SEROPREVALENCE OF BARTONELLA SPP., COXIELLA BURNETII, AND HANTAVIRUS AMONG PEOPLE WHO INJECT DRUGS IN RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL: A RETROSPECTIVE ASSESSMENT OF A BIOBANK

ABSTRACT The increasing use of illicit drugs imposes a public health challenge worldwide.People who inject drugs (PWID) are more susceptible to health complications due to immunosuppression associated with drug use and non-hygienic self-administration of substances, contaminants, and liquids.PWID are subjected to increased risk of acquiring and tra

The holistic optimisation of transportation systems is one of the key challenges in transportation science, because it requires the simultaneous consideration of the numerous interactions between the strategic planning level (e.g., the Facility Location Problem [FLP]) and the 50+ Multivitamins tactical and operational planning levels (e.g., Vehicle

The coulomb counting (CC) approach is widely used in SOC estimation due to its simplicity and low calculation cost.However, in practical applications, the lack of error correction ability limits its accuracy due to the measured noise in the practical occasion.To address the issue, an improved CC (ICC) approach based on numerical iteration is propos

Rapidly ageing populations are beset by tissue wear and damage.Stem cell-based regenerative medicine is considered a solution.Years of research point to two important aspects: (1) the use of cellular imaging to achieve sufficient precision of therapeutic intervention, and the fact that (2) many therapeutic actions are executed through Hoodie extrac