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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Testing guidelines"”.
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Assessing the cost-effectiveness of national Kenyan repeat maternal HIV testing guidelines
… are 13,000 new infant HIV infections. Repeat testing in the third trimester and in the postpartum period, when risk of HIV acquisition is high, can help detect and treat incident maternal infections and reduce mother-to-child HIV transmission. Current data on the timing, frequency, and utility …
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Requirements for Covid-19 swabbing
… spread. This has led to establishing Covid-19 testing centres within different areas in the community to promote early detection and isolation of cases. In the effort to ensure a safe and efficient testing system, COVID-19 testing guidelines were established. As the pandemic evolved and new …
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Nanosatellite Launch Data-Logger (Sync)
… required absolute-worst-case launch vibration testing needed for flight certification. To help address this problem, and to better match testing conditions to real-world launch environments, this thesis introduces Sync, a compact 1/4U CubeSat payload designed to collect data on the vibrations …
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Tools for supporting English language learning in the family context
… The thesis develops a set of design and user-testing guidelines that creates affordances for parents who are learning English. It builds on an iterative design process that includes two user studies of parents using the Read Out Loud application while reading with their children. Through …
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Characteristics of Individuals Undergoing Panel Genetic Testing For Primary Brain Tumors
<p>Background. Currently, there are no genetic testing guidelines for patients with a primary brain tumor (PBT). This population is largely understudied in terms of the family history, tumor grade, pathology, and their relation to genetic contribution. Our aim was to describe patient-specific …
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Dynamic Testing and Modeling of a Superelevated Skewed Highway Bridge
… and visual inspection. For consistency, a set of guidelines is needed to define the procedures for testing each bridge. The NDE techniques involve dynamic testing, and the protocol for this testing has yet to be finalized. To evaluate the dynamic testing guidelines, a 103 ft single-span, simply …
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Biological control of wood decay in ground contact timbers
… surface.<br/><br/>Field trial and fungal cellar testing of the biocontrol agent on ground contact was based on European Standard test methods for chemical wood preservatives. T60-treated stakes, CCA-treated stakes and untreated control stakes of 2 softwood species were uplifted after 9 and 18 …
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Assessment of Thermal Behavior and Development of Thermal Design Guidelines for Integrated Power Electronics Modules
… this dissertation outlines some general guidelines for the thermal modeling and thermal testing for the Embedded Power modules. Finally, this dissertation summarizes a few thermal design guidelines for the Embedded Power modules. Hence, this dissertation aims to present significant and …
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A longitudinal analysis of the completeness of maternal HIV testing, including repeat testing, during pregnancy, and the predictors thereof, in Mitchell’s Plain, Cape Town
HIV testing during pregnancy is the gateway to the HIV-related services that are part of the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) cascade. The virtual elimination of vertical HIV transmission cannot be achieved without universal antenatal care (ANC) HIV testing. Furthermore, women are …
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Determining the Influence of Experimental Setup and Inputs on Nonlinear Systems
… to a more reasonable size for laboratory testing by utilizing spring-mass systems to account for the loss of mass and stiffness. The method is validated by comparing stress states of an attached component of the full system and truncated one.
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Effectiveness of task shifting in antiretroviral treatment services in health centres, Gasabo district, Rwanda
… had been tested by 6 months (as stipulated by guidelines). From central ART program data, a small but significant increase of patients on 2nd line drugs was observed after implementation of task shifting (from 1.98% to 3.00%, 2=13.26,p<0.001), although the meaning of this shift is not entirely …