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APOBEC affects tumor evolution and age at onset of lung cancer in smokers - Nature Communications
Abstract Most solid tumors harbor somatic mutations attributed to off-target activities of APOBEC3A (A3A) and/or APOBEC3B (A3B). However, how APOBEC3A/B enzymes affect tumor evolution in the presence of exogenous mutagenic processes is largely unknown. Here, multi-omics profiling of 309 lung cancers from smokers identifies two subtypes defined by low (LAS) and high (HAS) APOBEC mutagenesis.
Implementing two national responsibilities of the revised UNICEF/WHO Baby‐Friendly Hospital Initiative: A two‐country case study
Abstract The 2018 implementation guidance for the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) recommends institutionalising the ten Steps through nine national responsibilities for universal coverage and sustainability. As countries adapt BFHI programmes to this paradigm shift away from traditional designation programmes, documenting and sharing policy and programme experience are critical and currently sparse.
Formative Research to Inform Market-Based Interventions to Increase Egg Purchase and Consumption in Tigray, Ethiopia
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Building the competency of health professionals in the Kyrgyz Republic for the Baby‐Friendly Hospital Initiative
Abstract Health professional competency building is one of nine national responsibilities (to achieve universal coverage and sustainability) described in the 2018 World Health Organization/UNICEF implementation guidance for the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI). Skilled breastfeeding support as a standard of newborn care is critical to the establishment of lactation and exclusive breastfeeding.
Update of Incidence, Prevalence, Survival, and Initial Treatment in Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in the US
Key Points Question What do the latest US data reveal about non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) epidemiology? Findings In this cross-sectional epidemiological analysis, NSCLC incidence decreased from 2010 to 2017 overall, but rose for patients with stage I disease. Prevalence of NSCLC has increased, and estimated 5-year survival was 26.4%; a high proportion of patients with stage IV disease aged 65 or older years were categorized as not treated.
The New York African Film Festival Guide
Okayafrica presents a guide to the 21st edition of the The New York African Film Festival. The 21st edition of the New York African Film Festival is upon us! Screening now through May 13th at the Film Society of Lincoln Center are eleven features and eight short film under this year's theme: Revolution and Liberation in the Digital Age.
Ilhan Omar Makes History as the First Somali-American, Muslim Woman Legislator
Ilhan Omar is officially the next State Representative of Minnesota's District 60B, thus making her the first Somali-American lawmaker in U.S. history. Here’s some much-needed good news from this mind-boggling, what-the-fuck of a U.S. election night: the U.S. officially has its first Somali-American legislator (and first black Muslim woman legislator) in Ilhan Omar, who made history this Tuesday evening with a commanding win in the Minnesota State House race.
Euphoria: Thank You for the Music & Poetry to Understand My Brother’s Disease
If you ever forget what Euphoria is ultimately about, just think of the show’s brilliant score as a compass. Labrinth’s songs shed poetic light on Rue’s journey in and out of recovery — a journey that Euphoria captures better than any show on TV (not to mention the fact that Hollywood so rarely portrays Black women with substance use disorder in a meaningful way).
Cold Specks Is Reconnecting With Her Somali Roots
Somali-Canadian singer-songwriter Cold Specks sits down with Okayafrica during a visit to Johannesburg. Ladan Hussein recently got a suitcase full of diracs from her mom. One for each show of her Africa tour this month. Last week, the Toronto-based singer-songwriter, known professionally as Cold Specks, stepped foot on the continent for the first time.
Opinion: My brother didn't get Covid-19, but he was a victim of it anyway Original
Alyssa Klein is a writer and social media strategist. She was the Social Media Director of the Women's March on Washington. The views expressed in this commentary are her own. View more opinion on CNN. (CNN)As a sibling to someone who overdosed at the start of the Covid-19 crisis, I'm reminded every day that our national conversation ignores the uncounted victims of the pandemic. Victims like my brother, David, who passed away on March 24 in Orange County, California.
