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A user-centred implementation strategy for tuberculosis contact investigation in Uganda: protocol for a stepped-wedge, cluster-randomised trial

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background Tuberculosis(TB) is among the leading causes of infectious death worldwide. Contact investigation is an evidence-based, World Health Organisation-endorsed intervention for timely TB diagnosis, treatment, and prevention but has not been widely ...
Achilles Katamba, Amanda J Gupta, Patricia Turimumahoro, Emmanuel Ochom, Joseph M Ggita, Suzan Nakasendwa, Leah Nanziri, Johnson Musinguzi, Rachel Hennein, Moorine Sekadde, Colleen Hanrahan, Raymond Byaruhanga, Erez Yoeli, Stavia Turyahabwe, Adithya Cattamanchi, David W Dowdy, Jessica E Haberer, Mari Armstrong-Hough, Noah Kiwanuka, J. Lucian Davis   +19 more
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Core components of a Community of Practice to improve community health worker performance: a qualitative study

Implementation Science Communications, 2022
Background Communities of Practice (CoPs) offer an accessible strategy for healthcare workers to improve the quality of care through knowledge sharing. However, not enough is known about which components of CoPs are core to facilitating behavior change ...
Rachel Hennein, Joseph M. Ggita, Patricia Turimumahoro, Emmanuel Ochom, Amanda J. Gupta, Achilles Katamba, Mari Armstrong-Hough, J. Lucian Davis   +7 more
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Age nine is possible: Improving age 9 HPV initiation through a national quality improvement initiative during the COVID-19 pandemic

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2023
The American Cancer Society collaborated with a range of healthcare partners in 2020–2022 to implement quality improvement clinical interventions with the goal of improving HPV vaccination rates among adolescents’ ages 9–13. 2020 was the first cohort for
Jennifer Isher-Witt, Shaylen Foley, Anna Hassan, Amelia Sloan, Jennifer Nkonga, Marcie Fisher-Borne   +5 more
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Frequency-based Vehicle Idling Detection

International Journal of Automation and Smart Technology, 2014
Continuous increases in fuel prices and environmental awareness have raised the importance of reducing vehicle emissions, with many national governments passing anti-idling laws.
Kai-Chao Yang, Chih-Ting Kuo, Chun-Yu Chen, Chih-Chyau Yang, Chien-Ming Wu, Chun-Ming Huang   +5 more
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mHealth to improve implementation of TB contact investigation: a case study from Uganda

Implementation Science Communications, 2023
Background Implementation science offers a systematic approach to adapting innovations and delivery strategies to new contexts but has yet to be widely applied in low- and middle-income countries.
Amanda J. Gupta, Patricia Turimumahoro, Emmanuel Ochom, Joseph M. Ggita, Diana Babirye, Irene Ayakaka, David Mark, Daniel Ayen Okello, Adithya Cattamanchi, David W. Dowdy, Jessica E. Haberer, Mari Armstrong-Hough, Achilles Katamba, J. Lucian Davis   +13 more
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Experiences and intentions of Ugandan household tuberculosis contacts receiving test results via text message: an exploratory study

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends household contact investigation for tuberculosis (TB) in high-burden countries. However, household contacts who complete evaluation for TB during contact investigation may have difficulty ...
Joseph M. Ggita, Anne Katahoire, Amanda J. Meyer, Elizabeth Nansubuga, Talemwa Nalugwa, Patricia Turimumahoro, Emmanuel Ochom, Irene Ayakaka, Jessica E. Haberer, Achilles Katamba, Mari Armstrong-Hough, J. Lucian Davis   +11 more
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Reduction of Fe Using Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs) and Electromagnetic Water Treatment (EWT)

Reaktor, 2022
The processing on water treatment in this research is carried out by using two combination methods of Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs) and Electromagnetic Water Treatment (EWT).
Veny Luvita, Novan Agung Mahardiono, Hanif Fakhrurroja, Adi Waskito   +3 more
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A novel application of process mapping in a criminal justice setting to examine implementation of peer support for veterans leaving incarceration

Health & Justice, 2019
Background Between 12,000 and 16,000 veterans leave incarceration every year, yet resources are limited for reentry support that helps veterans remain connected to VA and community health care and services after leaving incarceration.
Bo Kim, Megan B. McCullough, Molly M. Simmons, Rendelle E. Bolton, Justeen Hyde, Mari-Lynn Drainoni, B. Graeme Fincke, D. Keith McInnes   +7 more
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An assessment of implementation science research capacity in Uganda

Health Research Policy and Systems, 2021
Background In Uganda and other resource-poor countries, relevant research findings face a tortuous path to translation into policy and routine practice. Implementation science (ImSc) research could facilitate faster translation.
Aggrey S. Semeere, Fred C. Semitala, Olivia Lunkuse, Anne Katahoire, Nelson K. Sewankambo, Moses R. Kamya   +5 more
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A Monolithic Three-Axis Accelerometer with Wafer-Level Package by CMOS MEMS Process

Proceedings, 2017
This paper presents a monolithic three-axis accelerometer with wafer-level package by CMOS MEMS process. The compositions of the microstructure are selected from CMOS layers in order to suppress the in-plane and out-of-plane bending deflection caused by ...
S. H. Tseng, C. Y. Yeh, A. Y. Chang, Y. J. Wang, P. C. Chen, H. H. Tsai, Y. Z. Juang   +6 more
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