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Determinants of improved data consistency across routine immunization data tools for health facilities in Kano State, Nigeria

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2020
INTRODUCTION: In this study, determinants of improved data consistency for routine immunization information at health facilities was measured to identify associated factors.
Adekunle Akerele, Ramatu Obansa, Oluwasegun Joel Adegoke, Suleiman Haladu, Olorunsogo Bidemi Adeoye, Nnamdi Usifoh, Sulaiman Etamesor, Belinda Uba, Ndadilnasiya Endie Waziri   +8 more
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Epidemiological description of and response to a large yellow fever outbreak in Edo state Nigeria, September 2018 - January 2019

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background Edo State Surveillance Unit observed the emergence of a disease with “no clear-cut-diagnosis”, which affected peri-urban Local Government Areas (LGAs) from September 6 to November 1, 2018.
E. Nwachukwu William, John Oladejo, Chinenye Mary Ofoegbunam, Chimezie Anueyiagu, Festus Dogunro, Sandra Okwudili Etiki, Botson Iliya Dachung, Celestina Obiekea, Bukola Aderoju, Kayode Akanbi, Idayat Temitope Adeyemi, Gboyega Adekunle Famokun, Obi Emelife, Irowa Williams Osamwonyi, Chinwe Lucia Ochu, Alice Abiode, Faith Ireye, Martins Chukwuji, Oladipupo Ipadeola, Musa Saiki, Ifeanyi Okudo, Dorathy Nwodo, Joseph Avuwa Oteri, Elsie Ilori, Nwando Mba, Chikwe Ihekweazu   +25 more
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Are children on track with their routine immunization schedule in a fragile and protracted conflict state of South Sudan? A community-based cross-sectional study

BMC Pediatrics, 2022
Objectives The objective of this study was to assess if children aged 0–23 months in a conflict-affected state of South Sudan were on track with their immunization schedule and to identify predisposing factors that affected this study population from ...
Israel Oluwaseyidayo Idris, Janet Tapkigen, Germaine Kabutaulaka, Gabriel Omoniyi Ayeni, Francis Ifeanyi Ayomoh, Justin Geno Obwoya   +5 more
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Acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine and associated factors among healthcare workers in Katsina state: a cross-sectional study in Northwest Nigeria

BMJ Open, 2023
Objectives Healthcare workers were prioritised to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria. Administration of COVID-19 vaccination in Nigeria was challenging because of a lack of trust in vaccine safety and vaccine effectiveness among healthcare workers ...
Kabir Suleiman, Ahmed Tijani Abubakar, Suleiman Idris Ahmad, Shamsuddeen Suleiman Yahaya, Umar Ibrahim Bello, Bello Abdullahi Suleiman, Suleiman Ahmed Haladu, Ahmad Ibrahim Al-Mustapha, Musa Imam Abubakar   +8 more
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Complex Receptive Fields in Primary Visual Cortex [PDF]

The Neuroscientist, 2003
In the early 1960s, Hubel and Wiesel reported the first physiological description of cells in cat primary visual cortex. They distinguished two main cell types: simple cells and complex cells. Based on their distinct response properties, they suggested that the two cell types could represent two consecutive stages in receptive-field construction ...
Jose-Manuel Alonso, Luis M. Martinez
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Automated Mapping of Woody Debris over Harvested Forest Plantations Using UAVs, High-Resolution Imagery, and Machine Learning

Remote Sensing, 2019
Surveying of woody debris left over from harvesting operations on managed forests is an important step in monitoring site quality, managing the extraction of residues and reconciling differences in pre-harvest inventories and actual timber yields ...
Lloyd Windrim, Mitch Bryson, Michael McLean, Jeremy Randle, Christine Stone   +4 more
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Neural Field Model of Receptive Field Restructuring in Primary Visual Cortex [PDF]

Neural Computation, 2001
Receptive fields (RF) in the visual cortex can change their size depending on the state of the individual. This reflects a changing visual resolution according to different demands on information processing during drowsiness. So far, however, the possible mechanisms that underlie these size changes have not been tested rigorously.
Suder, Katrin, Wennekers, Thomas, Wörgötter, Florentin   +2 more
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Attitude and subjective wellbeing of non-compliant mothers to childhood oral polio vaccine supplemental immunization in Northern Nigeria

BMC Public Health, 2018
Background Attitude and subjective well-being are important factors in mothers accepting or rejecting Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) supplemental immunization.
Gregory C. Umeh, Terna Ignatius Nomhwange, Anthony F. Shamang, Furera Zakari, Audu I. Musa, Paul M. Dogo, Victor Gugong, Neyu Iliyasu   +7 more
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A comparative assessment of cold chain management using the outbreak of circulating vaccine-derived polio virus type 2 as a surrogate marker in Oyo State, Nigeria-2019

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2020
INTRODUCTION: Inspite of demonstrable evidence of the preventive and protective ability of vaccines to reduce the outbreak of vaccine-preventable diseases, there are still some significant disease outbreaks recorded in our communities.
Olaniyan Akintunde Babatunde, Muideen Babatunde Olatunji, Olugbade Robertson Omotajo, Olukorede Ifedolapo Ikwunne, Zainab Hamzat, Sunday Thomas Sola   +5 more
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Routine immunization community surveys as a tool for guiding program implementation in Kaduna state, Nigeria 2015–2016

BMC Public Health, 2018
Background Routine childhood immunization remains an important strategy for achieving polio eradication and maintaining a polio-free world. To address gaps in reported administrative coverage data, community surveys were conducted to verify coverage, and
Terna I. Nomhwange, Faisal Shuaib, Fiona Braka, Sambo Godwin, Usman Kariko, Umeh Gregory, Sisay G. Tegegne, Bassey Okposen, Chima Onoka   +8 more
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