Evaluating Malaria Prevalence Using Clinical Diagnosis Compared with Microscopy and Rapid Diagnostic Tests in a Tertiary Healthcare Facility in Rivers State, Nigeria by M. N. Wogu, F. O. Nduka

“…Microscopy was considered the diagnostic “gold standard” and all data obtained were statistically analyzed using Chi-square test with a P value <0.05 considered significant. …”
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NEGLECTED COXITIS TUBERCULOSA MANAGEMENT IN CHILDREN by Sulis Bayusentono, Erwin Ramawan, Henry Dominica

“…Biopsy of the bone tissue lesions is a gold standard diagnosis for coxitis TB. However interpretation of the early picture of pelvic radiology can be a predictor outcome in the case of coxitis TB.…”
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Helicobacter pylori: From Bench to Bedside by N Chiba, A Matisko, P Sinclair, ABR Thomson

“…Major interest has focused on the questions "who should be investigated and therefore treated" and "what is the latest gold standard for eradication of H pylori"? …”
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A case series of melioidosis: An underdiagnosed entity in Kerala by Ebrahimkutty Shanimole Puthenpurayil, Pulikottil Shoba Kurian, Alexander Vipin Sam

“…Isolation of bacilli from aspirated fluids remains the gold standard of diagnosis. Lack of microbiological services in many parts of the state, protean nature of clinical manifestations, lack of awareness among clinicians, and misidentification of the organism as Pseudomonas spp leads to delay in diagnosis and treatment. …”
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Diagnostic Overlap between Fanconi Anemia and the Cohesinopathies: Roberts Syndrome and Warsaw Breakage Syndrome by Petra van der Lelij, Anneke B. Oostra, Martin A. Rooimans, Hans Joenje, Johan P. de Winter

“…A chromosomal breakage test using a DNA cross-linking agent, in which cells from an FA patient typically exhibit an extraordinarily sensitive response, has been considered the gold standard for the ultimate diagnosis of FA. In the majority of FA patients the test results are unambiguous, although in some cases the presence of hematopoietic mosaicism may complicate interpretation of the data. …”
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New Horizons in Gingival Depigmentation: A Case Report Comparing Blue®m Oxygel and Coe-PakTM Periodontal Dressing by Sakshi Vishal Kotecha, Priyanka Jaiswal, Shweta Bhagat

“…A dark colour of gingiva can have a negative psychological impact, particularly when combined with a higher lip line or a smile with visible gingiva. The gold standard for managing gingival pigmentation is by scalpel surgical technique, despite its disadvantage of resulting in an open wound that requires special care and dressing. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of Whole Body and Hepatic Insulin Resistance Using Indices from Oral Glucose Tolerance Test in Morbidly Obese Subjects with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease by Kamran Qureshi, Ronald H. Clements, Fahad Saeed, Gary A. Abrams

“…Euglycemic-hyperinsulinemic clamp is the gold standard for measuring whole body IR (hepatic + peripheral IR). …”
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A Multicomponent Particle Model and Linear Fitting Calibration Method for Heterogeneous Rocks by Qifeng Guo, Ying Zhang, Xun Xi, Xu Wu, Meifeng Cai

“…Granite samples from the Sanshandao Gold Mine are first analyzed using a microscope. …”
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The Clinical and Radiological Outcome of Bovine Hydroxyapatite (Bio Hydrox) as Bone Graft by Arifin, Ferdiansyah Mahyudin, Mouli Edward

“…While autografting has long been considered the gold standard, it has limitations, including a restricted supply and donor site morbidity. …”
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Prevalence, Associated Risk Factors, and Economic Loss of Ovine Hemonchosis at Jimma Town Municipal Abattoir, Jimma Zone, Southwestern Ethiopia by Fuad Zenu Abagero, Teshita Edaso Beriso, Tilaye Shibbiru Mengistu

