Editorial

Identification of authors without surnames: is ORCID the right way forward?

Vesna Supak-Smolcic, Ana-Maria Simundic, George David Lundberg

Editorial, Volume 26, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: authorship; publication; authors identity; editorial policy

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2016.014

Review Article

Understanding the effect size and its measures

Cristiano Ialongo

Review Article, Volume 26, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: biostatistics; statistical data analysis; statistical data interpretation

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2016.015

Research integrity corner

Insensitivity of editors and indexers regarding the cultural variations of authors’ surnames

V. Raveenthiran

Research integrity corner, Volume 26, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: author surname; editorial diversity; research integrity

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2016.016

Scientific author names: errors, corrections, and identity profiles

Armen Yuri Gasparyan, Marlen Yessirkepov, Alexey N. Gerasimov, Elena I. Kostyukova, George D. Kitas

Research integrity corner, Volume 26, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: authorship; author names; science communication; identity; editorial policies

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2016.017

What’s in a name? The problem of authors’ names in research articles

Ana Marušić

Research integrity corner, Volume 26, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: authors names; research authorship; indexing

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2016.018

What’s in a name, anyway?

Farrokh Habibzadeh

Research integrity corner, Volume 26, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: authorship; journal software system; editorial policy

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2016.019

Review

The use of platelet indices, plateletcrit, mean platelet volume and platelet distribution width in emergency non-traumatic abdominal surgery: a systematic review

Yasemin Ustundag Budak, Murat Polat, Kagan Huysal

Review, Volume 26, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: platelets; acute appendicitis; acute cholecystitis; acute mesenteric ischemia; platelet indices

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2016.020

Original paper

Laboratory-based clinical audit as a tool for continual improvement: an example from CSF chemistry turnaround time audit in a South-African teaching hospital

Lucius C Imoh, Mubanga Mutale, Christopher T Parker, Rajiv T Erasmus, Annalise E Zemlin

Original paper, Volume 26, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: turnaround time; laboratory audit; quality indicator; continual improvement; CSF chemistry

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2016.021

A model for managing and monitoring the quality of glucometers used in a high-volume clinical setting

Güzin Aykal, Ayşenur Yegin, Özgür Tekeli, Necat Yilmaz

Original paper, Volume 26, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: point-of-care testing (POCT); quality management program for glucometers; high-volume clinical setting; ISO 15197

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2016.022

A reference interval study for common biochemical analytes in Eastern Turkey: a comparison of a reference population with laboratory data mining

Ebubekir Bakan, Harun Polat, Yesim Ozarda, Nurinnisa Ozturk, Nurcan Kilic Baygutalp, Fatma Zuhal Umudum, Nuri Bakan

Original paper, Volume 26, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: reference intervals; direct method; indirect method; Bhattacharya method; regional differences

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2016.023

The effectiveness of BD Vacutainer® Plus Urinalysis Preservative Tubes in preservation of urine for chemical strip analysis and particle counting

Merve Kaymak Ekşioğlu, Özlem Çakır Madenci, Nihal Yücel, Abdullah Elçi, Bülent Turhan, Gani Orhan, Asuman Orçun

Original paper, Volume 26, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: urinalysis; preservation; sample preparation

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2016.024

Recovery of spiked troponin I in four routine assays

Tze Ping Loh, Xiong Chang Lim, Karize Kieu, Haressh Sajiir, Siew Fong Neo, Wan Ling Cheng, Sunil Kumar Sethi

Original paper, Volume 26, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: cardiovascular diseases; troponin; immunoassay; clinical chemistry

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2016.025

Short communication

Haemoglobin J-Baltimore can be detected by HbA electropherogram but with underestimated HbA value

Valéry Brunel, Agnčs Lahary, Abdeslam Chagraoui, Christian Thuillez

Short communication, Volume 26, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: glycated haemoglobin; haemoglobin J-Baltimore; capillary electrophoresis

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2016.026

Additional technician tasks and turnaround time in the clinical Stat laboratory

Maria Salinas, Maite López-Garrigós, Emilio Flores, Maria Leiva-Salinas, Rosa Lillo, Carlos Leiva-Salinas

Short communication, Volume 26, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: medical laboratory personnel; quality indicators; health care

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2016.027

Case Report