Effects of community-wide vaccination with PCV-7 on pneumococcal nasopharyngeal carriage in the Gambia: a cluster-randomized trial. by Anna Roca, Philip C Hill, John Townend, Uzo Egere, Martin Antonio, Abdoulie Bojang, Abiodun Akisanya, Teresa Litchfield, David E Nsekpong, Claire Oluwalana, Stephen R C Howie, Brian Greenwood, Richard A Adegbola

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Effects of Mussel Peptides on Growth and Development and Microbial Community Structure of the Thick-Shelled Mussel Mytilus coruscus Plantigrades by Qian LIN, Zheng LI, Jinlong YANG, Fan MA, Xiao LIANG

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Signatures of lower respiratory tract microbiome in children with severe community-acquired pneumonia using shotgun metagenomic sequencing by Ting-Yu Yen, Ching Hsu, Ni-Chung Lee, Chao-Szu Wu, Hsin Wang, Kuan-Yi Lee, Chia-Ray Lin, Chun-Yi Lu, Mo-Li Tsai, Tzu-Yu Liu, Che Lin, Chien-Yu Chen, Luan-Yin Chang, Feipei Lai, Li-Min Huang

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Enhanced bioelectrochemical degradation of Thiabendazole using biostimulated Tunisian hypersaline sediments: kinetics, efficiency, and microbial community shifts by Nesrine Saidi, Benjamin Erable, Luc Etchevery, Ameur Cherif, Habib Chouchane

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Practices and knowledge of community pharmacists towards the use of proton pump inhibitors: a cross-sectional study in Jordan by Lobna Gharaibeh, Mariam Ahmad Alameri, Mai I AL-Hawamdeh, Enas Daoud, Randa Atwan, Zainab Lafi, Zainab Zaki Zakaraya

“…The questionnaire was developed after a comprehensive literature review and assessed knowledge and practices.Settings Community pharmacists with at least 1 year of experience working in a community pharmacy were enrolled in the study.Participants Community pharmacists with at least 1 year of experience working in a community pharmacy were enrolled in the study.Primary outcome measures The knowledge, attitudes, and practices of community pharmacists towards PPIs dispensing.Results A total of 459 community pharmacists were approached for participation in the study, 451 (98.3%) community pharmacists agreed to be enrolled. …”
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Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the composite physical function scale in Chinese community-dwelling older adults by Jiaying Qi, Jing Xu, Hui Zhang, Mingshuai Feng, Hongyan Meng, Li Wang

“…Abstract Purpose To translate, cross-culturally adapt and validate the Composite Physical Function (CPF) scale in Chinese community-dwelling older adults. Methods The Chinese version of the CPF (C-CPF) was constructed by following Brislin’s guidelines. …”
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The community support and its role in adolescent pregnancy and school reintegration in rural Rwanda: a mixed-methods study by Fabien Nsanzabera, Evangeline Irakoze, Emmanuel Ntakirutimana, Alexis Manishimwe, Jean Bosco Nsengiyumva, Aimable Mwiseneza, Fabien Nkurikiyimana

“…Qualitative data from focus group discussions with adolescent mothers and community leaders explored educational obstacles and resource availability. …”
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Adding glucose combined with microalgae to water improves the benefits of the fungal community on the whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) culture by Bilal Raza, Jiangdong Ke, Lin Chen, Yikai Shi, Jinyong Zhu, Zeyu Shao, Zhongming Zheng, Kaihong Lu, Wen Yang

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“The advice? Think bigger”: Community perspectives on dairy farming, including surplus calves—An Australian focus group study by Sarah E. Bolton, Bianca Vandresen, Marina A.G. von Keyserlingk

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Community Intravenous Therapy Program and a Treatment Plan for Foot Infections in Persons with Diabetes: A Clinical Perspective by John M Embil, Shurjeel H Choudhri, Glenna Germaine, Theresa Imlah, Frank Duerksen, Marie Darcel, Hank Fong, Joshua Koulack, Alfred Gin, Sheryl Stern, J Neil Simonsen, Godfrey KM Harding, Lindsay E Nicolle

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Unmasking disparities: Head and neck cancer in underserved communities of northern Greece. A hospital-based audit and viewpoint by Dimitris Tatsis, Asterios Antoniou, Konstantinos Vahtsevanos