“…When the two tests were compared using the latter as the gold standard, the results showed a moderate degree of agreement (kappa statistic=0.597). …”
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Plasmon‐Enhanced Optical Control of Magnetism at the Nanoscale via the Inverse Faraday Effect by Sergii Parchenko, Kevin Hofhuis, Agne Åberg Larsson, Vassilios Kapaklis, Valerio Scagnoli, Laura Jane Heyderman, Armin Kleibert

“…Herein, it is demonstrated that exciting gold nanodiscs with circularly polarized femtosecond laser pulses lead to ultrafast, local, and deterministic control of magnetization in an adjacent magnetic film. …”
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Clinicopathological study of adrenal pheochromocytoma and extra-adrenal paragangliomas with reference to GAPP and PASS scoring systems by Akash Mondal, Moumita Sengupta, Soumya Dey, Anish Kar, Krishnendu Maiti, Debansu Sarkar, Uttara Chatterjee

“…Pheochtomocytoma of adrenal gland scaled score (PASS) and the grading of adrenal pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma (GAPP) score are two histological algorithms used to predict metastatic potential, but neither has been regarded as ‘gold-standard’. Both these scoring systems are yet to be validated. …”
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THE DYNAMICS OF STATE-SOCIETY RELATIONS AND DEMOCRATIZATION IN NIGERIA by OGBONNA Emmanuel Chijioke, ALUKO Bayode, ADEYANJU Joseph

“…This is based on the understanding that democracies are never offered on a platter of gold; actively engaged citizens work towards the initiation, deepening and sustenance (consolidation) of democracy. …”
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Resistance to Cyclic Fatigue of Nickel-Titanium Files Immersed in Sodium Hypochlorite at Body Temperature by Hind F. Abuhulaibah, Ammar AbuMostafa

“…To assess the resistance to cyclic fatigue (CF) displayed by two nickel-titanium (NiTi) files, One Curve (OC) and ProTaper Gold (PTG), after their immersion in 2.5% sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) solution at body temperature. …”
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The effect of coal ratio on the high-lead slag reduction process by Zhang Z., Li W., Zhan J.

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LE « SICKNESS COUNTRY » (PARC DE KAKADU, AUSTRALIE): ENTRE MYTHE, RÉALITÉ ET MISE EN VALEUR TOURISTIQUE by ERIC FOUACHE, CÉCILE FOUACHE, CHRISTINE SYREN

“…Its central part, Sickness Country, concides with the presence of a metal-bearing deposit (gold, platinium and palladium) associated with a high concentration of uranium.Mining, which goes back to the early 1880, has generated some major conflicts, being at the same time a source of radioactive pollution. …”
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Laparoscopic Adnexal Detorsion in a 20-Week Pregnant Patient: A Case Report and Literature Review by Rawad Halimeh, Serge Tomassian, Maria El Hage, Nicole Metri, Marianne Bersaoui, Rafi Daou, Elie Anastasiadis

“…Therefore, prompt diagnosis is essential for better maternal and neonatal outcomes. The gold standard for confirmation and treatment of ovarian torsion is surgery. …”
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Tracheobronchial Foreign Body Aspiration Diagnosed with Electrical Impedance Tomography by Robert D. Guglielmo, Robinder G. Khemani

“…To diagnose FBA, commonly used imaging modalities have limited negative predictive value, and rigid bronchoscopy remains as the gold standard. We present a case where the diagnosis of FBA was made in a novel way with electrical impedance tomography (EIT). …”
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Integrated and streamlined microfluidic device for molecular diagnosis of pathogen through direct PCR amplification by Dohwan Lee, Tae Seok Seo

“…Background: Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a gold-standard method widely acknowledged for offering precise and rapid analysis of genetic material, particularly having a crucial role in detecting pathogens and diagnosing infectious diseases. …”
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Integrating Macroeconomic and Technical Indicators into Forecasting the Stock Market: A Data-Driven Approach by Saima Latif, Faheem Aslam, Paulo Ferreira, Sohail Iqbal

“…This study introduces a data-driven approach to forecast S&P 500 returns by incorporating macroeconomic indicators including gold and oil prices, the volatility index, economic policy uncertainty, the financial stress index, geopolitical risk, and shadow short rate, with ten technical indicators. …”
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