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Evaluation of conditional cash transfers and mHealth audio messaging in reduction of risk factors for childhood malnutrition in internally displaced persons camps in Somalia: A 2 × 2 factorial cluster-randomised controlled trial by Grijalva-Eternod, Carlos S, Jelle, Mohamed, Mohamed, Hani, Waller, Katie, Osman Hussein, Bishar, Barasa, Emmanuel, Solomon, Andrea, Mehjabeen, Sajia, Copas, Andrew, Fottrell, Edward, Seal, Andrew J

“…Cash transfer programmes are increasingly used in humanitarian contexts to help address people's needs across multiple sectors. However, their impact on the…”
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Understanding multilevel barriers to childhood vaccination uptake among Internally Displaced Populations (IDPs) in Mogadishu, Somalia: a qualitative study by Jelle, Mohamed, Seal, Andrew J, Mohamed, Hodan, Mohamed, Hani, Omar, Mohamed Sheikh, Mohamed, Sadik, Mohamed, Amina, Morrison, Joanna

“…Disparities in vaccination coverage exist in Somalia with Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) being among the groups with the lowest coverage. We implemented…”
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A cash-based intervention and the risk of acute malnutrition in children aged 6-59 months living in internally displaced persons camps in Mogadishu, Somalia: A non-randomised cluster trial by Grijalva-Eternod, Carlos S, Jelle, Mohamed, Haghparast-Bidgoli, Hassan, Colbourn, Tim, Golden, Kate, King, Sarah, Cox, Cassy L, Morrison, Joanna, Skordis-Worrall, Jolene, Fottrell, Edward, Seal, Andrew J

“…Somalia has been affected by conflict since 1991, with children aged <5 years presenting a high acute malnutrition prevalence. Cash-based interventions (CBIs)…”
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The double burden of obesity and malnutrition in a protracted emergency setting: a cross-sectional study of Western Sahara refugees by Grijalva-Eternod, Carlos S, Wells, Jonathan C K, Cortina-Borja, Mario, Salse-Ubach, Nuria, Tondeur, Mélody C, Dolan, Carmen, Meziani, Chafik, Wilkinson, Caroline, Spiegel, Paul, Seal, Andrew J

“…Households from vulnerable groups experiencing epidemiological transitions are known to be affected concomitantly by under-nutrition and obesity. Yet, it is…”
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Forced evictions and their social and health impacts in Southern Somalia: a qualitative study in Mogadishu Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps by Jelle, Mohamed, Morrison, Joanna, Mohamed, Hani, Ali, Raha, Solomon, Andrea, Seal, Andrew J

“…Forced evictions are common in conflict-affected settings. More than 500 internally displaced persons (IDPs) are evicted daily in Mogadishu. Context specific…”
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The REFANI-S study protocol: a non-randomised cluster controlled trial to assess the role of an unconditional cash transfer, a non-food item kit, and free piped water in reducing the risk of acute malnutrition among children aged 6-59 months living in camps for internally displaced persons in the Afgooye corridor, Somalia by Jelle, Mohamed, Grijalva-Eternod, Carlos S, Haghparast-Bidgoli, Hassan, King, Sarah, Cox, Cassy L, Skordis-Worrall, Jolene, Morrison, Joanna, Colbourn, Timothy, Fottrell, Edward, Seal, Andrew J

“…The prevalence of acute malnutrition is often high in emergency-affected populations and is associated with elevated mortality risk and long-term health…”
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Low and deficient niacin status and pellagra are endemic in postwar Angola [Erratum: 2009 Apr. 1, v. 89, no. 4, p. 1279.] by Seal, Andrew J, Creeke, Paul I, Dibari, Filippo, Cheung, Edith, Kyroussis, Eustace, Semedo, Paulina, Briel, Tina van den

“…BACKGROUND:Outbreaks of pellagra were documented during the civil war in Angola, but no contemporary data on the incidence of pellagra or the prevalence of…”
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Competition of nuclear factor-erythroid 2 factors related transcription factor isoforms, Nrf1 and Nrf2, in antioxidant enzyme induction by Chepelev, Nikolai L, Zhang, Hongqiao, Liu, Honglei, McBride, Skye, Seal, Andrew J, Morgan, Todd E, Finch, Caleb E, Willmore, William G, Davies, Kelvin J A, Forman, Henry Jay

“…Although the Nrf2 (nuclear factor-erythroid 2 p45 subunit-related factor 2) regulated expression of multiple antioxidant and cytoprotective genes through the…”
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Use of an adapted participatory learning and action cycle to increase knowledge and uptake of child vaccination in internally displaced persons camps (IVACS): A cluster-randomised controlled trial by Seal, Andrew J., Mohamed, Hodan Abdullahi, Stokes-Walter, Ronald, Mohamed, Sadik, Abdille, Amina Mohamed, Yakowenko, Ellyn, Sheikh Omar, Mohamed, Jelle, Mohamed

