Background: Nepeta menthoides Boiss & Buhse is a species from Lamiaceae family. It is used as a herbal medicine with common name “Ostokhodus” in Iranian traditional and folk medicine but there is not enough information about its quality and quantity control methods. Objective: In this study we use micromorphological and phytochemical evaluations for qualitative and quantitative control of N. ...

BACKGROUND Hemoglobin A1c (Hb A1c) measurement by hospital laboratory instruments, but not by point-of-care (POC) instruments, has been recommended for use to diagnose diabetes mellitus. We evaluated results from 13 Hb A1c external quality assurance (EQA) surveys over a 6-year period in Norway, from both POC instruments used in general practice (GP) offices and instruments in hospital laborator...

Quail production is steadily gaining importance in developing countries like Uganda, particularly in urban and peri-urban areas. However, inappropriate feeding practices such as using the same feed classes across different growth stagesor beyond the recommended growth stageshave been reported among quail farmers. This study evaluated the nutritional properties of quail diets used in urban and p...

BACKGROUND E-learning is driving major shifts in medical education. Prioritizing learning theories and quality models improves the success of e-learning programs. Although many e-learning quality standards are available, few are focused on postgraduate medical education. METHODS We conducted an integrative review of the current postgraduate medical e-learning literature to identify quality sp...

customer satisfaction level depends on level that his expectations would be answered. with identifying customer expectations and implementation them in qfd, this ensures that important and critical demands of customer have been considered. qfd have been used and use for translating customer expectations to different subjects. what has been considered in this study, is qfd usage for translating ...

Appropriate quality of test results is fundamental to the work of the medical laboratory. How to define the level of quality needed is a question that has been subject to much debate. Quality specifications have been defined based on criteria derived from the clinical applicability, validity of reference limits and reference change values, state-of-the-art performance, and other criteria, depen...

BACKGROUND The different scoring methods used by eight European External Quality Assessment Schemes (EQASs) for occupational and environmental laboratory medicine were compared to develop suitable quality specifications as a step toward harmonization. METHODS Real results for blood lead and serum aluminum assays, reported by participants in Italian and United Kingdom EQASs, were evaluated acc...