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GHTC 2014: San Jose, CA, USA
- IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference, GHTC 2014, San Jose, CA, USA, October 10-13, 2014. IEEE 2014, ISBN 978-1-4799-7193-0

Session A1: Energy I
- Ye-Obong N. Udoakah, Ekpenyong E. Nta, Iyakkenseme E. Okon, Unyime E. Akpabio:

Design of a 1 kva PV system for electrical laboratory in faculty of engineering, University of Uyo, Nigeria. 1-5 - Mahmoud Kabalan, Benaiah Anabaraonye

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Solar photovoltaic versus micro -hydroelectricity: A framework for assessing the sustainability of community-run rural electrification projects. 6-13 - Otward M. Mueller, Eduard K. Mueller:

Off-grid, low-cost, electrical sun-car system for developing countries. 14-17 - Frank Sharp, Dennis Symanski, Mark S. Dudzinski:

Scalable DC Micro Grids provide cost effective electricity in regions without electric infrastructure. 18-24 - Mou Riiny:

South sudan rural electrification project the hybrid mini-grid & PBK project. 25-27
Session A2: Health I
- Vishnu S. Pendyala

, Yi Fang, JoAnne Holliday, Ali Zalzala:
A text mining approach to automated healthcare for the masses. 28-35 - Grace Warkulwiz, Laurel Paul, Khanjan Mehta:

Efficacy of knowledge transfer and exchange between CHWs and community members in low resource settings. 36-40 - Gari D. Clifford, Carlos Arteta, Tingting Zhu

, Marco A. F. Pimentel, Mauro D. Santos, João S. Domingos, Mohammad Ali Maraci, Joachim Behar, Julien Oster:
A scalable mHealth system for noncommunicable disease management. 41-48 - Greg Wenner, Martin Marino, Eric Obeysekare, Khanjan Mehta:

Making data collection in low-resource contexts intuitive, fun, and interactive. 49-56 - Roshan Issac, Sreevas Sahasranamam

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Tele-consulting through rural health centres for tribal community - A case study from Wayanad. 57-61
Session A3: Disaster, Connectivity, and Communication I
- Joan Ventura-Jaume, Laurent Franck, Laurent Girardeau:

A distributed floor control protocol for next generation PMR based on hybrid LTE and satellite networks. 62-69 - Paul Gardner-Stephen

, Andrew Bettison, Romana Challans
, Jeremy Lakeman, Timothee Malossane, Corey Wallis, Matthew Lloyd, Ewan Caldicott, Dione Gardner-Stephen:
Succinct data: Extreme compression for ODK forms making digital field assessment practical during disasters by minimizing data transmission size and costs. 70-77 - Alexis Kwasinski:

Field technical surveys: An essential tool for improving critical infrastructure and lifeline systems resiliency to disasters. 78-85 - Aaron Opdyke

, Amy Javernick-Will
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Building coordination capacity: Post-disaster organizational Twitter networks. 86-92 - Yulong Yang, Michael Sherman

, Janne Lindqvist:
Disaster mitigation by crowdsourcing hazard documentation. 93-98
Session A4: Humanitarian Challenges and Opportunities I
- José Pedro Simão

, João Paulo C. de Lima, Willian Rochadel
, Juarez Bento da Silva
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Remote labs in developing countries an experience in Brazilian public education. 99-105 - Raymond S. Larsen, Derek G. Welbourn, Daniel Wessner, Robin Podmore, Michelle Lacourciere, Anders Boesen Lindbo Larsen, Patrick Lee, Ron Moulton, Seth Myers, Martin Niboh, Patrick Ryan, Michael Wilson:

"Learning beyond the Light Bulb" among Least Developed Countries based on a sustainable PV solar utility model. 106-114 - Andre Kakiuthi, Rafael Tsuji Matsuyama, Fernando Pisani Pimentel, Thiago Matheus Martins de Moraes

