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Use of a mobile application for Ebola contact tracing and monitoring in northern Sierra Leone: a proof-of-concept study

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2019
Background The 2014–2016 Ebola epidemic in West Africa was the largest Ebola epidemic to date. Contact tracing was a core surveillance activity. Challenges with paper-based contact tracing systems include incomplete identification of contacts, delays in ...
Lisa O. Danquah, Nadia Hasham, Matthew MacFarlane, Fatu E. Conteh, Fatoma Momoh, Andrew A. Tedesco, Amara Jambai, David A. Ross, Helen A. Weiss   +8 more
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Poverty and its Alleviation Lessons for Nigeria [PDF]

, 2017
The study focused on the persistent poverty status in Nigeria in spite of all the actions and activities directly and indirectly put in place to reduce it. Nigerian poverty statistics and government actions in tackling poverty were examined.
E. Uma, Kalu, Obidike, Paul C., Ozoh, Frank O.   +2 more
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Circulating tumor cells in metastatic breast cancer patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors – a biomarker analysis of the ALICE and ICON trials

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
In this explorative biomarker analysis, we assessed serial sampling of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) with CellSearch in two randomized trials testing immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) in metastatic breast cancer. Our data demonstrate a prognostic potential of CTCs, most apparent 4 weeks into ICI therapy.
Nikolai Kragøe Andresen, Andreas Hagen Røssevold, Elin Borgen, Cecilie Bendigtsen Schirmer, Bjørnar Gilje, Øystein Garred, Jon Lømo, Marius Stensland, Oddmund Nordgård, Ragnhild Sørum Falk, Randi R. Mathiesen, Hege G. Russnes, Jon Amund Kyte, Bjørn Naume   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

A local government authority leading action research: Impacts and replicability

Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance, 2010
The paper explores whether the institutional model of the IDRC Colombo Focus City Project has had an impact on overcoming challenges associated with research based learning designed to influence policy and implementation processes of local government ...
Neranjana Gunetilleke
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Harmonising data systems for cash transfer programming in emergencies in Somalia

Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 2020
Quality data and information are fundamental for effective implementation of cash transfer programmes in emergency contexts. Establishing a robust information system can facilitate the equitable and responsive distribution of humanitarian cash-based ...
Boniface Owino
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Poverty and Casino Gambling in Buffalo [PDF]

, 2011
The Buffalo Creek Casino will exacerbate Buffalo’s poverty. Casinos, especially urban casinos, attract many gamblers living at or near the poverty line, and problem or pathological gamblers often fall from the middle class into poverty.
Magavern, Sam, Mulé, Elaina
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Circulating tumor cells: advancing personalized therapy in small cell lung cancer patients

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is an aggressive form of lung cancer that spreads rapidly to secondary sites such as the brain and liver. Cancer cells circulating in the blood, “circulating tumor cells” (CTCs), have demonstrated prognostic value in SCLC, and evaluating biomarkers on CTCs could guide treatment decisions such as for PARP inhibitors ...
Prajwol Shrestha, Steven Kao, Veronica K. Cheung, Wendy A. Cooper, Nico van Zandwijk, John E. J. Rasko, Dannel Yeo   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Modern Framework for Measuring Poverty and Basic Economic Security [PDF]

, 2010
This report details how the dominant framework for understanding and measuring poverty in the United States has become a conservative one. The current U.S.
Shawn Fremstad
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A comparative study of circulating tumor cell isolation and enumeration technologies in lung cancer

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Lung cancer cells were spiked into donor blood to evaluate the recovery rates of the following circulating tumor cell (CTC) enrichment technologies: CellMag™, EasySep™, RosetteSep™, Parsortix® PR1, and Parsortix® Prototype systems. Each method's advantages and disadvantages are described.
Volga M Saini, Ezgi Oner, Mark P. Ward, Sinead Hurley, Brian David Henderson, Faye Lewis, Stephen P. Finn, Gerard J. Fitzmaurice, John J. O'Leary, Sharon O'Toole, Lorraine O'Driscoll, Kathy Gately   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Shedding light on quality of care: a study protocol for a randomized trial evaluating the impact of the Solar Suitcase in rural health facilities on maternal and newborn care quality in Uganda

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2019
Background Continued progress in reducing maternal and newborn morbidity and mortality in low-income countries requires a renewed focus on quality of delivery care.
Slawa Rokicki, Brian Mwesigwa, Laura Schmucker, Jessica L. Cohen   +3 more
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