Such a comparison is necessary if DBS are to be used as an alternative sample in existing diagnostic assays and algorithms for laboratory diagnosis of dengue in acute patients.
For instance, envision that researchers develop sampler A that, in theory, is expected to outperform an alternative sampler, B, on sparse networks.
The prediction model was still valid in this alternative sample type (sensitivity of 100%, specificity of 95%, ROC-AUC value of 0.97).
In conclusion, our alternative sample preparation method can successfully be applied to generate high quality miRNA sequencing libraries for the Illumina genome analyzer.
Genetic sample identification methods have an advantage over alternative sample management systems in that the genetic 'label' is intrinsic to the biological sample itself, removing the possibility of manual labelling errors.
We detected 55 compounds: 50 chemicals in 42 conventional samples representing 170 products, and 41 compounds in 43 alternative samples representing 39 product types.
After a brief description of the instrument's operating principles, a thorough analysis of the instrument's behavior is presented, as well as a characterization of its environment in flight, using an alternative high sampling rate (burst) scalar mode that could be run a few days during commissioning.
Several of the analyses presented herein are exploratory and, as such, should be confirmed in alternative samples.
BPA was not detected in alternative samples except sunscreen, so selecting alternative products according to our criteria appears to avoid BPA.
In alternative samples, methyl paraben was positively correlated with all three cyclosiloxanes (τ = 0.69 0.87), and the cyclosiloxanes were positively correlated with each other (τ = 0.62 0.73).
Holá et al. and Flem et al. both developed LA-ICP-MS methods for trace element quantification in fish scales as an alternative to otolith sampling [ 63, 64].
