background: in order to study the biology of mylabris impressa stillata , which little is known about, a laboratory colony was established. methods: in this descriptive study, the laboratory colony was collected from toyserkan county in hamedan province, iran. to feed the larval instars, a parallel colony of the grasshopper, schistocerca gregaria was set-up. meloid females lived for several mon...

background: this study aimed at determining the prevalence and associated risk factors for asymptomatic malaria parasitaemia and anemia among blood donors in a private medical laboratory in benin city, nigeria. methods: venous blood was collected from a total of 247 blood donors. malaria status, abo, rhesus blood groups and hemoglobin concentration of all participants were determined using stan...

colorado potato beetle, leptinotarsa decemlineata is one of the major insect pests of potato. toxicity of spinosad, as a bio-rational insecticide, was investigated against various developmental stages of this pest. bioassays were conducted by using the eggs, neonates, first, second, third and fourth instar larvae and adults. the potato leaves were impregnated with different concentrations of sp...

color -blindness is the inability to perceive differences between some color that other people can distinguish. using a literature search , the results indicate the prevalence of color vision deficiency in the medical profession and its on medical skills. medical laboratory technicians and technologists employees should also screen for color blindness. this research aimed to study color blindne...

The quality of laboratory testing is a critical component of quality patient care.1,2 One way to assure laboratory quality is to utilize an impartial and objective system for the evalua­ tion of clinical laboratories. The need for external and independent review3 thus pro­ vides the prime rationale for the Laboratory Accreditation Program (LAP) of the College of American Pathologists (CAP), whi...

Clinical laboratory testing is now a global activity with laboratories no longer working in isolation but as regional and national networks, and often at international levels. We now have all of the electronic gadgetry via internet technology at our fingertips to rapidly and accurately measure and report on laboratory testing but are our test results harmonized?

Under subchapter V of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code (U.S.C. 5351– 5356), agencies may pay stipends and provide certain services to certain student-employees assigned or attached to hospitals, clinics, or medical or dental laboratories operated by agencies. Student-employees covered under the program are excluded from certain provisions of law relating to classification, General Sche...