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Open AccessCollating the voice of people with autoimmune diseases: Methodology for the Third Phase of the COVAD Studies
The growing recognition of holistic patient care highlights the various factors sha** the quality of life of individuals with autoimmune and rheumatic diseases (AIRDs). Beyond the traditional disease measure...
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Open AccessRefining the in vitro release test method for a dapivirine-releasing vaginal ring to match in vivo performance
Previously reported in vitro release test methods for drug-releasing vaginal rings containing poorly water-soluble drugs have described use of water-alcohol systems or surfactant solutions in efforts to mainta...
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Technology Transfer and Commercialization
As academic researchers, some of us may be interested in forming startup companies to develop and market drugs or diagnostics based on our research. Others may be happy to license their technology and findings...
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Open AccessColor, Scent and Size: Exploring Women's Preferences Around Design Characteristics of Drug-Releasing Vaginal Rings
Steroid-releasing vaginal rings are available for contraception and estrogen replacement therapy, and a new antiretroviral-releasing ring was recently approved for HIV prevention. Marketed rings are white or t...
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Supervised and Unsupervised Machine Learning Methods Applied for Enrolling Women in the Canadian Armed Forces
A tailored military recruiting approach that focuses on a subset of population with highest recruiting potential is being considered by the Canadian Armed Forces. In this paper, a logistic regression model (su...
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Modelling Alternative Staffing Scenarios for Workforce Rejuvenation
This paper presents methods for predicting the effect of staffing policies on the age distribution of employees in a Public Service workforce. It describes deterministic models based on the application of rate...
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Ultrasound Feature Evaluation for Robustness to Sensor Shift in Ultrasound Sensor Based Hand Motion Recognition
Pattern Recognition based approaches have offered great promise in the field of bio-signal controlled prosthesis
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Preliminary Results of EMG-Based Hand Gestures for Long Term Use
The application of pattern recognition techniques to Electromyography (EMG) signals has shown great potential for robust, natural, prostheses control. Despite promising development in EMG pattern recognition t...
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Open AccessEndoscopic duodenal perforation: surgical strategies in a regional centre
Duodenal perforation is an uncommon complication of endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP) and a rare complication of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. Most are minor perforations that settle w...
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Open AccessCholestatic hepatitis as a possible new side-effect of oxycodone: a case report
Oxycodone is a widely-used semisynthetic opioid analgesic that has been used for over eighty years. Oxycodone is known to cause side effects such as nausea, pruritus, dizziness, constipation and somnolence. As...
