Publications by authors named "M Merritt"
The framework presented in the World Bank report Open and Inclusive: Fair processes for Financing Universal Health Coverage effectively connects proposed decision-making principles with practical examples that country governments can use to pursue greater fairness. In this commentary, we consider the suggestion that international development partners might use the report's criteria to examine their own processes. We consider what the report's primary Fair Process principles - equality, impartiality and consistency - imply for development partners.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: There are scarce data on risk factors for epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) in Asian populations. Our goal was to advance knowledge on reproductive -related risk factors for EOC in a large population of Asian women.
Methods: This study used pooled individual data from baseline questionnaires in 11 prospective cohorts (baseline years, 1958-2015) in the Asia Cohort Consortium.
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- * Researchers found that the average age girls start their periods is about 14 years, but it has been getting younger over the past 100 years.
- * Different countries showed different trends, with some like China having ups and downs, while others like Japan and Singapore had a steady decline in the average age.
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- High-crystal-quality nanoferrites with short ligands, like oleic acid, have been found to improve sensitivity and spatial resolution in magnetic particle imaging (MPI) due to their ability to form uniaxial assemblies.
- A one-pot thermal decomposition method was developed to create magnetic nano-objects (MNOs) that show strong magnetic interactions and reproducibility, with sizes ranging from 12 to 27 nm, affecting their response and chain formation capabilities.
- The study revealed that these ferrite MNOs significantly enhance signal and spatial resolution compared to existing MPI tracers, with results indicating the importance of optimizing the frequency and field amplitude for effective imaging and thermal performance.
Background: The 2022 mpox outbreak disproportionately affected gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM). Mpox cases continue to be reported nationally. Vaccination is a tool to prevent the spread of and serious disease from mpox.
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