Combined Point-of-Care Nucleic Acid and Antibody Testing for SARS-CoV-2 following Emergence of D614G Spike Variant

Rapid COVID-19 diagnosis in the hospital is essential, although this is complicated by 30%–50% of nose/throat swabs being negative by SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT). Furthermore, the D614G spike mutant dominates the pandemic and it is unclear how serological tests designed to detect anti-spike antibodies perform against this variant. We assess the diagnostic accuracy of combined rapid antibody point of care (POC) and nucleic acid assays for suspected COVID-19 disease due to either wild-type or the D614G spike mutant SARS-CoV-2. The overall detection rate for COVID-19 is 79.2% (95% CI 57.8–92.9) by rapid NAAT alone. The combined point of care antibody test and rapid NAAT is not affected by D614G and results in very high sensitivity for COVID-19 diagnosis with very high specificity

Bulletin: Number 608: Thw Quality of Vegetable Seeds on Sale in New York in 1931

32 pages, 1 article*Thw Quality of Vegetable Seeds on Sale in New York in 1931* (Munn, M. T.; Sipple, Olive Hoefle; Woodbridge, Mary E.) 30 page

Bulletin: Number 587: The Quality of Packet Vegetable Seed on Sale in New York in 1929 and 1930

27 pages, 1 article*The Quality of Packet Vegetable Seed on Sale in New York in 1929 and 1930* (Munn, M. T.; Sipple, Olive Hoefle; Woodbridge, Mary E.) 25 page

The Creation and Development of an Interest Group: Life at the Intersection of Big Business and Education Reform

Responding to calls from the president of the United Sates and the Business Roundtable, business leaders have become increasingly involved in setting the education reform agenda. Using five interest group theories and longitudinal data; the authors examined the formation, agenda setting, and maintenance of an organization of business leaders. Moderate support was found for each of the theories. Analyses further revealed that policy interests and to a lesser degree, functional interests were important to the formation and activity of the interest group. To forge successful partnerships and to implement effective reform, educators, policy makers, and researchers must better understand the motives and actions that impel business involvement in educationPeer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/66716/2/10.1177_0013161X97033004003.pd