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On exposure, vulnerability and violence: Spatial distribution of risk factors for climate change and violent conflict across Kenya and Uganda
Ide T, Schilling J, Link JSA, Scheffran J, Ngaruiya G, Weinzierl T
2014
DOI: 10.1016/j.polgeo.2014.10.007

Recent studies discuss the link between climate change and violent conflict, especially for East Africa. While there is extensive literature on the question whether climate change increase the risk of …

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Integration of HIV and TB Services Results in Improved TB Treatment Outcomes and Earlier Prioritized ART Initiation in a Large Urban HIV Clinic in Uganda
Castelnuovo B, Manabe YC, Hermans SM, Hoepelman AIM, Lange JMA, Katabira C, Mbidde P, Coutinho A
2012
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e318251aeb4

Background: The World Health Organization recommends that treatment of tuberculosis (TB) in HIV-infected patients should be integrated with HIV care. In December 2008, a separate outdoor-integrated TB/HIV clinic was instituted …

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Improving Marital Satisfaction through Treatment of One Partnerâs Trauma Using Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing Therapy and a Telebehavioral Health Modality: An N-of-1 Controlled Research Trial
Glotzbach William G.
2022

The purpose of this study was to determine if using EMDR therapy to treat a married partnerâs trauma would improve marital satisfaction. The project utilized an n-of-1 single case study …

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No benefit of glutamine supplementation on persistent diarrhea in Ugandan children
Bortolussi R, Kiguli S, Wobudeya E, Kamuchaki J M
2013
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e318286be29

We evaluated the efficacy of oral glutamine supplementation inchildren 2 to 60 months of age with persistent diarrhea by 1:1 randomiza-tion to standard treatment alone or together with twice daily …

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Point-of-care ultrasound curriculum developed in real time with Ugandan sonographers: Implications for global health education
Gupta S.J.
2021
DOI: 10.1111/acem.14249

Background and Objectives: This study describes a novel global health point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) curricular education intervention. Often, it is difficult to determine a curriculum that meets the needs of learners …

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Tackling the Realities of Protracted Displacement Case Studies on What s Working and Where We Can Do Better
Cindy Huang, Sarah Charles, Lauren Post, Gough Kate
2018

The international community has come together in new ways to address forced displacementâone of the biggest challenges of the early twenty-first century. A series of high-level events in 2016 acknowledged …

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COVID-19-Associated Guillain-Barre Syndrome: Atypical Para-infectious Profile, Symptom Overlap, and Increased Risk of Severe Neurological Complications
Kaddumukasa M., Kajumba M.M., Kolls B.J., Koltai D.C., Laskowitz D.T.
2020
DOI: 10.1007/s42399-020-00646-w

The concurrence of COVID-19 with Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) can increase the likelihood of neuromuscular respiratory failure, autonomic dysfunction, and other life-threatening symptoms. Currently, very little is known about the underlying …

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Intravesical Gemcitabine for Treatment of Superficial Bladder Cancer not Responding to Bacillus Calmette-Guerin Vaccine
Elkoushy M. A
2010

Objectives: Intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine is the mainstay of treatment and prophylaxis in superficial bladder cancer (SBC) as it reduces tumor recurrence and disease progression. About one-third of patients …

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Virological failure reduced with HIV-serostatus disclosure, extra baseline weight and rising CD4 cells among HIV-positive adults in Northwestern Uganda
Izudi J, Alioni S, Kerukadho E, Ndungutse D
2016
DOI: 10.1186/s12879-016-1952-x

Background: Little is known about the incidence of virological failure among Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected adults after Uganda transitioned from Zidovidine/Lamivudine/Nevirapine (AZT/3TC/NVP) to Tenofovir/Lamivudine/Efavirenze (TDF/3 T/EFV) as a first-line …

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Apabetalone downregulates fibrotic, inflammatory and calcific processes in renal mesangial cells which may contribute to reduced cardiac events observed in ckd patients
Gilham D., Fu L., Rakai B., Wasiak S., Tsujikawa L., Halliday C., Sarsons C., Stotz S., Jahagirdar R., Johansson J., Sweeney M., Wong N., Kalantar-Zadeh K., Kulikowski E.
2021
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfab078.008

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Major adverse cardiac events (MACE) remain a leading cause of mortality in chronic kidney disease (CKD). Apabetalone is an orally available inhibitor of bromodomain & extraterminal (BET) …

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