Is there an association described between anti-cochlear autoantibodies and Autoimmune inner ear disease and treatments in cases of hearing loss?

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How does a daughter obtain leadership in a family firm?

As consultant and a researcher I am very eager to study family firms so to help them succeed, as I believe they are a very important element of the economic and social (family, community)...

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Whole spheroids immunofluorescence staining protocol?

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How to analyze mitochondria morphology (shape), and measure mitochondria length and number in MitoTracker-stained cells?

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What score range of the Geriatric Depression Scale determines a clinically meaningful change?

I would like to use the Geriatric Depression Scale to investigate the efficacy of a therapy treatment on depressive symptoms in people with dementia. I am aware of the cut-off and score range of...

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Why some antimicrobial assays keeps the drug in contact with the culture for less than 24 hours?

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How can I get the accuracy of a microbiological assay, comparing a serial dilution of standard ATP and ATP released from E. coli?

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Does the GFP fluorescence disappear in fixed transfected cells?

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People weight in Oaxaca Blinder Decomposition on R?

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How can reinforcement learning algorithms be effectively applied to study decision-making processes in neuroscience?

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How do the complex dynamics of the oral microbiome interact with the host immune system affect periodontal disease development and treatment response?

This research question explores the complex dynamics of interactions between the oral microbiome and the host immune system, particularly in the development and treatment response of periodontal...

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My new vision on “time duality” in heat and wave equations. How can we catch their solutions and qualitative properties?

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How to select drugs for repurposing?

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How should we use processes of experimentation to improve our urban spaces?

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Use of agency vs. google-translation for translating non-english qualitative data?

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Have pathomorphological studies of the lungs been performed in patients with desminopathy?

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What is the role of the pharmacist in the management of ischemic heart disease?

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