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Childhood undernutrition in three disadvantaged East African Districts: a multinomial analysis

open access: yesBMC Pediatrics, 2019
Background Undernutrition is an important public health indicator for monitoring nutritional status and survival. In spite of its importance, undernutrition is a significant problem health problem in many East African communities.
Kingsley E. Agho   +4 more
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Compliance as an Integral Part of the Dry Eye Syndrome Prevention Using Silicone Hydrogel Contact Lenses

open access: yesGalician Medical Journal, 2016
The probability of dry eye syndrome (DES) in the patients using the Silicone-Hydrogel Contact Lenses is examined in many researches. Therefore, adhering to clinical recommendations is an important factor for DES prevention.
Rimma Skrypnyk, Olga Selezneva
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Food Symbolism in the World of Vision of Piers Plowman [PDF]

open access: yesStudia Litterarum, 2021
W. Langland’s allegorical poem Vision of Piers Plowman is one of the key works of the medieval religious literature. Scenes of eating or drinking are among its most important episodes.
Valentina S. Sergeeva
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World urbanization – new visions [PDF]

open access: yesWIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment, 2008
according to 2005 United Nation Revision, the world continues to urbanize quickly. Between 2005 and 2030, the worlds population is expected to increase by 1.7 billion people, from 6.5 billion in 2005 to 8.2 billion in 2030. virtually all this increase is expected to be concentrated in urban areas.
Kincl, Branko, Delić, Alenka
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“It was my own decision”: the transformational shift that influences a woman's decision to use contraceptives covertly

open access: yesBMC Women's Health, 2022
Background Family planning (FP) is an important element of sexual and reproductive health and rights, but socio-cultural barriers and unbalanced gender relations often limit women’s decision-making about contraceptive use.
Jenna Hoyt   +12 more
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The Concept of Fiesta in Spanish National and Cultural Vision of the World

open access: yesVestnik MGIMO-Universiteta, 2014
The author examines the image of Spain through the megaconcept of fiesta, which determines many aspects of the national and cultural mentality. This concept reflects various vectors of quotidian life, religious and popular holidays with their complicated
Elena Vasilievna Astakhova
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Effects of Implementing the Timed and Targeted Counselling Model on Pregnancy Outcomes and Newborn Survival in Rural Uganda: Protocol for a Quasi-Experimental Study

open access: yesMethods and Protocols, 2020
Background: Although mortality rates have declined in Uganda over the last decade, maternal mortality is still high at 336 deaths per 100,000 live births, as is infant mortality at 43 deaths per 1000 live births.
Geoffrey Babughirana   +9 more
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Vision: The World through Picket Fences [PDF]

open access: yesCurrent Biology, 2004
Our visual system must allow us to see the form of objects in motion. Tracking objects of interest stabilises their images on the retina, but is not sufficient, as untracked images move on the retina. This problem is solved by cells tuned in both space and time, combining information about form with information about motion.
BURR, DAVID CHARLES, Ross J.
openaire   +4 more sources

Development and Validation of a Data-Based Food Frequency Questionnaire for Adults in Eastern Rural Area of Rwanda

open access: yesNutrition and Metabolic Insights, 2016
This study aimed to develop and evaluate the validity of a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) for rural Rwandans. Since our FFQ was developed to assess malnutrition, it measured energy, protein, vitamin A, and iron intakes only.
Ayumi Yanagisawa   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

The fiesta as a key concept of Spanish linguistic culture

open access: yesИбероамериканские тетради, 2015
The author examines the image of Spain through the megaconcept of fiesta, which determines many aspects of the national and cultural mentality. This concept reflects various vectors of quotidian life, religious and popular holidays with their complicated
E. V. Astakhova
doaj   +1 more source

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