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Afr J Reprod Health
December 2024
Heroes for Gender Transformative Action - Amref Health Africa, Uganda.
With 25% of teenagers pregnant by age of 19 and about half of these married before their 18th birth day, Uganda exhibits one of the highest rates of teenage pregnancy and child marriage globally. Comprehensive data on the drivers and barriers to addressing repeat teenage pregnancies and early child marriages remains limited. Using the narrative inquiry approach, the paper explores the key socio-cultural drivers and barriers to addressing repeat teenage pregnancies and early/forced marriages among stakeholders in the districts of Mbale, Kween, Namayingo and Kalangala.
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December 2024
Department of Computer Science, Louisiana Tech University, 201 Mayfield Ave, Ruston, LA 71272, USA.
Odor source localization (OSL) technology allows autonomous agents like mobile robots to localize a target odor source in an unknown environment. This is achieved by an OSL navigation algorithm that processes an agent's sensor readings to calculate action commands to guide the robot to locate the odor source. Compared to traditional 'olfaction-only' OSL algorithms, our proposed OSL algorithm integrates vision and olfaction sensor modalities to localize odor sources even if olfaction sensing is disrupted by non-unidirectional airflow or vision sensing is impaired by environmental complexities.
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December 2024
Civil Engineering Department, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730070, China.
This study investigates the effect of microstructural changes in polyurethane coatings on their water resistance properties. Polyurethane coatings with varying diluent contents were prepared and tested for water penetration resistance and mechanical property retention. The time-dependent behavior of water within the coatings at different immersion durations was analyzed using low-field nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNutrients
December 2024
Pediatric Hepatology and Liver Transplant Unit, Department of Pediatrics, ERN Rare Liver ERN TransplantChild, Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Barcelona, Spain.
Lysosomal acid lipase deficiency (LAL-D) is an ultra-rare lysosomal storage disease with two distinct phenotypes, an infantile-onset form (formerly Wolman disease) and a later-onset form (formerly cholesteryl ester storage disease). The objective of this narrative review is to examine the most important aspects of the diagnosis and treatment of LAL-D and to provide practical expert recommendations. The infantile-onset form occurs in the first weeks of life and is characterized by malnourishment and failure to thrive due to gastrointestinal impairment (vomiting, diarrhea, malabsorption), as well as systemic inflammation, hepatosplenomegaly, and adrenal calcifications.
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November 2024
Department of Gastroenterology, St George's University Hospital, London SW17 0QT, UK.
Proctitis refers to inflammation in the rectum and may result in rectal bleeding, discharge, urgency, tenesmus, and lower abdominal pain. It is a common presentation, particularly in genitourinary medicine and gastroenterology, as the two most common causes are sexually transmitted infections and inflammatory bowel disease. The incidence of infective proctitis is rising, particularly amongst high-risk groups, including men who have sex with men, those with HIV seropositive status, and those participating in high-risk sexual behaviours.
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