BACKGROUND: Preventive treatment may avoid future cases of tuberculosis among asylum seekers.The effectiveness of preventive treatment depends in large part on treatment completion.METHODS: In a prospective cohort study, asylum seekers of two of the Swiss Canton Vaud migration centres were screened with the Interferon Gamma Release Assay (IGRA).Tho
The use of packaging and the related environmental consequences are increasingly under discussion.Despite its advantages, packaging has become the focus of public concern, mainly due to insufficient or inadequate handling of packaging waste.There is plenty of research regarding the sustainability of packaging options; however, multiple quantifiable
A survey on rocky shore mollusks was conducted in some bays of Socorro Island during February and May 1991 and March 1992.Specific richness and composition were analyzed for all expeditions.Relative density and frequency were analyzed only for the last two.The Importance Value Index (IVI) and Jaccard and Morisita similarity indexes were also calcul
Tetrazolium salts are widely used in biology as indicators of metabolic usadisk website activity - hence termed vital dyes - but their reduction site is still debated despite decades of intensive research.The prototype, 2,3,5- triphenyl tetrazolium chloride, which was first synthesized a century ago, often generates a single formazan granule at the
Summary: Early phase dose-finding (EPDF) trials are key in the development of novel therapies, with their findings directly informing subsequent clinical development phases and providing valuable insights for reverse translation.Comprehensive and transparent reporting of these studies is critical for their accurate and critical interpretation, whic