François Lamontagne, Marie-Hélène Masse, Julie Ménard, Sheila Sprague et al.
BACKGROUND: Studies that have evaluated the use of intravenous vitamin C in adults with sepsis who were receiving vasopressor therapy in the intensive care unit (ICU) have shown mixed results with respect to the risk of death and organ dysfunction. METHODS: In this randomized, placebo-controlled tri...
David A. Polya, Andrew G. Gault, N. Diebe, Peter Roy Feldman et al.
Abstract Our recent discovery of hazardous concentrations of arsenic in shallow sedimentary aquifers in Cambodia raises the spectre of future deleterious health impacts on a population that, particularly in non-urban areas, extensively use untreated groundwater as a source of drinking water and, in ...
Se Eun Park, Duy Pham Thanh, Christine J. Boinett, Vanessa Wong et al.
There is paucity of data regarding the geographical distribution, incidence, and phylogenetics of multi-drug resistant (MDR) Salmonella Typhi in sub-Saharan Africa. Here we present a phylogenetic reconstruction of whole genome sequenced 249 contemporaneous S. Typhi isolated between 2008-2015 in 11 s...
Scott St. George, David M. Meko, Edward R. Cook
We examine how the seasonality of precipitation signals embedded within the North American Drought Atlas varies across the continent. Instrumental records of average summer (JJA) Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) are characterized by major regional differences in the relative importance of precip...
James Reilly
Abstract As China expands its development assistance in Southeast Asia, is Chinese aid beginning to emulate international norms and practices or sustaining its own distinct approach to development assistance? This essay argues that China's socialization into international norms varies with the thick...
Benjamin Kilian, Hannes Dempewolf, Luigi Guarino, P. Werner et al.
Plant domestication and crop improvement have resulted in reduced genetic diversity in most of our cultivated crops, thus limiting their potential to adapt to future challenges (Byrne et al., 2018; Keneni, Bekele, Imtiaz, & Dagne, 2012; Tanksley & McCouch, 1997; Swarup et al., 2020). One response to...
Most Shirina Begum, Matthew J. Bogard, David Butman, Chea Eliyan et al.
Abstract Despite growing research on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from inland waters, few systematic efforts have been made to assess the regional‐scale GHG emissions from Asian rivers under increasing anthropogenic stress. We examined factors controlling longitudinal and seasonal variations in th...
GBD 2019 Acute and Chronic Care Collaborators, Cecilia Anza-Ramirez, J. Jaime Miranda, Benedetta Armocida et al.
Chronic care manages long-term, progressive conditions, while acute care addresses short-term conditions. Chronic conditions increasingly strain health systems, which are often unprepared for these demands. This study examines the burden of conditions requiring acute versus chronic care, including s...
R. L. Welcomme, Ian G. Baird, David Dudgeon, A.S. Halls et al.
The lower, potamonic parts of the Ganges–Brahmaputra, the Ayeyarwady (Irrawaddy), the Salween, the Chao Phraya and the Mekong and Lancang Rivers are among the longest and most productive rivers for inland fisheries in the world. Except for the Chao Phraya, they arise on the Tibetan Plateau. All have...
Scott Leckie, Ezekiel Simperingham, Jordan Bakker
Section 1: Introduction Section 2: The Reality of Climate Displacement In Search of Shelter: Mapping the Effects of Climate Change on Human Migration and Displacement CIESIN, UNHCR, UNU-EHS Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Change Adaptation and Human Security: A Commissioned Report for the Norwegian...
Nigel Haggan, Claire Brignall, Louisa J. Wood
This Report documents the presentations given at the World’s first international conference on the management value of the resource knowledge of small scale, indigenous and commercial fishers. The conference was inspired by Dr Robert (Bob) Johannes, whose 1981 Book ‘Words of the Lagoon’, was the fir...
Susmita Dasgupta, David Wheeler, Md. Istiak Sobhan, Sunando Bandyopadhyay et al.
Highlights aspects of technical cooperation between neighboring Bangladesh and India to conduct climate vulnerability analysis, including a knowledge exchange workshop that brought together 400 researchers from Bangladesh and India seeking to better understand the physical and economic impacts of cl...
Peta Edler, Megha Rajasekhar, David J. Price, Ishag Adam et al.
BACKGROUND: The antirelapse efficacy of primaquine is related to the total dose administered, whereas the risks of haemolysis and gastrointestinal intolerance are associated with the daily dose administered. National Malaria Control Programmes require local information on efficacy, tolerability and ...
David C. Catling
Deepwater rice is an important staple food crop on about 9 million hectares of Asia and West Africa. It is mainly grown in the river basins of the Ganges-Brahmaputra of India and Bangladesh, the Irrawaddy of Burma, the Mekong of Vietnam and Cambodia, and the Chao Phraya of Thailand. Some is also fou...