BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Systematic data on existing coverage and willingness for HIV prevention strategies among truckers are not readily available in India. The present study aimed to further the understanding on contact of truckers with existing HIV prevention services and to assess willingness for new HIV prevention strategies. METHODS A total of 1,800 truck drivers and helpers aged 16-65 ...

A novel method is presented for efficiently testing the stability of an object under contact that accommodates empirically determined sets of admissible forces at contact points. These admissible force volumes may exhibit a wide variety of geometries, including anisotropy, adhesion, and even nonconvexity. The method discretizes the contact region into patches, performs a convex decomposition of...

We have developed a system that uses computer vision to replace standard computer mouse functions with hand gestures. The system is designed to enable non-contact human-computer interaction (HCI), so that surgeons will be able to make more effective use of computers during surgery. In this paper, we begin by discussing the need for non-contact computer interfaces in the operating room. We then ...

In this paper, a new approach for identification of the compliant contact parameters model in multibody systems simulation using a neural network algorithm is presented. Based on the training and testing the network for some input and output data sets, a general framework is established for identification of these parameters. For this purpose, first, the literature devoted to the identification...

We discuss cross-reactions that can occur when a patient allergic to a specific allergen also reacts to a similar allergen. Currently, The American Contact Dermatitis Society Contact Allergy Management Program, which allows physicians to identify safe products for their patients, uses a 10% threshold to distinguish significant cross-reactors. New clinical data from a patch testing center along ...

A new and simple method for testing and classifying the bioadhesive behavior of polymeric microparticles,with or without drugs is presented. The method is used to determine the adhesive forces between solid polymeric microparticles of diameter up to 200 pm in contact with natural rn~os~ or with a mucin gel. A t~oret~ul analysis is presented in order to calcu~te the ~~sive c~r~ter~tics of spheri...

Natural vitamin E is suggested to have an antioxidant function. However, the synthetic form of vitamin E, DL-tocopherol, which has been widely used in topical ointments, may cause allergic contact dermatitis. Here, we report a case of allergic contact dermatitis with erythema multiforme-like eruption caused by a topical ointment. Patch testing indicated a positive allergic reaction to an anti-i...

A focused electric spark is used as a non-contact acoustic source to excite stress waves in solids. The source consists of an electric spark source located at the near focus of an ellipsoidal reflector that focuses the acoustic disturbance generated by the spark source to the far focal point. Experimental studies using both contact and non-contact sensors indicate that the source has the capabi...

Early preparedness, contact tracing, isolation and testing, coupled with timely border closure, physical distancing community adherence, have been key measures in controlling COVID-19 Vietnam.