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Effectiveness and Cost‐Effectiveness of Ecosystem‐Based Disaster Risk Reduction Interventions in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries: A Rapid Systematic Review

Campbell Systematic Reviews
Background: Climate change and widespread environmental degradation have increased the risk of natural hazards in recent decades. Hydrological, meteorological, and climatological disasters have become more frequent globally (Parry et al.
Suchi Kapoor Malhotra, Ashrita Saran, Ratika Bhandari, Kevin Ouma Ojiambo, Sujata Shirodkar, Gavin Stewart, Howard White, Hugh Sharma Waddington   +7 more
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Más allá de la imaginación política y de la teoría crítica eurocéntricas

Revista Crítica de Ciências Sociais, 2017
Maintaining a proper distance with respect to Eurocentric tradition is the equivalent of being aware of the fact that the diversity of human experience in the world is inexhaustible, and thus no single general theory can explain it.
Boaventura de Sousa Santos
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Clinical and Modifiable Factors Associated With Disability and Relapse in MOGAD: A Multicentre Cohort Study

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Factors associated with relapse course and disability in myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody‐associated disease (MOGAD) remain incompletely understood. Objectives To identify clinical and modifiable factors associated with relapse and disability in MOGAD. Methods In this ambispective multicentre cohort study using data from
Yingtao Wang, Shaoxin Tao, Qiujia Wang, Xiaoyu Xu, Hui Yao, Zheng Liu, Dawei Li, Zhandong Qiu, Jinming Han, Jiangwei Xia, Qi Wang, Jun Sun, Kai Shao, Jiao Li, Shishuang Ruan, Yi Zhong, Jun Guo, Shougang Guo, Yue Huang, Guoliang Chai, Tao Jin, Hongyu Zhou, Junwei Hao, Yinan Zhao   +23 more
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Factors Associated With the Rising Trend in Self‐Reported Cognitive Disability Among U.S. Adults Aged 18–39 From 2013–2024

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Building on our prior Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System analysis identifying adults aged 18–39 as the primary driver of the national increase in self‐reported cognitive disability, we examined factors associated with this rise using 2013–2024 U.S. BRFSS data. Methods We analyzed U.S.
Adam de Havenon, Ka‐Ho Wong, Mirriam Mananah, Christopher D. Anderson, Ada Fenick, Amy Arnsten, Arman Fesharaki‐Zadeh, James C. McPartland, Mary L. Adams, Kevin N. Sheth   +9 more
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Informed consent processes with First Nations peoples undergoing surgery or invasive procedures: a scoping review

BMC Medical Ethics
Background Informed consent is a cornerstone of medical practice, however, is not always ethically obtained. For First Nations people, this can be hindered by different worldviews and health paradigms.
Camila A. Kairuz Santos, Kate Hunter, Bianca Barnier, Bobby Porykali, Belinda Ford, Keziah Bennett-Brook, Tamara Mackean, Edward Litton, Jacquita S. Affandi, Courtney Ryder, Siva Senthuran, Julieann Coombes, NOTACS investigators   +12 more
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Climate vulnerability and adaptation pathways among smallholder sheep farmers in the Drakensberg Grasslands of South Africa

Frontiers in Climate
This study assesses climate exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity among smallholder sheep farmers in the Drakensberg Grasslands of the Eastern Cape, South Africa. A mixed-methods approach combining focus group discussions (n = 89 participants) and
Mhlangabezi Slayi, Shadreck Muchaku, Hlekani Kabiti, Simbarashe Ndhleve, Admire Rukudzo Dzvene   +4 more
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Global Rather Than Vertical‐Selective Saccadic Abnormalities in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To test whether vertical saccades are preferentially affected in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP). Methods PSP patients (n = 24) were compared to age‐matched controls (n = 94) and two degenerative groups (Alzheimer's disease, n = 20; Lewy body disease, n = 50).
Duy Duan Nguyen, Mark Paine, Soohyun Lee, Amir Fazlollahi, Baibin (Ben) Wang, John D. O'Sullivan, Peter J. Nestor   +6 more
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A Bayesian network for identifying causes of breathlessness using a national electronic medical records (EMR) database

Scientific Reports
Breathlessness is a common symptom linked to various respiratory and cardiac conditions, often causing delays in diagnosis and management in primary care.
Alamgir Kabir, Anthony Devaux, Christine Jenkins, Allison Martin, Anthony Sunjaya, Christopher Gianacas, David Price, Nevaashni Eleangovan, Anna Campain   +8 more
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Scholarly publishing in South Africa: the global south on the periphery

Insights: The UKSG Journal, 2015
This paper highlights the challenges and limitations faced by scholarly presses in South Africa, presenting the business and operational changes required (both individually and collectively) to meet overarching political and competitive pressures.
Andrew Joseph
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Vascular Disease, Non‐Steroidal Anti‐Inflammatory Drugs and Risk of Parkinson's Disease

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives A history of vascular disease has been shown to be associated with an increased risk of Parkinson's disease, but this may be due to reverse causation. In addition, non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs are thought to reduce Parkinson's disease risk, but evidence is inconsistent and confounding by prior vascular disease is possible ...
Clare Wotton, Carol Hermon, Sarah Floud, Gillian Reeves, Isobel Barnes   +4 more
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