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Economic Impact of HIV and Antiretroviral Therapy on Education Supply in High...
BACKGROUND:We set out to estimate, for the three geographical regions with the highest HIV prevalence, (sub-Saharan Africa [SSA], the Caribbean and the Greater Mekong sub-region... -
A Descriptive Analysis of Overviews of Reviews Published between 2000 and 2011
Background Overviews of systematic reviews compile data from multiple systematic reviews (SRs) and are a new method of evidence synthesis. Objectives To describe the... -
Measuring coverage in MNCH: a validation study linking population survey deri...
Background: Accurate data on coverage of key maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) interventions are crucial for monitoring progress toward the Millennium Development Goals... -
Conflict of Interest Disclosures for Clinical Practice Guidelines in the Nati...
Background Conflict of interest (COI) is an important potential source of bias in the development of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) and high rates of COI among guideline... -
Robust cell particle detection to dense regions and subjective training sampl...
: In recent years, finding the cause of pathogenesis is expected by observing the cell images. In this paper, we propose a cell particle detection method in cell images.... -
Spatial and topical imbalances in biodiversity research
The rapid erosion of biodiversity is among the biggest challenges human society is facing. Concurrently, major efforts are in place to quantify changes in biodiversity, to... -
The emergent integrated network structure of scientific research
Scientific research is often thought of as being conducted by individuals and small teams striving for disciplinary advances. Yet as a whole, this endeavor more closely... -
Global Epidemiology of Mental Disorders: What Are We Missing?
Background Population-based studies provide the understanding of health-need required for effective public health policy and service-planning. Mental disorders are an... -
Computation of adherence to medication and visualization of medication histor...
Adherence to medications is an important indicator of the quality of medication management and impacts on health outcomes and cost-effectiveness of healthcare delivery.... -
Open access availability of Catalonia research output: Case analysis of the C...
The open access availability of publications by Catalonia's CERCA research centres was analysed to determine the extent to which authors use open access journals, repositories,... -
Comparative study on the mechanical mechanism of confined concrete supporting...
: In order to solve the supporting problem in underground engineering with high stress, square steel confined concrete (SQCC) supporting method is adopted to enhance the control... -
Heterogeneous groups overcome the diffusion of responsibility problem in soci...
Social norms promote cooperation in everyday life because many people are willing to negatively sanction norm breakers at a cost to themselves. However, a norm violation may... -
Mapping the evolution of entrepreneurship as a field of research (1990-2013):...
This article applies scientometric techniques to study the evolution of the field of entrepreneurship between 1990 and 2013. Using a combination of topic mapping, author and... -
Supporting evidence-informed policy and scrutiny:A consultation of UK researc...
Access to reliable and timely information ensures that decision-makers can operate effectively. The motivations and challenges of parliamentarians and policy-makers in accessing... -
The prognostic value of prognostic nutritional index in hepatocellular carcin...
Background and aims The clinical value of the prognostic nutritional index (PNI) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has been investigated in previous studies, but the results... -
A funder-imposed data publication requirement seldom inspired data sharing
Growth of the open science movement has drawn significant attention to data sharing and availability across the scientific community. In this study, we tested the ability to... -
Fostering critical thinking, reasoning, and argumentation skills through bioe...
Developing a position on a socio-scientific issue and defending it using a well-reasoned justification involves complex cognitive skills that are challenging to both teach and... -
Health Insurance Coverage and Impact: A Survey in Three Cities in China
BACKGROUND: China has one of the world's largest health insurance systems, composed of government-run basic health insurance and commercial health insurance. The basic health... -
Participation shifts explain degree distributions in a human communications n...
Human interpersonal communications drive political, technological, and economic systems, placing importance on network link prediction as a fundamental problem of the sciences.... -
Rapid Policy Network Mapping: A New Method for Understanding Governance Struc...
Understanding the relationships and dependencies in the development and implementation of environmental policy is essential to the effective management of the marine...
