KNOWLEDGE OF CAREGIVERS REGARDING PNEUMOCOCCAL DISEASES AND PNEUMOCOCCAL CONJUGATE VACCINE (PCV): A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY AT A DISTRICT IN INDIA

Knowledge of caregivers regarding pneumococcal diseases and pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV): A cross sectional study at a district in India

Background: To reduce burden of pneumonia, India has introduced Pneumococcal Conjugate vaccine (PCV) in routine immunization programme.The state of West Bengal, India introduced PCV in 2021.Uptake of new vaccines depends a lot on knowledge of caregivers on the disease and vaccine.This study aimed to assess the knowledge of caregivers regarding pneu

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Selecting pesticides for inclusion in drinking water quality guidelines on the basis of detection probability and ranking

Pesticides released into the environment Holder may pose both ecological and human health risks.Governments set the regulations and guidelines for the allowable levels of active components of pesticides in various exposure sources, including drinking water.Several pesticide risk indicators have been developed using various methodologies, but such i

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Mental and physical health consequences of police brutality toward Black community members in the United States

Objectives: The current study was the first preliminary examination of physical and mental health outcomes for late adolescents impacted by police killing members of the Black community.Study design: Cross-sectional online survey research.Methods: 429 college students Push Button Switch completed surveys in September 2020.Physical and mental health

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Numerical Study of the Effect of Perforation Friction and Engineering Parameters on Multicluster Fracturing in Horizontal Wells

Simultaneous multiple-fracture treatments in horizontal wellbores have become one of the key methods for economically and efficiently developing oil and gas resources in unconventional reservoirs.However, field data show that some perforation clusters have difficulty propagating fractures due to the internal mechanism of competing initiation and pr

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