The changing burden of gout in adults aged 70 and above based on the global burden of disease 2019 by Yang Yang, Zhong Liu

“…At the national level, some developed countries such as New Zealand, the United States of America, and Australia had the highest prevalence rates, reaching 8,893.74, 8,508.06, and 8,427.94 per 100,000, respectively. …”
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Exploring the influence of pregnancy on cognitive function in women: a systematic review by Jana Younis, Malak Bleibel, Jad El Masri, Ali Ismail, Linda Abou‑Abbas

“…Notably, seven studies originated from Australia, of which four were rated as low quality. …”
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Epidemiology of transthyretin (ATTR) amyloidosis: a systematic literature review by Diego Delgado, Firas Dabbous, Nitin Shivappa, Faizan Mazhar, Eric Wittbrodt, Divya Shridharmurthy, Krister Järbrink

“…Forty-nine studies reported on epidemiology, while 64 focused on mortality rates in cohorts of patients with ATTR amyloidosis from Europe (n = 16), North America (n = 26), Asia (n = 5), and Australia (n = 2). No studies were found that exclusively focused on ATTR amyloidosis in Africa or South America. …”
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Mitochondrial disease registries worldwide: A scoping review. by Ammanie Abdul-Fatah, Leila Esmaeilisaraji, Crisel Mae Juan, Martin Holcik

“…<h4>Results</h4>A total of 17 articles were identified describing 13 unique registries located in North America, Europe, Australia, and West Asia. These papers described the registries' designs, their strengths, and weaknesses, as well as their tangible outcomes such as facilitating recruitment for research and supporting epidemiological studies.…”
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Short-Term Power Load Prediction Method Based on VMD and EDE-BiLSTM by Yibo Lai, Qifeng Wang, Gang Chen, Yu Bai, Peiyu Zhao, Xiaojing Liao, Shuang Wu, Changyou Men, Quan Sun

“…The method&#x2019;s effectiveness is validated using load datasets from Singapore and Australia. The model in this paper outperforms the comparison model with root mean square error (RMSE), mean absolute percentage error (MAPE),and R-squared (R2) for the two datasets respectively. …”
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Experience in the management of patients with HTLV-1 positive adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma in a Latin American center by Danielle Floyd-Aristizábal, Cristian Alonso Barreiro García, Oriana Arias-Valderrama, Catalina Proaño Millán, Nhora María Silva Perez, Joaquín Donaldo Rosales Martinez, Elizabeth Arrieta López

“…Background: Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL) is a neoplasm with a high prevalence in certain regions such as southwestern Japan, the Caribbean, sub-Saharan Africa, South America, and Australia. In Colombia, the seroprevalence of human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) has been reported in specific populations, but there is limited information about the clinical course and management of ATL in the country. …”
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Capillary microfluidics for diagnostic applications: fundamentals, mechanisms, and capillarics by Elham Khanjani, Andrea Fergola, Joan Antoni López Martínez, Simin Nazarnezhad, Simin Nazarnezhad, Jasmina Casals Terre, Simone Luigi Marasso, Simone Luigi Marasso, Behrouz Aghajanloo

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Detection of petrochemicals using photonic crystal fiber (PCF) in terahertz domain by Md. Anowar Kabir, Md. Selim Hossain, Ashik Muhammed Arman, Md. Al-Amin, Shuvo Sen

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Natural Enemies Acquire More Prey Aphids from Hormone-Treated Insect-Attracting Plants by Xiaosheng Jiang, Xingrui Zhang, Guodong Han, Shovon Chandra Sarkar, Feng Ge

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System‐failing creativity in health care by Stijn Horck, Rachel E. Gifford, Bram P. I. Fleuren, Cheryl Rathert, Tracy H. Porter, Afshan Rauf, Yuna S. H. Lee

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Values associated with Nordic Walking: An international cross-sectional survey among individuals practicing walking with poles. by Wioletta Szymczak, Krzysztof Jurek, Monika Dobrogowska

