Sfoglia per Soggetto "limit of quantitation"
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Baseline neurofilament levels in cerebrospinal fluid do not correlate with long-term prognosis in multiple sclerosis
(2022)Background: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is the most common autoimmune disease of the central nervous system. Up to this day, no single accurate prognostic biomarker has been established in this disease. Neurofilaments are ... -
Circulating suPAR associates with severity and in-hospital progression of COVID-19
(2022)Background: COVID-19 disease progression is characterized by hyperinflammation and risk stratification may aid in early aggressive treatment and advanced planning. The aim of this study was to assess whether suPAR and other ... -
Development and validation of a reversed-phase HPLC method for licarbazepine monitoring in serum of patients under oxcarbazepine treatment
(2017)Licarbazepine is the pharmacologically active metabolite of oxcarbazepine, a drug indicated for the treatment of partial seizures and bipolar disorders. Several HPLC methods have been developed thus far but there is lack ... -
Does the number of trials affect the reliability of handgrip strength measurement in individuals with intellectual disabilities? [Le nombre d'essais peut-il affecter la fiabilité de la mesure de la force de poigne chez les personnes ayant une déficience intellectuelle ?]
(2020)The main objectives of this study were to examine which testing protocol (one/two/three trials) and method (best/average value) used for determining maximal handgrip strength is more reliable for individuals with intellectual ... -
EANM procedural guidelines for PET/CT quantitative myocardial perfusion imaging
(2021)The use of cardiac PET, and in particular of quantitative myocardial perfusion PET, has been growing during the last years, because scanners are becoming widely available and because several studies have convincingly ... -
Effects of protease addition and replacement of soybean meal by corn gluten meal on the growth of broilers and on the environmental performances of a broiler production system in Greece
(2017)An experimental study was conducted to examine the combined effects of adding a dietary protease, reducing the levels of soybean meal (SBM) and introducing corn gluten meal (CGM) in the ration of a group of broilers reared ... -
Enhancement of Antioxidant Mechanisms and Reduction of Oxidative Stress in Chickens after the Administration of Drinking Water Enriched with Polyphenolic Powder from Olive Mill Waste Waters
(2017)The aim of the study was to examine the effects of a polyphenolic powder from olive mill wastewater (OMWW) administered through drinking water, on chickens' redox status. Thus, 75 chickens were divided into three groups. ... -
Exposure assessment on aflatoxin M1 from milk and dairy products-relation to public health
(2022)Background-aim: Aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) contaminates milk and dairy products that are widely consumed foods. Therefore, there is increased concern for human exposure to the toxic action and the negative health effects that ... -
Exposure Biomarkers and Histopathological Analysis in Pig Liver after Exposure to Mycotoxins under Field Conditions: Special Report on Fumonisin B1
(2021)Liver samples from finisher pigs were collected at the slaughterhouses for the analysis of zearalenone (ZEA), alfa-/beta-zearalenone (α-ZE, β-ZE), zearalanone (ZA), alfa-/beta-ZA (α-ZA, β-ZA), aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) and ... -
HPLC Analysis of Antipsychotic Asenapine in Alternative Biomatrices: Hair and Nail Clippings
(2015)Asenapine is a novel atypical antipsychotic drug for the treatment of schizophrenia and acute mania. Although some analytical methods have been published on the determination of the drug in conventional biological samples, ... -
In vitro and in vivo assessment of vitamin A encapsulation in a liposome–protein delivery system
(2019)Vitamin A (VA) is an essential nutrient needed in small amounts by humans and supports a wide range of biological actions. Retinol, the most common and most biologically active form of VA has also been found to inhibit ... -
Intensity of Humoral Immune Responses, Adverse Reactions, and Post-Vaccination Morbidity after Adenovirus Vector-Based and mRNA Anti-COVID-19 Vaccines
(2022)The aim of the study was to compare mRNA vaccine BNT162b2 with adenovirus vector- based vaccines in terms of presence of adverse reactions, immunogenicity, and protection against COVID-19. A total of 270 individuals were ... -
Lipoprotein(a) is associated with large artery atherosclerosis stroke aetiology and stroke recurrence among patients below the age of 60 years: Results from the BIOSIGNAL study
(2021)Aims: Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] is a recognized causal risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease but its role for acute ischaemic stroke (AIS) is controversial. In this study, we evaluated the association of Lp(a) ... -
Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Including Bladder Outlet Obstruction: What's New in Diagnostics?
(2018)It is well known that lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) have a multifactorial etiology. Therefore, there is an increased need for improved diagnostics for the optimal assessment of patients with LUTS in order to identify ... -
The metabolism of imidacloprid by aldehyde oxidase contributes to its clastogenic effect in New Zealand rabbits
(2018)Imidacloprid (IMI) is a systemic, chloro-nicotinyl insecticide classified in Regulation N° 1272/2008 of the European Commision as “harmful if swallowed and very toxic to aquatic life, with long-lasting effects”. IMI is ... -
Multiplexed Assay to Quantify the PP-Fold Family of Peptides in Human Plasma Using Microflow Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry
(2022)Background: Peptide Tyr-Tyr (PYY1-36), pancreatic polypeptide (PP1-36) and neuropeptide Y (NPY1-36) constitute the PP-fold family of peptides that is involved in metabolic regulation. Very low plasma concentrations and ... -
Ochratoxin A in Slaughtered Pigs and Pork Products
(2022)Ochratoxin A (OTA) is a mycotoxin that is produced after the growth of several Aspergillus and Penicillium spp. in feeds or foods. OTA has been proved to possess nephrotoxic, hepatotoxic, teratogenic, neurotoxic, genotoxic, ... -
Organochlorine pesticide levels in Greek patients with Parkinson's disease
(2020)Background: Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease, mostly presenting with characteristic motor symptoms. Organochlorines (OC) are a class of widely-used pesticides that have been included among the list ... -
Parallel simulations for QUAntifying RElaxation magnetic resonance constants (SQUAREMR): An example towards accurate MOLLI T1 measurements
(2015)Background: T1 mapping is widely used today in CMR, however, it underestimates true T1 values and its measurement error is influenced by several acquisition parameters. The purpose of this study was the extraction of ... -
Phytoremediation potential of twelve wild plant species for toxic elements in a contaminated soil
(2021)Green remediation of soils highly contaminated with potentially toxic elements (PTEs) can be achieved using suitable plants. Such phytoremediation procedure often takes into consideration PTE concentrations in plants only, ...