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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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Costs and cost-efficiency of a mobile cash transfer to prevent child undernutrition during the lean season in Burkina Faso: a mixed methods analysis from the MAM’Out randomized controlled trial

Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation, 2018
Background This study assessed the costs and cost-efficiency of a mobile cash transfer implemented in Tapoa Province, Burkina Faso in the MAM’Out randomized controlled trial from June 2013 to December 2014, using mixed methods and taking a societal ...
Chloe Puett, Cécile Salpéteur, Freddy Houngbe, Karen Martínez, Dieynaba S. N’Diaye, Audrey Tonguet-Papucci   +5 more
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Outcomes of a multifaceted intervention to improve maternal satisfaction with care in secondary hospitals in Nigeria

Global Health Action, 2020
Background: Data in Nigeria suggests a high level of dissatisfaction among women attending maternity care in health facilities due to long wait times, disrespectful care, and poor attention by healthcare personnel. Objective: To examine the effectiveness
Friday E. Okonofua, Lorretta Favour C. Ntoimo, Bola F. Ekezue, Victor Ohenhen, Kingsley Agholor, Brian Igboin, Kenneth Maduako, Wilson Imongan, Yagana Gidago, Hadiza Galadanci, Rosemary Ogu   +10 more
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The significance of the reflective practitioner in blended learning [PDF]

, 2010
This is a case study paper concerned with the introduction of blended learning on a part-time higher education programme for mature students. The interpretive work draws on four action research cycles conducted over two years with two student cohorts ...
A.Heinze, B. J.Oates, G.Pask, J. E. J.Ware, J.Biggs, J.Cullen, J.Hofmann, L.Vygotsky, M.Dyke, M.Miles, R.Baskerville, R.Sharpe, S.Harri-Augstein, T.Mayes, W.Chua   +14 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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The Meaning of Action in Learning and Teaching [PDF]

, 2001
Action is a highly theorised aspect of social life nonetheless it remains a relatively neglected source of data within educational research. This paper attempts to highlight the significance of the analysis of organised action within educational research.
Franks, Anton, Jewitt, Carey
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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
doaj   +1 more source

Public Private Partnership for Equitable Provision of Quality Health Services [PDF]

, 2005
This report presents the findings of an independent Technical Review that focused on the promotion of Public Private Partnership (PPP) for equitable provision of quality health services in Tanzania.
Health Research for Action, (HERA)
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Pazopanib Combined With Vincristine and Irinotecan in Relapsed Wilms Tumor: Encouraging Outcomes in a Heavily Pretreated Pediatric Cohort

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background While Wilms tumor (WT) typically has a favorable prognosis, relapsed cases—especially those with high‐risk histology—remain therapeutically challenging after intensive frontline therapy. The combination of vincristine and irinotecan has demonstrated activity in pediatric solid tumors, and pazopanib, a multi‐targeted tyrosine kinase ...
Maria Debora De Pasquale, Alessandro Crocoli, Giuseppe Maria Milano, Pierluigi Di Paolo, Francesca Diomedi Camassei, Ida Russo, Annalisa Serra   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using professional colleagues as interviewers in action research: Possibilities and pitfalls. [PDF]

, 2011
In this study of her university teaching practice in science education, an action researcher sought the collaboration of a colleague to address research design issues related to researcher bias. The colleague worked in another field of study (mathematics
Hume, Anne Christine, Young-Loveridge, Jennifer   +1 more
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