“…<h4>Methods</h4>A cross-sectional quantitative study with convenience sampling study was performed among 416 Poles, 132 Europeans from 11 countries (Germany, the UK, Spain, France, Italy, Portugal, Ireland, Denmark, Austria, Sweden, and Norway), and 212 participants from 5 non-European countries (the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan). The study used an author's tool that included questions concerning the ways of doing Nordic Walking and its and social and organizational contexts, its classification and interpretation as a health-related, recreational, or sports activity, its position in the space of everyday life and in the sphere of preferred values, motives for walking with poles, meanings attributed to this activity, and the individual and social benefits associated with it.…”
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Molecular Characterization of Putative Virulence Determinants in Burkholderia pseudomallei by Suat Moi Puah, S. D. Puthucheary, Jin Town Wang, Yi Jiun Pan, Kek Heng Chua

“…The Gram-negative saprophyte Burkholderia pseudomallei is the causative agent of melioidosis, an infectious disease which is endemic in Southeast Asia and northern Australia. This bacterium possesses many virulence factors which are thought to contribute to its survival and pathogenicity. …”
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Discrete-Time Markovian Jump Linear Robust Filtering for Visual and GPS Aided Magneto-Inertial Navigation by Kenny A. Q. Caldas, Roberto S. Inoue, Marco H. Terra, Vitor Guizilini, Fabio Ramos

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Therapeutic development to accelerate malaria control through intentional intervention layering by Lydia Braunack-Mayer, Narimane Nekkab, Josephine Malinga, Sherrie L. Kelly, Evelyn Ansah, Joerg J. Moehrle, Melissa A. Penny

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A Framework for Cloud-Based Healthcare Services to Monitor Noncommunicable Diseases Patient by Muhammad Al-Qurishi, Mabrook Al-Rakhami, Fattoh Al-Qershi, Mohammad Mehedi Hassan, Atif Alamri, Hameed Ullah Khan, Yang Xiang

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The Taking Charge After Stroke (TaCAS) study protocol: a multicentre, investigator-blinded, randomised controlled trial comparing the effect of a single Take Charge session, two Ta... by Mark Weatherall, Harry McNaughton, Vivian Wai Yin Fu

“…Results will be published and presented at relevant stroke meetings within New Zealand and internationally, informing the use of a self-management intervention after stroke.Trial registration Australia and New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12615001163594. …”
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Metabolites Profiling of Manilkara mabokeensis Aubrév Bark and Investigation of Biological Activities by Xavier Worowounga, Rami Rahmani, Armel-Frederic Namkona, Sylvie Cazaux, Jean-Laurent Syssa-Magalé, Hubert Matondo, Jalloul Bouajila

“…Manilkara mabokeensis Aubrév is a tree that belongs to the Sapotaceae family, native to the tropical forest in Latin America, Asia, Australia, and Africa. The bark of this species is used as traditional medicine to treat diseases. …”
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Stratégies organisationnelles pour fournir des services d’enseignement des langues étrangères aux adultes de plus de 45 ans by Iryna Rudnyeva

“…The article aims to examine the strategies for providing educational services to adult learners (citizens over the age of 45) in different countries (European countries, the USA, Australia, China, Ukraine, Brazil, Japan and Portugal), with a focus on whether this process is integrated into social services and formal and informal education systems within the framework of the concept of lifelong learning. …”
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Data driven prediction of fragment velocity distribution under explosive loading conditions by Donghwan Noh, Piemaan Fazily, Songwon Seo, Jaekun Lee, Seungjae Seo, Hoon Huh, Jeong Whan Yoon

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IUCN Species Survival Commission Amphibian Specialist Group launches Eastern Asian Salamander Task Force by Amaël Borzée, Sally Wren, Vishal Kumar Prasad, Steven J. R. Allain, Janice Chanson, Kelsey Neam, Izabela Barata, Francis Asamoah, Jigme Wangyal, Maria Jose Chang, Dasi Ong

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