OBJECTIVES To compare the proportion, timing and hazards of non-AIDS death and AIDS death among men and women who initiated HAART at different CD4 cell counts to mortality risks of HIV-uninfected persons with similar risk factors. DESIGN Prospective cohort studies. METHODS We used parametric mixture models to compare proportions of AIDS and non-AIDS mortality and ages at death, and multivar...

Objectives: To describe the pattern of clinical disease in women with HIV infection and to examine the eVect of potential cofactors, including oral contraceptive use, alcohol and smoking, ethnic group, and route of HIV transmission, on progression to AIDS and death. Design: Prospective observational cohort study. Setting: 15 HIV and genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinics in Britain and Ireland. P...

CONTEXT Given the higher risk of AIDS-defining malignancies that include Kaposi sarcoma (KS), certain non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHLs), and cervical cancer in persons with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, the HIV epidemic has likely contributed to the overall numbers of these cancers in the United States. OBJECTIVE To quantify the proportions of KS, AIDS-defining NHLs, and cervical c...

Work readiness has an effect on the unemployment rate for Vocational High School (SMK) graduates. can be improved by improving learning patterns and tools. This study aims to develop aids, test feasibility effectiveness of product. The research design used is ADDIE Research Development (R&D) with stages Analysis, Design, or Production, Implementation Delivery Evaluations. site at SMK Muhamm...

In this paper the hardware implementation of an inner hair cell model is presented. Main features of the design are the use of Meddis' transduction structure and the methodology for Design with Reusability. Which allows future migration to new hardware and design refinements for speech processing and custom-made hearing aids.

Use of voice output communication aids (VOCAs) can be a very effective strategy to assist people with speech impairments in communicating. Despite this, people who use communication aids often express frustration with VOCAs-desiring devices that are simpler, quicker and more effective to use. Whilst it is not possible to resolve all these issues with technology, it is argued that significant pr...

The initiatives to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS across African society have been following different approaches ranging from workshops and seminars to posters across streets. One of the main challenges has been on the dissemination of relevant information related to HIV/AIDS advices to the appropriate in demand users. However, the advances in ICT have not been benefited in this area and partic...

In the aging society, the need for the elderly to remain mobile and independent is higher than ever. However, many aids supporting mobility often fail to target real needs and lack acceptance. The aim of this study is to demonstrate how value-based design can contribute to the design of mobility aids that address real needs and thus, lead to high acceptance. We elicited values, facilitators, an...