Effect of delayed sample draw after blood collection for haemoglobin test in South Korea
African Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2023 Between April and May 2022, 10 healthy adult non-patients were recruited from Pusan National University Hospital. Venous blood drawn into a syringe was transferred into test tubes with a zero-to-45-minute delay.
Hyerim Kim, Jongmin Kim
doaj +1 more source
Diagnostics, 2022 Thorough gross examination of breast cancer specimens is critical in order to sample relevant portions for subsequent microscopic examination. This task would benefit from an imaging tool which permits targeted and accurate block selection.
Hala Faragalla +4 more
doaj +1 more source
Alternatives to Viral Transport Medium for use in SARS-CoV-2 Sample Preparation [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2020 Introduction: As the world struggles to manage and move forward from the clinical effects of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the ability to test for viral genomic RNA in patient samples is critical.
Richard R Chapleau +5 more
doaj +1 more source
Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2020 During this global pandemic period of COVID-19, the health care system is the most affected area. Health care workers including clinicians, laboratory professionals, and other allied health workers pose a high threat for acquiring and transmission the ...
Apeksha Niraula +2 more
doaj +1 more source
Dependence of TIMP-1 plasma levels on preanalytical specimen handling [PDF]
, 2008 Background: Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-1 (TIMP-1) in blood might be a helpful biomarker in various diseases. However, various authors report that TIMP-1 is dependent on preanalytical procedures.
Davis, Gerard +6 more
core +1 more source
Application of terahertz spectroscopy to the characterization of biological samples using birefringence silicon grating [PDF]
, 2012 We present a device and method for performing vector transmission spectroscopy on biological specimens at terahertz (THz) frequencies. The device consists of artificial dielectric birefringence obtained from silicon microfluidic grating structures. The
Born, Nagai, Rytov, Saha, Shimul C. Saha
core +1 more source
Preparation of Mealybugs (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) for Genetic Characterization and Morphological Examination. [PDF]
, 2015 Mealybugs (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) are economically significant agricultural pests on many different crops. Because of their small size and lack of easily visible characters for identification, determination of their taxonomic status is difficult and ...
Bahder, BW +3 more
core +1 more source
Influence of biological variations and sample handling on measured microalbuminuria in diabetic patients [PDF]
, 1992 Five immunochemical assays for determining low concentrations of albumin were investigated. These were a radioimmunoassay (RIA); turbidimetric immunoassays (TIA) both according to end-point measuring principle on a Cobas Fara and Hitachi 717 analysers ...
Cowell +19 more
core +3 more sources
Voided Urinary Microbiota Is Stable Over Time but Impacted by Post Void Storage
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2020 Background: New sensitive techniques have revealed a thriving bacterial community in the human urinary tract, challenging the perception that urine in healthy humans is sterile.
Caspar Bundgaard-Nielsen +21 more
doaj +1 more source
Comparative Analysis of Using Small Cylindrical Specimens for Compressive Strength of Portland Cement Concrete [PDF]
مجلة جامعة النجاح للأبحاث العلوم الطبيعية, 2003 Cast compressive strength tests performed on Portland cement concrete varies from one standard to another and from one country to another. In many situations, it may be necessary to compare compressive strength values tested using different specimen ...
Osama Abaza
doaj +1 more source