Voluntary HIV Counseling and Testing Among Commercial Motorcyclist Youths: An Exploration of Ethical Challenges and Coping Mechanisms in Dar es Salaam

Thadei S Mlughu,1 Amani Anaeli,2 Renatha Joseph,1 Nathanael Sirili2 1Department of Bioethics and Health Professionalism, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; 2Department of Development Studies, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaCorrespondence: Nathanael Sirili Departme

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A revised weight of evidence model for potential assessments of geothermal resources: a case study at western Sichuan Plateau, China

Abstract Efficient exploration of geothermal resources is the basis of exploitation and utilization of geothermal resources.In recent years, Geographic Information System (GIS) has been increasingly used for the exploration owing to its power ability to integrate and analyze multiple sources of data related to the formation of geothermal resources,

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The impact of school closures on pandemic influenza:Assessing potential repercussions using a seasonal SIR model

When a new pandemic influenza strain has been identified, mass-production of vaccines can take several months, Emergency Brake Assembly andantiviral drugs are expensive and usually in short supply.Social distancing measures, such as school closures, thus seem an attractive means to mitigate disease spread.However, the transmission of influenza is s

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Bacteriophages with depolymerase activity in the control of antibiotic resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae biofilms

Abstract Klebsiella pneumoniae is associated with a variety of infections, such as pneumonia, urogenital infection, liver abscess, and bloodstream infection.It is especially dangerous for patients in medical facilities, where it can cause ventilator-associated pneumonia or intensive care unit-acquired pneumonia.The emergence of multidrug-resistant

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