Isolation of Endocardial and Coronary Endothelial Cells from the Ventricular Free Wall of the Rat Heart
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Best Teen Movies of All Time: A Definitive List
What is it about the best teen movies that make them so very bingeable? Maybe it’s how reassuringly repetitive they are. (Unrequited love? Check. Evil principal? Check. New slash misunderstood kid at school who ultimately subverts the status quo? Check check.) For all their tropes and repetition — not to mention interesting (read: adults as 16-year-olds) casting choices — the classic teen movie is a formula that just keeps giving.
5 African Superheroes You Need To Know
After you watch Black Panther in 'Captain America: Civil War' consider checking out these amazing African superheroes. Detail from Marvel Entertainment's Black Panther No. 1, drawn by Brian Stelfreeze. The world got its first taste of an African superhero in a big budget Hollywood blockbuster this weekend with Chadwick Boseman playing T’Challa/Black Panther. Captain America: Civil War was a brief albeit memorable introduction to the Wakanda king and protector.
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15 Songs to Help Deal with Coronavirus Anxiety
The great singer, actor, activist, and athlete Paul Robeson once said “Artists are the gatekeepers of truth. We are civilization's radical voice.” Robeson’s message is as true during the Trump years as it was during the era of Civil Rights. Artists, and musicians in particular, also have the unique power to calm and soothe the world. This week, millions of us around the globe are continuing to social distance ourselves to “flatten the curve” of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Best Teen Movies of the 2010s on Netflix
To mark the 21st Century making it through its teen years, the #20teens is a series from Teen Vogue celebrating the best in culture, politics, and style from the last decade. With the dawn of streaming platforms in the decade that brought us #NetflixAndChill, teen movies are easier to watch at home than ever before. They’re also more inclusive and nuanced than they’ve ever been— we’ve seen a variety of characters that reflect all sorts of different people.
Photos with Santa highlights Monroe firefighters' fundraising dinner
Supper With Santa at the Monroe firehouse on Shelton Road brought families together Friday evening. The evening featured an all-you-can-eat pasta dinner accompanied by the one and only, Santa Claus. The fire station looked very festive, as it was decorated with sparkling lights, bright red and green ornaments, a tall Christmas tree, and gifts that looked like they were straight out of Santa’s workshop.
The Best Queer Love Scenes of 2019
The 2010s brought us some truly spectacular, nuanced portrayals of queer love onscreen: Pariah (2011), Moonlight (2016), A Fantastic Woman (2017), Black Mirror’s iconic "San Junipero" episode (2016), and so many others. We've come a long way since Marissa Cooper’s brief fling with Alex Kelly on The O.C. 16 years ago — can you believe it?
Career Day opens Masuk students' eyes to the future
Masuk High School students gathered in their school’s main gym to meet with professionals for Career Day Thursday, as students mingled with people from fields, ranging from members of the military and lawyers to engineers. The event was open to all students, giving them the opportunity to learn more about the fields they could potentially work in. In interviews, some students said it opened them up to careers they never thought they’d be interested in.
Ep. 5 April Reign on Apple Podcasts
31 min In episode 5 of Filminist Pod, a new podcast featuring conversations with feminists in film and TV, Alyssa sits down with April Reign, diversity and inclusion advocate, culture commentator and creator of #OscarsSoWhite, to talk April’s life pre and post the 2015 Oscars, diversity and inclusion in entertainment and beyond, mass incarceration, and much, much more. This episode is presented by Listening Party.
Treatment patterns and overall survival in metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer in a real-world, US setting
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the USA, with approximately 234,030 new cases and 154,050 lung cancer-related deaths in the USA in 2018 [1]. Between 80 and 85% of patients with lung cancer have non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) [1], which is characterized histologically as squamous cell carcinoma or nonsquamous cell carcinoma (adenocarcinoma and large-cell carcinoma) [2,3].
Cinema Africa: Ethiopian Legend Haile Gerima On His Civil Rights Masterpiece, 'Ashes And Embers'
Legendary Ethiopian filmmaker Haile Gerima sits down with Okayafrica to talk the re-release of his 1982 film 'Ashes and Embers.' In the fifth installment of Okayafrica’s Cinema Africa series, legendary Ethiopian filmmaker Haile Gerima discusses the re-release of his 1982 film, Ashes and Embers. Two black men in America get pulled over by a cop and fear for their lives. The opening scene of the rarely-seen 1982 film Ashes and Embers feels ominously like the present day.
