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2. Rethinking Schools as a Setting for Physical Activity Promotion in the 21st Century–a Position Paper of the Working Group of the 2PASS 4Health Project.

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García Bengoechea, E., Woods, C. B., Murtagh, E., Grady, C., Fabre, N., Lhuisset, L., Zunquin, G., Aibar, A., Zaragoza Casterad, J., Haerens, L., Verloigne, M., De Cocker, K., Hellebaut, S., Ribeiro, J., Bohn, L., Mota, J., and Bois, J. E.

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PHYSICAL activity, ADOLESCENT health, EXPERIMENTAL design, LEGAL evidence, EXPERTISE
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Schools are ideal settings to promote adolescent physical activity (PA), yet school-based interventions have shown limited long-term impact. This position paper presents key issues surrounding school-based PA interventions. Collaborative conceptual thinking drawing on multi-author expertise and available evidence advanced our understanding and opinion. Key arguments: 1) the adoption of a systems approach, which maximizes partnership action and leverages policy, is crucial for understanding the complexities of implementing whole-school programs; 2) a reorientation to an assets perspective optimizes existing strengths and resources allowing greater emphasis on the full range of physical, cognitive, emotional and social benefits that PA provides, and 3) a move beyond traditional positivist research designs to advance our knowledge of what works better, for whom and in what context is needed for greater progress We provide suggestions, specifically advocating for systems approaches, as a realistic way to improve how we support PA in schools in the future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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4. Creating access to SARS-CoV-2 screening and testing through community-based COVID-19 case-finding, observations from cross-sectional studies in Lesotho and Zambia

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Eveline Klinkenberg, Bulemba Katende, Maria Ruperez, Moniek Bresser, Bxyn Kangololo, Justin Bwalya, Rahel M. Erhardt, Ab Schaap, Nkatya Kasese, Thomas Gatchie, Sian Floyd, ‘Mota J. ‘Mota, Helen Ayles, Kwame Shanaube, and Klaus Reither

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COVID-19, Community testing, Lesotho, Zambia, SARS-CoV-2, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270
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Abstract Background The health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic largely depends on the ability of the healthcare systems to develop effective and adaptable preparedness and mitigation strategies. A collaborative initiative (BRCCH-EDCTP COVID-19 Initiative) was set up between Lesotho and Zambia early on in the pandemic, to jointly conduct a project to investigate creating access to SARS-CoV-2 screening and testing through community-based COVID-19 case-finding. Methods Two different community case-finding strategies were deployed. In Lesotho, an approach was implemented whereby a community (village) health worker screened community members at their home or during community gatherings for COVID-19 signs and symptoms. All community members who screened positive were then offered SARS-CoV-2 testing. In Zambia, so-called community hubs, staffed by community health care workers, were set up at different locations in the community for people to walk in and get tested for SARS-CoV-2. Hubs changed location from week-to-week and targeted transmission hotspots. All persons visiting the hubs were offered testing for SARS-CoV-2 irrespective of self-reported signs and symptoms of COVID-19 though information was collected on occurrence of these. Testing in both approaches was done using SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen tests. Results Setting up testing in the community setting was feasible in both countries. In Lesotho in the village health worker approach, over a period of 46 weeks, 7221 persons were screened, and 49 (11.4%) SARS-COV-2 cases identified among 428 COVID-19 screen positive participants. In the community hubs among 3150 people tested, 166 (5.3%) SARS-CoV-2 cases were identified in a period of 26 weeks. From the community hubs approach, where all seen were offered COVID-19 testing it was learned that people screening positive for COVID-19 signs and symptoms were more likely to test SARS-COV-2 positive, especially those reporting classic COVID-19 symptoms like loss of sense/smell for a short period of time (1–3 days). Conclusions In conclusion, in this project we learned that implementing COVID-19 screening and testing by lay health workers in the community is possible. Characteristics of the population screened, tested, and identified to have SARS-CoV-2 are described to help guide development of future testing strategies.

