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Evaluation of self-administered antigen testing in a college setting

Virology Journal, 2022
Background The objective of our investigation was to better understand barriers to implementation of self-administered antigen screening testing for SARS-CoV-2 at institutions of higher education (IHE).
Sarah C. Tinker, Jessica L. Prince-Guerra, Kelly Vermandere, Jenna Gettings, Cherie Drenzik, Gary Voccio, Tonia Parrott, Jan Drobeniuc, Tonya Hayden, Stephen Briggs, Debbie Heida, Natalie Thornburg, Lisa C. Barrios, John C. Neatherlin, Sabrina Madni, Catherine N. Rasberry, Kenneth D. Swanson, Azaibi Tamin, Jennifer L. Harcourt, Sandra Lester, Lydia Atherton, Margaret A. Honein   +21 more
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Transitioning the COVID-19 response in the WHO African region: a proposed framework for rethinking and rebuilding health systems

BMJ Global Health, 2022
The onset of the pandemic revealed the health system inequities and inadequate preparedness, especially in the African continent. Over the past months, African countries have ensured optimum pandemic response.
Thierno Balde, Freddy Mutoka Banza, Joseph Okeibunor, Julienne Ngoundoung Anoko, Opeayo Ogundiran, Belinda Louise Herring, Abdou Salam Gueye, Jayne Byakika-Tusiime, Boniface Oyugi, Helena O’Malley, Dick Chamla, Fiona Braka, Janet Kayita, Kabego Landry, Ephraim Nonso Ejiofor, Trevor M Kanyowa, Jerry-Jonas Mbasha, Kamara Rashidatu, Phionah Atuhebwe, Nicksy Gumede, Mamadou Zongo   +20 more
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Quantitative comparison of SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid amplification test and antigen testing algorithms: a decision analysis simulation model

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background Antigen tests for SARS-CoV-2 offer advantages over nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs, such as RT-PCR), including lower cost and rapid return of results, but show reduced sensitivity.
Phillip P. Salvatore, Melisa M. Shah, Laura Ford, Augustina Delaney, Christopher H. Hsu, Jacqueline E. Tate, Hannah L. Kirking   +6 more
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CROSS-PANDEMICS – TURNING SOMETHING BAD INTO SOMETHING GOOD

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2023
Intro: COVID-19 the most notorious Public Health Emergency (PHE), changed the way we practice medicine and taught us important lessons. The most effective measures to control pandemic are early administration and equitable access to vaccines and ...
G. Simeunovic, J. Meinke, A. Ross, J. Sielski, H. LaVigne, K. Lidbeck   +5 more
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Information sources, knowledge and compliance to COVID-19 safety protocol in Borno State, Nigeria [PDF]

World of Media, 2021
Borno State, Nigeria has experienced active COVID-19 with quite a number of cases and mortalities. The extensive global campaign to create awareness about the pandemic and safety measures through various stakeholders appeared to have worked, especially ...
Joseph Wilson, Chima Onuekwe, Abdulmutallib Ado Abubakar, Collins Owili, Henry Okoro-Nwanja   +4 more
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Study on the Philippines natural disaster response plan

地震科学进展, 2021
The Philippines has suffered from various natural disasters and suffered heavy losses. In 2010, the Philippine government issued a law to develop a national natural disaster response plan and established a top-down natural disaster response mechanism ...
Jin Yan, Na Gao, Jingjing Liu
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Coordination mechanisms for COVID-19 in the WHO Regional office for Africa

BMC Health Services Research, 2022
Aim This study describes the coordination mechanisms that have been used for management of the COVID 19 pandemic in the WHO AFRO region; relate the patterns of the disease (length of time between onset of coordination and first case; length of the wave ...
Nsenga Ngoy, Boniface Oyugi, Paul O. Ouma, Ishata Nannie Conteh, Solomon Fisseha Woldetsadik, Miriam Nanyunja, Joseph Chukwudi Okeibunor, Zabulon Yoti, Abdou Salam Gueye   +8 more
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Security Development Path for Industrial Internet Supply Chain

中国工程科学, 2021
 Industrial Internet security is crucial for strengthening the manufacturing and network sectors of China. Deep learning, owing to its strong expression ability, good adaptability, and high portability, can support the establishment of an intelligent and
Fan Peiru, Li Jun, Wang Chonghua, Zhang Xueying, Hao Zhiqiang   +4 more
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Health‐Related Social Needs in Children With Sickle Cell Disease Are Associated With Worse Health‐Related Quality of Life

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with sickle cell disease (SCD) face multiple acute and chronic medical complications that may impact their quality of life as reported by patients themselves. Health‐related social needs (HRSNs), such as food and housing insecurity, are common in people with SCD, but the association between HRSNs and patient‐reported ...
Sarah J. Marks, Molly Sonenklar, Cerelia Donald, Cecelia Valrie, Wally Smith, India Sisler   +5 more
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Optimizing diabetes care in pregnancy: A systematic review of glycemic targets, treatment initiation, and glucose‐lowering pharmacological management for T1DM, T2DM, and GDM

Pregnancy
Introduction Pregnant women with diabetes are at increased risk of adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes, yet the optimal approach to achieving recommended glucose levels and glucose‐lowering pharmacological strategies during pregnancy remains unclear ...
Gemma Villanueva, Elise Cogo, Brian Buckley, Jennifer Petkovic, Katrin Probyn, Heather McIntosh, Hanna Bergman, Maria Christou, Ferruccio Pelone, Fatema Kazi, Yanina Sguassero, Meghan Sebastianski, Nicholas Henschke   +12 more
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