4 1 Thematic accuracy as an aspect of adequacy 5 1.1 Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1.2 Conceptual models of soil spatial variability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1.3 Geometric accuracy, symbols, and boundaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1.4 Types of thematic accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 2 What is ‘agreement’ between map ...

The present work evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of detection of Dengue NS1 antigen employing two NS1 assays, an immunochromatographic assay and ELISA, in the diagnostic routine of Public Health laboratories. The results obtained with NS1 assay were compared with virus isolation and, in a subpopulation of cases, they were compared with the IgM-ELISA results obtained with convalescent samples....

Introduction: Acute bronchiolitis (AB) is a very common disease, with a high rate of seasonal hospitalization. Its management requires homogeneous clinical interpretations for which there are different approaches depending on the scales, none of which are properly validated today. Objective: To create an AB severity scale (ABSS) and to validate it. Materials and methods: The development of a pa...

the properties of alkaline sulfite anthraquinone (as/aq) pulp from old corrugated container (occ)was studied. in each trial 100 grams (based on dry weigth) of occ and 18% active alkali was used.three levels of anthraquinone (0.0.1 and 0.2% based on dry weigth of the occ) and two pulpingtimes (120 and 150 minutes at maximum pulping temperature) were applied. pulping temperature,na2so3/naoh ratio...

OBJECTIVE To assess the reproducibility of the Outerbridge and the French Society of Arthroscopy classifications between different observers, and to establish a comparison between them. METHOD Thirty videos on randomly selected knee arthroscopy procedures demonstrating chondral lesions were used. These were classified by six observers: two third-year orthopedics residents and four orthopedic ...

BACKGROUND Rapid ultrasound in shock (RUSH) is the most recent emergency ultrasound protocol, designed to help clinicians better recognize distinctive shock etiologies in a shorter time frame. OBJECTIVES In this study, we evaluated the accuracy of the RUSH protocol, performed by an emergency physician or radiologist, in predicting the type of shock in critical patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS...

OBJECTIVE Self-reported information from questionnaires is frequently used in epidemiological studies, but few of these studies provide information on the reproducibility of individual items contained in the questionnaire. We studied the test-retest reliability of self-reported diabetes among 33,919 participants in Norwegian Women and Cancer Study. METHODS The test-retest reliability of self-...

OBJECTIVE To compare the agreement in the classification of the weight-for-age (W/A) and height-for-age (HA) indexes for children and adolescents with Down syndrome (DS) according to selected international reference distributions. METHODS A cross-sectional study was carried out in children (2 to 9.9 years old) and adolescents (10 to 17.9 years old) with DS from cities in the state of Rio de J...

AIM The Implant Crown Aesthetic (ICA) Index evaluates the aesthetic outcome of implant-supported single crowns in the anterior zone by awarding nine points for the shape, color, and surface characteristics of the crowns and surrounding soft tissue. The aim of this study was to measure the reproducibility of the ICA Index and assess the influence exerted by the examiner's degree of dental specia...