Using citizen science to expand the global map of landslides: Introducing the Cooperative Open Online Landslide Repository (COOLR).

Evaluation of ELISA kits for the screening of four nitrofuran metabolites in aquaculture products according to the European guideline for the validation of screening methods

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The administration of nitrofurans to livestock to treat or prevent animal diseases has been banned in the EU for the production of food of animal origin. The corresponding marker residues are tissue-related metabolites AMOZ, AHD, SEM, and AOZ. The MRPL (minimum required performance limit)/RPA (Reference point for action) was set at 1 µg kg-1 in … Read more

Gluten Assessment in Beers: Comparison by Different Commercial ELISA Kits and Evaluation of NIR Analysis as a Complementary Technique

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Traditionally, beers are made with gluten-containing cereals. It is crucial to have rapid analytical methodologies that allow gluten content control of the beers for celiac consumers. We assess the content of gluten in 65 conventional and 41 gluten-free labeled beers commercialized in Europe and compare the results in a subgroup of 71 beers with three … Read more

Evaluation of a genus-specific rGroEL 1-524 IgM-ELISA and commercial ELISA kits during the course of leptospirosis in Thailand

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In the present study, we developed a genus-specific rGroEL1-524 IgM-ELISA assay for use in screening diagnosis of suspected leptospirosis among acute undifferentiated febrile illness patients during acute fever. The diagnostic accuracies of the rGroEL1-524 IgM-ELISA, commercial Panbio IgM-ELISA, and Virion-Serion Classic IgG-ELISA were evaluated using 133 Thai leptospirosis sera and 210 controls. Sensitivities were 91.7%, 59.6%, and … Read more

TGF-β1-induced Collagen Promotes Chicken Ovarian Follicle Development via an Intercellular Cooperative Pattern

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Follicle development is a complex process under strict regulation of diverse hormones and cytokines including transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) superfamily members. TGF-β is pivotal for the regulation of ovarian functions under physiological and pathological conditions. In this study, effect of TGF-β1 on chicken follicle development was examined through investigating the accumulation and action of … Read more

Molecular cloning of cDNA encoding the c-kit receptor of Shiba goats and a novel alanine insertion specific to goats and sheep in the kinase insert region

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The complete open reading frame (ORF) of the c-kit cDNA was cloned from a cerebellar cDNA library of the Shiba goat (Capra hircus var Shiba) with the dominant black-eyed white phenotype. The analysis of the deduced amino acid sequence revealed the presence of a single amino acid insertion (alanine) in the kinase insert (KI) region. … Read more

cDNA synthesis for BCR-ABL1 detection at the MMR level: the importance of using the appropriate kit

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BACKGROUND The synthesis of complementary DNA (cDNA) for use in the detection of BCR-ABL1 at the Major Molecular Response (MMR) level is a well-established method used by clinical laboratories world-wide. However, the quality of cDNA provides sensitivity challenges and consequently affects the detection of Minimal Residual Disease (MRD). RESULTS Herein, we evaluated six commercially available … Read more

Novel polygenic risk score approach with transcriptome-based weighting for genetic risk prediction of late-onset Alzheimer’s disease

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Background: Recent genetic studies showed that polygenic risk score (PRS) could be used to identify individuals at high risk of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Despite this success, early detection and intervention of AD still remain challenging. In this study, we suggest a novel PRS approach that is weighted by predicted tissue-specific gene expression levels. Method: We used … Read more

Using citizen science to expand the global map of landslides: Introducing the Cooperative Open Online Landslide Repository (COOLR).

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Using citizen science to expand the global map of landslides: Introducing the Cooperative Open Online Landslide Repository (COOLR).

Robust inventories are very important for enhancing evaluation of and response to lethal and dear landslide hazards. However, accumulating landslide occasions in inventories is troublesome at the global scale due to inconsistencies in or the absence of landslide reporting. Citizen science is a beneficial alternative for addressing some of these challenges. The new Cooperative Open Online Landslide Repository (COOLR) … Read more