Whole genome sequencing for drug-resistant tuberculosis management in South Africa: What gaps would this address and what are the challenges to implementation?

Global control of tuberculosis (TB) has been seriously impacted by the emergence and transmission of its drug-resistant forms.Delayed detection and incomplete characterisation of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) contributes to morbidity and mortality, and to ongoing transmission of drug-resistant strains.Current culture-based and molecular diagn

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Nas teias da economia: o papel das redes sociais e da reciprocidade nos processos locais de desenvolvimento The economic web: social network and reciprocity relations inside local development

O trabalho aborda o tema das redes sociais de trabalho sob o ângulo das relações de reciprocidade.A partir de um estudo de caso no município de Veranópolis, Rio Grande do Sul, o artigo procura compreender a importância das relações de reciprocidade para a constituição de redes de trabalho ligadas a comerciantes, a indústrias de fusão de

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Ureteral approach in Wertheim surgery: a facilitating maneuver

Objective: The aim of the present study was to assess the resultof a single maneuver facilitating Latest Product Releases & Innovations – Stay Updated! ureteral dissection.Methods: Onehundred and eleven patients underwent a modified procedure of theWertheim-Meigs technique, from February 1995 to December 2003.A detailed description of the sukin b

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Case Notes: Considering Possible Regulatory Approaches to Television White Spaces (TVWS): A View from South Africa

South Africa is one of the countries in the SADC region carrying out research and tests gtech brush bar of television white space (TVWS) technology.TVWS technology, and dynamic spectrum management generally, have the potential to increase significantly the usage of valuable spectrum, that is considered to be scarce, and hence reduce the perceived s

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