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Variability in Urine Culture Reporting by Canadian Microbiology Laboratories

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 1996
OBJECTIVE: To determine the ability of microbiology laboratories to perform and to report urine colony counts.
Michael A Noble, Shirley Nikiforuk
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Indoor noise measurements evaluations for HVAC-Unit using inter-laboratory comparisons [PDF]

International Journal of Metrology and Quality Engineering, 2011
The international standard, ISO/IEC 17025 was developed to determine technical competence and to evaluate laboratories throughout the world.
Seddeq H. S., Medhat A. Fahim A.A.
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Precision cancer genome testing needs proficiency testing involving all stakeholders

Scientific Reports, 2022
To implement precision oncology, analytical validity as well as clinical validity and utility are important. However, proficiency testing (PT) to assess validity has not yet been systematically performed in Japan.
Masato Maekawa, Terumi Taniguchi, Kazuto Nishio, Kazuko Sakai, Kazuyuki Matsushita, Kaname Nakatani, Takayuki Ishige, Makoto Ikejiri, Hiroshi Nishihara, Kuniko Sunami, Yasushi Yatabe, Kanako C. Hatanaka, Yutaka Hatanaka, Yoshihiro Yamamoto, Keita Fukuyama, Shinya Oda, Kayoko Saito, Mamoru Yokomura, Yuji Kubo, Hiroko Sato, Yoshinori Tanaka, Misa Fuchioka, Tadashi Yamasaki, Koichiro Matsuda, Kiyotaka Kurachi, Kazuhiro Funai, Satoshi Baba, Moriya Iwaizumi   +27 more
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Determination of the standard deviation for proficiency assessment from past participant’s performances [PDF]

, 2012
The “uncertainty function” introduced by Thompson et al. estimates the reproducibility standard deviation (SR) as a function of concentration. This model was successfully applied to a data set derived from three proficiency testing schemes aiming at the ...
BISSON David, COTE Isabelle, DUMAS Pierre, GAMACHE Philippe, LEBLANC Alain, PEDNEAULT Michael, ROBOUCH B.v., ROBOUCH Piotr   +7 more
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English Proficiency Testing – alla Bolognese

Moderna Språk, 2010
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Arne Olofsson
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Preparation and application of proficiency testing sample of myclobutanil and procymidone in apple powder

Shanghai yufang yixue, 2022
ObjectiveTo prepare pesticide residues in fruit matrix samples that meet the requirements of homogeneity and stability for the proficiency test.MethodsThe pollution-free apple was selected as the main raw material to prepare the pesticide residue ...
SHAO Jing, CHEN Yuhang, FENG Chao, WANG Guoquan, QIU Xinlei   +4 more
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Validation Studies and Proficiency Testing [PDF]

Journal of AOAC INTERNATIONAL, 2002
Abstract Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) entered the European food market in 1996. Current legislation demands the labeling of food products if they contain <1% GMO, as assessed for each ingredient of the product. To create confidence in the testing methods and to complement enforcement requirements, there is an urgent need ...
Kay S, Bert Popping, Van den Eede G, Ankilam E, Heinze P   +4 more
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Nationwide proficiency assessment of bacterial identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing among 110 laboratories in Lebanon

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2021
Introduction: Proficiency testing (PT) is one of the most valuable and important activities for the Clinical Microbiology Laboratories (CML) to enroll in to ensure the accuracy and reliability of results.
George F Araj, Tarek Itani, Atika Berry, Dolla K Sarkis   +3 more
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Proficiency Testing and Language Teaching: Russian and Polish [PDF]

Journal of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages, 2008
This paper explores the potential application of proficiency testing in U.S. colleges and universities. Specific consideration is giv-en to: the Oral Proficiency Interview, based on ILR or ACTFL guidelines, administered on a large scale at the Defense ...
Rimma Garn
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Developing and validating a computerized oral proficiency test of English as a foreign language (Coptefl)

International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education, 2021
This study is about the development and validation process of the Computerized Oral Proficiency Test of English as a Foreign Language (COPTEFL). The test aims at assessing the speaking proficiency levels of students in Anadolu University School of ...
Belgin Aydın, Cemre Isler
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