Periodontology 2000, EarlyView.Abstract Background Periodontal clinical trials commonly use surrogate end points (e.g., probing pocket depth [PPD], clinical attachment level [CAL], bleeding on probing [BoP], and composite scores such as the Periodontal Risk Score [PRS]) for efficiency, yet tooth loss, treatment burden/cost, and re‐treatment are the definitive patient‐relevant ...
Muhammad H. A. Saleh +7 more
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Unregulated use of <i>Artemisia</i> in cancer patients in Libya: an emerging ethical and public health concern. [PDF]
Libyan J MedAlhudiri I, Ebrahim F, Elzagheid A.
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The international climate change regime and general principles of law
Review of European, Comparative &International Environmental Law, EarlyView.Abstract The Climate Change Advisory Opinion (AO) by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) demonstrates the growing prominence of general principles of law in international law. The Climate Change AO was handed down at the end of the International Law Commission's project on general principles of law with the adoption of its Draft Conclusions.
Renatus Otto Franz Derler, Mads Andenas
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Impact of a multimodal hand hygiene intervention on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage among healthcare workers in Libya: a quasi-experimental pre-post study. [PDF]
Antimicrob Resist Infect ControlAlwashaish MM.
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Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Lethal autonomous weapon systems (LAWS), while offering strategic advantages in warfare, pose significant ethical, legal, and security risks, especially for countries in the Global South. This article examines how a philosophical perspective, rooted in African ethical and political thought, can enrich regional and global debates on regulating ...
Ezenwa E. Olumba +3 more
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"Condoms don't cross your mind when you're hungry": Challenges to safe sex in Libyan IDP camps; A qualitative study. [PDF]
Public Health Pract (Oxf)Elamouri F, Alamori AMA, Rockstroh JK.
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Quantifying Mozambique's Peace Dividend: An Application of the Synthetic Control Method
Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Using the synthetic control method and data from 20 African countries, this study quantifies the peace dividend in Mozambique, a country that experienced over 15 years of civil war. More specifically, we use data from 1977 to 2018 to investigate whether the end of the civil war in Mozambique in 1992 brought significant benefits to the country ...
Tendai Gwatidzo, Aldo Sitoe, Busani Moyo
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Assessing the environmental impact of post-revolution reforms in Tunisia: a synthetic control approach. [PDF]
Carbon Balance ManagBen Jebli M, Benhamed A.
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Aid to Fight AIDS: An Empirical Analysis of HIV‐Specific Development Aid Effectiveness
Scottish Journal of Political Economy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Using an excludable instrument for HIV‐specific aid, we investigate its effectiveness on HIV outcomes viz., prevalence and death rates. We theorize that HIV‐specific aid fills the funding gap that prevents governments from committing adequate resources to effectively address the epidemic.
Derek Nolan +1 more
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Incidence and Clinical Outcomes of COVID-19 in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients in Libya: A Prospective Descriptive Study. [PDF]
Case Rep Infect DisElgriw N +8 more
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