Publications by authors named "B Raj Bhandari"
Background: Monkeypox (Mpox), is a disease of global public health concern, as it does not affect only countries in western and central Africa.
Aim: To assess Burundi healthcare workers (HCWs)s' level of knowledge and confidence in the diagnosis and management of Mpox.
Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study an online survey designed mainly from the World Health Organization course distributed among Burundi HCWs from June-July 2023.
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- The study investigates the thermoelectric properties of Abrikosov vortices in type-II superconductors under quantum conditions, focusing on two setups: a superconductor-insulator-normal-metal junction and a scanning tunneling microscope tip over the superconductor.
- The strong breaking of particle-hole symmetry in these vortices leads to a significant thermoelectric response, predicting thermovoltage values of a few mV/K at temperatures near absolute zero.
- The study finds favorable thermoelectric coefficients, with a figure of merit (ZT) around 1 for the S-I-N junction and over 3 when using the STM junction, suggesting potential applications as low-temperature thermocouples or in detecting single low-energy photons.
Maltodextrins are extensively used in the food industry to shape the physicochemical properties of food products. This multiscale study investigates three different Dextrose Equivalent (DE) maltodextrins as model matrices to elucidate the relationship between techno-functional behaviors and single particle surface properties. It was evidenced that environmental variations and glass transition influence single particle properties, significantly impacting the powder bulk behavior.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAlzheimer's disease (AD) is a challenging medical issue that requires efficacious treatment options to improve long-term quality of life. Cannabidiol (CBD) is a cannabis-derived phytocannabinoid with potential health benefits, including reports from our laboratory and others showing a therapeutic role in the pre-clinical treatment of AD; however, the mechanisms whereby CBD affects AD progression remain undefined. Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) are recently discovered immune cells that initiate and orchestrate inflammatory responses.
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- Osteoporosis is a significant public health issue that leads to serious complications like physical disability and increased mortality rates, yet many people are unaware and undiagnosed until fractures occur.
- A study was conducted in Kirtipur Municipality, Nepal, involving 405 middle and old-aged women to assess their knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding osteoporosis using face-to-face interviews and statistical analyses.
- Results showed that nearly half of the participants had good knowledge about osteoporosis, with significant associations found between knowledge, attitudes, and practices based on factors like occupation, income, ethnicity, and education.