Cardiac Surgery and Small Island States: A Bridge Too Far?
CONCLUSIONS: SIDS have limited availability of cardiac surgery but pressing clinical needs. Independent cardiac centers exist with acceptable outcomes and lower costs than foreign treatment, suggesting the need to strengthen regionalization models to deliver cardiac surgical care in SIDS.
PMID: 32721454 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery)
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - July 24, 2020 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Vervoort D, Vinck EE, Tiwari KK, Tapaua N Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research
Diabetes and COVID 19 in South-East Asia
The South-East Asia Region (SEAR) comprises only seven countries [India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Bhutan and the Maldives] but is the second most populous IDF region, after the Western Pacific Region. All countries region are classified as low- or middle- income in 2020 (Source: Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice)
Source: Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice - June 29, 2020 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Shashank R. Joshi, Andrew J.M. Boulton Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research
An empirical analysis of the non-linear impacts of ICT-trade openness on renewable energy transition, energy efficiency, clean cooking fuel access and environmental sustainability in South Asia.
Abstract
Energy security and environmental sustainability have become an integral policy agenda worldwide whereby the global economic growth policies are being restructured to ensure the reliability of energy supply and safeguard environmental well-being as well. However, technological inefficiency is one of the major hindrances in attaining these over-arching goals. Hence, this paper probed into the non-linear impacts of ICT trade on the prospects of undergoing renewable energy transition, improving energy use efficiencies, enhancing access to cleaner cooking fuels, and mitigating carbon dioxide emission...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - June 17, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Murshed M Tags: Environ Sci Pollut Res Int Source Type: research
Management of the first severe case of COVID-19 in the small islands of Maldives
Publication date: 2020Source: Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, Volume 30Author(s): Moosa Hussain, Mohamed Ali, Mohamed Ismail, Mohame Soliman, Milza Muhsin, Aminath Nazeer, Maeesha Solih, Aminath Arifa, Ali Latheef, Ahmed Ziyan, Ahmed Shaheed, Nazla Luthfee, Nazla Rafeeq, Aishath Shifaly, Sheena Moosa (Source: Respiratory Medicine Case Reports)
Source: Respiratory Medicine Case Reports - June 11, 2020 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research
Management of the first severe case of COVID19 in the small islands of Maldives
Publication date: Available online 7 June 2020Source: Respiratory Medicine Case ReportsAuthor(s): Moosa Hussain, Mohamed Ali, Mohamed Ismail, Mohame Soliman, Milza Muhsin, Aminath Nazeer, Maeesha Solih, Aminath Arifa, Ali Latheef, Ahmed Ziyan, Ahmed Shaheed, Nazla Luthufee, Nazla Rafeeq, Aishath Shifaly, Sheena Moosa (Source: Respiratory Medicine Case Reports)
Source: Respiratory Medicine Case Reports - June 8, 2020 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research
Association of Infant and Child Feeding Index with Undernutrition in Children Aged 6-59 months: A Cross-Sectional Study in the Maldives.
This study aimed to analyze the prevalence of undernutrition and its association with infant and child feeding index (ICFI). This cross-sectional study was conducted among children (younger than5 years) and their mothers from Lhaviyani Atoll, Maldives. The data were obtained by interviewing the children's mothers via pretested questionnaires. Infant and child feeding index scores were calculated from the dietary information. Weight-for-age z-scores (WAZ), length/height-for-age z-scores (LAZ/HAZ), and weight-for-length/height z-scores were calculated from anthropometric data taken according to the WHO criterion. Linear regr...
Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - May 17, 2020 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Haq IU, Asra M, Tian Q, Ahmed B, Khan N, Ijaz Ahmad M, Ji C, Jianguang L Tags: Am J Trop Med Hyg Source Type: research
Estimation of stature from hand and handprint measurements in a monoethnic Maldivian population
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Source: Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences - May 12, 2020 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Ihsan Mohamed Mohamed Saleem Nuranis-Raihan Zulkifly Dzulkiflee Ismail Mohamad Afiq Mohamed Huri Salina Hisham Naji A. Mahat Source Type: research
Prevalence of mental disorders in South Asia: An umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.
Authors: Hossain MM, Purohit N, Sultana A, Ma P, McKyer ELJ, Ahmed HU
Abstract
Mental disorders are highly prevalent in eight South Asian countries, yet there is a gap of a synthesized overview of the prevalence of mental disorders in this region. This umbrella review aims to summarize the prevalence of mental disorders from systematic reviews and meta-analyses of South Asian studies. A systematic search of 11 major databases and additional sources was conducted until December 11, 2019. Articles were included if they were systematic reviews or meta-analyses, reported the prevalence of mental disorders, and...
