A new species of pit-viper from the Ayeyarwady and Yangon regions in Myanmar (Viperidae, Trimeresurus) by Kin Onn Chan, Shahrul Anuar, Ananthanarayanan Sankar, Ingg Thong Law, Ing Sind Law, Rasu Shivaram, Ching Christian, Daniel G. Mulcahy, Anita Malhotra

“…In a genomic study by Chan and colleagues, pit-vipers of the Trimeresurus erythrurus–purpureomaculatus complex from the Ayeyarwady and Yangon regions in Myanmar were demonstrated to be a distinct species based on robust population genetic and species delimitation analyses. …”
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Inequity in the utilization of antenatal and delivery care in Yangon region, Myanmar: a cross-sectional study by Aye Nyein Moe Myint, Tippawan Liabsuetrakul, Thein Thein Htay, Myint Myint Wai, Johanne Sundby, Espen Bjertness

“…This study aimed to determine whether inequities in the utilization of antenatal and delivery care existed in Yangon region, Myanmar. Methods A community-based cross-sectional survey using multistage sampling was conducted from October to November 2016. …”
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Investigation of the Distribution of the Daytime Employed Population of Yangon, Myanmar, with and without the Impact of Work from Home by Ye Wint Aung, San San Myint

“…With survey data, it was clarified that majorities in Yangon do favor work from home as an alternative option for future employment. …”
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Bacterial Species and Antimicrobial Resistance of Clinical Isolates from Pediatric Patients in Yangon, Myanmar, 2020 by Thida San, Meiji Soe Aung, Nilar San, Myat Myint Zu Aung, Win Lei Yi Mon, Thin Ei Thazin, Nobumichi Kobayashi

“…We investigated the prevalence of bacterial species and their susceptibility to antimicrobials of 1019 clinical isolates from pediatric patients in a tertiary-care hospital in Yangon, Myanmar for one-year period (2020). The most frequently recovered species was <i>Escherichia coli</i>, followed by <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> and <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>, all of which accounted for 43% of clinical isolates, while 25% of isolates comprised non-fermenter, including <i>Pseudomonas</i> sp. and <i>Acinetobacter</i> sp. …”
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Assessment of quality of life among elderly in urban and peri-urban areas, Yangon Region, Myanmar. by Poe Ei Zin, Yu Mon Saw, Thu Nandar Saw, Su Myat Cho, Su Su Hlaing, May Thet Nu Noe, Tetsuyoshi Kariya, Eiko Yamamoto, Kay Thi Lwin, Hla Hla Win, Nobuyuki Hamajima

“…This study aimed to explore the risk factors for low QOL among the elderly in urban and peri-urban areas of the Yangon Region, Myanmar.<h4>Methods</h4>A community-based, cross-sectional study was conducted among the elderly aged 60 years or older in two urban and two peri-urban townships in the Yangon Region from July to September 2019. …”
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Remote sensing for development of rainfall intensity-duration-frequency curves at ungauged locations of Yangon, Myanmar by Kyaw, Aung Kyaw, Shahid, Shamsuddin, Wang, Xiaojun

“…This study aims to develop the intensity–duration–frequency (IDF) curves for Yangon, the economic center of Myanmar, using four satellite precipitation datasets, namely GPM IMERG, TRMM, GSMaP_NRT, and GSMaP_GC. …”
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Measurement of diabetes, prediabetes and their associated risk factors in Myanmar 2014 by Latt TS, Zaw KK, Ko K, Hlaing MM, Ohnmar M, Oo ES, Thein KMM, Yuasa M

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Changes in prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension from 2004 to 2014 among 25-74-year-old citizens in the Yangon Region, Myanmar by Aung Soe Htet, Marius B. Bjertness, Win Myint Oo, Marte Karoline Kjøllesdal, Lhamo Y. Sherpa, Ko Ko Zaw, Ko Ko, Hein Stigum, Haakon E. Meyer, Espen Bjertness

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Are Husbands Involving in Their Spouses' Utilization of Maternal Care Services?: A Cross-Sectional Study in Yangon, Myanmar. by Kyi Mar Wai, Akira Shibanuma, Nwe Nwe Oo, Toki Jennifer Fillman, Yu Mon Saw, Masamine Jimba

