AN EFFICIENT GPU ACCELERATION TECHNIQUE FOR CBCT BASED ON MEMORY AWARE OPTIMIZATION SCHEME




Financial incentives to improve uptake of partner services for sexually transmitted infections in Zimbabwe antenatal care: protocol for a cluster randomised trial [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations, 1 not approved]

Introduction Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) such as chlamydia, gonorrhoea, trichomoniasis, and syphilis, are associated with adverse birth outcomes.Treatment should be accompanied by partner services to prevent re-infection and break cycles of transmission.Partner services include the processes of partner notification (PN) as well as arrang

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Predictors of switching from nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs to corticosteroids in patients with acute pericarditis and impact on clinical outcome

Background: Aspirin and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (A/NSAIDs) are the mainstay treatments for acute pericarditis.We sought to identify factors predicting failure of A/NSAIDs and switch to corticosteroid treatment (STCT) as well as the impact of STCT on pericarditis recurrence.Methods: We enrolled 148 patients with acute pericarditis recei

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