Abstract Background Valve repair is the treatment Bromelain of choice for native mitral valve regurgitation.The feasibility of repair when the defect is caused by acute infective endocarditis (IE) is debated.This study aims to compare the outcome of repair and replacement procedures, to report the rate of repair in a single surgical center, and to
Abstract The progestin-based hormonal contraceptive Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate (DMPA) is widely used in sub-Saharan Africa, where HIV-1 is endemic.Meta-analyses have shown that women using DMPA are 40% more likely than women not using hormonal contraceptives to acquire Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV-1).Therefore understanding how DMPA inc
This research looks at the influence of tax behavior on the earnings behavior of corporate HOREHOUND managers in Republic of Benin, a West African country.The author uses the generalized method of moments (GMM) on dynamic panel data.The sample consists of 21 firms, i.e.11 banks for the period 2011 to 2020 and 10 DFSs for the period 2016 to 2021.It
This paper presents some recent developments in YARP middleware, aimed to improve its integration with ROS.They include a new mechanism to read/write ROS transform frames and a new set of standard interfaces to intercommunicate with the ROS navigation stack.A novel set of YARP companion modules, which provide basic navigation functionalities for ro