Scaling up target regimens for tuberculosis preventive treatment in Brazil and South Africa: An analysis of costs and cost-effectiveness. by Ntwali Placide Nsengiyumva, Jonathon R Campbell, Olivia Oxlade, Juan F Vesga, Christian Lienhardt, Anete Trajman, Dennis Falzon, Saskia Den Boon, Nimalan Arinaminpathy, Kevin Schwartzman

“…Study limitations included the focus on 2 countries, and no explicit consideration of costs incurred before the decision to prescribe TPT.…”
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Lettres d’un cheikh interné en France (1841) ou l’art de l’adresse politique en situation coloniale by Anna Anikpara Damon

“…After the Tafna Treaty between Amir Abd al-Qadir and General Bugeaud was signed in 1837, the territory of the former Ottoman province of Al-Jaza’ir was separated into areas of influence between the Emir and Bugeaud, with no explicit mention of the Awlad Abd al-Nur territory West of Constantine. …”
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More inputs of antibiotics into groundwater but less into rivers as a result of manure management in China by Qi Zhang, Yanan Li, Carolien Kroeze, Milou G.M. van de Schans, Jantiene Baartman, Jing Yang, Shiyang Li, Wen Xu, Mengru Wang, Lin Ma, Fusuo Zhang, Maryna Strokal

“…Antibiotics are extensively used in livestock production to prevent and treat diseases, but their environmental impact through contamination of rivers and groundwater is a growing concern. …”
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Mechanism of Modified Tongyou Decoction and Its Separated Formulas Inhibiting Vasculogenic Mimicry in Esophageal Cancer TE-1 Cells via NF-κB/HIF-1α Axis by Qian Wang MS, Yingying Tian MS, Lingyu Kong MD, Zeyi Chen MS, Xin Yan PhD, Chenxi Wu PhD, Huijuan Cao PhD, Fanwu Wu PhD, Yongsen Jia PhD, Prof.

“…Based on separated formulas being in harmony with each other, MTD shows explicit effect on EC VM regulated by NF-κB/HIF-1α axis.…”
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NUF2 is associated with cancer stem cell characteristics and a potential drug target for prostate cancer by Dongxu Zhang, Dongxu Zhang, Pu Liang, Pu Liang, Pu Liang, Pu Liang, Qi Wang, Qi Wang, Qi Wang, Qi Wang, Bowen Xia, Bowen Xia, Liqian Yu, Xiaopeng Hu, Xiaopeng Hu

“…Further, the NUF2 gene may be used as a drug target for treating PCa.…”
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Subgrid-scale aerosol–cloud interaction in the atmospheric chemistry model CMA_Meso5.1/CUACE and its impacts on mesoscale meteorology prediction by W. Zhang, H. Wang, X. Zhang, Y. Peng, Z. Liu, D. Wang, D. Zhang, C. Han, Y. Zhao, J. Zhong, W. Jia, H. Ning, H. Che

“…Here, a subgrid-scale ACI mechanism is implemented by explicitly treating cloud microphysics in the KFeta convective scheme with real-time size-resolved hygroscopic aerosol activation and introducing subgrid-scale cloud radiation feedback in an atmospheric chemistry model, CMA_Meso5.1/CUACE. …”
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From Catalyst to Clarity by Ezra Chan

“…The RARE Act would remove any confusion in the approval process by granting the FDA the explicit statutory authority to approve the same drug from different manufacturers if they are able to treat different patient populations. …”
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Elevating larval source management as a key strategy for controlling malaria and other vector-borne diseases in Africa by Fredros Okumu, Sarah J. Moore, Prashanth Selvaraj, Arnon Houri Yafin, Elijah O. Juma, GloriaSalome G. Shirima, Silas Majambere, Andy Hardy, Bart G. J. Knols, Betwel J. Msugupakulya, Marceline Finda, Najat Kahamba, Edward Thomsen, Ayman Ahmed, Sarah Zohdy, Prosper Chaki, Peter DeChant, Kimberly Fornace, Nicodem Govella, Steven Gowelo, Emmanuel Hakizimana, Busiku Hamainza, Jasper N. Ijumba, William Jany, Hmooda Toto Kafy, Emmanuel W. Kaindoa, Lenson Kariuki, Samson Kiware, Eliningaya J. Kweka, Neil F. Lobo, Dulcisária Marrenjo, Damaris Matoke-Muhia, Charles Mbogo, Robert S. McCann, April Monroe, Bryson Alberto Ndenga, Halfan S. Ngowo, Eric Ochomo, Mercy Opiyo, Richard Reithinger, Chadwick Haadezu Sikaala, Allison Tatarsky, David Takudzwa, Fedra Trujillano, Ellie Sherrard-Smith

