Economic and epidemiological evaluation of interventions to reduce the burden of hepatitis C in Yunnan province, China. by Alastair Heffernan, Yanling Ma, Shevanthi Nayagam, Polin Chan, Zhongdan Chen, Graham S Cooke, Yan Guo, Chuntao Liu, Mark Thursz, Wanyue Zhang, Xiaobing Zhang, Xiujie Zhang, Manhong Jia, Timothy B Hallett

“…<h4>Background</h4>The paradigm shift in hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment options in the last five years has raised the prospect of eliminating the disease as a global health threat. This will require a step-change in the number being treated with the new direct-acting antivirals (DAAs). …”
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Phenotypic ranking experiments in identifying breeding objective traits of smallholder farmers in northwestern Ethiopia. by Oumer Sheriff, Kefyalew Alemayehu, Aynalem Haile

“…This procedure was continued eight times until a person covered all groups of does and bucks. …”
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EPG combined with micro-CT and video recording reveals new insights on the feeding behavior of Philaenus spumarius. by Daniele Cornara, Elisa Garzo, Marina Morente, Aranzazu Moreno, Javier Alba-Tercedor, Alberto Fereres

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Reverse evolution: driving forces behind the loss of acquired photosynthetic traits. by Francisco de Castro, Ursula Gaedke, Jens Boenigk

“…<h4>Background</h4>The loss of photosynthesis has occurred often in eukaryotic evolution, even more than its acquisition, which occurred at least nine times independently and which generated the evolution of the supergroups Archaeplastida, Rhizaria, Chromalveolata and Excavata. …”
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POC CD4 Testing Improves Linkage to HIV Care and Timeliness of ART Initiation in a Public Health Approach: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. by Lara Vojnov, Jessica Markby, Caroline Boeke, Lindsay Harris, Nathan Ford, Trevor Peter

“…<h4>Results</h4>We identified 30 eligible studies, most of which were completed in Africa. Test turnaround times were reduced with the use of POC CD4. The time from HIV diagnosis to CD4 test was reduced from 10.5 days with conventional laboratory-based testing to 0.1 days with POC CD4 testing. …”
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Local DEA app: Saving lives with accessible and well-located automated external defibrillators. by Giovanna Natsumi Eiri, Hudson Rogerio Proença Júnior, Miyoko Massago, Vinicius Lopes Giacomin, Karoline Harummy Romero Moriya, Mateus de Amorim Aboboreira, Felipe Hideaki Ueda, Aline Cardoso Machado, Júlia Loverde Gabella, Marcos Rogério Bitencour, Sanderland José Tavares Gurgel, João Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, Heloise Manica Paris Teixeira, Luciano de Andrade

“…<h4>Purpose</h4>Developing technological solutions to reduce care delay and mortality in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) cases is a challenge both in Brazil and worldwide. …”
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Reconcilable differences: Using retrospective photogrammetry to bridge the divide between analogue and digital site data collected during long-term excavation projects. by Ole Fredrik Unhammer, Magnus Mathisen Haaland, Simon James Armitage, Christopher Stuart Henshilwood, Karen Loise van Niekerk

“…Since it was initially excavated in 1991, multiple archaeological campaigns have been carried out (>15), and the excavations are still ongoing. …”
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Linking women who test HIV-positive in pregnancy-related services to HIV care and treatment services in Kenya: a mixed methods prospective cohort study. by Laura Ferguson, Alison D Grant, James Lewis, Karina Kielmann, Deborah Watson-Jones, Sophie Vusha, John O Ong'ech, David A Ross

“…Qualitative data revealed multiple factors underlying high patient drop-out related to women's social support networks (e.g. partner's attitude to HIV status), interactions with health workers (e.g. being given unclear/incorrect HIV-related information) and health services characteristics (e.g. restricted opening hours, long waiting times).…”
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CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF CHICKPEA by S. Sots, I. Kustov, I. Butsenko, I. Solonytska

“…Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.), one of the oldest cultivated plants, is grown in two main varieties: desi and kabuli. …”
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Аnalysis of the technical and dosimetric characteristics of the brachytherapy afterloaders. Ring applicator by D. I. Kazlouski, Y. V. Titovich, Y. I. Kazlouskaya

