An initial benchmark of the quality of the diagnosis and surgical treatment of breast cancer in South Africa by S Nietz, H Cubasch, I Buccimazza, S Čačala, B Phakathi, M Joffe, W C C Chen, S Norris, P Ruff

“…Rates of positive margins (5.7%), overall axillary surgery (95.8%) and appropriate treatment sequencing in locally advanced breast cancer patients (98.4%) consistently reached minimum international standards. Rates of multidisciplinary team discussion (72.2%), radiotherapy (66.7%) and sentinel node biopsy (39.6%) showed wide cross-site variance. …”
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The role of eco-digital learning in enhancing the impact of IoT, blockchain, and artificial intelligence on green supply chain for SME internationalization by Faisol, Hestin Sri Widiawati, Risky Aswi Ramadhani, Bambang Agus Sumantri

“…Blockchain also positively affects SME internationalization (p-value = 0.0085, T-statistic = 2.6427), enhancing supply chain transparency and ensuring compliance with international standards. In contrast, the influence of artificial intelligence is marginally significant (p = 0.0799, T-statistic = 1.7548), constrained by financial limitations and lack of expertise. …”
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Liquid Chromatographic–Mass Spectrometric Determination of Ezetimibe in Human Plasma With Validation Approach by Ahmed A. Alobaida

“…Using methyl tertiary-butyl ether and tolterodine tartrate as an internal standard, a double liquid extraction approach was adopted to take the analytes out from samples of human plasma. …”
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Enabling analytical precision in microplastic analysis: innovative solutions for precise method validation, evaluation and quality control by Jovan Badzoka, Christoph Kappacher, Jakob Lauß, Lisa Obwaller, Anna Pavun, Christian W. Huck

“…By incorporating a custom synthesized polymer with a thione functionality as an internal standard alongside conventional MP polymers, we demonstrate the ability of this approach for comprehensive method validation, evaluation and quality control on a particle-based approach.…”
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Evaluation of Sharia-based Sustainability Reporting Framework Influenced by the Emergence of Metaverse Axes in Accounting by Hossein Keshavarzi Nejhad, Maryam Shahri, Vahid Oskou, Mohammad Reza Abdoli

“…By promoting jurisprudential values and Shariah standards, Islamic societies are always seeking to strengthen the level of adherence to morality, and this issue has caused many countries to consider Islamic rules in addition to international standards and laws to achieve greater legitimacy. …”
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Assessment of heavy metal pollution and spatial distribution in waterfalls of Chattogram district, Bangladesh: Implications for drinking and irrigation purposes by Abdur Rouf Azad, Md. Rezaul Karim, Md. Refat Jahan Rakib, Md. Ripaj Uddin

“…The concentrations of Na, K, Ca, Mg, Fe, Mn, Cu, Cd, Hg, Cr, and As in water samples were measured by Atomic Absorption Spectrometer (AAS), and compared with the national (ECR, 2023) and international standards (WHO, 2015). Heavy Metal Pollution Index (HPI) were calculated (18.51 to 22.87) showed below the critical limit of 100, indicating suitability for drinking. …”
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Principles to award learning achievements for lifelong learning in health using micro-credentials: an international Delphi study by Sharon Mitchell, John Hart, Muntaha Gharaibeh, Graham T. McMahon, Anthea Rhoda, Siobhan Fitzpatrick, Tana Wuliji, Janusz Janczukowicz

“…Establishing international standards can ensure consistency, promote equity, and enhance quality of recognition systems. …”
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Analysis of antibiotic sensitivity of clinical strains of microorganisms with the Russian Mueller–Hinton broth by Irina S. Kosilova, Lyubov V. Domotenko, Mikhail V. Khramov

“…MHB-Obolensk complies with the requirements of national and international standards and can be used to reliably test, among other things, current combinations of microorganism–antibiotic pairs that cannot be studied using the disk diffusion method.…”
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Using Information Extraction to Normalize the Training Data for Automatic Radiology Report Generation by Yuxiang Liao, Haishan Xiang, Hantao Liu, Irena Spasic

“…This problem can be addressed by 1) developing an internal standard for the structured representation of radiology reports; 2) automatically converting radiology reports to the structured representation prior to training; 3) training a deep learning model to generate a structured radiology report from an image, and finally 4) converting the structured report into a narrative one. …”
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The participation of a juvenile victim’s representative in criminal proceedings: procedural and forensic aspects by I. O. Iemets

“…Tactical recommendations for conducting investigative (‘search’) actions and the principles to be followed to ensure that the proceedings are conducted in accordance with international standards are formulated. The significance of the victim’s representative’s participation in investigative (search) actions, as well as at the stages of concluding a plea agreement and familiarisation with the criminal proceedings is pointed out. …”
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Un nuevo sistema de diseño de embuticiones en láminas de acero para maximizar resistencia de losas compuestas A new system for designing embossments in steel sheets to increase com... by Melchor López Ávila, Rafael Larrúa Quevedo, Carlos Recarey Morfa

