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Case study of a driven pile foundation in diatomaceous soil. I: Site characterization and engineering properties

Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 2021
Diatomaceous soils are comprised of the silica frustules of diatom microalgae that are present in marine and lacustrine environments throughout the world.
Jiayao Wang, Ehsan Yazdani, T. Matthew Evans   +2 more
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Pooled Pharyngeal, Rectal, and Urine Specimens for the Point-of-Care Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae by Lay Providers in Key Population-Led Health Services in Thailand

Pathogens, 2023
Routine testing for Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) in people with heightened risk is lacking in Thailand. This study aimed to assess the performance of the Cepheid Xpert CT/NG assay, conducted by key population (KP) lay ...
Narukjaporn Thammajaruk, Reshmie A. Ramautarsing, Akarin Hiransuthikul, Sujittra Suriwong, Waranya Tasomboon, Prasopsuk Thapwong, Atachai Phunkron, Somporn Saiwaew, Theeranat Sangpasert, Tippawan Pankam, Matthew Avery, Stephen Mills, Praphan Phanuphak, Nittaya Phanuphak   +13 more
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Characterization of Meteorological Conditions at the Lenghu Site from Long-Term Multi-Station Observations

Atmosphere
The Lenghu site has emerged as a prominent candidate for future large telescopes, making a detailed understanding of its meteorological environment essential as it directly determines telescope performance, observational efficiency, and data quality ...
Wenjuan Li, Anbing Ren, Kun Wang, Licai Deng, Fan Yang, Jifang Ma, Wei Xu, Xian Zhang, Jing Ma   +8 more
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Medusa SDMT testing at the Onsøy Geo-Test Site, Norway [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences
The Medusa SDMT is the last-generation, fully automated version of the seismic dilatometer (SDMT). An extensive in situ testing campaign with the Medusa SDMT was carried out in June 2022 in different soil types at four well-known benchmark test sites in ...
Monaco Paola, Chiaradonna Anna, Marchetti Diego, Amoroso Sara, L’Heureux Jean-Sebastien, Le Thi Minh Hue   +5 more
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Hundreds-Dollar-Level Multiplex Integrated RT-qPCR Quantitative System for Field Detection

Biosensors, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic poses a threat to global health. Due to its high sensitivity, specificity, and stability, real-time fluorescence quantitative (real-time PCR) detection has become the most extensively used approach for diagnosing SARS-CoV-2 ...
Zhihao Lan, Yu Guo, Kangning Wang, Yipeng Zhang, Youyun Chen, Dezhou Zheng, Xiaolong Xu, Wenming Wu   +7 more
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A Low-Cost Portable SDIMM for Daytime Atmospheric Optical Turbulence Measurement in Observatory Site Testing: Primary Results from Ali Site

Photonics
Atmospheric optical turbulence intensity, quantified by the Fried parameter (r0), serves as a critical metric for astronomical site testing and selection.
Jingxing Wang, Jing Feng, Xuan Qian, Yongqiang Yao, Mingyu Zhao, Kaifeng Kang, Tengfei Song   +6 more
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Modeling a Library Web Site Redesign Process: Developing a User-Centered Web Site Through Usability Testing

Information Technology and Libraries, 2013
This article presents a model for creating a strong, user-centered web presence by pairing usability testing and the design process. Four rounds of usability testing were conducted throughout the process of building a new academic library web site ...
Danielle A. Becker, Lauren Yannotta
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European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline and EXPeRT Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Management of Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms in Children and Adolescents

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (GEP‐NENs) are extremely rare and clinically heterogeneous. Management has largely been extrapolated from adult practice. This European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline (ESCP), developed by the EXPeRT network in collaboration with adult NEN experts, provides (adult) evidence ...
Michaela Kuhlen, Calogero Virgone, Antje Redlich, Michael Abele, Ricardo Lopez‐Almaraz, Tal Ben‐Ami, Ewa Bien, Gianni Bisogno, Maja Mazic Cesen, Andrea Ferrari, Malgorzata A. Krawczyk, Yves Reguerre, Dominik T. Schneider, Ines B. Brecht, Charlotte Rigaud, Bilgehan Yalcin, Rainer Claus, Christian Vokuhl, Constantin Lapa, Jörg Fuchs, Segolene Hescot, Thomas Walter, Julien Hadoux, Daniel Orbach   +23 more
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Uptake of workplace HIV counselling and testing: a cluster-randomised trial in Zimbabwe.

PLoS Medicine, 2006
BackgroundHIV counselling and testing is a key component of both HIV care and HIV prevention, but uptake is currently low. We investigated the impact of rapid HIV testing at the workplace on uptake of voluntary counselling and testing (VCT).Methods and ...
Elizabeth L Corbett, Ethel Dauya, Ronnie Matambo, Yin Bun Cheung, Beauty Makamure, Mary T Bassett, Steven Chandiwana, Shungu Munyati, Peter R Mason, Anthony E Butterworth, Peter Godfrey-Faussett, Richard J Hayes   +11 more
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Status of the TMT site evaluation process [PDF]

, 2007
The Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) is currently acquiring site characterization data at ve candidate sites. The site testing equipment includes instruments for measuring the seeing and seeing proles, meteorological conditions, cloudiness, precipitable ...
Els, Sebastian, Riddle, Reed, Schöck, Matthias, Skidmore, Warren, Travouillon, Tony   +4 more
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