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Practical privacy and security for opportunistic networks [PDF]

, 2014
When in physical proximity, data can be directly exchanged between the mobile devices people carry - for example over Bluetooth. If people cooperate to store, carry and forward messages on one another's behalf, then an opportunistic network may be formed,
Parris, Iain
core   +2 more sources

Early initiation of fast‐track care for persons living with HIV initiating dolutegravir‐based regimens during a period of severe civil unrest in Port‐au‐Prince, Haiti: a pilot randomized trial

Journal of the International AIDS Society
Introduction Differentiated service delivery (DSD) models have been widely implemented for patients in stable HIV care. However, DSD has rarely been offered to newly diagnosed patients.
Jean Bernard Marc, Samuel Pierre, Othnia Ducatel, Fabienne Homeus, Abigail Zion, Vanessa R. Rivera, Nancy Dorvil, Patrice Severe, Colette Guiteau, Vanessa Rouzier, Ingrid T. Katz, Carl Frederic Duchatelier, Guyrlaine Pierre Louis Forestal, Josette Jean, Guirlaine Bernadin, Emelyne Droit Dumont, Rose Cardelle B. Riche, Jean William Pape, Serena P. Koenig   +18 more
doaj   +1 more source

Microbiome−host proteostasis crosstalk—An emerging perspective on mechanisms and interventions toward healthy longevity

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Proteostasis and the gut microbiota play a key role in shaping host physiology. Microbiota‐derived metabolites, vitamins, and RNA modulate host proteostasis. Findings from model systems, including C. elegans, indicate microbes can either stabilize or disrupt host proteostasis.
Abhishek Anil Dubey, Maria Ermolaeva
wiley   +1 more source

Insecticide resistance in the malaria vector Anopheles arabiensis in Mamfene, KwaZulu-Natal

South African Journal of Science, 2015
The control of malaria vector mosquitoes in South Africa’s affected provinces is primarily based on indoor spraying of long-lasting residual insecticides. The primary vectors in South Africa are Anopheles arabiensis and An. funestus.
Basil D. Brook, Leanne Robertson, Maria L. Kaiser, Eric Raswiswi, Givemore Munhenga, Nelius Venter, Oliver R. Wood, Lizette L. Koekemoer   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Distribution pattern and prevalence of opportunistic infections and their possible reciprocal effects among HIV patients, Burayu health centers, Ethiopia

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2023
Introduction: Opportunistic infections are a major public health problems in immuno-compromised individuals, particularly in HIV patients, and form a lethal combination, each speeding the progress of the other.
Melese Birmeka
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluating the effect of γ‐oryzanol on MASLD pathology using a medaka fish model

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
This study explores a liver disease called MASLD, which is increasing worldwide and can lead to serious damage. Researchers used medaka fish instead of rodents to test a food compound, γ‐oryzanol. Fish fed this compound had less liver fat and healthier gut bacteria.
Yukako Ito, Haduki Asano, Ayano Ueki, Joe Sakamoto, Yasuhiro Kamei, Hayato Tokumoto, Ayaka Yazawa, Shigeki Kamitani   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association between charcoal cooking fuel and cardiovascular disease prevalence in Haiti: a cross-sectional analysis

Environmental Health
Background There is little evidence on the association between cooking with polluting fuels, particularly charcoal, and heart disease from low- and middle-income countries, which have the highest burdens of polluting fuels and cardiovascular disease (CVD)
Lily D. Yan, Rodney Sufra, Reichling St Sauveur, Kelly Celestin, Vanessa Rouzier, Alexandra Apollon, Guyrlaine Forestal, Suzanne Edwidge Marcelin, Sarine Auguste, Josue Pierre, Erline Hilaire, James-Lee Fénélus, Anju Ogyu, Catherine Bennett, Rehana Rasul, Lindsay J. Underhill, Mark D. Huffman, Victor G. Davila-Roman, Jennifer L. Peel, Gene F. Kwan, Marie Marcelle Deschamps, Jean W. Pape, Margaret L. McNairy   +22 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cryptococcosis in apparently immune-competent patients: taxonomy, epidemiology, pathophysiology and treatment

Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2016
No abstract available.
Rachel Wake, Nelesh P. Govender
doaj   +1 more source

The Development of Rheumatoid Arthritis–Specific Ambulatory Care–Sensitive Conditions: Results of a Consensus Process

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Ambulatory care–sensitive conditions (ACSCs) serve as indicators of access, quality, and performance of the health system. This study aimed to determine rheumatoid arthritis (RA)‐specific ACSCs for use in the evaluation of care system access and quality.
Kara Irwin, Candace H. Feldman, Claire E. H. Barber, Gabriel Fabreau, Jake Jennings, Scott Patten, Cheryl Barnabe, Inflammatory Arthritis‐Specific ACSC Consensus Process Working Group   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Stakeholder perspectives on barriers and facilitators to hypertension control in urban Haiti: a qualitative study to inform a community-based hypertension management intervention

BMC Public Health
Background Uncontrolled hypertension is the leading modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease mortality and remains high in low-middle income countries like Haiti.
Reichling St Sauveur, Rodney Sufra, Marie Christine Jean Pierre, Joseph Inddy, Mirline Jean, Nour Mourra, Radhika Sundararajan, Margaret L. McNairy, Jean W. Pape, Vanessa Rouzier, Jessy Devieux, Lily D. Yan   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source