OPPORTUNISTIC COEXISTENCE OF LTE AND WIFI FOR FUTURE 5G SYSTEM: EXPERIMENTAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND ANALYSIS

Opportunistic Coexistence of LTE and WiFi for Future 5G System: Experimental Performance Evaluation and Analysis

To alleviate the problem of scarce spectrum resources and meet the ever-increasing of mobile broadband data traffic demands, Licensed Assisted Access (LAA)-Long Term Evolution (LTE), operating in the unlicensed spectrum, is a promising solution.Considering that the unlicensed spectrum is shared by a few incumbent systems, such as IEEE 802.11 (i.e.,

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ICD-11 PTSD and CPTSD: Implications for the rehabilitation of survivors of torture seeking international protection

Introduction: Rates of torture are especially high among those seeking asylum, with global estimates of forced migrants having experienced torture exceeding 50%.Torture is the strongest predictor of PTSD amongst refugee populations.This study assesses the construct validity and diagnostic rate of the ICD-11 PTSD and Complex PTSD (CPTSD) within a po

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Individual-Level Evaluation of the Exposure Notification Cascade in the SwissCovid Digital Proximity Tracing App: Observational Study

BackgroundDigital proximity tracing (DPT) aims to complement manual contact tracing (MCT) in identifying exposed contacts and preventing further transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in the population.Although several DPT apps, including SwissCovid, have shown to have promising effects on mitigating the pandemic, several challenges have impeded them from full

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Clinical, logistic, and geographic factors in ensuring adequate access to implant removals: A cross-sectional survey of public facilities and GIS modeling of geographic access in two districts of Senegal

IntroductionEnsuring adequate access to contraceptive implant removal services requires an understanding of potential clinical, logistical, and geographic challenges.MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional survey of 39 public health facilities in two districts of Senegal.To assess facility readiness, we reported the proportion of facilities meeting a

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