SELF-SAMPLING AND SELF-TESTING FOR HIV AT A COMMERCIAL AND COMMUNITY-BASED TEST PROVIDER IN THE NETHERLANDS: USER PREFERENCES AND USABILITY

Self-sampling and self-testing for HIV at a commercial and community-based test provider in the Netherlands: user preferences and usability

Abstract HIV self-sampling and -testing (HIVSS/ST) reduces testing barriers and potentially reaches populations who may not test otherwise.In the Netherlands, at-home HIV tests became commercially available around 2016, but data on user experiences are limited.This study aimed to explore characteristics of users and their experiences with HIVSS/ST.

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Remote Heart Rate Estimation Based on Transformer with Multi-Skip Connection Decoder: Method and Evaluation in the Wild

Heart rate is an essential vital sign to evaluate human health.Remote heart monitoring using cheaply available devices has become a necessity in the twenty-first century to prevent any unfortunate situation caused by the hectic pace of life.In this paper, we propose a new method based on the transformer architecture with a multi-skip connection biL

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Towards a revision of the genus Periclimenes: resurrection of Ancylocaris Schenkel, 1902, and designation of three new genera (Crustacea, Decapoda, Palaemonidae)

Based on recently published molecular phylogenies of Indo-West Pacific palaemonid shrimps and further morphological evidence, the systematic position of several species of the polyphyletic Mirrors genus Periclimenes is revised.The generic name Ancylocaris Schenkel, 1902 is re-established for the anemone-associated P.brevicarpalis.Actinimenes gen.n.

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