A high-quality hemoglobinopathy diagnosis is based on the results of a number of tests including assays for molecular identification of causative mutations. We describe the current diagnostic strategy for the identification of β-thalassemias and hemoglobin (Hb) variants at the International Reference Laboratory for Haemoglobinopathies, Research Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (...

Elevated concentrations of homocysteine (Hcy) are associated with a range of disorders. Linearity, imprecision, interference, method comparison, and accuracy were evaluated on the ADVIA Centaur (Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Deerfield, IL), ARCHITECT i2000SR (Abbott Diagnostics, Abbott Park, IL), AxSYM (Abbott Diagnostics), and IMMULITE 2000 (Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics) methods and analyz...

the performance of different yield loss models from an exponential family was evaluated in safflower-redroot pigweed systems in two field experiments conducted during 2007 and 2008 growing seasons at the research field of agricultural college of shiraz university, iran. the yield loss of safflower was recorded as relative yield loss in experimental plots laid out in split plot design with three...

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Genetic testing plays an important role in human health management and disease prevention. However, traditional genetic methods have been unable to fulfill the current diagnostic needs owing several limitations, including high cost, complexity, difficulty performing. Smartphones multiple inherent advantages, such as easy portability, ubiquity, fast processing speed, excellent imaging capabiliti...

background and objectives: leptospirosis is considered to be the most widespread zoonotic disease in the world and can infect a wide range of animals. although the prevalence of clinical leptospirosis in cats is low, they are probably exposed to leptospires excreted by wild life, rodents etc. this study was performed to determine the serologic reaction of cats to leptospires and their importanc...

background: leptospirosis is a worldwide zoonosis causedby leptospira interrogans. leptospirosis results in decreasedmilk production, abortion, stillbirth, infertility and mortality,which causes financial loss in the cattle industry. objectives:the aim of this research was to perform a serological andbacteriological study of leptospirosis in 6 industrial dairy herdsand 3 feedlots with previous ...

A technique to improve contacts of solar cells laser enhanced contact optimization (LECO) has been studied in terms micro scale formation at industrial PERC cells. High-resolution diagnostics by focused ion beam techniques and scanning electron transmission microscopy indicate the LECO-induced microscopic buried interface between screen-printed silver finger silicon wafer. large quantity these ...

background: lipophilic yeasts of the genus malassezia has been placed among the basidiomycota phylum in the family of cryptococcaceae. the genus malassezia comprises yeasts with a natural habitat of the skin of many warm-blooded vertebrates, and human, but they are also associated with several skin diseases such as tinea versicolor, seborrehoeic dermatitis and even systemic infections. the genu...