A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of Mainstreaming Mass Drug Administration for Schistosomiasis and Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis in Four Districts of Nigeria
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 Apr 9:tpmd230600. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0600. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIn Nigeria, mass drug administration (MDA) for schistosomiasis (SCH) and soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) has often been coordinated with other programs that receive greater external funding. As these programs reach stop MDA milestones, SCH and STH programs will likely need to transition implementation, or "mainstream," to domestic support. A mixed-methods study was conducted in four districts before (2021) and after (2022) mainstreaming to evaluate its impact on MDA coverage. Household surveys were done in 30 villages p...
Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - April 9, 2024 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Emily Griswold Abel Eigege Emmanuel C Emukah Jayden Pace Gallagher Jenna Coalson Lindsay Rakers Bulus Mancha Okocha Ndudi Paul Ugbadamu Philomena Dikedi Happiness Poko Jacob Danboyi Philemon Dagwa Vincent Anighoro Christiana Davou Gwong Esther Otabor Good Source Type: research
A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of Mainstreaming Mass Drug Administration for Schistosomiasis and Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis in Four Districts of Nigeria
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 Apr 9:tpmd230600. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0600. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIn Nigeria, mass drug administration (MDA) for schistosomiasis (SCH) and soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) has often been coordinated with other programs that receive greater external funding. As these programs reach stop MDA milestones, SCH and STH programs will likely need to transition implementation, or "mainstream," to domestic support. A mixed-methods study was conducted in four districts before (2021) and after (2022) mainstreaming to evaluate its impact on MDA coverage. Household surveys were done in 30 villages p...
Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - April 9, 2024 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Emily Griswold Abel Eigege Emmanuel C Emukah Jayden Pace Gallagher Jenna Coalson Lindsay Rakers Bulus Mancha Okocha Ndudi Paul Ugbadamu Philomena Dikedi Happiness Poko Jacob Danboyi Philemon Dagwa Vincent Anighoro Christiana Davou Gwong Esther Otabor Good Source Type: research
A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of Mainstreaming Mass Drug Administration for Schistosomiasis and Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis in Four Districts of Nigeria
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 Apr 9:tpmd230600. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0600. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIn Nigeria, mass drug administration (MDA) for schistosomiasis (SCH) and soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) has often been coordinated with other programs that receive greater external funding. As these programs reach stop MDA milestones, SCH and STH programs will likely need to transition implementation, or "mainstream," to domestic support. A mixed-methods study was conducted in four districts before (2021) and after (2022) mainstreaming to evaluate its impact on MDA coverage. Household surveys were done in 30 villages p...
Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg - April 9, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Emily Griswold Abel Eigege Emmanuel C Emukah Jayden Pace Gallagher Jenna Coalson Lindsay Rakers Bulus Mancha Okocha Ndudi Paul Ugbadamu Philomena Dikedi Happiness Poko Jacob Danboyi Philemon Dagwa Vincent Anighoro Christiana Davou Gwong Esther Otabor Good Source Type: research
A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of Mainstreaming Mass Drug Administration for Schistosomiasis and Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis in Four Districts of Nigeria
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 Apr 9:tpmd230600. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0600. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIn Nigeria, mass drug administration (MDA) for schistosomiasis (SCH) and soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) has often been coordinated with other programs that receive greater external funding. As these programs reach stop MDA milestones, SCH and STH programs will likely need to transition implementation, or "mainstream," to domestic support. A mixed-methods study was conducted in four districts before (2021) and after (2022) mainstreaming to evaluate its impact on MDA coverage. Household surveys were done in 30 villages p...
Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - April 9, 2024 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Emily Griswold Abel Eigege Emmanuel C Emukah Jayden Pace Gallagher Jenna Coalson Lindsay Rakers Bulus Mancha Okocha Ndudi Paul Ugbadamu Philomena Dikedi Happiness Poko Jacob Danboyi Philemon Dagwa Vincent Anighoro Christiana Davou Gwong Esther Otabor Good Source Type: research
A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of Mainstreaming Mass Drug Administration for Schistosomiasis and Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis in Four Districts of Nigeria
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 Apr 9:tpmd230600. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0600. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIn Nigeria, mass drug administration (MDA) for schistosomiasis (SCH) and soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) has often been coordinated with other programs that receive greater external funding. As these programs reach stop MDA milestones, SCH and STH programs will likely need to transition implementation, or "mainstream," to domestic support. A mixed-methods study was conducted in four districts before (2021) and after (2022) mainstreaming to evaluate its impact on MDA coverage. Household surveys were done in 30 villages p...
Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg - April 9, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Emily Griswold Abel Eigege Emmanuel C Emukah Jayden Pace Gallagher Jenna Coalson Lindsay Rakers Bulus Mancha Okocha Ndudi Paul Ugbadamu Philomena Dikedi Happiness Poko Jacob Danboyi Philemon Dagwa Vincent Anighoro Christiana Davou Gwong Esther Otabor Good Source Type: research
Brazil budget cuts could leave science labs without power and water
Nature, Published online: 08 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01035-2The Lula administration is trying to reverse lawmakers’ reductions, which are hitting scientists in the Amazon especially hard. (Source: Nature AOP)
Source: Nature AOP - April 8, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Rodrigo de Oliveira Andrade Source Type: research
Transformational nurse leadership attributes in German hospitals pursuing organization-wide change via Magnet ® or Pathway® principles: results from a qualitative study
Budget constraints, staff shortages and high workloads pose challenges for German hospitals. Magnet ® and Pathway® are concepts for implementing organization-wide change and redesigning work environments. There... (Source: BMC Health Services Research)
Source: BMC Health Services Research - April 8, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Joan Kleine, Julia K öppen, Carolin Gurisch and Claudia B. Maier Tags: Research Source Type: research
Sensors, Vol. 24, Pages 2333: Automated Pavement Condition Index Assessment with Deep Learning and Image Analysis: An End-to-End Approach
g-Jae Lee
The degradation of road pavements due to environmental factors is a pressing issue in infrastructure maintenance, necessitating precise identification of pavement distresses. The pavement condition index (PCI) serves as a critical metric for evaluating pavement conditions, essential for effective budget allocation and performance tracking. Traditional manual PCI assessment methods are limited by labor intensity, subjectivity, and susceptibility to human error. Addressing these challenges, this paper presents a novel, end-to-end automated method for PCI calculation, integrating deep learning and image processi...
