Sexual Transmission of Hepatitis B virus: Epidemiological Considerations and Implications for Control with Vaccine by Franklyn N Judson

“…The percentage of hepatitis B virus infections attributable to heterosexual transmission in developing and developed countries of Asia is unknown, but is probably proportionate to the percentage of the population which escapes perinatal and early childhood infection. …”
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Unveiling Disability Empowerment: Evaluating ICT Skill Enhancement Initiatives in Indonesia by Amri Dunan, Bambang Mudjiyanto, Karman, Djoko Walujo

“…The study emphasizes the need for more tailored interventions and advocates for increased funding, better accessibility, and stronger public-private partnerships to advance disability inclusion through ICT, extending beyond Indonesia to Asia and the Middle East.…”
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Container Freight Rates and International Trade Causality Nexus: Evidence from Panel VAR Approach for Shanghai and ASEAN-6 Countries by Xingong Ding, Mengzhen Wang

“…We use the freight rate data are from the Southeast Asia Freight Index, which is used for the first time in an empirical study. …”
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AFRICAN SWINE FEVER VIRUS: USE OF GENETIC MARKERS IN ANALYSIS OF ITS ROUTES OF SPREAD by A. Mazloum, A. S. Igolkin, N. N. Vlasova, D. V. Romenskaya

“…Since 2018 the disease outbreaks have been reported in Asia (China, Vietnam, and Mongolia). Specific structure of the virus and long genome, encoding genes with unknown function, and circulation of 24 genotypes and 9 serotypes of the virus hinder the development of ASF vaccine. …”
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Willingness to stay or quit: evidence from migrants working in the galway bar and restaurant industry in Ireland by Olaiwola Jamiu Ogunpaimo, Kesiena Ebenade

“…On the contrary, the majority of those willing to build a long-term career in the industry are from the EU, North America and Asia, while a more significant proportion of migrant workers from Africa and South America plan to stop working in the sector. …”
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Genebanks at Risk: Hazard Assessment and Risk Management of National and International Genebanks by Theresa Herbold, Johannes M. M. Engels

“…Results showed that genebanks in the Asia-Pacific region are most exposed to natural hazards, while institutions in African and some Asian countries are rather vulnerable to political risks. …”
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Research of Flow Field of Alkaline/Surfactant/Polymer Solution in the Annular Depressurization Slot by PIV Experiment by Cheng Fu, Tingting Zhu, Di Wu, Ying Wang, Bin Huang

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Nutritional and Health Benefits of Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.): A Review by R. A. S. N. Ranasinghe, S. D. T. Maduwanthi, R. A. U. J. Marapana

“…., which is commonly known as jackfruit is a tropical climacteric fruit, belonging to Moraceae family, is native to Western Ghats of India and common in Asia, Africa, and some regions in South America. …”
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ARCHAEOLOGICAL HERITAGE OF PREHISTORIC CAVES IN BA THUOC DISTRICT, THANH HOA PROVINCE: PRESERVATION AND PROMOTION by Khac Su Nguyen

“…The appearance of early modern human fossils in the Late Pleistocene proves that Vietnam was the site of the earliest modern human evolution in Southeast Asia. In Ba Thuoc district, human communities were in continuous residence from 30,000 to 7,000 years BP and developed the Dieu stone craft industry. …”
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Dhat Syndrome: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Comorbidities, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Management by Yukino N. Strong, Angel Li, Michael E. White, Abrahim N. Razzak, Danyon J. Anderson, Alan D. Kaye, Edwin W. Herron, Nazih P. Khater, Elyse M. Cornett, Ivan Urits

“…Related to its strong cultural connection with South Asia such as the belief on Dhat’s role in health and vitality influence, it also becomes important to recognize that the syndrome can be found in other populations and the importance of cultural humility and nonconfrontational approach for patient care. …”
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On the imbalance of international communications by H. J. Hsia

