Sentences with phrase «tests as a positive control»

«Histamines are used in skin and respiratory allergy tests as a positive control — they cause a bump in skin tests and restrict breathing in respiratory tests,» DeVries said.

Not exact matches

The research team found that IED - diagnosed group was more than twice as likely to test positive for toxoplasmosis exposure (22 percent) as measured by a blood test, compared to the healthy control group (9 percent).

As Singh and her colleagues report online in the 4 May Journal of Virology, they analyzed blood samples from 100 CFS patients — including 14 who tested positive in the Science report — and 200 healthy controls.

For models, such as SMR, where the distribution of the model parameters is unknown, permutation test and stability selection are typically used to control for false positives.

In order for the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to recognize a Lyme case for surveillance purposes, there must be «objective» findings, such as positive blood tests, Bell's palsy or joint swelling (even though Lyme blood tests are unreliable and the CDC's accepted «objective» indicators are not common).

The arts integration program had a positive statistically significant effect on student standardized state test scores as compared to control schools.

One day after the controlled substances test was confirmed as positive — September 14, 2016 — Price operated a commercial motor vehicle in Utah and was involved in a crash with a pick - up truck.

Adult Nurse Practitioner — Duties & Responsibilities Provide exceptional patient care and medical team support across multiple medical specialties Currently completing clinical and academic work toward a master of science in nursing Utilize strong background in biology, chemistry and mathematics Maintain working knowledge of current medical technology, procedures, and standards of care Proven ability to remain calm and levelheaded in high pressure situations Direct therapeutic, educational, and recreational activities for eight developmentally disabled adults Responsible for patient health, safety, and attainment of therapy goals Train and supervise medical lab personnel ensuring efficient and professional operations Offer guidance and support to junior lab technicians and medical technologists Perform a wide variety of daily testing utilizing machines such as AXSYM — Hitachi RA 1000 CX 7 Responsible for preventative maintenance on machines by running calibrations and controls Successfully complete monthly state proficiency tests for therapeutic drug, blood, and urine chemistries Prioritize stat specimens for immediate reporting Maintain direct contact with clients to resolve problems regarding appropriate tests and specimens Oversee confidential patient information, customer service, phones, and other administrative functions as needed Perform all duties in a positive, professional, and courteous manner

In Denver, low - resource families who received home visiting showed modest benefits in children's language and cognitive development.102 In Elmira, only the intervention children whose mothers smoked cigarettes before the experiment experienced cognitive benefits.103 In Memphis, children of mothers with low psychological resources104 in the intervention group had higher grades and achievement test scores at age nine than their counterparts in the control group.105 Early Head Start also identified small, positive effects on children's cognitive abilities, though the change was for the program as a whole and not specific to home - visited families.106 Similarly, IHDP identified large cognitive effects at twenty - four and thirty - six months, but not at twelve months, so the effects can not be attributed solely to home - visiting services.107