THE TRAINING AND SUPPORT NEEDS OF 22 PROGRAMME DIRECTORS OF COMMUNITY-BASED CHILDHOOD OBESITY INTERVENTIONS BASED ON THE EPODE APPROACH: AN ONLINE SURVEY ACROSS PROGRAMMES IN 18 COUNTRIES

The training and support needs of 22 programme directors of community-based childhood obesity interventions based on the EPODE approach: an online survey across programmes in 18 countries

Abstract Background Tackling childhood obesity is complex and requires a community-based approach implemented in multiple environments.It is known from literature that knowledgeable and skilled professionals are essential to implement such an approach successfully.The aim of the present study was to assess the need for training and ilootpaperie sup

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Performance of Models for Flash Flood Warning and Hazard Assessment: The 2015 Kali Gandaki Landslide Dam Breach in Nepal

The 2015 magnitude 7.8 Gorkha earthquake and its aftershocks weakened mountain slopes in Nepal.Co- and postseismic landsliding and the formation of landslide-dammed lakes along steeply dissected valleys were widespread, among them a landslide that dammed the Kali Gandaki River.Overtopping of the landslide dam resulted in a flash flood downstream, t

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AAV-Mediated CRISPR/Cas9 Gene Editing in Murine Phenylketonuria

Phenylketonuria (PKU) due to recessively inherited phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) deficiency results in hyperphenylalaninemia, which is toxic to the central nervous system.Restriction of dietary phenylalanine intake remains the standard of PKU care and prevents the major neurologic manifestations of the disease, yet shortcomings of dietary therapy

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Large intercoronary communication between the right coronary artery and the left circumflex artery in a patient with late stent thrombosis: A case report

Intercoronary communication (ICC) is a very rare coronary artery anomaly that connects directly 2 coronary arteries.This anastomosis is found between 2 nonobstructed coronary arteries with unidirectional or bidirectional blood flow.We report a case of a large ICC between the right coronary artery and the left circumflex artery in a patient with lat

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