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Inequalities and factors associated with adherence to diabetes self-care practices amongst patients at two public hospitals in Gauteng, South Africa

BMC Endocrine Disorders, 2020
Background Self- management is vital to the control of diabetes. This study aims to assess the diabetes self-care behaviours of patients attending two tertiary hospitals in Gauteng, South Africa.
Chipo Mutyambizi, Milena Pavlova, Charles Hongoro, Wim Groot   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Loss of Migratory Traditions Makes the Endangered Patagonian Huemul Deer a Year-Round Refugee in Its Summer Habitat

Conservation, 2022
The huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus) is endangered, with 1500 deer split into >100 subpopulations along 2000 km of the Andes. Currently occupied areas are claimed-erroneously-to be critical prime habitats.
Werner T. Flueck, Jo Anne M. Smith-Flueck, Miguel E. Escobar, Melina Zuliani, Beat Fuchs, Valerius Geist, James R. Heffelfinger, Patricia Black-Decima, Zygmunt Gizejewski, Fernando Vidal, Javier Barrio, Silvina M. Molinuevo, Adrian J. Monjeau, Stefan Hoby, Jaime E. Jiménez   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

Integrated Approach to Facilitate Stakeholder Participation in the Control of Endemic Diseases of Livestock: The Case of Peste Des Petits Ruminants in Mali

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2019
In Mali, small ruminants (SRs) are an important means for enhanced livelihood through income generation, especially for women and youth. Unfortunately, opportunities for livestock farmers to tap into these resources for economic growth are hindered by ...
Michel Mainack Dione, Ibrahima Traoré, Hamidou Kassambara, Ahmadou Nouh Sow, Cheick Oumar Touré, Cheick Abou Kounta Sidibé, Amadou Séry, Awa Sadio Yena, Barbara Wieland, Martin Dakouo, Oumar Diall, Mamadou Niang, Cheick Oumar Fomba, Modibo Traoré, Abdou Fall   +14 more
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Long Term Observation of Fractional Vegetation Cover in Qingyang of Gansu Province and Its Response to Climate Change

Atmosphere, 2022
Vegetation is seen as a sensitive indicator of global change because of its crucial role in connecting the atmosphere, soil, and water. Fractional vegetation cover (FVC), in turn, is an important indicator of vegetation status.
Jing Li, Jianyun Zhang, Xiaojun Wang, Guoqing Wang   +3 more
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Adverse outcome pathways – development and potential regulatory application

Vigilância Sanitária em Debate: Sociedade, Ciência & Tecnologia, 2021
Introduction: Over the last two decades, chemical safety assessment and regulatory toxicology have progressed from empirical science based on direct observation of apical adverse outcomes in whole organisms to a predictive practice that infers outcomes ...
Thania Rios Rossi Lima, Nathália Pereira de Souza, Lílian Cristina Pereira, João Lauro Viana de Camargo   +3 more
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Infant Embryonal CNS Tumors: Molecular Insights and Treatment Considerations for Contemporary Pediatric Neuro‐Oncology

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Embryonal tumors comprise the majority of malignant central nervous system (CNS) neoplasms diagnosed in children under 3 years of age. Compared with their counterparts in older children, these tumors exhibit distinct molecular biology and a more aggressive clinical phenotype, while their management is complicated by the heightened ...
Sudarshawn Damodharan, Mariah Wright‐Nadkarni, Mohamed S. Abdelbaki, Girish Dhall   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Paraquat and Parkinson’s disease: a systematic review protocol according to the OHAT approach for hazard identification

Systematic Reviews, 2017
Background Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative condition that has genetic susceptibility, aging, and exposure to certain chemicals as risk factors.
Carolina Vaccari, Regina El Dib, João Lauro V. de Camargo   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Contextual factors influencing the integration of physical activity policy, systems, and environmental interventions in the cooperative extension system: a systematic review

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Background Physical activity policy, systems, and environmental changes (PSEs) are effective but complex public health interventions. PSEs are increasingly being implemented through Cooperative Extension, a national system historically focused on ...
Shelly Palmer, Emily Shaw, Michelle Grocke-Dewey, Kelsay Corlew, Laura Flournoy, Laura E. Balis   +5 more
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A spatio-temporal systematic evidence map of exposure to bisphenols and their alternatives: Social and environmental justice

Environment International
Background: Bisphenol A (BPA) and a growing number of its structural analogues and functional alternatives are widely used in consumer plastic products and therefore have high exposure potential.
Bhedita J. Seewoo, Aleksandra Gozt, Ahmed Elagali, Aoife Lyons, Henoch Kabeya, Christos Symeonides, Sarah A. Dunlop   +6 more
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Provider and Parent Perspectives on Prioritizing the “Asking and Monitoring” Pediatric Cancer Psychosocial Standards of Care

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The Standards for Psychosocial Care for Children with Cancer and Their Families (“Standards”) are evidence‐based guidelines for psychosocial care in pediatric oncology. Care related to the three “Asking and Monitoring” Standards—Assessment of Psychosocial Needs, Assessment of Financial Needs, and Monitoring Neurocognitive Problems ...
Julia B. Tager, Natalie Koskela‐Staples, Emily M. Pariseau, Michele Scialla, Kimberly Buff, Lori Wiener, Victoria Sardi Brown, Anne E. Kazak, Kimberly S. Canter   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source