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General population and medical student perceptions of good and bad doctors in Mozambique
(2011-04)
Context: A key element of the doctor-patient relationship is to understand the patient's and doctor's perceptions of quality care.
Aggressive delinquency among North American Indigenous adolescents: Trajectories and predictors
(Wiley, 2016)
Aggressive delinquency is a salient social problem for many North American Indigenous (American Indian, Canadian First Nations) communities, and can have deleterious consequences later in life. Yet there is a paucity of ...
Gender identity, disability, and unmet healthcare needs among disabled people living in the community in the United States
(MDPI, 2022-03-01)
Disabled adults and transgender people in the United States face multiple compounding and marginalizing forces that result in unmet healthcare needs. Yet, gender identity among disabled people has not been explored, ...
Concentration of human erythrocytes by anopheline mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) during feeding
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 1991-11)
Erythrocyte densities in the blood meals of six Anopheles mosquito species were compared with those of human host erythrocyte densities. During engorgement, An. gambiae Giles and An. stephensi Liston concentrated erythrocytes ...
Predicting key malaria transmission factors, biting and entomological inoculation rates, using modelled soil moisture in Kenya
(Wiley, 1998-10)
While malaria transmission varies seasonally, large inter-annual heterogeneity of malaria incidence occurs. Variability in entomological parameters, biting rates and entomological inoculation rates (EIR) have been strongly ...
Exflagellation responses of cultured Plasmodium falciparum (Haemosporida: Plasmodiidae) gametocytes to human sera and midguts of anopheline mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae)
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 1994)
The process of exflagellation was quantified for cultured Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes exposed to human sera and midgut homogenates from six vector species of Anopheles mosquitoes. Neither serum factors related to ...
How fast is fast enough? Walking cadence (steps/min) as a practical estimate of intensity in adults: A narrative review
(BMJ, 2018-05-31)
Background: Cadence (steps/min) may be a reasonable proxy-indicator of ambulatory intensity. A summary of current evidence is needed for cadence-based metrics supporting benchmark (standard or point of reference) and ...
Rickettsia parkeri and Candidatus Rickettsia andeanae in Amblyomma maculatum group ticks
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2020-02)
We determined prevalence of Rickettsia spp. in 172 ticks of the Amblyomma maculatum group collected from 16 urban sites in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA, during 2017 and 2018. Most ticks (59.3%) were collected from 1 site; ...
Spatial and temporal risk as drivers for adoption of foot and mouth disease vaccination
(Elsevier, 2018-08-09)
Identifying the drivers of vaccine adoption decisions under varying levels of perceived disease risk and benefit provides insight into what can limit or enhance vaccination uptake. To address the relationship of perceived ...
COVID-19 related experiences among college students with and without disabilities: Psychosocial impacts, supports, and virtual learning environments
(Frontiers Media SA, 2021-12-10)
This cross-sectional analysis estimated differences, based on disability status, in college students' (n = 777) experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data were modeled using t-tests and logistic regression. Most ...