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Improving science education through new perspectives. 115-119 - Balu Anand, A. J. Antony Venus, Mukundhan Srinivasan, Arun Noel Victor, Madhuri K., S. P. Sree Rakshaa, Vineeth Vijayaraghavan, Kartik Kulkarni:

Local Content Development Framework and Methodology for knowledge and skill development: IEEE Madras Section SIGHT case study. 120-124
Session A5: Water and Agriculture I
- Tariq Mahmood Khalil, Quanbao Zhao, Leena Maqsood:

Energy from anaerobic digesters for water management: A case study of Pakistan. 125-132 - Yung Wong, Shavin Pinto, Yan Tang, Marc Compere

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Community development through a sustainable micro-business selling clean water. 133-139 - Idongesit M. Ana, Hannah I. J. Udota, Ye-Obong N. Udoakah:

Malting technology in the development of safe and sustainable complementary composite food from cereals and legumes. 140-144 - Krista Liguori

, Abdalla R. Nassar, Khanjan Mehta:
An Interactive Nutritional Guide to develop low-cost healthy meals while sustaining indigenous foods. 145-151 - Julius Schöning

, Christian Rusch, Christian Schindelhauer
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Real-time communication based on IEEE 802.11b/g for automation of agricultural vehicles. 152-158 - Abel Rodriguez de la Concepcion, Riccardo Stefanelli, Daniele Trinchero

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A wireless sensor network platform optimized for assisted sustainable agriculture. 159-165
Session B1: Energy II
- Vincent Van Acker, Steve J. Szablya, Henry Louie

, J. McLean Sloughter, Ayesha S. Pirbhai:
Survey of energy use and costs in rural kenya for community microgrid business model development. 166-173 - Taufik Taufik

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The DC House project: An alternate solution for rural electrification. 174-179 - Courtney Foss, Jared Leventhal, Alan Rolf Mickelson:

Rechargeable lithium ion battery units as supplemental energy in Haiti. 180-187 - Daniel Soto:

Consumer investment in watt-scale energy products. 188-191 - Christoph R. Birkl, Damien F. Frost, Adrien M. Bizeray, Robert R. Richardson, David A. Howey

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Modular converter system for low-cost off-grid energy storage using second life li-ion batteries. 192-199 - Mitchell Lee, Gordon Chester Shaw, Vijay Modi:

Battery storage: Comparing shared to individually owned storage given rural demand profiles of a cluster of customers. 200-206
Session B2: Health II
- Jennifer R. Head, Besufekad Getachew, Mitiku Gabrehiwot:

Harnessing local technology: Manufacturing small scale mixers for the fortification of edible oils and wheat flours in northern Ethiopia. 207-214 - Richard Anderson, Trevor Perrier, Fahad Pervaiz, Norasingh Sisouveth, Bharath Kumar, Sompasong Phongphila, Ataur Rahman

, Ranjit Dhiman, Sophie Newland:
Supporting immunization programs with improved vaccine cold chain information systems. 215-222 - Virginia Hall, Eric Geise, Nasser H. Kashou

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The IncuLight: Solar-powered infant incubator. 223-226 - Sudipto Banerjee, Ali M. S. Zalzala, Laura Zalzala:

Process modeling and evaluation of a pilot healthcare technology solution in slum communities. 227-234 - Nataraj Kuntagod, Sanjoy Paul

, Senthil Kumaresan, Sreenivasan Ganti:
Practical challenges for large-scale deployment of mHealth solution insights from a field trial. 235-241 - Molly Eckman, Christopher Gigliotti, Staci Sutermaster

, Khanjan Mehta:
Get a grip! Handgrip strength as a health screening tool. 242-248
Session B3: Disaster, Connectivity, and Communication II
- Gregory Stevens, David Ilba, Stuart Wildy

, Paul Gardner-Stephen
, Matthew Lloyd:
Low-cost, open-source, collapsible, air-transportable, field-manufacturable telecommunications tower. 249-256 - Abel Rodriguez de la Concepcion, Mazen O. Hasna

