Food business operators (FBOs) received detailed instructions which included information on how to take swab samples, which areas to sample, the type of food samples required, and the packaging and shipment of the samples to the laboratory.
A variety of custom declarations were made for the shipments of the samples: personal health items, supplement, medicines, general merchandise, tea and others.
It is also not known whether participants would be able to understand written instructions for obtaining and shipment of the blood sample adequately, and to what extent participants would contact study personnel with questions about the DBS protocol.
Data were collected in two independent experiments (including venipuncture and shipment of the blood samples) with different controls and two different parasite strains (K1 and 3D7).
The majority (>90%%) of urine specimens were handled and interpreted at one laboratory, and the appropriate measurements of preservation and shipment of the urine samples were applied.
Same-day shipment of the serum samples will be organized by the participating site to the central core laboratory located James Hogg iCAPTURE Centre for Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Research, St .Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, using a courier service, guaranteeing arrival within 24 hours of shipment.
The blind identifiers of selected subjects were provided to the study sponsor, who managed the shipment of plasma samples to the participating laboratories.
and manage the shipment of samples to the laboratory.
To the relief of scientists, an international trade body has decided to eliminate much of the red tape that has hindered the shipment of biological samples for research on endangered species.
Automated platforms provide several practical advantages: 1) the ability to process samples in remote locations, 2) on-site extractions bypass the shipment of potentially hazardous samples, 3) reducing the training needed for personnel conducting the nucleic acid extraction, and 4) reducing time to implement corrective measures.
