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Community engagement and local governance for health equity through trust: lessons from developing the CONNECT Initiative in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic

BMJ Global Health
Community engagement and local governance are important components of health interventions aiming to empower local populations. Yet, there is limited evidence on how to effectively engage with communities and codevelop interventions, especially in ...
Marco J Haenssgen, Sengchanh Kounnavong, Shogo Kubota, Sayaka Horiuchi, Ying-Ru Jacqueline Lo, Elizabeth M Elliott, Ketkesone Phrasisombath, Phonepaseuth Ounaphom, Laty Phimmachak, Ounkham Souksavanh, William Robert Everett Seal, Vilaythone Sounthone Xaymongkhonh, Khanphoungeune Volaot, Sandra Bode, Asiya Odugleh-Kolev   +14 more
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Exporting from a small landlocked economy : an assessment of firm-product-destination survival rates in the Lao PDR [PDF]

This paper analyzes previously unreleased firm-level customs transaction data from the Lao PDR in order to assess the determinants of cohort survival among exporters. The authors find that export flows in value terms are dominated by the intensive margin,
Record, Richard, Nghardsaysone, Konesawang, Stirbat, Liviu   +2 more
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The impact of coronary artery bypass grafting on the short‐ and long‐term development and progression of diabetic retinopathy: A Danish national matched cohort study

Acta Ophthalmologica, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a frequent long‐term complication of diabetes. While hemodynamic changes are known risk factors for DR, the effect of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) on the development of DR is poorly investigated.
Lukas Greve Maschoreck, Lonny Stokholm, Frederik Nørregaard Pedersen, Nis Andersen, Jens Andresen, Toke Bek, Sebastian Dinesen, Javad Hajari, Steffen Heegaard, Kurt Højlund, Caroline Schmidt Laugesen, Ryo Kawasaki, Sören Möller, Katja Christina Schielke, Yousif Subhi, Anne Suhr Thykjær Petersen, Jakob Grauslund   +16 more
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Association between household food security, food production diversity, and women’s and children's dietary diversity in Lao PDR: evidence from the National Nutrition Sentinel Surveillance Survey

Agriculture & Food Security
Purpose This study examined how household food security and food production diversity impact minimum dietary diversity for women (MDD-W) and children (MDD).
Kyle Taylor, Pany Sananikhom, Ousavanh Thiengthepvongsa, Janneke Hartvig Blomberg, Vilon Viphongxay   +4 more
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Risk profiling of hookworm infection and intensity in southern Lao People's Democratic Republic using bayesian models [PDF]

, 2015
Among the common soil-transmitted helminth infections, hookworm causes the highest burden. Previous research in the southern part of Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) revealed high prevalence rates of hookworm infection.
Youthanavanh Vonghachack (148917), Bouakhasith, Dalouny, Utzinger, Jürg, Vonghachack, Youthanavanh, Jürg Utzinger (39609), Odermatt, Peter, Kongsap Akkhavong (148931), Penelope Vounatsou, Forrer, Armelle, Penelope Vounatsou (49253), Youthanavanh Vonghachack, Peter Odermatt, Somphou Sayasone, Peter Odermatt (148926), Akkhavong, Kongsap, Sayasone, Somphou, Dalouny Bouakhasith (183498), Somphou Sayasone (183492), Dalouny Bouakhasith, Vounatsou, Penelope, Jürg Utzinger, Kongsap Akkhavong, Armelle Forrer (183487), Armelle Forrer   +23 more
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Genome‐wide association and interaction analysis for proliferative retinopathy in adults with type 2 diabetes born during famine: The DOLCE study in Ukraine

Acta Ophthalmologica, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose Proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) is one of the leading causes of blindness in working‐age adults. We have previously shown that the risk of PDR is significantly elevated in individuals with intrauterine exposure to famine. However, the genetic mechanisms mediating this association remain unknown.
Olena Fedotkina, Most Champa Begum, Xuan Tung Trinh, Turkuler Özgumus, Mikael Åkerlund, Peter Nilsson, Leticia Maria Spindola, Valeriya Lyssenko   +7 more
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Early and sustained community engagement to reach unreached populations for malaria elimination in Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Malaria incidence in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic has declined over the past 10 years. There is a continued risk of outbreaks, particularly in the Southern region, due to high-risk behaviors, primarily in remote ethnic communities among forest ...
Sanjeev Ranjan Roy, Virasack Banouvong, Elizabeth Hoban, Boualam Khamlome, Keobouphaphone Chindavongsa, Inpanh Inthirath, Silivon Inthivong, Khamfeuang Sibounheuang, Khonephanom Akavong, Tran Thi Giang Huong, Rajendra Prasad Hubraj Yadav, Pascal Ringwald, James F. Kelley, Phonepadith Xangsayarath, Matthew Scott Shortus, Rita Reyburn   +15 more
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Comparison of FGO and KF for PDR-GNSS Fusion Under Different PDR Errors

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement
Smartphone-based positioning, heralded for its widespread accessibility, encounters challenges due to its reliance on global navigation satellite systems (GNSSs) in unfavorable conditions such as urban canyons, tunnels, and indoor areas. Even in clear-sky conditions, signal distortions, interruptions, and the limitations of cost-effective smartphone ...
Amjad Hussain Magsi, Luis Enrique Díez
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Inter‐eye microvascular asymmetry across stages of diabetic retinopathy: An OCT angiography study

Acta Ophthalmologica, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose To evaluate inter‐eye asymmetry in macular microvascular parameters across different stages of diabetic retinopathy (DR) using OCT angiography, and to explore the associations with clinical factors. Methods This cross sectional study included 442 eyes of 221 patients with diabetes mellitus type 2. Central subfield thickness (CST), area
Stela Vujosevic, Sema Tamer Kaderli, Gabriele Piccoli, Elena Tagliabue, Camilla Alovisi, Vanda Bucceri, Emanuele Torti, Elisa Marenzi, Dogukan Ozen, Livio Luzi, Paolo Nucci   +10 more
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Lao People’s Democratic Republic: responding to rice price inflation [PDF]

The objective of this study is to identify likely factors driving the 2010 rice price hike and suggest options to manage rice price volatility in the future. Regional trade is likely the main proximate cause for high glutinous rice prices.
Loening, Josef L.
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