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A qualitative study on the unresolved problem of female genital mutilations, socio-cultural reasons, and policy issues in the Afar regions of Ethiopia

Cogent Public Health, 2023
: Female genital mutilation is one harmful traditional practice that is highly prevalent in African countries such as Guinea, Sierra Leone, the Gambia, Mauritania, Mali, and Burkina Faso, as well as in Sudan, Egypt, and Ethiopia.
Habtamu Wondimu, Girum Melkamu, Kassahun Dejene   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reducing uncertainties of climate projections on solar energy resources in Brazil

Scientific Reports
The share of solar power in Brazil’s electrical grid has rapidly increased, relieving GHG emissions and diversifying energy sources for greater energy security.
Francisco José Lopes de Lima, André Rodrigues Gonçalves, Rodrigo Santos Costa, Marcelo Pizzuti Pes, Ana Paula Paes dos Santos, Jose Antonio Marengo Orsini, Enio Bueno Pereira, Fernando Ramos Martins   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Securing Industrial Control Systems: Components, Cyber Threats, and Machine Learning-Driven Defense Strategies

Sensors, 2023
Industrial Control Systems (ICS), which include Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems, Distributed Control Systems (DCS), and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), play a crucial role in managing and regulating industrial processes ...
Mary Nankya, Robin Chataut, Robert Akl
doaj   +1 more source

Bridging the Loneliness Gap: Depression, Connectivity, and Isolation in Pediatric Oncology Patients and Their Peers

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Loneliness is associated with adverse physical and mental health outcomes and remains understudied in children and adolescents undergoing cancer therapy. Pediatric oncology patients may be at increased risk due to medical isolation and disruption of social networks.
Charlotte N. Stahlfeld, Scott H. Maurer, Michelle D. Watkinson, John Nury, Elise Barberis, Molly C. Mack   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Water resources planning in the Upper Niger River basin: Are there gaps between water demand and supply?

Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 2019
Study region: The Upper Niger and Bani River basins in West Africa. Study focus: The growing demand for food, water, and energy led Mali and Guinea to develop ambitious hydropower and irrigation plans, including the construction of a new dam and the ...
Stefan Liersch, Samuel Fournet, Hagen Koch, Abdouramane Gado Djibo, Julia Reinhardt, Joyce Kortlandt, Frank Van Weert, Ousmane Seidou, Erik Klop, Chris Baker, Fred F. Hattermann   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Early Body Mass Index z‐Score Change and Resolution of Severe Malnutrition in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia in a Low‐Income Setting: A Prospective Single‐Arm Extension Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) in low‐income settings are at risk of severe malnutrition, but optimal nutritional management has not been established. We evaluated an intensified ready‐to‐use therapeutic food (RUTF) regimen in children with persistent severe malnutrition after initial treatment and assessed whether early ...
Safiya Gambo, Shehu Umar Abdullahi, Hassan Adam Murtala, Halima Kabir, Khadija A. Shamsu, Sari A. Acra, Virginia A. Stallings, Mark Rodeghier, Michael R. DeBaun, Lauren J. Klein   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Central Nervous System Tumors Among Infants in Canada: A Report From CYP‐C

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Central nervous system (CNS) tumors in infants are rare, pose unique clinical challenges, and lack large‐scale evidence‐based data to guide management. This study seeks to describe CNS tumors in Canadian infants and to compare their outcomes with those of older children.
Samuel Sassine, Hallie Coltin, Sylvia Cheng, Lucie Lafay‐Cousin, Vanan Issai Magimairajan, Craig Erker, Stéphanie Vairy, Lynette Bowes, Adam Fleming, Donna Johnston, Sarah McKillop, Roona Sinha, Julie Bennett, Christina Coleman, Laura Wheaton, Shayna Zelcer, Samuele Renzi, Thai Hoa Tran   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

STRATEGIC ANALYSIS OF UKRAINE’S SECURITY ENVIRONMENT

Стратегічна панорама, 2022
The article reports on the results of a strategic analysis of Ukraine's security environment based on a SWOT analysis. The focus is on the security environment as of the eve of the large-scale war launched by the Russian Federation against Ukraine in ...
Olga Reznikova
doaj   +1 more source

Comparative Drug Response Profiling in Neuroblastoma Cell Lines and Patient‐Derived Tumor Organoids

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT High‐risk neuroblastoma remains a leading cause of pediatric cancer mortality, and improved preclinical models are needed to guide therapeutic developments. We screened seven high‐risk neuroblastoma cell lines and three patient‐derived tumor organoids with 528 compounds alongside bone marrow controls, and compared them with external datasets ...
Krzysztof Wierbiłowicz, Se Whee Sammy Park, Aironas Los, Ernest Liu, Nona Struyf, Tom Erkers, Sören Lehmann, Jan J. Molenaar, Jakob Stenman, Olli Kallioniemi, Päivi Östling, Brinton Seashore‐Ludlow, Kasper Karlsson   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond ‘vulnerable groups’: contexts and dynamics of vulnerability [PDF]

Global Health Promotion, 2013
This paper reviews approaches to vulnerability in public health, introducing a series of 10 papers addressing vulnerability in health in Africa. We understand vulnerability as simultaneously a condition and a process. Social inequalities are manifest in and exacerbate three key dimensions of vulnerability: the initial level of wellbeing, the degree of ...
Zarowski, Christina, Haddad, Slim, Nguyen, Vinh-Kim   +2 more
openaire   +5 more sources