Utilization of the Integrated Management of Newborn and Childhood Illness (IMNCI) protocol and associated factors among health care workers in health centers of South Gondar Zone, Northwest Ethiopia: an institution-based mixed study

IntroductionGlobally, 11 million children have died before reaching their fifth birthday.The introduction of the Integrated Management of Newborn and Childhood Illness (IMNCI) protocol reduces the morbidity and mortality rates among children under the age of 5.However, the share of neonatal mortality is increasing.As a result, the United Nations ha

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Lifestyle and nutrition, caloric restriction, mitochondrial health and hormones: Scientific interventions for anti-aging

Luis Vitetta1, Bill Anton21Unit of Health Integration, School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Australia; 2Path Lab, Melbourne, AustraliaAbstract: Aging is a universal process to all life forms.The most current and widely accepted definition for aging in humans is that there is a progressive loss of function and Hayward SP1099S Spa Skimmer Pa

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Feeding habitat of the understory arboreal snail Tikoconus costarricanus (Stylommatophora: Euconulidae) in a tropical montane wet forest, Costa Rica

Introduction: The feeding habitats of land snails are essential for their survival.Some are little known, for example the upper surface of leaves, habitat of tropical arboreal and shrub snails.Objective: To analyze the feeding behavior and preferences in the feeding habitat of the tropical snail Tikoconus costarricanus.Methods: In a humid montane t

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