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Challenges of Offering a MOOC from an LMIC

, 2016
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) were initiated in the early 2000s by certain leading American and European universities. An integral part of the MOOC philosophy has been to provide open access to online learning. Despite their potential advantages to
A. Pasha, S. Abidi, Syed Ali
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Early Mortality in Adults Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMIC): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

PLoS ONE, 2011
Background We systematically reviewed observational studies of early mortality post-antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) in Asia, Africa, and Central and South America, as defined by the World Bank, to ...
Amita Gupta, Girish Nadkarni, Wei-Teng Yang, Aditya Chandrasekhar, N. Gupte, G. Bisson, M. Hosseinipour, Naveen Gummadi   +7 more
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Global Cancer Incidence and Mortality Rates and Trends—An Update

Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, 2015
There are limited published data on recent cancer incidence and mortality trends worldwide. We used the International Agency for Research on Cancer's CANCERMondial clearinghouse to present age-standardized cancer incidence and death rates for 2003–2007 ...
Lindsey A. Torre, R. Siegel, E. Ward, A. Jemal   +3 more
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COVID-19 research in LMICs – Authors' reply [PDF]

The Lancet, 2021
Torres, Irene, Profeta, Barbara, Machado, Cristiani Vieira, Artaza, Osvaldo, Lopez-Cevallos, Daniel, Kang, JaHyun   +5 more
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Risk Factors for Injury Mortality in Rural Tanzania: A Secondary Data Analysis. [PDF]

, 2012
\ud \ud Injuries rank high among the leading causes of death and disability annually, injuring over 50 million and killing over 5 million people globally. Approximately 90% of these deaths occur in developing countries.
Ae-Ngibise, Kenneth Ayuurebobi, Kellerman, Ronel, Masanja, Honorati, Owusu-Agyei, Seth   +3 more
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Prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in rural and urban communities in high-, middle-, and low-income countries.

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2013
IMPORTANCE Hypertension is the most important preventable cause of morbidity and mortality globally, yet there are relatively few data collected using standardized methods. OBJECTIVE To examine hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control
C. Chow, K. Teo, S. Rangarajan, S. Islam, Rajeev Gupta, Á. Avezum, A. Bahonar, J. Chifamba, G. Dagenais, R. Diaz, K. Kazmi, F. Lanas, Li Wei, P. López-Jaramillo, F. Lu, Noorhassim Ismail, T. Puoane, A. Rosengren, A. Szuba, A. Temizhan, A. Wielgosz, R. Yusuf, A. Yusufali, M. Mckee, Li-sheng Liu, P. Mony, S. Yusuf   +26 more
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Financial Structure, Informality and Development [PDF]

This is a theory of total factor productivity based on measured capital market im- perfections and costs of creating and operating formal sector firms.
Hernan J Moscoso Boedo, Pablo N D’Erasmo   +1 more
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A portable device for nucleic acid quantification powered by sunlight, a flame or electricity. [PDF]

, 2018
A decentralized approach to diagnostics can decrease the time to treatment of infectious diseases in resource-limited settings. Yet most modern diagnostic tools require stable electricity and are not portable.
Cesarman, Ethel, Duru, Jens, Erickson, David, Gardner, Andrea, Kopparthy, Varun Lingaiah, Martin, Jeffrey, Maurer, Toby, Semeere, Aggrey, Snodgrass, Ryan   +8 more
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Health care-seeking behaviour and out-of-pocket payments in Tbilisi, Georgia.

, 2005
Based on a household survey conducted in Tbilisi, Georgia, in 2000, this paper examines current patterns of health care-seeking behaviour and the extent of out-of-pocket payments.
Bennett, Sara, Gotsadze, George, Gzirishvili, David, Ranson, Kent   +3 more
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Women's global health leadership in LMICs [PDF]

The Lancet Global Health, 2019
Liu, Ewen, Iwelunmor, Juliet, Gabagaya, Grace, Anyasi, Helen, Leyton, Alejandra, Goraleski, Karen A, Wei, Shufang, Del Barrio, Mariam Otmani, Olaleye, Atinuke, Launois, Pascal, Tucker, Joseph D   +10 more
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