VALUE OF NEUTROPHIL CD64 INDEX IN THE ETIOLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS OF COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA IN CHILDREN


Wastewater treatment efficacy evaluated with in vitro bioassays

Bioassays show promise as a complementary approach to chemical analysis to assess the efficacy of wastewater treatment processes as they can detect the mixture effects of all bioactive chemicals in a sample.We investigated the treatment efficacy of ten Australian wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) covering 42% of the national population over seven

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Increasing efficiency and well-being? a systematic review of the empirical claims of the double-benefit argument in socially assistive devices

Abstract Background Socially assistive devices (care robots, companions, smart screen assistants) have been advocated as a promising tool in elderly care in Western healthcare systems.Ethical debates indicate various challenges.One of the most prevalent arguments in the debate is the double-benefit argument claiming that socially assistive devices

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Programmatic implications of implementing the relational algebraic capacitated location (RACL) algorithm outcomes on the allocation of laboratory sites, test volumes, platform distribution and space requirements

Introduction: CD4 testing in South Africa is based on an integrated tiered service delivery model that matches testing demand with capacity.The National Health Laboratory Service has predominantly implemented laboratory-based CD4 testing.Coverage gaps, over-/under-capacitation and optimal placement of point-of-care (POC) testing sites need investig

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