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Response of Microbial Community Structure and Diversity to Nitrogen Deposition in Soils of Pinus yunnanensis Forest of the Central Yunnan Plateau by SONG Chenggong, WANG Keqin, SONG Yali, LI Xiaodong, ZHANG Jiguo, LI Yun, DENG Qiujiang

“…[Conclusion] Nitrogen deposition can provide soil microorganisms with effective nutrients such as NH+4-N and NH-3-N, but soil acidification due to nitrogen deposition can reduce soil TOC content and affect the structure of soil microbial communities.…”
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Plant Species Composition and Community Perception Towards Landscaping Work Executed at Hawassa University-Main Campus, Ethiopia by Birhanu Kagnew, Firew Kebede

Subjects: “…Landscape; Beautification; Greening; Campus; Perception; Community…”
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A Fuzzy Logic Enhanced Environmental Protection Education Model for Policies Decision Support in Green Community Development by Sung-Lin Hsueh

“…This model can be used to assess the results and influences of community residents’ participation in environmental protection education on green community development. …”
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Stakeholder perspectives to inform the implementation of a community health worker-delivered home management of hypertension intervention in Zimbabwe by Paddington Tinashe Mundagowa, Malvin Musariri, Pamela Magande, Tendai Hlabangana, Linda Jane Mukwambo, Pemberai Zambezi, Priscillah Muchemwa-Munasirei, Fadzai Mukora-Mutseyekwa

“…Perceived facilitating factors were commitment from health system leadership, CHW training and support, regular engagement between CHWs and health providers, community partnerships, and CHW self-efficacy and knowledge and skills.Conclusion Integrating CHWs into chronic disease management can potentially improve health service access in low-resource settings. …”
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Community-based interventions against HIV-related stigma: a systematic review of evidence in Sub-Saharan Africa by Emmanuel Kimera, Linda Grace Alanyo, Irumba Pauline, Maureen Andinda, Enos Masereka Mirembe

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The effect of forest gaps on the diversity and composition of bacterial communities in mixed-type forest soils across the Carpathian mountains by Nejc Suban, Oliver Maksimović, Nataša Šibanc, Tijana Martinović, Eva Darenova, Matjaž Čater, Tine Grebenc

“…Beta diversity analyses showed minimal variation between rhizosphere and bulk soil bacterial communities, with geographic distance being the strongest predictor of community composition. …”
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Campylobacter colonization and undernutrition in infants in rural eastern Ethiopia — a longitudinal community-based birth cohort study by Dehao Chen, Dehao Chen, Sarah Lindley McKune, Sarah Lindley McKune, Yang Yang, Ibsa Aliyi Usmane, Ibsa Abdusemed Ahmed, Jafer Kedir Amin, Abdulmuen Mohammed Ibrahim, Abadir Jemal Seran, Nurmohammad Shaik, Amanda Ojeda, Bahar Mummed Hassen, Loic Deblais, Belisa Usmael Ahmedo, Kedir Abdi Hassen, Mussie Bhrane, Xiaolong Li, Nitya Singh, Kedir Teji Roba, Nigel P. French, Gireesh Rajashekara, Mark J. Manary, Jemal Yusuf Hassen, Arie Hendrik Havelaar, on behalf of the CAGED Research Team

“…While additional research is needed to investigate whether findings from this study are replicable in other populations, community efforts to improve infant and young child feeding practices and food hygiene, and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WaSH) at the household level, could reduce (cross-)contamination at the point of exposure.…”
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The gift of health promotion in a celebration: A descriptive observational study of community baby showers on YouTube by Aysha Jawed, Colin Gardiner

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Up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket bioreactor for the production of carboxylates: effect of inocula on process performance and microbial communities by Adrián Lago, Silvia Greses, Inés Moreno, Cristina González-Fernández

“…As a consequence of the operational conditions (25 ºC, pH = 5.5-6, organic loading rate (OLR) = 3 gCOD·L-1·d-1 and hydraulic retention time (HRT) = 10 d), the microbial communities changed from those typical for biogas production to those specialised in the production of volatile fatty acids (VFAs). …”
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