Rapid Methods and Automation: A Survey of Professional Microbiologists

1989 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
DANIEL Y. C. FUNG ◽  
NELSON A. COX ◽  
MILLICENT C. GOLDSCHMIDT ◽  
J. STANLEY BAILEY
Keyword(s):  
Future Development ◽  
Pathogen Detection ◽  
International Workshop ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Rapid Methods ◽  
Diagnostic Kits ◽  
Plate Counts ◽  
Near Future

Participants of an international workshop on rapid methods and automation were surveyed concerning the numbers of total plate counts and coliform counts performed per year, the numbers and kinds of pathogen detection tests routinely performed, and the type of instruments and diagnostic kits routinely used in their laboratories. The candid opinions on what is needed in the near future and the general perceptions of the field of rapid methods and automation in microbiology and their wish list were also solicited. Responses from 55 professional practicing microbiologists were analyzed. The data should be of interest to educators and the developers of instruments and diagnostic kits as well as applied microbiologists concerned with the current status and future development of the field of rapid methods and automation in microbiology

scholarly journals Current Progress in Uterus Transplantation Research in Asia

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 245 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iori Kisu ◽  
Yu Liu ◽  
Gaowen Chen ◽  
Min Song ◽  
Cherry Chang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
South Asia ◽  
Clinical Application ◽  
Future Development ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Uterus Transplantation ◽  
Major Attention ◽  
Near Future ◽  
Basic Experimental Data

Uterus transplantation (UTx) is now a possible approach for women with absolute uterine factor infertility to deliver a child, following the first successful delivery by Brännström et al. in Sweden in September 2014. This remarkable achievement attracted major attention worldwide and caused many countries to prepare for UTx, including countries in Asia. To date, three groups have performed UTx in humans in Asia, and many others are aiming for the clinical application of UTx with accumulation of basic experimental data. Therefore, it is likely that UTx will expand rapidly in Asia in the near future, although this will depend on ethical, social and religious views in each country. With this background, herein we summarize the current progress of UTx in East, Southeast and South Asia, with the purpose of increasing understanding of the current status of basic and clinical UTx research in each country and sharing progress and knowledge to ensure future development of UTx research in Asia.

LCA in space − current status and future development

2017 ◽  
Vol 105 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 507 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathanael Ko ◽  
Thomas Betten ◽  
Isabel Schestak ◽  
Johannes Gantner
Keyword(s):  
Future Development ◽  
Current Status

scholarly journals Discussion: Producer Bargaining: Its Current Status and Distribution of Benefits

1973 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-46
Author(s):  
H. M. Harris
Keyword(s):  
Present Status ◽  
Dairy Industry ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Complete Analysis ◽  
Key Aspects ◽  
Near Future

We should be indebted to Dr. Berry for his cogent observations on some key aspects of the producer bargaining issue. At the same time, however, I would be remiss in my role as discussant if I failed to point out two major shortcomings of his paper. First, the current status of producer bargaining is treated incompletely. Second, and more glaring, is the complete omission of any discussion of the distribution of benefits of agricultural bargaining.It should be mentioned that both these shortcomings could be remedied simply by changing the title of the paper. For example, if the address was entitled, “Producer Bargaining: Its Present Status in the Dairy Industry,” these two criticisms would be largely unwarranted. I must also confess that if the assigned roles of Professor Berry and myself were reversed, he would very likely be levying the same comments about my presentation. For a complete analysis of the assigned topic involves a Herculean task – but a task with which we must come to grips in the near future.

Gold Nanomaterials as a Promising Integrated Tool for Diagnosis and Treatment of Pathogenic Infections—A Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 744-770
Author(s):  
Yan Zhou ◽  
Zefeng Wang ◽  
Yanling Peng ◽  
Feiying Wang ◽  
Le Deng
Keyword(s):  
Pathogenic Bacteria ◽  
Pathogen Detection ◽  
Diagnosis And Treatment ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Pathogen Infection ◽  
Fluorescence Sensors ◽  
Pathogen Elimination ◽  
Surface Enhanced Raman ◽  
Enhanced Raman Scattering ◽  
Gold Nanomaterials

This review summarizes research on functionalized gold nanomaterials as pathogen detection sensors and pathogen elimination integrated tools. After presenting the challenge of current severe threat from pathogenic bacteria and the increasingly serious growth rate of drug resistance, the first section mainly introduces the conspectus of gold nanostructures from synthesis, characterization, physicochemical properties and applications of gold nanomaterials. The next section deals with gold nanomaterials-based pathogen detection sensors such as colorimetric sensors, fluorescence sensors and Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering sensors. We then discuss strategies based on gold nanomaterials for eliminating pathogenic infections, such as the dual sterilization strategy for grafting gold nanomaterials with antibacterial substances, photothermal antibacterial and photodynamic antibacterial methods. The fourth part briefly introduces the comprehensive strategy for diagnosis and sterilization of pathogen infection based on gold nanomaterials, such as the diagnosis and treatment strategy for pathogen infection using Roman signals real-time monitoring and photothermal sterilization. A concluding section that summarizes the current status and challenges of the novel diagnosis and treatment integrated strategy for pathogenic infections, gives an outlook on potential future perspectives.

scholarly journals OVERVIEW OF RESEARCH OF MUSHROOMS IN SRI LANKA

2017 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 399-403
Author(s):  
Samantha C. Karunarathna ◽  
Peter E. Mortimer ◽  
Jianchu Xu ◽  
Kevin D. Hyde
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Future Development ◽  
Native Species ◽  
Ornamental Plants ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Mycological Research ◽  
The Future ◽  
Available Information

According to recent estimates the mycota of Sri Lanka is highly diverse, yet it has been relatively little studied and remains poorly understood. Sri Lanka may contain up to 25,000 species of fungi, of which only a little more than 2000 are presently known, and this estimate does not take into account the large number of exotics introduced along with food, plantation, and ornamental plants. Mycological research in Sri Lanka has been limited to certain parts of the country, and the available information is widely dispersed, difficult to access, and plagued by synonymy. Commercially cultivable mushrooms were first introduced to Sri Lanka in 1985, and today both endemic and non-native species are cultivated. This paper addresses the current status of Sri Lankan mushroom research, and suggests measures which are needed to support the future development of Sri Lankan mycology.

Organ Donation in China: Current Status, Challenges, and Future Development

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 375-380 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weiguo Sui ◽  
Can Zheng ◽  
Ming Yang ◽  
Yong Dai
Keyword(s):  
Organ Donation ◽  
Future Development ◽  
Current Status
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