Trading Zones Between Thick and Thin: Anthropological Description as Scaffold or Mosaic
ABSTRACT Referring to the work of historian of science Peter Galison, I argue that anthropology requires thin description as an essential counterpart for thick description. Thin accounts provide the scaffolding within which thick descriptions sit. Galison uses the idea of a “trading zone” connecting different communities who, despite their differences (
David Zeitlyn
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Assessing progress and challenges towards malaria elimination in Kampong Speu, Cambodia: analysis of <i>Plasmodium vivax</i> and mixed infections, 2019-2023. [PDF]
Ly K, Ung S, Roces MC, Lek D, Ly P.
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Detection of Fungal Translocation in Patients With Alcohol Use Disorder Using a Real‐Time PCR Assay
ABSTRACT Gut microbiota plays a key role in triggering various diseases. However, translocation studies focus on bacteria, neglecting fungal elements, while fungi seem also involved in triggering various diseases. Aim of this study was to assess whether fungal elements were able to translocate in patients with AUD (alcohol use disorder) and to verify ...
Nathalie Pansu +9 more
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Evaluating the cost of malaria elimination by Anopheles gambiae precision guided SIT in the Upper River region, The Gambia. [PDF]
Gendron WAC +9 more
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Aim This study intends to assess the pharmacokinetic properties and treatment response of lumefantrine in pregnant and non‐pregnant women with uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria infection in Western Kenya. Methods Seventy‐five women with uncomplicated P.
Elizabeth Juma +9 more
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Genetic diversity and haplotype structure of the <i>CelTOS</i> gene in <i>Plasmodium falciparum</i> from Jazan Province, Saudi Arabia: implications for vaccine development and malaria elimination. [PDF]
Alothaid H +10 more
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Genomic Insights Into Host Shifts Between Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium simium in Latin America
ABSTRACT Malaria in Latin America is largely caused by Plasmodium vivax, but the closely related monkey parasite Plasmodium simium has recently been observed in humans, thus raising new public health concerns. By screening 719 monkey samples from five Latin America countries, we identified 23 Plasmodium‐positives.
Margaux J. M. Lefebvre +16 more
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FocaL mass drug administration for Plasmodium vivax malaria elimination (FLAME): study protocol for an open-label cluster randomized controlled trial in Peru. [PDF]
Fine SR +17 more
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ABSTRACT Background How transparency reforms affect frontline health service delivery remains uncertain. Research presents a transparency paradox, where some studies report service improvements when transparency is combined with oversight, while others find minimal impact on outcomes such as staff absence or medicine availability.
Samuel Atiku +2 more
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