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Sustainability of health information systems: a three-country qualitative study in southern Africa

BMC Health Services Research, 2017
BackgroundHealth information systems are central to strong health systems. They assist with patient and program management, quality improvement, disease surveillance, and strategic use of information. Many donors have worked to improve health information
C. Moucheraud, Amee M. Schwitters, Chantelle Boudreaux, D. Giles, P. Kilmarx, Ntolo Ntolo, Zwashe Bangani, Michael E St. Louis, T. Bossert   +8 more
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occumb: An R package for site occupancy modeling of eDNA metabarcoding data

Population Ecology, EarlyView.
This study introduces a new R package, occumb, for the convenient application of site occupancy modeling using environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding data. We outline a data analysis workflow, including data setup, model fitting, model assessment, and comparison of potential study settings based on model predictions, all of which can be performed using
Keiichi Fukaya, Yuta Hasebe
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National health information systems in Iran

Payesh, 2020
Objective (s): The purpose of this study was to review the content of the national health information systems in Iran. The practical purpose was to provide the necessary information to increase the efficiency of national health information systems in ...
Faranak Farzadi, Afsoon Aeenparast, Mahmoud Tavousi, Fateme Riyazi, Hamideh Asadollah-Khan-Vali, Ali Asghar Haeri-Mehrizi   +5 more
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The Use of Information Systems in Health Care Facilities: A Brazilian Case

Journal of Technology Management & Innovation, 2013
Information technologies are increasingly incorporated into organizational functions. Also in the health sector, the incorporation of new medical technologies brings new challenges for IT managers to gather more and more information about patients. Thus,
Rion Brattig Correia, Jorge Chiodini, Oscar Dalfovo, Luiz Henrique Silva, Rosicler Teske   +4 more
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Implementing Operations Support Systems in E-Health Based Systems [PDF]

, 2007
Information and communication technologies have been introduced in different dimensions of the health care. e-Health is the use of advanced communications technologies such as the Internet, portable, wireless and other sophisticated devices to support ...
Ayo, C. K., Ehikioya, S.A., Omoregbe, N. A.   +2 more
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Feeding the Worlth Healthily: the Challenge of Measuring the effects of Agriculture on Health [PDF]

, 2010
Agricultural production, food systems and population health are intimately linked. While there is a strong evidence base to inform our knowledge of what constitutes a healthy human diet, we know little about actual food production or consumption in many ...
Alan D. Dangour, Anderson S., CC-IEE, Deborah Johnston, Delgado C., FAO, FAO, FAO, FAO, FAO/WHO, FAO/WHO, Ferro-Luzzi A., FNP Consultoria e Comercio, Gibson R., Goodman T., Hefferman C., Henderson L., Jeff Waage, Jonathan Rushton, Karen Lock, Lock K., Nigel Poole, Ramirez S. R., Ricardo Uauy, Rushton J., Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition, Sekula W., Sen A., Sender J., Smith L., Sophie Hawkesworth, Steinfeld H., WFP, WHO, WHO, WHO/FAO, WHO/FAO/UNU, WHO/UNICEF/UNU, World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research   +38 more
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Between Droughts and Floods: The Seasonal Response of Freshwater Snails in Artificial Reservoirs in the Brazilian Semiarid Region

Population Ecology, EarlyView.
We investigate the seasonal dynamics of two freshwater snails, Biomphalaria straminea and Melanoides tuberculata, in artificial reservoirs of the Brazilian semiarid region. Despite regulated hydrology, B. straminea exhibited strong seasonal fluctuations associated with dry periods, while M. tuberculata maintained stable populations throughout the year,
Lucas Henrique Sousa da Silva, João Hemerson de Sousa, Adriana Josefa da Rocha, Manuella Feitosa Leal, Lucas Ariel de Sousa Aguiar, Tamaris Gimenez Pinheiro, Edson Lourenço da Silva   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Getting the Right Mix: Developing a primary - secondary health provider IT interface in the Waikato District Health Board [PDF]

, 2007
The article presents a study on the electronic health record systems (EHR) developed by Waikato District Health Board (DHB) in New Zealand. The DHB develop EHR with the intention of integrating primary, secondary and tertiary provider information.
Gibb, Jenny L., Haar, Jarrod M.
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Moving in the Dark: Enlightening the Spatial Population Ecology of European Cave Salamanders

Population Ecology, EarlyView.
We assessed individual interactions, movement ecology and activity patterns of a subterranean population of Speleomantes strinatii, applying spatial capture–recapture modeling to a photographic dataset of 104 individuals. ABSTRACT Space use and movement are fundamental aspects of organisms' ecology, mirroring individual fitness, behavior, and life ...
Giacomo Rosa, Andrea Costa, Sebastiano Salvidio   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The chaotic nature of healthcare information systems: The need for transdisciplinary collaboration [PDF]

, 2013
Copyright @ 2013 EMCIS.This paper demonstrates one of the challenges of the healthcare information systems development, namely the chaotic nature of healthcare systems.
Ezz, I, Paul, R
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