Laos' dilemmas and options : the challenge of economic transition in the 1990s / by Mya Than, Tan, Joseph L. H.

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Community engagement for targeted malaria elimination in Lao PDR (Laos) by Adhikari, B

“…MDA is one of the central components of Targeted Malaria Elimination (TME), an approach recently piloted in Laos. For MDA to be successful (leading to interruption of local malaria transmission), a high population coverage is critical. …”

Communicating the Environment in Laos by Manfred Oepen

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Toad poisoning in Laos. by Keomany, S, Mayxay, M, Souvannasing, P, Vilayhong, C, Stuart, B, Srour, L, Newton, P

“…A telephone survey of 16 Lao provincial hospitals suggested that toad poisoning occurs in at least six provinces. …”

Enrolling pregnant women in research: ethical challenges encountered in Lao PDR (Laos) by Chansamouth, V, McGready, R, Chommanam, D, Homsombath, S, Mayxay, M, Newton, P

“…Laos has the highest maternal mortality ratio in mainland Southeast Asia but there has been little research conducted with pregnant women. …”

Asymptomatic Plasmodium infections in 18 villages of southern Savannakhet Province, Lao PDR (Laos). by Phommasone, K, Adhikari, B, Henriques, G, Pongvongsa, T, Phongmany, P, von Seidlein, L, White, N, Day, N, M Dondorp, A, Newton, P, Imwong, M, Mayxay, M

“…This worrying trend has wider implications for Laos and could reverse the gains achieved by the successful control of malaria in Laos and the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS). …”

Asymptomatic Plasmodium infections in 18 villages of southern Savannakhet Province, Lao PDR (Laos). by Phommasone, K, Adhikari, B, Henriques, G, Pongvongsa, T, Phongmany, P, von Seidlein, L, White, N, Day, N, Dondorp, A, Newton, P, Imwong, M, Mayxay, M

“…This worrying trend has wider implications for Laos and could reverse the gains achieved by the successful control of malaria in Laos and the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS). …”

The first Science Café in Laos by Cheah, P, Newton, P, Mayxay, M

“…In Vientiane, Laos, on July 21, 2016, the University of Health Sciences, Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the Lao–Oxford–Mahosot Hospital–Wellcome Trust Research Unit, organised the first Science Café event in Laos. …”

Analysis on the Market influencing factors of Laos attracting Chinese Enterprises to start a Business in Laos by Philakone Chindavong

“…With the gradual deepening of the initiative of the Belt and Road Initiative, the scale of China’s investment in Laos has also expanded. The domestic investment environment in Laos continues to improve, and international cooperation is deepening. …”
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Diagnosis and management of malaria by rural community health providers in the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Laos). by Mayxay, M, Pongvongsa, T, Phompida, S, Phetsouvanh, R, White, N, Newton, P

“…We assessed the knowledge of malaria diagnosis and management by community health providers in rural Vientiane and Savannakhet Provinces, Lao PDR. Sixty health providers (17 pharmacy owners/drug sellers and 43 village health volunteers) were interviewed. …”

Laos [vidorecording] : closed to prying eyes

“…Informative documentary about the current political situation in Laos. Laos is often the forgotten land of Southeast Asia, overshadowed by its notoriously disaster-ridden neighbors: Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar (Burma). …”

The Impacts of AFTA on International Trade in Laos by Outhai KEOCHAIYOM

“…To estimate the effects of AFTA on international trade in Laos, this paper has built a gravity model to analyze the specific effects of AFTA on aggregate international trade volume, import and export in Laos by using bilateral trade data between Laos and 29 partner countries during 2000 and 2012. …”
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Lao Plantation Policy: Prospects for Change by Hilary Smith, Peter Kanowski, Rodney J. Keenan, Somvang Phimmavong

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Relativitas dalam Filsafat Lao Tzu by Budisutrisna, Budisutrisna

“…Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa menurut Lao Tzu segala sesuatu di alam semesta berasal dari Tao dan akan kembali kepada Tao. …”
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Typhoid in Laos: An 18-year perspective by Roberts, T, Rattanavong, S, Phommasone, K, Chansamouth, V, Davong, V, Keoluangkhot, V, Hongsakhone, S, Bounsavath, N, Mayxay, M, Vongsouvath, M, Dance, DAB, Newton, PN

“…Although typhoid is endemic to Southeast Asia, very little is known about the disease in Laos. Typhoid vaccination is not included in the national immunization program. …”

Melioidosis in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic by Dance, D, Luangraj, M, Rattanavong, S, Sithivong, N, Vongnalaysane, O, Vongsouvath, M, Newton, P

“…Melioidosis is clearly highly endemic in Laos, although the disease has only been diagnosed regularly in humans (1359 cases) since 1999, and only a single animal case has been microbiologically confirmed. …”

Rickettsial infections and fever, Vientiane, Laos. by Phongmany, S, Rolain, J, Phetsouvanh, R, Blacksell, S, Soukkhaseum, V, Rasachack, B, Phiasakha, K, Soukkhaseum, S, Frichithavong, K, Chu, V, Keolouangkhot, V, Martinez-Aussel, B, Chang, K, Darasavath, C, Rattanavong, O, Sisouphone, S, Mayxay, M, Vidamaly, S, Parola, P, Thammavong, C, Heuangvongsy, M, Syhavong, B, Raoult, D, White, N, Newton, P

“…Rickettsial diseases have not been described previously from Laos, but in a prospective study, acute rickettsial infection was identified as the cause of fever in 115 (27%) of 427 adults with negative blood cultures admitted to Mahosot Hospital in Vientiane, Laos. …”

MAHASISWA USM DEKATI MASYARAKAT LAOS by MPRC, Pusat Media & Perhubungan Awam

“…PULAU PINANG, 26 Mei 2016 - Mahasiswa Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) berpeluang mendekati masyarakat Laos melalui Program Pembangunan Mahasiswa 'International Malaysia-Laos Youth Exchange and Study Programme 2016' selama 3 hari bermula 7 Mei 2016.…”
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From Laozi to Lao-Zhuang and Huang-Lao Daoism: The Two Paths of Oneness in the Development of Early Daoist Thought by Xiaojiao Cui

“…In the second path, expressed in the Huang-Lao tradition’s understanding and interpretation of the <i>Laozi</i>, Oneness acquired a certain concreteness and was singled out as the criterion and standard for social order, while the notion of Dao gradually devolved into abstraction. …”
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Combined molecular and clinical assessment of Plasmodium falciparum antimalarial drug resistance in the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Laos). by Mayxay, M, Nair, S, Sudimack, D, Imwong, M, Tanomsing, N, Pongvongsa, T, Phompida, S, Phetsouvanh, R, White, N, Anderson, T, Newton, P

“…We collected 884 Plasmodium falciparum-infected blood samples from 17 Lao provinces. Each sample was genotyped for 11 codons in the chloroquine resistance transporter (pfcrt), dihydrofolate reductase (pfdhfr), and dihydropteroate synthase (pfdhps) genes. …”