OBJECTIVE The use of Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) in the investigation of goitres was introduced into our practice more than a decade ago. This is a review of its diagnostic accuracy for thyroid carcinoma seven years after the first evaluation and following the establishment of the 'FNAC Clinic'. METHOD This is a retrospective study of patients who had FNAC of goitres and the histop...

It is speculated how dark energy in a brane world can help reconcile an infinitely cyclic cosmology with the second law of thermodynamics. A cyclic model is described, in which dark energy with w<-1 equation of state leads to a turnaround at a time, extremely shortly before the would-be big rip, at which both volume and entropy of our Universe decrease by a gigantic factor, while very many inde...

INTRODUCTION The study described the effectiveness of a voucher scheme to access sexual and reproductive health and HIV services among young MSM and transgender people aged 15-24 years in Dhaka, Bangladesh, a country with HIV prevalence of less than 0.1%. METHODS Descriptive and analytical methods were used to assess the net effects of biodemographic factors of the respondents on the voucher ...

Primary Endpoint • Turnaround )me (TAT) for RVP result Secondary Endpoint • Time to discon)nua)on of empiric oseltamivir following nega)ve RVP result (nega)ve for influenza) Experimental Design Retrospec)ve, observa)onal, single-­‐center study • Analysis period: 12/1/2011-­‐2/28/2013 Inclusion criteria • Age ≥ 18 years old, with an RVP result reported • All adult pa)ents with an RVP test result...

Few studies have attempted to measure the effectiveness of computerised test-order entry systems to reduce test turnaround time and the extent to which improvements are sustained or continue over time. Further, a recent study has raised the possibility that such systems, which require significant work practice change, may be associated with an increase in mortality rates. Our study answered two...

Background. Unavailability of accurate, rapid, reliable, and cost-effective malaria diagnostic instruments constitutes major a challenge to malaria elimination. We validated alternative malaria diagnostic instruments and assessed their comparative cost-effectiveness. Method. Using a cross-sectional study design, 502 patients with malaria symptoms at selected health facilities in Ibadan between ...

OBJECTIVE Our objective was to describe our experience with a commercially available continuous speech recognition system, highlighting the advantages, disadvantages, and costs compared with those of conventional transcription for MR imaging reports. MATERIALS AND METHODS Data from 5072 reports generated in our MR imaging section during a 9-month period after the implementation of a commercia...

The airline industry is constantly subject to the search of new methods in order to increase efficiency, profitability, and customer satisfaction. Since airlines only generate revenue when their airplanes are on the air, the time they spend at the airports should be the shortest possible. Hence, the airplane turnaround time becomes a process which airlines pay special attention on. The boarding...

INTRODUCTION Mass spectrometry Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization Time-of-Flight (MALDI-TOF) helps in the rapid identification of microorganisms causing blood stream infection. Rapid and reliable methods are required to decrease the turnaround time for reporting antimicrobial susceptibility results from blood culture isolates. METHODS An evaluation was performed on the reliability of...

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