EVALUATION OF A RAPID POINT OF CARE TEST FOR DETECTING ACUTE AND ESTABLISHED HIV INFECTION, AND EXAMINING THE ROLE OF STUDY QUALITY ON DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY: A BAYESIAN META-ANALYSIS.

INTRODUCTION:Fourth generation (Ag/Ab combination) point of care HIV tests like the FDA-approved Determine HIV1/2 Ag/Ab Combo test offer the promise of timely detection of acute HIV infection, relevant in the context of HIV control.However, a synthesis of their performance has not yet been done.In this meta-analysis we not only assessed device perf

Several computational studies have been published to predict the behaviour of naphthalenediimides (NDI) in the transport of electrons in batteries, as well as their physical properties.This communication compares NDI with their analogues resulting from replacing the Wind Spinner nitrogen atom by phosphorus, sulphur, or selenium.The calculations wer

Purpose: This paper aims to study past researches and articles by examining the main and interactive effects of gender on conflict-management style and strategies in different organizational setups or industry nature.Approach: This research was designed to investigate assumptions that may exist regarding the relationship between gender and conflict

his study aimed to investigate factors affecting the revenue share of Iranian tomato paste exporting companies.Flexible estimation method was used on a two-dimensional panel data set including 224 observations from 14 tomato paste manufacturing and exporting companies and 16 importing countries during 2005-12.Results showed that value added per emp