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Reanalysis of the Sydney Harbor RiverCat Ferry

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2021
In this paper, we revisit the hydrodynamics supporting the design and development of the RiverCat class of catamaran ferries operating in Sydney Harbor since 1991. More advanced software is used here.
Lawrence J. Doctors
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Effectiveness of screening and treatment of children with severe acute malnutrition by community health workers in Simiyu region, Tanzania: a quasi-experimental pilot study

Scientific Reports, 2021
Health system constraints hamper treatment of children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in Tanzania. This non-inferiority quasi-experimental study in Bariadi (intervention) and Maswa (control) districts assessed the effectiveness, coverage, and cost ...
Calistus Wilunda, Fortihappiness Gabinus Mumba, Giovanni Putoto, Gloria Maya, Elias Musa, Vincenza Lorusso, Chacha Magige, Germana Leyna, Fabio Manenti, Donata Dalla Riva, Bupe Abel Ntoga, Giulia Segafredo   +11 more
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Influence of a quality improvement intervention on rehabilitation outcomes of children (6–24 months) with acute malnutrition: a retrospective study in rural Angola

BMC Pediatrics, 2022
Background Defaulting is the most frequent cause of Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) program failure. Lack of community sensitization, financial/opportunity costs and low quality of care have been recognized as the main driving factors ...
Andrea Pietravalle, Alessandro Baraldi, Martina Scilipoti, Francesco Cavallin, Magda Lonardi, Ivo Makonga Tshikamb, Claudia Robbiati, Daniele Trevisanuto, Giovanni Putoto   +8 more
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Malaria, HIV and Malnutrition among Internally Displaced People in Mozambique During COVID-19 Pandemic: Results from a Community-Based Intervention

Annals of Global Health, 2022
Background: The spread of COVID-19 poses an unprecedented challenge to care delivery in post-disaster and conflict situations. In Mozambique, the 2019 cyclone Idai and the violence by Non-State-Armed-Groups devastated the province of Sofala and Cabo ...
Francesco Di Gennaro, Edocardo Occa, Lucy Ramirez, Claudia Marotta, Francesco Vladimiro Segala, Jaime Santana, Sergio Cotugno, Roberta Papagni, Giovanna De Meneghi, Emanuela De Vivo, Cati Braque, Giorgia Guelfi, Samo Manhica, Ilaria Di Nunzio, Nelson Foquisso, Giacomo Opocher, Francesca Tognon, Annalisa Saracino, Giovanni Putoto   +18 more
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Critical review of the Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal: ethnobotany, pharmacological efficacy, and commercialization significance in Africa

Bulletin of the National Research Centre, 2021
Background Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal (W. somnifera) is a herb commonly known by its English name as Winter Cherry. Africa is indigenous to many medicinal plants and natural products.
Henok Kessete Afewerky, Ayeni Emmanuel Ayodeji, Bashir Bolaji Tiamiyu, Joshua Iseoluwa Orege, Emmanuel Sunday Okeke, Aanuoluwapo Opeyemi Oyejobi, Petuel Ndip Ndip Bate, Sherif Babatunde Adeyemi   +7 more
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Nutritional education during rehabilitation of children 6–24 months with acute malnutrition, under unavailability of therapeutic/supplementary foods: a retrospective study in rural Angola

BMC Pediatrics, 2021
Background Dietary counseling can play an important role in managing child malnutrition but is often inadequate or absent. Moreover, little emphasis is given to the usefulness of local available foods in the rehabilitation of malnourished children.
Andrea Pietravalle, Martina Scilipoti, Francesco Cavallin, Magda Lonardi, Ivo Makonga Tshikamb, Claudia Robbiati, Daniele Trevisanuto, Giovanni Putoto   +7 more
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“This Is Not Our Disease”: A Qualitative Study of Influencers of COVID-19 Preventive Behaviours in Nguenyyiel Refugee Camp (Gambella, Ethiopia)

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has infected more than 263 million people and claimed the lives of over 5 million people worldwide. Refugees living in camp settings are particularly vulnerable to infection because of the difficulty implementing preventive measures
Ademe Tsegaye, Calistus Wilunda, Fabio Manenti, Matteo Bottechia, Michele D'Alessandro, Giovanni Putoto, Andrea Atzori, Daniel Frehun, Gabriel Cardona-Fox   +8 more
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An Alternative Approach for Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation for Intra-atrial Reentrant Tachycardia Associated with Open-Heart Surgery

Journal of Arrhythmia, 2009
We present case reports of 2 patients with scar-related intra-atrial reentrant tachycardia (IART) associated with previous open-heart surgeries, in which standard ablation strategies failed to eliminate atrial tachycardia (AT).
Sumito Narita, MD, Takeshi Tsuchiya, MD, Keiichi Ashikaga, MD, Koji Miyamoto, MD, Izumi Taniguchi, MD, Shin-ichi Ando, MD   +5 more
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Comparison of alternative gestational age assessment methods in a low resource setting: a retrospective study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2022
Background Accurate gestational age (GA) determination allows correct management of high-risk, complicated or post-date pregnancies and prevention or anticipation of prematurity related complications.
Andrea Pietravalle, Silvia Spolverato, Luca Brasili, Francesco Cavallin, Valentina Gabrielli, Gaetano Azzimonti, Donald Micah Maziku, Dionis Erasto Leluko, Daniele Trevisanuto, Giovanni Putoto   +9 more
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Hypothesis: improving literacy about health workforce will improve rural health workforce recruitment, retention and capability

Human Resources for Health, 2019
Background One of the key barriers to health in rural areas is health workforce. Poor understanding and communication about health workforce across all stakeholder groups (including the broad community) is very common and can negatively affect the health
Alexandra Martiniuk, Richard Colbran, Robyn Ramsden, Dave Karlson, Emer O’Callaghan, Estrella Lowe, Michael Edwards, Sharif Bagnulo, Imogene Rothnie, Laura Hardaker, Bernadette Gotch, Arna Wotherspoon   +11 more
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