Transcutaneous bilirubin-based screening reduces the need for blood exchange transfusion in Myanmar newborns: A single-center, retrospective study by Hiromi Suzuki, Saneyuki Yasuda, Yinmon Htun, Nant San San Aye, Hnin Oo, Thet Paing Oo, Zaw Lin Htut, Kosuke Koyano, Shinji Nakamura, Takashi Kusaka

“…This study aimed to evaluate whether our screening method for hyperbilirubinemia decreased the requirement of blood exchange therapy (ET).MethodsThis retrospective cohort study was conducted at the Central Women’s Hospital, Yangon. Two groups were included as follows: group 1 (control group; comprising infants born in 2016 and screened on the basis of Kramer’s rule), and group 2 (intervention group; comprising infants born in 2019 and screened by TcB measurement using a nomogram). …”
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Gold, farms, and forests: Enforcement and alternative livelihoods are unlikely to disincentivize informal gold mining by Graham W. Prescott, Aye Chan Maung, Zinmar Aung, L. Roman Carrasco, Jose Don T. De Alban, Alex N. Diment, Aye Ko Ko, Madhu Rao, Dietrich Schmidt‐Vogt, Yi Monn Soe, Edward L. Webb

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Integrating the PV-Diesel Hybrid System for Reliability Improvement in Distribution System by cho cho myint, Ohn Zin Lin, Soe Soe Ei Aung

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Health Care Financing: Consumers’ Perspectives by Soe Moe, Daw Khin Saw Naing

“…Objectives: To explore the client perspectives of “individualfinancing” at private hospital and government hospital undercommunity cost-sharing scheme.Materials and Methods: A cross sectional study was done in agovernment hospital, namely Yangon General Hospital andBosi private hospital in Yangon, Myanmar. …”
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Effect of point-of-care C-reactive protein testing on antibiotic prescription in febrile patients attending primary care in Thailand and Myanmar: an open-label, randomised, control... by Thomas Althaus, MD, Rachel C Greer, MRCGP, Myo Maung Maung Swe, MPH, Joshua Cohen, MD, Ni Ni Tun, MD, James Heaton, MD, Supalert Nedsuwan, MD, Daranee Intralawan, MD, Nithima Sumpradit, MD, Sabine Dittrich, PhD, Zoë Doran, SRN, Naomi Waithira, MSc, Hlaing Myat Thu, PhD, Han Win, MD, Janjira Thaipadungpanit, PhD, Prapaporn Srilohasin, PhD, Mavuto Mukaka, PhD, Pieter W Smit, PhD, Ern Nutcha Charoenboon, BSc, Marco Johannes Haenssgen, PhD, Tri Wangrangsimakul, MRCP, Stuart Blacksell, PhD, Direk Limmathurotsakul, PhD, Nicholas Day, ProfFRCP, Frank Smithuis, PhD, Yoel Lubell, PhD

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An extensively drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolate from Myanmar by Thanda Tun, Sakiusa Cabe Baleivanualala, Mareike Britta Erdmann, Gregory Gimenez, Htin Lin Aung

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Young key affected population in Myanmar: are there any challenges in seeking information and care for HIV/sexually transmitted infections and reproductive health? [version 2; refe... by Kyaw Min Htut, Myo Myo Mon, Zin Mar Aye, Lwin Lwin Ni

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Decreasing Trends in Antibiotic Consumption in Public Hospitals from 2014 to 2017 Following the Decentralization of Drug Procurement in Myanmar by Khin Hnin Pwint, Kyaw Soe Min, Wenjing Tao, Hemant Deepak Shewade, Khin Thet Wai, Hnin Aye Kyi, Sushma Shakya, Badri Thapa, Rony Zachariah, Zaw Than Htun

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Supporting evidence-based decision-making: Capacity Building through Research by John Conallin, Nora Van Cauwenbergh, Nicolette Duncan, Win Win Zin, Zau Lunn, Htike Htike, Greg Martin, Thom Bogaard, Mário J. Franca

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Modelling and Simulation of Mho Type Distance Relay for High Voltage Transmission Line Protection Using MATLAB Software by win win tun, Ohn Zin Lin, Han Su Yin

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Factors Affecting Health-Promoting Lifestyles Among Community Residents at East Gyogone Ward, Insein Township by Rita Meemee, Naw Ohn Khin Khin, Min Htike Aung

“…Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in Insein Township, Yangon, Myanmar. A total of 194 participants were recruited by using systematic sampling method, and self-administered questionnaires for sociodemographic characteristics and Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II were used for data collection. …”
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Empowering health workers and leveraging digital technology to improve access to mental health and epilepsy care: A longitudinal quasi-experimental study in Hlaing Thar Yar Townshi... by Khin Maung Gyee, Lara Mroueh, Pierre-Emile Bruand, Soe Min, Line Kleinebreil, Ohmmar, Ye Myint Tun, Pierre-Marie Preux, Win Aung Myint, Farid Boumediene

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Performance Comparison of Feature Selection Methods by Phyu Thu Zar, Oo Nyein Nyein

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Wounds, Antimicrobial Resistance and Challenges of Implementing a Surveillance System in Myanmar: A Mixed-Methods Study by Win-Pa Sandar, Saw Saw, Ajay M. V. Kumar, Bienvenu Salim Camara, Myint-Myint Sein

“…We aimed to describe the spectrum of bacterial pathogens, isolated from wound cultures in Yangon General Hospital in 2018, and their antimicrobial resistance (AMR) patterns and to understand the challenges in implementing an AMR surveillance system in Myanmar. …”
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Penile implantation and risky sexual behaviour among male clients of female sex workers, Myanmar by Sun Tun, Tin Aung, May Sudhinaraset, Zaw Win, Willi McFarland

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Preparation, Characterization and Optical Property of LaFeO3 Nanoparticles via Sol-Gel Combustion Method by Mya Theingi, Kay Thi Tun, Nwe Nwe Aung

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Molecular epidemiology of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates from hospitals in Myanmar by Tatsuya Tada, Hiroki Uchida, Tomomi Hishinuma, Shin Watanabe, Mari Tohya, Kyoko Kuwahara-Arai, San Mya, Khin Nyein Zan, Teruo Kirikae, Htay Htay Tin

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Dental Silicone-based Surgical Guides to Harvest the Chimeric Scapular Flap: Preventing Iatrogenic Vascular Injury by Chihiro Matsui, MD, Joseph M. Escandón, MD, Arbab Mohammad, MBBS, Takakuni Tanaka, DDS, PhD, Masashi Sasaki, MD, PhD, May Me Myo, MD, PhD, Le Yu Mon, MD, Yi Yi Cho Thein, MD, PhD, Hiroshi Mizuno, MD, PhD

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Drug resistance and genetic characteristics of clinical isolates of staphylococci in Myanmar: high prevalence of PVL among methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus belonging t... by M.S. Aung, H. Zi, K.M. Nwe, W.W. Maw, M.T. Aung, W.W. Min, N. Nyein, M. Kawaguchiya, N. Urushibara, A. Sumi, N. Kobayashi

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Community-Level Impacts of Climate-Smart Agriculture Interventions on Food Security and Dietary Diversity in Climate-Smart Villages in Myanmar by Andrew Hanley, Galina Brychkova, Wilson John Barbon, Su Myat Noe, Chan Myae, Phyu Sin Thant, Peter C. McKeown, Julian Gonsalves, Charles Spillane

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