, Mohamed Elsayed, Riccardo Stefanelli, Daniele Trinchero
, Karim Attoumani Mohamed, Naceur Mashmoun:
Enabling ICT development with low cost high capacity wireless networks in remote and underdeveloped locations an application to public finance management in Comoros Islands. 257-262 - Joel S. Marciano Jr., Calvin Artemies G. Hilario, Mary Ann B. Zabanal, Earl V. Mendoza, Brian L. Gumiran, BenJeMar F. Flores, Mark O. Pena, Kennex H. Razon:

Monitoring system for deep-seated landslides using locally-developed tilt and moisture sensors: System improvements and experiences from real world deployment. 263-270 - Tullio Tanzi, Ludovic Apvrille, Jean-Luc Dugelay

, Yves Roudier:
UAVs for humanitarian missions: Autonomy and reliability. 271-278 - David Pastor-Escuredo

, Alfredo Morales-Guzmán
, Yolanda Torres-Fernández
, Jean-Martin Bauer, Amit Wadhwa, Carlos Castro-Correa, Liudmyla Romanoff, Jong Gun Lee, Alex Rutherford, Vanessa Frías-Martínez, Nuria Oliver
, Enrique Frías-Martínez
, Miguel A. Luengo-Oroz
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Flooding through the lens of mobile phone activity. 279-286 - Prabhas Pokharel, Brett Gleitsmann, Salah Chafik, Candice Heberer, Myf Ma, Chris Tan, Zaiming Yao, Vijay Modi:

Data-driven local planning at national scale: How data collected on mobile phones enable a Conditional Grants Scheme in Nigeria. 287-293
Session B4: Humanitarian Challenges and Opportunities II
- Imran A. Zualkernan

, Shirin Lutfeali, Asad Karim:
Using tablets and satellite-based internet to deliver numeracy education to marginalized children in a developing country. 294-301 - Jineet Doshi:

ICT based solutions for education in rural India- A case study. 302-306 - Enrique Aguayo-Lara, Livier Hernandez-Hirales:

Changing a life with technology from a classroom. 307-312 - Balu Anand, A. J. Antony Venus, Mukundhan Srinivasan, Arun Noel Victor, Madhuri K., S. P. Sree Rakshaa, Vineeth Vijayaraghavan, Kartik Kulkarni:

Real-world proficiency augmentation among learners through merger of project based learning (PBL) and student social responsibility (SSR): IEEE Madras Section SIGHT case study. 313-317 - Manuel Silvestre, Susana Munoz, Miguel Ángel Rubio:

A successful entrepreneurship formula for solving computer illiteracy. 318-324
Session B5: Water and Agriculture II
- Kelsey A. Czyzyk, Shayne T. Bement, William F. Dawson, Khanjan Mehta:

Quantifying water savings with greenhouse farming. 325-332 - Akash Kumar

, Khurram Kamal, Mohommad Omer Arshad, Senthan Mathavan, Tanabaalan Vadamala:
Smart irrigation using low-cost moisture sensors and XBee-based communication. 333-337 - Christopher McComb

, Pablo S. Santaeufemia, Nathan G. Johnson, Kenji Shimada:
Identifying technical and economic improvements to the MoneyMaker Hip pump through multi-objective optimization. 338-344
Session D1: Energy III
- Roberto Barraza Garcia

, Gilberto Velazquez Angulo, Jaime Romero Gonzalez, Edith Flores Tavizon, Jose Ignacio Huertas-Cardozo:
LED street lighting as a strategy for climate change mitigation at local government level. 345-349 - Arif Malik

, Mohamed Albadi
, Abdullah Al Kahali, Younis Al Nabhani, Alwarith Al Bahri, Hamed Al Barhi:
Evaluation of renewable energy projects using multi-criteria approach. 350-355 - M. Farooq, Adil Salman, Sohaib Ahmad Siddiqui, M. Ibrahim Khalil, Wasim Mukhtar:

