A rapid manual processing technique for resource-limited small laboratories

Lipid and lipoprotein testing in resource-limited laboratories.

The role of total cholesterol (TC) and lipoproteins in the assessment of coronary heart disease (CHD) is firmly established from population and intervention studies. Total and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDLC) levels are positively associated with CHD, and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDLC) levels are negatively associated with CHD. Efforts to identify and treat people at incr...

Survival of Extremely Preterm Neonates in a Resource-limited Setting

Background: Preterm birth is a major contributor to neonatal and under-five mortality, and births at lower gestational ages (GA) contribute more to these statistics. Most developed countries have succeeded in improving survival at extremes of GA, while most developing countries like Nigeria still lag behind. The objective of this retrospective study was to document the...

A tool for rapid manual translation

There have been several attempts to realize the idea of a fully automatic translation system for text translation to replace human translators. By contrast, little work has been put into building tools to aid human translators. This report describes the ideas behind such a tool. The tool is intended to aid human translators in achieving higher productivity and better quality, by presenting term...

A Single Radial Haemolysis Technique for Rapid Diagnosis of Goat Pox Diseases

Reference limits: limited references in laboratories worldwide.

Correspondence to: Dr Xue-Feng Huang, Reproductive Medicine Center, The Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, China Fax: +86-5778-8069 ext.393 E-mail: [email protected] Received: 27 March 2010 Accepted: 30 March 2010 Letters to the Editor Asian Journal of Andrology (2010) 12: 447–448 © 2010 AJA, SIMM & SJTU All rights reserved 1008-682X/10 $ 32.00 www.natur...