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2023
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16. Using Scipion for stream image processing at Cryo-EM facilities

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Gómez-Blanco, J., de la Rosa-Trevín, J.M., Marabini, R., del Cano, L., Jiménez, A., Martínez, M., Melero, R., Majtner, T., Maluenda, D., Mota, J., Rancel, Y., Ramírez-Aportela, E, Vilas, J.L., Carroni, M., Fleischmann, S., Lindahl, E., Ashton, A.W., Basham, M., Clare, D.K., Savage, K., Siebert, C.A., Sharov, G.G., Sorzano, C.O.S., Conesa, P., and Carazo, J.M.

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2018
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29. Worldwide trends in diabetes since 1980: a pooled analysis of 751 population-based studies with 4·4 million participants

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Zhou, B, Lu, Y, Hajifathalian, K, Bentham, J, Di Cesare, M, Danaei, G, Bixby, H, Cowan, MJ, Ali, MK, Taddei, C, Lo, WC, Reis-Santos, B, Stevens, GA, Riley, LM, Miranda, JJ, Bjerregaard, P, Rivera, JA, Fouad, HM, Ma, G, Mbanya, JC, McGarvey, ST, Mohan, V, Onat, A, Pilav, A, Ramachandran, A, Romdhane, HB, Paciorek, CJ, Bennett, JE, Ezzati, M, Abdeen, ZA, Abdul Kadir, K, Abu-Rmeileh, NM, Acosta-Cazares, B, Adams, R, Aekplakorn, W, Aguilar-Salinas, CA, Agyemang, C, Ahmadvand, A, Al-Othman, AR, Alkerwi, A, Amouyel, P, Amuzu, A, Andersen, LB, Anderssen, SA, Anjana, RM, Aounallah-Skhiri, H, Aris, T, Arlappa, N, Arveiler, D, Assah, FK, Avdicová, M, Azizi, F, Balakrishna, N, Bandosz, P, Barbagallo, CM, Barceló, A, Batieha, AM, Baur, LA, Benet, M, Bernabe-Ortiz, A, Bharadwaj, S, Bhargava, SK, Bi, Y, Bjertness, E, Bjertness, MB, Björkelund, C, Blokstra, A, Bo, S, Boehm, BO, Boissonnet, CP, Bovet, P, Brajkovich, I, Breckenkamp, J, Brenner, H, Brewster, LM, Brian, GR, Bruno, G, Bugge, A, Cabrera de León, A, Can, G, Cândido, AP, Capuano, V, Carlsson, AC, Carvalho, MJ, Casanueva, FF, Casas, JP, Caserta, CA, Castetbon, K, Chamukuttan, S, Chaturvedi, N, Chen, CJ, Chen, F, Chen, S, Cheng, CY, Chetrit, A, Chiou, ST, Cho, Y, Chudek, J, Cifkova, R, Claessens, F, Concin, H, Cooper, C, Cooper, R, Costanzo, S, Cottel, D, Cowell, C, Crujeiras, AB, D'Arrigo, G, Dallongeville, J, Dankner, R, Dauchet, L, de Gaetano, G, De Henauw, S, Deepa, M, Dehghan, A, Deschamps, V, Dhana, K, Di Castelnuovo, AF, Djalalinia, S, Doua, K, Drygas, W, Du, Y, Dzerve, V, Egbagbe, EE, Eggertsen, R, El