We have reviewed the literature to identify and characterize reports of warm-antibody type, autoimmune hemolytic anemia in which the standard direct antiglobulin reaction was negative but a confirmatory test indicated that the red cells were opsonized with antibody. Three principal reasons account for the absence of a positive direct antiglobulin test in these cases: a) IgG sensitization below ...

Case Report Mrs. Vail is group 0, Rh-negative, Duffy-negative; her husband, group 0, Rh-negative, Duffy-positive. Mr. Vall is 0; MsNs; P+; cdE.cde; kk; Fy(a+); Le(a-). Mrs. Vall is 0; NsNs; P+; cde.cde; Kk; Fy(a-); Le(a-); Jk(a+). Baby is 0; NsNs; P+; cde.cde; kk; Fy(a+); Le(a-). Mrs. Vail's pregnancy record is as follows: (1) In 1949, normal. The mother was transfused immediately following thi...

Selected items from various forms of the original Benton Visual Retention Test (BVRT) were used to construct two parallel forms with 20 items in each form. The extension of the test has improved its reliability, often criticized as being too low. By enhancing the reliability, we improved the sensitivity of the test for impairment, however the specificity remains unchanged in the revision. We ex...

A method is presented for evaluating the bidimension of a finite binary relation, i.e., the number of biorders (Guttman relations) needed to yield the relation as their intersection. In case the relation is induced by a binary data matrix, the bidimension equals the minimal number of dimensions needed for a representation of the data matrix according to the conjunctive model of C. H. Coombs and...

Background: Brucellosis is one of the endemic and a Zoonotic disease of the Iran. Science the rapid diagnosis and quick treatment are very important, selection of a sensitive and specific test solving this problem is of a great importance. The main aim of this study is comparison of routine serologic test with standard Elisa test. Materials and methods: In this survey, 176 suspected patient...

The TRIUMF Weak Interaction Symmetry Test (TWIST) experiment has measured the spectrum of positrons from muon decay and determined the decay parameters: ρ = 0.75014 ± 0.00017(stat.) ± 0.00044(syst.) ± 0.00011(η), δ = 0.75067 ± 0.00030(stat.) ± 0.00067(syst.), P π µ ξ = 1.0003 ± 0.0006(stat.) ± 0.0038(syst.). The results are in good agreement with the Standard Model. Future prospects for this me...

The antiglobulin consumption test of Steffen (1954) has been adapted for the detection of Brucella antibodies in human serum. This screening method takes approximately two hours to complete and sera which give a negative result need no further investigations, whilst positive sera should be fully tested by the conventional Brucella serology technique.

A study of the intelligence of unmarried mothers who had been admitted to a home for unfortunate girls over a period of four years was published in 1929 by McClure and Goldberg.1 The study was based on the results of the Stanford-Binet test given to 84 girls. Eighty-seven had been examined but the scores of three were eliminated because of language difficulties. Since 1929 an additional number ...