Literature evaluation

Table 3.4 summarises the main characteristics of a variety of sample preparation modes for in-polymer additive analysis. Table 3.5 is a short literature evaluation of various extraction techniques. Majors [91] has recently reviewed the changing role of extraction in preparation of solid samples. Vandenburg and Clifford [4] and others [6,91-95] have reviewed several sample preparation techniques, including polymer dissolution, LSE and SEE, microwave dissolution, ultra-sonication and accelerated solvent extraction. 

Become adept at literature evaluation— recognize valuable evidence and bypass weak evidence. 

Hall, L.W., Jr. and A.E. Pinkney. 1985. Acute and sublethal effects of organotin compounds on aquatic biota an interpretative literature evaluation. CRC Crit. Rev. Toxicol. 14 159-209. 

Based on the theoretical evaluation and practical testing, it is concluded that 4-nitrophenol is a thermally unstable compound. Based on its heat of decomposition, it cannot be excluded that the substance has deflagration properties. Based on literature evaluations, it has no detonation properties. 

A heat flux of 25 kW/m has been published as a general rule-of-thumb for damage to process equipment (Barry, 2002). Clearly, this excludes electrical and electronic equipment, which may fail to operate at much lower heat fluxes and resulting temperatures. For example, data on the thermal impact of fire on electrical and electronic equipment have been summarized for U.S. Navy applications (Scheffey et al., 1990). The following limits were derived from a literature evaluation ... 

Most pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic botanical-drug interaction studies and clinical cases in the literature evaluated the quantitative... 

DJI. Rosenblatt, Mammalian Toxicology and Toxicity to Aquatic Organisms of Four Important Types of Waterborne Munitions Pollutants—An Extensive Literature Evaluation , USAMBRDL Tech Rept No 7403 (1974) (AD 778725) 15) E.R. Hart, Subacute Toxicity... 

Ascione, F.J., 2001, Principles of scientific literature evaluation Critiquing clinical drug trials, American Pharmaceutical Association. 

Army. 1975. Toxicity to aquatic organisms and chemistry of nine selected waterborne pollutants from munitions manufacture - a literature evaluation. Washington, DC U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command. Document no. AD A010660. 

BURCO SCOUR CS-LF contains only linear alcohol phosphates and nonionics. Based on literature evaluations this product should be fully biodegradable. 

Dow Chemical Company. Technical literature Evaluation of fine particle size Ethocel polymer for use in controlled release matrix drug delivery, 1996. 

Drafts are revised on the basis of comments and a review of the literature, evaluated for content and quality, and submitted to the appropriate ASHP policy-recommending body for action. That body may suggest further revisions or recommend approval by the ASHP Board of Directors. 

Clinical case reports of unusual treatments or response to therapy have presented a plethora of questions that remain to be answered. Case series and descriptions of experience with treatment protocols or the impact of pharmacist interventions are useful contributions to the literature. Evaluation of economics and outcomes has been an important area of research in critical care. The critically ill patient patient typically receives a large number of different and often expensive medications, and is monitored with expensive devices. Pharmacists have characterized various aspects of the cost of care, although comprehensive pharmacoeconomic outcome research is... 

Ascione FJ. Principles of Scientific Literature Evaluation Critiquing Clinical Drug Trials. Washington, DC American Pharmaceutical Association, 2001. While previous editions of this book were somewhat broader in scope, the current edition specifically covers the evaluation and interpretation of scientific papers describing clinical trials. 

Gastroenterology literature evaluation Research, biostatistics, and Rheumatology... 

Having expertise in literature evaluation and specialized training in therapeutics enables the pharmacotherapy specialist to retrieve and apply drug treatment information. The pharmacotherapy specialist will interpret the primary literature, evaluate its applicability to given patient care situations, and apply it in the synthesis of a solution to patient-specific drug therapy problems. 

Iodine solution in its earlier form without povidone (tincture of iodine) proved suboptimum for chronic treatment of open wounds because of staining of the skin, local irritation, and sensitization of skin. Experimentally, such problems are avoided with PVP-I as solubility increases and chemical reactivity decreases due to binding with povidone, A review of the safety literature evaluating PVP-I concludes there is a lack of irritation as demonstrated by skin patch tests, sensitization assays, phototoxicity and allergenicity assays in humans, and eye and dermal Draize irritation assays in rabbits [17],... 

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