INTRODUCTION This pilot study aimed to investigate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and compliance to the code of conduct (rules defined in institutional, governmental and professional guidelines) among laboratory technicians in Croatian medical laboratories. In addition, we explored the differences in compliance between participants of different age groups, laboratory ownership a...

INTRODUCTION Analysis of autoantibodies (AAB) by indirect immunofluorescence (IIF) is a basic tool for the serological diagnosis of systemic rheumatic disorders. Automation of autoantibody IIF reading including pattern recognition may improve intra- and inter-laboratory variability and meet the demand for cost-effective assessment of large numbers of samples. Comparing automated and visual inte...

W. A. Richter1,2 and B. Alex Brown3 1iThemba LABS, P.O. Box 722, Somerset West 7129, South Africa 2Department of Physics, University of the Western Cape, Private Bag X17, Bellville 7535, South Africa 3Department of Physics and Astronomy, and National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA (Received 21 January 2012; published 16 April 2...

1 Centre for Plant Biotechnology, Division of Biotechnology, S K University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Srinagar, India, 2 Research Laboratory for Biotechnology and Biochemistry, Kathmandu, Nepal, 3 GRADE Academy Private Limited, Birgunj, Nepal, 4 Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences and Tsukuba International Academy for Sport Studies, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Jap...

Wilhelmina Strasheim, Marleen M. Kock, Andries W. Dreyer and Marthie M. Ehlers Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Health Science, University of Pretoria, Private Bag x323, Arcardia Pretoria, 0007, Gauteng, South Africa Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Health Science, University of Pretoria, National Health Laboratory Services, Tshwane Academic division (NHLS/TAD), Gaut...

a Coal Reservoir Laboratory of National Engineering Research Center of CBM Development & Utilization, School of Energy Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China b Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering, The EMS Energy Institute, G3 Center, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA c CSIRO Earth Science and Resource Engineering, Private Bag 10, C...

M.L. Makgahlela, B. Fan, Z.-Q. Du and M.F. Rothschild 1 Agricultural Research Council, Private Bag X2, Irene 0062, South Africa 2 Department of Animal Science and Centre for Integrated Animal Genomics, Iowa State University, Ames, 50011, USA 3 Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Education & College of Animal Science & Technology, Huazhong Agric...