INNOVATIONS IN U.S. HEALTH CARE DELIVERY TO REDUCE DISPARITIES IN MATERNAL MORTALITY AMONG AFRICAN AMERICAN AND AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKAN NATIVE WOMEN

Innovations in U.S. Health Care Delivery to Reduce Disparities in Maternal Mortality Among African American and American Indian/Alaskan Native Women

Despite spending more on health care than any other country, the United States has the worst maternal mortality rate among all developed nations.African American and American Indian/Alaskan Native women have the worst outcomes by race, representing a stark health disparity within the country.Contributing factors disproportionately experienced by th

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Experimental and Numerical Evaluation of Mechanically Stabilized Earth Wall with Deformed Steel Bars Embedded in Tire Shred-Sand Mixture

This article presents the experimental and numerical analysis behavior on Mechanically Stabilized Earth Wall Rawhide Bones (MSE) under applied overburden load performed on the 1.5 m high, 0.9 m width, and 1.2 m length reinforced with deformed steel bars embedded in sand alone and tires shred-sand mixture.The study investigates how deformed bars, st

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Clinical outcomes of children and adolescents with sickle cell disease and COVID-19 infection: A year in review at a metropolitan tertiary pediatric hospital

BackgroundCOVID-19 was declared a global pandemic in March Games 2020.Early reports were primarily in adults, and sickle cell disease (SCD) was classified as a risk factor for severe COVID-19 disease.However, there are a limited number of primarily multi-center studies reporting on the clinical course of pediatric patients with SCD and COVID-19.Met

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