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Identifying Factors Associated With The Uptake Of Prevention Of Mother To Child Hiv Transmission Programme In Tigray Region, Ethiopia: A Multilevel Modeling Approach, Wondwossen Lerebo, Steven Callens, Debra Jackson, Christina Zarowsky, Marleen Temmerman

Obstetrics and Gynaecology, East Africa

Background: Prevention of mother to child HIV transmission (PMTCT) remains a challenge in low and middle-income countries. Determinants of utilization occur – and often interact - at both individual and community levels, but most studies do not address how determinants interact across levels. Multilevel models allow for the importance of both groups and individuals in understanding health outcomes and provide one way to link the traditionally distinct ecological- and individual-level studies. This study examined individual and community level determinants of mother and child receiving PMTCT services in Tigray region, Ethiopia.

Methods: A multistage probability sampling method was used for this …

Pediatric Cerebral Palsy In Africa: A Systematic Review, Kirsten A. Donald, Pauline Samia, Angelina Kakooza-Mwesige, David Bearden

Paediatrics and Child Health, East Africa

Cerebral palsy is a common neurologic problem in children and is reported as occurring in approximately 2-2.5 of 1000 live births globally. As is the case with many pediatric neurologic conditions, very little has been reported on this condition in the African context. Resource-limited settings such as those found across the continent are likely to result in a different spectrum of etiologies, prevalence, severity as well as management approaches. This review aims to establish what has been reported on this condition from the African continent so as to better define key clinical and research questions.

Herbal And Microbial Products For The Management Of Obesity, Maha Salama, Soheir El Zalabani, Essam Abdel Sattar

Pharmacy

Obesity is a global epidemic and one of the major health burdens of modern times. The prevalence of obesity is increasing worldwide; it constitutes a serious problem in developed as well as developing countries. Beside adults, the number of obese teenagers and children in particular has dramatically increased. Obesity is characterized by accumulation of excess fat in adipose tissues in an extent to produce adverse effects on health, leading to a reduction in life expectancy and/or a raise in health hazards. People are classified as overweight (pre-obese) and obese on the basis of the Body Mass Index (BMI), crude measure …

A History Of Abuse And Operative Delivery - Results From A European Multi-Country Cohort Study, Berit Schei, Mirjam Lukasse, Elsa Lena Ryding, Jacquelyn Campbell, Helle Karro, Hildur Kristjansdottir, Made Laanpere, Anne-Mette Schroll, Ann Tabor, Marleen Temmerman

Obstetrics and Gynaecology, East Africa

Objective: The main aim of this study was to assess whether a history of abuse, reported during pregnancy, was associated with an operative delivery. Secondly, we assessed if the association varied according to the type of abuse and if the reported abuse had been experienced as a child or an adult.

Design: The Bidens study, a cohort study in six European countries (Belgium, Iceland, Denmark, Estonia, Norway, and Sweden) recruited 6724 pregnant women attending routine antenatal care. History of abuse was assessed through questionnaire and linked to obstetric information from hospital records. The main outcome measure was operative delivery as …

International Standards For Early Fetal Size And Pregnancy Dating Based On Ultrasound Measurement Of Crown–Rump Length In The First Trimester Of Pregnancy, A. T. Papageorghiou, S. H. Kennedy, L. J. Salomon, E. O. Ohuma, L. Cheikh Ismail, F. C. Barros, A. Lambert, Maria Carvalho, Y. A. Jaffer, E. Bertino, M. G. Gravett, D. G. Altman, M. Purwar, J. A. Noble, R. Pang, C. G. Victora, Z. A. Bhutta, J. Villar

Obstetrics and Gynaecology, East Africa

Objectives: There are no international standards for relating fetal crown–rump length (CRL) to gestational age (GA), and most existing charts have considerable methodological limitations. The INTERGROWTH-21^st Project aimed to produce the first international standards for early fetal size and ultrasound dating of pregnancy based on CRL measurement.

