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Ten years of external quality assessment (EQA) of Neisseria gonorrhoeae antimicrobial susceptibility testing in Europe elucidate high reliability of data

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2019
Background Confidence in any diagnostic and antimicrobial susceptibility testing data is provided by appropriate and regular quality assurance (QA) procedures. In Europe, the European Gonococcal Antimicrobial Susceptibility Programme (Euro-GASP) has been
Michelle J. Cole, Nerteley Quaye, Susanne Jacobsson, Michaela Day, Elizabeth Fagan, Catherine Ison, Rachel Pitt, Shila Seaton, Neil Woodford, Angelika Stary, Sonja Pleininger, Tania Crucitti, Blaženka Hunjak, Panayiota Maikanti, Steen Hoffmann, Jelena Viktorova, Susanne Buder, Peter Kohl, Eva Tzelepi, Eirini Siatravani, Eszter Balla, Guðrún Svanborg Hauksdóttir, Lisa Rose, Paola Stefanelli, Anna Carannante, Gatis Pakarna, Francesca Mifsud, Rosann Zammit Cassar, Ineke Linde, Thea Bergheim, Martin Steinbakk, Beata Mlynarczyk-Bonikowska, Maria-José Borrego, Jill Shepherd, Peter Pavlik, Samo Jeverica, Julio Vazquez, Raquel Abad, Sabrina Weiss, Gianfranco Spiteri, Magnus Unemo   +40 more
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The role of EQA in harmonization in laboratory medicine – a global effort [PDF]

Biochemia Medica, 2017
There are many activities currently being undertaken in the field of laboratory medicine under the broad heading of "harmonization". These include traceability of results to international reference standards, processes to align results from assays where traceability has not been achieved (analytical harmonization) and international or national clinical
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Nghiên cứu xây dựng kho dữ liệu phục vụ hỏi đáp hiện thân đa phương thức

Tạp chí Khoa học và Công nghệ
Hỏi đáp hiện thân (Embodied Question Answering - EQA) là một nhiệm vụ AI mới. Trong đó, một tác nhân được sinh ra tại một vị trí ngẫu nhiên trong môi trường 3D và được đưa ra các câu hỏi tuỳ theo tình huống.
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Evaluating the Relationship Across Physical Activity Domains and Chronic Pain in Adult American Equestrians: A Secondary Analysis

International Journal of Equine Science
Chronic pain (CP) in equestrians may disrupt rider–horse movement patterns, communication, and welfare. Physical activity (PA) is used to manage CP in other populations.
Elisabeth A. Ohrnberger, Kimberly I. Tumlin, Michaela M. Keener   +2 more
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Development and Implementation of an Internal Quality Control and External Quality Assessment Information System for a Regional Medical Laboratory Center: Pilot Design and Implementation Study

JMIR Formative Research
BackgroundThe Regional Medical Laboratory Center (RMLC) integrates laboratory departments from hospitals with different levels to optimize resource allocation, enhance testing efficiency, and promote the sharing of professional ...
Dayang Chen, Hongmei Mo, Yingying Zhang, Junlong Qin, Lijun Zhang, Changxian Jiang, Fuming Li, Xiuming Zhang, Tong Ou   +8 more
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Behind the scenes of EQA

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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Manufacturing-Driven Insights into Structure, Mechanics, and Permeability of Asymmetric LSCF Membranes via Freeze Casting and Tape Casting

Open Ceramics
The performance of dense membranes is influenced by both material properties and design features, with thinner membranes exhibiting faster transport rates than thicker ones. However, mechanical limitations restrict the use of standalone thin membranes. A
Valdir Pereira Junior, Priscila Lemes, Murilo Daniel de Mello Innocentini, Mara Gabriela Novy Quadri, Dachamir Hotza, Sergio Yesid Gómez González   +5 more
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Interlaboratory consistency of SDC2 promoter methylation detection in colorectal cancer using the post-optimized materials

iScience
Summary: Fecal DNA-based Syndecan 2 (SDC2) methylation detection is a promising non-invasive strategy for early colorectal cancer (CRC) screening. In China, commercial assays for SDC2 methylation detection vary in sensitivity and specificity, yet there ...
Lijing Zhang, Duo Wang, Ziqiang Li, Guigao Lin, Jinming Li, Rui Zhang   +5 more
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External Quality Assessment (EQA) for SARS-CoV-2 RNA Point-of-Care Testing in Primary Healthcare Services: Analytical Performance over Seven EQA Cycles

Diagnostics
In April 2020, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander COVID-19 Point-of-Care (POC) Testing Program was initiated to improve access to rapid molecular-based SARS-CoV-2 detection in First Nations communities.
Susan J. Matthews, Kelcie Miller, Kelly Andrewartha, Melisa Milic, Deane Byers, Peter Santosa, Alexa Kaufer, Kirsty Smith, Louise M. Causer, Belinda Hengel, Ineka Gow, Tanya Applegate, William D. Rawlinson, Rebecca Guy, Mark Shephard   +14 more
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EQA from an Australian perspective.

The Clinical biochemist. Reviews, 2010
Enrolment in external quality assurance programs is part of the accreditation process for medical laboratories in Australia, with the majority of Australian laboratories being enrolled in programs from RCPA Quality Assurance Programs Pty Limited, a company owned by the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia. An important feature of these programs
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