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Should outbreak response immunization be recommended for measles outbreaks in middle- and low-income countries? An update. [PDF]

, 2011
Measles caused mortality in >164,000 children in 2008, with most deaths occurring during outbreaks. Nonetheless, the impact and desirability of conducting measles outbreak response immunization (ORI) in middle- and low-income countries has been ...
Al Wahaibi, Aylward, Benjamin, Berkovich, Castillo, CDC, CDC, CDC, CDC, CDC, CDC, CDC, CDC, CDC, CDC, Ceylan, Dubray, Fulginiti, Fulginiti, Gay, Grais, Grais, Grais, Grais, Guris, Hyde, Hyde, Isa, Isa, K. Lisa Cairns, Katz, Marin, Marinova, Medecins sans Frontieres, Mgone, Mohan, Nsungu, PAHO, PAHO, Puvimanasinghe, Quiroga, Rafai, Ratho, Rebecca F. Grais, Robert T. Perry, Robin K. Nandy, Ruuskanen, Santos, Seguliev, Sniadack, Soula, Strebel, Strebel, Thakur, Toole, Tove K. Ryman, Venczel, WHO/UNICEF, World Health Organization, World Health Organization, World Health Organization   +60 more
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Ultrasound in Women's Health: Mechanisms, Applications, and Emerging Opportunities

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
As healthcare moves toward decentralization, ultrasound technologies are evolving from strictly imaging tools in clinical settings into versatile diagnostic and therapeutic platforms, with growing roles addressing women's health needs. This review highlights how ultrasound's underlying physical mechanisms can be harnessed to reduce disparities in women'
Sarah B. Ornellas, Bilal Kizilaslan, Aastha Shah, Jason F. Hou, Yoonsoo Shin, Alejandra Hernandez Moyers, Claudia Lozano, Canan Dagdeviren   +7 more
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End‐to‐End Sensing Systems for Breast Cancer: From Wearables for Early Detection to Lab‐Based Diagnosis Chips

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This review explores advances in wearable and lab‐on‐chip technologies for breast cancer detection. Covering tactile, thermal, ultrasound, microwave, electrical impedance tomography, electrochemical, microelectromechanical, and optical systems, it highlights innovations in flexible electronics, nanomaterials, and machine learning.
Neshika Wijewardhane, Lyn I. Jones, Richard M. Martin, Helen Winter, Faezeh Arab Hassani   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Decentralization and public services : the case of immunization [PDF]

The author studies the impact of political decentralization on childhood immunization, an essential public service provided in almost all countries.
Khaleghian, Peyvand
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Factors Driving Battery and Solar Purchase Decision of Residents: a Behavioural Choice Experiment Using a Hybrid Discrete Choice and Latent Variable Model

Advanced Sustainable Systems, EarlyView.
This article explores what drives households to adopt solar PV and battery systems in South East Queensland. Using hybrid discrete choice experiments, it reveals distinct adopter profiles and highlights cost, system size, and energy independence as key motivators.
Mohammad Alipour, Elnaz Irannezhad, Rodney A. Stewart, Oz Sahin   +3 more
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The impact of income inequality and national wealth on child and adolescent mortality in low and middle-income countries

BMC Public Health, 2017
Background Income inequality and national wealth are strong determinants for health, but few studies have systematically investigated their influence on mortality across the early life-course, particularly outside the high-income world.
Joseph L. Ward, Russell M. Viner
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The Scorecard on Development, 19602016: China and the Global Economic Rebound [PDF]

, 2017
This report looks at the rate of progress of economic, health, and social indicators, including per capita GDP, mortality, life expectancy, and education for all countries with available data. It examines the twenty-first century rebound for the majority
David Rosnick, Jacob Wilson, Mark Weisbrot   +2 more
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Estimating resource needs for HIV/AIDS health care services in low-income and middle-income countries.

, 2004
As funding mechanisms like the Global Fund for HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria increasingly make funding decisions on the basis of burden of disease estimates and financial need calculations, the importance of reliable and comparable estimating ...
Bertozzi, Stefano, Gutierrez, Juan-Pablo, Opuni, Marjorie, Schwartländer, Bernhard, Walker, Neff   +4 more
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Decoding the Cellular Heterogeneity and Malignant Progression of Human Penile Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Single‐Cell RNA Sequencing

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Single‐cell transcriptomic and functional analyses identify SEMA3C as a key regulator of tumor progression and tumor microenvironment remodeling in penile squamous cell carcinoma. SEMA3C promotes epithelial–mesenchymal transition, tumor growth, and invasion while shaping an immunosuppressive microenvironment, highlighting its potential as a prognostic ...
Xiheng Hu, Wensheng Shi, Liang Dong, Lingjuan Huang, Xiyuan Zhang, Yiting Feng, Jie Sun, Lanlan Liu, Teng Liu, Jun Fu, Bowen Zhong, Qihao Leng, Xiaohua Wu, Minfeng Chen, Lingfang Li, Yuan Li, Xin Jin, Long Wang, Jian Cao, Xin Li, Mingzhu Yin, Xiang Chen   +21 more
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Breast cancer determinants in low- to upper-middle-income countries: an umbrella review of meta-analyses of observational studies and an urgent call for implementation science

BMC Cancer
Introduction Meta-analyses on breast cancer determinants in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), including upper-middle-income countries (UMICs), often produce fragmented, context-specific findings.
Mitiku Bonsa Debela, Kebebe Bekele Gonfa, Mohammedaman Mama Hussen, Demisu Zenbaba, Alemayehu Bayray Kahsay, Besufekad Mulugeta, Muhammad Hoque, Chalchisa Abdeta   +7 more
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