While the primary aetiology is due to microbial factors, it is also largely influenced by the social, behavioral and economic ... This will also allow dental clinician, working in a collaborative team, to perform diagnostic testing to determine the rate and ... relieve sensitivity, and prevent cavities from getting worse. Silver kills the bacteria that cause tooth decay and fluoride ...

The stool guaiac test (or guaiac fecal occult blood test) is conducted to detect the presence of blood in stool that is not ... Excessive sugar consumption or a sensitivity to anise oil may cause loose, green stools. It can also result from consuming ... A stool culture-the controlled growth of microbial organisms in culture media under laboratory conditions-sometimes is ... A quick test for fecal contamination of water sources or soil is a check for the presence of E. coli bacteria performed with ...

Tests with cell cultures and mice show that although it has some protective effect, it is toxic to cells in higher doses. A new ... Several microbial pathogens can damage the fruit bodies, and have had an effect on populations in China, including soft rot ... Due to their temperature sensitivity, cooking significantly changes the contents and composition of indole compounds: cooked ... Several chemical tests can be used to help identify the mushroom. A drop of ammonium hydroxide solution turns the cap cuticle a ...

Some foraminifera lack tests altogether. Foraminiferans section showing chambers of a spiral foram Live Ammonia tepida ... Moreira D, López-García P (2002). "The molecular ecology of microbial eukaryotes unveils a hidden world" (PDF). Trends in ... "A comparison of species specific sensitivities to changing light and carbonate chemistry in calcifying marine phytoplankton". ... The most famous of these are made of calcite, but tests may also be made of aragonite, agglutinated sediment particles, chiton ...

Strains with some CTX-M-type and OXA-type ESBLs are resistant to cefepime on testing, despite the use of a standard inoculum. ... For organisms producing TEM and SHV type ESBLs, apparent in vitro sensitivity to cefepime and to piperacillin/tazobactam is ... 2004). "Dissemination of transferable AmpC-type beta-lactamase (CMY-10) in a Korean hospital". Microbial Drug Resistance. 10 (3 ... This is no longer a primarily European epidemiology, it is found in northern parts of America often and should be tested for ...

Bernard G, Greenfield P, Ragan MA, Chan CX (Nov 20, 2018). "k-mer Similarity, Networks of Microbial Genomes, and Taxonomic Rank ... Noé L (Feb 14, 2017). "Best hits of 11110110111: model-free selection and parameter-free sensitivity calculation of spaced ... Haubold B, Krause L, Horn T, Pfaffelhuber P (December 2013). "An alignment-free test for recombination". Bioinformatics. 29 (24 ... "CLC Microbial Genomics Module". QIAGEN Bioinformatics. 2019. Pratas, Diogo; Silva, Jorge (2020). "Persistent minimal sequences ...

This test is not 100% accurate, with a considerable false-negative rate even with repeat testing. CDI may be classified in non- ... Assessment of the A and B toxins by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for toxin A or B (or both) has a sensitivity of ... According to the CDC, "C. difficile has become the most common microbial cause of healthcare-associated infections in U.S. ... Repeat testing may be misleading, and testing specimens more than once every seven days in people without new symptoms is ...

Ghosh, S. K.; Yadav, R. S.; Sharma, V. P. (December 1992). "Sensitivity status of Plasmodium falciparum to chloroquine, ... Yadav, R.S. & S. C. Saxena (1984), "Safety evaluation of microbial insecticide (Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis) on non ... "WHO Pesticide Evaluation Scheme Guidelines to testing". Archived from the original on 30 June 2004. Retrieved 29 June 2013. ...

InterPro: IPR000117 Kappa casein Fluorescein Thiocarbamoyl-Kappa-Casein Assay for the Specific Testing of Milk-Clotting ... demonstrating its higher sensitivity over currently used assay procedures. Therefore, the method may find application as an ... "Molecular and Biotechnological Aspects of Microbial Proteases". Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews. 62 (3): 597-635. ... "Fluorescein Thiocarbamoyl-Kappa-Casein Assay for the Specific Testing of Milk-Clotting Proteases". Journal of Dairy Science. 89 ...

