Evaluation of the Rapid Measurement Kit "SimPlate" of Total Count, Coliform Count and E. coli Count in Food Samples

Comparison of Limulus assay, standard plate count, and total coliform count for microbiological assessment of renovated wastewater.

The Limulus endotoxin assay was compared to the standard plate count and total coliform count for assessment of the bacteriological quality of reclaimed wastewater. A total of 48 water samples from an advanced waste treatment plant in Dallas, Tex. were examined by the three techniques. Limulus assays were technically simpler to perform and provided results much sooner than conventional culture ...

A rapid method for estimation of the total leukocyte count.

I N THE EVENT of atomic warfare, those charged with the medical service will be confronted with large numbers of radiation victims. One problem will be to identify those whose radiation injury is severe enough to require medical care. Because of the large number of people involved and the primitive conditions in devastated areas, a relatively simple and rapid sorting procedure should be availab...

Explanations Count Explanations Count

In research areas such as decision support systems, one of the crucial features is the ability to automatically explain decisions. However, this ability does not typically play a large role in computer games. Here, I suggest that this situation will change: research on the automatic generation of explanations will have real import for many types of computer games. I discuss four possible ways t...

Ethnic and sex differences in the total and differential white cell count and platelet count.

AIM/BACKGROUND Previous studies have suggested that healthy subjects of African ancestry have lower total white cell counts, neutrophil counts and platelet counts than Caucasian subjects and that, at least among Caucasians, women have higher neutrophil and platelet counts than men. The primary aim of this study was to confirm and quantify the ethnic differences, confirm the sex difference in Ca...

The Influence of Sperm Morphology, Total Motile Sperm Count of Semen and the Number of Motile Sperm Inseminated in Sperm Samples on the Success of Intrauterine Insemination