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A Novel Low-Cost Sensor Prototype for Nocturia Monitoring in Older People

IEEE Access, 2018
Nocturia is frequently defined as the necessity to get out of bed at least one time during the night to urinate, with each of these episodes being preceded and continued by sleep.
Carla Taramasco, Tomas Rodenas, Felipe Martinez, Paola Fuentes, Roberto Munoz, Rodrigo Olivares, Victor Hugo C. De Albuquerque, Jacques Demongeot   +7 more
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A Novel Correction for the Adjusted Box-Pierce Test

Frontiers in Applied Mathematics and Statistics, 2022
The classical Box-Pierce and Ljung-Box tests for auto-correlation of residuals possess severe deviations from nominal type I error rates. Previous studies have attempted to address this issue by either revising existing tests or designing new techniques.
Sidy Danioko, Jianwei Zheng, Kyle Anderson, Alexander Barrett, Cyril S. Rakovski   +4 more
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Diagnostic test accuracy: application and practice using R software

Epidemiology and Health, 2019
The objective of this paper is to describe general approaches of diagnostic test accuracy (DTA) that are available for the quantitative synthesis of data using R software.
S. Shim, Seong-Jang Kim, Jonghoo Lee
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How Yeast Antifungal Resistance Gene Analysis Is Essential to Validate Antifungal Susceptibility Testing Systems

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2022
ObjectivesThe antifungal susceptibility testing (AFST) of yeast pathogen alerts clinicians about the potential emergence of resistance. In this study, we compared two commercial microdilution AFST methods: Sensititre YeastOne read visually (YO) and ...
Nicolas Pellaton, Dominique Sanglard, Frederic Lamoth, Frederic Lamoth, Alix T. Coste   +4 more
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Diagnostic value of high sensitivity C-reactive protein levels in dedifferentiation of stable angina from unstable angina

Chronic Diseases Journal, 2014
BACKGROUND: Differentiation of stable angina from unstable angina is important because they need different approaches. Few studies have been conducted to assess the diagnostic value of high sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) in differentiating these ...
Reza Madadi, Katayoon Haddadian, Ebrahim Ghaderi   +2 more
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Plasma Inflammatory Markers and Ventriculostomy-Related Infection in Patients With Hemorrhagic Stroke: A Retrospective and Descriptive Study

Frontiers in Neurology, 2022
BackgroundDiagnosis of ventriculostomy-related infection (VRI) remains difficult due to the various existing definitions. In patients with hemorrhagic stroke, its diagnosis might be further complicated by the presence of intraventricular blood ...
Stefan Yu Bögli, Stefan Yu Bögli, Stefan Yu Bögli, Sophie S. Wang, Sophie S. Wang, Elisabeth Pietrzko, Achim Müller, Achim Müller, Amanda Eisele, Amanda Eisele, Emanuela Keller, Emanuela Keller, Giovanna Brandi, Giovanna Brandi   +13 more
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CRISPR-based rapid and ultra-sensitive diagnostic test for Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Emerging Microbes and Infections, 2019
Rapid and simple-to-use diagnostic methods for tuberculosis are urgently needed. Recent development has unveiled the diagnostic power of the CRISPR system in the detection of viral infections.
Jingwen Ai, Xian Zhou, Teng Xu, Minling Yang, Yuan-yuan Chen, Guiqing He, Ning Pan, Yuwei Cai, Yongjun Li, Xiaorui Wang, Hang Su, Ting Wang, Weiqi Zeng, Wenhong Zhang   +13 more
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Genome drafting of nosocomial infection CRE Klebsiella pneumoniae confirming resistance to colistin and eravacycline, carrying blaNDM-1, mcr-1, and blaKPC-2, in neonatology from November to December 2023

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
BackgroundCarbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) is a critical pathogen in healthcare settings, associated with high mortality due to its extensive antibiotic resistance.
Xinlong Zhou, Kailash Wagh, Guizhen Lv, Devender Sharma, Wei Lei   +4 more
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Research progress in mechanism of anticancer action of shikonin targeting reactive oxygen species

Frontiers in Pharmacology
Excessive buildup of highly reactive molecules can occur due to the generation and dysregulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and their associated signaling pathways.
Ke Qi, Jiayi Li, Yang Hu, Yiyun Qiao, Yongping Mu   +4 more
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Optimization of an Anti-NMDA Receptor Autoantibody Diagnostic Bioassay

Frontiers in Neurology, 2018
Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (anti-NMDAR) encephalitis is one of the most frequently encountered autoimmune encephalitis. The pathogenesis of both anti-NMDAR encephalitis and schizophrenia involve down-regulation of NMDA receptors.
Nan-Chang Chiu, Nan-Chang Chiu, Nan-Chang Chiu, Yi-Jie Lin, Ruu-Fen Tzang, Ruu-Fen Tzang, Ruu-Fen Tzang, Ying-Syuan Li, Hui-Ju Lin, Subir Das, Caleb G. Chen, Caleb G. Chen, Chiao-Chicy Chen, Chiao-Chicy Chen, Kate Hsu   +14 more
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