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Yellow Fever in Africa: Estimating the burden of disease and impact of mass vaccination from outbreak and serological data Text S5 Sensitivity analysis: Alternative model structures

Investigation of snow cover changes affected by climate change In North West of Iran

 In this study in order to monitor snow cover, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) optical images were used, while for detection of snow covered areas, the  snow index-NDSI, was applied. The results showed - according to the climatic conditions of the region- during the following months: December, January, February and March, most of the area is covered by snow and the max...

Six ‘biases’ against patients and carers in evidence-based medicine

BACKGROUND Evidence-based medicine (EBM) is maturing from its early focus on epidemiology to embrace a wider range of disciplines and methodologies. At the heart of EBM is the patient, whose informed choices have long been recognised as paramount. However, good evidence-based care is more than choices. DISCUSSION We discuss six potential 'biases' in EBM that may inadvertently devalue the pati...

Bereavement without a death.

When I was a kid I wanted to be the kind of person who can crash land in the desert and walk for days to safety; the loyal adventurer who won’t give up searching the mountains for a friend even when everyone else is exhausted. Then I got a diagnosis of type 1 diabetes. Life with type 1 is manageable, but it’s hard work to be adventurous and it’s impossible to be completely spontaneous. If I wer...