The SLS-Berlin: Validation of a German Computer-Based Screening Test to Measure Reading Proficiency in Early and Late Adulthood [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2019 Reading proficiency, i.e., successfully integrating early word-based information and utilizing this information in later processes of sentence and text comprehension, and its assessment is subject to extensive research.
Jana Lüdtke +4 more
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Molecular analysis of PKU-associated PAH mutations: a fast and simple genotyping test [PDF]
, 2018 : Neonatal screening for phenylketonuria (PKU, OMIM: 261600) was introduced at the end of the 1960s. We developed a rapid and simple molecular test for the most frequent phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH, Gene ID: 5053) mutations.
Antonio Angeloni +9 more
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Colorectal cancer screening with fecal occult blood test: A 22-year cohort study. [PDF]
, 2013 The aim of the present study was to investigate the efficacy of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening with a three-tier fecal occult blood test (FOBT) in the Chinese population.
Cui, Xin-Juan +10 more
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High throughput biodegradation-screening test to prioritize and evaluate chemical biodegradability [PDF]
, 2017 Comprehensive assessment of environmental biodegradability of pollutants is limited by the use of low throughput systems. These are epitomized by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Ready Biodegradability Tests (RBTs), where ...
Martin, Timothy J. +5 more
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Radiographers supporting radiologists in the interpretation of screening mammography: a viable strategy to meet the shortage in the number of radiologists. [PDF]
, 2015 BackgroundAn alternative approach to the traditional model of radiologists interpreting screening mammography is necessary due to the shortage of radiologists to interpret screening mammograms in many countries.MethodsWe evaluated the performance of 15 ...
A Mohar +57 more
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Phytochemical Screening and Test of Antioxidant Activity in the Extract of Mangosteen Rind [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND: Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana L.) rind had been known as an agriculture waste. However, some recent studies reported that Mangosteen rind had some health benefit. The rind (skin) of Mangosteen fruit was reported to contain compounds such as
Sinaga, R. N. (Rika) +1 more
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Analytical dilemmas in lupus anticoagulant detection
Exploration of Immunology, 2023 Accurate lupus anticoagulant (LA) detection is crucial to antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) diagnosis. Detection is based on LA functional behavior in coagulation assays irrespective of epitope specificity. LA screening tests employ dilute phospholipids to
Gary W. Moore
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Frequency of HTLV-1 seroconversion between pregnancies in Nagasaki, Japan, 2011–2018
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 BackgroundHuman T-cell leukemia virus type-1 (HTLV-1) is transmitted vertically from an infected mother to her child via breastfeeding during infancy or horizontally via sexual contact.
Nahoko Komatsu +7 more
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Home bowel cancer tests and informed choice—is current information sufficient?
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2003 Objectives: To evaluate the type of information that is available to purchasers of home‐based bowel cancer test kits. Methods: Manufacturers, pharmacies and independent testing programs were contacted to obtain faecal occult blood test (FOBT) kits. State
K. Howard, G. Salkeld
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Education Sciences, 2021 Background: Good screening tools can be of immense value in educational counselling for adults. We report two studies where we explored the factor structure and discriminative power of the Adult Reading Questionnaire (ARQ) in different samples of young ...
Arve E. Asbjørnsen +3 more
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