gambiae larval habitats, ammonia concentration (mg·L-1 total-N), pH, and temperature of the breeding sites from which test larvae were collected were measured using a portable testing kit (CP1000, Wagtech International, Thatcham, Berkshire, UK).
Joe Dunbar, director of operations at IPRO Interactive, a health diagnostics provider serving sport, the military and the corporate sectors, says: "We can now measure employee stress levels using a portable saliva testing machine that can give us an accurate reading in minutes, rather than hours in a laboratory".
The results suggest reliable information can be obtained by lay raters using a portable manual muscle testing device if the examiners receive intensive training.
The finger prick tests were carried out in the homes of the respondents, and blood samples were tested immediately using a portable hand-held HemoCue testing system.
Oxygen saturation will be monitored continuously during the treadmill test using a portable oximeter (Nonin 8500A).
Oxygen uptake (VO2), ventilation (VE) and carbon dioxide production (VCO2) were assessed during each test using a portable metabolic cart.
Breath-by-breath values for oxygen consumption (VO2), carbon dioxide production (VCO2), minute ventilation (VE), tidal volume (VT), frequency of breathing (fb) and respiratory quotient (R) will be measured during each test using a portable metabolic system (Cosmed K4b, Rome, Italy).
Oxyhemoglobin saturation was monitored continuously during the tests using a portable pulse oximeter (Tuffsat, GE Healthcare, Finland).
This includes all questionnaires mentioned below and physiological tests using a portable spirometer (Vitalograph Gold Standard®,Vitalograph® Buckingham, UK).
Mice were fasted for 5 hours before baseline tail vein blood glucose testing using a portable glucometer (Accuchek Aviva; Roche).
