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Sanitation in Unsewered Urban Poor Areas: Technology Section, Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment and Grey Water Treatment
Katukiza Alex Yasoni
2013

The sanitation crisis in unsewered urban slums of cities in developing countries is one of the challenges that need to be addressed. It is caused by the high rate of …

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Ageing with HIV: Killing two birds with one Stone â Responding to health challenges of the elderly living with HIV at AIDS Information Centre
Ian Nume
2021

BackgroundGlobal HIV/AIDS statistics (UNAIDS, 2018) estimated 37.9 million people were living with HIV with an estimated 3.6 million aged 50 years or older (UNAIDS, 2013). The majority of these (2.9 …

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Cancer and palliative care in Africa
Namukwaya E., Kimani K. N., Grant L., Murray S. A.
2017
DOI: 10.1111/ecc.12655

The article presents the author views over emergence of cancer as public health concern in regions of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Topics discussed include prevalence of different types of cancer in …

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Tonsillectomy: vasoconstrictive hydrolytic cold dissection method
Ibekwe Ts, Obasikene G, Offiong E
2013

"Background: Tonsillectomy; a common paediatric otolaryngology procedure; has undergone several evolutionary trends in the surgical techniques aimed at minimizing complications and improving patients' satisfaction. Despite the technological advancements in this …

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AEROBIC TRAINING IN OBESE ADOLESCENTS: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH. / ENTRENAMIENTO AERÃBICO EN OBESOS ADOLESCENTES: UN ENFOQUE MULTIDISCIPLINARIO
Gomes Priscyla Praxedes, Lofrano-Prado Mara Cristina, de Lira Camila Tenório Calazans, dos Santos Tenório Thiago Ricardo, Botero João Paulo, dos Santos Marcos André Moura, do Prado Wagner Luiz
2018

Introduction: The prevalence of excess weight/obesity in adolescence has increased, and physical training may be effective in combating this scenario. Objective: To analyze the effect of different intensities of aerobic …

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Are antibiotics of any use in the management of granuloma annulare in children?
Chia Germaine, Ahmed Leila, Oligbu Peter, Odeigah Louis, Oligbu Godwin
2019

Background: Granuloma annulare (GA) is a benign inflammatory dermatosis of unknown cause, of which generalised granuloma annulare (GGA) is a subtype that tends to be resistant to treatment. Various antibiotics …

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Makerereâs contribution to the development of a high impact HIV research population-based cohort in the Rakai Region, Uganda
Kagaayi J., Reynolds S.J., Kigozi G., Nalugoda F., Serwadda D., Gray R.H., Wawer M.J., Quinn T.C., Kankaka E.N., Makumbi F., Nakigozi G., Lutalo T., Sewankambo N.K.
2022
DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v22i2.7S
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Mobile cancer prevention and early detection outreach in Uganda: Partnering with communities toward bridging the cancer health disparities through "asset-based community development model"
Jatho A, Mugisha NM, Kafeero J, Holoya G, Okuku F, Niyonzima N
2020
DOI: 10.1002/cam4.3387

Background Communities in low-income countries are characterized by limited access to cancer prevention and early detection services, even for the commonest types of cancer. Limited resources for cancer control are …

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Blood Meal Identification in Off-Host Cat Fleas (Ctenocephalides felis) from a Plague-Endemic Region of Uganda
Graham CB, Borchert JN, Black WC, Atiku LA, Mpanga JT, Boegler KA, Moore SM, Gage KL, Eisen RJ
2013
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.12-0532

The cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis, is an inefficient vector of the plague bacterium (Yersinia pestis) and is the predominant off-host flea species in human habitations in the West Nile region, …

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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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