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Reliability and Effectiveness of a Lateral Countermovement Jump for Stratifying Shuffling Performance Amongst Elite Basketball Players

Sports, 2022
Though research suggests that basketball players spend approximately 31% of game actions shuffling laterally, limited data are available on the kinetic factors that separate fast and slow shufflers. The purpose of this study was twofold: (1.) Examine the
Eric Leidersdorf, Jacob Rauch, Trent Reeves, Leah Borkan, Javan Francis, Luke Storey, Eduardo Oliveira De Souza, Marcus Elliott, Carlos Ugrinowitsch   +8 more
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THE IMPACT OF THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT KNOWLEDGE AREAS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF THE KEY PLAYERS IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS [PDF]

Proceedings on Engineering Sciences, 2022
A typical construction project has associated key players whose inputs are needed to improve project management effectiveness. The project performance of these key players is impacted by a number of dynamic factors which may be tangibles or intangibles ...
H. C. O. Unegbu , D.S. Yawas Ahmadu , B. Dan-asabe Ahmadu   +2 more
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Improvement in tuberculosis infection control practice via technical support in two regions of Ethiopia

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2018
Background Globally recommended measures for comprehensive tuberculosis (TB) infection control (IC) are inadequately practiced in most health care facilities in Ethiopia.
Asfaw Ayalew, Zewdu Gashu, Tadesse Anteneh, Nebiyu Hiruy, Dereje Habte, Degu Jerene, Genetu Alem, Ilili Jemal, Muluken Melese, Pedro G. Suarez   +9 more
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An Exploratory Study on the Impact of Cross-Organizational Control and Knowledge Sharing on Project Performance

Buildings, 2023
In order to study how cross-organizational control and knowledge sharing affect project performance during a whole process engineering consulting project, this paper constructs a theoretical model of cross-organizational control, knowledge sharing, and ...
Kejian Shang, Yunyun Cao, Jie Wu
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The experience of scaling up a decentralized, ambulatory model of care for management of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in two regions of Ethiopia

Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases, 2017
Strong strategies, including proven service delivery models, are needed to address the growing global threat of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in low- and middle-income settings.
Yohannes Molla, Degu Jerene, Ilili Jemal, Gebrie Nigussie, Tenagne Kebede, Yewulsew Kassie, Nebiyu Hiruy, Getachew Aschale, Dereje Habte, Zewdu Gashu, Yared Kebede Haile, Muluken Melese, Pedro Suarez   +12 more
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Use of indicators of standards of care to improve tuberculosis program management in Ethiopia

Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases, 2018
Background: Systematic monitoring of health programs and on-site mentoring of health workers are essential for the success of health care. This operations research was designed to measure the effectiveness of a new mentorship and supervisory tool for ...
Muluken Melese, Dereje Habte, Belaineh Girma, Yewulsew Kassie, Solomon Negash, Kassahun Melkeneh, Shallo Daba, Gebre Negussie, Yared Kebede Haile, Degu Jerene, Nebiyu Hiruy, Zewdu Gashu, Barbara K. Timmons, Pedro Suarez   +13 more
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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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Vitamin D deficiency among smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients and their tuberculosis negative household contacts in Northwest Ethiopia: a case–control study

Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, 2017
Background Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that increases the immunity against tuberculosis (TB), decreases the re-activation of latent TB and reduces the severity of active TB disease. Epidemiological studies on the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency,
Belay Tessema, Feleke Moges, Dereje Habte, Nebiyu Hiruy, Shewaye Yismaw, Kassahun Melkieneh, Yewulsew Kassie, Belaineh Girma, Muluken Melese, Pedro G. Suarez   +9 more
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The additional yield of GeneXpert MTB/RIF test in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis among household contacts of smear positive TB cases

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2016
Objective: The objective of this study was to compare the diagnostic yield of GeneXpert MTB/RIF with Ziehl-Neelson (ZN) sputum smear microscopy among index TB cases and their household contacts. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among sputum
Dereje Habte, Muluken Melese, Nebiyu Hiruy, Zewdu Gashu, Degu Jerene, Feleke Moges, Sisay Yifru, Belaineh Girma, Yewulsew Kassie, Yared Kebede Haile, Pedro Guillermo Suarez, Belay Tessema   +11 more
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Understanding community-based participatory research through a social movement framework: a case study of the Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Project

BMC Public Health, 2018
Background A longstanding challenge of community-based participatory research (CBPR) has been to anchor evaluation and practice in a relevant theoretical framework of community change, which articulates specific and concrete evaluative benchmarks. Social
Marie-Claude Tremblay, Debbie H. Martin, Alex M. McComber, Amelia McGregor, Ann C. Macaulay   +4 more
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