Methods: Urban areas in eight geographically diverse countries that met strict eligibility criteria were selected for the prospective, population-based recruitment, between 9 + 0 and 13 + 6 weeks' gestation, of healthy well-nourished women with singleton pregnancies at low risk of fetal growth impairment. GA was calculated on the basis of a …

Belowground Advantages In Construction Cost Facilitate A Cryptic Plant Invasion, Joshua Caplan

Biology Faculty Research and Scholarship

The energetic cost of plant organ construction is a functional trait that is useful for understanding carbon investment during growth (e.g. the resource acquisition vs. tissue longevity tradeoff), as well as in response to global change factors like elevated CO2 and N. Despite the enormous importance of roots and rhizomes in acquiring soil re- sources and responding to global change, construction costs have been studied almost exclusively in leaves. We sought to determine how construction costs of aboveground and belowground organs differed between native and introduced lineages of a geographically widely dispersed wetland plant species (Phragmites australis) under varying levels …

Integration Of Sequence Data From A Consanguineous Family With Genetic Data From An Outbred Population Identifies Plb1 As A Candidate Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk Gene, Robert S. Fulton, Et Al

Open Access Publications

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Ketogenesis Prevents Diet-Induced Fatty Liver Injury And Hyperglycemia, David G. Cotter, Baris Ercal, Xiaojing Huang, Jamison M. Leid, Andre D'Avignon, Mark J. Graham, Dennis J. Dietzen, Elizabeth M. Brunt, Gary J. Patti, Peter A. Crawford

Open Access Publications

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An Outbreak Of Acute Febrile Illness Caused By Sandfly Fever Sicilian Virus In The Afar Region Of Ethiopia, 2011, David Wang

Open Access Publications

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Occupational Sitting And Weight Status In A Diverse Sample Of Employees In Midwest Metropolitan Cities, 2012–2013, Lin Yang, J. Aaron Hipp, Christine M. Marx, Ross C. Brownson

Open Access Publications

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Health Care System Collaboration To Address Chronic Diseases: A Nationwide Snapshot From State Public Health Practitioners, Lindsay Elliott, Timothy D. Mcbride, Peg Allen, Rebekah R. Jacob, Ellen Jones, Jon Kerner, Ross C. Brownson

Open Access Publications

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Meta-Analysis Of Genome-Wide Association Studies In African Americans Provides Insights Into The Genetic Architecture Of Type 2 Diabetes, Ping An, Aldi Kraja, Michael A. Province, Ingrid B. Borecki, Et Al.

Open Access Publications

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Role Of Nkg2d In Obesity-Induced Adipose Tissue Inflammation And Insulin Resistance, Jun-Jae Chung, Mary A. Markiewicz, Bojan Polic, Andrey S. Shaw

Open Access Publications

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Novel Approach Identifies Snps In Slc2a10 And Kcnk9 With Evidence For Parent-Of-Origin Effect On Body Mass Index, Felicia Gomez, Ingrid B. Borecki, Et Al

Open Access Publications

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Your Path To Transplant: A Randomized Controlled Trial Of A Tailored Computer Education Intervention To Increase Living Donor Kidney Transplant, Amy D. Waterman, Mark L. Robbins, Andrea L. Paiva, John D. Peipert, Crystal S. Kynard-Amerson, Christina J. Goalby, Lashara A. Davis, Jessica L. Thein, Emily A. Schenk, Kari A. Baldwin, Stacy L. Skelton, Nicole R. Amoyal, Leslie A. Brick

Open Access Publications

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Strategies To Prevent Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections In Acute Care Hospitals: 2014 Update, Jonas Marschall, Leonard A. Mermel, Mohamed Fakih, Lynn Hadaway, Alexander Kallen, Naomi P. O'Grady, Ann Marie Pettis, Mark E. Rupp, Thomas Sandora, Lisa L. Maragakis, Deborah S. Yokoe

Open Access Publications

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Prevalence, Correlates, And Prognosis Of Peripheral Artery Disease In Rural Ecuador-Rationale, Protocol, And Phase I Results Of A Population-Based Survey: An Atahualpa Project-Ancillary Study, Oscar H. Del Brutto, Mark J. Sedler, Robertino M. Mera, Pablo R. Castillo, Elizabeth H. Cusick, Jadry A. Gruen, Kelsie J. Phelan, Victor J. Del Brutto, Mauricio Zambrano, David L. Brown

