Urinalysis is a commonly utilized laboratory test, and analysis of urine has been studied and
used since ancient times. Urine contains a wide array of metabolites that can provide …

Low-temperature biopreservation is widely used for the storage of medications. As
biochemical reactions in cells are slow at low temperatures, they can be stored for longer …

Objectives Knowledge of the stability of analytes in clinical specimens is a prerequisite for
proper transport and preservation of samples to avoid laboratory errors. The new version of …

Stability of a measurand in a specimen is a function of the property variation over time in
specific storage conditions, which can be expressed as a stability equation, and is usually …

Background: Rural/remote blood collection can cause delays in processing, reducing PBMC
number, viability, cell composition and function. To mitigate these impacts, blood was stored …

Osmolality is a colligative property of solutions that depends on the number of dissolved
particles in the solution.[1] The term osmolality expresses concentrations relative to the mass …

Minimizing variability in collection and processing of human blood samples for research
remains a challenge. Delaying plasma or serum isolation after phlebotomy (processing …

A biomarker is any measurement reflecting an interaction between a biological system and a
potential hazard, which may be chemical, physical, or biological. The One World, One …

Objectives The study objectives were to determine if the method of water presentation (still
[S], circulating [C] or free-falling [FF] bowl systems) influences daily water consumption in …

Exercise requires the integration of physiological mechanisms to enable both the respiratory
and cardiovascular systems to support the increased metabolic demands. During exercise …