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Heavy metal contamination in retailed food in Bangladesh: a dietary public health risk assessment

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2023
IntroductionContamination with heavy and toxic metals along the food value chain is a public health concern in Bangladesh.MethodsIn this study, 608 fish and chicken samples from traditional and modern retail outlets in urban, peri-urban, and rural areas ...
Ruhena Begum, Rahima Akter, Sinh Dang-Xuan, Shariful Islam, Nure Alam Siddiky, ASM Ashab Uddin, Asheak Mahmud, Md Samun Sarker, Delia Grace, Delia Grace, Mohammed Abdus Samad, Johanna F. Lindahl, Johanna F. Lindahl, Johanna F. Lindahl   +13 more
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Effect of a community-based intervention for cardiovascular risk factor control on stroke mortality in rural Gadchiroli, India: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial

Trials, 2019
Background Stroke has emerged as a leading cause of death in rural India. However, well-tested healthcare interventions to reduce stroke mortality in rural under-resourced settings are lacking.
Yogeshwar Kalkonde, Mahesh Deshmukh, Sindhu Nila, Sunil Jadhao, Abhay Bang   +4 more
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Malaria elimination in remote communities requires integration of malaria control activities into general health care: an observational study and interrupted time series analysis in Myanmar

BMC Medicine, 2018
Background Community health workers (CHWs) can provide diagnosis and treatment of malaria in remote rural areas and are therefore key to the elimination of malaria.
Alistair R. D. McLean, Hla Phyo Wai, Aung Myat Thu, Zay Soe Khant, Chanida Indrasuta, Elizabeth A. Ashley, Thar Tun Kyaw, Nicholas P. J. Day, Arjen Dondorp, Nicholas J. White, Frank M. Smithuis   +10 more
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Action learning and action research to alleviate poverty [PDF]

Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2020
ABSTRACTThe purpose of this paper is to examine the role played by action learning in a collaborative action research project to alleviate poverty in a city region in the UK.
Boak, George, Gold, Jeff, Devins, David
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Health‐Related Social Needs in Children With Sickle Cell Disease Are Associated With Worse Health‐Related Quality of Life

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with sickle cell disease (SCD) face multiple acute and chronic medical complications that may impact their quality of life as reported by patients themselves. Health‐related social needs (HRSNs), such as food and housing insecurity, are common in people with SCD, but the association between HRSNs and patient‐reported ...
Sarah J. Marks, Molly Sonenklar, Cerelia Donald, Cecelia Valrie, Wally Smith, India Sisler   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Research for Action and Research in Action: Processual and Action Research in Dialogue?

, 2008
Change is a key area of concern for academics and practitioners alike. However, the approaches applied in the research of change have been subject to sustained critiques regarding their neglect of the context and process of change, as well as the relationship between scholars and practitioners within the research process.
McDermott, Aoife, Coghlan, David, Keating, Mary A.   +2 more
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Cup‐Like Nuclei Is a Hallmark of DUX4/ERG Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and Reveals Cytoplasmic Mitochondria Accumulation

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Cup‐like nuclei are a distinctive morphological feature observed in certain cases of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). We provide evidence that they characterize DUX4/ERG ALL independently of IKZF1 deletion and reveal marked mitochondrial accumulation in this ALL subset.
Chloé Arfeuille, Hugo Roux, Odile Fenneteau, Aurélie Caye‐Eude, Alexia Kinoo, Yoann Vial, André Baruchel, Marion Strullu, Elodie Lainey, Hélène Cavé   +9 more
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The Combined Effect of Obesity and Contraceptive Use on Pulmonary Embolism in Adolescent Females Residing in the United States

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Combined oral contraceptive (COC) use in obese adult women dramatically increases the relative risk of developing a pulmonary embolism (PE). The risk of a PE in obese adolescent females taking contraceptives is currently unknown. The purpose of this investigation was to determine the effect of body mass index (BMI) and contraceptive
John Puetz, Joanne Salas
wiley   +1 more source

Action Research: Researching with Industry

, 2001
This paper reviews the action research component of a three-year project set in an Information Technology Unit seeking to become a strategic partner of business. We first describe the research project and design. We then demonstrate how the project moved the participants to take charge of the research project in order to change their own culture their ...
Glenn Stewart, Guy G. Gable
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Participation is Predictive of Individual, but Not Group, Work in the Context of a Blended General Education Course

Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2020
Past research on face-to-face instructional delivery demonstrates that students’ participation is positively related to their achievement in a course (Rocca, 2010), and that participation mediates the relation between attendance and ...
Alice S. N. Kim, Brian C. Nairn, Celia Popovic, Linda Carozza, Elaine C. Balidio   +4 more
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