Background Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most common cause of acute lower
respiratory infection in young children. We previously estimated that in 2015, 33· 1 million …

Purpose: Cataract is the leading cause of blindness and cataract surgical rate (CSR) is used
as a proxy indicator of access to cataract services in a country. The aim of this study was to …

Gum arabic (GA) is the oldest gum known for its diverse application for more than 5000
years. The gum is produced from some species of Acacia, mainly growing/planted in arid …

Background 18% of the world's population lives in India, and many states of India have
populations similar to those of large countries. Action to effectively improve population …

Small-area estimation has received considerable attention in recent years because of a
growing demand for reliable small-area statistics. The direct-survey estimators, based only …

Lineage mapping has identified both proliferative and quiescent intestinal stem cells, but the
molecular circuitry controlling stem cell quiescence is incompletely understood. By lineage …

This paper presents an exploratory analysis of the determinants of prices in online auctions
for collectible United States one‐cent coins at the eBay web site. Starting with an initial data …

Background In early 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, New Zealand implemented
graduated, risk-informed national COVID-19 suppression measures aimed at disease …

Objectives: The goal of this study was to assess the prognostic significance of midwall and
infarct patterns of late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) in aortic stenosis. Background …

Background Increasing energy costs and environmental concerns have motivated
engineering microbes for the production of" second generation" biofuels that have better …