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Fermented Foods and Beverages of Ethiopia: Substrates, Traditional Preparation Techniques, and Nutritional Quality

Food Science &Nutrition, Volume 14, Issue 5, May 2026.
Traditional Ethiopian fermented foods and beverages such as Injera, Kocho, and Tella provide important health benefits, including improved nutrient bioavailability, gut health, and digestibility. However, challenges such as lack of standardization, insufficient documentation, and economic constraints limit their wider development and commercialization.
Limenew Abate Worku, Rakesh Kumar Bachheti, Vikas Rana, Gyanesh Joshi, Archana Bachheti, D. P. Pandey   +5 more
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Working with communities to improve their eye health. [PDF]

, 2015
As an eye health worker you will be aware of various community interventions for improving eye health. These can involve encouraging people to take better care of their eyes (e.g.
Islay Mactaggart, Mactaggart, Islay
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Screening older people for impaired vision [PDF]

A systematic review of trials about screening older people for visual impairment found no evidence that screening improved vision. We undertook a new trial nested within a larger cluster randomised trial of multidimensional ...
Smeeth, Liam
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Peribulbar versus retrobulbar anaesthesia for cataract surgery. [PDF]

, 2008
BACKGROUND: Cataract is a major cause of blindness worldwide. Unless medically contraindicated, cataract surgery is usually performed under local (regional) anaesthesia.
Henry OD Ejere, Kyari, Fatima, Ejere, HOD, Alhassan, Mahmoud Babanini, Mahmoud B Alhassan, Fatima Kyari, Alhassan, MB, Ejere, Henry Od, Kyari, F   +8 more
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The impact of eyelid hygiene on ocular surface and vision-related quality of life among operating room staff

, 2021
Background: Dry eye disease is one of the most common pathologies of the ocular surface. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the impact of eyelid hygiene on tear film stability, ocular symptoms, and vision-related quality of life among operating room ...
BAŞER M., GÜMÜŞ K., NEMLİ A.
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Blood pressure and the hypertension care cascade in The Gambia: Findings from a nationwide survey

The Journal of Clinical Hypertension
Community treatment of hypertension in sub‐Saharan Africa is hampered by gaps at several stages of the care cascade. We compared blood pressure (BP) levels (systolic, diastolic and pulse pressures) in four groups of participants by hypertension and ...
Modou Jobe, Islay Mactaggart, Abba Hydara, Min J. Kim, Suzannah Bell, Gaetan Brezesky Kotanmi, Omar Badjie, Andrew M. Prentice, Matthew J. Burton   +8 more
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Measures of diabetic retinopathy treatment coverage: protocol for a methodological review

BMJ Open
Introduction Diabetic retinopathy is one of the leading causes of vision impairment globally. Alongside the systemic control of diabetes and timely detection of diabetic retinopathy, the prompt initiation and completion of treatment is essential to ...
Stuart Keel, Matthew J Burton, Jacqueline Ramke, Iris Gordon, Jennifer Evans, Nyawira Mwangi, Covadonga Bascaran, Rinki Murphy, Pushkar Raj Silwal, Subash Bhatta, Nayana Pant, Nimisha Chabba   +11 more
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Trends and Burden of Human Rabies in Iran 2012–2021: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 5, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Rabies is an endemic disease in Iran. The aim of this cross‐sectional study was to determine the association between sex and age of rabies death cases, detect the trends of the incidence of human rabies, and to compute the burden of human rabies between 2012 and 2021.
Aliasghar Fakhri‐Demeshghieh, Hesameddin Akbarein, Rouzbeh Bashar, Mohammad Reza Shirzadi, Zahra Boluki, Narges Ghasemzadeh   +5 more
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A holistic approach to eye care for older people. [PDF]

, 2008
Many eye diseases, such as cataract and age-related macular degeneration, occur more frequently as we advance in years. As a consequence, eye care workers are likely to encounter older people more frequently than any other group.The holistic approach to ...
Dey, Ab, AB Dey, Robert Lindfield, Ashish Goel, Goel, Ashish, Lindfield, Robert   +5 more
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Trachoma prevalence and associated risk factors in the gambia and Tanzania: baseline results of a cluster randomised controlled trial. [PDF]

, 2010
BACKGROUND: Blinding trachoma, caused by ocular infection with Chlamydia trachomatis, is targeted for global elimination by 2020. Knowledge of risk factors can help target control interventions.
Edwards Tansy, Sillah Ansumana, Gaydos Charlotte A., Harding-Esch, Emma M, Burr, Sarah E, Munoz Beatriz, David C. W. Mabey, Sillah, Ansumana, Sarah E Burr, Martin J Holland, Sheila K West, Emma M. Harding-Esch, Harran Mkocha, Martin J. Holland, Charlotte A. Gaydos, Sheila K. West, Bailey Robin L., Beatriz Munoz, Edwards, Tansy, Harding-Esch Emma M., David C W Mabey, Emma M Harding-Esch, Mkocha, Harran, PRET Partnership, Stare, Dianne, Charlotte A Gaydos, Gaydos, Charlotte A, Tansy Edwards, Ansumana Sillah, Munoz, Beatriz, Mabey David C. W., Sarah E. Burr, Dianne Stare, Robin L Bailey, Bailey, Robin L, Holland, Martin J, Mkocha Harran, Burr Sarah E., null null, West, Sheila K, Stare Dianne, Holland Martin J., Mabey, David CW, West Sheila K., Robin L. Bailey   +44 more
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