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Multiple Sexual Partners and Condom use among 10 - 19 Year-olds in four Districts in Tanzania: What do we Learn? [PDF]

, 2011
Although some studies in Tanzania have addressed the question of sexuality and STIs among adolescents, mostly those aged 15 - 19 years, evidence on how multiple sexual partners influence condom use among 10 - 19 year-olds is limited.
A Buvé, A Kaler, A Kigombola, A McKay, A Talle, Amon Exavery, Angelina M Lutambi, BT Johnson, CI Pacheco-Sánchez, CW Kabiru, D Meekers, E Eggleston, E Matasha, E Vittinghoff, ES Maswanya, Godfrey M Mubyazi, Godfrey Mbaruku, Honorati Masanja, I Tavory, International Women's Health Coalition (IWHC), J Baele, J Holland, J Renju, Khadija Kweka, L Wambua, M Rotermann, MR Kazaura, N Hearst, N Prata, NL Galambos, R Ingham, S Babalola, S Kalichman, T Adair, T Rehle, Tanzania Commission for AIDS (TACAIDS), The World Bank, UNAIDS, UNAIDS, V Bond, WHO, WHO, WHO   +42 more
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In Vivo Skin 3‐D Surface Reconstruction and Wrinkle Depth Estimation Using Handheld High Resolution Tactile Sensing

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
A compact handheld GelSight probe reconstructs in vivo 3‐D skin topography with micron‐level precision using a custom elastic gel and a learning‐based surface normal to height map pipeline. The device quantifies wrinkle depth across various body locations and detects changes in wrinkle depth following moisturizer application.
Akhil Padmanabha, Arpit Agarwal, Catherine Li, Austin Williams, Dinesh K. Patel, Sankalp Chopkar, Achu Wilson, Ahmet Ozkan, Wenzhen Yuan, Sonal Choudhary, Arash Mostaghimi, Zackory Erickson, Carmel Majidi   +12 more
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Should prevention campaigns disclose the transmission rate of HIV/AIDS? Theory and evidence from Burundi [PDF]

Among non-specialists, the estimates of the HIV/AIDS transmission rate are generally upwardly biased. This overestimation may be perceived as a godsend, as it increases the incentives to have protected sexual relationships.
Olivier STERCK
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Ethnic variations in sexual behaviour in Great Britain and risk of sexually transmitted infections: a probability survey.

, 2005
BACKGROUND: Ethnic variations in the rate of diagnosed sexually transmitted infections (STIs) have been reported in many developed countries. We used data from the second British National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal 2000) to ...
Byron, Christos L, Copas, Andrew J, Erens, Bob, Fenton, Kevin A, Field, Julia, Johnson, Anne M, Macdowall, Wendy, McManus, Sally, Mercer, Catherine H, Nanchahal, Kiran, Wellings, Kaye   +10 more
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Being informed: the complexities of knowledge, deception and consent when transmitting HIV [PDF]

, 2010
The offence of inflicting grievous bodily harm under s. 20 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 has been confirmed as the most appropriate ground for convicting a reckless transmission of the HIV virus through sexual intercourse.1 An informed ...
Cherkassky, Lisa
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Kidney Organoids in Drug Development: Integrating Technological Advances and Standardization for Effective Implementation

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This review examines how emerging enabling technologies enhance the physiological relevance, scalability, and reproducibility of kidney organoids, while advanced analytical approaches support model validation and deepen mechanistic insight into nephrotoxicity.
Helen Kearney, Silvia M. Mihăilă, Lorenzo Moroni, Carlos Mota   +3 more
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Hepatitis B infection among patients attending a sexually transmitted diseases clinic in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2001
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) has a low endemicity in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Sexual transmission must play an important role in this virus, but the prevalence and risk factors have never been properly investigated.
Ledy HS Oliveira, Isabel R Silva, Brunno LS Xavier, Silvia MB Cavalcanti   +3 more
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HIV risk: is it possible to dissuade people from having unsafe sex? [PDF]

, 2003
The cumulative number of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections worldwide has reached 60 million in little over 30 years. HIV continues to spread despite a detailed understanding of the manner in which it spreads and measures which can prevent ...
Imrie, J., Richens, J., Weiss, H.
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The epidemiological impact of antiretroviral use predicted by mathematical models: a review [PDF]

, 2005
This review summarises theoretical studies attempting to assess the population impact of antiretroviral therapy (ART) use on mortality and HIV incidence.
Baggaley, Rebecca F, Ferguson, Neil M, Garnett, Geoff P   +2 more
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Automating Vascular Biology: An End‐to‐End Automated Workflow for High‐Throughput Blood Vessel‐on‐a‐Chip Production and Multi‐Site Validation

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
AngioPlate384 is a 384‐well open‐top platform that automates production of more than 100 miniaturized, perfusable blood vessels embedded in hydrogel and supported by stromal cells. Stromal‐endothelial co‐culture strengthens blood vessel barrier function and yields responses useful for translational planning. Scalable and automation‐ready, it suits drug
Dawn S. Y. Lin, Hanieh Mohammad Hashemi, Kimia Asadi Jozani, Anushree Chakravarty, Sonya Kouthouridis, Jessica Bonanno, Nicky Anvari, Shravanthi Rajasekar, Feng Zhang, Richard Y. Cheng, Narendra Kumar Singh, Luis Miguel Medina, Marc Durante, Yufang He, Boyang Zhang   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source