La forêt guyanaise, entre valorisation et protection des ressources écosystémiques by André Calmont

“…However, as the population trebled over the last thirty years, the pressure of human activities on the forest environment has become significant, through timber production, hunting, gathering, agriculture, the use of biomass for energy purposes or furthermore gold mining. The awareness to potential risks on environmental biodiversity in an encouraging international atmosphere, has led public authorities to take a number of measures, regulatory, of sustainable management, and above all, in establishing a network of natural protected areas, such as a new National Park, called “The French Guiana Amazonian Park”.…”
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Pulmonary hypertension associated with connective tissue disease by Srinivas Rajagopala, Molly Mary Thabah

“…PH can be measured on echocardiography, but the gold standard for diagnosis is right heart catheterization. …”
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Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence (TIRF) Single-Molecule Assay to Analyze the Motility of Kinesin by Tomoki Kita, Shinsuke Niwa

“…Single-molecule motility assays using total internal reflection fluorescence (TIRF) microscopy are a gold standard technique for measuring the motile parameters of kinesin motors. …”
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An Unusual Inverted Talar Neck Fracture–Dislocation by Brent Kokubun, Motasem Refaat

“…Hawkins classification, later modified by Canale, is the gold standard method of describing talar neck fractures by the degree of dislocation. …”
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Renal embolization for trauma: a narrative review by Peter Lee, Simon Roh

“…Contrast-enhanced computed tomography is considered the gold-standard imaging modality to assess patients for renal injuries in the setting of blunt and penetrating trauma, and to help classify injuries based on the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma injury scoring scale. …”
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Gilded-Age Entrepreneurs and Local Notables: The Case of the California “Big Four,” 1861-1877 by Evelyne Payen-Variéras

“…This article proposes an analysis of the network and transactions management practices of the California “Big Four”, the group of former Gold Rush merchants who built the Central Pacific and Southern Pacific Railroad companies in the 1860’s and 1870’s. …”
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La Lutte des classes face à l'internationalisme sportif. by Lorenzo Jalabert D'Amado

“…The country, which had won a few years back the football gold at Colombes (1924) and Amsterdam (1928) Olympic Games, already enjoyed a solid reputation in this sport. …”
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Hellenistic and Roman gems and jewellery from south-western Turkey by Lafli, E., Henig, M.

“…Following the listing of the gems in Aydın, the next section describes six gold finger rings and earrings with plain gem or glass settings, as well as a ring which has lost its gem. …”

Oncological principles in the management of ocular surface squamous neoplasia - A Review by Rolika Bansal, Santosh G Honavar

“…Accurate and timely diagnosis, including detailed clinical assessment and imaging, is essential to ascertain the extent of the disease. The gold standard treatment for OSSN has evolved over the years, transitioning from wide-margin surgical excision using the “no-touch” technique to topical immunotherapy, plaque brachytherapy, and targeted immunotherapy. …”
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Serodiagnosis of brucella canis infection in dogs by a dipstick enzyme immunoassay by Uckun Sait Ucan, Zeki Aras, Ahmet Semacan

“…<p> <b>Results:</b> Sensitivity and specificity of the test were 82% and 95%, respectively when iELISA was evaluated as gold standard.<p> <b>Conclusion:</b> Since the test has a good degree of specifity it is recommended as a screening test in the field.…”
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O Simbolismo das Cores no Livro de José de Arimateia by Pedro Chambel

“…In this text there are references to several colors -white, red, green, black, blue and gold – which have symbolic meanings, that must be interpreted and taken into account on the analysis and comprehension of a narrative with a strong allegoric-symbolic content. …”
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De Madagascar à Sumatra : une route négrière peu commune. Le voyage du navire Binnenwijzend de la VOC en 1732 by Rafaël Thiébaut

“…In 1732 the Dutch East India Company (VOC) ship Binnenwijzend undertook a slaving voyage to Madagascar in order to furnish the gold mines of Sumatra with manpower. By using unique and unpublished archival material we have been able to retrace the dynamics of this exceptional slaving expedition, from the armament to her return to Batavia. …”
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Poorly Recognized and Uncommonly Acknowledged Limitations of Randomized Controlled Trials by Chittaranjan Andrade

“…Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are a gold standard in evidence-based research. However, RCTs have limitations, among which the most commonly acknowledged is that narrow study selection criteria compromise the external validity of the findings. …”
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The Challenges of Spirometric Diagnosis of COPD by Adriana Maldonado-Franco, Luis F. Giraldo-Cadavid, Eduardo Tuta-Quintero, Alirio R. Bastidas Goyes, Daniel A. Botero-Rosas

“…Due to its simplicity, portability, and low cost, spirometry has been established as the main tool to detect this condition, but its flawed performance makes it an imperfect COPD diagnosis gold standard. This review aims to provide an up-to-date literature overview of recent studies regarding COPD diagnosis; we seek to identify their limitations and establish perspectives for spirometric diagnosis of COPD in the XXI century by combining deep clinical knowledge of the disease with advanced computer analysis techniques.…”
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Mucosal Airway Laceration Secondary To Endobronchial Ultrasonography by Amarinder Sandhu, Edmundo Rubio, Susanti Ie, Michael Boyd

“…It is considered to be safe and rivals the gold standard, mediastinoscopy, in safety and accuracy. …”
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Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor in the Setting of Dorsal Agenesis of the Pancreas by Samih Nassif, Cecilia Ponchiardi, Teviah Sachs

“…MRCP and ERCP are the gold standard imaging techniques to demonstrate the absence of the dorsal pancreatic duct. …”
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L’artisanat touristique du Sud-Ouest des États-Unis. L’exemple des objets collectés par Alphonse Pinart à Santa Fe, à la fin du xixe siècle by Éloïse Galliard

“…In the American South-West city, where incoming settler population were growing, tourism and the acculturation of the local Amerindian populations, a merchant by the name of Aaron Gold sold small ceramic figurines made by Pueblo Indians for the souvenir trade. …”
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Geometry, Space, Configuration: a Meeting with Anna Sgrosso by Agostino De Rosa, Andrea Giordano

“… During the last Congress of the Unione Italiana per il Disegno, held in Naples, the 2017 UID Gold Medal was awarded to Anna Sgrosso with the aim of rewarding the complex of scientific and cultural activities promoted at the University of Naples Federico II over a long and prestigious career. …”
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The Role of Liver Biopsy in the Management of Patients with Liver Disease by Florence Wong

“…Although most causes of elevated liver enzymes can be determined, or at least suspected, on the basis of a careful history and laboratory tests, histological assessment remains the gold standard for most liver diseases. Histological evaluation can either confirm or refute clinical diagnoses and can provide information about the severity and stage of disease. …”
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POTATO VARIETIES PROMISING FOR BREEDING TARGETED AT COMMERCIAL TRAITS by L. I. Kostina, O. S. Kosareva

“…Described here are the cultivars combining resistance to gold potato cyst nematode with other valuable commercial traits. …”
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