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Data from: Development of a simple, practice-based tool to assess quality of paediatric emergency care delivery in resource-limited settings: identifying critical actions via a Delphi study
Objective: Provision of timely, high-quality care for the initial management of critically ill children in African hospitals remains a challenge. Monitoring the completion of critical actions during resuscitations can inform efforts to reduce variability and improve outcomes. We sought to develop a practice-based tool based on contextually relevant actions identified via a Delphi process. Our goal was to develop a tool that could identify gaps in care, facilitate identification of training and standardized assessment to support quality improvement efforts. Design: Six sentinel conditions were selected based on disease epidemiology and mortality at rural and urban African emergency departments. Potential critical actions were identified through focused literature review. These actions were evaluated within a three-round modified Delphi process. A set of logistical filters was applied to the candidate list to derive a practice-based tool. Setting and participants: Attendees at an international emergency medicine conference comprised an expert panel of 25 participants, with 84% working primarily in African settings. Consensus rounds allowing novel responses were conducted via online and in-person surveys. Results: The expert panel generated 199 actions that apply to six conditions in emergently ill children. Application of appropriateness criteria refined this to 92 candidate actions across seven categories: core skills, active seizure, altered mental status, diarrheal illness, febrile illness, respiratory distress, polytrauma. From these, we identified 28 actions for inclusion in a practice-based tool contextually relevant to the initial management of critically ill children in Africa. Conclusions: A group consensus process identified critical actions for severely ill children with select sentinel conditions in emergency paediatric care in an African setting. Absence of these actions during resuscitation might reflect modifiable gaps in quality of care. The resulting practice-based tool is context-relevant and can serve as a foundation for training and quality improvement efforts in African hospitals and emergency departments.
Data from: Seed set variation in wild Clarkia populations: teasing apart the effects of seasonal resource depletion, pollen quality, and pollen quantity
In habitats where resource availability declines during the growing season, selection may favor early-flowering individuals. Under such ephemerally favorable conditions, late-blooming species (and individuals) may be particularly vulnerable to resource limitation of seed production. In California, a region prone to seasonal drought, members of the annual genus Clarkia are among the last to flower in the spring. We compared pollen limitation (PL) of seed set and outcrossing rates between early- and late-flowering individuals in two mixed-mating Clarkia taxa to detect whether flowering time is associated with changes in seed set due to resource depletion, PL, or increased selfing. In 2008–2010, we hand-pollinated one flower on a total of 1855 individual plants either Early (near the onset of flowering) or Late (near the end of flowering) in the flowering season and compared seed set to adjacent, open-pollinated flowers on the same stem. To assess the contribution of pollen quality to reproduction, we first (2008) used allozymes to estimate outcrossing rates of seeds produced by Early and Late open-pollinated flowers. Second (2009), we conducted an anther-removal experiment to estimate self-pollen deposition. Seed set in Clarkia unguiculata was not pollen-limited. Clarkia xantiana ssp. xantiana was pollen-limited in 2008 and 2010, but not 2009. PL did not differ between Early and Late treatments. In both taxa, seed set of Early flowers was greater than Late flowers, but not due to PL in the latter. Reproduction was generally pollinator-dependent. Most pollen deposition was xenogamous, and outcrossing rates were >0.7 – and similar between Early and Late periods. These results suggest that pollen receipt and pollen quality remain seasonally consistent. By contrast, the resources necessary to provision seeds decline, reducing the fitness benefits associated with resource allocation to ovules.
F in Behavioural and morphological adaptations for a low-quality resource in semi-arid environments: dung beetles (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea) associated with the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus L.)
F 6–9. Epipharynx of (6) Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) latigena d'Orbigny (150×) and (7) O. (Parentius) emarginatus Mulsant (170×), rabbit-pellet consumers, and (8) O. (Palaeonthophagus) fracticornis (Preyssler) (120×) and (9) O. (Onthophagus) taurus (Schreber) (130×), fresh-dung consumers. acr, acroparia; zg, zygum.
F in Behavioural and morphological adaptations for a low-quality resource in semi-arid environments: dung beetles (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea) associated with the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus L.)
