Evaluation of groundwater quality and its impact on human health: a case study from Chotanagpur plateau fringe region in India by Baisakhi Chakraborty, Sambhunath Roy, Biswajit Bera, Partha Pratim Adhikary, Sumana Bhattacharjee, Debashish Sengupta, Pravat Kumar Shit

“…In total, 58 water samples were collected from different locations in pre-monsoon (February–March 2020) and post-monsoon (October–November 2020) seasons to delineate seasonal variation of groundwater quality according to as reported by WHO (WHO guidelines for drinking-water quality, World Health Organization, Geneva, 2011) guidelines. …”
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TSH and thyroid cancer (literature analysis and results of own research) by T.M. Myshunina, B.B. Guda, M.Yu. Bolgov, O.V. Kalinichenko

“…A retrospective study of the cohort of patients who who had surgery for thyroid tumor. Results. …”
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The global distribution of risk factors by poverty level by Tony Blakely, Simon Hales, Charlotte Kieft, Nick Wilson, Alistair Woodward

“…METHODS: Using survey data for as many countries as possible, we estimated the relative risk association between income or assets and risk factors at the individual level within 11 medium- and low-income subregions of WHO. WHO and The World Bank data on the prevalence of risk factors and income poverty (defined as living on < US$ 1.00 per day, US$ 1-2.00 per day and > US$ 2.00 per day) were analysed to impute the association between poverty and risk factors for each subregion. …”
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Comparison between WHO (World Health Organization) 2010 and WHO 1999 parameters for semen analysis – interpretation of 529 consecutive samples by Francesco Catanzariti, Ubaldo Cantoro, Vito Lacetera, Giovanni Muzzonigro, Massimo Polito

“…Objective: To quantify how many men with normal semen according to WHO (WHO - World Health Organization) 1999 criteria, should be considered with abnormal semen according to 2010 criteria and vice versa; to study which parameter of volume, concentration, motility and morphology is the most responsible of this change. …”
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Tuberculosis in the Russian Federation: Prognosis and Epidemiological Models in a Situation After the COVID-19 Pandemic by Anna Starshinova, Ekaterina Belyaeva, Natalia Doktorova, Ilya Korotkevich, Dmitry Kudlay

“…Abstract Aim Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, many support programs for tuberculosis (TB) patients have been discontinued and TB mass screening activities decreased worldwide, resulting in a decrease in new case detection and an increase in TB deaths (WHO, WHO global lists of high burden countries for TB, multidrug/rifampicin-resistant TB (MDR/RR-TB) and TB/HIV, 2021–2025, 2021). …”
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Analysis and Outlook for the Development of Measles Epidemic Situation during the COVID-19 Pandemic by T. A. Semenenko, A. V. Nozdracheva

“…The article analyzes the statistical materials available on the official websites of the WHO (WHO). https://www.who.int/data/), the CDC US (https://www. cdc.gov) and the Federal Service of Rospotrebnadzor (https://www.rospotrebnadzor.ru/) on vaccination coverage and measles incidence in 13 countries in the WHO European Region and the United States. …”
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Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Training on Self-Worth and the Psychological Capital among Children of Divorce by Abbas Sadeghian, Mohammad-Kazem Fakhri, Ramezan Hasanzadeh

“…The purpose of this study was to investigate acceptance and commitment training on self-worth and psychological capital among children of divorce who who were under maternal custody. Materials and Methods: This research was of semi-experimental design with pretest-posttest and control group. …”
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The effect of Self-Care Program Using Orem’s Self- Care Model on the Life Quality of Women with Breast Cancer Undergoing Chemotherapy: A Randomized Controlled Trial by A Afrasiabifar, SH Hamzhiekia, NA Hosseini

“…Methods: In this clinical trial, eighty women with breast cancer who who referred to oncology centers affiliated to Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. …”
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Assessment of metal pollution in surface water using pollution indices and multivariate statistics: a case study of Talcher coalfield area, India by Bishnu Prasad Sahoo, Himanshu Bhushan Sahu

“…The average concentrations of Cd, Se, As, Ni, and Al in pre-monsoon and Fe, Cd, Se, As, Ni, and Al in monsoon exceeded the permissible drinking water limits set by WHO (WHO, Guidelines for drinking-water quality, World Health Organization, Geneva, 2011) and BIS (BIS (2012) Drinking water specifications 2nd revision. …”
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DEVELOPMENT OF KYIV SOCIAL AND HYGIENIC SCIENTIFIC SCHOOL IN INDEPENDENT UKRAINE by T.S. Gruzieva

“…International cooperation, cooperation of school representatives with WHO, WHO/Europe and other international healthcare organizations have been strong developed. …”
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Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS): Validated for teenage school students in England and Scotland. A mixed methods assessment by Parkinson Jane, Adi Yaser, Blake Amy, Martin Steven, Ashdown Jacquie, Putz Rebecca, Friede Tim, Clarke Aileen, Flynn Pamela, Platt Stephen, Stewart-Brown Sarah

“…The correlation coefficient for WEMWBS total score and psychological wellbeing domain of the Kidscreen-27 was 0.59 (95% CI [0.55; 0.62]); for the Mental Health Continuum Short Form (MHC-SF) was 0.65, 95% CI [0.62; 0.69]; and for the WHO (WHO-5) Well-being Index 0.57 (95% CI [0.53; 0.61]). …”
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The first Russian experience of sildenafil application in patients with idiopathic pulmonary hypertension by Z Kh Dadacheva, A A Belevskaya, M A Saidova, N M Danilov, T V Martyniuk, I E Chazova

