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Field Logistics and Logistics in the Field: Undertaking a Mission or Performing Research in Humanitarian Logistics
Jahre Marianne, Spens Karen
2010
DOI: 10.1080/16258312.2010.11517240

10 October 2009: My suitcase and computer backpack are ready, filled with a mosquito net; malaria tablets; camping cutlery; a headlamp; medevac papers; The Lonely Planet Guide to Uganda; The …

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Girl soldiers with Lord's Resistance Army in Uganda fighting for survival: experiences of young women abducted by LRA
Gustavsson M, Oruut J, Rubenson B
2017
DOI: 10.1080/14733285.2017.1300233

For this study the narratives of 16 young women who had served as child soldiers with the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in northern Uganda were collected. They had spent between …

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Stroke in sub-Saharan Africa: An urgent call for prevention...Neurology. 2012 Mar 27;78(13):1007-8
Goldstein Larry B.
2013
DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000432935.60352.a4

In his Global Perspectives article, Dr. Chin(1) reported on the resource constraints related to the provision of stroke care in Africa. This was based on his experience visiting Mulago Hospital, …

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Comparison of capillary and venous parasitemia measurements in clinical trials of malaria in Ugandan children, adults, and pregnant women (CPCV)
Hamadu Musleehat
2014

Malaria is mesoendemic in Uganda; with an entomological inoculation rate (EIR) estimated at 562 infective bites per person year (PPY), Tororo, a rural district located in Eastern Uganda, is one …

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Depressive symptoms, sexual activity, and substance use among adolescents in Kampala, Uganda
Henry MB, Bakeera-Kitaka S, Lubega K, Snyder SA, LaRussa P, Pfeffer B
2019
DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v19i2.12

Background: Adolescents experience high rates of depression, initiation of sexual activity, and substance use.Objectives: To better understand the demographics of adolescents presenting to an adolescent clinic in Uganda, and to …

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Ptsd symptom severity relates to cognitive and psycho-social dysfunctioning - a study with congolese refugees in Uganda
Ainamani H E, Elbert T, Olema D K, Hecker T
2017
DOI: 10.1080/20008198.2017.1283086

Background: In the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), civilianshave been heavily exposed to traumatic stressors. Traumatizing experiences cumulativelyheighten the risk for trauma-related disorders, and with …

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Sputum smear non-conversion among adult persons with bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis in rural eastern Uganda
Bajunirwe F, Izudi J, Tamwesigire IK
2020
DOI: 10.1016/j.jctube.2020.100168

Rationale: Failure to convert sputum at two months of treatment among persons with bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis (BC-PTB) indicates poor response to treatment but data are limited on its assessment.Objective: …

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Experiences from East Africa and lessons in addressing the menstrual hygiene needs of women and girls
Giles-Hansen C, Mugambi G, Machado A
2019
DOI: 10.3362/1756-3488.18-00023

This practice paper outlines key results from research conducted by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in East Africa from 2012 to 2016. Implemented in …

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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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