Ati, J, Elosua, R, Erasmus, RT, Erem, C, Ergor, G, Eriksen, L, Escobedo-de la Peña, J, Fall, CH, Farzadfar, F, Felix-Redondo, FJ, Ferguson, TS, Fernández-Bergés, D, Ferrari, M, Ferreccio, C, Feskens, EJ, Finn, JD, Föger, B, Foo, LH, Forslund, AS, Francis, DK, Franco Mdo, C, Franco, OH, Frontera, G, Furusawa, T, Gaciong, Z, Garnett, SP, Gaspoz, JM, Gasull, M, Gates, L, Geleijnse, JM, Ghasemian, A, Ghimire, A, Giampaoli, S, Gianfagna, F, Giovannelli, J, Giwercman, A, Gross, MG, González Rivas, JP, Gorbea, MB, Gottrand, F, Grafnetter, D, Grodzicki, T, Grøntved, A, Gruden, G, Gu, D, Guan, OP, Guerrero, R, Guessous, I, Guimaraes, AL, Gutierrez, L, Hambleton, IR, Hardy, R, Hari Kumar, R, Hata, J, He, J, Heidemann, C, Herrala, S, Hihtaniemi, IT, Ho, SY, Ho, SC, Hofman, A, Hormiga, CM, Horta, BL, Houti, L, Howitt, C, Htay, TT, Htet, AS, Htike, MM, Hu, Y, Hussieni, AS, Huybrechts, I, Hwalla, N, Iacoviello, L, Iannone, AG, Ibrahim, MM, Ikeda, N, Ikram, MA, Irazola, VE, Islam, M, Iwasaki, M, Jacobs, JM, Jafar, T, Jamil, KM, Jasienska, G, Jiang, CQ, Jonas, JB, Joshi, P, Kafatos, A, Kalter-Leibovici, O, Kasaeian, A, Katz, J, Kaur, P, Kavousi, M, Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi, S, Kelishadi, R, Kengne, AP, Kersting, M, Khader, YS, Khalili, D, Khang, YH, Kiechl, S, Kim, J, Kolsteren, P, Korrovits, P, Kratzer, W, Kromhout, D, Kujala, UM, Kula, K, Kyobutungi, C, Laatikainen, T, Lachat, C, Laid, Y, Lam, TH, Landrove, O, Lanska, V, Lappas, G, Laxmaiah, A, Leclercq, C, Lee, J, Lehtimäki, T, Lekhraj, R, León-Muñoz, LM, Li, Y, Lim, WY, Lima-Costa, MF, Lin, HH, Lin, X, Lissner, L, Lorbeer, R, Lozano, JE, Luksiene, D, Lundqvist, A, Lytsy, P, Machado-Coelho, GL, Machi, S, Maggi, S, Magliano, DJ, Makdisse, M, Mallikharjuna Rao, K, Manios, Y, Manzato, E, Margozzini, P, Marques-Vidal, P, Martorell, R, Masoodi, SR, Mathiesen, EB, Matsha, TE, McFarlane, SR, McLachlan, S, McNulty, BA, Mediene-Benchekor, S, Meirhaeghe, A, Menezes, AM, Merat, S, Meshram, II, Mi, J, Miquel, JF, Mohamed, MK, Mohammad, K, Mohammadifard, N, Mohd Yusoff, MF, Møller, NC, Molnár, D, Mondo, CK, Morejon, A, Moreno, LA, Morgan, K, Moschonis, G, Mossakowska, M, Mostafa, A, Mota, J, Motta, J, Mu, TT, Muiesan, ML, Müller-Nurasyid, M, Mursu, J, Nagel, G, Námešná, J, Nang, EE, NangThetia, VB, Navarrete-Muñoz, EM, Ndiaye, NC, Nenko, I, Nervi, F, Nguyen, ND, Nguyen, QN, Nieto-Martínez, RE, Ning, G, Ninomiya, T, Noale, M, Noto, D, Nsour, MA, Ochoa-Avilés, AM, Oh, K, Ordunez, P, Osmond, C, Otero, JA, Owusu-Dabo, E, Pahomova, E, Palmieri, L, Panda-Jonas, S, Panza, F, Parsaeian, M, Peixoto, SV, Pelletier, C, Peltonen, M, Peters, A, Peykari, N, Pham, ST, Pitakaka, F, Piwonska, A, Piwonski, J, Plans-Rubió, P, Porta, M, Portegies, ML, Poustchi, H, Pradeepa, R, Price, JF, Punab, M, Qasrawi, RF, Qorbani, M, Radisauskas, R, Rahman, M, Raitakari, O, Rao, SR, Ramke, J, Ramos, R, Rampal, S, Rathmann, W, Redon, J, Reganit, PF, Rigo, F, Robinson, SM, Robitaille, C, Rodríguez-Artalejo, F, Rodriguez-Perez Mdel, C, Rodríguez-Villamizar, LA, Rojas-Martinez, R, Ronkainen, K, Rosengren, A, Rubinstein, A, Rui, O, Ruiz-Betancourt, BS, Russo Horimoto, RV, Rutkowski, M, Sabanayagam, C, Sachdev, HS, Saidi, O, Sakarya, S, Salanave, B, Salonen, JT, Salvetti, M, Sánchez-Abanto, J, Santos, D, dos Santos, RN, Santos, R, Saramies, JL, Sardinha, LB, Sarrafzadegan, N, Saum, KU, Scazufca, M, Schargrodsky, H, Scheidt-Nave, C, Sein, AA, Sharma, SK, Shaw, JE, Shibuya, K, Shin, Y, Shiri, R, Siantar, R, Sibai, AM, Simon, M, Simons, J, Simons, LA, Sjostrom, M, Slowikowska-Hilczer, J, Slusarczyk, P, Smeeth, L, Snijder, MB, So, HK, Sobngwi, E, Söderberg, S, Solfrizzi, V, Sonestedt, E, Soumare, A, Staessen, JA, Stathopoulou, MG, Steene-Johannessen, J, Stehle, P, Stein, AD, Stessman, J, Stöckl, D, Stokwiszewski, J, Stronks, K, Strufaldi, MW, Sun, CA, Sundström, J, Sung, YT, Suriyawongpaisal, P, Sy, RG, Tai, ES, Tamosiunas, A, Tang, L, Tarawneh, M, Tarqui-Mamani, CB, Taylor, A, Theobald, H, Thijs, L, Thuesen, BH, Tolonen, HK, Tolstrup, JS, Topbas, M, Torrent, M, Traissac, P, Trinh, OT, Tulloch-Reid, MK, Tuomainen, TP, Turley, ML, Tzourio, C, Ueda, P, Ukoli, FA, Ulmer, H, Uusitalo, HM, Valdivia, G, Valvi, D, van Rossem, L, van Valkengoed, IG, Vanderschueren, D, Vanuzzo, D, Vega, T, Velasquez-Melendez, G, Veronesi, G, Verschuren, WM, Verstraeten, R, Viet, L, Vioque, J, Virtanen, JK, Visvikis-Siest, S, Viswanathan, B, Vollenweider, P, Voutilainen, S, Vrijheid, M, Wade, AN, Wagner, A, Walton, J, Wan Mohamud, WN, Wang, F, Wang, MD, Wang, Q, Wang, YX, Wannamethee, SG, Weerasekera, D, Whincup, PH, Widhalm, K, Wiecek, A, Wijga, AH, Wilks, RJ, Willeit, J, Wilsgaard, T, Wojtyniak, B, Wong, TY, Woo, J, Woodward, M, Wu, FC, Wu, SL, Xu, H, Yan, W, Yang, X, Ye, X, Yoshihara, A, Younger-Coleman, NO, Zambon, S, Zargar, AH, Zdrojewski, T, Zhao, W, Zheng, Y, and Zuñiga Cisneros, J

