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Commutability of possible external quality assessment materials for cardiac troponin measurement. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
The measurement of cardiac troponin is crucial in the diagnosis of myocardial infarction. The performance of troponin measurement is most conveniently monitored by external quality assessment (EQA) programs.
Shunli Zhang, Jie Zeng, Chuanbao Zhang, Yilong Li, Haijian Zhao, Fei Cheng, Songlin Yu, Mo Wang, Wenxiang Chen   +8 more
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Survival Analysis to Predict How Color Influences the Shelf Life of Strawberry Leather

Foods, 2022
Color change of fruit-based products during storage is an important quality parameter to determine their shelf life. In this study, a combination of relative humidity (RH) and illumination was evaluated on the stability of strawberry leathers.
Raquel da Silva Simão, Jaqueline Oliveira de Moraes, Julia Beims Lopes, Ana Caroline Cichella Frabetti, Bruno Augusto Mattar Carciofi, João Borges Laurindo   +5 more
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Results of a European-Wide External Quality Assessment (EQA) Scheme for Serological Detection of Anti-SARS-CoV-2 (CoVimm)—Pitfalls of Routine Application

Viruses, 2022
Background: During the last two years, a variety of assays for the serological detection of antibodies to the new SARS-CoV-2 virus have been launched and used as part of standard care in many laboratories.
M. Kittel, Romy Eichner, S. Aida, A. Bode, Volker Ast, A. Kessler, M. Neumaier, R. Wölfel, V. Haselmann   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

External quality assessment (EQA) for tumor mutational burden: results of an international IQN path feasibility pilot scheme

Virchows Archiv, 2022
Tumor mutational burden (TMB) has recently been approved as an agnostic biomarker for immune checkpoint inhibitors. However, methods for TMB testing have not yet been standardized.
R. Esposito Abate, M. Cheetham, J. Fairley, R. Pasquale, A. Sacco, Wolstenholme Nicola, Z. Deans, S. Patton, N. Normanno   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Harmonization status of procalcitonin measurements: what do comparison studies and EQA schemes tell us?

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, 2021
Sepsis represents a global health priority because of its high mortality and morbidity. The key to improving prognosis remains an early diagnosis to initiate appropriate antibiotic treatment.
H. Huynh, A. Bœuf, J. Pfannkuche, P. Schuetz, M. Thelen, G. Nordin, Eline A. E. van der Hagen, P. Kaiser, D. Kesseler, T. Badrick, B. Poggi, U. Tiikkainen, Gareth J Davies, A. Kessler, M. Plebani, J. Vinh, V. Delatour   +16 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Status quo of ALK testing in lung cancer: results of an EQA scheme based on in-situ hybridization, immunohistochemistry, and RNA/DNA sequencing

Virchows Archiv, 2021
With this external quality assessment (EQA) scheme, we aim to investigate the diagnostic performance of the currently available methods for the detection of ALK alterations in non-small cell lung cancer on a national scale, namely, in situ hybridization (
Philipp Jurmeister, C. Vollbrecht, K. Jöhrens, D. Aust, A. Behnke, A. Stenzinger, R. Penzel, V. Endris, P. Schirmacher, A. Fisseler‐Eckhoff, J. Neumann, T. Kirchner, R. Büttner, S. Merkelbach-Bruse, H. Kreipe, D. Jonigk, W. Jochum, R. Rodriguez, M. Dietel, D. Horst, M. Hummel, M. von Laffert   +21 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

External Quality Assessment for Tuberculosis Diagnosis and Drug Resistance in the European Union: A Five Year Multicentre Implementation Study. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
BACKGROUND:External quality assurance (EQA) systems are essential to ensure accurate diagnosis of TB and drug-resistant TB. The implementation of EQA through organising regular EQA rounds and identification of training needs is one of the key activities ...
Vladyslav Nikolayevskyy, Doris Hillemann, Elvira Richter, Nada Ahmed, Marieke J van der Werf, Csaba Kodmon, Francis Drobniewski, Sabine Ruesch-Gerdes, ERLTB-Net Network   +8 more
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Detection ability of nucleic acid screen laboratory in blood bank based on NCCL external quality assessment data

Zhongguo shuxue zazhi, 2022
Objective To evaluate the laboratory's NAT ability by analyzing the feedback reports of nucleic acid test (NAT) results of external quality assessment (EQA) of National Center for Clinic Laboratories (NCCL), so as to improve the laboratory management ...
Yuena XIE, Tong PAN, Miao LIU, Fengyuan LI, Jun LIU   +4 more
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Assessing the Quality of Serological Testing in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results of a European External Quality Assessment (EQA) Scheme for Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Detection

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2021
External quality assessment (EQA) is a key instrument for achieving harmonization, and thus a high quality, of diagnostic procedures. As reliable test results are crucial for accurate assessment of SARS-CoV-2 infection prevalence, vaccine response, and ...
Volker Ast, V. Costina, Romy Eichner, A. Bode, S. Aida, C. Gerhards, Margot Thiaucourt, G. Dobler, W. Geilenkeuser, R. Wölfel, M. Neumaier, V. Haselmann   +11 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Production of High-Added-Value Bioproducts from Non-Conventional Biomasses: An Overview

Biomass, 2023
In recent decades, biomasses from different industrial segments have created new interesting perspectives, including sustainable development. Moreover, reusing waste, such as biomass, also impacts the economy, i.e., the circular economy.
Alcilene Rodrigues Monteiro, Andrei Pavei Battisti, Germán Ayala Valencia, Cristiano José de Andrade   +3 more
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