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Lessons in biostatistics

Effect sizes for nonparametric tests

Fernanda Fiel Peres

Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 36, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: biostatistics; effect size; nonparametric statistics; writing in science

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2026.010101

Letter to the Editor/Reply

Telomere length and oxidative stress in small-cell lung cancer: commentary on prognostic value

Seshadri Reddy Varikasuvu

Letter to the Editor/Reply, Volume 36, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: chemotherapy; oxidative stress; paraoxonase-1; small-cell lung cancer; telomere length

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2026.010401

Reviews

Claudins proteins in brain tumors: expression patterns and therapeutic target

Adrianna Romanowicz, Marta Łukaszewicz-Zając, Barbara Mroczko

Reviews, Volume 36, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: claudins; biomarkers; glioblastoma; central nervous system neoplasms; blood-brain barrier

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2026.010501

The cancer ratio plus in the differential diagnosis of pleural effusions: a scoping review of current evidence

Yasmine Bendimrad, Lamia Mellah, Malak Snoussi, Jalila El Bakkouri

Reviews, Volume 36, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: cancer ratio plus; malignant pleural effusion; tuberculous pleural effusion; differential diagnosis

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2026.010502

National recommendations of the Working Group for Postanalytics of the Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine: Quality indicators of the postanalytical phase

Sonja Podolar, Jelena Vlašić Tanasković, Anja Jokić, Lorena Honović, Vladimira Rimac, Jasna Leniček Krleža

Reviews, Volume 36, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: quality indicators; postanalytical phase; turnaround time; critical results; quality management

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2026.010503

Original articles

Key incidents identified by the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia Quality Assurance Programs Key Incident Monitoring and Management EQA program

Anushka Jayanetti, David Roxby, Tony Badrick

Original articles, Volume 36, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: preanalytical phase; incident reporting; risks management; quality improvements; Benchmarking

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2026.010701

Serum lipoprotein(a) concentrations in presumably healthy Polish subjects in relation to age, sex, and cardiometabolic risk factors

Anna Stefańska, Katarzyna Bergmann, Łukasz Szternel, Joanna Siódmiak, Aleksandra Wolska, Blanka Dwojaczny, Magdalena Krintus, Mauro Panteghini

Original articles, Volume 36, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: lipoprotein(a); cardiovascular risk; lipoproteins; dyslipidemia; epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2026.010702

The analytical impact of extracellular vesicles PSA on different commercial total PSA measurement methods

Ana Moreno, Amaia Sandúa, Roser Ferrer-Costa, Conxita Jacobs-Cacha, Nerea Varo, Javier Ancizu-Marckert, Jose Enrique Robles, Jose Luis Pérez Gracia, Estibaliz Alegre, Álvaro González

Original articles, Volume 36, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: prostate-specific antigen; extracellular vesicles; immunoassays; prostate cancer; evaluation

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2026.010703

First trimester of pregnancy TSH laboratory specific reference intervals established by an indirect method

María Sanz-Felisi, Ariadna Arbiol-Roca, Paula Sánchez-García, Alicia Madurga

Original articles, Volume 36, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: indirect method; pregnant women; reference intervals; thyroid stimulating hormone

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2026.010704

Maternal serum steroid hormones in vaginal delivery and caesarean section

Mirta Kadivnik, Dario Mandić, Jasenka Wagner, Kristina Kralik, Siniša Šijanović, Deni Plečko, Adrijana Muller, Gramos Begolli, Željko Debeljak

Original articles, Volume 36, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: aldosterone; cesarean section; delivery; vaginal; steroids

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2026.010705

Indirect estimation of serum enzymes reference intervals in adults using the reflimR and refineR algorithms

Raziye Yıldız, Fatma Demet Arslan, Mehmet Köseoğlu

Original articles, Volume 36, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: reference ranges; big data; clinical enzyme tests; laboratory information systems

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2026.010706

Orthopedic trauma is associated with higher serum concentrations of glial fibrillary acidic protein and ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase L1 in mild traumatic brain injury with negative head computed tomography

Alma Osmić-Husni, Radivoj Jadrić

Original articles, Volume 36, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: GFAP; orthopedic injuries; UCH-L1; head CT

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2026.010707

Automated Aerospray Hematology PRO staining shows good agreement for mature leukocytes but limited diagnostic reliability for immature forms: comparison with manual May-Grünwald-Giemsa staining

Ana Nikler, Matea Tomas, Andrea Saračević, Vanja Radišić Biljak

Original articles, Volume 36, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: Aerospray Hematology PRO Slide Stainer; verification; May Grünwald Giemsa; manual technique

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2026.010708

Preanalytical mysteries

Unexpected abnormal flotation of gel separator in tube of post dialysis samples: a case report highlighting the critical role of sampling site selection

Anne Croisonnier, Vincent Bois, Guillaume Vernin, Carole Chirica, Dorra Guergour

Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 36, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: blood specimen collection; hemodiafiltration; renal dialysis; hyperproteinemia; preanalytical phase

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2026.011001

Falsely decreased triglyceride concentration in a patient with acute pancreatitis due to insufficient configuration of alarm rules

Yin Liu, Qianhui Liu, Bin Feng, Wei Gan

Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 36, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: acute pancreatitis; analytical techniques and equipment; analyzer alarms; case report; hypertriglyceridemia

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2026.011002

Index of authors and list of reviewers

Index of authors

Index of authors and list of reviewers, Volume 36, February, Issue 1

List of reviewers

Index of authors and list of reviewers, Volume 36, February, Issue 1

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