Economically designed solar car for developing countries (Pakistan). 356-360 - Amos Veremachi, B. C. Cuamba, Ole Jorgen Nydal, J. Lovseth, Azhar Zia:

Investigating the influence of length and cross sectional area in heat storage thermal stratification. 361-368 - Canras Batunlu

, Mahera Musallam:
3D thermal model of power electronic conversion systems for wind energy applications. 369-376
Session D2: Health III
- Dmitry Klishch, Sean Horn, Bruno Rocha:

Exo-supportive device for individuals with restricted mobility. 377-381 - Monty K. Reed:

LIFESUIT Exoskeleton Gives the Gift of Walking so They Shall Walk. 382-385 - Ricardo Chavarriaga

, Maria N. Hurtado, Marcela Bolanos, José Á. Loaiza, Juan M. Mayor, Manuel Valencia, Jaime Aguilar-Zambrano
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Multidisciplinary design of suitable assistive technologies for motor disabilities in Colombia. 386-391 - Jorge Letechipia, Abel Arredondo, Luis Hernández, Aldo Alessi, Andres Torres, Robinson A. Torres, Yeison J. Montagut:

Seating fabrication system for clinical rehabilitation settings in low income countries: The experience of Mexico and Colombia. 392-395 - John Edison Muñoz, Ricardo Chavarriaga

, Julian F. Villada, David Sebastian Lopez:
BCI and motion capture technologies for rehabilitation based on videogames. 396-401 - Angelica Rodrigues Araujo, Marcia L. Drumond das Chagas e Vallone, Isabella Cristina Dante Perdigao, Sara Gladys Fernandes Amaral, Thelma Virgínia Rodrigues, Carlos Augusto Paiva da Silva Martins

, Plinio Soares Paolinelli Maciel:
Technologies for rehabilitation: Problems and opportunities in the Physiotherapy Clinic at PUC Minas - Brazil. 402-407
Session D3: Disaster, Connectivity, and Communication III
- Gerard J. Christman, Brian D. Fila:

Civil information integration and interoperability. 408-411 - Stefan Voigt, Elisabeth Schoepfer, Christoff Fourie, Alexander Mager:

Towards semi-automated satellite mapping for humanitarian situational awareness. 412-416 - Andrew Ilyas:

MicroFilters: Harnessing twitter for disaster management. 417-424
Session D4: Humanitarian Challenges and Opportunities III
- Susmita Ghosh, Bhaskar Bhowmick:

Technological uncertainty: Exploring factors in indian start-ups. 425-432 - Rafat M. Abushaban:

Crowdfunding as a catapult for innovation in the middle east: Obstacles and possibilities. 433-440 - Adetunji Sunmonu, Brain Leke-Betechuoh:

People driven technology solution: A Uganda example. 441-444 - Bulbul Sen, Ranjan K. Sen:

Bottom-up integration of data-aware communities: Some initial work in Kapgari village community. 445-450 - Amy E. Wood, Charles E. Wood, Christopher A. Mattson

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Application and modification of Design for Manufacture and Assembly principles for the developing world. 451-457
Session D5: Water and Agriculture III
- Eobin Alex George, Gaurav Tiwari:

Multi-Stage Organic Water Filter system. 458-461 - Christie Ritter, Mallory Cottingham, Jared Leventhal, Alan Rolf Mickelson:

Remote delay tolerant water quality montoring. 462-468 - Anshul Dhankher, Gryphon Drake, Jinie Haytko, Yatindra Patel, Christine Sidoti, Gihoon Song:

A solar sterilization and distillation unit for water in resource-poor settings. 469-473 - Unyoung Kim, Jessica VanderGiessen, Xavier Savarimuthu

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Implementation of electrochemical sensors in arsenic-contaminated areas of West Bengal in India toward rapid and point-of-use detection of arsenic in drinking water. 474-478
Session E1: Energy IV
- Anne Dare, Tiago Forin, Klein Ileleji, Brent K. Jesiek, John Lumkes, Patrick Pawletko:

