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  1. No gold standard estimation of the sensitivity and specificity of two molecular diagnostic protocols for Trypanosoma brucei spp. in Western Kenya by Bronsvoort, B.M. de C., Wissmann, B. von, Fèvre, Eric M., Handel, Ian G., Picozzi, K., Welburn, S.C.

    Published 2010
    “…A Bayesian formulation of the Hui-Walter latent class model was employed to estimate their test performance in the absence of a gold standard test for detecting T.brucei s.l. infections in ear-vein blood samples from cattle, pig, sheep and goat populations in Western Kenya, stored on Whatman FTA cards. …”
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    Journal Article
  2. How accurate are yield estimates from crop cuts? Evidence from smallholder maize farms in Ethiopia by Kosmowski, Frederic, Chamberlin, Jordan, Ayalew, Hailemariam, Sida, Tesfaye, Abay, Kibrom A., Craufurd, Peter

    Published 2021
    “…In summary, our results advocate that even “gold standard” crop cut measures should be interpreted cautiously, and more empirical work should be carried out to validate and extend our conclusions.…”
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  3. Evaluation of 12-month interval methods for estimating animal-times at risk in a traditional African livestock farming system by Lesnoff, Matthieu

    Published 2008
    “…Biases were evaluated by comparing the 12-month estimates to gold-standard values of T. Data came from long-term herd monitoring on cattle and small ruminants in extensive agro-pastoral systems. …”
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  4. Molecular based detection, validation of a LAMP assay and phylogenetic analysis of Capripoxvirus in Kenya by Omoga, D.C.A., Macharia, M., Magiri, E., Kinyua, J., Kasiiti, J., Holton, T.

    Published 2016
    “…The samples were tested by, conventional PCR, LAMP assay and real time PCR as the gold standard method, the results obtained were compared and used to determine sensitivity and specificity. …”
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    Journal Article
  5. Why should it matter what commodity is the source of agricultural profits? Dairy development in India by Alderman, Harold

    Published 1994
    “…In 1896, an obscure out-of-office politician rose to prominence and the Democratic presidential nomination on the basis of a rousing speech condemning the gold standard. Working up to the conclusion of that oratory, William Jennings Bryan claimed: "the great cities rest upon our broad and fertile prairies. …”
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    Book Chapter
  6. Improving gonorrhoea molecular diagnostics: Genome mining-based identification of identical multi-repeat sequences (IMRS) in Neisseria gonorrhoeae by Shiluli, C., Kamath, S., Kanoi, B.N., Kimani, R., Maina, M., Waweru, H., Kamita, M., Ndirangu, I., Abkallo, Hussein M., Oduor, Bernard, Pamme, N., Dupaty, J., Klapperich, C.M., Lolabattu, S.R., Gitaka, J.

    Published 2024
    “…Culture followed by microscopy is inadequate and time-consuming. The gold standard nucleic acid amplification tests require advanced infrastructure settings, whereas point-of-care tests are limited to immunoassays with sensitivities and specificities insufficient to accurately diagnose asymptomatic cases. …”
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  7. Fritt T4 hos katt : referensvärden och användbarhet vid diagnostik av hypertyreos by Andersson, Caroline

    Published 2016
    “…Equilibrium dialysis betraktas vara gold standard för att analysera fritt T4, men metoden är både kostsam och tidskrävande. …”
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  8. Uterine health in the postparturient period of the dairy cow by Hulling, Linda

    Published 2020
    “…Today there is no diagnostic method that is considered to be gold standard to evaluate subclinical inflammation of the endometrium. …”
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  9. En jämförande studie mellan kreatininkoncentration i serum och GFR mätt med scintigrafi hos hund med misstänkt kronisk njursjukdom by Nolby, Pernille

    Published 2010
    “…Mätning av njurarnas glomerulära filtrationshastighet (GFR) anses vara den bästa metoden för kontroll av njurfunktionen hos hund och mätning av GFR genom scintigrafi med 99mTc-DTPA har visat sig korrelera väl med ’the gold standard method’ för GFR-mätning; renal clearance av inulin. …”
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  10. Cutting Rice Methane Emissions: Scalable Strategies for Business Action and Accountability by World Business Council for Sustainable Development

    Published 2025
    “…It helps companies navigate the complex reporting landscape by aligning global frameworks like the GHG Protocol and SBTI FLAG with rice-specific standards (e.g., Verra, Gold Standard). The core focus is on identifying and deploying effective Measurement, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) approaches, which includes combining methods such as farmer engagement, remote sensing, and biogeochemical models to accurately measure and track impact. …”
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    Informe técnico
  11. Alternative approaches to locating the food insecure: qualitative and quaintative evidence from South India by Chung, Kimberly, Haddad, Lawrence James, Ramakrishna, Jayashree, Riely, Frank Z.

    Published 1997
    “…A need for alternative indicators exists since many of the benchmark or "gold standard" indicators (such as household income or dietary intake) are too cumbersome to be of practical use in food aid targeting. …”
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    Artículo preliminar
  12. A new project launched to strengthen evidence use for African agriculture adaptation by Wanjiru, Anastacia, Njuguna, Lucy

    Published 2025
    “…Launched in Nairobi with key stakeholders from research, policy, and development, Adaptation Insights is setting a gold standard for adaptation measurement that could shape global discussions ahead of COP30. …”
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    Blog
  13. Baking volume of wheat flour : assessment of novel analyses and parameters in prediction by Sundholm, Assar

    Published 2021
    “…In the milling industry baking volume is used as the gold standard for wheat flour quality. Determination of baking volume is a time-consuming and blunt method, demanding a quicker and more precise substitute. …”
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  14. Intraartikulär mineralisering i knäleden hos katt : en undersökning av potentiellt predisponerande faktorer, bilddiagnostisk detektion och association med morfologiska osteoartritl... by Corin, Antonia

    Published 2016
    “…Ytterligare ett syfte med arbetet var att utvärdera röntgen med avseende på detektion av intraartikulära mineraliseringar, där datortomografi användes som ”gold standard”. Detta arbete använde sig av kattkadaver som genomgått röntgen och datortomografisk undersökning av höger knäled för att mäta volym på intraartikulära mineraliseringar, sesamoidben och femur. …”
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  15. Revisiting the size–productivity relationship with imperfect measures of production and plot size by Ayalew, Hailemariam, Chamberlin, Jordan, Newman, Carol, Abay, Kibrom A., Kosmowski, Frederic, Sida, Tesfaye

    Published 2024
    “…Moreover, we show that some of the previously used “gold standard” measures are themselves prone to nonclassical measurement error, and hence can generate spurious inverse size–productivity findings. …”
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    Journal Article

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