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Understanding governance challenges and policy solutions for building resilient WASH systems in Pakistan in the wake of climate change

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Pakistan faces unprecedented challenges in its Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) sector due to the impacts of climate change, ranking 8th globally in climate risk and 14th in water stress.
Babar Tasneem Shaikh, Mariam Ashraf, Syed Murtaza Gillani, Shahzad Ali Khan, Bisma Imran, Mian Muhammad Junaid, Shoaib Sultan   +6 more
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Identification and Epidemiology of Severe Respiratory Disease due to Novel Swine-Origin Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infection in Alberta

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, 2010
BACKGROUND: In March 2009, global surveillance started detecting cases of influenza-like illness in Mexico. By mid-April 2009, two pediatric patients were identified in the United States who were confirmed to be infected by a novel influenza A (H1N1 ...
George Zahariadis, Ari R Joffe, James Talbot, Albert deVilliers, Patricia Campbell, Kanti Pabbaraju, Sallene Wong, Nathalie Bastien, Yan Li, Robyn L Mitchell, Xiao-Li Pang, Stephanie Yanow, Linda Chui, Gerald Predy, David Willans, Bonita E Lee, Jutta K Preiksaitis, Bev Clement, Angela Jacobs, Joy Jaipaul, Kevin Fonseca   +20 more
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LINC01116, a hypoxia‐lncRNA marker of pathological lymphangiogenesis and poor prognosis in lung adenocarcinoma

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
The LINC01116 long noncoding RNA is induced by hypoxia and associated with poor prognosis and high recurrence rates in two cohorts of lung adenocarcinoma patients. Here, we demonstrate that besides its expression in cancer cells, LINC01116 is markedly expressed in lymphatic endothelial cells of the tumor stroma in which it participates in hypoxia ...
Marine Gautier‐Isola, Rafael Lopes Goncalves, Marin Truchi, Caroline Lacoux, Célia Scribe, Hugo Cadis, Laetitia Guardini, Sophie Bekisz, Marius Ilié, Paul Hofman, Georges Vassaux, Bernard Mari, Roger Rezzonico   +12 more
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How to protect long-term care facilities from pandemic-like events? - A systematic review on the effectiveness of non-pharmacological measures to prevent viral respiratory infections

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic underscored the need for pandemic preparedness, with respiratory-transmitted viruses considered as a substantial risk.
Laura Arnold, Simon Bimczok, Hannah Schütt, Stefanie Lisak-Wahl, Barbara Buchberger, Jan M Stratil   +5 more
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Has vaccination alleviated the strain on hospitals due to COVID-19? A combined difference-in-difference and simulation approach

BMC Health Services Research, 2022
Background Serious measures, including mass vaccination, have been taken to ensure sufficient hospital capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to high hospitalization risk in the oldest age groups, most countries prioritized elderly for vaccines.
Mari Grøsland, Vilde Bergstad Larsen, Kjetil Telle, Hege Marie Gjefsen   +3 more
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Public Service Motivation and Its Implications for Public Service

, 2020
Public service motivation is individuals’ orientation toward delivering services to people with a purpose to do good for others and society. This type of motivation is especially relevant for public servants because it affects behavior and performance in public, nonprofit, and private provision of public services.
Andersen, Lotte Bøgh, Jensen, Ulrich Thy, Kjeldsen, Anne Mette   +2 more
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LDAcoop: Integrating non‐linear population dynamics into the analysis of clonogenic growth in vitro

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Limiting dilution assays (LDAs) quantify clonogenic growth by seeding serial dilutions of cells and scoring wells for colony formation. The fraction of negative wells is plotted against cells seeded and analyzed using the non‐linear modeling of LDAcoop.
Nikko Brix, Daniel Samaga, Katharina Gehr, Benedek Dankó, Mohamed Schumann, Guido Drexler, Ahmed Alnatsha, Georg Beyer, Ujjwal Mahajan, Martin Selmansberger, Julia Mayerle, Claus Belka, Horst Zitzelsberger, Kirsten Lauber   +13 more
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Food insecurity amongst asylum seekers and people without status in Israel

Israel Journal of Health Policy Research
Background The COVID-19 pandemic caused massive disruptions globally, with food insecurity a primary concern amongst vulnerable communities. As one of the most marginalized and vulnerable groups in Israeli society asylum seekers and undocumented ...
Moran Blaychfeld-Magnazi, Zohar Mor, Gaya Sartena, Rebecca Anne Goldsmith, Einat Ophir, Ronit Endevelt   +5 more
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Public services and remunicipalization

Derecho PUCP, 2016
It is difficult to define the legal concept of public service. There are two ways to understand it. The first one is objective and tries to determine which activities and services should be guaranteed to all citizens with the aim of social cohesion.
Joaquín Tornos Mas
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How do world and European standard populations impact burden of disease studies? A case study of disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) in Scotland

Archives of Public Health, 2020
Background Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) are an established method for quantifying population health needs and guiding prioritisation decisions. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) estimates aim to ensure comparability between countries and over time
Grant M. A. Wyper, Ian Grant, Eilidh Fletcher, Gerry McCartney, Colin Fischbacher, Diane L. Stockton   +5 more
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