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External quality assurance of chest X-ray interpretation to strengthen diagnosis of childhood TB

IJTLD Open
BACKGROUND: Chest X-ray (CXR) misinterpretation negatively affects the accuracy of childhood TB diagnosis. External quality assurance (EQA) could strengthen CXR reading skills.
B.F. Melingui, E. Leroy-Terquem, J.V. Taguebue, T.C. Eap, L. Borand, C. Khosa, R. Moh, J. Mwanga-Amumpaire, S. Beneteau, M.T. Eang, I. Manhiça, A. Mustapha, O. Marcy, E. Wobudeya, P.Y. Norval, M. Bonnet, on behalf of the TB-Speed study group   +16 more
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Raw Glycerol and Parboiled Rice Effluent for Carotenoid Production: Effect of the Composition of Culture Medium and Initial pH

Food Technology and Biotechnology, 2016
Search for naturally grown food has stimulated the biotechnological production of carotenoids. Therefore, the use of the yeast Xanthophyllomonas dendrorhous has been researched due to its abilities to assimilate different sources as substrates and to ...
Carolina Moroni Silva, Thais de Matos de Borba, Susana Juliano Kalil, Janaína Fernandes de Medeiros Burkert   +3 more
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QTL Mapping of Several Seed Quality Traits in the DH Population NPZ06 × NPZ09 (Brassica napus L.) for Marker‐Assisted Selection

Plant Breeding, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Enhancing nutritional quality of oilseed rape requires deeper insight into the genetic control of seed quality traits. This study analysed the effect of varying soil phosphorus (P) levels on seed quality traits in the hybrid cultivar Architect. NIRS and laboratory methods were used to quantify total seed P and phytic acid (IP6) content.
Jasmin Vettel, Markus Rodehutscord, Christian Möllers   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The CFS international capital flow database: a user’s guide : [This Version: August 2007] [PDF]

, 2007
This paper documents the methodology underlying the construction of a global database of gross foreign asset and liability positions for 153 countries over the period 1970 to 2004 and illustrates some key data characteristics. The data cover both inflows
Offermanns, Christian J., Pramor, Marcus
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The Effect of Analytic Variation on Empirical Biological Variation‐Derived Analytical Performance Specifications in the Veterinary Clinical Pathology Laboratory

Veterinary Clinical Pathology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The empirical biologic variation (EBV) method to derive analytical performance specifications (APSs) has been provisionally evaluated for use in the veterinary clinical pathology laboratory. Analytical performance can affect EBV APSs. It has been argued that this effect is minimal, but the effect has not been evaluated for the range
A. Russell Moore, Addison Adams
wiley   +1 more source

PD-L1 testing for lung cancer in the UK: recognizing the challenges for implementation. [PDF]

, 2016
A new approach to the management of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has recently emerged that works by manipulating the immune checkpoint controlled by programmed death receptor 1 (PD-1) and its ligand programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1).
Booton, R, Cane, P, Cree, IA, Gosney, J, Ibrahim, M, Kerr, K, Lal, R, Lewanski, C, Navani, N, Nicholson, AG, Nicolson, M, Summers, Y   +11 more
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Behind the scenes of EQA - characteristics, capabilities, benefits and assets of external quality assessment (EQA).

Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine
External quality assessment (EQA) enhances patient safety through the evaluation of the quality of laboratory-based and point of care testing. Regulatory agencies and accreditation organizations utilize the results and the laboratory's response to them as part of assessing the laboratory's fitness to practice.
Buchta, C., Salle, B. de la, Marrington, R., Almonacid, A.A., Albarède, S., Badrick, T., Bullock, D., Cobbaert, C.M., Coucke, W., Delatour, V., Faria, A.P., Geilenkeuser, W.J., Griesmacher, A., Huggett, J.F., Ianovska, V., Kammel, M., Kessler, A., Körmöczi, G.F., Meijer, P., Miranda, A., Patel, D., Pezzati, P., Sandberg, S., Schennach, H., Schweiger, C.R., Schwenoha, K., Spannagl, M., Sung, H., Thelen, M., Weykamp, C., Zeichhardt, H., Restelli, V., Perrone, L.A.   +32 more
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External Quality Assessment of Sputum Smear Microscopy in Tuberculosis Laboratories in Sughd, Tajikistan

Central Asian Journal of Global Health, 2016
Introduction: Tajikistan has a laboratory network with three levels of tuberculosis (TB) laboratories. The external quality assessment (EQA) of sputum smear microscopy was implemented in 2007.
Eva Chang, Fabio Luelmo, Zamira Baydulloeva, Marija Joncevska, Guljamol Kasymova, Oktam Bobokhojaev, Tom Mohr   +6 more
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EQA-derived metrics to assess overall instrument performance [PDF]

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM), 2015
To the Editor, Recently sigma metrics have been used to assess assay fitness for purpose using external quality assessment surveys [1, 2]. One of the major decisions facing clinical laboratories is the evaluation and purchase of new equipment. This exercise is a considerable one with the costs of both the initial equipment and ongoing consumable ...
Tony, Badrick, Andrew, St John
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The Global Impact of Chinese Growth [PDF]

, 2011
Three decades have passed since China dramatically opened up to the global market and began to catch up rapidly with leading economies. In this paper we discuss the effects of China's opening-up and rapid growth on the welfare of both China and the rest ...
Fujiwara, Ippei, Otsu, Keisuke, Saito, Masashi   +2 more
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