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Evaluation of STD/HIV Prevention Needs of Low- and Middle-Income Female Sex Workers in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
The Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) AIDS Committee is concerned about providing prevention and sexually transmitted disease (STD) services to increasing numbers of female sex workers (FSWs). We interviewed 250 non-bro...
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Changes in High-Risk Behaviors Over Time Among Young Drug Users in South Vietnam: A Three-Province Study
Vietnam is in the midst of an expanding HIV epidemic, primarily driven by an increase in injection drug use in young people. This study was conducted to understand the patterns and initiation of drug use, and ...
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A Qualitative Study of Stigma and Discrimination against People Living with HIV in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV) are a pressing problem in Vietnam, in particular because of propaganda associating HIV with the “social evils” of sex work and drug use. Th...
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Open AccessCommunity, Family, and Partner-Related Stigma Experienced by Pregnant and Postpartum Women with HIV in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Pregnant and postpartum women with HIV often face stigma and discrimination at home and in the community. In Vietnam, associations between HIV and the “social evils” of drug use and sex work contribute to stig...
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Air pollution and admissions for acute lower respiratory infections in young children of Ho Chi Minh City
This study assessed the effects of exposure to air pollution on hospitalization for acute lower respiratory infection (ALRI) among children under 5 years of age in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) from 2003 to 2005. Ca...
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Open AccessOn bounds in Poisson approximation for integer-valued independent random variables
The main aim of this note is to establish some bounds in Poisson approximation for row-wise arrays of independent integer-valued random variables via the Trotter-Renyi distance. Some results related to random ...
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Open AccessOn bounds in Poisson approximation for distributions of independent negative-binomial distributed random variables
Using the Stein–Chen method some upper bounds in Poisson approximation for distributions of row-wise triangular arrays of independent negative-binomial distributed random variables are established in this note.
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Preparation of g-C3N4/Ta2O5 Composites with Enhanced Visible-Light Photocatalytic Activity
g-C3N4/Ta2O5 composites have been synthesized by a facile route in which mixtures of Ta2O5 and urea are heated at various temperatures of 450°C, 500°C, and 550°C. The obtained materials (denoted as CN/TaO-T, wher...
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Multivariate calibration combined differential pulse voltammetry for simultaneous electroanalytical determination of phenolic compounds using a Fe3O4-modified carbon paste electrode
In present study, a simple carbon paste electrode modified with iron oxide nanoparticles was used as an electrochemical sensor to analyze phenolic compounds. The combination of differential pulse voltammetry t...
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PolypDEQ: Towards Effective Transformer-Based Deep Equilibrium Models for Colon Polyp Segmentation
Recent neural networks have shown impressive performance in computer vision tasks. However, these models mainly focus on designing deep architectures and strongly depend on the architectures themselves. This p...
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Enhancing Wildfire Detection Using Semi-supervised Fuzzy Clustering on Satellite Imagery
The current concern over wildfires stems from their devastating impact on ecosystems, wildlife and human lives. These fires have adverse effects on the environment, resulting in the destruction of vegetation c...
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A new co-learning method in spatial complex fuzzy inference systems for change detection from satellite images
The detection of spatial and temporal changes (or change detection) in remote sensing images is essential in any decision support system about natural phenomena such as extreme weather conditions, climate chan...
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BPR/ISP the Effective Way for Digital Transformation in Higher Education Institutions
Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) worldwide are navigating an era of profound change known as digital transformation. This paradigm shift is disrupting traditional methods and practices across all facets of...
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Fake News Detection Based on Multi-view Fuzzy Clustering Algorithm
The rapid development of technology and the internet has enabled users to access and share a large amount of information from various sources. This brings many benefits, but also the emergence of false and ina...
