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Setting the international research agenda for sarcomas with patients and carers: results of phase II of the Sarcoma Patient Advocacy Global Network (SPAGN) priority setting partnership

BMC Cancer
Background Typically, researchers and clinicians determine the agenda in sarcoma research. However, patient involvement can have a meaningful impact on research.
E. Roets, K. Schuster, S. Bickley, M. Wartenberg, O. Gonzato, N. Fernandez, B. Kasper, K. Pilgermann, R. Wilson, N. Steeghs, W. T. A. van der Graaf, G. van Oortmerssen, O. Husson   +12 more
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Prevalence and patterns of use of smokeless tobacco in Mumbai schools

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018
Background Smokeless tobacco use among children is a serious problem in India. Smokeless tobacco products like gutkha, khaini, mawa and misheri and surrogate products like 'supari', 'pan masala' are commonly used by children in Mumbai. Maharashtra state
Rajashree Kadam, Abhiram Mehendale, Deepak Patil   +2 more
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Building Advocacy Capacity: Where Grantees Started [PDF]

, 2009
Describes the baseline levels of core advocacy capacities of groups participating in Consumer Voices for Coverage, a twelve-state initiative to build consumer organizations' network and advocacy capacity.
Debra A. Strong, Judith Wooldridge, Jung Kim, Margaret Gerteis   +3 more
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Advocating for advocacy [PDF]

Tizard Learning Disability Review, 2017
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to consider how austerity and managerialism impact advocacy services. It outlines the many roles advocacy encompasses and the benefits advocating contributes to the rebalancing of power. Design/methodology/approach This is a commentary on Watts’ article on UK policy underpinning advocacy for autistic adults ...
openaire   +1 more source

Dietary Protein Intake and Peritoneal Protein Losses in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients lose protein in their waste dialysate, potentially increasing their risk for malnutrition. We wished to determine whether there was any association between losses and dietary protein intake (DPI). Methods DPI was assessed from 24‐h dietary recall using Nutrics software.
Haalah Shaaker, Andrew Davenport
wiley   +1 more source

Association between early childhood caries and parental education and the link to the sustainable development goal 4: a scoping review

BMC Oral Health
Background The goal of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4 is to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.
Morenike Oluwatoyin Folayan, Elisa Maria Rosa de Barros Coelho, Imen Ayouni, Arthemon Nguweneza, Ola Barakat Al-Batayneh, Hamideh Daryanavard, Duangporn Duangthip, Ivy Guofang Sun, Arheiam Arheiam, Jorma I. Virtanen, Balgis Gaffar, Maha El Tantawi, Robert J Schroth, Carlos Alberto Feldens   +13 more
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Patient navigation programmes in cancer care in Africa: protocol for a scoping review

BMJ Open
Introduction Cancer remains a major public health concern worldwide. Patient navigation, developed in the 1990s to address disparities in cancer outcomes, aims to guide patients through the complex healthcare system and improve access to timely, quality ...
Christian O Igibah, Daniel O Asogun, Barnabas Okoduwa, Victory I Uzoma, Ogechukwu M Agbabi, Titilope Osinaike, Mohammed-Sulaimon K Shittabey, Marvin E Oigiangbe, Qudus O Lawal   +8 more
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Research in mental health in the Arab speaking world 1920 to 2018

Middle East Current Psychiatry, 2023
Background The progressive improvement in the educational level of the Arab world has been accompanied by a surge of scientific productivity. Mental health research, especially in the last four decades, is one such endeavor. Mental health research output
Elie G. Karam, Ahmed Okasha, Natalija Trojanovic, Josleen Al Barathie, Dahlia Saab, Natasha Hakim, Nada Abbas   +6 more
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Consumer Voices for Coverage: Advocacy Evaluation Toolkit [PDF]

, 2011
Offers step-by-step guidance on evaluating advocacy projects, including developing a logic model, collecting evaluation data, and using focus groups and interviews to evaluate or inform program performance.
Debra A. Strong, Judith Wooldridge, Todd Honeycutt   +2 more
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Diversity and complexity in neural organoids

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Neural organoid research aims to expand genetic diversity on one side and increase tissue complexity on the other. Chimeroids integrate multiple donor genomes within single organoids. Self‐organising multi‐identity organoids, exogenous cell seeding, or enforced assembly of region‐specific organoids contribute to tissue complexity.
Ilaria Chiaradia, Madeline A. Lancaster
wiley   +1 more source