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Commodifying Water in Coastal Tanzania: Natural Resource Management and Social Relations, 1926-1937

African Studies Quarterly, 2016
Based on a close read of colonial archives from Dar es Salaam, this article examines how the commodification and regulation of water led to friction between residents and colonial officials in Mikindani, Tanzania shortly after Britain’s acquisition of ...
Chau Johnson Kelly
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Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Prevention Program Implementation for High School Athletes Is Extremely Low and Faces Surmountable Barriers

Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation, EarlyView.
Purpose To assess the rates of usage of anterior cruciate ligament injury prevention programs (AIPPs) among high school athletes and identify barriers to implementation. Methods After Institutional Review Board exemption, high school sports teams covered by a regional multispecialty orthopaedic practice were identified.
Hannah R. Popper, Katherine Jerakis, Emily Schmeiser, Richa Gupta, Kevin B. Freedman, Steven Cohen, Meghan E. Bishop   +6 more
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Diagnosing heart failure with NT-proBNP point-of-care testing: lower costs and better outcomes. A decision analytic study

BJGP Open, 2018
Background: Afflicting 1–2% of the adult population, heart failure (HF) is a condition with considerable morbidity and mortality. While echocardiography may be considered the gold standard diagnostic test, GPs have relied on symptoms and clinical ...
Christoffer Bugge, Erik Magnus Sether, Andreas Pahle, Sigrun Halvorsen, Ivar Sonbo Kristiansen   +4 more
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Failure Rates and Patient‐Reported Outcomes Are Similar Across 5 Arthroscopic, Suprapectoral Biceps Tenodesis Fixation Techniques

Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation, EarlyView.
Purpose To compare failure rates and patient‐reported outcome measures (PROMs) across 5 arthroscopic, suprapectoral biceps tenodesis fixation techniques: tenodesis screw, tenodesis anchor, expanding tenodesis anchor, onlay with single all‐suture anchor, and soft tissue tenodesis in the bicipital groove with suture.
Senah E. Stephens, Samantha M. Strohm, Rachael M. Shaughnessy, Katherine S. Worcester, Kevin F. Bonner   +4 more
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Beyond the Outburst: Charting a New Frontier for Understanding and Treating Irritability in Autistic Adults

Autism Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Irritability is a prevalent and impairing feature associated with autism, yet remains poorly understood, particularly in adults. Drawing heavily on insights translated from pediatric and transdiagnostic literatures, we propose that irritability in autistic individuals often reflects a psychophysiological stress or threat response, rooted in a ...
Hsiang‐Yuan Lin, Arthur N. Westover, Amy S. F. Lutz, Manish K. Jha   +3 more
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Therapeutic drug monitoring of antimicrobials in a paediatric setting: A retrospective single‐centre study

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims Paediatric pharmacokinetics differ significantly from adults due to age‐related physiological changes, necessitating precise dose adjustments. However, data on therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) implementation in paediatric setting remain limited.
Gianluca Gazzaniga, Stefano Agliardi, Riccardo Giossi, Alice Schianchi, Alessandra Romandini, Thomas Virdis, Silvia Nerini Molteni, Maria Luisa De Angelis, Stefania Paccagnini, Cecilia Gechtman, Alice Proto, Marco Fossati, Silvia Oliveri, Giulia Angela Pattarino, Elena Altieri, Agnese Graziosi, Arianna Pani, Romano Danesi, Stefano Martinelli, Costantino De Giacomo, Francesco Scaglione   +20 more
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A 15‐year population‐based study on incidence and vaccination coverage in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease in Italy

Pediatric Investigation
Importance The incidence of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is increasing worldwide, particularly after the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
Francesca Fortunato, Angelo Campanozzi, Michele Di Toma, Alessandra Marinari, Domenico Martinelli   +4 more
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Cost-effectiveness of perioperative durvalumab plus FLOT for resectable gastric and gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma in the United States

Frontiers in Immunology
ObjectiveThis study evaluated the cost-effectiveness of perioperative durvalumab plus FLOT compared with FLOT alone in patients with resectable gastric and gastroesophageal junction (G/GEJ) adenocarcinoma in the United States.MethodsWe developed a semi ...
Jiahao Zhang, Caicong You, Caicong You, Wu Fu, Wu Fu, Liushi Zheng, Liushi Zheng, Maobai Liu, Maobai Liu, Na Li, Na Li   +10 more
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Developing a standardized healthcare cost data warehouse

BMC Health Services Research, 2017
Background Research addressing value in healthcare requires a measure of cost. While there are many sources and types of cost data, each has strengths and weaknesses. Many researchers appear to create study-specific cost datasets, but the explanations of
Sue L. Visscher, James M. Naessens, Barbara P. Yawn, Megan S. Reinalda, Stephanie S. Anderson, Bijan J. Borah   +5 more
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Ensuring the Reliability and Efficiency of the Power Industry in the Agricultural Sector of the Republic of Belarus in Modern Conditions

Известия высших учебных заведений и энергетических объединенний СНГ: Энергетика, 2020
The necessity of improving the power supply system in the agricultural sector is substantiated by the growing share of first-category loads that require targeted reliability. Improving values of the technical and economic indicators of centralized energy
I. V. Protosovitskii, E. P. Zabello, M. A. Prishchepov, V. A. Daineko   +3 more
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