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Determining target populations for leprosy prophylactic interventions: a hotspot analysis in Indonesia

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2022
Background Leprosy incidence remained at around 200,000 new cases globally for the last decade. Current strategies to reduce the number of new patients include early detection and providing post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) to at-risk populations.
A. T. Taal, D. J. Blok, A. Handito, S. Wibowo, Sumarsono, A. Wardana, G. Pontororing, D. F. Sari, W. H. van Brakel, J. H. Richardus, C. R. S. Prakoeswa   +10 more
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The geographical distribution and socioeconomic risk factors of COVID-19, tuberculosis and leprosy in Fortaleza, Brazil

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2023
Background Fortaleza (Brazil) is high endemic for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), tuberculosis (TB) and leprosy. These three diseases share respiratory droplets through coughing or sneezing as the main mode of transmission but differ in incubation ...
A. T. Taal, J. G. Barreto, G. dos Santos de Sousa, A. Medeiros da Rocha, N. N. Lima Ferreira, J. A. Menezes da Silva, D. C. Hinders, W. H. van Brakel, J. H. Richardus, D. J. Blok   +9 more
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REAL-TIME UAV BASED GEOSPATIAL VIDEO INTEGRATED INTO THE FIRE BRIGADES CRISIS MANAGEMENT GIS SYSTEM [PDF]

The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2012
During a fire incident live airborne video offers the fire brigade an additional means of information. Essential for the effective usage of the daylight and infra red video data from the UAS is that the information is fully integrated into the crisis ...
M. van Persie, A. Oostdijk, J. Fix, M. C. van Sijl, L. Edgardh   +4 more
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The impact of leprosy on the mental wellbeing of leprosy-affected persons and their family members – a systematic review

Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health, 2020
Leprosy has long-term consequences related to impairment and stigma. This includes a major impact on mental health. This study aims to consolidate current evidence regarding the mental health impact of leprosy on affected persons and their family members.
PMW Somar, MM Waltz, WH van Brakel
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Satellite Navigation Signal Interference Detection and Machine Learning-Based Classification Techniques towards Product Implementation

Engineering Proceedings, 2023
Many critical applications highly depend on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) for precise and continuously available positioning and timing information.
Jelle Rijnsdorp, Annemarie van Zwol, Merle Snijders   +2 more
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Conceptual design of Free Flight with airborne separation assurance [PDF]

, 1998
The study described in this paper originally only aimed at studying the human factors problems of airborne separation hi a Free Flight environment. However to define the Free Flight environment with sufficient detail, a concept was designed at NLR.
Gent, R.N.H.W. van, R. van Gent, Hoekstra, Jacco, Ruigrok, R.C.J., Gent, R.N.H.W., Hoekstra, J.M., R. Ruigrok, J. Hoekstra   +7 more
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Spatial and economic prioritization for distributed wind [PDF]

Wind Energy Science
This study investigates how distributed wind energy could be strategically deployed in areas with elevated energy burdens by analyzing spatial, economic, and demographic factors.
S. Abril Guevara, P. Pérez, S. Podgorny, P. Crook, J. Lockshin, C. Phillips   +5 more
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Assessing and Advancing Safety Management in Aviation

Safety, 2022
A safety management system (SMS) is the overall set of procedures, documentation, and knowledge systems as well as the processes using them, which are employed within an organisation to control and improve its safety performance.
Sybert Stroeve, Job Smeltink, Barry Kirwan   +2 more
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Comparison between low NLR and high NLR.

, 2023
Comparison between low NLR and high NLR.
Noriyuki Kurimoto (14420043), Yumie Kobayashi (14420046), Noriko Kamata (2159683), Masaki Ominami (14420049), Yasuaki Nagami (3632935), Yuji Nadatani (482324), Koji Otani (645949), Yasuhiro Fujiwara (309173), Shusei Fukunaga (4752570), Koichi Taira (3632938), Yu Nishida (3632941), Rieko Nakata (709409), Shigehiro Itani (6383807), Fumio Tanaka (621542), Shuhei Hosomi (3632932)   +14 more
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Evaluation of pre-harvest desiccation strategies in red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) and white clover (Trifolium repens L.) seed crops

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica. Section B, Soil and Plant Science, 2022
Desiccation with diquat about one week before seed harvest has been common practise in Norwegian clover seed production. However, after withdrawal of diquat in 2020, clover seed growers no longer have desiccators available.
Lars T. Havstad, John Ingar Øverland, Trygve S. Aamlid, Trond Gunnarstorp, Geir K. Knudsen, Jon Sæland   +5 more
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