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Showing 1 to 20 of 30 for “"Blood Test"”.
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Investigation into the Presence of Helicobacter in the Equine Stomach by Urease Testing and Polymerase Chain Reaction and Further Investigation into the Application of the 13C-Urea Blood Test to the Horse
… none has yet been cultured from the horse. Three tests used to identify human Helicobacter infection were applied to the horse. Test 1: PCR amplification of Helicobacter specific DNA, n=12. Test 2: the Pyloritek™ rapid urease test (RUT), n=15. Test 3: the 13C-urea blood test, n=8. Gastroscopy and …
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Clinical Test Versus Self-Test for Prediabetes: Outcomes in Diabetes Prevention Based on Mode of Diagnosis
… A prediabetes diagnosis based on a clinical blood test or self-risk assessment is required for enrollment in the program and thus, the purpose of this study is to examine whether participants who completed the program have different outcomes based on their mode of diagnosis of …
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Brain-derived Extracellular vesicles as biomarkers of Parkinson’s disease
… allowing for the possibility of a diagnostic blood test. In this study, we demonstrate that a higher concentration of alpha synuclein (aSyn) and phosphorylated tau181 (p-tau181) EVs are present in PD plasma when compared to plasma from HCs. Further research is needed to determine if …
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Process Improvement in Phlebotomy
… investigated, which starts when an order for a blood test is placed, and ends when the specimen arrives at the lab. The performance measurement is the flow time of the process, which reflects concerns and interests of both the hospital and the patients. Three popular operational methodologies …
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Computational model of intraluminal thrombus growth in abdominal aortic aneurysms with fibrin generation
… curve is defined by three values obtained from a blood test. Another key feature is the thrombosis growth model, which incorporates conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin, variation between clot core and shell, and mechanical lysis. The model generates ILTs with morphologies visually similar to those …
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Transcriptomic Analysis for the Identification and Prioritization of Treatment of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
… for future studies investigating the peripheral blood of abdominal aortic aneurysm patients for markers of aneurysm presence or stability. These studies could lay the groundwork for a blood test to be used in conjunction with imaging technologies to further improve abdominal aortic aneurysm risk …
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Exploring the case of adopting Lean to potentially enhance the flow of patients with diabetes in Primary Healthcare Centres in Kuwait. Exploring the case of adopting Lean to potentially enhance the flow of patients with diabetes in Primary Healthcare Centres in Kuwait
… two months for a review appointment. When a blood test is required to monitor blood sugar levels, three more visits are required, involving the blood test, collection of test results by the patient and a review of the results with the general practitioner. Four potential improvements were …
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Fuzzy Decision Tree-based Inference System for Liver Disease Diagnosis
… logic to help diagnose liver diseases based on blood test results. In this project, inference systems aimed at classifying patient data using a fuzzy decision tree and a fuzzy rule-based system were designed and implemented. Fuzzy decision tree was used to generate rules that formed the …
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Prevalence of acute deep vein thrombosis in HIV seropositive orthopaedic patients after major surgery at the University teaching hospital, Lusaka.
… HIV status data was recorded. After surgery a blood sample was tested for D-dimer levels. The patients were then monitored acute DVT clinically and confirmed by ultrasound. The HIV positive cohort recorded 19 (46%) and the control (HIV negative) cohort recorded 23 (54%) participants. The …
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Prevalence of acute deep vein thrombosis in HIV seropositive orthopaedic patients after major surgery at the University teaching hospital, Lusaka.
… HIV status data was recorded. After surgery a blood sample was tested for D-dimer levels. The patients were then monitored acute DVT clinically and confirmed by ultrasound. The HIV positive cohort recorded 19 (46%) and the control (HIV negative) cohort recorded 23 (54%) participants. The …
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Exploring alcohol experiences amongst young people
… alcohol brief intervention and liver blood test. Finally, we used a combination of breathalyser readings and nightlife surveys to increase the accuracy of surveys of nightlife users. The articles presented in this PhD provide a significant contribution to public health knowledge on the …
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Association of Fat Oxidation and Insulin Resistance in Prepubertal Children
… to obtain respiratory quotient (RQ) and a blood test to obtain fasting insulin and glucose to calculate IR by homeostatic model assessment (HOMA). A subset (n=16) participated in Frequently Sampled Intravenous Glucose Tolerance Testing (FSIGTT) to obtain insulin sensitivity. Pearson …
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The impact of population based faecal occult blood screening on colorectal cancer
… out to assess the impact of guaiac faecal occult blood test (gFOBT) screening on colorectal cancer (CRC) mortality and associated outcomes in a true population based screening programme.<br/>Using data from the Scottish arm of the UK demonstration pilot of gFOBT screening for CRC, all residents in …
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Characteristics of bloodstains on waterproof fabrics
Blood is a biological fluid frequently encountered at crime scenes and can be an important source of information regarding the events that occurred and individuals involved. Blood evidence can be the subject of bloodstain pattern analysis (BPA) to ascertain the details of a blood shedding event as …
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Value creation through intellectual property acquisition
… objectives. This selected an integrated blood measurement device as the opportunity of focus. This leverages the IP to simplify at-home blood testing while simultaneously reducing pain. The Refine step evaluated the opportunity using a framework that assessed markets, product, …
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Celiac Disease Diagnosis Among Primary Care Nurse Practitioners: A Quality Improvement Project
… The vast majority also reported they do not test patients, pediatric or adult, using any celiac related blood test. The same results were true for patients being sent for intestinal biopsy. Although able to list typical symptoms of CD, many respondents were unaware of atypical symptoms. Most …
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Optimising methodology for the elicitation of participant-reported data relating to drug safety in resource poor settings
… and perceiving verbal responses inferior to what blood test results can show. Pregnant women's improved relationship with antenatal staff facilitated information-sharing and registry tools helped overcome problems with recall and naming of medicines. This project provides evidence of the …
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Myocardial injury after non-cardiac surgery: A prevalence study
… high sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hscTnT) blood test was used to identify MINS. Blood samples were taken between 24 to 72 hours after surgery. Exclusion criteria included patients with known renal disease, a recent cardiac event, pulmonary embolism or sepsis. Results A total of 244 patients …
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Who is taking responsibility for the initial follow-up screening test for women with recent gestational diabetes?
… (GDM) once the pregnancy is over, an HbA1c blood test three months postpartum is recommended to ensure that the gestational diabetes has resolved, with an annual HbA1c screening thereafter, due to the increased risk of developing T2DM in later life. This research aimed to identify who is …
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Algorithms for large-scale personalization
… We describe a simple, accurate proteomic blood test (a 'liquid biopsy') for cancer detection that relies on de-noising via the Slice Learning algorithm. Experiments on plasma from healthy patients that were later diagnosed with cancer demonstrate that our test achieves diagnostically …
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