F 10–13. Epipharynx of (10) Aphodius (Ammoecius) elevatus (Olivier) (140×) and (11) A. (Anomius) baeticus Mulsant and Rey (160×), rabbit-pellet consumers, and (12) A. (Otophorus) haemorrhoidalis (L.) (400×) and (13) A. (Eudolus) quadriguttatus (Herbst) (350×), fresh-dung consumers. co, corypha; epz, epizygum.
F in Behavioural and morphological adaptations for a low-quality resource in semi-arid environments: dung beetles (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea) associated with the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus L.)
F 2–5. Hypopharynx and mandibles of (2, 3) Thorectes intermedius (Costa) (170×), a rabbit-pellet consumer and (4, 5) Geotrupes stercorarius (L.) (80×), a fresh-dung consumer. m, molar area; pgl, paraglossa; r, retinaculum; sa, scissorial area.
F in Behavioural and morphological adaptations for a low-quality resource in semi-arid environments: dung beetles (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea) associated with the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus L.)
F. 1. Scheme of breeding patterns of the dung beetle community associated with the European rabbit. Drawings after Brussaard (1983), Klemperer and Lumaret (1985) and our results.
Influence of habitat quality and resource density on breeding-season female monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) movement and space use in north-central USA agroecosystem landscapes
<ol> <li> The eastern North American monarch butterfly is at risk of quasi-extinction due, in part, to the loss of breeding habitat in agricultural landscapes of the USA Midwest. Because adult females are not patch residents, egg abundance and distribution across the landscape are a function of their perceptual range, flight directionality, and flight step lengths. Conservation actions that account for habitat use in agricultural landscapes can enhance functional connectivity.</li> <li>Field-captured females (n=114) were released in a 64-ha area containing restored prairies, grass-dominated fields, and crop fields in Floyd County, Iowa, USA, and two 1,000 m linear north-south sections of grass-dominated roadside along secondary roads (~ 35 ha) with different proximity to prairie habitat in rural Story County, Iowa. Radio-tagged or untagged monarchs were released in areas with high-density, low-density, and zero density of forage and oviposition resources, as well as on habitat edges between high and zero-density habitats. Monarchs were observed for one hour. Radio-tagged individuals that flew beyond visual detection were relocated using handheld radio telemetry.</li> <li>Monarchs moved within and between habitat classes and typically performed up-wind search behavior. Monarchs successfully located resources, with some flying over 500 m to find high-density areas, providing evidence that the monarch's perceptual distance is > 100 m. Regardless of habitat class or field site, most step lengths were < 50 m, and turn angles were directional. Large steps (≥ 50 m) crossing habitat boundaries occurred with approximately half of the monarchs, which may indicate initiation of long-range searches for suitable habitat, consistent with their vagile behavior. Establishing habitat patches 50 m apart in agricultural landscapes would facilitate efficient movement.</li> <li>This study provides an extensive dataset of directly observed breeding-season monarch butterflies to assess the utilization of agricultural landscapes. Documentation of step lengths > 50 m in complex, agricultural landscapes would not have been possible without the aid of radio telemetry. Results provide improved estimates of perceptual range and flight patterns within and between habitat patches that support models that simulate natural population dynamics to enable conservation planning at a landscape scale.</li> </ol>
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use and its Impact on Quality of Life among Cancer Patients in Freetown, Sierra Leone: Considerations for a Resource-Limited Setting
<p> </p> <p><span>Cancer patients are increasingly resorting to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) to alleviate the effects of the disease and enhance their quality of life (QoL). However, to our knowledge, no study has investigated CAM use and its impact on QoL in patients with cancer in Sierra Leone. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the prevalence of and associated factors with CAM use, and compare the quality of life between CAM users and non-users.</span></p> <p><span>This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted at three health facilities in Freetown viz Connaught Hospital Ola During Children's Hospital, and the Water and Stone Clinic. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews, using an adapted questionnaire. The QoL was assessed using the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer tool. Descriptive analysis was employed, and binary logistic regression tests were used to explore the associated factors of CAM use, with statistical significance set at p<0.05.