This study was carried out to evaluate Ziehl-Neelsen staining using various concentrations of carbol fuchsin solution.Duplicate smears from 173 sputum samples were made and stained with 1%, 0.3% and 0.1% carbol fuchsin solution.The smear results were recorded semi quantitatively according to the WHO guidelines.A comparative analysis of the results
Abstract Background Zika virus (ZIKV) is an arthropod-borne virus (arbovirus) with an urban transmission cycle that primarily involves humans and Aedes aegypti.Evidence suggests that the evolution of some arboviruses is constrained by their dependency on alternating between disparate (vertebrate and invertebrate) hosts.The goals of this study are t
Male Masturbators Objective To assess the effectiveness and safety of modified silicone gel sheets applied to hypertrophic scars and keloids following laparoscopic surgery.Methods Patients who had undergone laparoscopic surgery and who had either conventional or modified silicone gel sheets affixed to their surgical lesions for 6 months postoperati
Time-to-event analysis is a common occurrence in political science.In recent years, there has been an increased usage of Sex Machine machine learning methods in quantitative political science research.This article advocates for the implementation of machine learning duration models to assist in a sound model selection process.We provide a brief tut