New challenges and opportunities

Zborowski, Maciej; Williams, P. Stephen; Moore, Lee R.; Chalmers, Jeffrey J.; Zimmerman, Peter A.

doi:10.1016/s0075-7535(06)32012-8

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“…Owing to the benefits offered by MS technique, a great deal of effort has been allocated in the design of different types of magnetic separator, which allow the MS process to occur either in a batch or continuous manner [9]. In addition, MS technique is feasible in wide-ranging length scales as it is not only workable in a laboratory test tube but also displays excellent performance in miniaturized devices [10,11]. Nam and co-workers employed microfluidic device with two outlets to separate late stage malaria-infected red blood cells (RBCs) which possessed relatively higher magnetic susceptibility in comparison with healthy RBCs [12].…”

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Working principle and application of magnetic separation for biomedical diagnostic at high- and low-field gradients

2016

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Magnetic separation is a versatile technique used in sample preparation for diagnostic purpose. For such application, an external magnetic field is applied to drive the separation of target entity (e.g. bacteria, viruses, parasites and cancer cells) from a complex raw sample in order to ease the subsequent task(s) for disease diagnosis. This separation process not only can be achieved via the utilization of high magnetic field gradient, but also, in most cases, low magnetic field gradient with magnitude less than 100 T m is equally feasible. It is the aim of this review paper to summarize the usage of both high gradient magnetic separation and low gradient magnetic separation (LGMS) techniques in this area of research. It is noteworthy that effectiveness of the magnetic separation process not only determines the outcome of a diagnosis but also directly influences its accuracy as well as sensing time involved. Therefore, understanding the factors that simultaneously influence the efficiency of both magnetic separation process and target detection is necessary. Moreover, for LGMS, there are several important considerations that should be taken into account in order to ensure its successful implementation. Hence, this review paper aims to provide an overview to relate all this crucial information by linking the magnetic separation theory to biomedical diagnostic applications.

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Working principle and application of magnetic separation for biomedical diagnostic at high- and low-field gradients

2016

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The Power of Teaching

Pascoe

2012

Achieving Quality Education for All

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Test Anxiety and Foreign Language Reading Anxiety in a Reading-Proficiency Test

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2012

Journal of Social Sciences

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Problem statement:The impact of foreign-language anxiety has been researched with respect to the reading domain; however, how it affects reading proficiency in relation to test anxiety in a test situation is yet to be explored. Approach: This study investigated possible relationships between test anxiety, foreign language reading anxiety and English reading proficiency by using scales published in previous studies. A total of 302 EFL college freshmen enrolled in Freshman English were assessed with the Test Anxiety Scale, the Foreign Language Reading Anxiety Scale and a readingproficiency test. Data were analyzed by means of Pearson's product-moment correlations and independent-samples t-tests. Results: Several findings were reported. First, English reading proficiency was found negatively related to test anxiety and foreign language reading anxiety. Second, test anxiety was found correlated positively with foreign language reading anxiety. Third, the readingproficiency difference between Low Anxiety Testees and High Anxiety Testees did not reach a significance level. Fourth, the reading-proficiency difference between Low Anxiety Readers and High Anxiety Readers did not reach a significance level, either. Conclusion/Recommendations: It was possible that the sample sizes may not be enough to make the reading-proficiency difference between LAT and HAT or between LAR and HAR reach a significance level. In addition, the readingproficiency test in the form of multiple-choice questions could not have differentiated low anxiety participants from high anxiety ones. In the future, the number of participants should be increased to increase the power of the statistical procedure. In addition, various reading-proficiency assessments should be considered.

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New challenges and opportunities

Cited by 4 publications

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Working principle and application of magnetic separation for biomedical diagnostic at high- and low-field gradients

Working principle and application of magnetic separation for biomedical diagnostic at high- and low-field gradients

The Power of Teaching

Test Anxiety and Foreign Language Reading Anxiety in a Reading-Proficiency Test

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