Advances in theory and algorithms for electronic structure calculations must be incorporated
into program packages to enable them to become routinely used by the broader chemical …

The DNA Commission of the International Society of Forensic Genetics (ISFG) regularly
publishes guidelines and recommendations concerning the application of DNA polymorphisms …

Sherlock Holmes said “it has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely
the most important”, but never imagined that such a little thing, the DNA molecule, could …

Background Regularly updated data on stroke and its pathological types, including data on
their incidence, prevalence, mortality, disability, risk factors, and epidemiological trends, are …

Background Health system planning requires careful assessment of chronic kidney disease
(CKD) epidemiology, but data for morbidity and mortality of this disease are scarce or non-…

A generic optimization problem in any domain—science, engineering, medicine, or business—involves
finding the optimal value of an objective function that depends on a set of …

Sequential quadratic programming (SQP) methods have proved highly effective for solving
constrained optimization problems with smooth nonlinear functions in the objective and …

This paper explores the most common methods of data collection used in qualitative research:
interviews and focus groups. The paper examines each method in detail, focusing on how …

Background Stroke is a leading cause of mortality and disability worldwide and the economic
costs of treatment and post-stroke care are substantial. The Global Burden of Diseases, …

This paper provides a pragmatic approach to analysing qualitative data, using actual data
from a qualitative dental public health study for demonstration purposes. The paper also …