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Showing 1 to 20 of 243 for “"resource-limited"”.
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Optimizing Healthcare Delivery in Resource-Limited Settings
In resource-limited settings, critical diagnostic testing services are frequently provided through hierarchical networks comprised of healthcare facilities that collect diagnostic samples (e.g. blood, nasal swabs) from patients, and centralized medical laboratories that analyze these samples. The …
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CRISPR Biosensors for Resource-limited Nucleic Acid Detection
… of CRISPR-based biosensor systems for resource-limited contexts by non-specialist users. Contributions include a minimally instrumented implementation of a CRISPR-based SHERLOCK assay for rapid and decentralized point-of-care detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA and variants, a microfluidic …
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Decentralized detection in resource-limited sensor network architectures
We consider the problem of decentralized binary detection in a network consisting of a large number of nodes arranged as a tree of bounded height. We show that the error probability decays exponentially fast with the number of nodes under both a Neyman-Pearson criterion and a Bayesian criterion, …
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Investigations on resource-limited quantum control through NMR pulses
… of quantum control subject to limitations in resources such as drive power, drive bandwidth and system decoherence. Here we report the results of numerical simulations to investigate the influence of limited resources. We introduce the curvature of fidelity as a measure of robustness. We apply …
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Transport of critically ill children in a resource-limited setting
… and transfer-related adverse events in a resource-limited setting. Twenty-two bed regional PICU of a university children's hospital in Cape Town, South Africa. Prospective one-year audit of all children transferred directly to PICU from other hospitals. Data were collected for patient …
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Tuberculosis: standards and resources for quality improvement in resource limited settings
… TB is located primarily in countries that are resource poor and disproportionately affected by HIV and the development of drug resistant TB. The primary means with which to affect TB globally are to decrease transmission locally, mainly by effective identification, diagnosis, and treatment of …
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Optimizing PSMA scintigraphy for resource limited settings – a retrospective comparative study
… and for staging. The impact of imaging a limited FOV was determined
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Implementing rate-distortion optimization on a resource-limited H.264 encoder
… rate and distortion of a macroblock given limited computational resources. It derives the macroblock rate and distortion as a function of the residual SAD and H.264 quantization parameter QP. From the resulting equations, this thesis implements and verifies rate-distortion optimization on a …
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In-sensor information processing for resource-limited platforms on flexible epidermal substrates
… algorithms to be implemented with strict resources, such as energy and silicon area. Shrinking technology nodes produce both higher computing performance and energy efficiency. However, energy delivery and communication circuitry have not benefited significantly from technology scaling due …
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Conservative kidney management program components in a resource limited setting: South Africa
… (SA), have a challenge in equitably providing resources to meet the needs of patients with ESKD. In some SA tertiary institutions, more than half of patients who apply for enrolment into Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT) program are not selected due to resource limitation in the dialysis program. …
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Power of networks : a study of health franchises in resource limited settings
Billions of dollars are spent to develop drugs for infectious diseases in developing countries. How will these drugs along with clinical services be delivered to the patients who currently do not have access to them? Health franchises have been around since early 1990s, creating networks of shops …
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Improving chronic disease monitoring in resource limited settings: simulation and economic evaluation approaches
… where healthcare infrastructure and financial resources are often insufficient, CPGs need to strike a careful balance between evidence-based recommendations and the pragmatic feasibility of implementation. However, the scarcity of locally designed guidelines in LMICs has led to a reliance on …
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Co-Design of Resource Limited Genetic Networks Tuning System Parameters to Satisfy Specifications
… (retroactivity), unknown interactions and resource competition, which is our focus for this work. Recent efforts to achieve modular design in systems with resource competition, have focused in adding additional machinery to the cell to either try to isolate the subsystems or control the …
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Development of an Injectable Ablative Therapy for Resource-Limited Settings: Applications in Tumor Ablation
… countries have disproportionately less access to resources and facilities to provide effective care. Surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy form the foundation of effective cancer care in high-income countries (HICs), but these modalities are largely unavailable in LMICs. Stemming from this …
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Understanding Context in Design Research: The case of medical devices in resource-limited settings
… devices has failed to satisfy the needs of resource-limited settings (RLSs). Whether purposefully designed for RSLs or transferred from a high-income country, the resulting devices often misalign with the characteristics of the context and the real needs of users. The challenges of …
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Early prediction of hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy in newborn infants in a resource-limited setting
… morbidity and mortality, particularly in resource-limited regions. Therapeutic hypothermia initiated within the first 6 hours of life, in settings that can offer neonatal intensive care, is a therapy that can reduce death or severe disability in newborn infants with moderate or severe HIE. …
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Measuring child mortality in resource limited settings using alternative approaches: South African case study
Post the Millennium Development Goal project a significant number of countries are still faced with the challenge of monitoring child mortality. Despite numerous enquiries since 1996 to provide this basic health indicator, South Africa has experienced prolonged periods of uncertainty regarding the …
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Misdiagnosis of Appendicitis in Women in a Resource Limited Setting: Lessons from South Africa
… Since imaging is not accessible at most resource-limited settings, it is imperative to conduct a gynaecologic examination on every female since adnexal and cervical tenderness were associated with PID and not AA.
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Misdiagnosis of Appendicitis in Women in a Resource Limited Setting: Lessons from South Africa
… Since imaging is not accessible at most resource-limited settings, it is imperative to conduct a gynaecologic examination on every female since adnexal and cervical tenderness were associated with PID and not AA.
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