In this report, we describe the creation of a new face image data set, an effort undertaken as part of the MASKS (Maintaining Anonymity by Sequestering Key Statistics) Project. This set of high-quality, carefully controlled images were taken from April until December 2006 at the GRASP (General Robotics, Automation, Sensing and Perception) Laboratory. Comments University of Pennsylvania Departme...

Original scientific paper Distribution network data archiving, editing and storing are permanent activities of high importance, obligated by legislation. The paper describes improved methods for the distribution`s power system fault data collection in the form of new developed components of operational database. The Visual Basic Code solution was developed to ease faults data input, data filter...

The improvement of a Balzers Eldigraph KD-G2 gas-phase electron diffractometer, previously operated at the University of Tübingen, is reported. The diffractometer was equipped with a state-ofthe-art telefocus electron gun, and high-energy radiation-sensitive imaging plates were introduced as detector system. A differential vacuum pumping system separating the diffraction chamber from the electr...

Qualitative methods are becoming widely used and increasingly accepted in biomedical research involving teams formed by experts from developing and developed practice environments. Resources are rare in offering guidance on how to surmount challenges of team integration and resolution of complicated logistical issues in a global setting. In this article we present a critical reflection of lesso...

background: sex education is one of the challenging areas of educational systems that has always been accompanied by many problems due to some obstacles and constraints. this has led to occurrence of many behavioral problems and deviations. the aim of this study was to determine the sex education gaps in university curriculum from the students' perspective. methods: this was a descriptive-...

background: plasmapheresis is a well-recognised method for harvestingplasma.  it was introduced in the 1950s and is currently employed worldwide.  this method has been in use in iran since 1979.   objective: to evaluate the efficacy of donor safety program used at the iranian blood transfusion organization.   methods: a comparison is made of the protein concentrations between the first-time and...

Ensuring quality has become a daily requirement in laboratories. In haemostasis, even more than in other disciplines of biology, quality is determined by a pre-analytical step that encompasses all procedures, starting with the formulation of the medical question, and includes patient preparation, sample collection, handling, transportation, processing, and storage until time of analysis. This s...

Peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) transplantation following myeloablative therapy is a mainstay of treatment for various types of malignancies. This study aimed to evaluate the differences between the Optia MNC and COBE Spectra MNC systems (Terumo BCT, Japan) according to apheresis procedures and the parameters of apheresis, products, and collection. The clinical data of 74 patients who underwe...

Harmonization in laboratory testing is more far-reaching than merely analytical harmonization. It includes all aspects of the total testing process from the "pre-pre-analytical" phase through analysis to the "post-post-analytical" phase. Harmonizing the pre-analytical phase requires use of standardized operating procedures for correct test selection, sample collection and handling, while standa...

BACKGROUND Access to dental services not only refers to utilization but also to the extent by which the utilization is judged according to professional norms. This study aimed to study the access to dental services using the Five As model. METHODS This cross sectional study was conducted in southeast of Iran. A sample of 400 subjects participated in the study according to a multistage samplin...