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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"DNA testing"”.
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DNA testing for cancer susceptibility : the needs of Maori
… breast or stomach cancer facilitates genetic testing. Genetic testing is a relatively new technology, and New Zealand society is still coming to terms with its ethical implications and informational potential. Maori people are the indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand. As a consequence of …
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Scientific Development of an Integrated Workflow for Latent Print, Questioned Document, and DNA Processing of Paper Evidence
… evidence could be the source of probative human DNA but recovery is challenging and forensic laboratories instead prioritize processing by the Latent Print and Questioned Document disciplines. Recent advances in DNA collection methods and the increased sensitivity of STR typing kits have improved …
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The Exploration and Development of Focused Ultrasound Extraction (FUSE) for the Rapid Release of DNA from Complex Tissue Matrices
… (NAATs) that have enabled point-of-contact (POC) DNA testing, delivering real-time results in resource-limited settings. Despite these advancements, the DNA sample preparation process is laborious, resource-intensive, and often requires hazardous chemicals, preventing the performance of DNA …
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Evaluation of direct PCR for forensic DNA profiling and the development of a direct PCR multiplex
… of sample was explored in this study. Genomic DNA preparations at various concentrations and buccal cell counts were deposited on commonly encountered substrates, recovered and amplified using direct PCR before subjecting them to capillary electrophoresis. The electropherograms obtained were …
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The fraudulent family: humanitarianism, security, and kinship in refugee resettlement from Kenya
… of refugees—largely located in Kenya—“failed” DNA tests performed by the US government in an initiative designed to assess fraud in its Refugee Family Reunification Program. Subsequently, DNA testing became a permanent component of the program. While the US government has narrowed the …
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Computational Contributions Towards Scalable and Efficient Genome-wide Association Methodology
… correlated with disease status by comparing the DNA of healthy individuals to the DNA of affecteds. Over the past two decades, an exponential increase in the resolution of DNA-testing technology coupled with a substantial drop in their cost have allowed us to amass huge and potentially invaluable …
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Development of Low-Cost Technologies for Cervical Cancer Prevention in Low-Resource Settings
… of screen-positive women referred for follow-up testing. In El Salvador, I conducted a study to compare two screening strategies (VIA and HPV DNA testing) and three follow-up strategies (VIA alone, colposcopy alone and VIA/colposcopy with HRME imaging). In both studies, I found that including …
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Blood on FTA™ Paper: Does Punch Location Affect the Quality of a Forensic DNA Profile?
Forensic DNA profiling is widely used as an identification tool for associating an individual with evidence of a crime. Analysis of a DNA sample involves observation of data in the form of an electropherogram, and subsequently annotating a DNA “profile” from an individual or from the evidence. The …
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Evaluation of Select Publicly Available in Silico Methods for Predicting Functional Effects of Missense Mutations in the GALNS Gene
<p>The ability to sequence patient DNA has led to an explosion in the reports of mutations for a number of diseases. Frequently, published reports include in silico predictions of the probability that the mutations are disease-associated. The question asked here is how well these in silico methods …
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Kedudukan anak di luar perkawinan pasca putusan Mahkamah Konstitusi no.46/PUU-VIII/2010 ditinjau dari kitab undang-undang hukum perdata
… luar kawin dengan bapak biologisnya melalui tes DNA, dapat dilengkapi atau dapat dibuktikan dengan alat bukti lain yang telah diatur oleh Undang-Undang. ENGLISH: Constitutional Court on February 17, 2012 issued Decision Number: 46/PUU-VIII/2010 about the position of children outside of marriage. …
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An outcomes evaluation of the Zim-TTECH cervical cancer intervention in Harare Metropolitan Province, Zimbabwe
… of highly sensitive human papilloma virus (HPV) DNA testing in line with Ministry of Health strategies and WHO guidelines. However, discussions are still ongoing on the adoption of HPV screening as the primary method as it will negate the ‘see and treat' approach. This evaluation showed that …
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PREVENTION OF CERVICAL CANCER IN A RURAL PRIMARY CARE CENTER IN ESWATINI
… basato su un human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA test in campioni di urina in una piccola clinica rurale di Eswatini, al fine di aumentare l'accesso e l'accettabilità della prevenzione del CC tra le adolescenti e le donne. Questa tesi riporta i risultati della fase pilota del progetto, con …