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Application of T33-Stress to Predict the Lower Bound Fracture Toughness for Increasing the Test Specimen Thickness in the Transition Temperature Region [PDF]

Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, 2014
This work was motivated by the fact that although fracture toughness of a material in the ductile-to-brittle transition temperature region Jc exhibits the test specimen thickness (TST) effect on Jc, frequently described as Jc∝(TST)-1/2, experiences a ...
Kai Lu, Toshiyuki Meshii
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Comparison of Interferon-Gamma Release Assay and Tuberculin Skin Test in Screening for Latent Tuberculous Infection Among Students from High-Burden Areas: A Prospective Head-to-Head Study in Qingdao, China [PDF]

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Background: Identifying latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is critical for pediatric TB control in China, especially among students from high-burden areas.
Zhongdong Wang, Kun Zhang, Haiyan Sun, Xuekui Li, Song Song, Meng Chen, Honghong Xu, Huaqiang Zhang, Yu Pang, Xiaoqi Dai   +9 more
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Haemorrhoidal artery ligation compared to alternative surgical techniques for the treatment of grade II-IV haemorrhoids: A systematic review

Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences, 2023
Background. Haemorrhoidal disease is a common disorder in the Western World that commonly requires surgical treatment, but original open techniques were associated with significant complications and pain.
Dayna van de Hoef, Aisling Hogan
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QuantiFERON®-TB gold in-tube performance for diagnosing active tuberculosis in children and adults in a high burden setting. [PDF]

, 2012
To determine whether QuantiFERON®-TB Gold In-Tube (QFT) can contribute to the diagnosis of active tuberculosis (TB) in children in a high-burden setting and to assess the performance of QFT and tuberculin skin test (TST) in a prospective cohort of TB ...
A Cattamanchi, AM Mandalakas, BJ Marais, BJ Marais, BM Bergamini, C Chintu, Council Muheza District, DA Lewinsohn, DM Hamm, E Raby, F Mbago, Godfather Kimaro, HB Jaspan, Ib C. Bygbjerg, Inge Kroidl, J Lighter, JP Cegielski, JS Yi, JZ Metcalfe, LM McNally, Lorenz von Seidlein, M Hoffmann, M Mazurek, M Pai, M Sester, MG Aabye, Michael Hoelscher, Michala V. Rose, MP Nicol, Pernille Ravn, RP Van, S Bjerrum, S Dogra, S Liebeschuetz, Sayoki G. Mfinanga, SM Graham, SM Newton, SR Tatala, T Haustein, TA Thomas, TF Pelly, TG Du, Thomas N. Nissen   +42 more
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Comparison of interferon gamma release assay and tuberculin skin test for diagnosis of latent tuberculosis in psoriasis patients planned for systemic therapy

Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2022
Background: Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is a common yet difficult problem to diagnose in tuberculosis endemic countries. Both tuberculin skin test (TST) and interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) are used for the diagnosis of LTBI.
Shekhar Neema, Sunmeet Sandhu, Sweta Mukherjee, Deepak Vashisht, Senkadir Vendhan, Anwita Sinha, Biju Vasudevan   +6 more
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A Novel Rapid Test to Detect Anti-SARS-CoV-2 N Protein IgG Based on Shear Horizontal Surface Acoustic Wave (SH-SAW)

Diagnostics, 2021
Since the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak, many methods have been used to detect antigens or antibodies to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), including viral culture, nucleic acid test, and immunoassay ...
Yu-Chi Peng, Chia-Hsuan Cheng, Hiromi Yatsuda, Szu-Heng Liu, Shih-Jen Liu, Takashi Kogai, Chen-Yen Kuo, Robert Y. L. Wang   +7 more
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Measurements of Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Levels after Vaccination Using a SH-SAW Biosensor

Biosensors, 2022
To prevent the COVID-19 pandemic that threatens human health, vaccination has become a useful and necessary tool in the response to the pandemic. The vaccine not only induces antibodies in the body, but may also cause adverse effects such as fatigue ...
Chia-Hsuan Cheng, Yu-Chi Peng, Shu-Min Lin, Hiromi Yatsuda, Szu-Heng Liu, Shih-Jen Liu, Chen-Yen Kuo, Robert Y. L. Wang   +7 more
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Tuberculosis preventive therapy – Clinical practice issues

The Journal of Association of Chest Physicians, 2023
Latent tuberculosis (LTB) is now termed as tuberculosis infection (TBI). Prevention of active TB disease by treatment of tuberculosis infection is a critical component of the National Strategic Plan 2017-25 for TB Elimination in India by 2025 ...
Aloke Gopal Ghoshal, Supriya Sarkar, Arup Kumar Halder, Aparup Dhua, Chandra Sekhar Das, Parthajit Das, Abhra Chandra Chowdhury, Sanjay Kumar Daulat Thakur, Anindya Kishore Majumder   +8 more
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A OIT e o “contrato social”: a importância de trabalhar por um futuro melhor

Pensar, 2020
O presente artigo aborda de forma proeminente o histórico documento da OIT, divulgado em seu centenário. Intitulado “trabalhar por um futuro melhor”, procura-se avaliar o atual momento histórico, com o avanço tecnológico e concentração de riqueza, ao ...
Kátia Magalhães Arruda
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The Association Between Onset of Staphylococcal Non-menstrual Toxic Shock Syndrome With Inducibility of Toxic Shock Syndrome Toxin-1 Production

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022
Non-menstrual toxic shock syndrome (non-mTSS) is a life-threatening disease caused by Staphylococcus aureus strains producing superantigens, such as staphylococcal enterotoxins A, B, C, and toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 (TSST-1).
Yusuke Taki, Yusuke Taki, Shinya Watanabe, Yusuke Sato’o, Xin-Ee Tan, Hisaya K. Ono, Kotaro Kiga, Yoshifumi Aiba, Teppei Sasahara, Aa Haeruman Azam, Kanate Thitiananpakorn, Srivani Veeranarayanan, Feng-Yu Li, Yuancheng Zhang, Tomofumi Kawaguchi, Sarah Hossain, Maniruzzaman, Dong-Liang Hu, Longzhu Cui   +18 more
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