Community capacity building: Collaborative micro-hydropower design in Cameroon. 479-485 - Cristian H. Birzer

, Paul R. Medwell
, Peter A. M. Kalt:
Humanitarian technology research group: Developments at the University of Adelaide. 486-490 - Nicole D. Miranda

, Andres Chicol, Malcolm McCulloch:
Potentials of biogas production and GHG mitigation in Guatemalan dairy farms. 491-498 - Ricardo Anderson, Stascia Gordon, Gunjan Mansingh:

An assessment of the potential impacts of knowledge-driven decision support in social welfare. 499-505
Session E2: Health IV
- Fernando Ramirez-Garibay, Cesar Millan Olivarria, Alejandro Federico Eufracio Aguilera, Joel C. Huegel

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MyVox - Device for the communication between people: blind, deaf, deaf-blind and unimpaired. 506-509 - Frano Petric, Kruno Hrvatinic, Anja Babic

, Luka Malovan, Damjan Miklic
, Zdenko Kovacic
, Maja Cepanec
, Jasmina Stosic, Sanja Simlesa
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Four tasks of a robot-assisted autism spectrum disorder diagnostic protocol: First clinical tests. 510-517 - Silvia Figueira, Kevin Nguyen, Shweta Panditrao:

HearThat? - An app for diagnosing hearing loss. 518-524 - Quinn Tate, Amanda Fujiki

, Kirsten Johnson
, Matthew M. Wells:
Novel smartphone attachment for ophthalmic and otoscopic exams. 525-527 - Ting Zhang, Jiang Lu, Fei Hu, Lv Wu, Mengcheng Guo:

A sensor-based virtual piano biofeedback system for stroke rehabilitation. 528-533
Session E3: Health V
- John-Thones Amenyo, Sangeeta Jadoonanan, Salim Gnabode, Tahseen Tabassum, Aerren Kublal:

KOM (Keep Out Mosquitoes) project: Anthropo-philic terraforming and manipulation of landscapes for mosquito vector control in malaria disease management and eradication. 534-540 - Richard Ribón Fletcher, Varsha Raghavan, Rujia Zha, Miriam Haverkamp, Patricia Hibberd

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Development of mobile-based hand vein biometrics for global health patient identification. 541-547 - Holly Cardillo, Jennifer Kohler, Ellie Kriner, Khanjan Mehta:

Applications of Wood's Lamp technology to detect skin infections in resource-constrained settings. 548-554 - Kelly B. Ebels, Christine Clerk, Chris H. Crudder, Sarah McGray, Kendall Magnuson, Kathy Tietje, Paul LaBarre:

Incorporating user needs into product development for improved infection detection for malaria elimination programs. 555-560 - Kenneth Hawkins, Robert Burton, Paul LaBarre:

Diagnostics to support malaria elimination: Choosing an appropriate biomarker to target the subclinical Plasmodium falciparum transmission reservoir. 561-568
Session E4: Humanitarian Challenges and Opportunitiesnergy IV
- Gayan Prasad Hettiarachchi, Nadeeka Nilmini Hettiarachchi, Dhammika Suresh Hettiarachchi, Azusa Ebisuya:

Next generation data classification and linkage: Role of probabilistic models and artificial intelligence. 569-576 - Natalie Linnell, Silvia Figueira, Neil Chintala, Lauren Falzarano, Vincente Ciancio:

Hack for the homeless: A humanitarian technology hackathon. 577-584 - Thiago Rodrigues Alves, Mario Buratto, Flavio Mauricio de Souza, Thelma Virgínia Rodrigues:

OpenPLC: An open source alternative to automation. 585-589 - John-Thones Amenyo, Daniel Phelps, Olajide Oladipo, Folly Sewovoe-Ekuoe, Sangeeta Jadoonanan, Sandeep Jadoonanan, Tahseen Tabassum, Salim Gnabode, Tanging D. Sherpa, Michael Falzone, Abrar Hossain, Aerren Kublal:

