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Nutrition Transition and Traditional Food Cultural Changes in Sri Lanka during Colonization and Post-Colonization

Foods, 2018
Sri Lanka was a colony of the Portuguese, Dutch, and British. The simplification of Sri Lankan food culture can be seen most clearly today, including how the diet has been changed in the last 400 years since the colonial occupation began.
Permani C. Weerasekara, Chandana R. Withanachchi, G. A. S. Ginigaddara, Angelika Ploeger   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

ESR1 Variants and Subcontinental Genomic Ancestry: Insights from the 1000 Genomes Project and Native American Populations

Clinical Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
The ESR1 gene is relevant in breast cancer treatments in the pharmacogenetics context. However, Native, African, and mixed populations are known to be underrepresented in genomic studies. This is particularly important given that the difference in variants' frequencies among different populations can lead to population‐specific clinical implications ...
Mariana M. Scudeler, Caíque Manóchio, Bruno Miwa, Guilherme Belfort‐Almeida, Lucas Faria‐Costa, Cesar Sanchez, Carlos Padilla, Omar Caceres, Eduardo Tarazona‐Santos, Heinner Guio, Timothy D. O'Connor, Fernanda Rodrigues‐Soares   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

The effect of polymer grafting on the mechanical properties of PEG‐grafted cellulose nanocrystals in poly(lactic acid)

Journal of Polymer Science, Volume 60, Issue 24, Page 3318-3330, 15 December 2022., 2022
Abstract Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) is a commercially available bio‐based polymer that is a potential alternative to many commodity petrochemical‐based polymers. However, PLA's thermomechanical properties limit its use in many applications. Incorporating polymer‐grafted cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) is one potential route to improving these mechanical ...
Nicholas Macke, Christina M. Hemmingsen, Stuart J. Rowan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bilateral Sacroiliitis in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Unraveling the Rope: A Case Report

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology and Immunology
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and spondyloarthritis(SpA) are chronic inflammatory disorders with unique symptoms and pathologies. Misclassification of these two entities is prevalent due to overlapping clinical features and the presence of typical symptoms ...
Liyana Arachchige Dona Thulini Madubashini, Monika De Silva, Bathiya Premarathne, Melina Dissanayake   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Corporate Social Responsibility and Wages in the Global Apparel Supply Chain

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Through corporate codes of conduct, apparel companies seek to ensure that basic labor rights and standards are upheld in their global supply chains. Wages, a key subject in corporate codes, have received less attention in part due to the difficulty of accessing firm‐level wage data from suppliers.
Jinsun Bae, Sarosh Kuruvilla
wiley   +1 more source

Duration of the patient interval in breast cancer and factors associated with longer delays in low‐and middle‐income countries: A systematic review with meta‐analysis

Psycho-Oncology, Volume 32, Issue 1, Page 13-24, January 2023., 2023
Abstract Objective Breast cancer survival is lower in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs) partially due to many women being diagnosed with late‐stage disease. The patient interval refers to the time elapsed between the detection of symptoms and the first consultation with a healthcare provider and is considered one of the core indicators for early
Dafina Petrova, Dunia Garrido, Zuzana Špacírová, Nicolás Francisco Fernández‐Martínez, Ganka Ivanova, Miguel Rodríguez‐Barranco, Marina Pollán, Rocío Barrios‐Rodríguez, Maria José Sánchez   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of BBIBP-CorV Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness in Sri Lanka: a test-negative case control study

BMJ Open
Objectives There is limited research on real-world effectiveness of BBIBP-CorV Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine. This study evaluated real-world effectiveness of Sinopharm vaccine in Sri Lanka by assessing absolute vaccine efficacy.Design and setting A ...
Dileepa Senajith Ediriweera, Shamila Thivanshi De Silva, Wathsala Wimalasena, Manjula Kariyawasam, Gihan Kosinna, Gayan Bogoda, Sumudu Senaratne, Kanchana Rathnayake, Inosha Weerarathna, Ranjan Premaratna, Prasanna Gunasena   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

An ICT-Based Real-Time Surveillance System for Controlling Dengue in Sri Lanka [PDF]

arXiv, 2014
Dengue is a notifiable communicable disease in Sri Lanka since 1996. Dengue fever spread rapidly among people living in most of the districts of Sri Lanka. The present notification system of dengue communicable diseases which is enforced by law is a passive surveillance system carried out by the public health care professionals.
arxiv  

Isolated Crohn’s Disease of the Appendix Presenting as Acute Appendicitis in a 60-Year-Old South Asian Female: A Case Report, Review of Literature, and Follow-Up Recommendations

Case Reports in Surgery, 2019
The isolated appendiceal Crohn’s disease without preceding bowel symptoms is a rare phenomenon, especially in older patients. In this case report, we present a 60-year-old female with isolated appendiceal Crohn’s disease presenting with acute ...
Pamathy Gnanaselvam, Dhanushka N. Weerakoon, W. A. M. Wijayasuriya, Vishva Samidi Mohottala, B. M. E. S. Sinhakumara, Umesh Jayarajah, Anura S. K. Banagala   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparative Analysis of Remittance Inflows- International Reserves-External Debt Dyad: Exploring Bangladesh's Economic Resilience in Avoiding Sovereign Default Compared to Sri Lanka [PDF]

arXiv
External debt has been identified as the most liable to cause financial crises in developing countries in Asia and Latin America. One recent example of near bankruptcy in Sri Lanka has raised serious concerns among economists about how to anticipate and tackle external debt-related problems.
arxiv