Accurate diagnosis and subsequent treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is essential for TB elimination.However, the absence of a gold standard test for diagnosing LTBI makes assessment of the true prevalence of LTBI and the accuracy of diagnostic tests challenging.Bayesian latent class models can be used to make inferences about diseas
The local or overall mass balance of a glacier is significantly influenced by the spatial heterogeneity of its overlying debris thickness.Accurately estimating the debris thickness of glaciers is essential for understanding their hydrological processes and the impact of climate change.This study focuses on the Koxkar Glacier in the Tian Shan Mounta
ABSTRACT Objective: The aim of the present study was to design a content-valid nursing objective structured clinical examination attending a first-year clinical nursing practice program.Method: The examination was designed following a procedure based on the consensus of experts which was comprised of three phases: selection of the activities in whi
In recent years, learning-based methods have made great progress in the field of photo enhancement.However, the enhancement methods rely on complex network structures and consume excessive amounts of computing resources, which greatly increases the difficulty of their read more deployment on lightweight devices.Additionally, the methods have poor r