“…The incessant cries of "cultural Imperialism," "cultural domina- tion," and "cultural invasion" echoing from Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America have precipitated a rigid control of communication in many developing coun- tries. …”
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Validación de la Escala de Identidad Étnica Multigrupo- Revisada en adolescentes inmigrantes y autóctonos residentes en España by Laura Lara, Agustín Martínez-Molina

“…Participaron 1002 adolescentes residentes en España, la mitad inmigrantes de primera generación (67.7% nacidos en Latinoamérica, 13.6% en Europa del Este, 13.2% en áfrica, 3.6% en Asia y 2% en el resto de Europa, así como sus padres y madres) y la otra mitad autóctonos (nacidos en España, así como sus padres y madres). …”
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Stepping into a Critical Crossroads? Analysis of the Current Status and Obstacles of the Introduction of the Deep-Sea Mining Draft Exploitation Regulations, and China's Response by LI Jiaxing

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PURITY TESTING OF ARRIAH FMD VACCINES by D. A. Lozovoy, D. V. Mikhalishin, V. A. Starikov, M. I. Doronin, A. S. Sharypov

“…The paper demonstrates results of FMD vaccine testing for their inability to induce antibodies to FMD virus non-structural proteins (FMDV NSP antibodies) in cattle at different dates post vaccination. Subtype A, O, Asia-1 and SAT-2 cultural FMD virus replicated in baby hamster kidney suspension culture (ВНК-21/2-17) was used for vaccine production. …”
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The use of Telenomus remus (Nixon, 1937) (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) in the management of Spodoptera spp.: potential, challenges and major benefits by Yelitza Coromoto Colmenarez, Dirk Babendreier, Francisco Ramón Ferrer Wurst, Carlos Luis Vásquez-Freytez, Adeney de Freitas Bueno

“…Due to the recent invasion of FAW in Africa, Asia, and Australia T. remus provides good opportunities for the establishment of an augmentative biological control program, reinforcing sustainable production of major crops such as maize in affected countries.…”
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Determination of whole genome sequence of human cytomegalovirus circulating in Japan and discovery of geographic genome structure in UL148 gene by Yuji Wada, Ken Ishioka, Tatsuo Suzutani

“…We consider that this research will contribute to expanding the genetic database of HCMV and unveiling novel genetic characteristics of HCMV in Asia.…”
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Efforts to create an erroneous perception in historiography: The case of Stefan Ihrig by Murat Köylü

“…These include the Blue Book, which portrays the 1915 events as the Armenian genocide, George Horton's "The Scourge of Asia", which claims that the Great Smyrna Fire was started by the Turks, and Margaret Housepian Dobkin's "Smyrna 1922: The Destruction of a City". …”
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Eficiencia social en las cajas de ahorro españolas transformadas en bancos by Leire San-Jose, Jose Luis Retolaza, Jose Torres Pruñonosa

“…Estos hallazgos son útiles tanto para posibles transformaciones de cajas de ahorro de otros países europeos en los que existe este tipo de entidades financieras, como para futuras investigaciones con datos financieros en América Latina, Asia o África.…”
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Monkeypox and other orthopoxvirus zoonoses by K. N. Gruzdev

“…Cowpox outbreaks in Europe and camelpox outbreaks in Southwestern and Central Asia have also become more active. In 2011, in India, the camelpox virus overcame the interspecies barrier and caused a clinical pox-like disease in humans. …”
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Implication of the endogenous midgut microbiota on cell genotoxicity and biological fitness of Culex pipiens complex (Diptera: Culicidae) by Alaa Fouaad, Nagwa A. Rashdan, Refaat M. Gabre, Emtithal M. Abdel-Samie

“…Furthermore, it is a native in Europe, Asia and Africa. Results The current study aimed to find a new mosquito biocontrol agents through using the isolated endogenous midgut microbiota, Atlantibacter hermannii, Klebsiella sp. and Enterobacter cloacae, that were isolated from Culex pipiens complex females’ gut. …”
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