Neonatal and perinatal mortality in the urban continuum: a geospatial analysis of the household survey, satellite imagery and travel time data in Tanzania by Lenka Benova, Claudia Hanson, Aliki Christou, Aline Semaan, Peter M Macharia, Jessie Pinchoff, Andrea B Pembe

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Improving capacity for advanced training in obstetric surgery: evaluation of a blended learning approach by Helen Allott, Alan Smith, Sarah White, Irene Nyaoke, Ogoti Evans, Michael Oriwo Oduor, Steven Karangau, Sheila Sawe, Nassir Shaaban, Ochola Ephraim, Charles Anawo Ameh

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A systematic review of interventions targeting Anopheles stephensi [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] by Alison M Reynolds, Patricia Doumbe Belisse, Martin J Donnelly, Anne L Wilson, David Weetman

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Topical chlorhexidine 0.2% versus topical natamycin 5% for fungal keratitis in Nepal: rationale and design of a randomised controlled non-inferiority trial by Victor Hu, David Macleod, Helen Anne Weiss, Matthew J Burton, Simon Arunga, Astrid Leck, Sanjay Kumar Singh, Jeremy John Hoffman, Reena Yadav, Sandip Das Sanyam, Pankaj Chaudhary, Abhishek Roshan, Einoti Matayan

“…Secondary outcomes include epithelial healing time, scar/infiltrate size, ulcer depth, hypopyon size, perforation and/or therapeutic penetrating keratoplasty (corneal transplant), positive reculture rate (day 7) and quality of life (EuroQol-5 dimensions, WHO/PBD-VF20, WHOQOL-BREF).Ethics and dissemination The Nepal Health Research Council, the Nepal Department of Drug Administration and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine ethics committee have approved the trial. …”
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Transcriptome analysis provides insights into the role of TLP16 in Musa acuminata Resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense wilt by Yi-le Huo, Si-wen Liu, Huo-qing Huang, Zai-yuan Li, Mudassar Ahmad, Meng-xia Zhuo, Wen-juan Chen, Chun-yu Li, Bo Liu, Ya-dong Li

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Illuminating the dynamic water–nitrogen relationship in rice via stable isotope techniques to improve cultivation by Linlin Jiang, Bin Yang, Fan Zhao, Jie Pan, Zhenjie Chen, Junen Wu

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Risk Factors and Circulating Subtypes of <i>Cryptosporidium</i> spp. and <i>Giardia duodenalis</i> in Hospitalized Children in Mozambique by Ofélia Nhambirre, Maria Luísa Lobo, Idalécia Cossa-Moiane, Adilson Bauhofer, Nilsa de Deus, Olga Matos

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Advancing whose interests? Corporate strategy and risks to food systems transformation and public health nutrition through academic partnerships in Africa by Helen Walls, Safura Abdool Karim, Busiso Moyo

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Rendimiento y desempeño hortícola de semillas desnudas de calabaza en el sur de Florida by Geoffrey Meru, Yuqing Fu, Monique Scoggin, Carlos F. Balerdi, Laura Vasquez, Teresa Olczyk

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Enhanced Ozone Aging Resistance of Natural Rubber with 2-Mercaptobenzothiazole as the Constant-Viscosity Agent by Juan Zhou, Peng Deng, Hongxing Gui, Junxiao Xu, Jianhe Liao, Aiwu Ding

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Dimorphic Fungal Coinfection as a Cause of Chronic Diarrhea and Pancolitis by Eduar A. Bravo, Arturo J. Zegarra, Alejandro Piscoya, José L. Pinto, Raúl E. de los Rios, Ricardo A. Prochazka, Jorge L. Huerta-Mercado, Jaime Cok, Martin Tagle

“…Histoplasma capsulatum and Paracoccidioides brasiliensis are dimorphic fungi that cause systemic mycosis mostly in tropical South America and some areas of North America. …”
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Annual Variation in Flowering Phenology, Pollination, Mating System, and Pollen Yield in Two Natural Populations of Schima wallichii (DC.) Korth by Vinod Prasad Khanduri, C. M. Sharma, K. S. Kumar, S. K. Ghildiyal

“…Schima wallichii is a highly valuable tree of tropical forest in north-east Himalaya region that grows naturally in a wide range of altitudes between 750 and 2400 m asl with varying environments. …”
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Florida Crop/Pest Management Profile: Guava and Wax Jambu by Mark A. Mossler, Jonathan Crane

“…Mossler and Jonathan Crane, profiles these tropical plants of the Myrtaceae family — production facts, regions, and practices; insect/mite, weed, disease, and nematode management; and key contacts. …”
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Florida Crop/Pest Management Profile: Guava and Wax Jambu by Mark A. Mossler, Jonathan Crane

“…Mossler and Jonathan Crane, profiles these tropical plants of the Myrtaceae family — production facts, regions, and practices; insect/mite, weed, disease, and nematode management; and key contacts. …”
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A pluviosidade na Amazônia meridional: variabilidade e teleconexões extra-regionais by Rafael Rodrigues da Franca, Francisco de Assis Mendonça

“…The results confirm prior knowledge about the climate of this region of the Amazon, where the rain seasonality is a attribute; and show that rainfall in the Southern Amazon is largely influenced by existing features in the tropical region of the Atlantic Ocean, from where originates important part of the moisture present in the region. …”
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A comprehensive review on grapes (Vitis spp.) cultivation and its crop management by Abhijit Khadatkar, Chetankumar Prakash Sawant, Deepak Thorat, Ajita Gupta, Swapnaja Jadhav, Dhananjay Gawande, Ajit Prahlad Magar

“…Abstract Grapes (Vitis vinifera) are extensively grown in tropical and sub-tropical climate for its wine as well as direct consumption as table grapes or raisin. …”
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Chromosome-level genome assembly of Fistularia commersonii (Syngnathiformes, Fistulariidae) by Zufa Ding, Cheng Wang, Yuting Qian, Wenjun Chen, Dan Yu, Yang Liu, Liandong Yang, Ying Wang

“…Abstract The bluespotted cornetfish (Fistularia commersonii), a Lessepsian sprinter species, is distributed in the inter-tropical zone across the entire Indo-Pacific, ranging from the Tropical Eastern Pacific to the Red Sea. …”
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Author Correction: An intensification of surface Earth’s energy imbalance since the late 20th century by Xuqian Li, Qingxiang Li, Martin Wild, Phil Jones

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Commentary on “Differences in Characteristics Between First‐Ever Foot Ulcer and Recurrent Foot Ulcer in Patients With Diabetes: Prospective Observational Study” by Mostafa Javanian, Mohammad Barary, Soheil Ebrahimpour

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Orb Plus Cone-Webs in Uloboridae (Araneae), With a Description of a New Genus and Four New Species by Y. D. Lubin, B. D. Opell, W. G. Eberhard, H. W. Levi

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