“…<br>A summary is presented with the main historical background in the analysis of the composite slabs with steel sheets subjected to flexion, as well as of the main methods of design, instrumentation and tests accepted by different International Standards. They fundamental parameters that influence the structural behaviour of the composite slabs are analyzed, and with a numeric study an analytical optimization method of the embossments system, is proposed and implemented in a spread sheet is possible to estimate the shear resistance of open web sheets and by comparing them, is possible to determine the better embossments system to include in a open web sheet with such method. …”
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Automatic tool for the reconciliation of serious adverse events for pharmacovigilance: design and implementation of Reconciliaid by Sara Contu, Renaud Schiappa, Yann Chateau, Emmanuel Chamorey

“…Design: We have developed and tested Reconciliaid, an application that compares the SAEs of the databases of clinical trials collected according to a standard inspired by the Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium, and of pharmacovigilance collected according to the international standards ICH-E2B (R3). It generates a reconciliation file that indicates precisely what information does not coincide in the two databases to facilitate the identification of inconsistencies. …”
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Pharmacokinetic Analysis of Diosgenin in Rat Plasma by a UPLC-MS/MS Approach by Pei Liu, Lin Xu, Jing-han Guo, Jin-hua Chang, Xi-gang Liu, He-fei Xue, Ru-xing Wang, Zhong-si Li, Guang-xin Miao, Cui-zhe Liu, Jian-yu Zhou

“…The aim of the present study was to establish an efficient, sensitive ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) approach for pharmacokinetic analysis of diosgenin amorphous solid dispersion (ASD) using tanshinone IIA as an internal standard (IS). Male Sprague-Dawley rats were orally administered diosgenin ASD, and orbital blood samples were collected for analysis. …”
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Current Aspects for Searching and Returning Assets: Problems and Perspectives for Ukraine by P. S. Bilevskyi

“…The world practice of returning corrupt assets also indicates that the successful return of withdrawn assets requires the compliance with a number of conditions: the presence of political will of the state leadership to return assets; sufficient level of national legislation and its compliance with international standards; availability of the necessary internal potential of state agencies; establishment of interagency cooperation; taking into account the peculiarities of the legal systems of interacting countries; availability of international support. …”
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Simultaneous Determination of Multiple Active Components from Bushen Pills and Application in a Pharmacokinetic Study in Rats by Houli Li, Benjie Wang, Guiyan Yuan, Xiaoyan Liu, Jing Huang, Lilong Xiong, Di Zhang, Weiyi Feng, Ruichen Guo

“…Memantine hydrochloride was used as an internal standard (IS), and the plasma samples were processed by liquid-liquid extraction with ethyl acetate. …”
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Plant breeders' rights by Lončar Gordana

“…The Convention of the International Union for the Protection of New Plant Varieties (UPOV), adopted in 1991, is a document that sets international standards for the protection of intellectual property on plant varieties. …”
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Improved Risk Prediction of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients With Stable Coronary Artery Disease Using an Amino Acid-Assisted Model by Yi-Jing Zhao, Yong Li, Feng-Xiang Wang, Hao Lv, Yaoyao Qu, Lian-Wen Qi, Pingxi Xiao

“…This methodology incorporated 13C isotope-labeled internal standards for precise quantification of 27 amino acids. …”
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A headspace-gas chromatography method for isopropanol determination in warfarin sodium products as a measure of drug crystallinity by Rahman Ziyaur, Akhtar Sohail, Siddiqui Akhtar, Ciavarella Anthony B., Nguyenpho Agnes, Faustino Patrick J., Khan Mansoor A.

“…A headspace-gas chromatography (HS-GC) method was developed and validated for IPA determination in the WS drug product. n-propanol (NPA) was used as internal standard and the method was validated for specificity, system suitability, linearity, accuracy, precision, range, limits of detection and quantification, and robustness. …”
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Development of a Robust UPLC Method for Simultaneous Determination of a Novel Combination of Sofosbuvir and Daclatasvir in Human Plasma: Clinical Application to Therapeutic Drug Mo... by Naser F. Al-Tannak, Ahmed Hemdan, Maya S. Eissa

“…A rapid and selective UPLC-DAD method was developed and validated for simultaneous analysis of the novel two-drug combination Darvoni® for the treatment of HCV: Sofosbuvir (SF)/Daclatasvir (DC) in human plasma using Ledipasvir as internal standard (IS) where the extraction process was conducted using automated SPE. …”
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Characterization of Kenyan Honeys Based on Their Physicochemical Properties, Botanical and Geographical Origin by Mary Wanjiru Warui, Lise Hansted, Mary Gikungu, John Mburu, Geoffrey Kironchi, Aske Skovmand Bosselmann

“…Values of these parameters were compared with those of the existing local, regional, and international standards for honey. Melissopalynological analysis (pollen analysis) was also carried out to provide information on botanical origin of the honeys. …”
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