This paper addresses the solution of peak overlapping, as a fundamental problem in TLC, by multivariate analysis of the images recorded by a digital camera. We report the results of our study on the application of multivariate image analysis (MIA) for simultaneous determination of several species on thin layer chromatography (TLC) sheet for the first time. An imaging system, composed of a dark ...

to investigate the patterns of dna ploidy and proliferating activity in breast cancer and relate them to other prognostic factors, paraffin blocks of 53 cases of breast carcinoma were studied. cancer cells obtained by mechanical tissue disaggregation were examined for dna content, ploidy and s-phase fraction. dna assay was done using a cas interactive image analyzing system. all of the cases sh...

BACKGROUND Illness and the medical expenditure that follows have a profound impact on the well-being of individuals and households. China is a huge country with significant regional differences. The goal of this study is to investigate the associations of illness and medical expenditure with other categories of household expenditures, with special attention paid to the differences in observatio...

OBJECTIVE To identify and compare learning activities that students associate with high quality teaching across clerkships. METHODS For six months, 110 third year medical students recorded data on learning activities and teaching quality using personal digital assistants (PDAs) during five different required clinical clerkships. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to assess th...

BACKGROUND Health promotion and prevention activities should tackle health inequalities to reduce disparities in health among disadvantaged populations. This study aimed to assess the extent to which the Italian Regions considered health inequalities during the planning of prevention activities, to detect geographical differences and to identify the possible determinants of differences in atten...