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The Role of Human Capital in Climatic Drought Management, using Fitness Indicators, in the Villages of Kermanshah District

جغرافیا و پایداری محیط, 2022
Having sustainable human capital leads to the adoption of strategies which make rural families resilient to risks, especially drought. The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of human capital in climate drought management in rural areas of ...
Ramin Pishvayi , Mohammad Saligheh, Mehry Akbary
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Early Body Mass Index z‐Score Change and Resolution of Severe Malnutrition in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia in a Low‐Income Setting: A Prospective Single‐Arm Extension Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) in low‐income settings are at risk of severe malnutrition, but optimal nutritional management has not been established. We evaluated an intensified ready‐to‐use therapeutic food (RUTF) regimen in children with persistent severe malnutrition after initial treatment and assessed whether early ...
Safiya Gambo, Shehu Umar Abdullahi, Hassan Adam Murtala, Halima Kabir, Khadija A. Shamsu, Sari A. Acra, Virginia A. Stallings, Mark Rodeghier, Michael R. DeBaun, Lauren J. Klein   +9 more
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Social and environmental malaria risk factors in urban areas of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Malaria Journal, 2009
Background Despite low endemicity, malaria remains a major health problem in urban areas where a high proportion of fevers are presumptively treated using anti-malarial drugs.
Ouedraogo Herman, Assi Serge, Henry Marie-Claire, Fournet Florence, Baragatti Meili, Rogier Christophe, Salem Gérard   +6 more
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Qualitative evidence for improved caring, feeding and food production practices after nutrition-sensitive agriculture interventions in rural Vietnam

Agriculture & Food Security, 2022
Background Research on nutrition-sensitive agriculture (NSA) has mostly been aimed at demonstrating its impact on nutrition and explicating underlying pathways, and more rarely at understanding processes and lessons learnt from them.
Dai Dinh Nguyen, Sabina Di Prima, Reint Huijzendveld, E. Pamela Wright, Dirk Essink, Jacqueline E. W. Broerse   +5 more
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Impact of Radiation Therapy on Physical and Psychosocial Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Joint Report From the Children's Oncology Group AYA and Radiation Oncology Committees

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rates of cancer among adolescents and young adults (AYA), age 15–39 years, are increasing. Consequently, radiation oncologists are treating more AYAs who have diagnoses spanning both pediatric and adult practices. Compared to pediatric and older adult patients, AYAs face a unique set of challenges.
Hesham Elhalawani, Rachel K. Peterson, Avani D. Rao, Laurie J. McKenzie, Ahmed Magdy Elmotayam, Leslie Chang, Michael Roth, Susan L. McGovern   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modeling household electric vehicle adoption stages through intention formation in the Philippines

Frontiers in Earth Science
IntroductionElectric vehicle (EV) adoption in the Philippines is growing but remains far below national targets, underscoring the need to understand the psychological determinants that shape household readiness to adopt EVs, in a country whose ...
Varsolo Sunio, Andie Miranda, Sophia Ojales, Joshua Daniel Punzalan, Angelica May Recustodio, Annagreth Joy Chiong, Maria Angela Juan, Jamillah Tristine Tadili   +7 more
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Solar energy implementation at the household level: Gaza Strip case study

Energy, Sustainability and Society, 2022
Background The Gaza Strip in Palestine is currently facing a serious electrical power deficit due to the local political situation. In addition, the main source of energy in Gaza Strip is traditional fossil fuel which is environmentally harmful.
Hala J. El-Khozondar, Fady El-batta
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Social Functioning Within the First Years After Pediatric Brain Tumor Diagnosis and the Relationship With Family Psychosocial Risk

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Survivors of pediatric brain tumors (PBTs) can experience long‐term social difficulties, impacting quality of life. Beyond medical and environmental factors, family psychosocial risk may play a role in social outcomes by shaping the caregiving environment and may provide intervention options.
Renske H. Houben, Marisa H. Huisman, Martha A. Grootenhuis, Femke K. Aarsen, Marita Partanen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Impact of urbanization on Food in Security in Amhara Regional State Metropolitan cities

Prizren Social Science Journal, 2018
The process of urbanization in developing nations is attended without fast industrialization processes. As a result of this, the urbanization and urban process are accompanied by diverse problems.
Besfat Dejen Engdaw, Melaku Debas Kebede
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Retrospective Analysis of Donor Lymphocyte Infusions in Pediatric Patients With Mixed Chimerism After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT) is an essential therapy for several malignant and nonmalignant diseases, but relapse and graft loss remain the principal threats to its success. Routine monitoring of chimerism and minimal residual disease (MRD) enables early detection of imminent recurrence and guides ...
Carmen Junk, Sebastian Michaelis, Michaela Döring, Thomas Eichholz, Ursula Holzer, Martin Ebinger, Tim Flaadt, Rupert Handgretinger, Peter Lang, Jan Frederic Weller, Markus Mezger   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source