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Big data and humanitarian supply networks: Can Big Data give voice to the voiceless? [PDF]

, 2013
This is the author's accepted manuscript. The final published article is available from the link below. Copyright © 2013 IEEE.Billions of US dollars are spent each year in emergency aid to save lives and alleviate the suffering of those affected by ...
Lycett, M, Asmat Monaghan, Monaghan, A, Mark Lycett   +3 more
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Iraqis defend humanitarianism [PDF]

Forced Migration Review, 2007
I have worked with Iraqi colleagues to interview beneficiaries and providers of assistance from all of Iraq’s many religious-ethnic communities. We find firm evidence of commitment to the humanitarian ethos in Iraq but grave concerns over the modus ...
Greg Hansen
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Analysis of a Cooperation and Interventional Model in Humanitarian Medicine

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2021
Background: Every year, around 15 million children, in developing countries, die or develop life-long disabilities because of congenital cardiac diseases.
Stefano M. Marianeschi, Nicola Uricchio, Gianandrea Bern Cerri, Simone Ghiselli, Cristina Carro, Giulia Albano, Nicola Viola   +6 more
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Clinical and Biological Features of Response in Resistant Neuroblastoma to 131I‐Metaiodobenzylguanidine Radiotherapy in the Anti‐GD2 Immunotherapy Era

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background 131I‐metaiodobenzylguanidine (131I‐MIBG) radiotherapy is a key treatment for relapsed and refractory (R/R) neuroblastoma (NB). Patients with R/R disease treated in the modern era are increasingly exposed to anti‐GD2 immunotherapy, which exerts selective pressure and may modify both tumor cell state and microenvironment.
Benjamin J. Lerman, Katherine K. Matthay, Fabienne Hollinger, Catriona Black, Ann A. Lazar, Miguel Pampaloni, Steven G. DuBois, Kieuhoa T. Vo   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Humanitarian supply chain performance management: a systematic literature review [PDF]

, 2014
Purpose - The main purposes of this study are 1) to identify the state of the art of performance measurement and management in humanitarian supply chains, 2) to categorize performance measurement indicators in the five supply chain phases of Gunasekaran ...
Klumpp, Matthias, Klumpp, M, Abidi, Hella, Abidi, H., De Leeuw, S, de Leeuw, Sander, de Leeuw, S.L.J.M.; id_orcid, Leeuw, Sander, De, Abdi, H, de Leeuw, S.L.J.M., Klumpp, M.   +10 more
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Hospitalization Through Families’ Eyes: Comparing Inpatient Care Quality for Children With Sickle Cell Disease and Cystic Fibrosis in Canada

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a chronic, inherited hemoglobinopathy that requires frequent hospitalization for disease‐related complications. Canadian data on inpatient care is limited. This study compared caregiver‐reported hospital experiences of children with SCD to those with cystic fibrosis (CF), a chronic, autosomal recessive ...
Hailey M. Zwicker, Kyle Kemp, Perri Tutelman, Sharon H. J. Hou, Paul Fairie, Maria Santana, Gregory M. T. Guilcher, Taryn Fay‐McClymont, Glenda Bendiak, Wendy Pelletier, Nicola Wright, Fiona Schulte   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Accountability to disaster-affected populations

Forced Migration Review, 2010
The hardest aspect of accountability to disaster-affected persons seems to be managing the tensions between the timeliness and the quality of a response.
Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response
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Towards improved logistics: challenges and questions for logisticians and managers [PDF]

Forced Migration Review, 2003
Effective programmes require efficient support functions. Logistics is a key support function and needs to be incorporated into planning and management decisions from inception to close-down.
Donald Chaikin
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Venous Thromboembolism in Pediatric Bone Sarcoma Patients: A 10‐Year, Single‐Institution Experience Encompassing the COVID‐19 Pandemic

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Osteosarcoma (OS) and Ewing sarcoma (EWS) are the most common primary bone cancers in children, but acute thrombosis is poorly characterized in this population. Our study evaluated the rates of venous thromboembolism (VTE) and associated risk factors in pediatric patients with bone sarcomas treated over a 10‐year period encompassing
Sarah Kappa, Shou Xu, Mark Zobeck, Sarah E. Sartain, Nino Rainusso, Lisa Wang, Nicole Montgomery, Paige Wheaton, Sarah Whittle   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

‘You don’t need to love us’: Civil-Military Relations in Afghanistan, 2002–13

Stability : International Journal of Security and Development, 2013
In recent years the growing involvement of militaries in the delivery of assistance in conflict-affected areas under the rubric of stabilisation or comprehensive approaches has become a key concern for humanitarian agencies, raising questions about the ...
Simone Haysom, Ashley Jackson
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