Publications by authors named "R E Quick"
Objectives: Innovations to improve public sanitation facilities, especially in healthcare facilities (HCFs) in low-income countries, are limited. SaTo pans represent novel, largely untested, modifications to reduce odour and flies and improve acceptability of HCF sanitation facilities. We conducted a pilot project to evaluate acceptability, cleanliness, flies and odour within latrines in 37 HCFs in Kisumu, Kenya, randomised into intervention (SaTo pan modifications) and control arms by sub-county and HCF level.
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- The study investigates how different types of endothelial cells contribute to brain capillaries, crucial for brain function and homeostasis.
- Researchers analyzed vascular formation in zebrafish brain regions, finding that certain genetic factors are essential for the blood-brain barrier (BBB) but not for fenestrated capillary formation.
- They identified a complex interaction between different vascular growth factors (Vegfs) that influences angiogenesis, highlighting the specialized roles of endothelial and non-neuronal cells in different brain regions.
From August 15, 2015 to March 5, 2016, Tanzania reported 16,521 cholera cases and 251 deaths, with 4,596 cases and 44 deaths in its largest city, Dar es Salaam. To evaluate outbreak response efforts, we conducted a household survey with drinking water testing in the five most affected wards in Dar es Salaam. We interviewed 641 households 6 months after the beginning of the outbreak.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDynamic brain activity requires timely communications between the brain parenchyma and circulating blood. Brain-blood communication is facilitated by intricate networks of brain vasculature, which display striking heterogeneity in structure and function. This vascular cell heterogeneity in the brain is fundamental to mediating diverse brain functions and has long been recognized.
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