Key Findings and Preliminary Conclusions

The HLDA8 blind panel: findings and conclusions.

There were over 600 antibodies submitted to HLDA8, with many of unknown specificity. Of these, 101 antibodies were selected for a blind panel study that also included 5 negative controls and 27 positive controls of known CD specificity making a total of 133 antibodies in the final panel. Of the 101 unknowns, 31 antibodies were identified during the course of this blind panel study as being spec...

Poor Understanding of Radiation Profiles in Deep Space Causes Inaccurate Findings and Misleading Conclusions

The radiation environment in deep space, where astronauts are behind the shelter provided by the Earth’s magnetosphere, is a major health concern. Galactic cosmic rays (GCR) and solar particle events (SPE) are two basic sources of space radiation in the solar system. The health risks of exposure to high levels of space radiation can be observed either as acute and delayed effects. Zhang et al. ...

Preliminary Findings and Recommendations

Key Findings and Recommendations

• The cost of the " healthy food basket " (which feeds a family of six for two weeks) continues to be considerably higher in remote and very remote localities throughout Queensland. • In 2004 the mean cost of the " healthy food basket " statewide was $395.28. • In 2004 the mean cost of the " healthy food basket " was $113.89 higher in very remote stores in Queensland compared with the same bask...

Key Findings

Apart from inherent conservatism, this approach can be grounded in the theoretical findings of Brainard (1967) that faced with model uncertainty the appropriate policy response is normally to “do less” than under conditions of certainty. Shuetrim and Thompson (ST) describe this result. Under some conditions, this result does not hold, and it is theoretically possible, as shown by ST, for the op...