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2016
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32. Effects of diabetes definition on global surveillance of diabetes prevalence and diagnosis: a pooled analysis of 96 population-based studies with 331 288 participants

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Danaei, G, Fahimi, S, Lu, Y, Zhou, B, Hajifathalian, K, Di Cesare, M, Lo, WC, Reis-Santos, B, Cowan, MJ, Shaw, JE, Bentham, J, Lin, JK, Bixby, H, Magliano, D, Bovet, P, Miranda, JJ, Khang, YH, Stevens, GA, Riley, LM, Ali, MK, Ezzati, M, Abdeen, ZA, Kadir, KA, Abu-Rmeileh, M, Acosta-Cazares, B, Aekplakorn, W, Aguilar-Salinas, CA, Ahmadvand, A, Al Nsour, M, Alkerwi, A, Amouyel, P, Andersen, LB, Anderssen, SA, Andrade, DS, Anjana, RM, Aounallah-Skhiri, H, Aris, T, Arlappa, N, Arveiler, D, Assah, FK, Avdicová, M, Balakrishna, N, Bandosz, P, Barbagallo, CM, Barceló, A, Batieha, AM, Baur, LA, Ben Romdhane, H, Bernabe-Ortiz, A, Bhargava, SK, Bi, Y, Bjerregaard, P, Björkelund, C, Blake, M, Blokstra, A, Bo, S, Boehm, BO, Boissonnet, CP, Brajkovich, I, Breckenkamp, J, Brewster, LM, Brian, GR, Bruno, G, Bugge, A, Cabrera de León, A, Can, G, Cândido, AP, Capuano, V, Carvalho, MJ, Casanueva, FF, Caserta, CA, Castetbon, K, Chamukuttan, S, Chaturvedi, N, Chen, CJ, Chen, F, Chen, S, Cheng, CY, Chetrit, A, Chiou, ST, Cho, Y, Chudek, J, Cifkova, R, Claessens, F, Concin, H, Cooper, C, Cooper, R, Costanzo, S, Cottel, D, Cowell, C, Crujeiras, AB, D'Arrigo, G, Dallongeville, J, Dankner, R, Dauchet, L, de Gaetano, G, De Henauw, S, Deepa, M, Dehghan, A, Dhana, K, Di Castelnuovo, AF, Djalalinia, S, Doua, K, Drygas, W, Du, Y, Egbagbe, EE, Eggertsen, R, El Ati, J, Elosua, R, Erasmus, RT, Erem, C, Ergor, G, Eriksen, L, Escobedo-de la Peña, J, Fall, CH, Farzadfar, F, Felix-Redondo, FJ, Ferguson, TS, Fernández-Bergés, D, Ferrari, M, Ferreccio, C, Finn, JD, Föger, B, Foo, LH, Fouad, HM, Francis, DK, Franco Mdo, C, Frontera, G, Furusawa, T, Gaciong, Z, Galbarczyk, A, Garnett, SP, Gaspoz, JM, Gasull, M, Gates, L, Geleijnse, JM, Ghasemain, A, Giampaoli, S, Gianfagna, F, Giovannelli, J, Gonzalez Gross, M, González Rivas, JP, Gorbea, MB, Gottrand, F, Grant, JF, Grodzicki, T, Grøntved, A, Gruden, G, Gu, D, Guan, OP, Guerrero, R, Guessous, I, Guimaraes, AL, Gutierrez, L, Hardy, R, Hari Kumar, R, Heidemann, C, Hihtaniemi, IT, Ho, SY, Ho, SC, Hofman, A, Horimoto, AR, Hormiga, CM, Horta, BL, Houti, L, Hussieni, AS, Huybrechts, I, Hwalla, N, Iacoviello, L, Iannone, AG, Ibrahim, MM, Ikeda, N, Ikram, MA, Irazola, VE, Islam, M, Iwasaki, M, Jacobs, JM, Jafar, T, Jasienska, G, Jiang, CQ, Jonas, JB, Joshi, P, Kafatos, A, Kalter-Leibovici, O, Kasaeian, A, Katz, J, Kaur, P, Kavousi, M, Kelishadi, R, Kengne, AP, Kersting, M, Khader, YS, Kiechl, S, Kim, J, Kiyohara, Y, Kolsteren, P, Korrovits, P, Koskinen, S, Kratzer, W, Kromhout, D, Kula, K, Kurjata, P, Kyobutungi, C, Lachat, C, Laid, Y, Lam, TH, Lanska, V, Lappas, G, Laxmaiah, A, Leclercq, C, Lee, J, Lehtimäki, T, Lekhraj, R, León-Muñoz, LM, Li, Y, Lim, WY, Lima-Costa, MF, Lin, HH, Lin, X, Lissner, L, Lorbeer, R, Lozano, JE, Lundqvist, A, Lytsy, P, Ma, G, Machado-Coelho, GL, Machi, S, Maggi, S, Makdisse, M, Mallikharjuna