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Demystifying R naught: Understanding what does it hide?

Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 2021
Since the onset of the pandemic in Wuhan city, China, forecasting and projections of the pandemic are the areas of interest for the investigators, and the basic reproduction rate R0 always stayed the favorite tool.
Arun Kumar Yadav, Surinder Kumar, Gurpreet Singh, Nikunj Kumar Kansara   +3 more
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Intraoperative Positive Pancreatic Parenchymal Resection Margin: Is It a True Indication of Completion Total Pancreatectomy after Partial Pancreatectomy for Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma?

Current Oncology, 2022
Background: Total pancreatectomy (TP) can be performed in cases with positive resection margin after partial pancreatectomy for pancreatic cancer. However, despite complete removal of the residual pancreatic parenchyme, it is questionable whether an ...
Ji-Hye Jung, So-Jeong Yoon, Ok-Joo Lee, Sang-Hyun Shin, Jin-Seok Heo, In-Woong Han   +5 more
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Basic Reproduction Number of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Disease in the Major Endemic Areas of China: A Latent Profile Analysis

Frontiers in Public Health, 2021
Objective: The aim of this study is to analyze the latent class of basic reproduction number (R0) trends of the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the major endemic areas of China.Methods: The provinces that reported more than 500 cases of ...
Honglv Xu, Yi Zhang, Yi Zhang, Min Yuan, Liya Ma, Liya Ma, Meng Liu, Meng Liu, Hong Gan, Hong Gan, Wenwen Liu, Wenwen Liu, Gillian Gianna Anne Lum, Fangbiao Tao, Fangbiao Tao, Fangbiao Tao   +15 more
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Estimate of the Basic Reproduction Number for COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis [PDF]

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, 2020
Objectives The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is one of the main public health challenges currently facing the world. Because of its high transmissibility, COVID-19 has already caused extensive morbidity and mortality in many countries ...
Yousef Alimohamadi, Maryam Taghdir, Mojtaba Sepandi   +2 more
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Estimates of the basic reproduction number for rubella using seroprevalence data and indicator-based approaches.

PLoS Computational Biology, 2022
The basic reproduction number (R0) of an infection determines the impact of its control. For many endemic infections, R0 is often estimated from appropriate country-specific seroprevalence data.
Timos Papadopoulos, Emilia Vynnycky
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Impact of R0 resection for synchronous peritoneal metastasis from colorectal cancer: A propensity score‐matched analysis of a multi‐institutional database

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, 2021
Aim To investigate the usefulness of resection for synchronous peritoneal metastasis from colorectal cancer. Methods The patients who underwent surgery for stage IV colorectal cancer at 16 hospitals between 1991 and 2007 were enrolled in this study.
Hirotoshi Kobayashi, Kenjiro Kotake, Kenichi Sugihara   +2 more
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Global dynamics of a dengue fever model incorporating transmission seasonality

Nonlinear Analysis, 2023
The changes of seasons cause that the transmission of dengue fever is characterized by periodicity. We develop a dengue fever transmission model incorporating seasonal periodicity and spatial heterogeneity.
Min Zhu, Tingting Feng, Yong Xu, Jinde Cao   +3 more
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Prognostic and clinical value of serum albumin, cortisol and TNF-a in treatment selection for advanced ovarian cancer patients [PDF]

Journal of Medical Biochemistry
Background: This study aimed to evaluate the prognostic significance of pre-treatment serum albumin levels and assess their association with clinical outcomes and surgical decisions in advanced ovarian cancer (O C) patients.
Jiang Rong, Pan Xin, Shi Xiu, Zhou Jinhua, Wang Juan, Zhang Hong, Jingjing Ma   +6 more
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The economic value of R0 for selective breeding against microparasitic diseases

Genetics Selection Evolution, 2020
Background Microparasitic diseases are caused by bacteria and viruses. Genetic improvement of resistance to microparasitic diseases in breeding programs is desirable and should aim at reducing the basic reproduction ratio $${\text{R}}_{0}$$ R0 . Recently,
Kasper Janssen, Piter Bijma
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Manejo de residuos peligrosos en la región Cuitzeo, Michoacán, a partir de la aplicación del Método de Valoración Contingente

Economía Teoría y Práctica, 2018
La valoración económica del manejo de residuos peligrosos en México es escasa, pese a que a nivel nacional se estima una generación de 2’223,865 toneladas de residuos peligrosos de los cuales, 4,861.90 toneladas son generadas en la Región Cuitzeo, por ...
María Liliana Ávalos Rodríguez, Jorge Víctor Alcaraz Vera, José Juan Alvarado Flores   +2 more
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