BACKGROUND/AIM The international governing body for competitive rowing recently mandated the inclusion of 12-lead ECG during preparticipation screening. We therefore sought to describe normative ECG characteristics and to examine the prevalence of abnormal ECG findings as defined by contemporary athlete ECG interpretation criteria among competitive rowers. METHODS Competitive rowers (n=330, 5...

Discovery of a new drug involves screening large chemical libraries to identify active compounds. Screening efficiency can be improved by testing compounds in pools. We consider two criteria to design pools: optimal coverage of the chemical space and minimal collision between compounds. Five pooling designs are applied to a public data set. We evaluate each method by determining how well the de...

Diabetes mellitus comprises a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by high blood glucose levels. Four major types of diabetes have been defined by the National Diabetes Data Group (NDDG) and the World Health Organization (WHO): insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM), non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), and diabetes secondary to oth...

BACKGROUND There are no current instruments to facilitate population screening for rosacea. OBJECTIVE To develop and evaluate a screening instrument for rosacea applicable for population surveys. METHODS A rosacea-specific screening instrument (Rosascreen), consisting of a subject-completed questionnaire and screening algorithm, was developed based on current diagnostic criteria for rosacea...

BACKGROUND Despite the recognition of the importance of diagnosing dysglycaemia in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) there remains a lack of consensus on the best screening modality. Our primary aims were to determine the prevalence of undiagnosed dysglycaemia and to compare the OGTT and HbA1c criteria for diagnosis of T2DM in patients admitted to hospital with ACS at baseline and at ...

Discovery of a new drug involves screening large chemical libraries to identify active compounds. Screening efficiency can be improved by testing compounds in pools. We consider two criteria to design pools: optimal coverage of the chemical space and minimal collision between compounds. Five pooling designs are applied to a public data set. We evaluate each method by determining how well the de...

PURPOSE To develop criteria to identify thresholds for minimally acceptable physician performance in interpreting screening mammography studies and to profile the impact that implementing these criteria may have on the practice of radiology in the United States. MATERIALS AND METHODS In an institutional review board-approved, HIPAA-compliant study, an Angoff approach was used in two phases to...

in order to evaluation of morphological selection criteria for salt tolerance screening in wheat (t. aestivum l.) a factorial experiment based on completely randomized design in 3 replications were conducted under greenhouse condition. salinity treatments involved 4 levels: s=1.3dsm-1 (control), 5, 10, 15 dsm-1 from calcium chloride and sodium chloride with 10:1 (na: ca ratio) and another facto...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of our review is to discuss the current state of lung cancer screening using CT in the context of defined criteria for effective screening. CONCLUSION Although there are hopeful developments in lung cancer screening, a number of unresolved issues must be answered before adopting screening on a large scale. Currently no data exist to suggest that lung cancer screening wit...

Diagnosis is the process of identifying and specifying the necessary condition. In clinical research, diagnostic criteria are a set of rules needed for identification. These are important and improvement of diagnostic criteria often precedes other major advances in understanding other areas viz. aetiology and treatment. As regards diagnosis of alcoholism, there are several criteria and definiti...