Equations are everywhere! Between the atmosphere and the wing of a spaceship, in the blood flowing in an artery, on the demarcation line between ice and water at the poles, in the motion of the tides, in the charge density of a semiconductor, in the compression algorithms of a signal sending images from outer space. Such equations represent real problems. The Mathematical Engineer can see and u...

Equations are everywhere! Between the atmosphere and the wing of a spaceship, in the blood flowing in an artery, on the demarcation line between ice and water at the poles, in the motion of the tides, in the charge density of a semiconductor, in the compression algorithms of a signal sending images from outer space. Such equations represent real problems. The Mathematical Engineer can see and u...

The material in this report originated in the National Center for Infectious Diseases, Rima F. Khabbaz, MD, Director; Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Denise M. Cardo, MD, Director; Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, Steve Monroe, PhD, Acting Director; and National Immunization Program, Anne Schuchat, MD, Director; Epidemiology and Surveillance Division, Alison Mawle, PhD, Act...

BACKGROUND Quality of supervision is a major predictor for successful PhD projects. A survey showed that almost all PhD students in the Health Sciences in Denmark indicated that good supervision was important for the completion of their PhD study. Interestingly, approximately half of the students who withdrew from their program had experienced insufficient supervision. This led the Research Edu...

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1694. Treatment as Prevention for Hepatitis C (TraP HepC). A Real-world Experience from the First 12 Months of a Nationwide Elimination Program in Iceland Magnus Gottfredsson, MD, PhD; Thorarinn Tyrfingsson, MD; Valgerdur Runarsdottir, MD; Ottar M. Bergmann, MD; Einar S. Bjornsson, MD, PhD; Birgir Johannsson, MD; Bryndis Sigurdardottir, MD; Ragnheidur H. Fridriksdottir, RN, MBA; Arthur Löve, MD...

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Childcare Emily T. Martin, MPH, PhD; Hillary Jones; Emily Martin, BS; Helen Y. Chu, MD MPH; Mary Fairchok, MD; Jane Kuypers, PhD; Janet A. Englund, MD, FIDSA; Pharmacy Practice, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI; Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, WA; Allergy and Infectious Diseases, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; Infectious Disease Clinical Research Program, Tacoma, WA; University...

The material in this report originated in the National Center for Infectious Diseases, Rima F. Khabbaz, MD, Director; Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Denise M. Cardo, MD, Director; Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, Steve Monroe, PhD, Acting Director; and National Immunization Program, Anne Schuchat, MD, Director; Epidemiology and Surveillance Division, Alison Mawle, PhD, Act...