</span></p> <p><span>In total, 204 participants completed the study. The prevalence of CAM use was 48.5%. Among the various CAMs examined in this study, herbal medicines (48.8%) followed by special foods (19.4%) were the most commonly used forms of CAM. The primary reason for CAM use was the management of cancer complications (43.4%). Over half of the CAM users did not disclose their CAM use to their doctors (53.5%). There was a statistically significant association between CAM use and tertiary education (AOR=2.68, 95%CI=1.31-5.49, p=0.007) and chemotherapy treatment (AOR=1.91, 95%CI= 1.06-3.46, p=0.032). There was no considerable impact of CAM on QoL, although financial difficulty was statistically significant among CAM users compared with non-CAM users.</span></p> <p><span>This study revealed that CAM use is prevalent among cancer patients, with herbal medicines being the most commonly used form, followed by special foods and prayers. <span> </span>Patients primarily obtain information about CAM from family, friends, and relatives, and most do not discuss CAM use with their doctors. Tertiary education and chemotherapy were found to be predictors of CAM use. Regarding the impact of CAM on QoL, only financial difficulty was statistically significant.</span></p>
Data on physico-chemical quality and microbial community level physiological profiles of drinking water and freshwater resources in Mega Manila Philippines
<p><strong>Samples of drinking water and freshwater resources in Mega Manila, Philippines were analyzed for physical and chemical quality as well as physiological profiles of microbial communities. Temperature, pH, oxidation-reduction potential, absolute conductivity, resistivity, total dissolved solids, salinity, pressure, and dissolved oxygen were measured using a multi-parameter probe and reported as averages from three biological replicates per sample. Detection and quantification of arsenic were carried out via 3114 B: Hydride Generation AAS method, while analysis for lead and cadmium was carried out via 3111 B: Direct Air-Acetylene Flame method. Detection and quantification of mercury was performed via Inductively Coupled Plasma-Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES). Detection and quantification of polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) were carried out via Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) and Gas Chromatography-Electron Capture Detection (GC-ECD). Assessment of the physiological activities of microbial communities in the water samples was done using the Biolog EcoPlateTM system. Eight samples returned less than the minimum detection limit for analysis of heavy metals and no samples contained polyaromatic hydrocarbons and organochlorine pesticides. In terms of microbial community physiological profiles, 66% of the samples (19 out 29) are found to demonstrate consistent increases in AMR and CMD over time. These data can be reused as comparators for retrospective and prospective quality assessments of drinking water and freshwater sources.</strong></p>
Setting a Benchmark for Resource Utilization and Quality of Care in Patients Undergoing TAVI in Europe
ClinicalTrials.gov study NCT04579445. IPD Sharing: NO. Countries: 7. Publications: 3.
The Colonoscopy Booklet:Effect of a Recipe Resource on Quality of Colonoscopy Bowel Preparation and Patient Experience
ClinicalTrials.gov study NCT06141122. IPD Sharing: NO. Countries: 1. Publications: 3.
Technology Supported Mindfulness for Prenatal Depression and Mental Health-related Quality of Life in a Resource-Limited Environment
ClinicalTrials.gov study NCT07151781. IPD Sharing: UNDECIDED. Countries: 1. Publications: 1.
Effect of a Recipe Resource on Quality of Colonoscopy Bowel Preparation and Patient Experience
ClinicalTrials.gov study NCT06687096. IPD Sharing: NO. Countries: 1. Publications: 3.
A Study to Investigate the Impact of Abiraterone Acetate and Enzalutamide on Health-related Quality of Life, Participant-Reported Outcomes, and Medical Resource Use in Metastatic Castration-resistant
ClinicalTrials.gov study NCT02813408. IPD Sharing: Not stated. Countries: 3. Publications: 1.
Study to Assess Resource Utilization and Quality of Life of Patients With RRMS Treated With Tecfidera in Greece
ClinicalTrials.gov study NCT03101735. IPD Sharing: UNDECIDED. Countries: 1. Publications: 1.
Influence of habitat quality and resource density on breeding-season female monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) movement and space use in north-central USA agroecosystem landscapes
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Data from: Development of a simple, practice-based tool to assess quality of paediatric emergency care delivery in resource-limited settings: identifying critical actions via a Delphi study
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Data from: Seed set variation in wild Clarkia populations: teasing apart the effects of seasonal resource depletion, pollen quality, and pollen quantity
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Data from: Predation risk, resource quality, and reef structural complexity shape territoriality in a coral reef herbivore
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Resource quality determines the evolution of resistance and its genetic basis
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