OBJECTIVE This study evaluates alternative protocols in telephone counselling for smoking cessation. DESIGN The American Cancer Society enrolled 6322 clients in a randomised trial comparing three counselling formats of varying duration and frequency of contact, with or without booster sessions, and mailed self help booklets without telephone counselling. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS Participant...

In relation to surveillance, the predominant issue discussed was universal versus sentinel enhanced surveillance of IPD. In northern Australia, it will be important for enhanced surveillance to continue and to be as complete as possible. There are a number of reasons for this. First, the high incidence and high serotype diversity of IPD in Indigenous children in these areas has prompted the rec...

Pertussis, commonly referred to as whooping cough, is one of the top 10 causes of death in children globally despite vaccine availability. Adhering to vaccination guidelines for both the primary childhood series as well as adolescent and adult boosters is crucial in preventing the spread of disease. However, due to vaccine failure, outbreaks occur every 3 to 5 years. As a result, early recognit...

introduction:owing to its favorable radionuclidic characteristics, such as tl/2 = 6.73 day and eβ (max) = 497 kev and ease of its large-scale production using medium flux research reactors, lutetium-177 (177lu) is an attractive radionuclide for various therapeutic applications. no carrier added (nca) 177lu was obtained by thermal neutron bombardment (4×1013n/cm2.s) of 176yb target through 176yb...

Various types of plants in the surrounding environment that have medicinal properties are many can be obtained and utilized, even planted themselves, which known as family plants. This plant has begun to widely studied, especially Indonesian Native Medicinal Plants, because it relatively small side effects when compared modern medical drugs. Communities Pattallassang District generally various ...

In addition to clinical research on the efficacy and compatibility of injectable hyaluronic acid (HA) based fillers, ample in vitro physicochemical properties these materials is published. Different HA-based product ranges are also available as skin quality boosters (SQBs) improve quality. The aim this study investigate specific HAs for improving quality, as, best authors' knowledge, no data pu...

The development of COVID-19 vaccines has been a major milestone in controlling the pandemic. However, with emergence SARS-CoV-2 variants and potential for waning immunity, vaccine booster doses have become an essential consideration maintaining effectiveness. In this review, we discuss rationale boosters, evidence their efficacy, implementation strategies. We also explore challenges global dose...

The Space Transportation System (STS) consists of three primary components; an Orbiter Vehicle, an External Fuel Tank, and two Solid Rocket Boosters. The Orbiter Vehicle and Solid Rocket Boosters are reusable components, and as such, they are susceptible to durability issues. Recently, the fatigue load spectra for these components have been updated to include load histories acquired during the ...