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A pragmatic harm reduction approach to manage a large outbreak of wound botulism in people who inject drugs, Scotland 2015

Harm Reduction Journal, 2018
Background People who inject drugs (PWID) are at an increased risk of wound botulism, a potentially fatal acute paralytic illness. During the first 6 months of 2015, a large outbreak of wound botulism was confirmed among PWID in Scotland, which resulted ...
Kirsten M. A. Trayner, Amanda Weir, Andrew McAuley, Gauri Godbole, Corinne Amar, Kathie Grant, Gillian Penrice, Kirsty Roy   +7 more
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Synoptic Reference: Introducing a Polymathic Approach to Reference Services [PDF]

Library Trends, 2015
Studies show that reaching beyond disciplinary boundaries can be an effective method for understanding complex research problems and enriching student learning. However, despite the increased attention given to interdisciplinary thinking in higher education, there is much that remains to be understood about the growing centrality of interdisciplinary ...
Scimeca, Ross, Labaree, Robert V.
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Phylogenetic lineages of tuberculosis isolates and their association with patient demographics in Tanzania

BMC Genomics, 2022
Background Mycobacterium tuberculosis presents several lineages each with distinct characteristics of evolutionary status, transmissibility, drug resistance, host interaction, latency, and vaccine efficacy.
Beatrice Kemilembe Mutayoba, Michael Hoelscher, Norbert Heinrich, Moses L. Joloba, Eligius Lyamuya, Andrew Martin Kilale, Nyagosya Segere Range, Bernard James Ngowi, Nyanda Elias Ntinginya, Saidi Mwinjuma Mfaume, Amani Wilfred, Basra Doulla, Johnson Lyimo, Riziki Kisonga, Amri Kingalu, Jupiter Marina Kabahita, Ocung Guido, Joel Kabugo, Isa Adam, Moses Luutu, Maria Magdalene Namaganda, Joanitah Namutebi, George William Kasule, Hasfah Nakato, Henry Byabajungu, Pius Lutaaya, Kenneth Musisi, Denis Oola, Gerald Mboowa, Michel Pletschette   +29 more
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Establishing thresholds for influenza surveillance in Victoria

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2003
Objective:We aimed to review the proportion of influenza‐like illness (ILI) that could be attributed to influenza infection over five consecutive influenza seasons in Victoria, to compare ILI activity with hospital admissions for influenza, and to ...
Caroline G. Watts, Ross M. Andrews, Julian D. Druce, Heath A. Kelly   +3 more
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An outbreak of foodborne norovirus gastroenteritis linked to a restaurant in Melbourne, Australia, 2014

Western Pacific Surveillance and Response, 2017
Introduction: In May 2014 an outbreak of norovirus occurred among patrons of a restaurant in Melbourne, Australia. Investigations were conducted to identify the infectious agent, mode of transmission and source of illness, and to implement controls to ...
Shaun P. Coutts, Kaye Sturge, Karin Lalor, John A. Marshall, Leesa D. Bruggink, Nela Subasinghe, Marion Easton   +6 more
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Reference Pricing for Healthcare Services

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2018
Problem definition: The traditional payment system between an insurer and providers does not incentivize providers to limit their prices, nor patients to choose less expensive providers, hence contributing to high insurer expenditures. Reference pricing has been proposed as a way to better align incentives and control the rising costs of healthcare ...
Shima Nassiri, Elodie Adida, Hamed Mamani   +2 more
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A Mixed Methods Approach to Iterative Service Design of an In-Person Reference Service Point

Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 2017
No abstract.
Kyla Everall, Judith Logan
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Selective Dissemination of Journals Information and its Effect on Citation Indicators

پیاورد سلامت, 2021
Background and Aim: In this study, in order to increase the visibility of articles in Scopus journals of Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), selective dissemination of information (SDI) service was presented and its impact on some citation ...
Marjan Ghazi-Saeedi, Roya Riahi, Rasool Nouri   +2 more
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"Death of social encounters": Investigating COVID-19's initial impact on virtual reference services in academic libraries. [PDF]

J Assoc Inf Sci Technol, 2022
Radford ML, Costello L, Montague KE.
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Listening, Learning, Accommodating

Journal of New Librarianship
Research consultations continue to be a valuable means of connecting with users and supporting their research needs. As we’ve received an increasing number of research consultations where one or more accommodations have been requested, the Kennesaw ...
Michelle Lee, Laura Beane, Kristina Lang, Jillian Speck, Kristina Clement   +4 more
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