Changes in household food security, access to health services and income in northern Lao PDR during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional survey by Jennifer R Head, Phetsavanh Chanthavilay, Helen Catton, Ammaline Vongsitthi, Kelley Khamphouxay, Niphone Simphaly

“…Local food production and safety net programmes that offset income losses may help.…”
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Defining indicators for disease burden, health outcomes, policies and barriers and facilitators to health services for migrant populations in the Middle East and North African regi... by Charles Agyemang, Ali Ardalan, Farah Seedat, Bouchra Assarag, Nuria Casamitjana, Kolitha Wickramage, Sally Hargreaves, Ana Requena-Mendez, Fouad M Fouad, Dominik Zenner, Anna Deal, Stella Evangelidou, Wafa Saidi, Chiaki Ito, Oumnia Bouaddi, Moudrick Abdellatifi, Alba Cuxart-Graell, Hassan Edries, Eman Elafef, Taha Maatoug, Anissa Ouahchi, Liv Mathilde Pampiri, Sara Arias, Adel Abdelkhalek, Ahmed Hamed Arisha, Ibrahim Ahmed Bani, Aasmaa Chaoui, Wafa Chemao-Elfihri, Kenza Hassouni, Mahmoud Hilali, Mohamed Khalis, Wejdene Mansour, Ali Mtiraoui, MENA Migrant Health Working Group, Asad Adam, Adnene Ben Haj Aissa, Salma Altyib, Hanen Ben Belgacem, Imane Belkhammar, Thomas Calvot, Luciana Ceretti, Nelly Chavassieux, Hassan Chrifi, Mohamed Douagi, Algdail Elnil, Gonzalo Fanjul, Ahmed Hamed, Abdedayem Khelifi, Lora Makhlouf, Maissa Mokni, Davide Olchini, Tarik Oufkir, Nasong Park, Giuseppe Raffa, Sandra Santafé, Alice Sironi, Fatma Temimi, Zeineb Turki

“…Data are needed to support regional elimination and control targets for key diseases and the design and delivery of programmes to improve health outcomes in these groups. …”
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Longitudinal examination of young married women’s fertility and family planning intentions and how they relate to subsequent family planning use in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh India by Niranjan Saggurti, Lisa Calhoun, Priya Nanda, Ilene S Speizer, A J Francis Zavier, Gwyn Hainsworth

“…Having any children and being pregnant at wave 1 were both related to FP use at wave 2.Conclusions It is important to reach young, married women prior to a first pregnancy with nuanced messages addressing their fertility and FP intentions. Programmes targeting women at antenatal and postpartum visits are important for young women to help support them to use FP to address their desires to delay or limit future childbearing for the health and well-being of themselves and their children.…”
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Appraisal of cowpea cropping systems and farmers’ perceptions of production constraints and preferences in the dry savannah areas of Nigeria by Saba Baba Mohammed, Daniel Kwadjo Dzidzienyo, Muhammad Lawan Umar, Mohammad Faguji Ishiyaku, Pangirayi Bernard Tongoona, Vernon Gracen

“…Hence, breeding for resistance to insect pests and high yield is recommended as an important priority of cowpea breeding programmes in the region.…”
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Improved cattle farm classification: leveraging machine learning and linked national datasets by Guy-Alain Schnidrig, Guy-Alain Schnidrig, Rahel Struchen, Sara Schärrer, Dagmar Heim, Daniela Hadorn, Gertraud Schüpbach-Regula, Giulia Paternoster

“…A better differentiation of cattle production types would be beneficial for the planning and evaluation of surveillance programmes for cattle diseases and for the benchmarking antibiotic consumption. …”
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Forecasting models for leprosy cases: a scoping review protocol by Bruna Oliveira Ascef, Gustavo Laine Araújo de Oliveira, Carmelita Ribeiro Filha Coriolano, Haliton Alves De Oliveira Junior

“…Mathematical models and statistical methodologies could play an important role in decision-making and help maintain the gains in elimination programmes. Various models for predicting leprosy cases have been reported in the literature, but they have different settings and distinct approaches to predicting the cases. …”
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Cluster randomised controlled trial of screening for atrial fibrillation in people aged 70 years and over to reduce stroke: protocol for the pilot study for the SAFER trial by Martin R Cowie, Stephen Morris, Gregory Lip, Richard J McManus, Stephen Sutton, Jonathan Mant, Simon J Griffin, Sarah Hoare, Jenni Burt, Rachel Johnson, Mark Lown, Alison Powell, Natalie Armstrong, FD Richard Hobbs, Trudie Lobban, Rakesh Narendra Modi, Ben Freedman, David A Fitzmaurice, Stephen Kaptoge, Jenny Lund, Duncan Edwards, Kate Williams, H Thom, Francesco Fusco, Michael J Sweeting, Andrew Dymond, The SAFER Authorship Group

