A data processing system designed to improve the management and usage of blood and blood products has been developed as a pilot for general application throughout the West Midlands Regional Health Authority. The package provides for the routine clerical, patient record, and stock management aspects of a hospital blood bank laboratory. It can be tailored to the individual requirements of differe...

Remote laboratories are essential to e-learning platforms in scientific and technical disciplines. However they present a delay in their development in comparison with other (less complex) e-learning contexts such as virtual classrooms, e-projects, ... We are focusing on this particular training activity with the aim of giving means to instructors to build generic remote laboratory environments...

In this study, we extend the concept of distance education and our Virtual Classroom with adding a new service, that we call Virtual Laboratory. While the Virtual Classroom represents an interface between the students and a virtual professor and provides personalized learning materials to the users, the Virtual Laboratory offers a possibility to the attendees to share different resources out of...

Using advanced X-ray technologies and X-ray scattering enhancement in signal detection, a compact laboratory X-ray scanner for 3D non-invasive imaging with 150-200 nanometers 3D detail detectability has been created. This spatial resolution in the volume terms is equal or better than can be achieved in synchrotron tomography, 5 orders better than in existing laboratory instruments and 10-12 ord...

Using advanced X-ray technologies and X-ray scattering enhancement in signal detection, a compact laboratory X-ray scanner for 3D non-invasive imaging with 150-200 nanometers 3D detail detectability has been created. This spatial resolution in the volume terms is equal or better than can be achieved in synchrotron tomography, 5 orders better than in existing laboratory instruments and 10-12 ord...

This article describes the development since 2000 of the State Public Health Laboratory System in the United States. These state systems collectively are related to several other recent public health laboratory (PHL) initiatives. The first is the Core Functions and Capabilities of State Public Health Laboratories, a white paper that defined the basic responsibilities of the state PHL. Another i...