PERCEPTIONS OF LONG-TERM IMPACT AND CHANGE FOLLOWING A MIDWIFE-LED BIOMASS SMOKE EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR MOTHERS IN RURAL UGANDA: A QUALITATIVE STUDY

Perceptions of long-term impact and change following a midwife-led biomass smoke education program for mothers in rural Uganda: a qualitative study

Introduction: Women and children in Uganda and other low- and middle-income countries are exposed to disproportionately high levels of household air pollution from biomass smoke generated by smoke-producing cookstoves, especially in rural areas.This population is therefore particularly vulnerable to the negative health effects caused by household a

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Youth visions in a changing climate: Emerging lessons from using immersive and arts-based methods for strengthening community-engaged research with urban youth

Despite increasing efforts, youth perspectives remain largely excluded from decision- making processes concerning their future and the social-ecological challenges they are set to inherit.While youth are a critical and powerful force for social change, many youths in underserved communities have limited access to appropriate information on the root

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Cyclic Enterobacterial Common Antigen Maintains the Outer Membrane Permeability Barrier of Escherichia coli in a Manner Controlled by YhdP

ABSTRACT Gram-negative bacteria have an outer membrane (OM) impermeable to many toxic compounds that can be further strengthened during stress.In Enterobacteriaceae, the envelope contains enterobacterial common antigen (ECA), a carbohydrate-derived moiety conserved throughout Enterobacteriaceae, the function of which is poorly understood.Previously

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