Complexity and coding lifestyle talk in GP consultations by Sarah J White, Lola Kruszelnicki, Taylor Grunsell, Conor Gilligan

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Monitoring Fetal Heart Rate during Labor: A Comparison of Three Methods by Tammy Y. Euliano, Shalom Darmanjian, Minh Tam Nguyen, John D. Busowski, Neil Euliano, Anthony R. Gregg

“…The purpose of the study was to compare the accuracy of a noninvasive fetal heart rate monitor with that of ultrasound, using a fetal scalp electrode as the gold standard, in laboring women of varying body habitus, throughout labor and delivery. …”
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Clinical and Laboratory Diagnosis of Buruli Ulcer Disease: A Systematic Review by Samuel A. Sakyi, Samuel Y. Aboagye, Isaac Darko Otchere, Dorothy Yeboah-Manu

“…PCR targeting IS2404 is the gold standard for laboratory confirmation. Culture remains the only method that detects viable bacilli, used for diagnosing relapse and accrued isolates for epidemiological investigation as well as monitoring drug resistance. …”
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Programmable Analog Circuits with Neuromorphic Nanostructured Platinum Films by Stefano Radice, Filippo Profumo, Francesca Borghi, Andrea Falqui, Paolo Milani

“…Recently it is demonstrated that nanostructured Au films, fabricated by the assembling of gold clusters produced in the gas phase, have non‐linear and non‐local electric conduction properties caused by the extremely high density of grain boundaries and the resulting complex arrangement of nanojunctions. …”
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First true blood pressure measurement with micropulse detection of arterial opening achieved by Alan Murray, Dingchang Zheng, Clive J. Griffiths, Chengyu Liu, David J. Graham, Jeff Neasham, Adrian J. Cossor

“…Our technique has equivalent accuracy to the gold standard auscultatory method, and is significantly better than the requirements of the current international standard for blood pressure devices. …”
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Literature review of spontaneous subarachnoid haemorrhage: risk factors, diagnostic features, and complications (Part I) by J. Grigaitė, G. Rutkauskaitė, L. Piliponis, J. Ščerbak, D. Jatužis, J. Valaikienė

“…Computed tomography (CT) and/or lumbar puncture are the main instrumental studies supporting the diagnosis of SAH, while digital subtraction angiography is considered the gold standard in the diagnosis of intracranial aneurysms. …”
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Recovery of zinc from zinc oxide dust containing multiple metal elements by carbothermal reduction by Lei F.-G., Li M.-T., Wei C., Deng Z.-G., Li X.-B., Fan G.

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Methods for Assessing Expiratory Flow Limitation during Tidal Breathing in COPD Patients by Nickolaos G. Koulouris, Georgios Kaltsakas, Anastasios F. Palamidas, Sofia-Antiopi Gennimata

“…In fact, EFLT occurs commonly in COPD patients (mainly in GOLD III and IV stage) in whom the latter symptoms are common. …”
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Stability-Indicating HPLC Determination of Trandolapril in Bulk Drug and Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms by Leena A. Al-Hawash, Ashok K. Shakya, Maher L. Saleem

“…The trandolapril was separated isocratically on Hypersil-Gold C18 column (250 mm × 4.6 mm, 5 μm) with a mobile phase consisting of 50% acetonitrile and 50% water (containing 0.025% triethylamine, pH 3.0±0.1), at 25±2°C. …”
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Zinner’s Syndrome: A Rare Diagnosis of Dysuria Based on Imaging by Ahmed Ibrahimi, Abdelmoughit Hosni, Idriss Ziani, Fatima Zahra Laamrani, Hachem El Sayegh, Laila Jroundi, Lounis Benslimane, Yassine Nouini

“…The diagnosis is made with imaging techniques, notably Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) which remains the gold standard exam for diagnosis confirmation and therapeutic management. …”
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Near-Field Ground Motion Modal versus Wave Propagation Analysis by Artur Cichowicz

“…The strong ground motion sensors recorded mine-induced earthquakes in a deep gold mine, South Africa. The strongest monitored horizontal ground motion was caused by an event of magnitude 2 at a distance of 90 m with PGA 123 m/s2, causing drifts of 0.25%–0.35%. …”
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Social Processes That Can Facilitate and Sustain Individual Self-Management for People with Chronic Conditions by Elizabeth Kendall, Michele M. Foster, Carolyn Ehrlich, Wendy Chaboyer

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Non-Invasive Biomarkers and Breath Tests for Diagnosis and Monitoring of Chronic Liver Diseases by Pasawat Boon-yasidhi, Wikrom Karnsakul

“…Traditionally, liver biopsy has been the gold standard for evaluating liver fibrosis and other chronic liver conditions. …”
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Optimization of Spiral MRI Using a Perceptual Difference Model by Donglai Huo, Kyle A. Salem, Yuhao Jiang, David L. Wilson

“…We systematically evaluated a variety of MR spiral imaging acquisition and reconstruction schemes using a computational perceptual difference model (PDM) that models the ability of humans to perceive a visual difference between a degraded “fast” MRI image with subsampling of k-space and a “gold standard” image mimicking full acquisition. …”
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Reference Values of Pulse Wave Velocity in Healthy People from an Urban and Rural Argentinean Population by Alejandro Díaz, Cintia Galli, Matías Tringler, Agustín Ramírez, Edmundo Ignacio Cabrera Fischer

“…Pulse wave velocity (PWV) is the gold standard method for arterial stiffness quantification; however, in South America, there are few population-based studies. …”
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De Garengeot’s Hernia: Two Case Reports with Correct Preoperative Identification of the Vermiform Appendix in the Hernia by Zhaosheng Jin, Muhammad Rafiz Imtiaz, Henry Nnajiuba, Suzette Samlalsingh, Akinyede Ojo

“…We hope that this case report adds to the growing literature on this condition, which will ultimately allow for more detailed case-control studies and systematic reviews in order to establish gold-standard diagnostic studies and optimal surgical management in future.…”
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Microextraction by Packed Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Combined Ultra-High-Performance Liquid Chromatography for the Determination of Levofloxacin in Human Plasma by Jia Meng, Xu Wang

“…Fluoroquinolones are considered as gold standard for the prevention of bacterial infections. …”
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Experience with and attitude toward clozapine use among patients receiving clozapine on long term and their caregivers by Sandeep Grover, Chandrima Naskar, Subho Chakrabarti

“…Background: Despite clozapine being the gold standard for treating patients suffering from treatment-resistant schizophrenia, the experience and attitude of patients receiving clozapine for a long duration and their caregivers have not been evaluated, especially in India and other low-middle-income countries. …”
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Diabetic Muscle Infarction: A Rare Cause of Acute Limb Pain in Dialysis Patients by G. De Vlieger, B. Bammens, F. Claus, R. Vos, K. Claes

“…Diagnosis can be made on clinical presentation and imaging, with magnetic resonance imaging as the gold standard. Histology is often not contributive. …”
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Strategies for perioperative hypothermia management: advances in warming techniques and clinical implications: a narrative review by Nan Ji, Jiangtao Wang, Xiaohui Li, Yi Shang

“…While FAW remains the gold standard, other systems offer specific benefits, such as improved portability and reduced costs, making them suitable for use in diverse clinical scenarios. …”
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