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Nanoemulsion and Nanogel Containing Cuminum cyminum L Essential Oil: Antioxidant, Anticancer, Antibacterial, and Antilarval Properties

Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2023
Cuminum cyminum L. is a widespread medicinal plant with a broad spectrum of biological activity. In the present study, the chemical structure of its essential oil was examined utilizing GC-MS analysis (gas chromatography-mass spectrometry).
Razie Ranjbar, Elham Zarenezhad, Abbas Abdollahi, Marjan Nasrizadeh, Samira Firooziyan, Najmeh Namdar, Mahmoud Osanloo   +6 more
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Survey of northern informal and formal mental health practitioners [PDF]

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2013
Background. This survey is part of a multi-year research study on informal and formal mental health support in northern Canada involving the use of qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis methods in an effort to better understand mental
Linda O’Neill, Serena George, Stefanie Sebok   +2 more
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No association between temperature and deaths from cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases during the cold season in Astana, Kazakhstan – the second coldest capital in the world [PDF]

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2012
Background. Several European and North American studies have reported associations between cold temperatures and mortality from diseases of the circulatory system.
Andrej M. Grjibovski, Nassikhat Nurgaliyeva, Aliya Kosbayeva, Bettina Menne   +3 more
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The global antimicrobial resistance response effort must not exclude marginalised populations

Tropical Medicine and Health, 2023
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a rising global health crisis causing about 700,000 deaths annually and potentially 10 million deaths by 2050, disproportionately impacts marginalised populations.
Yusuff Adebayo Adebisi, Isaac Olushola Ogunkola   +1 more
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Preterm birth in the Inuit and First Nations populations of Québec, Canada, 1981–2008 [PDF]

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2012
Objectives: To evaluate preterm birth (PTB) for Inuit and First Nations vs. non-Indigenous populations in the province of Québec, Canada. Study design: Retrospective cohort study.
Nathalie Auger, Mélanie Fon Sing, Alison L. Park, Ernest Lo, Normand Trempe, Zhong-Cheng Luo   +5 more
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Human papillomavirus variants among Inuit women in northern Quebec, Canada [PDF]

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2015
Background: Inuit communities in northern Quebec have high rates of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, cervical cancer and cervical cancer–related mortality as compared to the Canadian population.
Barbara Gauthier, Francois Coutlée, Eduardo L. Franco, Paul Brassard   +3 more
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Knowledge and associated factors of healthcare workers on measles vaccine and cold chain management at health institutions in Gondar, Ethiopia

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2023
Objective: To assess the knowledge of healthcare workers on the measles vaccine and its cold chain management. Method: An institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted from February 1 to March 30, 2022 in Gondar City Administration public ...
Aschalew Gelaw, Yeshambel Belyhun, Yitayih Wondimeneh, Mehretie Kokeb, Mulat Dagnew, Azanaw Amare, Mesert Mulu, Martha Alemayehu, Baye Gelaw   +8 more
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A qualitative assessment of community perceptions and practices towards schistosomiasis prior to introduction of a potential novel treatment option for preschool-age children in Kenya

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases
BackgroundOver 50 million preschool-age children (PSAC) in Africa need treatment for schistosomiasis but are excluded due to lack of a suitable child-friendly medication. The Paediatric Praziquantel Consortium has developed a novel paediatric formulation
Janet Masaku, Janet Masaku, John M. Gachohi, John M. Gachohi, John M. Gachohi, Alice Sinkeet, Mary Maghanga, Florence Wakesho, Wyckliff Omondi, Lisa Sophie Reigl, Isabelle L. Lange, Isabelle L. Lange, Andrea S. Winkler, Andrea S. Winkler, Andrea S. Winkler, Sammy M. Njenga, Mary Amuyunzu-Nyamongo   +16 more
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Ethnic difference in the prevalence of pre-diabetes and diabetes mellitus in regions with Sami and non-Sami populations in Norway – the SAMINOR1 study [PDF]

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2016
Objective: The aim of this study was to measure the prevalence of pre-diabetes and diabetes mellitus in rural populations of Norway, as well as to explore potential ethnic disparities with respect to dysglycaemia in Sami and non-Sami populations. Design:
Ali Naseribafrouei, Bent-Martin Eliassen, Marita Melhus, Ann Ragnhild Broderstad   +3 more
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Distribution and ecological aspects of sand fly species from Kousseri, an endemic focus of visceral leishmaniasis in Northern Cameroon

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases
IntroductionKousseri in the Far North Region of Cameroon has long been known as an endemic focus of visceral leishmaniasis (VL), although the study on sand flies in this focus is scarce.
Thierry Rostand Tebo-Nzesseu, Ngouateu Aime Tateng, Ngouateu Aime Tateng, Omer Bebe Ngouateu, Omer Bebe Ngouateu, Cedric Yamssi, Cedric Yamssi, N’dille Emmanuel Elanga, N’dille Emmanuel Elanga, Cyrille Ndo, Cyrille Ndo, Roland Bamou, Roland Bamou, Roland Bamou, Roland Bamou, Vincent Khan-Payne, Blaise Dondji, Blaise Dondji   +17 more
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