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Kinetics of pyrolysis of sugarcane bagasse: effect of catalyst on activation energy and yield of pyrolysis products by Nisar, Jan, Nasir, Umar, Ali, Ghulam, Shah, Afzal, Farooqi, Zahoor Hussain, Iqbal, Munawar, Shah, Muhammad Raza

“…In this work we have attempted to use biomass as energy source which is abundantly available throughout the world. The work is focused on pyrolysis of…”
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Quality of routine facility data for monitoring priority maternal and newborn indicators in DHIS2: A case study from Gombe State, Nigeria by Bhattacharya, Antoinette Alas, Umar, Nasir, Audu, Ahmed, Felix, Habila, Allen, Elizabeth, Schellenberg, Joanna R M, Marchant, Tanya

“…Routine health information systems are critical for monitoring service delivery. District Heath Information System, version 2 (DHIS2) is an open source…”
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How valid are women's reports of the antenatal health services they receive from Community Health Workers in Gombe State north-eastern Nigeria? by Olal, Emmanuel, Umar, Nasir, Anyanti, Jennifer, Hill, Zelee, Marchant, Tanya

“…Community health workers (CHWs) in low- and middle-income countries are key to increasing coverage of maternal and newborn interventions through home visits to…”
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District decision-making for health in low-income settings: a feasibility study of a data-informed platform for health in India, Nigeria and Ethiopia by Avan, Bilal Iqbal, Berhanu, Della, Umar, Nasir, Wickremasinghe, Deepthi, Schellenberg, Joanna

“…Low-resource settings often have limited use of local data for health system planning and decisionmaking. To promote local data use for decision-making and…”
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From Theory to Implementation: Adaptations to a Quality Improvement Initiative According to Implementation Context by Olaniran, Abimbola A., Oludipe, Modupe, Hill, Zelee, Ogunyemi, Adedoyin, Umar, Nasir, Ohiri, Kelechi, Schellenberg, Joanna, Marchant, Tanya

“…As countries continue to invest in quality improvement (QI) initiatives in health facilities, it is important to acknowledge the role of context in…”
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Stated job preferences of three health worker cadres in Ethiopia: a discrete choice experiment by Lamba, Shyam, Arora, Nikita, Keraga, Dorka Woldesenbet, Kiflie, Abiyou, Jembere, Birkety Mengistu, Berhanu, Della, Dubale, Mehret, Marchant, Tanya, Schellenberg, Joanna, Umar, Nasir, Estafinos, Abiy Seifu, Quaife, Matthew

“…Abstract Attracting, training and retaining high-quality health workers are critical for a health system to function well, and it is important to know what…”
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Factors influencing the early initiation of breast feeding in public primary healthcare facilities in Northeast Nigeria: a mixed-method study by Shobo, Olukolade George, Umar, Nasir, Gana, Ahmed, Longtoe, Peter, Idogho, Omokhudu, Anyanti, Jennifer

“…IntroductionThe early initiation of breast feeding is a high-impact intervention that gives newborns a better chance of survival. We assess the barriers and…”
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Improving the quality of routine maternal and newborn data captured in primary health facilities in Gombe State, Northeastern Nigeria: a before-and-after study by Bhattacharya, Antoinette Alas, Allen, Elizabeth, Umar, Nasir, Audu, Ahmed, Felix, Habila, Schellenberg, Joanna, Marchant, Tanya

“…ObjectivesPrimary objective: to assess nine data quality metrics for 14 maternal and newborn health data elements, following implementation of an integrated,…”
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Adding content to contacts: measurement of high quality contacts for maternal and newborn health in Ethiopia, north east Nigeria, and Uttar Pradesh, India by Marchant, Tanya, Tilley-Gyado, Ritgak Dimka, Tessema, Tsegahun, Singh, Kultar, Gautham, Meenakshi, Umar, Nasir, Berhanu, Della, Cousens, Simon, Armstrong Schellenberg, Joanna R M

“…Families in high mortality settings need regular contact with high quality services, but existing population-based measurements of contacts do not reflect…”
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‘A seamless transition’: how to sustain a community health worker scheme within the health system of Gombe state, northeast Nigeria by Wickremasinghe, Deepthi, Alkali Hamza, Yashua, Umar, Nasir, Willey, Barbara, Okolo, Magdalene, Gana, Ahmed, Shuaibu, Abdulrahman, Anyanti, Jennifer, Marchant, Tanya, Spicer, Neil

