Robert J. Johnston, Kevin Boyle, Wiktor Adamowicz, Jeff Bennett et al.
This article proposes contemporary best-practice recommendations for stated preference (SP) studies used to inform decision making, grounded in the accumulate body of peer-reviewed literature. These recommendations consider the use of SP methods to estimate both use and non-use (passive-use) values,...
Kathleen B. Bamford, J Bickley, J. S. A. Collins, B. T. Johnston et al.
Although a high prevalence of antibodies to Helicobacter pylori has been documented within families, culture and DNA typing of strains from infected children and their parents has not been evaluated. This study aimed to analyse H pylori infection within family groups. Endoscopy, gastric biopsy, and ...
Gerard Clarke
Abstract Recent donor discourse points to the potential of faith-based organisations (fbos) as ‘agents of transformation’, mobilising the moral energy of faith communities in support of the Millennium Developments Goals (mdgs). This new donor-driven agenda, however, invites scrutiny of complementary...
Uzma Z. Rizvi
Abstract Acknowledgement I would like to thank my colleagues and friends Praveena Gullapalli and Benjamin Porter for the comments and insights that have helped shaped this piece in its initial stages. Additionally, this work has benefited from my conversations with Sandra Scham. I would also like to...
Dianna M. Blau, J Patrick Caneer, Rebecca Philipsborn, Shabir A. Madhi et al.
Mortality surveillance and cause of death data are instrumental in improving health, identifying diseases and conditions that cause a high burden of preventable deaths, and allocating resources to prevent these deaths. The Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) network uses a st...
Catherine Egan, Haogang Zhu, Aaron Lee, Dawn A. Sim et al.
AIMS: To describe baseline characteristics and visual outcome for eyes treated with ranibizumab for diabetic macular oedema (DMO) from a multicentre database. METHODS: Structured clinical data were anonymised and extracted from an electronic medical record from 19 participating UK centres: age at fi...
James A Watson, Sophie Uyoga, Perpetual Wanjiku, Johnstone Makale et al.
Severe malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum is difficult to diagnose accurately in children in high-transmission settings. Using data from 2649 pediatric and adult patients enrolled in four studies of severe illness in three countries (Bangladesh, Kenya, and Uganda), we fitted Bayesian latent cla...
Md. Imdadul Haque, Saheda Tamanna, Tamanna Nasrin, Mohammad Rashedul Haque et al.
Rapeseed oil is one of the important and cheapest vegetable oil in Bangladesh and many other countries. It is commonly used as cooking oil in Bangladesh particularly in rural areas and also used as other food items. This study evaluated the physiological effects of four type’s rapeseeds namely Musta...
William E. Johnston, Roger L. Royster, Robert H. Choplin, George Howard et al.
65 malades de chirurgie coronaire. Diagnostic radiologique de la perforation de l'artere pulmonaire qui augmente la mortalite. Les facteurs associes a la perforation sont l'hypertension pulmonaire, l'âge avance, l'hypothermie, les anticoagulants et la migration distale du catheter
Shyam Gupta, Md. Arif Sheikh, M. Sirajul Islam, Kh. Shamsur Rahman et al.
AIM: To evaluate the usefulness of the hydrogen sulfide (H(2)S) test for assessing water quality in Bangladesh. METHODS AND RESULTS: We tested 382 water samples from a variety of sources using locally produced H(2)S test kits and laboratory-based membrane filtration for the detection of Escherichia ...
Abdoulaye Hama Diallo, Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayeem Bin Shahid, Ali Fazal Khan, Ali Faisal Saleem et al.
Background: A better understanding of which children are likely to die during acute illness will help clinicians and policy makers target resources at the most vulnerable children. We used machine learning to characterise mortality in the 30-days following admission and the 180-days after discharge ...
James M. Njunge, Kirkby D. Tickell, Abdoulaye Hama Diallo, Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayeem Bin Shahid et al.
<ns4:p> <ns4:bold>Introduction</ns4:bold> : Many acutely ill children in low- and middle-income settings have a high risk of mortality both during and after hospitalisation despite guideline-based care. Understanding the biological mechanisms underpinning mortality may suggest optimal pathways to ta...
James Scott Johnston
In this essay, James Scott Johnston claims that a dispute over moral teleology lies at the basis of the debate between John Dewey and Robert M. Hutchins. This debate has very often been cast in terms of perennialism, classicism, or realism versus progressivism, experimentalism, or pragmatism. Unfort...
Céline Bourdon, Abdoulaye Hama Diallo, Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayeem Bin Shahid, Md Alfazal Khan et al.
Background: Growth faltering is well-recognized during acute childhood illness and growth acceleration during convalescence, with or without nutritional therapy, may occur. However, there are limited recent data on growth after hospitalization in low- and middle-income countries. Methods: We evaluat...
Andrew Johnston, Jeroen Veldman, Robert G. Eccles, Simon Deakin et al.
The current model of corporate governance needs reform. There is mounting evidence that the practices of shareholder primacy drive company directors and executives to adopt the same short time horizon as financial markets. Pressure to meet the demands of the financial markets drives stock buybacks, ...