Open Access Publications

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Diffusion Tensor Imaging In Children With Unilateral Hearing Loss: A Pilot Study, Tara Rachakonda, Joshua S. Shimony, Rebecca S. Coalson, Judith E.C. Lieu

Open Access Publications

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Shiga Toxin/Verocytotoxin-Producing Escherichia Coli Infections: Practical Clinical Perspectives, T. K. Davis, Nicole C.A. J. Van De Kar, Phillip I. Tarr

Open Access Publications

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Identification Of Pathologic Features Associated With “Ulcerative Colitis-Like” Crohn’S Disease, Samuel D. James, Paul E. Wise, Tania Zuluaga-Toro, David A. Schwartz, M. Kay Washington, Chanjuan Shi

Open Access Publications

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Integrated School-Based Surveillance For Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections And Lymphatic Filariasis In Gampaha District, Sri Lanka, Sharmini Guanwardena, Nipul K. Guanawardena, Ganga Kahathuduwa, Nadira D. Karunaweera, Nilanthi R. De Silva, Udaya B. Ranasinghe, Sandhya D. Samarasekara, Kumara C. Nagodavithana, Ramakrishna U. Rao, Maria P. Rebollo, Gary J. Weil

Open Access Publications

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Multiple Dietary Supplements Do Not Affect Metabolic And Cardio-Vascular Health, Andreea Soare, Edward P. Weiss, John O. Holloszy, Luigi Fontana

Open Access Publications

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Genome-Wide Interaction Of Genotype By Erythrocyte N-3 Fatty Acids Contributes To Phenotypic Variance Of Diabetes-Related Traits, Ju-Sheng Zheng, Chao-Qiang Lai, Laurence D. Parnell, Yu-Chi Lee, Jian Shen, Caren E. Smith, Patricia Casas-Agustench, Kris Richardson, Duo Li, Sabrina E. Noel, Katherine L. Tucker, Donna K. Arnett, Ingrid B. Borecki, Jose M. Ordovas

Open Access Publications

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Nutraceutical Intervention Improves Older Adults' Cognitive Functioning, Brent J. Small, Kerri S. Rawson, Christina Martin, Sarah L. Eisel, Cyndy D. Sanberg, Cathy L. Mcevoy, Paul R. Sanberg, Douglas Shytle, Jun Tan, Paula C. Bickford

Open Access Publications

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The Impact Of Attitudinal Ambivalence On Weight Loss Decisions: Consequences And Mitigating Factors, Bui My, Courtney Droms, Georgiana Cracium

Scholarship and Professional Work - Business

This research takes a new look at individuals' attitudes and intentions towards losing weight. Study 1 examines the relationship among those interested in losing weight and individual self-evaluative ambivalence on attitude towards trying to achieve a weight loss goal and the intentions to achieve the weight loss goal. For Study 2, a between-subjects experimental design, where attitudinal ambivalence and prior outcome feedback were manipulated and self-efficacy was measured, is conducted to examine attitude towards eating healthier and intention to change eating behaviours. Findings across the two studies show that attitudinal ambivalence about the self and the individual's abilities and motivation …

Novel Testimony: Alternative Archives In Edwidge Danticat’S The Farming Of Bones, Jennifer Harford Vargas

Literatures in English Faculty Research and Scholarship

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Fighting The Flu, Winston J. Craig

Lake Union Herald

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Excluding Patentability Of Therapeutic Methods, Including Methods Using Pharmaceuticals, For The Treatment Of Humans Under Trade Related Aspects Of Intellectual Property Rights Article 27(3)(A), Michael Henry Davis

Law Faculty Articles and Essays

The Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights ("TRIPS"), the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ("GATT"), and the World Trade Organization ("WTO") debacle has radically altered the traditional ability of nations to adopt whatever patent regime seems appropriate to them. Instead, TRIPS requires all member nations, even those which never thought it appropriate to grant such state monopolies, to afford patent protection to areas which had never been granted before-most dramatically in the area of health related innovations and, most expensively, pharmaceuticals. Until TRIPS, most -- or at least a number approaching half -- countries simply did …