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Comparison of the yield of tuberculosis among contacts of multidrug-resistant and drug-sensitive tuberculosis patients in Ethiopia using GeneXpert as a primary diagnostic test

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2018
Objectives: This study compared the yield of tuberculosis (TB) among contacts of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) index cases with that in drug-sensitive TB (DS-TB) index cases in a program setting.
Nebiyu Hiruy, Muluken Melese, Dereje Habte, Degu Jerene, Zewdu Gashu, Genetu Alem, Ilili Jemal, Belay Tessema, Beza Belayneh, Pedro G. Suarez   +9 more
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Exercise in Pregnancy and Children’s Cardiometabolic Risk Factors: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Sports Medicine - Open, 2018
Background Maternal metabolic health during the prenatal period is an established determinant of cardiometabolic disease risk. Many studies have focused on poor offspring outcomes after exposure to poor maternal health, while few have systematically ...
Laetitia Guillemette, Jacqueline L. Hay, D. Scott Kehler, Naomi C. Hamm, Christopher Oldfield, Jonathan M. McGavock, Todd A. Duhamel   +6 more
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Thirst Modulates Parasympathetic Recovery: Comparing Oral and Intravenous Rehydration

Physiologia
Introduction: Oral rehydration reduces thirst sensation (TS), which may negatively affect autonomic function, measured by heart-rate variability (HRV). However, it is unclear if this effect is independent of hydration changes. This study examines whether
Alan T. Ky, Ryan A. Dunn, Marcos S. Keefe, Yasuki Sekiguchi   +3 more
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Intergenerational management in the group of people subjected to job reintegration as a form of maintaining social security potential in Poland [PDF]

Knowledge & Performance Management, 2019
The aim of this paper is to present a theoretical reflection and results of a pilot study research on intergenerational management in the group of participants of Centrum Integracji Społecznej (later called: Social Integration Centre) in Jeleśnia who ...
Aleksander Sapiński
doaj   +1 more source

Editorial : union strategies and worker engagement with new forms of work and employment [PDF]

, 2008
For the UK government, management and some trade union organisations, the idea behind the concept of the high-performance workplace(HPW)is that it can deliver comparative advantage because it enables firms to deliver increased performance on the basis of ...
Danford, Andy, Stewart, Paul
core   +1 more source

The role of knowledge management in institutional strategy development and competitiveness at leading African universities [PDF]

Knowledge & Performance Management, 2019
The role of knowledge management as a strategic intervention in higher education in developing economies has not been studied extensively. Higher education plays a central role in a country’s economy through knowledge creation and dissemination to its ...
Sachin Suknunan, Manoj Maharaj
doaj   +1 more source

Performance Management and Employee Outcomes: What Performance Management Processes Drive Improvement of Employee Performance? [PDF]

, 2017
[Excerpt] Performance management (PM) systems can be a key driver of employee performance when designed strategically to go beyond operational or legal requirements.
Hung, Elysia, Monastyrsky, Mary
core   +1 more source

The HIT Network for Children and Adolescents With CNS Tumors Facilitates Improvements of Diagnostic Assessments, Multimodal Treatments, Individual Counseling, and Research in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The HIT network was established in 2000 to create a population‐based structure aiming to improve survival rates and reduce late effects for children with central nervous system (CNS) tumors by conducting comprehensive clinical trials.
Stefan Rutkowski, Michael C. Frühwald, Gudrun Fleischhack, Stephan Tippelt, Pablo Hernáiz‐Driever, Olaf Witt, Astrid Gnekow, Christof Kramm, Matthias Eyrich, Johannes E. A. Wolf, Hermann Müller, Carsten Friedrich, Uwe R. Kordes, Denise Obrecht‐Sturm, Petra Ketteler, Barbara von Zezschwitz, Pascal Johann, Dominik Sturm, Karoline Nemes, Stefan Schönberger, Till Milde, Brigitte Bison, Monika Warmuth‐Metz, Torsten Pietsch, Ulrich Schüller, Arend Koch, David Capper, Martin Hasselblatt, Christian Thomas, Christian Hagel, Stefan M. Pfister, Felix Sahm, David T. W. Jones, Martin U. Schuhmann, Jürgen Krauss, Pedram Emami, Ahmed El Damaty, Rolf D. Kortmann, Rudolf Schwarz, Jürgen Debus, Mechthild Krause, Fabian Pohl, Holger Ottensmeier, Lisa Bußenius, Katja Baust, Andreas Faldum, Cecile Ronckers, Desiree Grabow, Martin Benesch, Thomas Perwein, Karin Dieckmann, Irene Slavc, Johannes Gojo, Nicolas U. Gerber, André O. von Bueren, Katrin Scheinemann, Gabriele Calaminus, Beate Timmermann, Ulrich‐Wilhelm Thomale, Martin Mynarek   +59 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing Readiness and Sustainability for Integrated Care in Ontario, Canada with the Integrated Care Leadership Survey

International Journal of Integrated Care
Introduction: Ontario, Canada, is shifting to a more integrated healthcare delivery system through the Ontario Health Team (OHT) initiative. The extent to which OHTs have the capabilities to engage in integrated care is unknown and important to designing
Ruth E. Hall, Kevin Walker, Nusrat S. Nessa, Walter P. Wodchis   +3 more
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Stressful Events Reported by Childhood Cancer Survivors and Community Controls From the St. Jude Lifetime (SJLIFE) Cohort: A Mixed Method Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Characterizing stressful events reported by childhood cancer survivors experienced throughout the lifespan may help improve trauma‐informed care relevant to the survivor experience. Methods Participants included 2552 survivors (54% female; 34 years of age) and 469 community controls (62% female; 33 years of age) from the St.
Megan E. Ware, Colter K. Clayton, Fang Wang, Sedigheh Mirzaei, Kyla Shelton, Tara M. Brinkman, Victoria Willard, Katianne M. Howard Sharp, Kevin Krull, Lindsay F. Schwartz, Melissa M. Hudson, Gregory T. Armstrong, Kirsten K. Ness, Rachel T. Webster   +13 more
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