The current detection method of carbendazim suffers from the disadvantages of complicated preprocessing and long cycle time. In order to solve the problem of rapid quantitative screening of finite contaminants, this article proposed a qualitative met...
Obsidian is a natural volcanic glass formed after eruptions if very rapid cooling of lava occurs. In particular conditions, the lava silicate ions cannot reach the crystalline lattice ordered formation and assume a chaotic arrangement, giving origin...
Semi-quantitative scoring is a method that is widely used to estimate the quantity of proteins on chromogen-labelled immunohistochemical (IHC) tissue sections. However, it suffers from several disadvantages, including its lack of objectivity and the...
Urinalysis, an elementary chemical reaction-based method for analyzing color conversion factors, facilitates examination of pathological conditions in the human body. Recently, considerable urinalysis-centered research has been conducted on the analy...
The objective of this paper is to develop a simple method for analyzing the parameter uncertainty of the Japanese life cycle inventory database (LCI DB), termed the inventory database for environmental analysis (IDEA). The IDEA has a weakness of poor...
Early awareness and management of bacterial burden and biofilm is essential to wound healing. Semi-quantitative analysis of swab or biopsy samples is a relatively simple method for measuring wound microbial load. The accuracy of semi-quantitative cul...
An electric mobility ecosystem, which resembles a human-centred cyber physical (HCP) system, consists of several interacting sub-systems that constantly communicate with each other. Cyber-security of such systems is an important aspect as vulnerabili...
Despite the application of EANM recommendations for radiolabelled white-blood-cells (WBC) scintigraphy, some cases still remain doubtful based only on visual analysis. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of semi-quantitative analysis an...
Watersheds are threatened by numerous issues, such as climate change, population growth, urban expansion, and industrial development. These issues are complex and interconnected, and effectively addressing them requires integrating the values, knowle...
Background/Objectives: C-reactive protein (CRP) has been acknowledged to be associated with depression, loneliness, and stress, as well as physical health conditions. The aim of this study was to explore possible associations between CRP semi-quantit...
Immunohistochemistry is a powerful technique that is widely used in biomedical research and clinics; it allows one to determine the expression levels of some proteins of interest in tissue samples using color intensity due to the expression of biomar...
Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) is increasingly used for the mineralogical characterization of complex materials such as ceramics, soils and clays. However, its quantitative application remains limited due to spectral overlapping and m...
Rhodiola crenulata (Hook. f. et Thoms.) H. Ohba is widely used in traditional Chinese and Tibetan medicine. Salidroside, its principal bioactive component, must not be less than 0.50% on a dry weight basis according to the 2025 Chinese Pharmacopoeia,...
The scope of the current study was to monitor if semi-quantitative data of volatile compounds (volatilome) of citrus honey (ch) produced in different countries could potentially lead to a new index of citrus honey authentication using specific ratios...
Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer, affecting millions of men globally and having a significant burden on health care systems. During recent years, the rapid development of the nuclear medicine field and the wide use and application of...
Glycosphingolipids (GSLs), mainly located in the cell membrane, play various roles in cancer cell function. GSLs have potential as renal cell carcinoma (RCC) biomarkers; however, their analysis in body fluids is challenging because of the complexity...
Purpose: White blood cell (WBC) scintigraphy is considered the gold-standard nuclear imaging technique for diagnosing fracture-related infection (FRI). Correct interpretation of WBC scans in FRI is important since a false positive or false negative d...
In current food safety monitoring, lateral flow immunoassays (LFIAs) are widely used for rapid food contaminant screening. Recent advances include smartphone readouts, offering semi-quantitative analysis of LFIAs with time, location, and data transfe...
Have you ever looked at a powder diffractogram during a routine qualitative test and wondered how much of a particular powder compound is in the powder material? Several methods can work this out, but none of them could be used in our case because so...
Energy scenarios represent a prominent tool to support energy system transitions towards sustainability. In order to better fulfil this role, two elements are widely missing in previous work on designing, analyzing, and using scenarios: First, a more...
The rapid detection of 11-nor-9-carboxy-delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC-COOH), a primary cannabis metabolite, is critical for forensic and workplace drug testing. However, conventional immunoassays often lack sensitivity and objectivity. We develop...
In this study, zirconia specimens were subjected to Al2O3 airborne-particle abrasion and Er laser irradiation to investigate their effects on surface characteristics. The treated and untreated zirconia surfaces were characterized using scanning elect...
Domoic acid is a marine biotoxin associated with harmful algal blooms and is the causative agent of amnesic shellfish poisoning in marine animals and humans. It is also an excitatory amino acid analog to glutamate and kainic acid which acts through g...
School lunch nutrition standards are an important carrier of messages on healthy eating and an efficient way of changing the nutritional behaviour of new generations. Many countries in Europe have a compulsory system of school meals; the Hungarian go...
In order to analyze the organic matter (OM) composition, this study carefully identified the OM types of 66 samples from Well A in the Dingshan area under microscope, and made an effort to obtain the semi-quantitative statistics contents of different...