Filminist Pod on Apple Podcasts
5 episodes Filminist Pod is an intersectional film podcast and community uplifting feminists in film and TV. It’s created and hosted by New York City-based journalist and social media strategist, Alyssa Klein. All episodes are transcribed for greater accessibility! Filminist Pod is an intersectional film podcast and community uplifting feminists in film and TV. It’s created and hosted by New York City-based journalist and social media strategist, Alyssa Klein.
How Nigerian Visual Artist Laolu Senbanjo Brought His Sacred Art Of The Ori To Beyoncé's 'Lemonade'
Nigerian visual artist Laolu Senbanjo tells how his Sacred Art of the Ori wound up in Beyoncé's 'Lemonade' video album Laolu Senbanjo has been keeping the secret of all secrets since December 2015. Beyoncé is about to shock the world with her biggest project in years, and the Nigerian visual artist and musician had left his unmistakable, Yoruba-influenced markings all over it.
#TIMESUP On Surface-Level Representation In Film Criticism
In its opening weekend, “Captain Marvel” shattered box office records, along with the age-old myth that women-centered action movies can’t do as well at the box office. One thing that didn’t shatter with it—the gender imbalance of who actually reviewed the movie. And neither did the film critic world’s tendency to center male voices over women’s. It’s a fact that men—and white men, specifically—still write the overwhelming majority of movie reviews.
Bollywood’s First Lesbian Rom-Com Is Bringing Queer Love to Indian Cinema
A new Hindi-language, coming-of-age romantic comedy is making waves and disrupting heteronormative cinema in India this year. Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga, which translates to “How I Felt When I Saw That Girl,” is the first Bollywood movie to portray a lesbian love story—or any LGBTQ story, for that matter—in a meaningful way. Unfortunately, despite having encouraging reviews from Indian film critics, Indian cinema-goers aren’t exactly flocking to see it.
Is Your Social Media Accessible to Everyone? These 9 Best Practices Can Help
Congress may have been stalled for most of 2018, but at least there was progress in the world of social media. First, Instagram, in an effort to make its platform more accessible to the more than 285 million people in the world with visual disabilities finally joined Twitter and Facebook in allowing users to add "alt text" to images, so that visually impaired users can better understand images on the screen.
Yasiin Bey Reveals Statement On South African Arrest And Announces Retirement: "No More Parties In SA"
Yasiin Bey has released a statement on his arrest in South Africa and news of his retirement via Kanye West's official website. On Friday, we reported Yasiin Bey (better known as Mos Def) was arrested on Thursday in Cape Town, allegedly over using a World Passport while trying to leave the country. Okayafrica spoke with Bey's official representative who maintains that the allegations against him are false. Up until now Bey himself has been silent.
Best Gay Movies of 2018: The Year's Best LGBTQ Films
Both 2016 and 2017 both had queer love stories that defined the year in film (Moonlight and Call Me By Your Name, respectively). This year had no shortage of unforgettable queer relationships on screen. Some ended happily. Others will leave you heartbroken. All will have you thinking for days. Below are eight of the most interesting queer relationships that hit the silver screen in 2018.
Why Producer Shruti Ganguly Is Finally Ready to Tell Her Own Stories
Shruti Ganguly has been working behind the scenes for nearly a decade. As a producer, Ganguly’s collaborated with the likes of Keanu Reeves, Riz Ahmed, Daniel Radcliffe, and Tanya Selvaratnam, and helped bring awareness to issues from prison reform and violence against women, to AIDS in the South Asian community.
