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Primary School Managers’ Knowledge of and Attitude towards Epilepsy among Children in Erbil City, Iraq

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 2014
Objectives: This study aimed to determine the knowledge and attitudes of primary school managers regarding epilepsy among school children in Erbil City, Iraq. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in primary schools between 18 June and 18 August
Salih A. Abdulla
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Attitudes towards Chagas' disease in an endemic Brazilian community

Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 1999
Chagas' disease remains a major public health concern throughout much of Latin America. In Brazil, segments of the population experience Trypanosoma cruzi infection rates as high as 65%, indicating that control programs are still needed.
Williams-Blangero Sarah, VandeBerg John L., Teixeira Antonio R. L.   +2 more
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Factors associated with the use of long-lasting insecticide-treated mosquito nets among women of childbearing age: secondary analysis of data from a KAP survey in four regions of Guinea 2023

Frontiers in Public Health
BackgroundMalaria is endemic in Guinea. The use of mosquito nets by women of childbearing age helps protect children under five from malaria.AimTo estimate the proportion of mosquito nets use and identify the factors explaining that use among women aged ...
Thierno Ibrahima Diallo, Almamy Amara Toure, Almamy Amara Toure, Houssainatou Bah, Abdoulaye Fodé Toure, Amadou Wann, Mohamed Prince Kaba   +6 more
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Drivers of Precision Agriculture Adoption in Italian Viticulture

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the main drivers influencing the adoption of two types of precision farming technologies in the viticultural sector: Decision Support Systems (DSSs) and Variable Rate Technologies (VRTs). We apply a partial proportional odds model and find that socio‐demographic characteristics are not significant determinants of adoption ...
Olimpia Fontana, Linda Arata, Margherita Muzzillo, Paolo Sckokai   +3 more
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¿Es la práctica odontológica un trabajo social descontextualizado?

Revista Cubana de Estomatología
Debido a la indiscriminación sufrida por la odontología durante el siglo pasado y buena parte del presente, esta práctica desarrolló sus conocimientos en una especie de "caja negra", cuya fundamentación básicamente tecnológica, los hacía indescifrables ...
Carlos Payares González
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How Video‐Based Information Affects Farmers' Willingness to Pay for Drone Services

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Professional service for digital technology like agricultural drones lowers transaction costs and scope thresholds for smallholders. Meanwhile, perceptual adoption barriers remain underexplored. We conduct a two‐stage choice experiment with a randomized video‐based information treatment among 384 Chinese crop farmers to measure its effect on ...
Hua Zhang, Lena Kuhn, Hang Xiong, Zhanli Sun, Thomas Glauben   +4 more
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What Really Drives Agri‐Environment‐Climate Measures' Adoption? Mandatory Requirements, Behavioral Traits, and Structural Factors in the CAP Green Architecture

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT To increase farmer adoption of green practices, the EU Common Agricultural Policy includes both mandatory (conditionality) and voluntary instruments (eco‐schemes–ECS– and more demanding, multi‐annual agri‐environment‐climate measures –AECM–). Building on the experiment of Barreiro‐Hurle et al.
L. Sanchez‐Mata, M. Rodríguez‐Entrena, M. Espinosa‐Goded, F. J. Dessart, J. Barreiro‐Hurlé   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lazarus phenomenon: Knowledge, attitude and practice [PDF]

Resuscitation, 2013
David, Gerard, Julien, Vaux, Thevy, Boche, Charlotte, Chollet-Xemard, Jean, Marty   +4 more
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Promoting Healthier Drinking: Evidence From a Vignette Experiment on Contextual and Informational Drivers of Dealcoholized Wine Choices

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Growing demand for healthier beverages is driving innovation in the wine sector, with dealcoholized wine emerging as a promising alternative. However, little is known about the contextual conditions under which consumers would choose dealcoholized wine, particularly in countries with strong wine traditions. To fill this gap, this work examines
Giovanna Piracci, Giulia Maesano, Leonardo Casini, Maurizio Canavari, Marija Cerjak   +4 more
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Farmers' Preferences for Gene Editing Crops and Influencing Factors

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Gene editing (GE) is gaining momentum worldwide, but limited data on UK farmers' preferences hinders our understanding of its potential impact amid deregulation debates. Based on a survey of 200 English arable farmers, we employ a Latent Class Analysis and Multinomial Logit regressions to investigate current preferences for GE crops.
Bertolozzi‐Caredio Daniele, Vigani Mauro   +1 more
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