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Inequity in the Distribution of Non-Communicable Disease Multimorbidity in Adults in South Africa: An Analysis of Prevalence and Patterns

International Journal of Public Health, 2022
Objectives: The present study examined the prevalence and patterns of non-communicable disease multimorbidity by wealth quintile among adults in South Africa.Methods: The South African National Income Dynamics Study Wave 5 was conducted in 2017 to ...
R. A. Roomaney, R. A. Roomaney, B. van Wyk, A. Cois, A. Cois, V. Pillay-van Wyk   +5 more
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Barriers and solutions to innovation in teacher education [PDF]

, 2015
This article proposes how mobile technologies are being employed innovatively in teacher education across the European Union, contributing to an adjustment in teacher training models.
Burden, Kevin, Jones, Sarah
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Meson-Meson Scattering in Lattice QED_2+1

, 1992
Scattering phase shifts of a meson-meson system in staggered 3-dimensional lattice QED are computed. The main task of the simulation is to obtain a discrete set of two-body energy levels.
Burden, H.R. Fiebig, Lüscher, Lüscher, R.M. Woloshyn   +4 more
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Cerebrospinal Fluid Liquid Biopsy Enables Targeted Therapy Without Tissue Diagnosis in Pediatric Low‐Grade Gliomas With BRAF V600E Mutation

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We present two pediatric cases of pediatric low‐grade gliomas (PLGG) with BRAF V600E mutations diagnosed and monitored using cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) liquid biopsy analyzed via digital droplet PCR (ddPCR), without tissue biopsy. Both patients were treated with dabrafenib and trametinib and monitored through clinical assessments, magnetic ...
Hannah Sultan, Damien Faury, Alexander G. Weil, Harrison J. Westwick, Nada Jabado, Sébastien Perreault   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dynamics of Toroidal Spiral Strings around Five-dimensional Black Holes

, 2009
We examine the separability of the Nambu-Goto equation for test strings in a shape of toroidal spiral in a five-dimensional Kerr-AdS black hole. In particular, for a `{\it Hopf loop}\rq string which is a special class of the toroidal spiral strings, we ...
B. Carter, C. J. Burden, C. J. Burden, E. Witten, Hideki Ishihara, J. M. Maldacena, R. Emparan, Takahisa Igata   +7 more
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Changes in Body Composition in Children and Young People Undergoing Treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ongoing evidence indicates increased risk of sarcopenic obesity among children and young people (CYP) with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), often beginning early in treatment, persisting into survivorship. This review evaluates current literature on body composition in CYP with ALL during and after treatment.
Lina A. Zahed, Raquel Revuelta Iniesta, Mary Fewtrell, Julie Lanigan, Breeana Gardiner, Graeme O'Connor   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing the preparedness of primary healthcare facilities for the implementation of universal test and treat in uThukela District, South Africa: a cross-sectional study

BMJ Public Health
Background The availability of HIV guidelines, infrastructure, essential medicines and diagnostic tests for HIV services is a prerequisite to effective universal test-and-treat (UTT) services.
Edward Nicol, Debbie Bradshaw, Wisdom Basera, Mbuzeleni Hlongwa, Eunice Turawa, Thubelihle Mathole   +5 more
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Pre- and in-service training of health care workers on immunization data management in LMICs: a scoping review

Human Resources for Health, 2019
Background Healthcare providers (HCPs) are recognized as one of the cornerstones and drivers of health interventions. Roles such as documentation of patient care, data management, analysing, interpreting and appropriate use of data are key to ending ...
Edward Nicol, Eunice Turawa, George Bonsu   +2 more
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Lipstick on pigs: Critical discourse and image analysis of non-humans in U.S. children’s ESL textbooks

EuroAmerican Journal of Applied Linguistics and Languages, 2021
Gender equality in language learning has received considerable attention in research on classroom policy and materials. Within studies of materials like language learning texts, most research focuses on content analyses of character roles and images ...
Amy Burden
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Burden of treatment for chronic illness: a concept analysis and review of the literature [PDF]

, 2012
Context Treatment burden, the burden associated with the treatment and management of chronic illness, has not yet been well articulated. Objective Using Rodgers' (1989, Journal of Advanced Nursing, 14, 330–335) method of concept analysis, this review ...
Alwan, Anderson, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Bailie, Benner, Bernhard, Brod, Brod, Brod, Brod, Béchetoille, Campbell, Chen, Corona, Fiese, Fried, Gallacher, Gapstur, Graves, Gutierrez-Maldonado, Haugstvedt, Henry, Henry, Kim, Kraker, Longo, Martire, Mathers, Modi, Moss, Nicholl, Olinder, Oude Elberink, Ow, Ribi, Robertson, Rodbard, Rodgers, Rodgers, Thomas, Tjia, Vijan, Walker, Wilcox, World Health Organization, Wysocki, Yoon, Ziaian, Zucca   +48 more
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