BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN EVIDENCE AND POLICY FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES: HOW MODELS CAN AID PUBLIC HEALTH DECISION-MAKING

Bridging the gap between evidence and policy for infectious diseases: How models can aid public health decision-making

The dominant approach to decision-making in public health policy for infectious diseases relies heavily on expert opinion, which often applies empirical evidence to policy questions in a manner that is neither systematic nor transparent.Although systematic reviews are frequently commissioned to inform specific components of policy (such as efficacy

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Self-fertility in Chromocrea spinulosa is a consequence of direct repeat-mediated loss of MAT1-2, subsequent imbalance of nuclei differing in mating type, and recognition between unlike nuclei in a common cytoplasm.

The filamentous fungus Chromocrea spinulosa (Trichoderma spinulosum) exhibits both self-fertile (homothallic) and self-sterile (heterothallic) sexual reproductive behavior.Self-fertile strains produce progeny cohorts that are 50% homothallic, 50% heterothallic.Heterothallic progeny can mate only with homothallic strains, and progeny also segregate

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The Botanical Garden of the University of Banja Luka

The Botanical Garden of the University of Banjaluka is part of the "University City" complex sprawling over 5.3 ha.The complex began as the "Vrbas" Austro-Hungarian barracks at the end of the nineteenth century and it was used for military purposes until 2004.After being assigned to the University of Banja Luka in 2004, the spacecase lemonhead area

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