1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996320244203316

Titolo

Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Test Performance [[electronic resource] ] : Results of WHO Product Testing of RDTs: Round 1 (2008)

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Geneva, : World Health Organization, 2009

ISBN

92-4-068774-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (107 p.)

Collana

Documents for Sale

Altri autori (Persone)

UNAIDS

Disciplina

616.075

Soggetti

Malaria -- Diagnosis -- Evaluation

Malaria -- Microbiology

Plasmodium -- Testing

Epidemiologic Research Design

Statistics as Topic

Equipment and Supplies

Protozoan Infections

Indicators and Reagents

Mathematical Concepts

Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms

Phenomena and Processes

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment

Epidemiologic Methods

Laboratory Chemicals

Parasitic Diseases

Diseases

Specialty Uses of Chemicals

Public Health

Quality of Health Care

Investigative Techniques

Environment and Public Health

Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation

Chemical Actions and Uses

Health Care

Chemicals and Drugs

Sensitivity and Specificity

Reagent Kits, Diagnostic

Malaria

Medicine

Health & Biological Sciences



Infectious Diseases

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; FIGURES; TABLES; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; 1. EXECUTIVE; 2. BACKGROUND; 3. OBJECTIVES; 4. MATERIALS AND METHODS; 5. DATA MANAGEMENT; 6. QUALITY ASSURANCE; 7. ETHICAL CONSIDRATIONS; 8. DATA ANALYSIS; 9. LABORATORY VERSUS FIELD-BASED MALARIA RDT EVALUATIONS; 10. RESULTS; 11. HEAT STABILITY; 12. EASE OF USE DESCRIPTION; 13. DISCUSSION OF KEY FINDINGS; 14. ADDITIONAL MEASURES TO ENSURE QUALITY AND UTILITY OF RDT TESTING; 15. CONCLUSIONS; 16. REFERENCES; ANNEXES

Sommario/riassunto

The largest-ever independent laboratory-based evaluation of rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for malaria has shown that some tests on the market perform exceptionally well in tropical temperatures and can detect even low parasite densities in blood samples while other tests were only able to detect the parasite at high parasite densities. This document reports on evaluations co-sponsored by the WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific (WPRO) WHO-based Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR) and the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND). Testing was per



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910595076203321

Autore

Lam Albert Y.S

Titolo

Smart Energy and Intelligent Transportation Systems

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Basel, 2022

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (110 p.)

Soggetti

History of engineering & technology

Technology: general issues

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

With the Internet of Things and various information and communication technologies, a city can manage its assets in a smarter way, constituting the urban development vision of a smart city. This facilitates a more efficient use of physical infrastructure and encourages citizen participation. Smart energy and smart mobility are among the key aspects of the smart city, in which the electric vehicle (EV) is believed to take a key role. EVs are powered by various energy sources or the electricity grid. With proper scheduling, a large fleet of EVs can be charged from charging stations and parking infrastructures. Although the battery capacity of a single EV is small, an aggregation of EVs can perform as a significant power source or load, constituting a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) system. Besides acquiring energy from the grid, in V2G, EVs can also support the grid by providing various demand response and auxiliary services. Thanks to this, we can reduce our reliance on fossil fuels and utilize the renewable energy more effectively. This Special Issue "Smart Energy and Intelligent Transportation Systems" addresses existing knowledge gaps and advances smart energy and mobility. It consists of five peer-reviewed papers that cover a range of subjects and applications related to smart energy and transportation.