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Promoting Handwashing and Sanitation: Evidence From a Large-Scale Randomized Trial in Rural Tanzania [PDF]

, 2015
This paper presents the results of two large-scale, government-led handwashing and sanitation promotion campaigns in rural Tanzania. Their results highlight the importance of focusing on intermediate outcomes of take-up and behavior change as a critical ...
Aiden Coville, Bertha Briceño, Sebastian Martinez   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Integrating One Health to Mitigate the Emergence and Spread of Antimicrobial Resistance in Livestock and Aquaculture

Animal Research and One Health, EarlyView.
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an escalating global threat driven by antimicrobial use in aquaculture and livestock. Resistant pathogens and genes can spread across humans, animals, and the environment through interconnected ecosystems. Using a One Health approach, this review emphasizes antimicrobial stewardship, regulatory strengthening, enhanced ...
Mir Mohammad Ali, Delower Hossain, Ridwan Olamilekan Adesola, Anum Hanif, Shamsaldeen Ibrahim Saeed, Muhammad Abdul Mannan, Anoar Jamai Masroure, Kazi Estieque Alam, Md Kamal Hossain, Sabiha Zarin Tasnim Bristi, Md Jisan Ahmed   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

The history of sanitation in Brazil

Discover Water
This study delves into the historical evolution of sanitation in Brazil, emphasizing how urban challenges and the advancement of hydrological concepts have shaped its development, leaving a profound legacy.
Igor Luz Gonçalves, Caline Cecília Oliveira Leite, Débora da Silva Morais, Jhonata Soares dos Santos, Heitor de Sousa Pantarotto, Celso Oviedo da Silva Lopes, Glauber da Rocha Medeiros, Marcos Gabriel Carneiro da Silva, Tainan Rodrigues Corrêa, Juliana Mitie Isayama Asano, Marília de Oliveira Felten, Barbara Aiala Silva, Eduardo Mario Mendiondo   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

The prevalence of Post-Ebola Syndrome hearing loss, Sierra Leone

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2022
Background Globally, hearing loss is the second leading cause of disability, affecting approximately 18.7% of the world’s population. However, the burden of hearing loss is unequally distributed, with the majority of affected individuals located in Asia ...
Samuel C. Ficenec, Donald S. Grant, Ibrahim Sumah, Foday Alhasan, Mohamed S. Yillah, Jenneh Brima, Edwin Konuwa, Michael A. Gbakie, Fatima K. Kamara, Nell G. Bond, Emily J. Engel, Jeffrey G. Shaffer, William A. Fischer, David A. Wohl, Susan D. Emmett, John S. Schieffelin   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bridging home, school and community to address educational inequality: Supporting educational trajectories through community bridge work

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores the role of community stakeholders in supporting the educational trajectories of students experiencing socio‐economic disadvantage in the Irish context. Building on international and national policy debates, the study examines how community‐based organisations, statutory services and outreach initiatives work alongside ...
Aoife Joy Keogh, Deirdre McGillicuddy
wiley   +1 more source

Adaptive Machine Learning Framework for Optimizing the Affinity Purification of Adeno‐Associated Viral Vectors

Biotechnology and Bioengineering, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Adeno‐associated viral (AAV) vectors for gene therapy are becoming integral to modern medicine, providing therapeutic options for diseases once deemed incurable. Currently, viral vector purification is a critical bottleneck in the gene therapy industry, impacting product efficacy and safety as well as accessibility and cost to patients ...
Kelvin P. Idanwekhai, Shriarjun Shastry, Morgan R. Hurst, Arianna Minzoni, Eduardo Barbieri, Luke Remmler, Eugene N. Muratov, Michael A. Daniele, Stefano Menegatti, Alexander Tropsha   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative study for the performance of pure artificial intelligence software sensor and self-organizing map assisted software sensor in predicting 5-day biochemical oxygen demand for Kauma Sewage Treatment Plant effluent in Malawi

Frontiers in Environmental Engineering
Introduction: Modeling plays a crucial role in understanding wastewater treatment processes, yet conventional deterministic models face challenges due to complexity and uncertainty. Artificial intelligence offers an alternative, requiring no prior system
M. H. Mng’ombe, M. H. Mng’ombe, E. W. Mtonga, B. A. Chunga, R. C. G. Chidya, M. Malota   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Application of existing knowledge: the only way to meet the MDG sanitation target in developing countries [PDF]

, 2008
The MDG sanitation target is, at current progress, unlikely to be met. The most important reasons for this are (1) that at local level, and in some countries at national level, engineers and planners simply do not know what sanitation systems are ...
Mara, D.D.
core  

Deciphering the catalytic and pharmacological mechanisms of Coptis chinensis herbzymes to renovate intestinal microenvironment for colitis alleviation

BMEMat, EarlyView.
The synthesized CCzymes possess both antioxidant enzyme activity and pharmacological properties inherent to Coptis chinensis. By their antioxidant enzyme activity, CCzymes can attenuate oxidative stress within the inflammatory region of ulcerative colitis (UC), while their pharmacological activity acts on macrophage polarization and the intestinal ...
Zhichao Deng, Can Li, Yujie Zhang, Yuanyuan Zhu, Chenxi Xu, Bowen Gao, Mingxin Zhang, Martina H. Stenzel, Kelong Fan, Mingzhen Zhang, Yanyan Jiang   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Effectiveness of Learning Media in Waste Management

Jurnal Info Kesehatan
The involvement of the community affects the effectiveness of waste management. By offering suitable media under local conditions, community participation can be increased.
Lidia Br Tarigan, Yuanita C.L. Rogaleli, Olga Mariana Dukabain   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source