“…Based on the results obtained, we consider it acceptable to conduct a quality control procedure for the positioning accuracy of radiation sources in the applicators at least 1 time per month. Taking into account the results of the study when carrying out dosimetric planning will improve the quality of the irradiation sessions using the brachytherapy method, thereby improving the quality of oncological care for the population.…”
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Statistical analysis and optimization of igbt manufacturing flow by V. V. Baranov, A. M. Borovik, I. Yu. Lovshenko, V. R. Stempitsky, Tran Tuan Trung, Ibrahim Shelibak

“…Therefore, an important and necessary step in the modern cycle of IC design and manufacturing is to carry out the statistical analysis. …”
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Study of excipients influence on the cranberry oil releasing from the rectal suppository by I. M. Oliinyk, I. F. Bielenichev, M. I. Fedorovska, A. P. Lysianska

“…Releasing of cranberry oil from the suppositories was chosen as a parameter of optimization for the first step of biopharmaceutical availability study. The study was carried out by equilibrium dialysis method by Kruvchinsky at the temperature 37.0 ± 0.5 ºС through the semipermeable film “Kuprofan”. …”
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ULTRA-WIDEBAND SCANNING ANTENNA ARRAY WIRE EMITTERS by O. A. Yurtsev, A. A. Popov

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BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION OF ARAB DESCENT IN PONTIANAK CITY by Alwi Al Attas, Luqman, Yulia

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Extracting Small RNAs from Human Biological Fluids for Subsequent Next-Generation Sequencing by O. A. Beylerli, A. T Beylerli, I. F. Garaev

“…Regarding the methods of extraction or isolation of RNAs, we found that low RNA yield can be improved significantly by following the isolation method for total RNA and its fractions included in Ambion’s MirVana PARIS kit, but only if using a special approach and modifying the organic extraction step. Compared to others, the methods supplied with commercially available kits at the time of researching this paper require only one organic extraction. …”
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Numerical solution of nonlinear Schrödinger equation by a hybrid pseudospectral-variational quantum algorithm by Nikolas Köcher, Hendrik Rose, Sachin S. Bharadwaj, Jörg Schumacher, Stefan Schumacher

“…Abstract The time-dependent one-dimensional nonlinear Schrödinger equation (NLSE) is solved numerically by a hybrid pseudospectral-variational quantum algorithm that connects a pseudospectral step for the Hamiltonian term with a variational step for the nonlinear term. …”
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New paths towards sustainable rural development: lessons from Southeastern Anatolia region development plan in Turkey by Bulent Acma

“…For this reason, firstly, the steps of the plan from the first version to last one will be examined. …”
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COPING MANUFACTURED TECHNIQUE OF SPINELL SLIP CAST ALL CERAMIC BY CONVENTIONAL METHODS AND CAD/CAM by Insani Hidayatin, Sri Redjeki Indiani, Rr. Dwiyanti Feriana Ratwita

“…The difference of mentioned previously methods is few step-in slips cast methods can be performed only by one step CAD/CAM methods. …”
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Assessment of Artificial Intelligence Models for Estimating Lengths of Gradually Varied Flow Profiles by Majid Niazkar, Farshad Hajizadeh mishi, Gökçen Eryılmaz Türkkan

“…Based on six metrics used for the comparative analysis, GP and the ANN improve five out of six metrics computed by the 1-step direct step method for both mild and steep slopes. …”
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Magnetic Field Distribution and Signal Decay in Functional MRI in Very High Fields (up to 9.4 T) Using Monte Carlo Diffusion Modeling by Bernd Michael Mueller-Bierl, Kamil Uludag, Philippe L. Pereira, Fritz Schick

“…In addition, assessments of computational reliability have been carried out by investigating the influence of the time step, the Monte Carlo step procedure, boundary conditions, the number of angles between the vessel and the exterior field B0, the influence of neighboring vessels having the same orientation as the central vessel, and the number of proton spins. …”
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