“…Vaccination is a key public health intervention that can reduce excess mortality in humanitarian contexts. Vaccine hesitancy is thought to be a significant…”
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Evaluation of conditional cash transfers and mHealth audio messaging in reduction of risk factors for childhood malnutrition in internally displaced persons camps in Somalia: A 2 x 2 factorial cluster-randomised controlled trial by Grijalva-Eternod, Carlos S, Jelle, Mohamed, Mohamed, Hani, Waller, Katie, Osman Hussein, Bishar, Barasa, Emmanuel, Solomon, Andrea, Mehjabeen, Sajia, Copas, Andrew, Fottrell, Edward, Seal, Andrew J

“…Background Cash transfer programmes are increasingly used in humanitarian contexts to help address people's needs across multiple sectors. However, their…”
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Use of verbal autopsy for establishing causes of child mortality in camps for internally displaced people in Mogadishu, Somalia: a population-based, prospective, cohort study by Seal, Andrew J, Jelle, Mohamed, Grijalva-Eternod, Carlos S, Mohamed, Hani, Ali, Raha, Fottrell, Edward

“…People in humanitarian emergencies are likely to experience excess mortality but information on the causes of death is often unreliable or non-existent. This…”
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Excessive iodine intake during pregnancy in Somali refugees by Kassim, Ismail A.R., Ruth, Laird J., Creeke, Paul I., Gnat, Danielle, Abdalla, Fathia, Seal, Andrew J.

“…Iodine deficiency and excess are both associated with adverse health consequences, with fetuses, children and pregnant women being most vulnerable to the…”
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Excess dietary iodine intake in long-term African refugees by Seal, Andrew J, Creeke, Paul I, Gnat, Daniella, Abdalla, Fathia, Mirghani, Zahra

“…To assess the iodine status of long-term refugees dependent on international food aid and humanitarian assistance. A series of cross-sectional two-stage…”
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Iodine intake in Somalia is excessive and associated with the source of household drinking water by Kassim, Ismail A R, Moloney, Grainne, Busili, Ahono, Nur, Abukar Yusuf, Paron, Paolo, Jooste, Pieter, Gadain, Hussein, Seal, Andrew J

“…Few data on iodine status in Somalia are available, but it is assumed that deficiency is a public health problem due to the limited access to iodized salt. We…”
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Induction of LTP in the hippocampus needs synaptic activation of glutamate metabotropic receptors by Bashir, Zafar I, Bortolotto, Zuner A, Davies, Ceri H, Berretta, Nicola, Irving, Andrew J, Seal, Andrew J, Henley, Jeremy M, Jane, David E, Watkins, Jeffrey C, Collingridge, Graham L

“…Understanding the mechanisms of long-term potentiation (LTP) should provide insights into the molecular basis of learning and memory in vertebrates. Ionotropic…”
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Rapid acceptability and adherence testing of a lipid-based nutrient supplement and a micronutrient powder among refugee children and pregnant and lactating women in Algeria by Tondeur, Melody C, Salse, U Núria, Wilkinson, Caroline, Spiegel, Paul, Seal, Andrew J

“…To assess the acceptability and adherence to daily doses of lipid-based nutrient supplement (LNS) among children and micronutrient powder (MNP) among children…”
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Admission profile and discharge outcomes for infants aged less than 6 months admitted to inpatient therapeutic care in 10 countries. A secondary data analysis by Grijalva‐Eternod, Carlos S., Kerac, Marko, McGrath, Marie, Wilkinson, Caroline, Hirsch, June C., Delchevalerie, Pascale, Seal, Andrew J.

“…Evidence on the management of acute malnutrition in infants aged less than 6 months (infants <6mo) is scarce. To understand outcomes using current protocols,…”
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Findings from a cluster randomised trial of unconditional cash transfers in Niger by Sibson, Victoria L., Grijalva‐Eternod, Carlos S., Noura, Garba, Lewis, Julia, Kladstrup, Kwanli, Haghparast‐Bidgoli, Hassan, Skordis‐Worrall, Jolene, Colbourn, Tim, Morrison, Joanna, Seal, Andrew J.

“…Unconditional cash transfers (UCTs) are used as a humanitarian intervention to prevent acute malnutrition, despite a lack of evidence about their…”
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Whole blood NAD and NADP concentrations are not depressed in subjects with clinical pellagra by Creeke, Paul I, Dibari, Filippo, Cheung, Edith, van den Briel, Tina, Kyroussis, Eustace, Seal, Andrew J

“…Population surveys for niacin deficiency are normally based on clinical signs or on biochemical measurements of urinary niacin metabolites. Status may also be…”
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Large-scale investigation of oxygen response mutants in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by Samanfar, Bahram, Omidi, Katayoun, Hooshyar, Mohsen, Laliberte, Ben, Alamgir, Md, Seal, Andrew J, Ahmed-Muhsin, Eman, Viteri, Duber Frey, Said, Kamaleldin, Chalabian, Firoozeh, Golshani, Ardeshir, Wainer, Gabriel, Burnside, Daniel, Shostak, Kristina, Bugno, Magdalena, Willmore, William G, Smith, Myron L, Golshani, Ashkan

“…A genome-wide screen of a yeast non-essential gene-deletion library was used to identify sick phenotypes due to oxygen deprivation. The screen provided a…”
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