Amhara Region, Northwest Ethiopia by Shegaw Belay, Getaneh Alemu, Tadesse Hailu

“…This study aimed to compare and evaluate the performance of diagnostic methods for soil-transmitted helminths against the “gold” standard. Methods. An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 421 schoolchildren from May to July, 2022 in the Amhara Region. …”
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The Dutch-translated cultural competence assessment scale for nurses: Cross-cultural adaptation and validation by P.B. Sutharson, J.M. Maaskant, A.M. Eskes

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