A Validated Volumetric Absorptive Microsampling-Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry Method to Quantify Doxycycline Levels in Urine: An Application to Monitor the Malaria... by Mylène Penot, Cyril Linard, Nicolas Taudon

“…The mean extraction recovery was 109% (mean RSD, 5.4%, n = 6) for doxycycline and 102% (mean RSD, 7.0%) for the internal standard. No matrix effect has been shown. Within-run as within-day precision and accuracy were, respectively, below 14% and ranged from 96 to 106%. …”
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Pharmacokinetics and Bioavailability Study of Tubeimoside I in ICR Mice by UPLC-MS/MS by Lianguo Chen, Qinghua Weng, Feifei Li, Jinlai Liu, Xueliang Zhang, Yunfang Zhou

“…The TBMS-I and ardisiacrispin A (internal standard (IS)) were quantitatively detected by a tandem mass spectrometry equipped with an electrospray ionization (ESI) in a positive mode by multiple reaction monitoring (MRM). …”
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Design of An Automobile Engine Stand. by Turyasingura, Cosmas

“…By utilizing this stand, garages can enhance their engine maintenance practices to align with international standards, ultimately improving operational efficiency. …”
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Development and Validation of a New Method for Determination of Pb and Cr in Marine Organisms by Total Reflection X-Ray Fluorescence (TXRF) Spectroscopy by Blanca G. Beltrán, Ibiza Martínez-Serrano, Victor Ramos-Sanchez, David Chávez-Flores, Myrna C. Nevárez-Rodríguez, Emilio A. Suárez-Domínguez

“…In order to correct possible instrument drifts, 20 μg·L−1 of gallium was used as internal standard (IS). The results showed that TXRF method was linear over the concentration ranges of 5.242–100 μg·L−1 for Pb and 2.363–100 μg·L−1 for Cr. …”
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Designing and evaluating a patient decision aid for patients with locally advanced or locally recurrent rectal cancer: a national multicentre mixed methods study protocol by Martyn Evans, Hayley Anne Hutchings, Dean Anthony Harris, Deena Harji, Anwen Williams

“…There are no decision tools for these patients and current resources have found to not meet minimum international standards. The overall aim of this study is to produce a validated patient decision aid (PtDA) to assist patients considering radical pelvic exenteration for LARC and LRRC created in line with international minimum standards.Methods and analysis This study is a national, multicentre mixed methods project and has been designed in keeping with guidance from the International Patient Decision Aids Standard.This study is in four stages. …”
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Predictive Ability of Visit-to-Visit Variability of HbA1c Measurements for the Development of Diabetic Kidney Disease: A Retrospective Longitudinal Observational Study by Yunyi Yan, Nozomi Kondo, Kentaro Oniki, Hiroshi Watanabe, Tadashi Imafuku, Yuki Sakamoto, Takuro Shigaki, Akari Maruyama, Hitomi Nakazawa, Tetsuya Kaneko, Ayami Morita, Akira Yoshida, Hitoshi Maeda, Toru Maruyama, Hideaki Jinnouchi, Junji Saruwatari

“…Visit-to-visit variability of HbA1c was calculated as the internal standard deviation of HbA1c (HbA1c-SD), the coefficient of variation of HbA1c (HbA1c-CV), the HbA1c change score (HbA1c-HVS), and the area under the HbA1c curve (HbA1c-AUC) with 3-year serial HbA1c measurement data, and the associations between these indices and the development/progression of DKD were examined. …”
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Technology Readiness Level of biodiversity monitoring with molecular methods – where are we on the road to routine implementation? by Tiina Laamanen, Veera Norros, Petteri Vihervaara, Jacqueline Jerney, Pirkko Kortelainen, Katharina Kujala, Stefan Lambert, Janne Mäyrä, Lilja Nikula, Ida Palmroos, Mikko Tolkkinen, Kristiina Vuorio, Kristian Meissner

“…Key barriers to the broader implementation of molecular methods to monitoring include the need for international standards, better quantitative estimates and comprehensive reference libraries. …”
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Sources of Civil and Sports Law as a sub-branch of Civil Law of Ukraine by O. A. Morhunov, I. V. Lysenko, A. M. Lysenko

