Shiv Kumar Sarin, Ashok Choudhury, Manoj K. Sharma, Rakhi Maiwall et al.
The first consensus report of the working party of the Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL) set up in 2004 on acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) was published in 2009. With international groups volunteering to join, the “APASL ACLF Research Consortium (AARC)” was formed i..
Christopher Troeger, Ibrahim A. Khalil, Puja C Rao, Shujin Cao et al.
Importance: Rotavirus infection is the global leading cause of diarrhea-associated morbidity and mortality among children younger than 5 years. Objectives: To examine the extent of rotavirus infection among children younger than 5 years by country and the number of deaths averted because of the rota...
Ibrahim A Khalil, Christopher Troeger, Brigette F. Blacker, Puja C Rao et al.
BACKGROUND: Shigella and enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) are bacterial pathogens that are frequently associated with diarrhoeal disease, and are a significant cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors study 2016 (GBD 2016) is a syst...
Jayaseelan Murugaiyan, P. Anand Kumar, G. Srinivasa Rao, Katia Iskandar et al.
Antibiotic resistance, and, in a broader perspective, antimicrobial resistance (AMR), continues to evolve and spread beyond all boundaries. As a result, infectious diseases have become more challenging or even impossible to treat, leading to an increase in morbidity and mortality. Despite the failur...
Shiv Kumar Sarin, Manoj Kumar, Mohammed Eslam, Jacob George et al.
The Asia-Pacific region is home to more than half of the global population and accounted for 62·6% of global deaths due to liver diseases in 2015. 54·3% of global deaths due to cirrhosis, 72·7% of global deaths due to hepatocellular carcinoma, and more than two-thirds of the global burden of acute v...
Alan MacDonald, H.C. Bonsor, Kazi Matin Ahmed, W. G. Burgess et al.
Sree Vidya Krishna Rao, Gloria Mejía, Kaye Roberts‐Thomson, Richard M. Logan
The prevalence of oral cancers (OC) is high in Asian countries, especially in South and Southeast Asia. Asian distinct cultural practices such as betel-quid chewing, and varying patterns of tobacco and alcohol use are important risk factors that predispose to cancer of the oral cavity. The aim of th...
Katherine Hay, Lotus McDougal, Valerie Percival, Sarah Henry et al.
Restrictive gender norms and gender inequalities are replicated and reinforced in health systems, contributing to gender inequalities in health. In this Series paper, we explore how to address all three through recognition and then with disruptive solutions. We used intersectional feminist theory to...
John D. Clemens, David A. Sack, Jeffrey R. Harris, J. Chakraborty et al.
The B subunit (BS) of cholera toxin and that of the heat-labile enterotoxin (LT) of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) are antigenically similar. We therefore assessed whether a combined cholera toxin BS/whole-cell (BS-WC) oral vaccine against cholera conferred cross-protection against LT-produ...
Mohammad Ali, Michael Emch, Lorenz von Seidlein, Mohammad Yunus et al.
Background Decisions about the use of killed oral cholera vaccines, which confer moderate levels of direct protection to vaccinees, can depend on whether the vaccines also provide indirect (herd) protection when high levels of vaccine coverage are attained. We reanalysed data from a field trial in B...
Vijayendra Rao, Michael Walton
How does culture matter for development? Do certain societies have cultures which condemn them to poverty? Led by Arjun Appadurai, Mary Douglas, and Amartya Sen, the anthropologists and economists in this volume contend that culture is central to development, and that processes are neither inherentl...
P.J. Devereaux, Maura Marcucci, Thomas Painter, David Conen et al.
BACKGROUND: Perioperative bleeding is common in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery. Tranexamic acid is an antifibrinolytic drug that may safely decrease such bleeding. METHODS: We conducted a trial involving patients undergoing noncardiac surgery. Patients were randomly assigned to receive trane...
Md Shafiqul Bari, Shihabur Rahman Chowdhury, Reaz Ahmed, Raouf Boutaba et al.
The concept of information-centric networking (ICN) defines a new communication model that focuses on what is being exchanged rather than which network entities are exchanging information. From the ICN perspective, contents are first class network citizens instead of hosts. ICN's primary objective i...
Shyama Kuruvilla, Flavia Bustreo, Taona Kuo, CK Mishra et al.
Box 1 The Global strategy for women's, children's and adolescents' health (2016-2030) Objectives of the global strategy: * Survive: end preventable mortality; * Thrive: promote health and well-being; and * Transform: expand enabling environments. Five drivers of change to achieve the objectives base...
APASL ACLF Working Party, Ashok Choudhury, Ankur Jindal, Rakhi Maiwall et al.
Background and aims Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a progressive disease associated with rapid clinical worsening and high mortality. Early prediction of mortality and intervention can improve patient outcomes. We aimed to develop a dynamic prognostic model and compare it with the existing...
Nicos Karasavvas, Erik Billings, Mangala Rao, Constance Williams et al.
The Thai Phase III clinical trial (RV144) showed modest efficacy in preventing HIV-1 acquisition. Plasma collected from HIV-1-uninfected trial participants completing all injections with ALVAC-HIV (vCP1521) prime and AIDSVAX B/E boost were tested for antibody responses against HIV-1 gp120 envelope (...
Debashis Chakraborty, J. K. Ladha, D.S. RANA, M.L. Jat et al.
Abstract Alternative tillage and rice establishment options should aim at less water and labor to produce similar or improved yields compared with traditional puddled-transplanted rice cultivation. The relative performance of these practices in terms of yield, water input, and economics varies acros...
T.N. Gowd, Sandro Rao, V. K. Gaur
A map of maximum horizontal compressive stress orientation in the Indian subcontinent has been prepared using orientations derived from three different stress indicators: borehole elongation breakouts, in situ hydraulic fracturing measurements, and earthquake focal mechanisms. Most part of the subco...
Rokeya Sultana Rekha, Ssv Jagadeeswara Rao Muvva, Min Wan, Rubhana Raqib et al.
LL-37 is a human antimicrobial peptide (AMP) of the cathelicidin family with multiple activities including a mediator of vitamin D-induced autophagy in human macrophages, resulting in intracellular killing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). In a previous trial in healthy volunteers, we have shown ...
Mohammad Razib Hossain, Amar Rao, Gagan Deep Sharma, Dhairya Dev et al.
This study delves into the intricate relationship between financial digitization and green innovation, aiming to shed light on their dynamic interplay within a global context. Spanning from 2003 to 2020, the study encompasses 15 diverse countries, encompassing both developed and emerging economies, ...