“…Abstract Health interventions introduced as part of donor-funded projects need careful planning if they are to survive when donor funding ends. In northeast…”
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Assessing capacity of health facilities to provide routine maternal and newborn care in low-income settings: what proportions are ready to provide good-quality care, and what proportions of women receive it? by Tomlin, Keith, Berhanu, Della, Gautham, Meenakshi, Umar, Nasir, Schellenberg, Joanna, Wickremasinghe, Deepthi, Marchant, Tanya

“…Good quality maternal and newborn care at primary health facilities is essential, but in settings with high maternal and newborn mortality the evidence for the…”
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Histopathologic Oral Cancer Prediction Using Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Biopsy Empowered with Transfer Learning by Rahman, Atta-Ur, Alqahtani, Abdullah, Aldhafferi, Nahier, Nasir, Muhammad Umar, Khan, Muhammad Farhan, Khan, Muhammad Adnan, Mosavi, Amir

“…Oral cancer is a dangerous and extensive cancer with a high death ratio. Oral cancer is the most usual cancer in the world, with more than 300,335 deaths every…”
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Understanding mistreatment during institutional delivery in Northeast Nigeria: a mixed-method study by Umar, Nasir, Wickremasinghe, Deepthi, Hill, Zelee, Usman, Umar Adamu, Marchant, Tanya

“…Improving quality of care including the clinical aspects and the experience of care has been advocated for improved coverage and better childbirth outcomes…”
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'The development sector is a graveyard of pilot projects!' Six critical actions for externally funded implementers to foster scale-up of maternal and newborn health innovations in low and middle-income countries by Spicer, Neil, Hamza, Yashua Alkali, Berhanu, Della, Gautham, Meenakshi, Schellenberg, Joanna, Tadesse, Feker, Umar, Nasir, Wickremasinghe, Deepthi

“…Donors often fund projects that develop innovative practices in low and middle-income countries, hoping recipient governments will adopt and scale them within…”
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Monitoring childbirth care in primary health facilities: a validity study in Gombe State, northeastern Nigeria by Bhattacharya, Antoinette Alas, Allen, Elizabeth, Umar, Nasir, Usman, Adamu Umar, Felix, Habila, Audu, Ahmed, Schellenberg, Joanna Rm, Marchant, Tanya

“…Improving the quality of facility-based births is a critical strategy for reducing the high burden of maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity across all…”
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Toward improving respectful maternity care: a discrete choice experiment with rural women in northeast Nigeria by Umar, Nasir, Quaife, Matthew, Exley, Josephine, Shuaibu, Abdulrahman, Hill, Zelee, Marchant, Tanya

“…IntroductionThere is a limited understanding of the importance of respectful maternity care on utilisation of maternal and newborn health services. This study…”
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Provision of essential evidence-based interventions during facility-based childbirth: cross-sectional observations of births in northeast Nigeria by Exley, Josephine, Hanson, Claudia, Umar, Nasir, Willey, Barbara, Shuaibu, Abdulrahman, Marchant, Tanya

“…ObjectivesTo measure the provision of evidence-based preventive and promotive interventions to women, and subsequently their newborns, during childbirth in a…”
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Measurement of respectful maternity care in exit interviews following facility childbirth: a criterion validity assessment in Nigeria by Umar, Nasir, Bhattacharya, Antoinette, Exley, Josephine, Jalingo, Inuwa B., Shuaibu, Abdulrahman, Marchant, Tanya

“…Background Valid methods for assessing women’s experiences of maternity care are essential to the global efforts toward providing positive childbirth…”
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IoMT-Based Osteosarcoma Cancer Detection in Histopathology Images Using Transfer Learning Empowered with Blockchain, Fog Computing, and Edge Computing by Nasir, Muhammad Umar, Khan, Safiullah, Mehmood, Shahid, Khan, Muhammad Adnan, Rahman, Atta-ur, Hwang, Seong Oun

“…Bone tumors, such as osteosarcomas, can occur anywhere in the bones, though they usually occur in the extremities of long bones near metaphyseal growth plates…”
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Economic burden of obstetric fistula among patients in the National Obstetric Fistula Centre, Nigeria by Dattijo, Lamaran, Kabuga, Nasir, Aminu, Muhammad, Umar, Nasir

“…Background: Obstetric fistula (OF) continues to be a major health problem in developing countries such as Nigeria. It is a communication between the vagina and…”
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