Community-Based Health Information Systems in Africa: A Scoping Review of Data Generation, Utilization, and Community Empowerment [version 3; peer review: 3 approved, 1 approved wi... by Michael Ogutu, Jacinta Nzinga, Benjamin Tsofa, Beatrice Kuvuna, Fatuma Guleid, Moriasi Nyanchoka

“…CBHIS data informs policies, resource allocation, staffing, community health dialogues, and commodity supplies for community health programmes. Community dialogue is the most common approach for community engagement, empowerment, and sharing of CBHIS data with communities. …”
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Education and Training Needs in the Field of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Lower Danube Region by Nicolae Istudor, Margarita Bogdanova, Victor Manole, Raluca Ignat, Irina Elena Petrescu

“…Tsenov Academy of Economics in Svishtov, Bulgaria, proposed themselves to cooperate in the field of “human resources development – common development of skills and knowledge”. The legal base exists as the Romania-Bulgaria Cross-border Cooperation Programme 2007-2013 is enforced. …”
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Preoperative physiotherapy education for patients undergoing colorectal cancer resection by Megan J. Whelan, Ronel Roos, Marelee Fourie, Heleen van Aswegen

“…Background: Surgical resection is a common treatment for patients with colorectal cancer. …”
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An assessment of facility readiness for comprehensive abortion care in 12 districts of Pakistan using the WHO Service Availability and Readiness Assessment tool by Palitha Gunarathna Mahipala, Sabeen Afzal, Qudsia Uzma, Atiya Aabroo, Nilmini Hemachandra, Katy Footman, Heidi Bart Johnston, Bela Ganatra, Tahira Ezra Reza, Ahsan Maqbool Ahmad, Hasan Bin Hamza, Maida Umar, Kauser Hanif, Sayema Awais, Mariyam Sarfraz, Ellen Thom

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Measuring nesting by Hend Alrasheed, Austin Melton

“…Abstract Nesting is a fundamental and very commonly used programming construct. In many cases, the wise use of nesting contributes significantly to a programming team elegantly designing a solution to a difficult problem. …”
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Impact of Vgsc-1014 mutations on the feeding pattern of Phlebotomus argentipes. by Bruno Gomes, Debashis Ghosh, Rajib Chowdhury, M Mamun Huda, Abdul Alim, Mark Paine, Dinesh Mondal, David Weetman

“…The sand fly collection took place in parallel with the vector control agency's biannual indoor residual spraying (IRS) programme. In this region, the wild-type leucine (wt-leucine) was the most common allele (66.7%), followed by the mutant serine (19.4%) and phenylalanine alleles (13.9%). …”
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Heat stress response in the cave nectar bat Eonycteris spelaea differs from that of Mus musculus by Leon J. W. Tang, Akshamal M. Gamage, Wei Lun Ng, Wan Rong Sia, Randy Foo, Ning Yuan Shen, Wharton O. Y. Chan, Shiwei Chen, Vivian Chih-Wei Chen, Beng Lee Lim, Chee Wah Tan, Lin-Fa Wang

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Au fond de l’eau : histoires sociales et représentations environnementales d’un bassin versant agricole by Sandrine Petit

“…Then, in 1990’s, an action programme was jointly elaborated between managers of the lake and farmers. …”
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A New Strategy for Elimination of Human Paplloma Virus-related Disease after Human Papillomavirus Vaccines Introduction by Yoo-Jin Park, Tae-Hee Kim, Hae-Hyeog Lee, Jun-Mo Kim

“…Human papillomavirus (HPV) infections are the most common sexually transmitted diseases in male and female. …”
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A bibliometric analysis of COVID-19 research in Africa by Samuel Akech, Edwine Barasa, Fatuma Hassan Guleid, Robinson Oyando, Evelyn Kabia, Audrey Mumbi

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Repurposing of Zika virus live-attenuated vaccine (ZIKV-LAV) strains as oncolytic viruses targeting human glioblastoma multiforme cells by Carla Bianca Luena Victorio, Wisna Novera, Arun Ganasarajah, Joanne Ong, Melisyaa Thomas, Jonas Wu, Hilary Si Yin Toh, Alfred Xuyang Sun, Eng Eong Ooi, Ann-Marie Chacko

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Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding: An Approach to Management by JK Marshall, OA Lesi, RH Hunt

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Temporal distribution and clinical characteristics of the Alpha, Delta and Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern in Laikipia, Kenya: institutional and community-based genomic surv... by Mr Arnold Lambisia, Mr Godfrey Mudhune, John M Morobe, Khadija Said Mohammed, O Timothy, Leonard Ndwiga, Maureen W Mburu, Edidah O Moraa, Jeniffer Musyoki, Nickson Murunga, Isaac N Waliaula, Arthur K Mumelo, Philip Bejon, Lynette Isabella Ochola-Oyier, George Githinji, Prof James Nokes, Mr Charles Agoti

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Supporting women undergoing radiotherapy for cervical cancer: A pilot intervention by Annah Mosalo, Johanna E. Maree

“…Background: Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among women in South Africa. Treatment is tailored but external beam radiation and brachytherapy with or without concomitant chemotherapy are commonly used. …”
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From the low status role of residential (care) workers to the high-status role as house mentors by Frank Ainsworth, Paul Mastronardi

“…This demise resulted from the British adoption of the CQSW (Certificate of Qualification in Social Work) as a common fieldwork and residential services qualification. …”

The lssue of Suprašl Monastery Confessional Subordination and Character at the beginning of the 16th Century by Genutė Kirkienė

“…Maroszek) the foundation of Suprasi Monastery is considered within the context of the realization of the programme of the Church Union at the turn of the 15th/16th c. …”
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The early market access vehicle – An innovative demand-driven model to catalyse introduction of new optimal health products in low- and middle-income countries by Ademola Osigbesan, Ikechukwu Amamilo, Aayush Solanki, Robert Matiru, James Conroy, Alya Omar, Karin Hatzold, Carolyn Amole, Kehinde Onasanya, Janet Ginnard

“…While well-implemented donation programs have the potential to improve access to new products, poorly executed donation programmes are common. …”
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Circular design in the Global South by Pekka Huovila, Usha Iyer-Raniga, Christina Cheong, Riya Malhotra, Yatin Choudhary, Guillermo Penagos

“…The present focus of the programme is on Africa, Asia and Latin America, where case studies are collected following a common framework. …”
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An Improved Focus-Forming Assay for Determination of the Dengue Virus Titer by Maharah Mahid, Pradeep Bist, Kristmundur Sigmundsson, Muhammad Mazlan, Satoru Watanabe, Milly Choy, Subhash Vasudevan, Kitti Chan

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Career impact of the national interprofessional fellowship in patient safety: an alumni evaluation by Bradley V Watts, Kathleen Carluzzo, Blake F Webb, Kelley Arredondo

“…Fellows’ employments post training were quite varied, although positions focused on health profession education were most common.Conclusions The Interprofessional Fellowship in Patient Safety is an early successful example of an interprofessional training programme that resulted in satisfied alumni who reported good knowledge and abilities in the topic of patient safety. …”
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