If subsequent electrophoresis is required it is only necessary to test those samples that real time PCR has shown to be ... qPCR using reverse transcription (RT-qPCR) can be used to detect GMOs given its sensitivity and dynamic range in detecting DNA ... Uses of the technique in industry include the quantification of microbial load in foods or on vegetable matter, the detection ... Espy, M.J. (January 2006). "Real-Time PCR in Clinical Microbiology: Applications for Routine Laboratory Testing". Clinical ...

Due to the sensitivity of the intestine to ischemic injury, many potential donor intestines are lost to the events following ... Therefore, it is essential that HLA and PRA statuses are tested for and demonstrate low immunoreactivity of the patient to the ... it may also prevent the immune system's ability to keep certain gut microbial populations in line. Despite pre and post- ... The panel-reactive antibody (PRA) test measures the proportion of the population to which a recipient will react via pre- ...

The choice of antibiotic is aided by antibiotic sensitivity testing. Cholera continues to affect an estimated 3-5 million ... Snow proposed a microbial origin for epidemic cholera in 1849. In his major "state of the art" review of 1855, he proposed a ... Cholera can be diagnosed by a stool test, or a rapid dipstick test, although the dipstick test is less accurate. Prevention ... A rapid dipstick test is available to determine the presence of V. cholerae. In those samples that test positive, further ...

In one study, researchers grew tumor cells and tested the drug delivery of cis platin, resveratrol, tirapazamine (TPZ) and then ... This technique has demonstrated a stark difference in the sensitivity of the peripheral terminals compared to the neuronal cell ... which is difficult in traditional shared media co-culture due to the different media and culture requirements for microbial and ... Despite these challenges, 3D models are still used as tools for studying and testing drug responses in pharmacological studies ...

Forensic scientists analyse the impact of time and sensitivity on the appearance of microRNAs when determining how well they ... In cases of deceased individuals, this is usually done through kinship testing with a close living relative. Disaster victim ... "Body fluid identification by integrated analysis of DNA methylation and body fluid-specific microbial DNA". International ... If the results from anthropometric testing are not sufficient, these scientific methods will be employed to increase the ...

After undergoing multiple tests, workers exposed to perchlorate were found to have a significant systolic blood pressure rise ... Recent improvements in analytical sensitivity using ion chromatography based techniques have revealed a more widespread ... "Microbial perchlorate reduction: rocket-fuelled metabolism". Nature Reviews Microbiology. 2 (7): 569-580. doi:10.1038/ ... Mars covered in toxic chemicals that can wipe out living organisms, tests reveal. Ian Sample, The Guardian. 6 July 2017. ...

Antibiotic sensitivity can also be tested with these cultures, making them useful in the selection of antibiotic treatment. ... Engleberg NC, DiRita V, Dermody TS (2007). Schaechter's Mechanism of Microbial Disease. Baltimore: Lippincott Williams & ... Another test, urine microscopy, looks for the presence of red blood cells, white blood cells, or bacteria. Urine culture is ... Thus if urine testing shows signs of an infection-even in the absence of symptoms-treatment is recommended. Cephalexin or ...

Adhesion and friction forces per-unit-pad area were very similar in smooth and hairy systems when tested. Strong adhesion may ... Hairy attachment pads employed few other features, such as flaw tolerance, lower sensitivity to contamination and roughness. ... protection from adverse environmental conditions and microbial contamination, regulation of water balance, communication with ... Some functional principles of smooth pads (adaptability, viscoelasticity, pressure sensitivity) are similar to those known from ...

Some patients may believe they have determined their own allergic sensitivity from observation, but a skin test has been shown ... and thus normally benign microbial objects-like pollen-will trigger an immune response. The hygiene hypothesis was developed to ... Skin testing is also known as "puncture testing" and "prick testing" due to the series of tiny punctures or pricks made into ... Allergy blood tests are very safe since the person is not exposed to any allergens during the testing procedure. The test ...

This is used as a water purity test, as the presence of bacteria introduces organic carbon. A non-profit research and testing ... This pressurization of the sample gas stream in the NDIR, a patented technique, allows for increased sensitivity and precision ... A relationship may exist between endotoxins, microbial growth, and the development of biofilms on pipeline walls and biofilm ... Field tests were conducted for a period of 90-days and used laboratory conformance measurements once per day to compare with ...

Studies of airflow around canine noses, and tests on lifesize models have indicated that a cyclic 'sniffing action' similar to ... The two main objectives of this dataset are multiclass beef classification and microbial population prediction by regression. ... a bio-electronic nose that mimics the signaling systems used by the human nose to perceive odors at a very high sensitivity: ...