Source: Asian Journal of Psychiatry - April 22, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Asian J Psychiatr Source Type: research
Genetic Epidemiology of Beta-Thalassemia in the Maldives: 23 years of a Beta-Thalassemia Screening Program.
This study is expected to improve genetic counseling, creating awareness, enhance premarital screening, and customize the prevention and treatment strategies based on the needs of each atoll.
PMID: 32165295 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Gene)
Source: Gene - March 8, 2020 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Mustafa I, Firdous N, Shebl FM, Shi Z, Saeed M, Zahir Z, Zayed H Tags: Gene Source Type: research
JCL roundtable: South Asian atherosclerotic risk
South Asian risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) has received special emphasis in the 2018 US AHA/ACC/Multisociety Cholesterol Guidelines. The term “South Asian” refers specifically to the countries of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Maldives and to the worldwide diaspora of families from these countries. With this definition, approximately 25% of the world's population is South Asian, but about 50% of ASCVD occur s in this group. In this JCL Roundtable, we discuss the roles of visceral adiposity, diabetes, and features of the metabolic syndrome; lipoprotein(a); and diet an...
Source: Journal of Clinical Lipidology - February 29, 2020 Category: Lipidology Authors: Dinesh K. Kalra, Geeta Sikand, Krishnaswami Vijayaraghavan, John R. Guyton Tags: Clinical Lipidology Roundtable Discussion Source Type: research
Host identity and symbiotic association affects the taxonomic and functional diversity of the clownfish-hosting sea anemone microbiome.
Abstract
All eukaryotic life engages in symbioses with a diverse community of bacteria that are essential for performing basic life functions. In many cases, eukaryotic organisms form additional symbioses with other macroscopic eukaryotes. The tightly linked physical interactions that characterize many macroscopic symbioses create opportunities for microbial transfer, which likely affects the diversity and function of individual microbiomes, and may ultimately lead to microbiome convergence between distantly related taxa. Here, we sequence the microbiomes of five species of clownfish-hosting sea anemones t...
Source: Biology Letters - January 31, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Titus BM, Laroche R, Rodríguez E, Wirshing H, Meyer CP Tags: Biol Lett Source Type: research
Global dynamic spatiotemporal pattern of seasonal influenza since 2009 influenza pandemic
ConclusionsInfluenza seasonality is not predictable in some temperate countries, and it is distinct in Chile, Argentina and South Africa, implying that the optimal timing for influenza vaccination needs to be chosen with caution in these unpredictable countries. (Source: Infectious Diseases of Poverty)
Source: Infectious Diseases of Poverty - January 2, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research
Zygosaccharomyces seidelii sp. nov. a new yeast species from the Maldives, and a revisit of the single-strain species debate.
Abstract
Zygosaccharomyces seidelii, a new species in the genus Zygosaccharomyces is described. The description of the species is based on a single strain that was isolated from flowers collected on the Maldives. On this occasion, the description of yeast species from single strains was revisited. Sequence analysis of the D1/D2 domain of the nuclear large subunit rRNA gene revealed that Z. seidelii is closely related to Z. gambellarensis. Both species differ by 2.6% (one indel of 7 bp and 9 substitutions) in the D1/D2 domain, 71 substitutions and 23 indels in the ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 (ITS) region and by several...
Source: Antonie van Leeuwenhoek - November 11, 2019 Category: Microbiology Authors: Brysch-Herzberg M, Wohlmann E, Fischer R Tags: Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek Source Type: research
Comparative Analysis of Prescription Drug Prices in South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Countries
ConclusionPrices of selected drugs varied markedly in SAARC countries. After adjusting for GDP, drug prices became more polarized across countries, with Nepal featuring the highest prices. In determining drug prices, the country’s GDP and the population’s purchasing power need to be taken into account. (Source: Value in Health Regional Issues)
Source: Value in Health Regional Issues - November 6, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Two cases of dengue virus type 2 (DENV-2) infection in a Japanese couple returning from Maldives in the dengue outbreak in 2018.
Abstract
Annually, more than 1.2 million travelers from other countries visit Maldives for sightseeing, business and honeymoons. In 2018, the largest dengue fever outbreak occurred and more than 3,200 people were affected. During this outbreak, we encountered a newly married Japanese couple returning from Maldives on their honeymoon in October 2018, both of which got infected by dengue virus type 2 (DENV-2) during the travel. The number of imported dengue fever cases from Maldives may increase, hence, physicians should keep a sharp watch on up-to-date dengue outbreak information all over the world.
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Source: Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases - August 29, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Mutoh Y, Moriya A, Yasui Y, Saito N, Takasaki T, Hiramatsu S, Izuchi T, Umemura T, Ichihara T Tags: Jpn J Infect Dis Source Type: research
