The direct antiglobulin test (DAT) is used to determine whether red blood cells (RBCs) have been coated in vivo with immunoglobulin, complement, or both. The direct antiglobulin test is sometimes colloquially referred to as the Coombs test, because it is based on a test developed by Coombs, Mourant, and Race.
China's southernmost province of Hainan on Saturday began issuing marine environment forecasts for Huangyan Island in the South China Sea.
The island is 20 km off the coast of Kuwait City in the Persian Gulf. The name Failaka is thought to be derived from the ancient Greek ÏÏÎ»Î¬ÎºÎ¹Î¿(Î½) - fylakio(n) outpost.lthough the island's infrastructure remains poor, Failaka is beginning to develop a local tourist industry; it provides fishing, boating, swimming, sailing and water sports. The few remaining local residents are mostly those Failakawans who lived with their families on the island prior to the Iraqi Invasion of 1990.