The group tested many parts of land in hopes to find hydrocarbon reservoirs, but instead came across something that had never ... Atekwana's biogeophysical research investigates the effects of microbial-mediated processes on geological media. Some of her ... experimental determination with spectral induced polarization and sensitivity to nitrite toxicity High-resolution magnetic ... Atekwana, Estella A.; Atekwana, Eliot A. (2010-03-01). "Geophysical Signatures of Microbial Activity at Hydrocarbon ...

The rover tested different strategies for searching for potential evidence of life in the soil, and established that roving, ... with sensitivities at 1-2 ppb (ng/mL) for biomolecules and 104 to 103 spores per milliliter. Some compartments in the ... "A microbial oasis in the hypersaline Atacama subsurface discovered by a life detector chip: implications for the search for ... These tests validated the system for planetary exploration. Some improvements to be addressed in the future are instrument ...

In the last test, 90 percent of samples of natural cork stopper shipments showed values of under 1.0 ppt and only 7 percent had ... "chemical or a microbial origin", where particular sensory experiences (e.g., an off-odor) might arise from more than one wine ... this can vary by several orders of magnitude depending on an individual's sensitivity,[not verified in body] where the ... In 2013, the Cork Quality Council ran over 25 thousand tests. The results, compared with data from eight years ago, show a ...

... can be measured by behavioral tests using an audiometer. Electrophysiological tests of hearing can provide accurate ... audition requires sensitivity to the movement of molecules in the world outside the organism. Both hearing and touch are types ... protecting the ear canal and tympanic membrane from physical damage and microbial invasion. The middle ear consists of a small ... test) Auditory brainstem response (test) Auditory processing disorder Endaural phenomena Hearing loss Hyperacusis Presbycusis ...

Diagnosis is by a stool test or blood tests. Efforts to prevent the disease include the proper washing, preparation, and ... Hald, T. (2013). Advances in microbial food safety: 2. Pathogen update: Salmonella. Elsevier Inc. Chapters. p. 2.2. ISBN ... Therefore, anything related directly to health is a matter of great sensitivity. 1984 Rajneeshee bioterror attack 2012 ... A 2014 study tested a vaccine on chickens which offered efficient protection against salmonellosis. Vaccination of chickens ...

DNA microarray is another method which utilizes specifically AA-NTP's making DNA microarray testing quicker and cheaply. Post- ... NASBA combined with aminoallyl-UTP labeling is very useful for many different areas of microbial diagnostics including ... Using aminoallyl nucleotides as indirect fluorescent labeling seemed to nullify the sensitivity issues seen in cyanine-labeling ...

... from cerebrospinal fluid is thought to be the best test for diagnosis of cryptococcal meningitis in terms of sensitivity, ... Michod RE, Bernstein H, Nedelcu AM (May 2008). "Adaptive value of sex in microbial pathogens". Infect Genet Evol. 8 (3): 267- ...

Total and high-sensitivity hearing ranges vary greatly between O. graminea males and females. Males have a total range of 11-24 ... Four Odorrana tiannanensis AMPs were tested for antioxidant properties against free radicals, which can arise due to factors ... Proof for other survival strategy of the frog than merely anti-microbial". Biochimie. 94 (3): 649-655. doi:10.1016/j.biochi. ... Genus Odorrana exhibits notably abundant levels of anti-microbial peptides (AMPs) compared to other amphibians. Antimicrobial ...

It has been noted that every individual has an individual sensitivity level to alcohol or sedative hypnotic drugs, and what one ... broad microbial resistance and when to seek medical care if the infection is not clearing. Also inappropriate use of over-the- ... Addiction to any/every drug of abuse tested so far has been correlated with an enduring reduction in the expression of GLT1 ( ... BPD is typically characterized by sensitivity to rejection, isolation, and perceived failure, all of which are forms of ...

It has been widely tested for its use in treating skin cancers and received FDA approval in 2000 for the treatment of wet age ... After injecting himself with haematoporphyrin (Hp, a photosensitiser), he swiftly experienced a general skin sensitivity upon ... Photosensitizers can target viral and microbial species, including HIV and MRSA. Using PDT, pathogens present in samples of ... The technology has also been tested for treatment of prostate cancer, both in a dog model and in human prostate cancer patients ...