v, K, Manios, Y, Manzato, E, Margozzini, P, Marques-Vidal, P, Martorell, R, Masoodi, SR, Matsha, TE, Mbanya, JC, McFarlane, SR, McGarvey, ST, McLachlan, S, McNulty, BA, Mediene-Benchekor, S, Meirhaeghe, A, Menezes, AM, Merat, S, Meshram, II, Mi, J, Miquel, JF, Mohamed, MK, Mohammad, K, Mohan, V, Mohd Yusoff, MF, Møller, NC, Molnar, D, Mondo, CK, Moreno, LA, Morgan, K, Moschonis, G, Mossakowska, M, Mostafa, A, Mota, J, Muiesan, ML, Müller-Nurasyid, M, Mursu, J, Nagel, G, Námešná, J, Nang, EE, Nangia, VB, Navarrete-Muñoz, EM, Ndiaye, NC, Nervi, F, Nguyen, ND, Nieto-Martínez, RE, Alvarado, L, Ning, G, Ninomiya, T, Noale, M, Noto, D, Ochoa-Avilés, M, Oh, K, Onat, A, Osmond, C, Otero, JA, Palmieri, L, Panda-Jonas, S, Panza, F, Parsaeian, M, Peixoto, SV, Pereira, AC, Peters, A, Peykari, N, Pilav, A, Pitakaka, F, Piwonska, A, Piwonski, J, Plans-Rubió, P, Porta, M, Portegies, ML, Poustchi, H, Pradeepa, R, Price, JF, Punab, M, Qasrawi, RF, Qorbani, M, Raitakari, O, Ramachandra Rao, S, Ramachandran, A, Ramos, R, Rampal, S, Rathmann, W, Redon, J, Reganit, PF, Rigo, F, Robinson, SM, Robitaille, C, Rodríguez, LA, Rodríguez-Artalejo, F, del Cristo Rodriguez-Perez, M, Rojas-Martinez, R, Romaguera, D, Rosengren, A, Rubinstein, A, Rui, O, Ruiz-Betancourt, BS, Rutkowski, M, Sabanayagam, C, Sachdev, HS, Saidi, O, Sakarya, S, Salanave, B, Salonen, JT, Salvetti, M, Sánchez-Abanto, J, Santos, RN, Santos, R, Sardinha, LB, Scazufca, M, Schargrodsky, H, Scheidt-Nave, C, Shibuya, K, Shin, Y, Shiri, R, Siantar, R, Sibai, AM, Simon, M, Simons, J, Simons, LA, Sjostrom, M, Slowikowska-Hilczer, J, Slusarczyk, P, Smeeth, L, Snijder, MB, Solfrizzi, V, Sonestedt, E, Soumare, A, Staessen, JA, Steene-Johannessen, J, Stehle, P, Stein, AD, Stessman, J, Stöckl, D, Stokwiszewski, J, Strufaldi, MW, Sun, CA, Sundström, J, Suriyawongpaisal, P, Sy, RG, Tai, ES, Tarawneh, M, Tarqui-Mamani, CB, Thijs, L, Tolstrup, JS, Topbas, M, Torrent, M, Traissac, P, Trinh, OT, Tulloch-Reid, MK, Tuomainen, TP, Turley, ML, Tzourio, C, Ueda, P, Ukoli, FM, Ulmer, H, Valdivia, G, van Valkengoed, IG, Vanderschueren, D, Vanuzzo, D, Vega, T, Velasquez-Melendez, G, Veronesi, G, Verschuren, M, Vioque, J, Virtanen, J, Visvikis-Siest, S, Viswanathan, B, Vollenweider, P, Voutilainen, S, Wade, AN, Wagner, A, Walton, J, Mohamud, WN, Wang, MD, Wang, YX, Wannamethee, SG, Weerasekera, D, Whincup, PH, Widhalm, K, Wiecek, A, Wilks, RJ, Willeit, J, Wojtyniak, B, Wong, TY, Woo, J, Woodward, M, Wu, AG, Wu, FC, Wu, SL, Xu, H, Yang, X, Ye, X, Yoshihara, A, Younger-Coleman, NO, Zambon, S, Zargar, AH, Zdrojewski, T, Zhao, W, and Zheng, Y

