Antiretroviral (ARV) drug use was analyzed in HIV-uninfected women in an observational cohort study conducted in 10 urban and periurban communities in the United States with high rates of poverty and HIV infection. Plasma samples collected in 2009-2010 were tested for the presence of 16 ARV drugs. ARV drugs were detected in samples from 39 (2%) of 1,806 participants: 27/181 (15%) in Baltimore, ...

A multiproduct cost function is estimated for English higher education institutions using a panel of data from recent years. The panel approach allows estimation by means of a random parameter stochastic frontier model which provides considerable new insights in that it allows the impact on costs of inter-institutional differences in the cost function itself to be distinguished from inter-insti...

This paper uses the Welfare, Children, and Families: A Three-City Study data. The three cities included are Boston, Chicago, San Antonio. total sample size was n = 1,773, almost all respondents were female caregivers (99%). An Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) on financial strain index conducted because previous research reporting an EFA is limited. construct examined using a Principal Componen...

G. sulphuraria is a polyextremophilic microalga that can tolerate low pH, high temperature and osmotic pressure. We cultivated ACUF 064 in chemostat at biomass concentration of 134 to 243 g·m?2 aiming for maximal pigment content without compromising productivity. Autotrophy was compared ‘oxygen balanced’ mixotrophy with intracellular recirculation oxygen carbon dioxide. No differences were foun...