OBJECTIVE spa-typing of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been used widely in clinical diagnostics and epidemiological studies. The aim of this study was to evaluate high-resolution melting (HRM) as a rapid and cost-effective method, to replace DNA-sequencing, for spa-typing in a global collection of 50 MRSA isolates. METHODS The polymorphic X region of the spa gene was a...

In their 2017 article, Mannion and Exworthy provide a thoughtful and theory-based analysis of two parallel trends in modern healthcare systems and their competing and conflicting logics: standardization and customization. This commentary further discusses the challenge of treatment decision-making in times of evidence-based medicine (EBM), shared decision-making and personalized medicine. From ...

QRIS is a standardization of Quick Response Code as technology for payment methods set by Bank Indonesia since January 2020. This standard was formed to provide an easier and more efficient non-cash method. study aims analyze the influence use trust, benefits risks on students Faculty Economics Business, Warmadewa University. The sample this amounted 98 respondents who were taken based simple r...

The concepts of social value creation and sustainability are acquiring a growing relevance in the vision shared by tourism industry’s major stakeholders. Our aim was to determine hybrid impact-value model capable measuring product through use indicators impact stakeholder actions during process creating generating products. An initial static is complemented second dynamic vision, based on measu...

statement of problem: digital subtraction radiography (dsr) needs reproducible alignment between the x-ray source, the object, and the film for obtaining identical projections of the same anatomic region. purpose: the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of bite registrations (placed on individual bite blocks) on the reproducibility of parallel periapical radiographs, obtained every 2 m...

the development of materials for language teaching has been retraced from different perspectives. for example, some have identified influences of a social view on designing course books and compiling materials for language classes. the purpose of this article is to focus on the specific case of elt material, its design and priorities in the context of iran. this article also offers a detailed a...

The spun packed cell volume (PCV, hematocrit) is a key measurement on which are based hematology instrument calibration, reference range determination, and assignment of values to calibrators/controls. In 2001, the International Council for Standardization in Haematology (ICSH) recommended a Reference PCV method, which is fully traceable to the ICSH reference hemoglobin method. Because of its c...

BACKGROUND Using the Android platform as a notification instrument for diseases and disorders forms a new alternative for computerization of epidemiological studies. OBJECTIVE The objective of our study was to construct a tool for gathering epidemiological data on schistosomiasis using the Android platform. METHODS The developed application (app), named the Schisto Track, is a tool for data...

Calibration of spectral and radiometric measurements of the Advanced Land Imager (ALI) is a critical element of its land-sensing mission. Without initial ground-based and subsequent on-orbit standardization, the data cannot be reliably used for the intricate analysis of atmospheric conditions and complex surface regions. Daily, weekly, and monthly recertification steps are taken to recalibrate ...