Verification of the Reliability of an Automated Urine Test Strip Colorimetric Program Using Colorimetric Analysis: Survey Study by Keigo Inagaki, Daisuke Tsuriya, Takuya Hashimoto, Katsumasa Nakamura

“…In this study, urine samples from hospitalized or outpatient patients were randomly obtained, and the reliability of this program was verified by comparing the agreement rate between this program and an automatic urine analyzer (US-3500 [Eiken Chemical Co, Ltd] and LABOSPECT 006 [Hitachi High-Tech Co, Ltd]). Furthermore, the sensitivity and specificity of the urine albumin test were investigated, and its applicability to screening for microalbuminuria was verified. …”
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5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase C677T gene polymorphism as a risk factor for premature coronary artery disease in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus by Nisreen O. Mohammed, Ibtisam A. Ali, Bahaelddin K. Elamin, Bakri Osman Saeed

“…Plasma homocysteine levels were determined by enzymatic assay on the Hitachi Cobas Integra® 400 plus. Data was analyzed using statistical package for Social Sciences (SPSS) 23, using Mann-Whtney U test, general linear model, Chi-square test and logistic regression analysis.ResultsThe frequencies of TT, CT, and CC genotypes were 16,40 and 44% among T2DM patients with PCAD. …”
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Dosimetric Comparison of Noncoplanar VMAT Without Rotating the Patient Couch Versus Conventional Coplanar/Noncoplanar VMAT for Head and Neck Cancer: First Report of Dynamic Swing A... by Kouta Hirotaki, MS, Kento Tomizawa, MD, PhD, Satoe Kitou, BS, Shunta Jinno, MS, Shunsuke Moriya, PhD, Takeshi Fujisawa, MD, Sadamoto Zenda, MD, PhD, Takeji Sakae, PhD, Masashi Ito, BS

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