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2015
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41. ΒN-Alkanoyl-5-Hydroxytryptamines (Cn-5HTs) in Coffee: A Review.

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Brand, A. L. M., Lima, F. A., Tinoco, N. A. B., Mota, J. C., Moreira, I. G. S., Novaes, F. J. M., Garrett, R., Giorno, T. B. S., Fernandes, P. D., and Rezende, C. M.

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COFFEE beans, COFFEE brewing, COFFEE, COFFEE drinks, COFFEE drinking, SEROTONIN
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ΒN-alkanoyl-5-hydroxytryptamines (Cn-5HTs) are serotonin amides that contain saturated or unsaturated alkyl long chains. They can be found in the waxy layer that covers the coffee bean and are also present in the coffee brew, one of the most popular beverages in the world. These substances exhibit relevant biological activities, such as antinociceptive and neuroprotective, despite being responsible for the stomach irritation observed in some individuals after drinking coffee. This review depicts the extraction and quantification of Cn-5HTs in green and roasted coffee beans, and coffee brew. Additionally, it illustrates the biological activities, synthetic strategies, and products formed during the roasting of the coffee bean, regarding the serotonin amides. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2023
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42. Creating access to SARS-CoV-2 screening and testing through community-based COVID-19 case-finding, observations from cross-sectional studies in Lesotho and Zambia.

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Klinkenberg, Eveline, Katende, Bulemba, Ruperez, Maria, Bresser, Moniek, Kangololo, Bxyn, Bwalya, Justin, Erhardt, Rahel M., Schaap, Ab, Kasese, Nkatya, Gatchie, Thomas, Floyd, Sian, 'Mota, 'Mota J., Ayles, Helen, Shanaube, Kwame, and Reither, Klaus

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MEDICAL personnel, COVID-19 testing, COMMUNITY health workers, COVID-19, SMELL disorders, CROSS-sectional method
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Background: The health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic largely depends on the ability of the healthcare systems to develop effective and adaptable preparedness and mitigation strategies. A collaborative initiative (BRCCH-EDCTP COVID-19 Initiative) was set up between Lesotho and Zambia early on in the pandemic, to jointly conduct a project to investigate creating access to SARS-CoV-2 screening and testing through community-based COVID-19 case-finding. Methods: Two different community case-finding strategies were deployed. In Lesotho, an approach was implemented whereby a community (village) health worker screened community members at their home or during community gatherings for COVID-19 signs and symptoms. All community members who screened positive were then offered SARS-CoV-2 testing. In Zambia, so-called community hubs, staffed by community health care workers, were set up at different locations in the community for people to walk in and get tested for SARS-CoV-2. Hubs changed location from week-to-week and targeted transmission hotspots. All persons visiting the hubs were offered testing for SARS-CoV-2 irrespective of self-reported signs and symptoms of COVID-19 though information was collected on occurrence of these. Testing in both approaches was done using SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen tests. Results: Setting up testing in the community setting was feasible in both countries. In Lesotho in the village health worker approach, over a period of 46 weeks, 7221 persons were screened, and 49 (11.4%) SARS-COV-2 cases identified among 428 COVID-19 screen positive participants. In the community hubs among 3150 people tested, 166 (5.3%) SARS-CoV-2 cases were identified in a period of 26 weeks. From the community hubs approach, where all seen were offered COVID-19 testing it was learned that people screening positive for COVID-19 signs and symptoms were more likely to test SARS-COV-2 positive, especially those reporting classic COVID-19 symptoms like loss of sense/smell for a short period of time (1–3 days). Conclusions: In conclusion, in this project we learned that implementing COVID-19 screening and testing by lay health workers in the community is possible. Characteristics of the population screened, tested, and identified to have SARS-CoV-2 are described to help guide development of future testing strategies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2023
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46. Problematic use of prescription-type opioids prior to heroin use among young heroin injectors

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Pollini RA, Banta-Green CJ, Cuevas-Mota J, Metzner M, Teshale E, and Garfein RS

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Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270
Abstract