“…This study also examined the associations between husbands' involvement and their spouses' utilization of maternal care services during antenatal, delivery and postnatal periods.A community-based, cross sectional study was conducted with 426 husbands in Thingangyun Township, Yangon, Myanmar. Participants were husbands aged 18 years or older who had at least one child within two years at the time of interview. …”
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Effectiveness of dengue training programmes on prevention and control among high school students in the Yangon region, Myanmar by Soe Htet Aung, Suparat Phuanukoonnon, Aye Mon Mon Kyaw, Saranath Lawpoolsri, Patchara Sriwichai, Ngamphol Soonthornworasiri, Podjanee Jittamala

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Mothers’ Nutritional Knowledge, Self-efficacy, and Practice of Meal Preparation for School-age Children in Yangon, Myanmar by Wut Yee Phyo, Ohn Khin Khin, Min Htike Aung

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Judith Beyer, Rethinking Community In Myanmar: Practices Of We-Formation Among Muslims And Hindus In Urban Yangon by Stéphen Huard

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Masculinity and mental health treatment initiation for former political prisoners in Yangon, Myanmar – a qualitative investigation by Daniel P. Lakin, Kyaw Soe Win, Htin Aung, Khin Nyein Chan Soe, Bo Kyi, Arik V. Marcell, Wietse A. Tol, Judith K. Bass

“…Methods We conducted a qualitative, interview-based investigation with 30 former political prisoners in Yangon, Myanmar who were eligible to receive mental health counseling provided by the non-governmental organization (NGO), Assistance Association for Political Prisoners. …”
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Ambulatory induction phase treatment of cryptococcal meningitis in HIV integrated primary care clinics, Yangon, Myanmar by Clare E. Warrell, Catriona Macrae, Alistair R. D. McLean, Edmund Wilkins, Elizabeth A. Ashley, Frank Smithuis, Ni Ni Tun

“…This paper reviews outpatient management in integrated primary care clinics in Yangon. Method This retrospective case note review analyses a Myanmar HIV-positive patient cohort managed using ambulatory induction-phase treatment with intravenous amphotericin-B-deoxycholate (0.7–1.0 mg/kg) and oral fluconazole (800 mg orally/day). …”
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Geotechnical properties of soft clays along Yangon River – Characteristics of soft clays in Thilawa Port area by Yoshimitsu Yamada, Takashi Tsuchida, Nyan Myint Kyaw, Tatsuru Aoyama, Toshiya Akasaki, Moe Myint Su Hlaing, Ryota Hashimoto

“…The Thilawa Port Development Project is the first large-scale development project to be carried out in the area of sedimented soft clays along the Yangon River in Myanmar. As there is little information about the soft clays sedimented along this river, the mechanical properties of the soft clays in the Thilawa Port area were summarized and compared with the properties of clays in other countries from the perspective of the geotechnical design. …”
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Preliminary monitoring of concentration of particulate matter (PM2.5) in seven townships of Yangon City, Myanmar by Ei Ei Pan Nu Yi, Nay Chi Nway, Win Yu Aung, Zarli Thant, Thet Hnin Wai, Kyu Kyu Hlaing, Cherry Maung, Mayuko Yagishita, Yang Ishigaki, Tin-Tin Win-Shwe, Daisuke Nakajima, Ohn Mar

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GIS-Based Cluster and Suitability Analysis of Crop Residues: A Case Study in Yangon Region, Myanmar by Tin Min Htoo, Helmut Yabar, Takeshi Mizunoya

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Ambulatory induction phase treatment of cryptococcal meningitis in HIV integrated primary care clinics, Yangon, Myanmar by Warrell, CE, Macrae, C, McLean, ARD, Wilkins, E, Ashley, EA, Smithuis, F, Tun, NN

“…This paper reviews outpatient management in integrated primary care clinics in Yangon. <br> <strong>Method</strong> This retrospective case note review analyses a Myanmar HIV-positive patient cohort managed using ambulatory induction-phase treatment with intravenous amphotericin-B-deoxycholate (0.7–1.0 mg/kg) and oral fluconazole (800 mg orally/day). …”

Exploring The Link Between Learning And Firm Performance: An Empirical Study Of Private Manufacturing Firms In Yangon – Myanmar by Tuan, Nham Phong, Lwin, Khine Tin Zar

“…The survey covered a random sample of 120 private manufacturing firms in industrial zones in the Yangon area. Two broad categories of learning are determined: Internal and external. …”
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HIV/AIDS Awareness Campaign through Sports in Yangon: The Pioneering Service-Learning Program of Dagon University, Myanmar by Tun Aye Aye, Del Carmen Allen V.

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