Evaluation of diabetes care services, data quality, and availability of resources in Ethiopia: Difference-in-differences analysis of the NORAD-WHO NCDs' midterm project evaluation.

Background: The Ethiopian government, supported by NORAD, the WHO, and other partners, is decentralizing diabetes care to primary health units via a task-shifting approach. Despite substantial investment, there is still a lack of up-to-date information on diabetes screening, diagnosis, treatment, and medication availability in the country.

Objective: This study assessed the effects of the NORAD-WHO intervention on diabetes care services, data quality, and the availability of infrastructure and medical supplies in Ethiopia.

Hydrophobins from mediate fungal interactions with microplastics.

Microplastics present myriad ecological and human health risks including serving as a vector for pathogens in human and animal food chains. However, the specific mechanisms by which pathogenic fungi colonize these microplastics have yet to be explored. In this work, we examine the opportunistic fungal pathogen, and other common soil and marine , which we found bind microplastics tightly.

Contamination profile and hazards of neonicotinoid insecticides in honey from apiaries in Beijing, China.

The residues of neonicotinoid insecticides in honey have raised global concern for their adverse effects on non-target organisms. However, information on the presence of neonicotinoids in raw honey in China is limited. Our study investigated the distribution profiles of neonicotinoids in raw honey samples collected from apiaries in plain and mountainous areas surrounding Beijing City.

Revisiting the activity of two poly(vinyl chloride)- and polyethylene-degrading enzymes.

Biocatalytic degradation of non-hydrolyzable plastics is a rapidly growing field of research, driven by the global accumulation of waste. Enzymes capable of cleaving the carbon-carbon bonds in synthetic polymers are highly sought-after as they may provide tools for environmentally friendly plastic recycling. Despite some reports of oxidative enzymes acting on non-hydrolyzable plastics, including polyethylene or poly(vinyl chloride), the notion that these materials are susceptible to efficient enzymatic degradation remains controversial, partly driven by a general lack of studies independently reproducing previous observations.

Correction: Beyond eves and cracks: An interdisciplinary study of socio-spatial variation in urban malaria transmission in Ethiopia.

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