Context Data about the effectiveness of the surgical mask compared with the N95 respirator
for protecting health care workers against influenza are sparse. Given the likelihood that …

The aim of this study is to investigate the formation of student teachers’ teacher identity from
pre-service to the end of the initial year in teaching. We explored why student teachers in …

Background: Persistent infection with carcinogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) is linked to
high-grade lesions and cervical cancer. To better understand the natural history of HPV, we …

Background: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is thought to be the primary cause of cervical
intraepithelial neoplasia and cervical cancer. We determined the age-specific prevalence of …

Background: Certain types of human papillomavirus (HPV) in cervical samples are strongly
associated with squamous intraepithelial lesions (SIL) and invasive cervical carcinoma. We …

The presence of endogenous amplification inhibitors in urine may produce false-negative
results for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis nucleic acids by tests such as PCR, ligase …

We performed a cost analysis study using decision tree modeling to determine whether the
use of multiplex PCR testing for respiratory viruses (xTAG RVP test) is a more or less costly …

Objective: To assess anal oncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) and anal cytology as
screening tests for detecting high-grade anal intraepithelial neoplasia (AIN 2+), as this is an …

Previous research has shown that while pre-service teachers' formation of their professional
identity is shaped by their own teaching and learning experiences, pre-service programmes …

The purpose of this paper is to introduce an integrated values, skills and knowledge (VSK)
framework for initial teacher preparation programmes. The VSK framework articulated, in …