Financial incentives to improve uptake of partner services for sexually transmitted infections in Zimbabwe antenatal care: protocol for a cluster randomised trial [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations, 1 not approved]

Introduction Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) such as chlamydia, gonorrhoea, trichomoniasis, and syphilis, are associated with adverse birth outcomes.Treatment should be accompanied by partner services to prevent re-infection and break cycles of transmission.Partner services include the processes of partner notification (PN) as well as arrang

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Genome-Wide Analysis of Simple Sequence Repeats and Efficient Development of Polymorphic SSR Markers Based on Whole Genome Re-Sequencing of Multiple Isolates of the Wheat Stripe Rust Fungus.

The biotrophic parasitic fungus Puccinia striiformis f.sp.tritici (Pst) causes stripe rust, a devastating disease of wheat, endangering global food security.Because the Pst population is highly dynamic, it is difficult to develop wheat cultivars with durable and highly effective resistance.Simple sequence repeats Front Loader Heating Element (SSRs)

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