Testing the Current
Testing the Current

Author: William McPherson

Publisher: New York Review of Books

Published: 2013-01-08

Total Pages: 353

ISBN-13: 1590176022

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Growing up in a small upper Midwestern town in the late 1930s, young Tommy MacAllister is scarcely aware of the Depression, much less the rumblings of war in Europe. For his parents and their set, life seems to revolve around dinners and dancing at the country club, tennis dates and rounds of golf, holiday parties, summers on the Island, and sparkling occasions full of people and drinks and food and laughter. But curious as he is and impatient to grow up, Tommy will soon come to glimpse the darkness that lies beneath so much genteel complacency: hidden histories and embarrassing poor relations; the subtle (and not so subtle) slighting of the “help”; the mockery of President Roosevelt; and “the commandment they talked least about in Sunday school,” adultery. In Testing the Current William McPherson subtly sets off his wide-eyed protagonist’s perspective with mature reflection and wry humor and surrounds him with a cast of vibrant characters, creating a scrupulously observed portrait of a place and time that will shimmer in readers’ minds long after the final page is turned.

Minimal Residual Disease Testing
Minimal Residual Disease Testing

Author: Todd E. Druley

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-11-15

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13: 331994827X

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This volume provides a concise yet comprehensive overview of minimal residual disease (MRD) testing. The text reviews the history of MRD testing, MRD testing for acute lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma, molecular diagnostics for MRD analysis in hematopoietic malignancies, the use of "difference from normal" flow cytometry in monitoring AML response, ML-DS for measurable residual disease detection, and advancements in next generation sequencing for detecting MRD. Written by experts in the field, Minimal Residual Disease Testing: Current Innovations and Future Directions is a valuable resource for hematologists, oncologists, pathologists, and radiologists on the variety of technologies available to detect MRD and how best to integrate these platforms into clinical practice.

Handbook of Clinical Laboratory Testing During Pregnancy
Handbook of Clinical Laboratory Testing During Pregnancy

Author: Ann M. Gronowski

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2004-05-06

Total Pages: 458

ISBN-13: 1592597874

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Practicing specialists in pathology, laboratory medicine, and obstetrics comprehensively summarize the latest scientific findings and their experiences in the use and interpretation of laboratory testing in patients who are pregnant or experiencing recurrent pregnancy loss. Topics of interest include the effects of normal physiological changes on test results, test selection for diagnosis, changes in reference ranges, monitoring the pregnant patient, new technologies, and the limitations of laboratory testing. The authors not only clearly explain currently used test methods and technologies for the nontechnical reader, but also provide comprehensive details for laboratory professionals. The comprehensive appendix that compiles published normal reference ranges by first, second, and third trimester consttitutes an excellent resource for professionals caring for pregnant women.

Fundamentals of Eddy Current Testing
Fundamentals of Eddy Current Testing

Author: Donald J. Hagemaier

Publisher: Amer Society for Nondestructive

Published: 1990-01-01

Total Pages: 81

ISBN-13: 9780931403903

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This text was developed for instruction in eddy current testing. It begins with general electrical theory, and includes eddy current test principles, and discussions of coils, instruments and standards, and impedance plane response.

First International Symposium On Current Issues of Drug Abuse Testing
First International Symposium On Current Issues of Drug Abuse Testing

Author: Jordi Segura

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 1991-10-29

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 9780849342837

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This book elaborates on the topics covered by top experts in the field of drug testing at an international symposium held in March, 1990. The book is an excellent reference for all professionals involved in the set up, performance and interpretation of results for drug testing programs using biological fluids (especially urine). U.S. and European perspectives are presented in relation to workplace testing. Organizational aspects for reliability of drug testing include topics ranging from sample collection, chain of custody, and laboratory strategies to legal and regulatory aspects. Critical reviews of analytical methodology involve descriptions and critical issues for the major presumptive and confirmatory techniques, including immunological and gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric methodologies. The book's interpretation of results takes into account the metabolic, pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic and clinical aspects. The final chapters of the book include topics addressing aspects for potential international harmonization.