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Data‐Driven SuStaIn Model of Disability Progression in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To determine whether ordinal Subtype and Stage Inference (SuStaIn) applied to routine ALSFRS‐R item scores can identify reproducible disability progression patterns in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and provide clinically meaningful staging.
Giammarco Milella, Veria Vacchiano, Vittorio Velucci, Stefano Zoccolella, Rocco Liguori, Giovanni Defazio   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ownership and utilization of mosquito bed net among pregnant women in Ghana: a national population-based survey

Tropical Medicine and Health
Background Despite mosquito bed net use being among the many evidence-based safe and successful interventions to avert plasmodium infection during pregnancy, its use remains low among pregnant women due to various barriers.
Wise Awunyo, David Gameli Agbleta, Mary Adaeze Udeoha, Matilda Mawusi Kodjo, Agani Afaya   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bed net ownership, use and perceptions among women seeking antenatal care in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC): Opportunities for improved maternal and child health

BMC Public Health, 2008
Background To describe malaria knowledge, attitudes toward malaria and bed net use, levels of ownership and use of bed nets, and factors associated with ownership and use among pregnant women attending their first antenatal care (ANC) visit in Kinshasa ...
Tabala Martine, Duvall Sandra, Nku David, Taylor Eboni, Pettifor Audrey, Meshnick Steve, Behets Frieda   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Optimization of long-lasting insecticidal bed nets for resistance management: a modelling study and user-friendly app

Malaria Journal, 2023
Background Up until the present, pyrethroid-treated bed nets have been a key tool for vector control in the fight against malaria. A global system that sets standards and facilitates procurement has successfully driven down the price of these bed nets to
Philip G. Madgwick, Matthias Wubs, Ricardo Kanitz   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Boundary‐Dependent Sleep–Wake Dysregulation in Idiopathic Hypersomnia

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Idiopathic hypersomnia (IH) presents with excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) despite apparently preserved nocturnal sleep, challenging traditional models of hypersomnolence based on sleep loss or fragmentation. We aimed to test the hypothesis that EDS in IH reflects excessive stabilization of the sleep state, consistent with ...
Samantha Mombelli, Karine Lacourse, Hélène Blais, Anne‐Sophie Deshaies‐Rugama, Cynthia Thompson, Alex Desautels, Jacques Montplaisir, Milan Nigam, Christophe Moderie, Boshra Khajehpiri, Catherine Duclos, Jean Marc Lina, Julie Carrier, Nadia Gosselin   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bed net use among different groups of Jinuo People, Yunnan, China.

, 2014
Bed net use among different groups of Jinuo People, Yunnan, China.
Yuan-mei Liao (5660119), Ren-hua Nie (607090), Hui Liu (33624), Jian-wei Xu (5660116), Joshua Havumaki (607091)   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Impact of insecticide-treated bed nets on malaria transmission indices on the south coast of Kenya

Malaria Journal, 2011
Background Besides significantly reducing malaria vector densities, prolonged usage of bed nets has been linked to decline of Anopheles gambiae s.s. relative to Anopheles arabiensis, changes in host feeding preference of malaria vectors, and behavioural ...
Mutuku Francis M, King Charles H, Mungai Peter, Mbogo Charles, Mwangangi Joseph, Muchiri Eric M, Walker Edward D, Kitron Uriel   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Unravelling the impact of insecticide-treated bed nets on childhood malaria in Malawi

Malaria Journal, 2023
Background To achieve malaria elimination it is essential to understand the impact of insecticide-treated net (ITNs) programmes. Here, the impact of ITN access and use on malaria prevalence in children in Malawi was investigated using Malaria Indicator ...
Julie-Anne A. Tangena, Donnie Mategula, Luigi Sedda, Peter M. Atkinson   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Temporal Divergence of True and False Alarms in Pediatric Nocturnal Seizure Monitoring

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
The early‐morning surge in false seizure alarms supports exploring time‐ or state‐dependent detection thresholds to reduce false detections. ABSTRACT Seizure detection devices can improve the safety of children with epilepsy, yet high false alarms limit their clinical applicability.
Mohammad Shahbakhti, Anemoon T. Bosch, Job van der Palen, Franciscus S. Leijten, Johannes P. van Dijk, Richard H. C. Lazeron, Roland D. Thijs   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Secondary benefits of bed net use (LLIN compared to tocuyo).

, 2013
Secondary benefits of bed net use (LLIN compared to tocuyo).
Angel Rosas Aguirre (290841), Alejandro Llanos Cuentas (290845), Umberto D'Alessandro (80990), Sarah Hoibak (290839), Elizabeth Toomer (257810), Joan Muela Ribera (257807), Veronica Soto (290837), Koen Peeters Grietens (257808), Hugo Rodriguez (141519), Alex Tenorio (290838), Dionicia Gamboa (123302), Annette Erhart (80984)   +11 more
core   +1 more source