In this paper, we survey recent developments in the birational geometry of the moduli spaces M(ξ) of semistable sheaves on P following [ABCH], [CH], [CH2], [CHW] and [H]. We discuss the cones of effective, ample and movable divisors on M(ξ). We introduce Bridgeland stability conditions, the main technical tools that precipitated the recent advances, and explain their applications to interpolati...

Wei Li1 [email protected] Changhu Wang2 [email protected] Lei Zhang3 [email protected] Yong Rui2 [email protected] Bo Zhang1 [email protected] 1 State Key Lab of Intelligent Technology and Systems, TNList, Department of Computer Science and Technology, Tsinghua University Beijing 100084, China 2 Microsoft Research No. 5 Danling Street, Haidian District, Beijing 100080, China...

This paper describes and compares application of wavelet basis and Block-Pulse functions (BPFs) for solving fractional integro-differential equation (FIDE) with a weakly singular kernel‎. ‎First‎, ‎a collocation method based on Haar wavelets (HW)‎, ‎Legendre wavelet (LW)‎, ‎Chebyshev wavelets (CHW)‎, ‎second kind Chebyshev wavelets (SKCHW)‎, ‎Cos and Sin wavelets (CASW) and BPFs are presented f...

BACKGROUND A critical shortage of doctors, nurses, and midwives in many sub-Saharan African countries inhibits efforts to expand access to family planning services, especially in rural areas. One way to fill this gap is for community health workers (CHWs) to provide injectable contraceptives, an intervention for which there is growing evidence and international support. In 2009, with approval f...

The objective was to conduct a program evaluation of the Centre for Healthy Weights-Shapedown BC (CHW-SB), a family-centered, multidisciplinary program for obese children, by assessing the change in weight trajectories from program intake to completion. Secondary outcomes included changes in clinical, biochemical and psychological parameters, and in physical activity (PA) levels. The CHW-SB pro...

OBJECTIVE The present literature review aimed to review the evidence for community-based distribution (CBD) of iron-folic acid (IFA) supplementation as a feasible approach to improve anaemia rates in low- and middle-income countries. DESIGN The literature review included peer-reviewed studies and grey literature from PubMed, Cochrane Library, LILAC and Scopus databases. SETTING Low- and mid...

BACKGROUND Growing evidence supports the use of Western therapies for the treatment of depression, trauma, and stress delivered by community health workers (CHWs) in conflict-affected, resource-limited countries. A recent randomized controlled trial (Bolton et al. 2014a) supported the efficacy of two CHW-delivered interventions, cognitive processing therapy (CPT) and brief behavioral activation...

BACKGROUND Since the 2009 WHO and UNICEF recommendation that women receive home-based postnatal care within the first three days after birth, a growing number of low-income countries have explored integrating postnatal home visit interventions into their maternal and newborn health strategies. This randomized trial evaluates a pilot program in which community health workers (CHWs) visit or call...

OBJECTIVE To assess changes in the use of essential maternal and child health services in Konobo, Liberia, after implementation of an enhanced community health worker (CHW) programme. METHODS The Liberian Ministry of Health partnered with Last Mile Health, a nongovernmental organization, to implement a pilot CHW programme with enhanced recruitment, training, supervision and compensation. To a...

OBJECTIVE Latinos with type 2 diabetes (T2D) face major healthcare access and disease management disparities. We examined the impact of the Diabetes Among Latinos Best Practices Trial (DIALBEST), a community health worker (CHW)-led structured intervention for improving glycemic control among Latinos with T2D. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS A total of 211 adult Latinos with poorly controlled T2D ...