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View article: Quantifying SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant spread and the impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Quantifying SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant spread and the impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Open
The highly transmissible Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 caused many infections in Newfoundland and Labrador (NL), and the fraction of infections that were unreported varied as PCR testing capacity was exceeded and eligibility rules changed.…
View article: Metformin as adjunctive therapy in combination with multidrug treatment for multibacillary leprosy: A protocol for a randomized double-blind, controlled Phase 2 trial in Indonesia (MetLep Trial)
Metformin as adjunctive therapy in combination with multidrug treatment for multibacillary leprosy: A protocol for a randomized double-blind, controlled Phase 2 trial in Indonesia (MetLep Trial) Open
Background: The clinical management of leprosy is complicated by leprosy reactions (LR) causing irreversible nerve damage and disabilities. LR often require long-term use of corticosteroids causing serious side effects. Adjunct host-direct…
View article: Issue Information
Issue Information Open
5 ALBI grade predicts suitability for further systemic therapy following sorafenib in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma
View article: Are We Living In LA (P)LA Land? Reporting on the Practice of 30 STEM Tutors in their Use of a Learning Analytics Implementation at the Open University
Are We Living In LA (P)LA Land? Reporting on the Practice of 30 STEM Tutors in their Use of a Learning Analytics Implementation at the Open University Open
Most higher education institutions view their increasing use of learning analytics as having significant potential to improve student academic achievement, retention outcomes, and learning and teaching practice but the realization of this …
View article: bbolker/McMasterPandemic: updated Zenodo release
bbolker/McMasterPandemic: updated Zenodo release Open
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View article: A probabilistic model of information and retrieval:
development and status
A probabilistic model of information and retrieval:
development and status Open
The paper combines a comprehensive account of the probabilistic model of retrieval with new systematic experiments on TREC Programme material. It presents the model from its foundations through its logical development to cover more aspects…
View article: PPE-associated dermatoses: effect on work and wellbeing
PPE-associated dermatoses: effect on work and wellbeing Open
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to more stringent infection control practice within hospitals, with the added requirement of personal protective equipment (PPE). Consequentially, the incidence of PPE-related dermatoses in healthcare workers …
View article: Perceptions, attitudes and practices towards scabies in communities on the Bijagós Islands, Guinea-Bissau
Perceptions, attitudes and practices towards scabies in communities on the Bijagós Islands, Guinea-Bissau Open
Background Scabies is highly endemic among impoverished populations and has been recently included in the WHO’s list of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Community support and behavioural changes are essential for the success of control …
View article: Perceptions, attitudes and practices towards scabies in communities on the Bijagós Islands, Guinea-Bissau
Perceptions, attitudes and practices towards scabies in communities on the Bijagós Islands, Guinea-Bissau Open
Introduction Scabies is highly endemic among impoverished populations and has been recently included in the WHO’s list of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Community support and behavioural changes are essential for the success of contro…
View article: Technology and Social Change: Some Shifting Patterns of Technological Contention
Technology and Social Change: Some Shifting Patterns of Technological Contention Open
Introduction Feenberg (2002) analyses technology in terms of managerial autonomy to assert control over and through technological choices, implying the necessity of increased democratisation of technological relations in the workplace in a…
View article: Fitting Linear Mixed-Effects Models Using<b>lme4</b>
Fitting Linear Mixed-Effects Models Using<b>lme4</b> Open
Maximum likelihood or restricted maximum likelihood (REML) estimates of the parameters in linear mixed-effects models can be determined using the lmer function in the lme4 package for R. As for most model-fitting functions in R, the model …
View article: Fitting Linear Mixed-Effects Models Using lme4
Fitting Linear Mixed-Effects Models Using lme4 Open
(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Maximum likelihood or restricted maximum likelihood (REML) estimates of the parameters in linear mixed-effects models can be determined using the lmer function in the lme4 package for R. A…