SEROLOGICAL TESTING VERSUS OTHER STRATEGIES FOR DIAGNOSIS OF ACTIVE TUBERCULOSIS IN INDIA: A COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS.

Serological testing versus other strategies for diagnosis of active tuberculosis in India: a cost-effectiveness analysis.

Undiagnosed and misdiagnosed tuberculosis (TB) drives the epidemic in India.Serological (antibody detection) TB tests are not recommended by any agency, but widely used in many countries, including the Indian private sector.The cost and impact of using serology compared with other diagnostic techniques is unknown.Taking a patient cohort conservativ

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Determination of suitable field workdays for tillage operations at selected locations of Kaduna State, Nigeria

Suitable field workdays for agricultural machine operations (ploughing, harrowing and ridging) of some selected areas of 7-04 N Kaduna State in Nigeria were determined using soil moisture level and rainfall criteria.These involved the development of soil moisture budget and establishment of tractability criteria for each soil types assessed.Thirty

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Strengthening the role of universities in addressing sustainability challenges: the Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions as an institutional experiment

As the magnitude, complexity, and urgency of many sustainability problems increase, there is a growing need for universities to contribute more effectively to problem solving.Drawing upon prior research on social-ecological systems, knowledge-action connections, and organizational innovation, we developed an integrated conceptual framework for stre

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