#FilmTheVote: 7 Film Projects That Got Out the Vote
Everyone had a role to play in getting out the vote ahead of 2018's historic midterm elections. "Black Swan" director Darren Aronofsky teamed up with the Sierra Club and Gen Z activists like David Hogg, Delaney Tarr, Xiuhtezcatl Martinez, and Gavin Grimm on a video geared towards first-time voters. But he wasn’t the only filmmaker to urge Americans to participate in democracy. Below are six film or video projects that helped get out the vote on November 6.
The Uncompromising Style of CJ Run
CJ Run's music spans genres and diasporas with quick witted lyrics full of charm and swagger. On songs like "The Ascent" and "Tangerine" tales of queer love meet stories about the lives of third culture kids, like CJ. Born to West African parents in Munich, Germany, the 20-year-old rapper, singer-songwriter spent their formative years in Northampton, England before moving to North Carolina for high school.
'Wild Darlings': A Film About Finding Healing in Nature
This August, a group of queer and trans women and non-binary people of color aged 25 to 35 will set out on a week-long healing retreat in the woods of Pennsylvania at a historic site of the Underground Railroad. Healing is just one of the trip’s purposes, though: the retreat is also part a new Afro-Surrealist documentary called "Wild Darlings Sing The Blues, And It’s A Song of Freedom," from the mind of filmmaker Nova Scott-James.
You Need To Check Out This #AfroEmoji App's 'African-Themed' Stickers
African emojis are here. Well, they’ve been here. But now there’s a new African-centric sticker app.Launched in January on Android and Apple devices, Afro Emoji features a wealth of fun and heavily Nigerian-leaning cartoon figures and expressions to share with your friends and fam.“We, as Africans, definitely have an idiosyncratic way of communicating with one another, and Afro Emoji is really a fun, accessible graphic depiction of that.
Filmmaker Iyabo Boyd on Reclaiming What's Ours
All it takes is a quick Google search to see that there are very few films about women getting off, and even fewer that center on the inner voices of women of color. But Denver-born, Brooklyn-based writer-director Iyabo Boyd wants to change all that. Her forthcoming film "Me Time"is a feminist comedy short about a black woman named Deborah hoping to enjoy herself after a stressful day at work, when suddenly three aspects of her psyche appear: Sexy Deb, Scaredy Deb, and Soulful Deb.
5 LGBT African Movies to See After You Watch 'Moonlight'
If you haven’t heard, Moonlight is a truly remarkable portrayal of black gay identity. (Stop reading and go watch it right now if you haven’t already done so.)Barry Jenkin’s coming-of-age masterpiece, based on Tarell Alvin McCraney’s autobiographical play, In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue, tells the story of a young black man growing up in Miami as he struggles to come to terms with his identity and sexuality from childhood to adulthood.
Egyptian-American Rami Malek Wins Historic Emmy for Best Actor in a Drama Series
Last night’s Emmys–the most diverse in the awards show’s 68-year history–were a beacon of hope in an entertainment industry known for #OscarsSoWhite. For the first time, actors of color were nominated for awards in every leading acting category.
FRONTLINE To Premiere Special Report On The Ebola Outbreak
Next Tuesday, May 5th, PBS's investigative documentary series, FRONTLINE, will premiere a special report on the Ebola crisis. Outbreak, the second film on Ebola from FRONTLINE correspondent Dan Edge, will look at what went wrong during the initial response to the epidemic.
Listen to Davido & Meek Mill's High-Profile Collaboration 'Fans Mi'
In March Davido announced that he was teaming with Philly's own Meek Mill for what we presume is only the beginning of a growing trend of high-profile Naija / U.S. rap and pop star collaborations. Hitting even harder than we anticipated, the Shizzi-produced, afro-trap-beats track they recorded together, "Fans Mi," is here as of today.
Delusional White Woman Louise Linton Draws Ire of African Twitter for Egregious "Zambian Memoir"
Update, December 1, 2016: Linton's fiancé, Steven Mnuchin, is U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Treasury secretary. (You can't make this stuff up.)On Friday, The Telegraph ran what has to be the dumbest, most egregious piece of writing on Africa of the 21st century.
