OBJECTIVE: To compare processes and outcomes of four public-private mix (PPM) projects on DOTS implementation for tuberculosis (TB) control in New Delhi, India; Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam; Nairobi, Kenya; and Pune, India.METHODS: Cross-project analysis of secondary data from separate project evaluations was used.Differences among PPM project sites
Sparse Bayesian learning (SBL) has given renewed interest to the problem of direction-of-arrival (DOA) estimation.It is generally assumed that the measurement matrix in SBL is precisely known.Unfortunately, this assumption may be invalid in practice due to the imperfect manifold caused by unknown or misspecified mutual coupling.This paper describes
Abstract Background Mortality rates are known to depend on the seasons and, in temperate climates, rates are highest during winter.The magnitude of these seasonal fluctuations in mortality has decreased substantially in many countries during the 20th century, but the extent to which this decrease has contributed to the concurrent increase in life e
The current study focuses on the gambling market, an area often considered part of the hospitality industry.We studied the casino market in Bucharest, Romania, aiming at profiling its customers.Initially, the proportion of foreigners here among the players was analyzed.Furthermore, we determined the critical success and failure factors for those pl
Ultra high performance concrete (UHPC) is emerging as an innovative sustainable solution to rehabilitate deteriorated concrete pavements and bridges.In such usage, UHPC may be cast against different substrate materials cyspera cream where to buy such as normal strength concrete (NSC) for bridge strengthening and rehabilitation or against high stren