MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS

Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

Abstract Background With almost 9 million new cases each year, tuberculosis remains one of the most feared diseases on the planet.Led by the STOP-TB Partnership and WHO, recent efforts to combat the disease have made considerable progress in a number of countries.However, the emergence of mutated strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis that are resis

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Feature Point Matching Based on Distinct Wavelength Phase Congruency and Log-Gabor Filters in Infrared and Visible Images

Infrared and visible image matching methods Patio Occasional Table have been rising in popularity with the emergence of more kinds of sensors, which provide more applications in visual navigation, precision guidance, image fusion, and medical image analysis.In such applications, image matching is utilized for location, fusion, image analysis, and s

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Particle Therapy for Breast Cancer: Benefits and Challenges

Hadron therapy with protons and carbon ions is widely attracting interest as a potential competitor of conventional photon radiotherapy.Exquisite dose distribution of charged particles allows for a higher local control of the tumor and lower probability of damage to nearby healthy tissues.Heavy ions have presumed biological advantages rising from t

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Ethical issues in pragmatic randomized controlled trials: a review of the recent literature identifies gaps in ethical argumentation

Abstract Background Pragmatic randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are designed to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions in real-world clinical conditions.However, these studies raise ethical issues for researchers and regulators.Our objective is to identify a list of key ethical Credenza issues in pragmatic RCTs and highlight gaps in the ethi

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