BACKGROUND Although recommended for almost a decade, evidence for field effectiveness of vaccinating close adult contacts of newborn infants against pertussis ("cocooning") is lacking. We evaluated the impact of a government-funded cocoon program during a pertussis epidemic in New South Wales, Australia. METHODS We matched all New South Wales laboratory-confirmed pertussis cases aged <4 month...

This study aimed to investigate gender variations in letters of recommendation. It used the metadiscourse theory with respect following resources: hedges, boosters, attitude markers, engagement and self-mentions. The findings showed that hedges devices were least frequent both groups, but at same time more by males compared female recommenders. Boosters, on other hand, highly corpora and, like ...

Although there are several studies conducted by linguistics researchers on the differences between linguistic styles of female and male writers, not many use boosters in academic writing. Boosters used to convince emphasize statements made. This study analyzes regularity Introduction section Ten Research Articles (RAs). The influence gender specific will also be looked at. A document analysis m...

Antennas should be small enough to fit in the limited space of IoT devices and, at same time, with multi-band operation across several bands as well ensure stability when embedded a device. In this regard, two different technologies are compared: antenna booster and flexible printed circuit antenna. A comparison is addressed from measured results terms efficiency, concluding that despite more t...

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...

Testosterone boosters are supplementary substances that can be used for the purpose of increasing testosterone levels in the blood. This study aimed to evaluate the side effects and health risks of testosterone boosters among athletes. A sportsman came to the King Saud Hospital, Unaizah, Qassim, Saudi Arabia, suffering from abdominal pain. The attending doctor requested general laboratory tests...