Source: Sensors - April 6, 2024 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Eldor Ibragimov Yongsoo Kim Jung Hee Lee Junsang Cho Jong-Jae Lee Tags: Article Source Type: research
Clearer skies may be accelerating global warming
When 2023 turned out to be
the hottest year in history
, it underscored the warnings of some prominent climate scientists, including James Hansen, that the pace of global warming was accelerating and had entered a dangerous new phase. A new study,
published
Wednesday in
Communications Earth & Environment
, suggests one reason for such an acceleration: Earth’s skies are getting clearer and letting in more sunshine.
The study was prompted by a set of NASA instruments in space that since 2001 have tracked the delicate balance of energy entering and leaving the planet. Over the past de...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - April 5, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Australian museum ’s plan to cut research draws fire from scientists
A plan by one of Australia’s major natural history museums to reduce and “reimagine” the roles of its research and curatorial staff is drawing fierce criticism from scientists in Australia and abroad.
Leaders of the South Australian Museum (SAM) in Adelaide say the proposed changes, unveiled in late February, are needed to address financial shortfalls and help the 168-year-old museum become more “sustainable, relevant, and accessible … for the 21st century.” David Gaimster, SAM’s CEO, has told Australian media that the museum is “not a university” and suggested that, in the future, its researchers s...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - April 5, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Multi-element analysis of unfiltered samples in river water monitoring-digestion and single-run analyses of 67 elements
In this study, we provide several digestion protocols for whole water samples from rivers and the subsequent multi-element analysis of 67 major, minor, and trace elements: Li, Be, B, Na, Mg, Al, Si, P, S, K, Ca, Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Ge, As, Se, Br, Rb, Sr, Y, Zr, Nb, Mo, Ru, Ag, Cd, In, Sn, Sb, Te, Cs, Ba, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, Hf, Ta, W, Ir, Pt, Au, Hg, Tl, Pb, Bi, Th, U. In the absence of whole water reference materials for inorganic analytes, we introduce simulated whole water samples by suspending sediment reference materials as quality control measures. The appli...
Source: Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry - April 5, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Nadine Belkouteb Henning Schroeder Jan G Wiederhold Thomas A Ternes Lars Duester Source Type: research
Multi-element analysis of unfiltered samples in river water monitoring-digestion and single-run analyses of 67 elements
In this study, we provide several digestion protocols for whole water samples from rivers and the subsequent multi-element analysis of 67 major, minor, and trace elements: Li, Be, B, Na, Mg, Al, Si, P, S, K, Ca, Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Ge, As, Se, Br, Rb, Sr, Y, Zr, Nb, Mo, Ru, Ag, Cd, In, Sn, Sb, Te, Cs, Ba, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, Hf, Ta, W, Ir, Pt, Au, Hg, Tl, Pb, Bi, Th, U. In the absence of whole water reference materials for inorganic analytes, we introduce simulated whole water samples by suspending sediment reference materials as quality control measures. The appli...
Source: Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry - April 5, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Nadine Belkouteb Henning Schroeder Jan G Wiederhold Thomas A Ternes Lars Duester Source Type: research
News at a glance: Giant telescope camera complete, limits to Paxlovid benefits, and missing battlefield bones
ASTRONOMY
Biggest ever digital camera heads to Chile
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Researchers at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have finished building the biggest ever astronomical camera. It will create a movie of the universe, imaging the whole southern sky in unprecedented detail every 3 days.
Jacqueline Ramseyer Orrell/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Researchers install the first of 21 arrays of image sensors that together make up the camer...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - April 4, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
With money running out, astronomers urge Mexico to save its giant telescope
Facing a looming funding cutoff, astronomers are urging the Mexican government to renew its support for the nation’s most prominent astronomical facility, the Large Millimeter Telescope Alfonso Serrano (LMT). The telescope will run out of money on 31 August unless the government agrees to continue to help cover its operating costs, researchers warned in two recent letters to senior officials.
Urgent action is needed to “guarantee the operation of a flagship project of Mexican science,” LMT Director David Hughes and five other researchers wrote in a
19 March letter
to Mexico’s finance secretary, Roge...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - April 4, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Explainable artificial intelligence models for predicting risk of suicide using health administrative data in Quebec
This study demonstrated the useful potential of explainable AI models as tools for decision-making and population-level suicide p revention actions. The ML models included individual, programmatic, systemic, and community levels variables available routinely to decision makers and planners in a public managed care system. Caution shall be exercised in the interpretation of variables associated in a predictive model since they are not causal, and other designs are required to establish the value of individual treatments. The next steps are to produce an intuitive user interface for decision makers, planners and other stakeh...
Source: PLoS One - April 3, 2024 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Fatemeh Gholi Zadeh Kharrat Source Type: research
