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Validation of Height-for-Age and BMI-for-Age Z-scores Assessment Using Android-Based Mobile Apps
The WHO's standards for analysis and presentation of anthropometric data is widely recognized as the best system. This study was aimed to assess the...
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Comparison between cavernous sinus and jugular vein as post mortem sampling sites for blood metabolic profiles in wild red deer (Cervus elaphus)
Collection from jugular vein (JV) or intrathoracic cavity is the traditional procedure for blood sampling dead wildlife, but it is often source of...
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Assessing total erythrocyte count as a potential attribute for estimating hemoglobin in Cholistani cattle
The main objective of the study was to confirm whether a specific and constant interrelationship exists between total erythrocyte count (TEC) and...
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Evaluation of Proflo-U® Platform: A Novel Fluorescence-Based Point of Care Device for Quantitative Estimation of Urine Albumin
Urine albumin estimation has a very high diagnostic significance. The scope of this assay widens if the method has potential for point of care...
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A method for estimating the outer exposure of dairy cows to deoxynivalenol (DON) and zearalenone (ZEN) as a precondition for risk assessment based on inner exposure with toxin residue levels in blood and urine as indicators
DON and ZEN residues in the blood and urine of dairy cows can be used to predict the outer exposure to DON and ZEN expressed per kilogram diet for a...
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A Multicenter Study to Evaluate Harmonization of Assays for C-Terminal Telopeptides of Type I Collagen (ß-CTX): A Report from the IFCC-IOF Committee for Bone Metabolism (C-BM)
BackgroundBiochemical bone turnover markers are useful tools to assess bone remodeling. C-terminal telopeptide of type I collagen (ß-CTX) has been...
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Point-of-Care Detection of Interleukin-6 using Quantum Dot-based Immunochromatographic Test Strips
AbstractInterleukin-6 (IL-6) is essential for regulating the immune system and initiating acute inflammatory responses. While normal levels of IL-6...
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Concentration-dependent Differences in Urinary Iodine Measurements Between Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry and the Sandell-Kolthoff Method
A large amount of historical data regarding urinary iodine concentration (UIC) were measured with the Sandell-Kolthoff (S-K) method for iodine...
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Reproducibility of Body Fat and Fat-Free Mass Measurements by Bioimpedance and Ultrasound Scanning Analysis in a Group of Young Adults
Abstract —Reproducibility of body fat (BF) and fat-free mass (FFM) measurements obtained by two indirect methods (bioimpedance analysis (BIA) and...
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Profiling the antioxidant biomarkers in marine fish larvae: a comparative assessment of different storage conditions to select the optimal strategy
Research on antioxidant biomarkers can generate profound insights into the defense mechanisms of fish larvae against different stressors and can...
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Assessment of whole-body and regional body fat using abdominal quantitative computed tomography in Chinese women and men
BackgroundBeing overweight or obese has become a serious public health concern, and accurate assessment of body composition is particularly...
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Changes in real-world walking speed following 60-day bed-rest
The aim of this work was to explore whether real-world walking speed (RWS) would change as a consequence of 60-day bed-rest. The main hypothesis was...
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Validation of an eDNA-based method for surveying fish and crustacean communities in the rivers of the French West Indies
Freshwater biodiversity is rapidly declining worldwide, especially in tropical island environments which appear to be particularly vulnerable to...
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Compositional Analysis of Microbiome Data
This chapter focuses on compositional data analysis (CoDA). First, it describes overall compositional data, the rationale that microbiome data can be...
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Feasibility study of assessing cotton fiber maturity from near infrared hyperspectral imaging technique
BackgroundFiber maturity is a key cotton quality property, and its variability in a sample impacts fiber processing and dyeing performance....
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Accuracy of Tissue Oxygen Saturation Measurements of a Textile-Based NIRS Sensor
Pressure injuries (PI) are dangerous tissue lesions that heal very slowly and pose a high risk of serious infections. They are caused by pressure...
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A Fluorometric Method for Zinc Estimation: Applications in the Estimation of Plasma Zinc and in Assessing Zinc Bioaccessibility from Rice
Sensitive and precise methods for the estimation of zinc (Zn) in biological fluids and foods are important tools in understanding the various aspects...
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An inexpensive method for the measurement of photosynthetically active radiation profiles in waterbodies
We developed an inexpensive light instrument (ILI) and protocol for the measurement of photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) at discrete depths...
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Comparative analysis of specificity and sensitivity between Cobas 6800 system and SARS-CoV-2 rRT-PCR to detect COVID-19 infection in clinical samples
Fast and reliable testing for the COVID 19 infection is the need of the hour for the development of effective and reliable tools and assays. However,...
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Development and evaluation of an inertial measurement unit (IMU) system for jump detection and jump height estimation in beach volleyball
Wearables are commonly used in practice for measuring and monitoring performance in high-level sports. That being said, they are often designed and...