“…One of the modern drug groups for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension are phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors (PDE5), which can cause pulmonary vasodilation via a NO-dependent mechanism.The aim of the research was to study the efficacy and safety of sildenafil treatment in patients with IPAH received 16-week course and to study sildenafil impact on clinical, hemodynamic and functional status.Material and methods: 20 patients with IPAH (mean age 40.9±11.5 years) functional class (FC) II-IV (WHO), who were receiving standard therapy (anticoagulants, diuretics, glycosides, calcium antagonists), were prescribed sildenafil 20 mg three times a day for 16 weeks. …”
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COVID-19 and human resources for health: analysis of planning, policy responses and actions in Latin American and Caribbean countries by Juana Paola Bustamante Izquierdo, E. Benjamín Puertas, Diana Hernández Hernández, Hernán Sepúlveda

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Leflunomide is equally efficacious and safe compared to low dose rituximab in refractory rheumatoid arthritis given in combination with methotrexate: results from a randomized doub... by Harindu Wijesinghe, Priyadharshini Galappatthy, Rajiva de Silva, Suranjith L. Seneviratne, Ushagowry Saravanamuttu, Preethi Udagama, Melanie Hart, Peter Kelleher, Upul Senerath, Rohini Fernandopulle, Lilani P. Weerasekera, Lalith S. Wijayaratne

“…Trial registration The trial was registered with the Sri Lanka Clinical Trials Registry (SLCTR), a publicly accessible primary registry linked to the registry network of the International Clinical Trials Registry Platform of the WHO (WHO-ICTRP) (registration number: SLCTR/2008/008 dated 16th May 2008).…”
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Factors determining the outcome of children hospitalized with severe pneumonia by Broor Shobha, Pandey Ravindra M, Lodha Rakesh, Tiewsoh Karalanglin, Kalaivani M, Kabra Sushil K

“…</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Children hospitalized with severe community acquired pneumonia [as defined by World Health Organization (WHO)] who had not received exclusive breast feeding, had stayed in an overcrowded homes and had an abnormal chest radiograph were more likely to fail to respond with primary antibiotic regimen and require change of antibiotics and prolonged hospital stay.…”
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High prevalence and significant ethnic differences in actionable HbA1C after gestational diabetes mellitus in women living in Norway by Archana Sharma, Ingrid Nermoen, Elisabeth Qvigstad, Anh T. Tran, Christine Sommer, Naveed Sattar, Jason M. R. Gill, Hanne L. Gulseth, Stina T. Sollid, Kåre I. Birkeland

“…Prediabetes was classified with HbA1c alone or combined with OGTT glucose measurements according to the WHO, WHO-IEC, and ADA criteria (fasting plasma glucose (FPG) 6.1–6.9 mmol/L, FPG 6.1–6.9 mmol/L and/or HbA1c 42-47 mmol/mol (6.0-6.4%), and FPG 5.6–6.9 mmol/L and/or HbA1c 39-47 mmol/mol (5.7-6.4%)). …”
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Research Anthology on Fandoms, Online Social Communities, and Pop Culture / by Information Resources Management Association, editor 496247, IGI Global (Online service) 631983

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How can we evaluate the potential of innovative vaccine products and technologies in resource constrained settings? A total systems effectiveness (TSE) approach to decision-making by Siobhan Botwright, Anna-Lea Kahn, Raymond Hutubessy, Patrick Lydon, Joseph Biey, Abdoul Karim Sidibe, Ibrahima Diarra, Mardiati Nadjib, Auliya A. Suwantika, Ery Setiawan, Rachel Archer, Debra Kristensen, Marion Menozzi-Arnaud, Ado Mpia Bwaka, Jason M. Mwenda, Birgitte K. Giersing

“…Total Systems Effectiveness (TSE) was developed as an approach to evaluate vaccines with different product attributes from a systems perspective, in order to analyse and compare the value of innovative vaccine products in different settings.The TSE approach has been advanced over the years by various stakeholders including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), Gavi, PATH, UNICEF and WHO. WHO further developed the TSE approach to incorporate the country perspective into immunisation decision-making, in order for countries to evaluate innovative products for introduction and product switch decisions, and for vaccine development stakeholders to conduct their assessments of product value in line with country preferences. …”
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Health research mentorship in low-income and middle-income countries: a global qualitative evidence synthesis of data from a crowdsourcing open call and scoping review by Juliet Iwelunmor, Weiming Tang, Joseph D Tucker, Alemseged Abdissa, Oliver Ezechi, Daniel Yilma, Barbara Castelnuovo, Eneyi E Kpokiri, Mirgissa Kaba, Lyda Osorio, Kamryn McDonald, Yoseph Gebreyohannes Abraha, Tilak Chandra Nath, Victor A Talavera-Urdanivia, Olaoluwa Pheabian Akinwale, Yukari Carol Manabe, Michael Mihut

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Guest Editorial by Mangey Ram

“…He has been included in the special edition of Marquis Who's Who in the World 2015, USA. He has published/ presented more than 125 research papers at national and international journals of repute and conferences. …”
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