The Role of Open and Distance Learning (ODL) in Promoting Access to Women's Education in Northwestern Nigeria: A Case Study of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) by Shehu Usman Adamu, Bala Kwata Waziri, Adewale Adesina, Babangida Iro

“…The study also checked the faculties where those women registered during the last 4 years to determine the role of Open and Distance Learning in giving women access to higher education. A total of twenty-five thousand three hundred and sixteen women enrolled in the National Open University of Nigeria in the period under review with Kaduna Study Centre having the highest figure of 8,791, followed by Kano with 4,995 with Katsina, Dutse, Sokoto, Gusau and Birnin Kebbi having 2,554., 1,607., 1,129., 1,000 and 971 respectively while other smaller centres in Northwest had 4,263. …”
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Comparative embryological study of some Jerusalem artichoke (<i>Helianthus tuberosus</i> L.) accessions with different seed-setting ability from the VIR collection by O. N. Voronova, A. A. Babro, A. V. Lyubchenko

“…Jerusalem artichoke accessions from the VIR collection: cvs. ‘Topianka’ (k-70), ‘М-24-29’ (k-90), ‘2М-22-29’ (k-119), Skatovsky (k-123), and ‘Kievsky krasny’ (k-170), grown at Maikop Experiment Station of VIR, were examined. …”
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Enhancing identity and access management using Hyperledger Fabric and OAuth 2.0: A block-chain-based approach for security and scalability for healthcare industry by Shrabani Sutradhar, Sunil Karforma, Rajesh Bose, Sandip Roy, Sonia Djebali, Debnath Bhattacharyya

Subjects: “…Identity &amp; access management…”
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Urine tenofovir adherence testing: Perspectives of recently diagnosed South African adolescents and young adults with HIV accessing care via mobile HIV clinics. by Michalina A Montaño, Siyaxolisa Sindelo, Amanda Fata, Elzette Rousseau, Linda-Gail Bekker, Ingrid T Katz, Paul K Drain

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Arthroplasty registries at a glance: an initiative of the International Society of Arthroplasty Registries (ISAR) to facilitate access, understanding, and reporting of registry data from an international perspective by Anne Lübbeke, Lotje A Hoogervorst, Perla J Marang-van de Mheen, Heather A Prentice, Ola Rolfson, Rob G H H Nelissen, Arnd Steinbrück, Gearoid McGauran, Christophe Barea, Kajsa Erikson, Alma B Pedersen, Martyn Porter

“…This project aims to improve the knowledge concerning existing registries to facilitate access, transparency, harmonization, and reporting. …”
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ABO-incompatible liver transplantation – exploring utilitarian solutions to restricted access and organ shortages: A single-centre experience from Johannesburg, South Africa by E U Wessels, J Loveland, H Maher, P Gaylard, B Bobat, A D Mahomed, D Parbhoo, M R Beretta, C Hajinicolaou, P Walabh, S Berkenfeld, D Demopoulos, S Rambarran, B Ströbele, F van der Schyff, J Fabian, L Brannigan

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Lewis Acid-Catalyzed 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition of Bicyclobutanes with Isatogens: Access to Tetracyclic 2‑Oxa-3-azabicyclo[3.1.1]heptanes by Shiksha Deswal, Rohan Chandra Das, Deeptanu Sarkar, Akkattu T. Biju

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Examining the association between access to a primary care provider and perceived unmet mental health treatment need among New York City adults by Palak Oza, Rachelle Monteau, Wenhua Lu, Rachelle Monteau

“…These findings suggest that integrating routine mental health screening in primary care and increasing access to quality medical care are important to reduce the mental health treatment gap in NYC adults.…”
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Implications for cost and access of site-of-service referrals for ancillary medical services in a US Medicaid population: analysis of claims data from Maryland, USA by Maqbool Dada, Simrita Singh, Kelsey J Rydland, Chester Chambers, Vishal Mundlye, Edward Kumian, Kayode Ayodele Williams

“…We also quantified the implications of this shift on access to services, with a focus on differences in access between rural and urban patients for a Medicaid (disadvantaged) population in Maryland, USA.Design Using a dataset of all Medicaid claims records for 1 year, we identified and extracted all bundles of regulated and unregulated ancillary services. …”
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Spatial analysis of distribution and access to urban services at the level of urban neighborhoods with a spatial justice approach (Case study: Commercial uses of Ardabil city) by Alireza Mohammadi, Reza Hashemi Masoomabad, chnour Mohammadi

“…The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent of citizenschr('39') access to commercial land use in Ardebil neighborhoods. …”
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Full N,N-Methylation of 4,4′-Methylenedianiline with Dimethyl Carbonate: A Feasible Access to 4,4′-Methylene bis(N,N-Dimethylaniline) by Zegang Qiu, Kunjie Wang, Zhiqin Li, Tao Li, Jinhao Bai, Chanjuan Yin, Xiushen Ye, Haining Liu

