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Caregiver exposure to malaria social and behaviour change messages can improve bed net use among children in an endemic country: secondary analysis of the 2015 Nigeria Malaria Indicator Survey

Malaria Journal, 2019
Background To reduce the malaria burden in Nigeria, the National Malaria Strategic Plan (NMSP) 2014‒2020 calls for the scale-up of prevention and treatment interventions, including social and behaviour change (SBC).
Kirsten Zalisk, Samantha Herrera, Uwem Inyang, Audu Bala Mohammed, Perpetua Uhomoibhi, Yazoumé Yé   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The VISTA spacecraft: Advantages of ICF (Inertial Confinement Fusion) for interplanetary fusions propulsion applications [PDF]

, 1987
Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) is an attractive engine power source for interplanetary manned spacecraft, especially for near-term missions requiring minimum flight duration, because ICF has inherent high power-to-mass ratios and high specific ...
Chang-Diaz, Franklin, Hoffman, Nate, Klein, Gail, Murray, Kathy, Orth, Charles D., Sercel, Joel   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Measurement approaches for corporate impacts on ecosystem condition: Current landscape and future priorities

Methods in Ecology and Evolution, EarlyView.
Abstract Ecosystem condition is an important concept for understanding the impacts and dependencies of business on biodiversity and consideration of it is recommended by assessment and disclosure frameworks, including the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, Taskforce on Nature‐related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) and Global Reporting ...
Jacob Bedford, Joël Robert Auguste Houdet, Joshua Berger, Annelisa Grigg, Michelle Harrison, Emma Calhoun, Sharon Brooks   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

A subnational profiling analysis reveals regional differences as the main predictor of ITN ownership and use in Nigeria

Malaria Journal, 2019
Background To reduce the malaria burden in Nigeria, the country is scaling up prevention and treatment interventions, especially household ownership and use of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs).
Andrew Andrada, Samantha Herrera, Uwem Inyang, Audu Bala Mohammed, Perpetua Uhomoibhi, Yazoumé Yé   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Improving ICF implosion performance with alternative capsule supports

, 2017
The thin membrane that holds the capsule in-place in the hohlraum is recognized as one of the most significant contributors to reduced performance in indirect drive inertial confinement fusion (ICF) experiments on the National Ignition Facility.
C. Weber, D. Casey, D. Clark, B. Hammel, A. MacPhee, J. Milovich, D. Martinez, H. Robey, V. Smalyuk, M. Stadermann, P. Amendt, S. Bhandarkar, B. Chang, C. Choate, J. Crippen, S. Felker, J. Field, S. Haan, S. Johnson, J. Kroll, O. Landen, M. Marinak, M. Mcinnis, A. Nikroo, N. Rice, S. Sepke   +25 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Cash‐holding Benefits and Their Influence on Seasoned Equity Offering Decisions

Abacus, EarlyView.
This study investigates the cash‐holding motivations of issuers with excess cash. It aims to explain why these issuers choose to accumulate even more cash through stock issuances rather than utilize their existing surplus. I assess three competing cash‐holding motivation hypotheses: whether issuers raise cash: (i) to fund the needs of future growth ...
Ebrahim Bazrafshan
wiley   +1 more source

Functioning problems linked to top disability-causing conditions in Nigeria: A scoping review

Rehabilitation Advances in Developing Health Systems
Background: The need for rehabilitation in Nigeria is expected to increase because of the concerning rise in the prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
Rentia A. Maart, Maria Y. Charumbira, Quinette A. Louw   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development and Validation of an Instrument to Assess Endodontists' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Cone‐Beam Computed Tomography

Australian Endodontic Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There is a scarcity of data regarding knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) of endodontists about cone‐beam computed tomography (CBCT), which may be related to the lack of valid and reliable measures. The present study aimed to develop and validate a KAP measure about CBCT.
Lisa Morais Fernandes Oliveira, Francielle Silvestre Verner, Pedro Henrique Berbert de Carvalho, Rafael Binato Junqueira   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Logopedyczna ocena dwujęzyczności dziecięcej w kontekście ICF

Logopaedica Lodziensia
Artykuł stanowi propozycję ujęcia diagnozy logopedycznej dwujęzyczności dziecięcej w stanie normatywnym według założeń Międzynarodowej Klasyfikacji Funkcjonowania, Niepełnosprawności i Zdrowia (ICF).
Rafał Młyński
doaj   +1 more source

Trends, determinants, and newborn mortality related to thermal care and umbilical cord care practices in South Asia

BMC Pediatrics, 2019
Background Although child mortality has decreased over the last several decades, neonatal mortality has declined less substantially. In South Asia, neonatal deaths account for the majority of all under-five deaths, calling for further study on newborn ...
Lindsay Mallick, Jennifer Yourkavitch, Courtney Allen   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source