“…Consequently, no countries recommend national screening programmes for AF. The Screening for Atrial Fibrillation with ECG to Reduce stroke (SAFER) trial aims to determine whether screening for AF is effective at reducing risk of stroke. …”
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Associations between mental illness, TB risk and migrant status by S.E. Hayward, K.L. Kristensen, A. Deal, J.H. Petersen, T. Lillebaek, S. Hargreaves, M. Norredam, J.S. Friedland

“…CONCLUSIONS: People with mental illnesses, particularly psychotic and substance use disorders, have increased TB incidence and represent a high-risk population for targeted screening and treatment. TB programmes should integrate holistic mental health care.…”
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A qualitative systematic review of umbilical cord care practices in Nigeria by Precious Ebube Anyakorah, Florence Chinelo Aguna, David Chinaecherem Innocent, Anthony Chinonso Uwandu-Uzoma, Uzochukwu Godswill Ekeleme, Chidera Chisom Obasi, Stanley Chinedu Eneh, Chidinma Peace Ahunam, Ihuoma Chimdimma Dike, Vivian Chidimma Maduekwe, Oluwaseunayo Deborah Ayando, Chinazaekpere Oguguo Duruji, Rejoicing Chijindum Innocent, Princess Chidiebube Uwaezuoke, Oluwafunmilayo Opeyemi Adenuga, Chiagoziem Ogazirilem Emerole

“…Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP) checklist was used to critically appraise the quality and rigor of selected studies. …”
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Modelling the mode choice behaviour of Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) users in the Solent area of the UK by Nazam Ali, Seda Sucu Sagmanli, Nima Dadashzadeh, Djamila Ouelhadj

“…Some policy insights for successful implementation of MaaS programme; such as integrated shared modes with frequent public transport during morning and evening peak hours, inclusion of accessible taxis and rehabilitation buses, and stepwise discounted bundling system, are recommended. …”
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Healthy body as a normative model in the perceptions of student youth by N. L. Antonova, S. B. Abramova, V. R. Lopatina

“…Empirical data contribute to the understanding of students’ ideas about the normative body, the motives for its construction and care for it, and can also serve as the basis for the development of recommendations and programmes for the formation of students’ culture of a healthy body in terms of physical and mental characteristics.…”
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Stratégies pédagogiques utilisées dans la création de capsules audiovisuelles par des futurs enseignants de FLE by RAQUEL SANZ MORENO

“…De plus, compte tenu du contexte éducatif multilingue espagnol, il fallait établir des liens avec les autres langues du programme que les élèves potentiels du secondaire apprennent tout au long de leur scolarité (espagnol, catalan, anglais et français). …”
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Drought tolerance gene pool in developing adaptive varieties of durum wheat identified in study nurseries under the Kazakhstan-Siberian program by M. G. Evdokimov, V. S. Yusov, A. I. Morgounov, Yu. I. Zelensky

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L'effet du statut social sur la flexibilité alimentaire des singes magots (Macaca sylvanus) by Ester Orient Pérez, Nerea Amezcua Valmala, Federico Guillén Salazar, Fernando Colmenares

“…Ce travail a été financé partiellement par El Ministerio Español de Economía y Competitividad (PS12011-29016-C02-02) et Le Programme Eurodyssée (Région de Poitou-Charentes et Comunidad Valenciana).…”
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Assessment of Factors Affecting the Implementation of Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illness for Treatment of under Five Children by Health Professional in Health... by Ayele Mamo Abebe, Mesfin Wudu Kassaw, Fikir Alebachew Mengistu

“…The WHO Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Development (CAH), in collaboration with eleven other WHO programmes and UNICEF, has responded to this challenge by developing the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) strategy. …”
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Understanding the impact of racism on surgical outcomes in settler nation-states USA and Canada: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Mary Brindle, Oluwatomilayo Daodu, Tyara Marchand, Saffa Aziz, Ifeoluwa Adedipe, Mirna Matta

“…The results from this study will inform the development of future surgical equity tools and quality improvement programmes and provide benchmarks on the impact of racism on surgical outcomes.PROSPERO registration number CRD42024491439.…”
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Socioeconomic and health-related inequalities in major depressive symptoms among older adults: a Wagstaff’s decomposition analysis of data from the LASI baseline survey, 2017–2018... by Manish Kumar, Shobhit Srivastava, T. Muhammad, Anjali Elsa Skariah

“…In designing prevention programmes, detection and management of older adults with depression should be a high priority, especially for those who are more vulnerable.…”
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Screening of household contacts for TB infection in Cote d'Ivoire by R. K. N’Guessan, D. A. B. Orsot, J.M. Ahui Brou, N. K. Bamba, M. E. Tchoutedjem Mefo, A. S. Bakayoko

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Computational thinking in the context of higher education: Analytical review by E. K. Khenner

“…The results of this study can be used in the design of programmes for develop­ing computational thinking and digital competencies of university students.…”
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Sustainable Distance E-Learning for Enhanced Students Retention and Support: Faculty of Law National Open University of Nigeria in Focus by Erimma Gloria Orie

“…The NOUN is ranked 7th in Nigeria, offers about 60 academic programmes including Law and has been delivering academic excellence in consonance with its mandate. …”
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