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Showing 1 to 20 of 144 for “"diagnostic test"”.
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Diagnostic test set evaluation and enhancement
… to two important diagnosis topics, namely diagnostic fault simulation and diagnostic test pattern generation. First, a diagnostic fault simulator for stuck-at faults in sequential circuits that is both time and space efficient is described. The simulator represents indistinguishable classes …
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Encephalitozoon cuniculi: diagnostic test and methods of inactivation
… reliable, there are several drawbacks to both tests. Cross-reactivity between other Encephalitozoon species is common, and specialized equipment is required for IFA and ELISA. Most wildlife species are unable to be tested using these methods, because species-specific antibodies are required. …
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The Development of a Diagnostic Test for Screening Regents Chemistry Students
The purpose of this project has been to develop a test that can be used to identify those students whose levels of abstract reasoning and mathematical skills are significantly below those necessary for success in Regents chemistry. A measure of the association between the pilot test scores Regents …
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The diagnostic test accuracy of clinical swallow assessment for oropharyngeal aspiration: a systematic review.
… aspiration. The evidence base behind the diagnostic test accuracy of the Clinical Swallow Assessment has not previously been synthesised. Objectives: To synthesise the best available evidence on the diagnostic test accuracy (sensitivity and specificity) of clinical swallow assessment …
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Diagnostic test and analytical methods for resolving fan/motor vibration problems in air-conditioning units
The objective of this thesis is to develop test and analysis procedures to revise ASHRAE Standard 87.1 Standard for small (<36 in. diameter) propeller fans. Test and analysis procedures also need to be used to convert AHRAE Standard 87.1 - 1992 test results where the fan hub mobility is zero to …
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Behavior of Equine Infectious Anemia Virus in Cell Culture and Development of a Diagnostic Test for the Disease
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Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) for the diagnosis of human sleeping sickness: towards a point-of-care diagnostic test
… (members of the sub-genus Trypanozoon). Accurate diagnostics are needed to guide treatment since the symptoms of disease are non-specific and the drugs that are used for treatment are too toxic to be administered to unconfirmed cases. Tests need to be simple enough to confirm clinical diagnosis of …
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Using multi-criteria decision analysis to assess private sector agents' preferences and priorities in stocking malaria rapid diagnostic test kits in Uganda
… and to prevent drug resistance. Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) are an important tool in resource-constrained settings, as they do not rely on costly lab equipment and specially trained personnel. In Uganda's private sector clinics and drug shops, which is where the majority of patients …
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Estimating diagnostic test performance and examining effective testing strategies for the control of Johne's disease in western Canadian cow-calf herds
… therefore control methods are limited to testing and removing infected animals from the herd. Presently, most of the research on the control of Johne’s disease has been focused on dairy cattle, due to the higher disease prevalence and therefore greater perceived threat of the disease …
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The effects of social-exclusion inducing stereotype threat
… cognitive faculties to perform well on cognitive tests. This thesis sought to explain how social exclusion would increase the perceived threat on related tests of sociability. As such, participants were included or excluded during an online social game, and then received an ordinary or diagnostic …
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Bayesian methods to estimate the accuracy of diagnostic tests in meta-analysis models.
… number of studies looking at the performance of diagnostic tests, combining the studies into a meta-analysis becomes an important and increasingly viable area of statistics, especially within the medical field. We begin by developing a hierarchical Bayesian prior structure to estimate prevalences …
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Cost-utility analysis of EML4-ALK fusion testing followed by treatment with crizotinib in patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
… or 'personalized medicine' in NSCLC include testing the tumor for the genetic mutations and tailoring the treatment against specific mutations found in the tumor. Success in targeted therapies has been achieved for a small sub-set of NSCLC patients who harbor specific mutations. In 2012, …
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Screening for misconceptions and assessing these by using metacognition in a mathematics course for N2 engineering students at a Northern Cape FET college
… The study followed a four-phase strategy of testing, interviewing and analysing, and reflection based on qualitative and quantitative research strategies. During the quantitative research the research participants completed a biographical questionnaire, as well as a customised diagnostic …
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The diagnositic test accuracy of serum procalcitonin compared to C-reactive protein for bone and joint infection in children and adolescents: A Systematic review and Meta-analysis
… synthesise the best available evidence for the diagnostic test accuracy of measurement of serum procalcitonin compared to serum C-reactive protein for suspected osteomyelitis and septic arthritis in hospitalised children and adolescents. Introduction: Measurement of serum C-reactive protein …
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Automatic Test Generation Techniques for Sequential Circuits
Finally, a GA-based diagnostic test generation approach is proposed for sequential circuits. A simple GA, which interacts with an efficient diagnostic fault simulator, is proposed to target groups of undistinguished fault pairs iteratively. Efficient data structures are used and heuristics are …
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Novel Diagnostic approach for tuberculosis diagnosis
… need for a rapid, inexpensive point-of-care diagnostic test for tuberculosis (TB). The aim of this study was to analyze the performance of a novel rapid diagnostic test for TB, GeneXpert MTB/RIF, in symptomatic adults and to compare it to other commercially available nucleic acid …
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Monoclonal antibodies against Neisseria Gonorrhoeae: serotyping and diagnostic applications
… and to examine their value in a non - cultural diagnostic test for penicillinase- producing gonococci.
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A basic mathematics diagnostic instrument
The purpose of this study was to develop a diagnostic test in basic mathematics appropriate for underprepared students. The objectives of the Basic Mathematics Diagnostic Instrument (BMDI) were designed to meet the needs of both basic mathematics instructors and the students who have been …
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Prenatal Testing Decisions and Motivations In Pregnancies Conceived Via In Vitro Fertilization
… fertilization (IVF) and preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy (PGT-A) impact the decisions individuals make about prenatal genetic testing. This quantitative study aimed to examine the prenatal testing decisions made by pregnant individuals who conceived via IVF as well as to compare the …
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