“…The World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines on malaria prevention recommend the use of LSM as a supplementary intervention to the core vector control methods (insecticide-treated nets and indoor residual spraying), arguing that its feasibility in many settings can be limited by larval habitats being numerous, transient, and difficult to find or treat. …”
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Corporate Real Estate alignment by Monique Arkesteijn

“…The approach overcomes the problems inherent to the current models and uses explicit scales for measuring preference, i.e. value, defined by stakeholders themselves. …”
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Characterizing Breast Tumor Heterogeneity Through IVIM-DWI Parameters and Signal Decay Analysis by Si-Wa Chan, Chun-An Lin, Yen-Chieh Ouyang, Guan-Yuan Chen, Chein-I Chang, Chin-Yao Lin, Chih-Chiang Hung, Chih-Yean Lum, Kuo-Chung Wang, Ming-Cheng Liu

“…IVIM imaging extends conventional diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) by explicitly separating the signal decay into components representing true molecular diffusion (<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mi>D</mi></semantics></math></inline-formula>) and microcirculation of capillary blood (pseudo-diffusion or <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>D</mi><mo>*</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>). …”
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Confronting the Gap between Classroom Ideals and the Reality of Clinical Culture: A Student’s Perspective by Isabelle Band, Krishna Chokshi

“…Embedding moral courage as an explicit competency is essential. We must expose the hidden curriculum to counteract its effects. …”
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Expanded Mixed Finite Element Method for the Two-Dimensional Sobolev Equation by Qing-li Zhao, Zong-cheng Li, You-zheng Ding

“…This formulation expands the standard mixed formulation in the sense that three unknown variables are explicitly treated. Existence and uniqueness of the numerical solution are demonstrated. …”
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One loop analysis of the cubic action for gravity by Enrique Álvarez, Jesús Anero, Carmelo P. Martin

“…In this approach both the spacetime metric and the connection are treated as independent fields. We discuss its BRST invariance and compute explicitly the one-loop contribution of quantum fluctuations around flat space, checking that the corresponding Slavnov-Taylor identities are fulfilled. …”
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EventFormer: a hierarchical neural point process framework for spatio-temporal clustering events prediction by Shanshan Yu, Danhuai Guo, Yanjie Fu, Wei Jin

“…Additionally, current models have not explicitly considered the interdependencies between event types. …”
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Finite Element Analysis of Fluid-Conveying Timoshenko Pipes by Chih-Liang Chu, Yih-Hwang Lin

“…Finite element matrices for both the support pipe and moving fluid are derived and given explicitly. A numerical example is given to demonstrate the validity of the model.…”
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Capital punishment or capitol forgiveness? The enduring message of Dead Man Walking by Frederick Hale

“…Although this question is treated in Dead Man Walking in an explicitly Roman Catholic context in the United States of America, the ethical and spiritual dimensions of its treatment on the screen transcend geographical and denominational borders and are particularly relevant to South Africa, where escalating violence in recent years has engendered a callousness and spirit of vengefulness in many quarters and where public support for the death penalty is strong. …”
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Psychosocial Rehabilitation Programs from Emirati Culture perspective at Erada Center by A. Aljasmi

“…All substance use patients on addiction treatment centers deserve to be treated to the highest professional and ethical standards by appropriately qualified, experienced healthcare professionals. …”
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An efficient and energy-stable scheme for the modified phase-field crystal equation with a strong nonlinear vacancy potential by Hyun Geun Lee

“…In the scheme, the nonlinear terms (the first derivatives of the double-well and vacancy potentials) are treated explicitly, which makes the scheme efficient, and the energy stability is guaranteed by assuming that the second derivatives of the double-well and vacancy potentials are each bounded and by adding two second-order stabilization terms. …”
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Synergistic Effects of Cinnamomum verum and Stingless Bee Honey on Isoproterenol-induced Cardiac Hypertrophic Murine Model by Arul Mozhi Padmanabhan, Victor Arokia Doss

“…Conclusion: These data explicitly reveal that the ACH have a synergistic cardioprotective (antihypertrophic) effect.…”
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The Local Impact of Migratory Legends: The Process and Function of Localisation by Ambrož Kvartič

“…In the majority of examples, contemporary legends do not explicitly refer to individual elements of the local space, however the messages that they convey are always placed in the local environment, i.e. the space that the legend-bearers directly perceive and evaluate. …”
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