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COVID-19 surveillance systems in African countries [PDF]

Health Promotion Perspectives, 2021
Background: Surveillance forms the basis for response to disease outbreaks, including COVID-19. Herein, we identified the COVID-19 surveillance systems and the associated challenges in 13 African countries. Methods: We conducted a comprehensive narrative
Yusuff Adebayo Adebisi, Adrian Rabe, Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno III   +2 more
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Risk communication and community engagement strategies for COVID-19 in 13 African countries [PDF]

Health Promotion Perspectives, 2021
Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak is a major threat facing health systems globally and African countries are not an exception. Stakeholders, governments, and national authorities have mounted responses to contain the pandemic. This
Yusuff Adebayo Adebisi, Adrian Rabe, Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno III   +2 more
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Exploring cultural determinants to be integrated into preterm infant care in the neonatal intensive care unit: an integrative literature review

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2023
Background Cultural practices are an integral part of childrearing and remain a significant aspect for healthcare professionals to ensure culturally sensitive care, particularly in the neonatal intensive care unit.
Madimetja Nyaloko, Welma Lubbe, Salaminah S. Moloko-Phiri, Khumoetsile D. Shopo   +3 more
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Bambara Nut Root-Nodules Bacteria from a Semi-Arid Region of South Africa and Their Plant Growth-Promoting Traits

International Journal of Microbiology, 2023
Rhizobial nitrogen-fixing bacteria are the main inhabitants of the root nodules of legume plants. Studying the bacterial community of legume nodules is important in understanding plant growth and nutrient requirements. Culture-based technique was used to
Ayansina Segun Ayangbenro, Mohomud Rashid Adem, Olubukola Oluranti Babalola   +2 more
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Estimation of energy potential and power generation from tidal basin in coastal area of malaysia

MATEC Web of Conferences, 2016
This paper presents the potential of tidal energy in Malaysia. Malaysia is heavily depending on the fossil fuel to satisfy the energy demand. However, this reserve energy is reported will be depleted.
Nazri Nazani, Anuar Shahrani, Basrawi Firdaus, Shukrie Ahmmad, Aishah Siti   +4 more
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The characteristics of compassionate care during childbirth according to midwives: a qualitative descriptive inquiry

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2020
Background Although compassion is considered to be of prime importance in nursing and midwifery, there is no clear understanding of what compassionate care in childbirth entails, and how midwives perceive compassionate care is largely unknown. This study
Samantha Salome Krausé, Catharina Susanna Minnie, Siedine Knobloch Coetzee   +2 more
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A micro-parametric survey on typological covariation related to focus marking strategies, based on the Bantu Morphosyntactic Variation database

Linguistique et Langues Africaines, 2023
This paper discusses typological tendencies of focus marking strategies from a cross-Bantu perspective based on the Bantu Morphosyntactic Variation (BMV) database, a large-scale database of morphosyntactic variation of Bantu languages built around 142 ...
Daisuke Shinagawa, Lutz Marten
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Application of Molecular Typing Methods for Analysis of Strains of Rickettsiae of the Spotted Fever Group and Rabies Virus

Проблемы особо опасных инфекций, 2012
50 strains of spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsiae and 36 lyssaviruses strains from the collection of Omsk Research Institute of Natural Focus Infections were identified and typed using the approaches of molecular biology, epidemiology and ...
S. N. Shpynov, E. M. Poleshchuk, N. V. Rudakov, I. E. Samoilenko, T. A. Reshetnikova, L. V. Kumpan, A. N. Kolomeets, G. N. Sidorov, S. E. Tkachev, S. V. Gribencha   +9 more
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Entrevistas Cognitivas como Técnica para la Adaptación de Instrumentos en Contextos Educativos

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El objetivo del estudio presentado en este artículo fue evaluar cualitativamente la receptividad cognitiva y entendimiento general de preguntas nuevas para los Cuestionarios de Calidad y Contexto de la Educación, mediante la técnica entrevistas ...
Magdalena Sánchez, Begoña Veloso, Joaquín Subercaseaux   +2 more
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Measurement-induced focusing and the magnitude of loss aversion: The difference between comparing gains to losses and losses to gains

Judgment and Decision Making, 2012
Research has identified loss aversion as a strong and robust phenomenon, but has also revealed some moderators affecting the magnitude of its effect on decision making.
Fieke Harinck, Ilja Van Beest, Eric Van Dijk, Marjolijn Van Zeeland   +3 more
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