SARS-CoV-2 variants detection using TaqMan SARS-CoV-2 mutation panel molecular (genotyping) assays
Purpose: For rapid detection and tracking of SARS-CoV-2, alternative method for screening in few hours is highly desirable. Here, we evaluated performance characteristics of TaqMan SARS-CoV-2 mutation panel genotyping molecular assay for detection of ...
P. Neopane +3 more
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Stated consideration and attribute thresholds in mode choice models: a hierarchical ICLV approach
Consideration of alternatives, as many other aspects related to the decision-making process, is not observable and challenging to measure. Even when supplementary information is collected during stated choice experiments, its use as an additional ...
Mauro Capurso +2 more
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Comprehensive sexuality education in Hong Kong: study protocol for process and outcome evaluation
Background Hong Kong lacks comprehensive school-based sexuality education. Recent public health concerns have brought the inadequacies of sex education in Hong Kong to the forefront.
Ellie Bostwick Andres +6 more
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Agent-based models in urban transportation: review, challenges, and opportunities
Objective This paper aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the current state of agent-based models, focusing specifically on their application in urban transportation research.
Faza Fawzan Bastarianto +3 more
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Smoke-Free Universities Help Students Avoid Establishing Smoking by Means of Facilitating Quitting [PDF]
Background: This study aimed to clarify whether smoke-free policies affect the initiation or the quitting of smoking among young adults. Methods: In this natural quasi-experiment study, three universities with different enforcement of smoke-free ...
Tatiana I Andreeva +4 more
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Modern society is awash in data for health science, health system, and public health decision-making. These public data are often presented in various formats: Data tables, reports with data and bar charts, press releases with data, dashboards of key ...
Gregory Fant, Tamala Choice
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We need to make choices on a daily basis in our practice of medical oncology. In regular times, these choices are evidence-based and backed by science. However, during emergency situations like the current COVID pandemic, these choices are not just tougher to make, but come with the added burden of inadequate evidence to base them on.
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ACCESSIBILITY ASSESSMENT OF EMERGENCY VEHICLES IN TOKYO METROPOLITAN AREA AFTER A LARGE EARTHQUAKE [PDF]
At the time of a large earthquake, property collapse (e.g., building collapse and street blockage) will obstruct emergency activities (e.g., firefighting activity and ambulance service) and cause the expansion of secondary damage.
M. Kishimoto, T. Osaragi
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Influence of Context on Item Parameters in Forced-Choice Personality Assessments [PDF]
A fundamental assumption in computerized adaptive testing (CAT) is that item parameters are invariant with respect to context – items surrounding the administered item.
Anna Brown +14 more
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COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF VILANEROL / UMECLIDINIUM VERSUS TIOTROPIUM IN SEVERE AND VERY SEVERE COPD
In accordance with currently accepted recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), both monotherapy with long-acting anticholinergics (LAAC) or combined therapy (LAAC / long-acting beta-agonists, LABA ...
E. G. Kosolapov +3 more
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