Knowledge and perceptions of sexually transmitted diseases, HIV/AIDS, and reproductive health among female students in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Background: Young people are most vulnerable to sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) in Bangladesh.Lack of knowledge about reproductive health issues is also common in this group.Aims: This study aimed to assess the knowledge and perceptions of STDs, HIV/AIDS, and reprod

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Water Quality Indicator Interval Prediction in Wastewater Treatment Process Based on the Improved BES-LSSVM Algorithm

This paper proposes a novel interval prediction method for effluent water quality indicators (including biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) and ammonia nitrogen (NH3-N)), which are key performance indices in the water quality monitoring and control of a wastewater treatment plant.Firstly, the Hardware effluent data regarding BOD/NH3-N and their necessa

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Sexually dimorphic peripheral sensory neurons regulate copulation duration and persistence in male Drosophila

Abstract Peripheral sensory neurons are the gateway to the environment across species.In Drosophila, olfactory and gustatory senses are required to initiate courtship, as well as for the escalation of courtship patterns that lead to copulation.To be successful, copulation must last long enough to ensure the transfer of sperm and Hardware seminal fl

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