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Portable Low‐Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging in People With Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective The aging population of people with HIV (PWH) raises heightened concerns regarding accelerated aging and dementia. Portable, low‐field MRI (LF‐MRI) is an innovative technology that could enhance access and facilitate routine monitoring of PWH.
Annabel Sorby‐Adams, Malachi Keo, Jennifer Guo, Daire Daly, Richard Ahern, Kimon Zachary, Gregory Robbins, Rajesh T. Gandhi, Bragi Sveinsson, Adam de Havenon, Kevin N. Sheth, Otto Rapalino, Juan Eugenio Iglesias Gonzales, W. Taylor Kimberly, Shibani S. Mukerji   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding Farmer preferences through citizen Science: Insights on potato varieties in Nigeria

Journal of Agriculture and Food Research
Conventional top-down potato breeding often overlooks farmer input, leading to varieties that may not be suited to local conditions, limiting their adoption and impact on smallholder farming.
K. Sharma, E. Atieno, J. Mugo, K. de Sousa, J. van Etten, S. Nyawade   +5 more
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Contraceptive use and fertility transitions: The distinctive experience of sub-Saharan Africa

Demographic Research, 2022
Background: Continued rapid population growth in sub-Saharan Africa is driven predominantly by high fertility. Contraceptive use was a key determinant of past fertility transitions.
Aisha Dasgupta, Mark Wheldon, Vladimíra Kantorová, Philipp Ueffing   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Global and Regional Temporal Changes in Cross‐Country Inequalities of Site‐Specific Osteoarthritis Burden, 1990 to 2021

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study examined the global and regional temporal changes in cross‐country inequalities of site‐specific osteoarthritis (OA) burden from 1990 to 2021. Methods Age‐standardized years lived with disability rates (ASYRs) for site‐specific OA across 204 countries and territories were obtained from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and ...
Haowei Chen, Lei Si, David J. Hunter, Lei Zhang, Zhe‐Sheng Chen, Xiaomeng Wang, Vicky Duong, Zhounan Zhou, Peihua Cao, Han Cen, Su'an Tang, Tianyu Chen, Houjun Xue, Zhaohua Zhu, Changhai Ding   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genome-wide SNP analysis of Southern African populations provides new insights into the dispersal of Bantu-speaking groups [PDF]

, 2015
The expansion of Bantu-speaking agropastoralist populations had a great impact on the genetic, linguistic, and cultural variation of sub-Saharan Africa. It is generally accepted that Bantu languages originated in an area around the present border between
ANAGNOSTOU, PAOLO, Busby, George B. J, Capelli, Cristian, DESTRO-BISOL, Giovanni, González Santos, Miguel, Montinaro, Francesco, Oosthuizen, Erica, Oosthuizen, Ockie, Pascali, Vincenzo   +8 more
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Prevalence, Determinants, and Outcomes of Low Disease Activity and Remission Attainment in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus That Is Clinically Active

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aimed to identify in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with clinically active disease the attainment of frequency and determinants of Lupus Low Disease Activity State (LLDAS) and Definition of Remission in SLE (DORIS) and the frequency and determinants of flare and damage accrual after target attainment.
Yanjie Hao, Dylan Hansen, Rangi Kandane‐Rathnayake, Worawit Louthrenoo, Yi‐Hsing Chen, Jiacai Cho, Aisha Lateef, Laniyati Hamijoyo, Shue Fen Luo, Yeong‐Jian Jan Wu, Sandra Navarra, Leonid Zamora, Zhanguo Li, Sargunan Sockalingam, Yasuhiro Katsumata, Masayoshi Harigai, Zhuoli Zhang, Madelynn Chan, Jun Kikuchi, Tsutomu Takeuchi, Sang‐Cheol Bae, Fiona Goldblatt, Sean O'Neill, Kristine (Pek Ling) Ng, Annie Law, B. M. D. B. Basnayake, Nicola Tugnet, Sunil Kumar, Cherica Tee, Michael Tee, Naoaki Ohkubo, Yoshiya Tanaka, Shirley Chan, C. S. Lau, Vera Golder, Alberta Hoi, Shereen Oon, Eric Morand, Mandana Nikpour, for the Asia‐Pacific Lupus Collaboration   +39 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond the Ban—Shedding Light on Smallholders' Price Vulnerability in Indonesia's Palm Oil Industry

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Indonesian government imposed a palm oil export ban in April 2022 to address rising cooking oil prices. This study explores oil palm smallholders' vulnerability to the policy using descriptive statistics, Lasso, and post‐Lasso OLS regressions.
Charlotte‐Elena Reich, Tim Ölkers, Vanessa Bonke, Oliver Musshoff   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modeling the impact of sweetpotato weevils on storage root yield

Open Agriculture, 2018
This study estimated the amount of loss in storage roots caused by various levels of damage caused by sweetpotato weevils (Cylas spp). Seven varieties of sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas L.
Akansake Daniel A., Abidin Putri E., Carey E. E.   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Identity, Ethnic Conflict and Communal Conflict in Sub- Saharan Africa

Politeja, 2020
Ethnic identity is one of the most significant types of identities. Meanwhile, some researchers have recently begun to criticise the term ‘identity’ as being too excessively associated with political ideologies, lacking operational power and being ...
Robert Kłosowicz
doaj   +1 more source

Multisectoral Convergence of Food, Nutrition and Sanitation Programs for Child Health: Evidence From Country‐Level Programs in India

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper underscores the critical role of multisectoral convergence in enhancing child health, particularly in addressing anemia, a micronutrient deficiency linked to both diet and sanitation. We explore how the integration of nationwide food and nutrition programs with sanitation initiatives impacts anemia in Indian children under three ...
Soumya Gupta, Payal Seth, Prabhu Pingali
wiley   +1 more source