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Navigating challenges, solutions and requirements in the provision of trauma care in conflict settings by humanitarian actors: a scoping literature review

Conflict and Health
Background The evolving nature of irregular warfare and the increasingly frequent violations of human rights law and international humanitarian law pose unique challenges for humanitarian actors delivering trauma care in conflict settings.
Nikolaos Markou-Pappas, Luca Ragazzoni, Claudia Truppa, Flavio Salio, Francesco Barone-Adesi, Hamdi Lamine   +5 more
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Social Functioning Within the First Years After Pediatric Brain Tumor Diagnosis and the Relationship With Family Psychosocial Risk

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Survivors of pediatric brain tumors (PBTs) can experience long‐term social difficulties, impacting quality of life. Beyond medical and environmental factors, family psychosocial risk may play a role in social outcomes by shaping the caregiving environment and may provide intervention options.
Renske H. Houben, Marisa H. Huisman, Martha A. Grootenhuis, Femke K. Aarsen, Marita Partanen   +4 more
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Challenges in healthcare facilities’ response to past outbreaks: a systematic review of reviews

BMC Health Services Research
Introduction The frequency of infectious diseases outbreaks is increasing, but these challenges are not always thoroughly investigated. To date, no systematic reviews of reviews have comprehensively mapped the challenges and gaps faced during past ...
Elena Rubini, Monica Trentin, Paola Maffi, Bassma Aammar, Stanislav Gaievskyi, Awsan Bahattab, Hamdi Lamine, Maryam Kordi-Kaiser, Kaspar Staub, Luca Ragazzoni   +9 more
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Saving and Re-building Lives: Determinants of Short-term and Long-term Disaster Relief [PDF]

Eurasian Journal of Business and Economics, 2014
We analyse both theoretically and empirically, the factors that influence the amount of humanitarian aid received by countries which are struck by natural disasters, particularly distinguishing between immediate disaster relief and long term ...
Geethanjali SELVARETNAM, Kannika THAMPANISHVONG, David ULPH   +2 more
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Experience With Performing Rheocarna Therapy via the Single‐Needle Method for Treatment of Chronic Limb‐Threatening Ischemia

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction This study investigated the safety and efficacy of single‐needle Rheocarna therapy for chronic limb‐threatening ischemia (CLTI) with wounds. Methods Six patients with CLTI involving ulcers unresponsive to revascularization underwent single‐needle Rheocarna treatment.
Yasutaka Yamauchi, Rie Tanaka, Reona Kawahira, Shingo Nabeta, Kouhei Naoi, Kazuhito Kitajima, Akira Wada, Tomonari Takagi, Norihiko Ohura, Akira Miyamoto   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding vulnerability to flood-induced disasters: a comprehensive scoping review on at-risk individuals and evacuation challenges

BMC Health Services Research
Flood-induced disasters are increasing in frequency and severity, with high-income countries (HICs) facing growing health, social, and operational challenges, particularly in managing and protecting vulnerable populations that are disproportionately ...
Clara Del Prete, Martina Valente, Abesha Mitiku Saji, Amir Khorram-Manesh, Luca Ragazzoni   +4 more
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Effectiveness of Resistance Intradialytic Exercise Compared to Aerobic Intradialytic Exercise for Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis commonly experience reduced physical function, fatigue, poor sleep quality, and impaired health‐related quality of life. Intradialytic exercise has been proposed as a non‐pharmacological strategy to improve these outcomes.
Klebson da Silva Almeida, Gisela Cristiane Miyamoto, Daniel da Costa Torres, Ian Setubal Reis Chaves, Jonas do Carmo Paschoalin, Braúlio Lima Nascimento, Luciana Dias Chiavegato   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Access to care in Afghanistan after august 2021: a cross-sectional study exploring Afghans’ perspectives in 10 provinces

Conflict and Health
Background The Taliban takeover in August 2021 ended a decades-long conflict in Afghanistan. Yet, along with improved security, there have been collateral changes, such as the exacerbation of the economic crisis and brain drain.
Martina Valente, Alessandro Lamberti-Castronuovo, Francesca Bocchini, Yasir Shafiq, Monica Trentin, Michela Paschetto, Ghulam Ali Bahdori, Jan Agha Khadem, Mirza Sayed Nadeem, Mohammand Hanif Patmal, Mohammad Tawoos Alizai, Francesco Barone-Adesi, Rossella Miccio, Luca Ragazzoni   +13 more
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History and Principles of Humanitarian Action

Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2015
SUMMARY: Humanitarian aid has been present in some form throughout human history, yet the modern concept of humanitarian aid has only truly emerged since the later half of the 20th century.
Heather RYSABACK-SMITH
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Serum Myonectin Levels Are Positively Associated With Physical Function and Lower Frailty‐Related Limitation in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients frequently suffer from frailty, characterized by reduced physical function and poor prognosis. Myokines, such as myonectin, secreted by muscle, are emerging regulators of systemic health. This study investigated the relationship between serum myonectin, adipokines (adiponectin, omentin), and ...
Kenichi Kono, Yoshifumi Moriyama, Koji Ohashi, Naoya Otaka, Minako Tatsumi, Toyoaki Murohara, Noriyuki Ouchi, Satoru Oshima   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source