“…In addition, Civil and Sports Law will meet international standards, the legal status of professional athletes and other subjects of sports legal relations will become more protected, research in the field of Private Law regulation of social relations arising in the field of physical culture and sports will be intensified, it will make it possible to establish the procedure for consideration of disputes between subjects of sports legal relations more transparent.…”
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ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF ORGANIC SOY PRODUCTION IN UKRAINE by Hanna Pantsyreva

“…The subject of this work is the implementation of the strategy of sustainable development in Ukraine, which is based on ensuring national interests and fulfilling international obligations, it is envisaged to overcome imbalances that exist, in particular, in the environmental sphere, the harmonisation of global climate change trends with international standards through the introduction of scientific aspects of organic soybean production. …”
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Prevention Of Breast and Endometrial cancer using Total Diet Replacement (PROBE-TDR) trial: protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Robert Clarke, Emma J Crosbie, Basil G Issa, John Belcher, Helen Clarke, Anthony Howell, Michelle Harvie, Hannah Harrison, Cheryl Lombardelli, Suzanne Krizak, Katharine Sellers, Yit Y Lim, Caroline Parkin, Shruthi Patel, Anthony J Maxwell, Julie Wisely, Sacha J Howell

“…Results will be published in peer-reviewed journals, presented at conferences and shared with trial participants.Trial registration number International Standard Randomised Controlled Trial Number Registry (ISRCTN15358157).…”
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Perceptions and barriers to the use and training of point-of-care ultrasound among Finnish emergency physicians – a nationwide survey by J. Järvinen, O. Hannula, A. Meuronen, K. Mattila

“…Conclusions The results highlight a need for reform in POCUS training in Finland, demonstrating a need for structured, competency-based educational frameworks that align with international standards. Improvements on training infrastructure, including enhanced mentorship and increased access to ultrasound equipment, are essential enablers of such a reform. …”
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Simultaneous Quantification of Pioglitazone and Omarigliptin in Rat Plasma by UHPLC-MS/MS and Its Application to Pharmacokinetic Study after Coadministration of the Two Drugs by Lin Wang, Jiaxi Wang, Chao Lin, Furong Wang, Xiangping Li, Wanhui Liu

“…Sitagliptin was selected as the internal standard. 0.02% formic acid aqueous solution (A) and methanol-acetonitrile (B) were used as mobile phases with gradient elution at a flow rate of 0.3 mL/min. …”
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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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Challenges for funders in monitoring compliance with policies on clinical trials registration and reporting: analysis of funding and registry data in the UK by Rachel L Knowles, Frances Rawle, Kam Pou Ha, Julia Mueller, Rosa Parker

“…Objectives To evaluate compliance by researchers with funder requirements on clinical trial transparency, including identifying key areas for improvement; to assess the completeness, accuracy and suitability for annual compliance monitoring of the data routinely collected by a research funding body.Design Descriptive analysis of clinical trials funded between February 2011 and January 2017 against funder policy requirements.Setting Public medical research funding body in the UK.Data sources Relevant clinical trials were identified from grant application details, post-award grant monitoring systems and the International Standard Randomised Controlled Trial Number (ISRCTN) registry.Main outcome measure The proportion of all Medical Research Council (MRC)-funded clinical trials that were (a) registered in a clinical trial registry and (b) publicly reported summary results within 2 years of completion.Results There were 175 grants awarded that included a clinical trial and all trials were registered in a public trials registry. …”
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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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Effectiveness and Safety of Hair Growth Formulation Containing L.f (Teak) Leaf Extract: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study on Males with Androgenic Alopecia by Nutchaninad Tanuphol B.ATM, Neti Waranuch PhD, Vanuchawan Wisuitiprot PhD, Wudtichai Wisuitiprot PhD, Kamonlak Insumrong PhD, Prapapan Temkitthawon PhD, Nungruthai Suphrom PhD, Katechan Jampachaisri PhD, Corine Girard PhD, Kornkanok Ingkaninan PhD

“…Trial registration This study was retrospectively registered on International Standard Randomised Controlled Trial Number (ISRCTN.com); ISRCTN24541842 (registered on January 8, 2024).…”
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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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