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Quantification of purified endogenous miRNAs with high sensitivity and specificity

Nature Communications, 2020
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short (19–24 nt) non-coding RNAs that suppress the expression of protein coding genes at the post-transcriptional level. Differential expression profiles of miRNAs across a range of diseases have emerged as powerful biomarkers ...
Soochul Shin, Yoonseok Jung, Heesoo Uhm, Minseok Song, Soomin Son, Jiyoung Goo, Cherlhyun Jeong, Ji-Joon Song, V. Kim, S. Hohng   +9 more
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Serum SARS-COV-2 Nucleocapsid Protein: A Sensitivity and Specificity Early Diagnostic Marker for SARS-COV-2 Infection

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2020
Objective: To explore the diagnostic value of serum severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) nucleocapsid (N) protein assay in the early stages of SARS-COV-2 infection.
Tao Li, L. Wang, Huihui Wang, Xuemei Li, Shubing Zhang, Yuanhong Xu, Wei Wei   +6 more
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Sensitivity and Specificity of the Comfort Scale to Assess Pain in Ventilated Critically Ill Adult Patients in Intensive Care Unit [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Pain is a common phenomenon experienced by ventilated and critically ill adult patients. It is urgent to measure the pain among these patients since they are unable to report their pain verbally.
Prasetyo, A. (Awal), Utami, R. S. (Reni), Wahyuningsih, I. S. (Indah)   +2 more
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Understanding sensitivity, specificity and predictive values [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2014
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Stojanović Miodrag, Anđelković-Apostolović Marija, Stojanović Dijana, Milošević Zoran, Ignjatović Aleksandra, Mitić-Lakušić Vesna, Golubović Mlađan   +6 more
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Sensitivity and specificity of SkinVision are likely to have been overestimated

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 2020
Udrea et al [1] reported 95.1% sensitivity and 78.3% specificity using the SkinVision app for risk assessment of skin lesions. These are likely to be overestimates due to the nature of the study design and flaws in sampling.
J. Deeks, J. Dinnes, H. Williams
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Sensitivity and Specificity of Nested PCR for Diagnosing Malaria: Cases in Several Areas of Indonesia [PDF]

, 2018
Indonesia is still included in high endemic area of malaria infection. Early detection as well as appropriate and quick treatment is needed to be able to prevent and treat malaria in Indonesia.
Arifin, S. (Samsul), Burhan, N. (Niniek), Candradikusuma, D. (Didi), Endharti, A. T. (Agustina), Fitri, L. E. (Loeki), Hermansyah, B. (Bagus), Sujuti, H. (Hidayat), Sulistyaningsih, E. (Erma), Tuda, J. S. (Josef), Zein, U. (Umar)   +9 more
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The sensitivity of film-forming strains of staphylococci, isolated from the respiratory tract, to bacteriophages drugs

Zaporožskij Medicinskij Žurnal, 2014
Aim. To determine the sensitivity of filmforming strains of staphylococci, isolated from the respiratory tract, to bacteriophages drugs Methods and results.
O. S. Voronkova, O. A. Sirokvasha, T. M. Shevchenko , A. I. Vinnikov, V. YE. Kudryavtseva   +4 more
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Validity and practical utility of accelerometry for the measurement of in-hand physical activity in horses [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Accelerometers are valid, practical and reliable tools for the measurement of habitual physical activity (PA). Quantification of PA in horses is desirable for use in research and clinical settings. The objective of this study was to evaluate
Carnwath, J., Horsfield, E., Hunter-Blair, N., Morrison, R., Ramsoy, C., Sutton, D. G. M., Yam, P. S.   +6 more
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Comparing the diagnostic accuracy of semi-rigid and rigid pleuroscopy in diagnosis of exudative lymphocyte dominant pleural effusion with

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2020
Background and Objectives: Pleuroscopy is an appropriate technique for visualization and biopsy of the pleural lesions, performed by two different techniques.
Hamid Borsi, Mohammad Reza Farahnak, Hanieh Raji, Maryam Haddadzadeh Shooshtari, Behnam Pirhayati   +4 more
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Uncertain Times: Clinical Decision-Making in Sickness and in Health

MedEdPORTAL, 2013
Introduction It is increasingly important for medical students to recognize the importance of uncertainty in clinical decision-making. At our institution we implemented a three-part session at the beginning of second-year medical school, prior to organ ...
Laura Willett
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