Background: Cognitive bias refers to emotional influences on cognition and provides a cognitive measure of negativity- or positivity-bias through assessment of the behavioral responses to ambiguous stimuli.Thus, under negative conditions an animal is more likely to judge ambiguous stimuli as negative, and under positive conditions as positive.The t
ObjectivesThe study explored the understanding of and perception towards cardiovascular disease (CVD) and risk factors, and how they influence prevention and development of the conditions, care-seeking and adhering to treatment.SettingInformal settlements of Nairobi.ParticipantsNine focus group discussions consisting of between six and eight purpos
Purpose.A goal of the work is development of 3D numerical model for a territorial risk assessment in a case of a terrorist attack with usage of a chemical agent.Methodology.To describe the process of chemical agent dispersion in the atmosphere, emitted in a case of a terrorist attack, the equation of mass transfer of an admixture in atmospheric air
A 63-year-old female patient complained of dimness in UNISEX the central field of vision in the left eye after viewing an annular partial eclipse without adequate eye protection on 22 July 2009.Fundoscopy showed a wrinkled macular surface.Fundus autofluorescence study revealed well-demarcated hyperautofluorescence at the fovea.Optical coherence tom
Real-time surveillance is a crucial element in the response to infectious disease outbreaks.However, the interpretation of incidence data is often hampered by delays occurring at various stages of data gathering and reporting.As a result, recent values are biased downward, which obscures current trends.Statistical nowcasting techniques can be emplo