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Risk of Retinopathy Associated with Long‐Term Use of Hydroxychloroquine in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We aimed to estimate the prevalence and cumulative incidence of hydroxychloroquine retinopathy (HCQ‐R) and its risk factors among patients receiving long‐term HCQ with rheumatic diseases through a systematic review and meta‐analysis of observational studies that used spectral‐domain optical coherence tomography (SD‐OCT) for screening ...
Narsis Daftarian, Chloe Yue, Steve D Levasseur, Hui Xie, J. Antonio Avina‐Zubieta   +4 more
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Exploring gender dynamics in climate-smart agriculture adoption: a study in semi-arid Dodoma, Tanzania

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
IntroductionClimate change threatens agricultural production, particularly in developing countries, where agriculture supports over 2.5 billion people.
Mahlet Degefu Awoke, Mahlet Degefu Awoke, Mahlet Degefu Awoke, Katharina Löhr, Katharina Löhr, Anthony A. Kimaro, Marcos Lana, Boris D. Soh Wenda, Kwabena Buabeng, Kwabena Buabeng, Johannes Michael Hafner, Johannes Michael Hafner, Stefan Sieber, Stefan Sieber   +13 more
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Developing and Evaluating a Laboratory‐Based Frailty Index (FI‐Lab) for the Prediction of Long‐Term Health Outcomes in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective We aimed to construct and evaluate the first laboratory‐based frailty index (FI‐Lab) for predicting adverse outcomes in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and to compare its predictive ability to that of an existing clinical frailty index (FI).
Grace Burns, Samuel D. Searle, Alexandra Legge   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Determinants of Corruption in Developing Countries [PDF]

Corruption is not a new phenomenon; we are living with it since the birth of government's institutions. Corruption has two dimensions; public sector corruption and private sector corruption. The public sector corruption means, misuse of public office for
Ghulam Shabbir, Mumtaz Anwar
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Socioeconomic analysis of deforestation and economically sustainable farming systems to foster forest landscape restoration in central Togo

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Cropland expansion, driven by increasing population pressure and economic demands, is a major contributor to accelerating deforestation. While most studies have focused on the spatial and temporal analysis of landscape changes using Geographic ...
Hamza Moluh Njoya, Hamza Moluh Njoya, Hamza Moluh Njoya, Kossi Hounkpati, Kossi Hounkpati, Kossi Adjonou, Kouami Kokou, Stefan Sieber, Stefan Sieber, Katharina Löhr, Katharina Löhr   +10 more
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Trajectories of Physical Function in Canadian Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objectives We describe trajectories of physical function in children newly diagnosed with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and identify trajectories with persisting functional impairments and associated baseline characteristics. Methods We included patients enrolled in the Canadian Alliance of Pediatric Rheumatology Investigators (CAPRI) Registry ...
Clare Cunningham, Meghan McPherson, Lillian Lim, Roberta A. Berard, Matthew Berkowitz, Jean‐Philippe Proulx‐Gauthier, Brian M. Feldman, Nicole Johnson, Dax G. Rumsey, Heinrike Schmeling, Lori B. Tucker, Thomas Loughin, Kristin M. Houghton, Jaime Guzman, The CAPRI Registry Investigators   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Disentangling Community-Based Resource Governance Through Knowledge Systems Mapping: Insights from Community Fish Refuges In Rural Cambodia

Journal of Rural and Community Development
Inland fisheries in Cambodia are of great importance to the livelihoods of rural communities, as they provide sustenance and seasonal income for the local population.
Carla Rene Baldivieso Soruco, Michelle Bonatti, Sanjiv De Silva , Phichong Ou, Kim Ourn Soeun, Sreypov Neth, Vathanak Sun, Tatiana Rodríguez , Vichet Sean, Mak Sithirith , Mark Dubois , Stefan Sieber   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mucocutaneous disease activity and damage accrual in systemic lupus erythematosus: analyses from the Asia‐Pacific Lupus Collaboration longitudinal cohort study

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective This research article aims to describe the prevalence, associations and health‐related quality‐of‐life (HRQoL) impact of mucocutaneous features of SLE. Methods Data from the Asia‐Pacific Lupus Collaboration cohort were analysed (2013‐2021). Mucocutaneous activity (MC‐A) items were rash, alopecia and mucosal ulcers; defined by the SLEDAI‐2K ...
Amanda M Saracino, Yanjie Hao, Dylan Hansen, Yi‐Hsing Chen, Alberta Hoi, Vera Golder, Jiacai Cho, Aisha Lateef, Worawit Louthrenoo, Laniyati Hamijoyo, Shue Fen Luo, Yeong‐Jian Jan Wu, Sandra Navarra, Leonid Zamora, Chak Sing Lau, Shirley Chan, Zhanguo Li, Hai‐hong Yao, Sargunan Sockalingam, BMDB Basnayake, Yasuhiro Katsumata, Masayoshi Harigai, Zhuoli Zhang, Jun Kikuchi, Yuko Kaneko, Tsutomu Takeuchi, Madelynn Chan, Sang‐Cheol Bae, Fiona Goldblatt, Sean O'Neill, Geraldine Hassett, Kristine(Pek Ling) Ng, Nicola Tugnet, Mark Sapsford, Yih Jia Poh, Michael Tee, Cherica Tee, Naoaki Ohkubo, Yoshiya Tanaka, Rangi Kandane‐Rathnayake, Eric Morand, Shereen Oon, Mandana Nikpour   +42 more
wiley   +1 more source

Adoption of renewable energy to phase down fossil fuel energy consumption and mitigate territorial emissions: evidence from BRICS group countries using panel FGLS and panel GEE models

Discover Sustainability
The recognition of climate change as real and unprecedented has been acknowledged by global communities. Furthermore, fossil fuel energy consumption and territorial emissions are identified as major drivers of climate change.
Narendra N. Dalei, Anshuman Gupta
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Hospital cost functions for developing countries [PDF]

There is extensive literature on hospital cost functions for industrial countries, but very little literature for developing countries. Yet the issues facing policy-makers in all countries are much the same: are hospitals overcapitalized, as is often ...
Barnum, Howard, Wagstaff, Adam
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