Organizational readiness to implement bundled interventions to increase HIV linkage and retention in care and treatment: results from the Black Women First (BWF) initiative

Abstract Background Evidence-based and evidence-informed interventions designed to address gaps in the HIV care continuum have the potential to improve HIV care and treatment.However, inadequate organizational readiness can derail intervention uptake, prevent the integration of interventions, and contribute to suboptimal HIV treatment outcomes.This

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Sodium Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors Reduce the Risk of Heart Failure Hospitalization in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

AimTo evaluate the impact of sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT-2i) on risk of heart failure hospitalization in patients with type 2 diabetes.MethodsWe searched the PubMed, Embase, The Cochrane Library, CNKI, Wanfang, CBM, and other web knowledge databases for data from randomized controlled trials.We performed statistical analyses by

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Android integrated urea biosensor for public health awareness

Integration of a biosensor with a wireless network on the Android 4.2.1 (Jelly Bean) platform has been demonstrated.The present study reports an android integrated user friendly Flow injection analysis-Enzyme thermistor (FIA-ET) urea biosensor system.This android-integrated biosensor system will facilitate enhanced consumer health and awareness alo

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Regulatory Bitcoin privacy-preserving mixing service

With the deepening of research on Bitcoin privacy protection, Fetish Bitcoin, a new type of digital currency, has become more difficult to regulate.A Bitcoin privacy protection confusion scheme with regulatory RBmix is proposed for this problem.The model of RBmix uses a fair blind signature algorithm and introduces trusted third parties with regula

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