MedizDroids Project: Ultra-low cost, low-altitude, affordable and sustainable UAV multicopter drones for mosquito vector control in malaria disease management. 590-596 - Javier Eduardo Gorostiaga Vargas:

Universal broadband access in developing countries - The case of Bolivia. 597-602 - Ahmed Amer, Phillip Peralez:

Affordable altered perspectives: Making augmented and virtual reality technology accessible. 603-608
Session E5: Humanitarian Challenges and Opportunities IV
- Dhruv Chand, Sreecharan Sankaranarayanan

, Chandramouli Sharma:
Project Jagriti: Crowdsourced child abuse reporting. 609-613 - Stuart Ohlson, Robert Melich:

Designing and developing sustainable housing for refugee and disaster communities. 614-619 - Silvia Figueira, Kelsey Dedoshka, Katie Le, Kaitlin Kirasich, Deb Levine:

Youth StreetConnect - Helping homeless young women. 620-627 - Rishikanth C, Harini Sekar, Gautham Rajagopal, Ramesh Rajesh, Vineeth Vijayaraghavan:

Low-cost intelligent gesture recognition engine for audio-vocally impaired individuals. 628-634
Session G1: Energy V
- Manil Poudyal, Alexander Cranney, Matthew R. Jones

, Randy S. Lewis:
Impact of co-firing a traditional Peruvian biomass cookstove with biogas on emissions and combustion efficiency. 635-642 - Cameron M. Quist, Randy S. Lewis, Matthew R. Jones

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Utilization of infrared photography to assess heat losses in a Peruvian cookstove. 643-648 - Kendall S. Thacker, McCall Barger, Christopher A. Mattson

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A global review of end user needs: Establishing the need for adaptable cookstoves. 649-658 - Asfafaw Haileselassie Tesfay

, Ole Jorgen Nydal, Mulu Bayray Kahsay
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Energy storage integrated solar stove: A case of solar Injera baking in Ethiopia. 659-666
Session G2: Health VI
- Laura Zalzala, V. S. Parasaran, Sanjeev Prashar

, Ali M. S. Zalzala:
Healthcare geopolitics in urban slums: An empirical study. 667-674 - Mila Kwiatkowska, Les Matthews:

Analysis of informational and technological requirements for the respiratory therapy workshops in Peru. 675-681 - Shyam Swaroop Nigam, Adil Usman

, B. P. Divakar
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Effective utilization of low cost incineration and its by-products in India. 682-686 - Jonathan Callan, Phillip Sundin, Stephen Suffian, Khanjan Mehta:

Designing sustainable revenue models for CHW-centric entrepreneurial ventures. 687-693 - Jiang Lu, Ting Zhang, Fei Hu, Yeqing Wu, Ke Bao:

Measuring activities and counting steps with the SmartSocks - An unobtrusive and accurate method. 694-698
Session G4: Humanitarian Challenges and Opportunities V
- Adriano Galati, Theodoros Bourchas, Sandra Deepthy Siby

, Seth Frey, Maria Olivares, Stefan Mangold:
Mobile-enabled delay tolerant networking in rural developing regions. 699-705 - Deepak Kumar Vashisth, Himanshu Sharma:

Breaking into the social nervous system: Architecture for reality mining. 706-710 - Nayan Jeevagan, Pallavi Santosh, Rishabh Berlia, Shubham Kandoi:

Project Stay Alert. 711-715 - Nayan Jeevagan, Pallavi Santosh, Rishabh Berlia, Shubham Kandoi:

RFID based vehicle identification during collisions. 716-720
Session H2: Health VII
- Jered Singleton, Dylan Guelig, Josh Buser

, Robert Burton, Onyinye Edeh, Kenneth Hawkins, Bernhard Weigl, Paul LaBarre:
Advancing electricity-free molecular diagnostics at the point-of-care: Optimizing the NINA platform for a malaria LAMP assay. 721-725

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