A survey on the quality of service provided by state laboratories in the Limpopo Province was conducted during the period 2000 2002. The focus was on accuracy and precision. The service quality evaluation was based on standard deviation index, % deviation and % clinically rejectable results. The scores obtained were evaluated in terms of internationally pre determined cut off limits. Education and training were cited by 97% of the interviewees as the major contributory factors to the poor performance. Subsequent to the discussion, a course in quality assurance was designed, presented and evaluated, as above. Although the post intervention performance results did not meet the international performance standard at the given time yet; they were much closer to norm and significantly better than the pre course performance results. The conclusion is that newly designed course will contribute in reaching the international cut off standard for clinical laborato ries.

A framework for the implementation of automated ventilation systems engineering was proposed. An extensive research in the area of design guidelines and best practices for the design and operations of laboratories was conducted. a software prototype was created to better support the integration of ventilation engineering to early design stages was created. New methodologies for enhancing the semantics and for deriving building morphology information from early design BIM models were created. The prototype software was tested using as reference currently available practices. Findings concerning the speed of operation, the extended capabilities of the proposed framework and the implication for future research are discussed.

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Thesis PlanB (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M. Arch.)--Carleton University, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 134-136). Also available in electronic format on the Internet.

Thesis (M.H.A.)--University of Michigan, 1972.

Thesis (M.Arch.)--University of Detroit Mercy, 2007. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 122-125).

Thesis--University of Florida. / Description based on print version record. Manuscript copy. Vita. Bibliography: leaves 181-191.

Thesis (M.H.A.)--University of Michigan, 1972.

Thesis (M. Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 1997. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 56-58).