Factors associated with retention in Option B+ in Malawi: a case control study. [PDF]
IntroductionThere are limited data on factors associated with retention in Option B+. We sought to explore the characteristics of women retained in Option B+ in Malawi, with a focus on the role of HIV disclosure, awareness of partner HIV status, and ...
Currier, Judith S +8 more
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Aim: To examine the stroke risks associated with aircraft, road traffic, and railway noise exposure in a large case–control study. Materials and Methods: All people aged ≥40 years living around the Frankfurt airport that were insured by one of three ...
Anna Lene Seidler +8 more
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Maternal risk factors for oral clefts: A case-control study [PDF]
Introduction: A cleft lip with or without a cleft palate is one of the major congenital anomalies observed in newborns. This study explored the risk factors for oral clefts in Gorgan, Northern Iran. Materials and Methods: This hospital-based case-control
Golalipour, M.J. +3 more
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Solvent exposure and malignant lymphoma : a population-based case-control study in Germany [PDF]
Aims: To analyze the relationship between exposure to chlorinated and aromatic organic solvents and malignant lymphoma in a multi-centre, population-based case-control study.
Baris +52 more
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Road traffic pollution and childhood leukemia: a nationwide case-control study in Italy [PDF]
Background The association of childhood leukemia with traffic pollution was considered in a number of studies from 1989 onwards, with results not entirely consistent and little information regarding subtypes.
Alberto Salvan +79 more
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Normalized Range Voting Broadly Resists Control [PDF]
We study the behavior of Range Voting and Normalized Range Voting with respect to electoral control. Electoral control encompasses attempts from an election chair to alter the structure of an election in order to change the outcome. We show that a voting
Menton, Curtis
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Trends in Nested Case-Control Studies as Compared to Case-Control and Cohort Designs, 1996-2005
Background & Objectives: This investigation was prompted by the growing importance of nested case-control studies and the increasing frequency with which they are done in epidemiologic research.
R Chaman +4 more
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Serum Betatrophin Concentrations and the Risk of Incident Diabetes: A Nested Case-Control Study from Chungju Metabolic Disease Cohort [PDF]
BackgroundBetatrophin is a newly identified hormone derived from the liver and adipose tissue, which has been suggested to regulate glucose and lipid metabolism.
Seung-Hwan Lee +4 more
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Prognos (R) in the diagnosis of amalgam hypersensitivity - A diagnostic case-control study [PDF]
Objective: We aimed to investigate whether the Prognos (R) device might be a useful tool in the diagnosis of disorders suspected to be due to dental amalgam fillings.
Colbert AP +11 more
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Mean-Field Stochastic Control with Elephant Memory in Finite and Infinite Time Horizon
Our purpose of this paper is to study stochastic control problem for systems driven by mean-field stochastic differential equations with elephant memory, in the sense that the system (like the elephants) never forgets its history.
Agram, Nacira, Øksendal, Bernt
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