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A Systematic Review of Evidence on the Clinical Effectiveness of Surveillance Imaging in Children With Medulloblastoma and Ependymoma

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Surveillance imaging aims to detect tumour relapse before symptoms develop, but it's unclear whether earlier detection of relapse leads to better outcomes in children and young people (CYP) with medulloblastoma and ependymoma. This systematic review aims to identify relevant literature to determine the efficacy of surveillance magnetic ...
Lucy Shepherd, Melissa Taylor, Helen Fulbright, Bob Phillips   +3 more
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INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL ASSESSMENT TO IMPROVE QUALITY IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION; GLOBAL EXPERIENCES AND NATIONAL EFFORTS

آموزش مهندسی ایران
Quality is essential for the survival of modern educational institutions and a gateway to the globalization of higher education. In the last few decades, engineering has gone through many changes and certain criteria have been proposed for a standard ...
Hossein Memarian
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Prognostic Impact of Treatment Modalities, Including Targeted Compartmental Radio‐Immunotherapy, in a Cohort of Neuroblastoma Patients With CNS Metastases at Relapse

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Neuroblastoma (NB) with central nervous system (CNS) metastases is rare at diagnosis, but occurs more often during relapse/progression. Patients with CNS metastases face a dismal prognosis, with no standardized curative treatment available.
Vicente Santa‐Maria Lopez, Anna Felip‐Badia, Marina Caballero‐Bellon, Nazaret Sanchez‐Sierra, Alicia Castañeda, Moira Garraus, Maite Gorostegui, Margarida Simão‐Rafael, Juan Pablo Muñoz, Marta Perez‐Somarriba, Salvador Mañe, Mariana Cecilia Planells, Sara Perez‐Jaume, Jaume Mora   +13 more
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External Quality Assessment of Transporting Infectious Substances in Canada

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 1999
OBJECTIVE: To determine the degree of compliance with Transport Canada’s Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations for transporting infectious substances in Canada.
Shelley M Tiffin, Michael A Noble
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WHO malaria nucleic acid amplification test external quality assessment scheme: results of distribution programmes one to three

Malaria Journal, 2020
Background The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends parasite-based diagnosis of malaria. In recent years, there has been surge in the use of various kinds of nucleic-acid amplification based tests (NAATs) for detection and identification of ...
Jane A. Cunningham, Rebecca M. Thomson, Sean C. Murphy, Maria de la Paz Ade, Xavier C. Ding, Sandra Incardona, Eric Legrand, Naomi W. Lucchi, Didier Menard, Samuel L. Nsobya, Agatha C. Saez, Peter L. Chiodini, Jaya Shrivastava   +12 more
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External quality assessment of flow cytometric HLA-B27 typing [PDF]

Cytometry, 2000
A biannual external quality assurance (EQA) scheme for flow cytometric typing of the HLA-B27 antigen is operational in The Netherlands and Belgium since 1995. We report here on the results of the first seven send-outs to which 36 to 47 laboratories participated.
Levering, WHBM, Beemd, R, te Marvelde, Jeroen, van Beers, WAM, Hooijkaas, H (Herbert), Sintnicolaas, K, Gratama, JW (S.)   +6 more
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Patient‐Level Barriers and Facilitators to Inpatient Physical Therapy in Adolescents and Young Adults With a Hematological Malignancy: A Qualitative Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Despite their increased risk for functional impairment resulting from cancer and its treatments, few adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with a hematological malignancy receive the recommended or therapeutic dose of exercise per week during inpatient hospitalizations.
Jennifer A. Kelleher, Jennifer L. Bernstein, Katia M. Crisler, Julia K. Herriott, Kimberly L. Klages, Robin E. Norris, Mariann L. Strenk, Sarah E. Bills, Meghan E. McGrady   +8 more
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Building Quality Control for Molecular Assays in the Global Measles and Rubella Laboratory Network

Vaccines
More than 100 laboratories in the World Health Organization Global Measles and Rubella Laboratory Network (GMRLN) perform nucleic acid-based methods for case confirmation of measles or rubella infections and/or strain surveillance (genotyping).
Bettina Bankamp, Raydel Anderson, Lijuan Hao, Elena Lopareva, Min-hsin Chen, Gimin Kim, R. Suzanne Beard, Yoshio Mori, Noriyuki Otsuki, Akihido Ryo, Paul A. Rota   +10 more
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Characterizing Parental Concerns About Lasting Impacts of Treatment in Children With B‐Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background B‐acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B‐ALL) is the most common pediatric cancer, and while most children in high‐resource settings are cured, therapy carries risks for long‐term toxicities. Understanding parents’ concerns about these late effects is essential to guide anticipatory support and inform evolving therapeutic approaches ...
Kellee N. Parker, Sarah W. Alexander, Lisa M. Jacola, Kimberly A. Buff, Kyobin Hwang, Elham Hashemi, Gregory Stoddard, Lindsay A. Jibb   +7 more
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METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO ESTIMATING OF PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE OF LABORATORY SPECIALISTS AT MEDICAL AND PREVENTIVE ORGANIZATIONS AND THE FEDERAL SERVICE FOR SUPERVISION OF CONSUMER PROTECTION AND WELFARE (ROSPOTREBNADZOR) FOR MICROSCOPIC DETECTION OF AGENTS OF ZOONOTIC HELMINTHOSIS IN BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL

Российский паразитологический журнал, 2016
Based on the results of microscopic detection of zoonotic agents using virtualization preparations of distance education technologies the laboratory specialists of medical and preventive organizations of the Ministry of Health of the RF and Centers for ...
A. S. DOVGALYOV, S. Yu. ASTANINA, A. P. SERDYUK, N. D. ANDREEVA, G. Yu. NIKITINA   +4 more
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