Delusional White Woman Louise Linton Draws Ire of African Twitter for Egregious "Zambian Memoir"
Louise Linton's “How my dream gap year in Africa turned into a nightmare” is the dumbest, most egregious piece of writing on Africa of the 21st century. Update, December 1, 2016: Linton's fiancé, Steven Mnuchin, is U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Treasury secretary. (You can't make this stuff up.) On Friday, The Telegraph ran what has to be the dumbest, most egregious piece of writing on Africa of the 21st century.
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5 African Superheroes You Need To Know
The world got its first taste of an African superhero in a big budget Hollywood blockbuster this weekend with Chadwick Boseman playing T’Challa/Black Panther. Captain America: Civil War was a brief albeit memorable introduction to the Wakanda king and protector. In 2018 we’ll get a standalone Black Panther movie starring Boseman and directed by Creed’s Ryan Coogler. A Black Panther comic book series reboot is also in the works from the pen of Ta-Nehisi Coates.
Moses Sumney's NYC Debut With Kelela At Saint Heron x NYFW
Saint Heron‘s NYFW collaboration with Microsoft’s 1Msqft project was a good ol’ fashioned debutante ball for music nerds. Moses Sumney, who for months has been the goldenboy of the L.A. grapevine, was slated to introduce himself to New York City, joined by fellow Top Artist to Watch in 2014, Kelela.
Run The Jewels Spread The Joy Of 'A Christmas F*cking Miracle'
We have certain yuletide fantasies in the OKP workshop– the number one being that Killer Mike would show up to our Holiday Jam in full Santa attire. It didn’t happen. But something else quite holly jolly just did. With four days to go before the big day, two-headed rapper-eating monster Run The Jewels (winners of our Top Album of 2013 title) have turned their truth-spitting seasonal standout “A Christmas F*cking Miracle” into a real life retro holiday card directed by Joey Garfield.
Justin Vernon Joins The Roots On Late Night With Jimmy Fallon
Update: It looks like there was more in the pipeline from the Late Night crew. Watch Justin Vernon and The Roots perform a resuited, auto-tuned rendition of Bon Iver’s “Holocene” as a web-only exclusive. Hip-hop’s adopted woodsman Justin Vernon (aka Bon Iver aka Grammy-winner Boney Bear) stopped by the set of Late Night With Jimmy Fallon for a last minute jam with The Roots while he happened to be in New York over the weekend.
Kenyan Photographer Suspends Reality With Portraits Of Nairobi’s Informal Economy Workers
The photos from Kenyan visual artist Tahir Carl Karmali’s Jua Kali series are straight out of Mad Max, if Mad Max was in Nairobi and starred Kenyan artisans. Born and raised in Nairobi, Karmali moved to New York two years ago to pursue his Masters of Digital Photography at SVA. For Jua Kali, he worked closely with found object artists and sculptors to explore the theme of the Kenyan economy and how the informal sector, the jua kali workers, are fueling the city of Nairobi.
American Muslims & The U.S. Presidential Election
Dalia Mogahed is a go-to source on Muslim-American relations, particularly in her capacity as the Director of Research at the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding in Washington, D.C. Last month, the Egyptian-born scholar and author sat down with Trevor Noah on The Daily Show to discuss the American Muslim community.
'195 Lewis' is a New Series About Being Black, Queer and Polyamorous in Brooklyn OkayAfrica
New York film history is being made tonight when 195 Lewis, a new dramedy series about a group of Black, queer and polyamorous women in Bed-Stuy, screens at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. The five-episode premiere will mark the first time a web series has screened at BAM’s independent theater. That tidbit aside, you need to know about 195 Lewis (“one-nine-five Lewis”) because it looks and sounds absolutely dope. It’s also incredibly necessary.
Ghanaian Superwoman Bozoma Saint John is the Most Badass Music Exec of 2016
By now, you’ve probably heard the name Bozoma Saint John. If you haven’t, here’s a quick introduction: Boz is an absolute badass. In fact, she’s taking badass to a whole other level. The Ghanaian-born Apple Music global marketing executive made waves in June when she astounded the crowd at Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco. Not that we didn’t already know, but Boz is officially 2016’s executive of the year.
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