Robin A Pollini1, Caleb J Banta-Green2, Jazmine Cuevas-Mota3, Mitcheal Metzner3, Eyasu Teshale4, Richard S Garfein31Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Calverton, MD; 2Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; 3Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA; 4National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USABackground: Misuse of prescription-type opioids and related adverse health effects are increasing, but little is known about the role of these drugs as a precursor to heroin use. We conducted an exploratory study to determine the proportion of young heroin injectors reporting problematic use of prescription-type opioids prior to using heroin, and to describe the factors associated with prior problematic prescription-type opioid use.Methods: Between March 2009 and June 2010, we recruited injection drug users (IDUs) for a cross-sectional study of hepatitis C virus infection risk. Participants were aged 18–40 years and had injected illicit drugs within the previous six months. A computerized self-administered survey assessed sociodemographics, drug use history, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/hepatitis C virus risk behaviors and perceptions, and medical history. We added questions on prescription-type opioid use to the parent study in March 2010; heroin injectors who subsequently enrolled and reported problematic prescription-type opioid use prior to heroin initiation were compared with other heroin IDUs using univariate and multivariate regression methods.Results: Among 123 heroin IDUs, 49 (39.8%) reported problematic prescription-type opioid use prior to heroin initiation (“prescription-type opioid first injection drug users” (PTO-First IDUs)). PTO-First IDUs had higher odds of injecting with friends (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] 6.01; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.90–19.07), getting new syringes from a spouse/family member/sex partner (AOR 23.0; 95% CI 2.33–226.0), knowing about the local syringe exchange program (AOR 7.28; 95% CI 1.17–45.05), using powder cocaine (AOR 3.75; 95% CI 1.43–9.86), and perceiving themselves as less likely than other IDUs to get HIV (AOR 4.32; 95% CI 1.26–14.77). They had lower odds of ever being tested for HIV (AOR 0.25; 95% CI 0.08–0.80).Conclusion: A high proportion of young heroin IDUs reported problematic prescription-type opioid use prior to initiating heroin use. Our study provides several avenues for future investigation to help further characterize this subset of IDUs and their risks and perceptions related to HIV and other blood-borne pathogens.Keywords: injection drug users, prescription-type opioids

Published
2011

48. Infiltración de materiales de refuerzo en el comportamiento frente a la oxidación y propiedades mecánicas en materiales compuestos de carbono reforzados con fibra de carbono

Author

Jiménez, J. M., Calabrés, R., Guzmán, S., and Mota, J. M.

Subjects
Carbon/carbon composites, oxidation, mechanical properties, infiltration, Materiales compuestos C/C, oxidación, propiedades mecánicas, infiltración, Clay industries. Ceramics. Glass, TP785-869
Abstract

In the present study, attention was focused on the adaptation of different methods in order to incorporate reinforcement materials just like SiC and B4C to carbon fiber reinforced carbon matrix (C/C) composites. Hot petroleum pitch impregnation and also at room temperature, and toluene were used as drivers to incorporate reinforcement materials and oxidation inhibitors, just like B2O3, H3BO3 and B4C to (C/C) matrix. Hermetic crucibles and graphite have been used in order to obtained carbonization process. Oxidizing atmospheres were used in order to improve the oxidation matrix after the carbonization process. Different methods of infiltration have been evaluated in order to test which of these produce bigger increment on mechanical properties and oxidation protection of the final materials. The different tested materials were studied by means of techniques like scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and micro-analysis by energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). Results of flexural test were finally compared.El objeto del presente trabajo consiste en adecuar distintos métodos para la incorporación de materiales de refuerzo como el SiC y B4C a materiales compuestos de carbono, reforzados con fibra de carbono. Se utilizaron breas de impregnación de petróleo (en frío y en caliente) y tolueno como vehículos para la incorporación de los materiales de refuerzo y materiales inhibidores de oxidación como B2O3, H3BO3 y B4C a las matrices de C/C. Se utilizaron crisoles herméticos con grafito en polvo en su interior para obtener la carbonización de las muestras. Se emplearon atmósferas fuertemente oxidantes para provocar la oxidación y degradación de la matriz compuesta tras el proceso de carbonización. También se evaluaron cuáles de los métodos ensayados producen un mayor incremento de las propiedades mecánicas y protección contra la oxidación de los materiales finales obtenidos. Los distintos materiales ensayados fueron estudiados mediante técnicas como microscopía electrónica de barrido y microanálisis mediante energías dispersivas. Así mismo, se evaluaron los resultados de los ensayos de flexión obtenidos.

Published
2007

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