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Associations between activity limitations and participation restrictions in people with late effects of polio

PM&R, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Late effects of polio (LEoP) are defined as new symptoms, for example, muscle weakness, fatigue, and pain, occurring many years after an acute polio infection. These impairments can lead to difficulties performing everyday activities (ie, activity limitations) that can reduce a person's ability to take part in society (ie, perceived
Nilla Andersson, Katja Appelin, Jan E Lexell, Eva Månsson Lexell   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Synthesis and translation of research and innovations from polio eradication (STRIPE): initial findings from a global mixed methods study

BMC Public Health, 2020
Lessons from polio eradication efforts and the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) are useful for improving health service delivery and outcomes globally. The Synthesis and Translation of Research and Innovations from Polio Eradication (STRIPE) is
O. Alonge, Abigail H. Neel, A. Kalbarczyk, Michael A. Peters, Y. Mahendradhata, Malabika Sarker, Malabika Sarker, E. Owoaje, W. Deressa, P. Kayembe, A. Salehi, S. Gupta   +11 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Crippling Violence: Conflict and Incident Polio in Afghanistan. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
BACKGROUND:Designing effective public health campaigns in areas of armed conflict requires a nuanced understanding of how violence impacts the epidemiology of the disease in question.
Alison Norris, Kevin Hachey, Andrew Curtis, Margaret Bourdeaux   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Molecular Epidemiology and Evolution of Coxsackievirus A9

Viruses, 2022
Nineteen CVA9 isolates were obtained between 2010 and 2019 from six provinces of mainland China, using the HFMD surveillance network established in China.
Hehe Zhao, Jianxing Wang, Jianhua Chen, Ruifang Huang, Yong Zhang, Jinbo Xiao, Yang Song, Tianjiao Ji, Qian Yang, Shuangli Zhu, Dongyan Wang, Huanhuan Lu, Zhenzhi Han, Guoyan Zhang, Jichen Li, Dongmei Yan   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

The impact of polio eradication on routine immunization and primary health care: a mixed-methods study. [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: After 2 decades of focused efforts to eradicate polio, the impact of eradication activities on health systems continues to be controversial.
Banteyerga Amaha, Hailom, Closser, Svea, Cox, Kelly, Dukku, Aminu Mohammed, Gopinath, Ranjani, Jooma, Rashid, Justice, Judith, Koon, Adam D, Landis, R Matthew, Luck, Matthew A, Maes, Kenneth, Mohammed, Ismaila Zango, Neergheen, Vanessa, Nsubuga, Peter, Nuttall, Elizabeth, Nyirazinyoye, Laetitia, Omidian, Patricia A, Parris, Thomas M, Pont, W Frank, Rosenthal, Anat, Tedoff, Pauley, Thacker, Naveen, Varley, Emma   +22 more
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Learner and Teacher Agency

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Agency has emerged as a key topic in language learning and teaching research with significant implications for language learners' L2 development and teachers' professional growth. To delineate the contribution of TESOL Quarterly (TQ) to L2 learner and teacher agency research, we examine 27 articles published in the journal between 1997 and ...
Jian Tao, Xuesong (Andy) Gao
wiley   +1 more source

Lessons learned from the polio eradication initiative in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia: analysis of implementation barriers and strategies

BMC Public Health, 2020
Since its inception in 1988, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) has partnered with 200 countries to vaccinate over 2.5 billion children against poliomyelitis.
W. Deressa, P. Kayembe, Abigail H. Neel, E. Mafuta, A. Seme, O. Alonge   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Putting the Polio Workforce to Work in a Public Health Crisis: Contributions of the National Stop Transmission of Polio (NSTOP) Program to the COVID-19 Response in Pakistan

Vaccines
Background: Pakistan reported its first case of COVID-19 in February 2020 and joined other countries in activating a national emergency response following the declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Aslam Pervaiz, Rana Muhammad Safdar, Mumtaz Ali Laghari, Nadeem Shah, Amjad Mehmood, Kifayat Ullah, Richard Franka, Chukwuma Mbaeyi   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Developing Successful Global Health Alliances [PDF]

, 2002
Examines the circumstances that call for alliance formation to reduce the burdens of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, polio, river blindness, and many other diseases; the utility of various alliance models; and the characteristics of successful ...

core  

Feature Article: ELT Materials

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract After providing a working definition of ELT materials that encompasses both commercial and noncommercial instructional resources, I differentiate between studies of materials content, consumption, and production, reviewing notable studies of each type, most of which have appeared in the pages of TQ.
Nigel Harwood
wiley   +1 more source