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Exploring the diagnostic accuracy of the KidFit screening tool for identifying children with health and motor performance-related fitness impairments: A feasibility study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Child obesity is associated with poor health and reduced motor skills. This study aimed to assess the diagnostic accuracy of the KidFit Screening Tool for identifying children with overweight/obesity, reduced motor skills and reduced cardiorespiratory ...
Hing, Wayne   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Technical Note: A simple procedure for mimicking tissue samples from CITES controlled animal species for use in DNA proficiency tests

open access: yesForensic Science International: Reports, 2021
Proficiency tests are an important practice in forensic laboratories. However, the range of species available for wildlife forensic proficiency testing is currently limited, especially for laboratories in Africa and Asia where CITES-listed species are ...
Ross McEwing   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Use of standard samples for qualification inspections of testing laboratory for analysis safety of meat and meat products

open access: yesАлматы технологиялық университетінің хабаршысы, 2021
This article provides insights into qualification testing, interlaboratory comparative testing, and qualification testing programs in testing laboratories that analyze the safety of meat and meat products.
L. K. Baybolova   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Next-Generation Proficiency Testing [PDF]

open access: yesThe Journal of Molecular Diagnostics, 2016
This commentary highlights the article by Davies et al that demonstrates the feasibility of applying proficiency testing directly to the postsequencing analysis of next-generation sequencing data.
openaire   +3 more sources

DESIGNING WRITING TEST [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Language testing is a field of study related to the assessment of one's proficiency in the mastery of language that includes 4 (four) basic competencies such as listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
Abdullah, Machalla Megaiab
core  

Topic and background knowledge effects on performance in speaking assessment [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This study explores the extent to which topic and background knowledge of topic affect spoken performance in a high-stakes speaking test. It is argued that evidence of a substantial influence may introduce construct-irrelevant variance and undermine ...
Khabbazbashi, Nahal
core   +1 more source

Insights into PI3K/AKT signaling in B cell development and chronic lymphocytic leukemia

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
This Review explores how the phosphoinositide 3‐kinase and protein kinase B pathway shapes B cell development and drives chronic lymphocytic leukemia, a common blood cancer. It examines how signaling levels affect disease progression, addresses treatment challenges, and introduces novel experimental strategies to improve therapies and patient outcomes.
Maike Buchner
wiley   +1 more source

Predicting the Difficulty of Language Proficiency Tests [PDF]

open access: yesTransactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics, 2014
Language proficiency tests are used to evaluate and compare the progress of language learners. We present an approach for automatic difficulty prediction of C-tests that performs on par with human experts. On the basis of detailed analysis of newly collected data, we develop a model for C-test difficulty introducing four dimensions: solution ...
Beinborn, Lisa   +2 more
openaire   +7 more sources

The Proficiency of Experts [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Expert evidence plays a crucial role in civil and criminal litigation. Changes in the rules concerning expert admissibility, following the Supreme Court\u27s Daubert ruling, strengthened judicial review of the reliability and the validity of an expert ...
Garrett, Brandon L., Mitchell, Gregory
core   +2 more sources

B cell mechanobiology in health and disease: emerging techniques and insights into therapeutic responses

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
B cells sense external mechanical forces and convert them into biochemical signals through mechanotransduction. Understanding how malignant B cells respond to physical stimuli represents a groundbreaking area of research. This review examines the key mechano‐related molecules and pathways in B lymphocytes, highlights the most relevant techniques to ...
Marta Sampietro   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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