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Multicentric Longitudinal Performance Monitoring of Different Prenatal Cell‐Free DNA Screening Technologies in Belgium

Prenatal Diagnosis, Volume 46, Issue 11, Page 1771-1777, October 2026.
ABSTRACT Objective Prenatal cell‐free DNA screening is widely used to assess the risk of fetal trisomy 21, 18, and 13. Although commercial and laboratory‐developed tests (LDTs) show high accuracy in validation studies, real‐world longitudinal performance data are lacking.
Armelle Duquenne, Nathalie Brison, Ilse Parijs, Angelica Pagliazzi, Machteld Baetens, Bettina Blaumeiser, Marie Bruneau, Saskia Bulk, Bert Callewaert, Sandra Coppens, Michelle Deberg, Anne De Leener, Marjan De Rademaeker, Julie Désir, Koenraad Devriendt, Annelies Fieuw, Jean‐Stéphane Gatot, Mauricette Jamar, Sandra Janssens, Lore Lannoo, Axel Marichal, Björn Menten, Colombine Meunier, Bruno Pichon, Sonia Rombout, Ileen Slegers, Yves Sznajer, Olivier Vanakker, Kim Van Berkel, Leen Vancoillie, Ann Van Den Bogaert, Isabelle Vandernoot, Kris Van Den Bogaert, Joris R. Vermeesch, Katrien Janssens   +34 more
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Quality assurance for point-of-care testing in Mozambique’s National Health Service

African Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2016
No abstract available.
Patrina Chongo, Nádia Sitoe, Sofia Viegasa, Isabel Pinto, Admiro Macave, Fernando Sitoe, Adolfo Vubila, Nédio Mabunda, Eduardo S. Gudoa, Ilesh V. Jani   +9 more
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When Hybrids Take an Intermediate Route: Genetic Ancestry Shapes Migration Across a Seabird Contact Zone

Molecular Ecology, Volume 35, Issue 20, October 2026.
ABSTRACT Contact zones, where related taxa breed sympatrically, provide natural laboratories for studying phylogeography and speciation. In migratory species, these systems offer unique opportunities to disentangle the relative roles of genetic and social factors in migratory behaviour.
Beñat Garcia‐Urdangarin, Joan Ferrer Obiol, Josephine R. Paris, Ángel Sallent, Guillem Izquierdo‐Arànega, Marc Ragonnet, Isabel Afán, Manuela G. Forero, Joan Navarro, Pedro García, Jacob González‐Solís, Raül Ramos   +11 more
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Tuning bioactive compound recovery from Chlorella vulgaris through surfactant-assisted ethanol extraction under microwave and pressurized liquid technologies

Discover Energy
Chlorella vulgaris is a promising source of bioactive compounds such as polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), pigments, and antioxidants, whose recovery strongly depends on extraction conditions.
Gina Lorena Gonzalez Hurtado, Gabriel Emiliano Motta, Sandra Regina Salvador Ferreira, Cristiano José de Andrade   +3 more
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EQA in the field of immunophenotyping

Biochemia medica, 2006
Uvod. Vanjska procjena kvalitete rada je objektivan i neophodan čimbenik kojim se rezultati laboratorijskih pretraga uspoređuju i vrednuju s ciljem povećanja vjerodostojnosti rezultata i nihove usporedivosti širom svijeta. Cilj. Prikazati preliminarne rezultate sudjelovanja u međunarodnoj kontroli UKNEQAS iz područja imunofenotipizacije i usporediti ...
Flegar-Meštrić, Zlata, Šiftar, Zoran, Nazor, Aida, Kardum Paro, Mirjana Mariana   +3 more
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Piloting an external quality assurance program (QAP) for COVID-19 antigen rapid diagnostic tests (Ag-RDTs): findings and lessons learned from Cambodia

BMJ Open Quality
Rapid antigen diagnostic tests (Ag-RDTs) that quickly and accurately identify SARS-CoV-2 are an essential part of the COVID-19 response, but multiple factors can affect the validity of Ag-RDTs results.
Vonthanak Saphonn, John Kaldor, Deborah Williamson, Sothavireak Bory, Philip Cunningham, Jessica Markby, Kennarey Seang, Jacqueline Prestedge, Chan Leakhena Phoeung, Marilyn Ninan, Kanika Heng, Andrew Valley   +11 more
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Asociación entre burnout y calidad asistencial en atención primaria

Atención Primaria
Resumen: Objetivos: Valorar la influencia del burnout en el médico de familia sobre su puntuación en el índice EQA. Diseño: Estudio observacional. Sitio: Estudio realizado en los centros de atención primaria del Consorcio Sanitario de Terrassa, en el ...
Kilian Griñan Ferre, Joan Torras Borrell, Jordi Aparicio Freixa   +2 more
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Application of Z-score in retrospective analysis of external quality assessment for nucleic acid testing

Zhongguo shuxue zazhi
[Objective] To use the Z-scores as a means of evaluating the results of external quality assessment (EQA), so as to improve the quality control management in laboratories.
WEI Wei, WEI Ying
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Laboratory diagnosis of the rare anaemias: external quality assessment benefits patient care

Thalassemia Reports, 2013
Since its introduction in the 1960s, external quality assessment has developed to become an essential component of the quality management system of the diagnostic laboratory.
Barbara De La Salle, Andrea Mosca, Renata Paleari, Vasileios Rapanakis, Keith Hyde   +4 more
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Global Recommendations for the Use of Diagnostic Genomic Sequencing in the Prenatal Setting on Behalf of the ESHG and ISPD

Prenatal Diagnosis, Volume 46, Issue 11, Page 1683-1702, October 2026.
Zandra C. Deans, Lina Basel Salmon, Kwong Wai Choy, Guido de Wert, Zirui Dong, Lilian Downie, Francesca Romana Grati, Sabine Hentze, Paula Jorge, Brynn Levy, Luca Lovrecic, Dora Mayen, Álvaro Mendes, Michael Morris, Ashley Pritchard, Raquel Gouveia Silva, Tina‐Marié Wessels, Francesca Forzano, Natalie J. Chandler   +18 more
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