Background Health authorities in several countries recently recommended the expansion of
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody testing, including the use of rapid tests …

Introduction Objective pain assessment in non-verbal populations is clinically challenging
due to their inability to express their pain via self-report. Repetitive exposures to acute or …

Background: Although the incidence of major pediatric lower limb loss secondary to either
congenital deficiencies or acquired amputations is relatively low, the prevalence of lower …

Background The impact of screening coronary computed tomographic angiography (CCTA)
on physician and patient behavior is unclear. Methods We studied asymptomatic patients …

Generalized estimating equations (GEE) are a popular class of models for analyzing
discrete longitudinal data, and do not require the specification of a full likelihood. The GEE …

In this paper, empirical likelihood-based inference for longitudinal data within the framework
of generalized linear model is investigated. The proposed procedure takes into account the …

In this paper, we introduce the empirical likelihood (EL) method to longitudinal studies. By
considering the dependence within subjects in the auxiliary random vectors, we propose a …

In the US, sexual and gender minority populations are disproportionately affected by HIV.
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a key prevention method, but its effectiveness relies on …

Ayahuasca is a beverage obtained from Banisteriopsis caapi plus Psychotria viridis. B. caapi
contains the β‐carbolines harmine, harmaline, and tetrahydroharmine that are monoamine …

This study aims to investigate the relationship between public governance and the
Corruption Perception Index (CPI) while also examining the impact of national income per …