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Patent Ductus Arteriosus Stenting via Percutaneous Common Carotid Artery Access for Ductus Dependent Pulmonary Blood Flow in Newborns and Infants: Experience in Latvia by Zanda Grīnberga, Elizabete Zaharāne, Pauls Sīlis, Valts Ozoliņš, Normunds Sikora, Elīna Ligere

“…In the long term follow-up of 4 patients in two cases, dopplerography of the accessed common carotid artery showed stenotic changes up to 50%. …”
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Valuable agronomic traits of chufa (<i>Cyperus esculentus</i> L.) accessions from the VIR collection: methods of preparing nodules for long-term storage by N. G. Kon’kova, G. F. Safina

“…We studied 18 chufa germplasm accessions of various origin. The field study was conducted in 2010–2012 under the environmental conditions of Krasnodar Territory, Russia. …”
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Access to context-specific lexical-semantic information during discourse tasks differentiates speakers with latent aphasia, mild cognitive impairment, and cognitively healthy adults by Brielle C. Stark, Brielle C. Stark, Sarah Grace Dalton, Alyssa M. Lanzi, Alyssa M. Lanzi

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Inclusion of young people with disabilities in the future of work: forecasting workplace, labour market and community-based strategies through an online and accessible Delphi survey protocol by Arif Jetha, Kathleen A Martin Ginis, Emile Tompa, Monique A M Gignac, Dwayne van Eerd, Kay Nasir

“…We present a Delphi survey protocol through which we aim to obtain future-oriented strategies that can improve the accessibility and inclusion of young people with disabilities in the future of work.Methods and analysis The Delphi survey will be conducted primarily online, over two rounds and in a format that is accessible to people living with disabilities. …”
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Non‐destructive, whole‐plant phenotyping reveals dynamic changes in water use efficiency, photosynthesis, and rhizosphere acidification of sorghum accessions under osmotic stress by Daniel N. Ginzburg, Jack A. Cox, Seung Y. Rhee

“…We demonstrate the versatility of our approach by measuring whole‐plant biomass accumulation, water use, and water use efficiency every two days on unstressed and osmotically stressed sorghum accessions. We identified relationships between root zone acidification and photosynthesis on whole‐plant water use efficiency over time. …”
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Uncovering women’s healthcare access challenges in low- and middle-income countries using mixed effects modelling approach: Insights for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by Bewuketu Terefe, Belayneh Shetie Workneh, Gebreeyesus Abera Zeleke, Enyew Getaneh Mekonen, Alebachew Ferede Zegeye, Agazhe Aemro, Berhan Tekeba, Tadesse Tarik Tamir, Mulugeta Wassie, Mohammed Seid Ali

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Characterizing the medical and social complexity experienced by Inuit children and their families from Nunavut who access care at an urban Canadian tertiary level paediatric hospital by Yipeng Ge, Amanda Mills, Victoria McCann, Sara Trincao-Batra, Deepti Reddy, Dennis Newhook, Richard J. Webster, Stephanie Sutherland, Melissa Weber, Radha Jetty

“…They had a median (IQR) of 12.5 (7.8, 18.0) comorbidities, 11 (8.0, 14.2) healthcare services accessed and 3 (2, 5) medications. Almost all children (97.2%) had been hospitalised and the median number of days spent as an inpatient was 31.5. …”
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How does the medicines retail sector ensure continued access to medicines during public health emergencies? Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda by Eleanor Hutchinson, Sunday Mundua, Jessica Myers, Sian E. Clarke, Kristian Schultz Hansen, Chrispus Mayora, Freddie Ssengooba, Freddy Eric Kitutu

“…Background The medicines retail sector (MRS) enables access to life-saving health commodities. Despite efforts to harness this market for public health goals, in low- and middle-income countries it is rarely incorporated into pandemic preparedness. …”
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The Role of Open and Distance Learning (ODL) in Promoting Access to Women's Education in Northwestern Nigeria: A Case Study of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) by Shehu Usman Adamu, Bala Kwata Waziri, Adewale Adesina, Babangida Iro

“…The study also checked the faculties where those women registered during the last 4 years to determine the role of Open and Distance Learning in giving women access to higher education. A total of twenty-five thousand three hundred and sixteen women enrolled in the National Open University of Nigeria in the period under review with Kaduna Study Centre having the highest figure of 8,791, followed by Kano with 4,995 with Katsina, Dutse, Sokoto, Gusau and Birnin Kebbi having 2,554., 1,607., 1,129., 1,000 and 971 respectively while other smaller centres in Northwest had 4,263. …”
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