In a previous study, a semi-quantitative risk assessment was developed to rank pig holdings in terms of likelihood of introducing African swine fever virus (ASFV) by assessing their compliance with biosecurity and exposure to geographical risk factor...
In developing countries, ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) has not garnered sufficient attention, and its potential industrial applications remain largely unexplored and underdeveloped. The purpose of this paper is to assess the risk associated...
Element and mineral associations are fundamental parameters for palaeoceanographical reconstructions but laboratory methodologies are expensive, time-consuming and need a lot of material. Here, we investigate the quality and reliability of XRF measur...
The right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) is an anatomically complex and spatially variable cardiac region that is difficult to characterise using isolated manual measurements. Although three-dimensional reconstruction techniques enable detailed vis...
Recent climatological research predicts a significantly wetter climate in Southern Norway as a result of global warming. Thus, the country has already experienced unusually wet summer seasons in the last three years (2010–2012). The aim of this pilot...
Ongoing technical and bioinformatics improvements in mass spectrometry (MS) allow for the identifying and quantifying of the enrichment of increasingly less-abundant proteins in individual fractions. Accordingly, this study reassessed the proteome of...
After tooth extraction, resorptive changes in extraction sockets and the adjacent alveolar ridge can affect subsequent tooth replacement and implantation. Several surgical concepts, including the application of autologous blood concentrate platelet-r...
Background: Quantitative urine culture (CFU/mL) remains the reference standard for diagnosing urinary tract infections (UTIs) but is limited by delayed turnaround times and sensitivity to pre-analytic factors. Multiplex PCR panels offer rapid detecti...
Geopolymers are synthesized by mixing powdery solids, rich in amorphous silicon and aluminum species, with an alkaline solution, which leads to the formation of an inorganic alumosilicate network. Their acid resistance is affected by the composition,...
Allergic rhinitis affects millions globally, causing significant discomfort and reducing the quality of life. This study investigates the metabolic alterations in murine mast cells (MC/9) under allergic rhinitis conditions induced by lipopolysacchari...
Wastewater treatment results in large amounts of sewage sludge in the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) which imposes on its reuse. The most promising application is as a fertilizer in agriculture which is regulated by national and European legislati...
[18F]fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography ([18F]FDG-PET/CT) is used to diagnose large vessel vasculitis in giant cell arteritis (GCA). We aimed to define a semi-quantitative threshold for identifying GCA aortitis from a...
Objective: To analyze the performance of custom semi-automated software for quantitative analysis of retinal capillaries in eyes with macula-off rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) and the role of these microvascular measures as potential biomark...
The aim of this study was to investigate the sensory profile of semi-hard goat cheese preserved in an oil mixture (extra virgin olive oil from Mljet and refined sunflower oil; 50:50). Five batches of cheese were made, and each batch was divided into...
Conical picks are tools that treat surfaces used in mining. Due to a wide variety of such tools, they need to characterise in diversified geometrical and material parameters, as well as durability. For the mining sector, evaluation of the conical pic...
Food is an important source of melatonin (MT), which belongs to a group known as chronobiotics, a class of substances that affect the circadian system. Currently, no studies have been conducted on how the consumption of foods containing MT (FMT) is a...
The aim of this study was to synthesize quantitative research that identified ranking lists of the most severe stressors of patients in the intensive care unit, as perceived by patients, relatives, and health care professionals (HCP). We conducted a...
In this work we report the characterization of thin metallic coatings of interest for nuclear fusion technology through the ns double-pulse LIBS technique. The coatings, composed of a tungsten (W) or tungsten-tantalum (W-Ta) mixture were enriched wit...
Modern external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) on lung cancer improved dose distribution thanks to advanced dose calculation algorithms, but side effects and relapses can occur in any case onset. Differential diagnosis of relapses and side effects is diffi...
Background/Objectives: Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is a clinically heterogeneous neurodegenerative disorder characterized by cognitive, neuropsychiatric, motor, and autonomic manifestations. Reduced striatal dopamine transporter availability on 1...
Objectives: To assess whether [99mTc]Tc-UBI 29-41 SPECT/CT combined with a standardized target-to-liver ratio can reliably support clinical decision-making in patients with difficult-to-diagnose bacterial infections and to establish a reproducible di...
Semi-batch nitration processes involve substantial heat release, and local reactant enrichment may induce hot-spot formation and increase the risk of thermal runaway. However, global indicators such as the volume-averaged reactor temperature cannot a...
Qualitative and quantitative assessments evaluate the structural vulnerability of liquid storage tanks. Liquid storage tanks are typically constructed and operated in areas with hard soils to minimize confining influences. However, many of these crit...
Natural deep eutectic solvents (NADESs) have emerged as a promising eco-friendly alternative to petrochemicals for extracting plant metabolites. Considering that the demand for sustainable “green” ingredients for industrial applications i...
Background/Objectives: Skull base osteomyelitis and necrotising otitis externa require prolonged antibiotic therapy, yet determining optimal treatment cessation timing remains challenging. Conventional imaging modalities demonstrate persistent abnorm...
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