Single-center outcome analysis of 1,161 patients with St. Jude medical and ATS open pivot mechanical heart valves (Publications)
BACKGROUND AND AIM OF THE STUDY: The clinical performance of mechanical heart valves and valve-related complications are important safety endpoints in patients after heart valve replacement. In this r
Comparison of trial participants and open access users of a web-based physical activity intervention regarding adherence, attrition, and repeated... (Publications)
characteristics and adherence to the website (a) in the open access context over time from 2003 to 2009, and (b) between trial participants and open access users; and (2) to analyze attrition and predictors [...] the context (trial or open access) based on first visits and longest visits. Attrition and predictors of repeated participation were compared between trial participants and open access users. RESULTS: [...] years, and 74.9% were women. Comparing contexts, adherence was highest for...
Open Malaria : a simulator program for studying malaria epidemiology and the impacts of interventions against malaria [Software] (Publications)
OpenMalaria is an open source C++ program for simulating malaria epidemiology and the impacts on that epidemiology of interventions against malaria. It is based on microsimulations of
Managing research and surveillance projects in real-time with a novel open-source eManagement tool designed for under-resourced countries (Publications)
is lightweight and uses minimal internet resources. It was designed to be used with the open source software Open Data Kit (ODK). The users can easily configure odk_planner to meet their needs, and the [...] tracked sputum samples, and collected clinical and laboratory data. CONCLUSIONS: The user friendly, open source odk_planner is a simple, but multi-functional, Web-based eManagement tool with add-ons that
Using open street map data in environmental exposure assessment studies: Eastern Massachusetts, Bern region, and South Israel as a case study (Publications)
while in most developing countries, there are often no official geo-spatial data sources. OpenStreetMap (OSM) is an open source Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) mapping project. Yet very few environmental
A prospective, open-label, randomized trial of doxycycline versus azithromycin for the treatment of uncomplicated murine typhus (Publications)
evidence for optimum treatment duration. Azithromycin is a potential alternative. Methods: A prospective, open, randomised trial was conducted in non-pregnant, consenting inpatient adults with rapid diagnostic
Animal-assisted psychotherapy for pediatric chronic pain: case series of an open pilot study to test initial feasibility and potential efficacy (Publications)
To date, however, AAIs have not been examined in pediatric chronic pain. METHODS: The aim of this open pilot study was to examine the initial feasibility of recruitment and potential efficacy of an an [...] revealed that patients and their parents had a positive attitude towards AAIs. CONCLUSION: Our initial open pilot study is the first to investigate AAIs in the context of pediatric chronic pain. Notably, we
Cause of death estimation from verbal autopsies: is the open response redundant or synergistic? (Publications)
of the deceased. The VA includes both Closed Questions (CQs) with structured answer options, and an Open Response (OR) consisting of a free narrative of the events expressed in natural language and without