No Quagmires. President Ronald Reaganâs âsecretâ war against the Nicaraguan Contras was secret precisely because he was afraid the American public would no longer support him after Vietnam, writes Harvard political scientist Richard Sobel in his book The Impact of Public Opinion on U.S. Foreign Policy Since Vietnam..
Saliva testing is a diagnostic technique that involves laboratory analysis of saliva to identify markers of endocrine, immunologic, inflammatory, infectious, and other types of conditions.s with other diagnostic testing methods, one drawback of saliva testing is the variability that exists among diagnostic devices and laboratory analysis techniques, especially for measuring hormones.
Principal and Intended Use. The Mission Saliva Alcohol Test Strip is a screening test used to semi-quantitatively measure alcohol in human saliva. The test strip indicates relative Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) at 0.0%, 0.02%, 0.04%, 0.08%, and 0.30% cutoff levels. Results are used in the diagnosis of alcohol intoxication. For in vitro diagnostic use only. The test is a firm plastic strip with a test pad attached at the tip.