Role of Collaborative and Cooperative Studies in Evaluation of Analytical Methods

Abstract A method proposed as a standard or for use in a regulatory process must be reliable and its typical performance characteristics should be stated and verified. Collaborative testing is the most acceptable way to accomplish the latter but its function should not be misunderstood. Such testing can verify performance characteristics and experimentally demonstrate that the methodology can be used successfully by a representative group of laboratories. It does not necessarily support the validity of any data obtained using the method because this may depend on many other factors including the expertise of the laboratory and the quality assurance aspects of its measurement process.

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The Role of Quality Assurance in Collaborative Testing

Journal of the Air Pollution Control Association ◽

10.1080/00022470.1979.10470849 ◽

1979 ◽

Vol 29 (7) ◽

pp. 708-709

Author(s):

William J. Mitchell

Keyword(s):

Quality Assurance ◽

Collaborative Testing

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Quality assurance and quality improvement in medical practice – Part 1. Definition and importance of quality in medical practice

Orvosi Hetilap ◽

10.1556/oh.2012.29291 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 153 (3) ◽

pp. 83-92

Author(s):

Sándor Gődény

Keyword(s):

Quality Assurance ◽

Health Status ◽

Quality Management ◽

Medical Practice ◽

Quality Measurement ◽

The European Union ◽

Management Quality ◽

Hungarian Population ◽

Healthcare Finance

In Hungary healthcare finance has decreased in proportion with the GDP, while the health status of the population is still ranks among the worst in the European Union. Since healthcare finance is not expected to increase, the number of practicing doctors per capita is continuously decreasing. In the coming years it is an important question that in this situation what methods can be used to prevent further deterioration of the health status of the Hungarian population, and within this is the role of the quality approach, and different methods of quality management. In the present and the forthcoming two articles those standpoints will be summarized which support the need for the integration of quality assurance in the everyday medical practice. In the first part the importance of quality thinking, quality management, quality assurance, necessity of quality measurement and improvement, furthermore, advantages of the quality systems will be discussed. Orv. Hetil., 2012, 153, 83–92.

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Role of Business Intelligence Systems in Croatian Higher Education Quality Assurance

2020 43rd International Convention on Information, Communication and Electronic Technology (MIPRO) ◽

10.23919/mipro48935.2020.9245415 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

M. Cvitanusic Brecic

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Quality Assurance ◽

Business Intelligence ◽

Education Quality ◽

Business Intelligence Systems ◽

Higher Education Quality ◽

Education Quality Assurance

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CONCEPTUAL BASES OF ADAPTATION OF UKRAINE’S HIGHER EDUCATION TO THE STANDARDS OF EDUCATION QUALITY OF THE EUROPEAN AREA

The Pedagogical Process Theory and Practice ◽

10.28925/2078-1687.2018.1-2.2331 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Nina Batechko

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Quality Assurance ◽

European Higher Education Area ◽

Quality Of Higher Education ◽

European Area ◽

European Higher Education ◽

European Standards ◽

Conceptual Foundations

The article outlines the conceptual framework for adapting Ukrainian higher education to the Standards and Recommendations for Quality Assurance in the European higher education area. The role of the Bologna Declaration in ensuring the quality of higher education in Europe has been explained. The conceptual foundations and the essence of standards and recommendations on quality assurance in the European higher education area have been defined. The Ukrainian realities of the adaptation of higher education of Ukraine to the educational European standards of quality have been characterized.

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The Application of NMR Spectroscopy and Chemometrics in Authentication of Spices

Molecules ◽

10.3390/molecules26020382 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 26 (2) ◽

pp. 382

Author(s):

Barbara Pacholczyk-Sienicka ◽

Grzegorz Ciepielowski ◽

Łukasz Albrecht

Keyword(s):

Quality Assurance ◽

Nmr Spectroscopy ◽

Sample Preparation ◽

Bioactive Compounds ◽

Analytical Methods ◽

Structural Information ◽

Chemometric Analysis ◽

Spectroscopic Methods ◽

Regular Consumption ◽

No Sample Preparation

Spices and herbs are among the most commonly adulterated food types. This is because spices are widely used to process food. Spices not only enhance the flavor and taste of food, but they are also sources of numerous bioactive compounds that are significantly beneficial for health. The healing effects of spices are connected with their antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and carminative properties. However, regular consumption of adulterated spices may cause fatal damage to our system because adulterants in most cases are unhealthy. For that reason, the appropriate analytical methods are necessary for quality assurance and to ensure the authenticity of spices. Spectroscopic methods are gaining interest as they are fast, require little or no sample preparation, and provide rich structural information. This review provides an overview of the application of NMR spectroscopy combined with chemometric analysis to determine the quality and adulteration of spices.

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The Vocational School of Sintra and Its Contribution to Heritage Education

Heritage ◽

10.3390/heritage4010028 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 466-478

Author(s):

Ana Mafalda Cardeira ◽

Marta Frade

Keyword(s):

Cultural Heritage ◽

Educational System ◽

Analytical Methods ◽

Vocational School ◽

Work Related ◽

Heritage Education ◽

12Th Grade ◽

And Training

This paper aims to share the experience acquired with students of the 3rd year (namely the 12th grade of the Portuguese educational system) at the Vocational School for the Recovery of Heritage of Sintra in the Course of Studies for Conservation and Restoration Assistants in the field of Plaster Restoration, in the classes of Work-Related Training and Analytical Methods of Examination and Laboratory Analysis, by carrying out theoretical-practical work and training in a work context specifically focused on Portuguese heritage, demonstrating how practical classes motivate students and prepare them for future professional work. This vocational course helps students to reflect and question themselves on the role of “looking” at heritage. Thus, its cross information, both interdisciplinary and from the historical-artistic context of the monument, will provide a better perspective over its materiality and its use. In situ learning awakens students to the reality of work. The notion that they are helping to maintain the memory of ancestors credits them and gives them confidence in their work. After presenting their Final Year Projects, they look at heritage with a more awakened vision. With this, they have the perception that they have contributed to the reconstruction of memory, their cultural heritage.

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