Social determinants of vulnerability to ill-health: Evidences from Mendi Town, Western Ethiopia by Amanti Baru, Padmanabhan Murugan

“…Conclusion: This study is aligned with an economic perspective of the social determinants of health; it showed that social factors are fundamental agents for protecting individuals from ill-health or to make them vulnerable. The authors recommend public health interventions that consider the social context of individuals in order to reduce vulnerability to ill-health and improve their health status.…”
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Aligning Indonesia's economic goals with SDGS: Strengthening Qur'anic principles in Islamic finance by Azwar Azwar, Abur Hamdi Usman

“…Data sources include the PSIFIs for Islamic Banks (IFSB Database), Indonesia's GDP (BPS), and the Financial Services Authority (OJK). Findings – Long-term analysis reveals that Islamic financing in SDG sectors such as SDG1 (No Poverty), SDG2 (Zero Hunger), SDG3 (Good Health and Well-being), SDG4 (Quality Education), and SDG11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities) positively correlate with economic growth, while SDG8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth) shows an inverse relationship. …”
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Pediatric Intensive Care Provider Attitudes About Children with Medical Complexity and Neurologic Impairment: A Qualitative Study by Elizabeth J. Bleed, Leonardo Barrera, Mickayla Jones, Seema K. Shah, Megan Crowley-Matoka, Carolyn C. Foster

“…Participants were recruited via purposive and snowball sampling until information power was reached, and came from seven PICUs across six states, with 10 participants from the authors’ home institution and 10 from external PICUs. …”
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Water quality model-based methodology to assess assimilative capacity of wastewater discharges in rivers by F.M. Torres-Bejarano, M. Verbel-Escobar, M.C. Atencia-Osorio

“…Higher concentrations of water quality parameters were mostly found in the dry season since lower velocities and river flows promote less pollutants mixing and dilution processes.CONCLUSION: The model spatiotemporal simulations showed the effect of the wastewater discharges on the Sinú River assimilative capacity and made it possible to find those scenarios where water quality parameters exceeded the reference limits, becoming an essential tool for water management and the development of strong water quality objectives by stakeholders and environmental authorities.…”
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Clinical Performance of Rapid Antigen Tests for the Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in the Emergency Department and Community: A Retrospective Study by Pei-Chin Lin, Hung-Pin Chiu, Fang-Yi Cheng, Chih-Chun Chang, Fang-Yeh Chu

“…Rapid antigen tests for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) detection have been authorized for emergency use (EUA); however, the performance has not been fully evaluated in clinical contexts. …”
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Intelligent Forecasting of Air Quality and Pollution Prediction Using Machine Learning by D. Kothandaraman, N. Praveena, K. Varadarajkumar, B. Madhav Rao, Dharmesh Dhabliya, Shivaprasad Satla, Worku Abera

“…In this scenario, the authors proposed various machine learning models such as linear regression, random forest, KNN, ridge and lasso, XGBoost, and AdaBoost models to predict PM2.5 pollutants in polluted cities. …”
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Contemporary Management of Patients With Chagas Cardiomyopathy in Bolivia by Evan Czulada, BS, Sascha Bercovitch, BA, Yazan Alshawkani, MD, Natalia Noya Weise, MD, Adriana E. Hernani Rodrigo, BS, Ronald Gustavo Durán Saucedo, MD, Marcelo Buhezo Chamón, MD, Robert H. Gilman, MD, David T. Martin, MD

“…Yet, optimal CCM management is challenging in the resource-poor communities where it predominates. Objectives: The authors sought to investigate current practice patterns and barriers to CCM care through an online survey of cardiologists in Bolivia, the country with the highest CCM prevalence. …”
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Demarcation of the public and private in the interaction of the state and citizens on digital network platforms by V. V. Zotov

“…At the same time, citizens consider it possible to transfer personal data to the authorities in a generalized form for making managerial decisions. …”
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Caregiving experiences of family caregivers of disabled middle-aged and older adults enrolled in long-term care insurance: a qualitative study by Yitong Liu, Wenkun Xu, Zhuoya Yang, Yaning Wang, Rujian Lu, Yuexia Gao, Yaqin Zhong

“…Identifying caregivers’ experiences enabled the authorities to develop support strategies and interventions focused on helping them reduce the caregiver burden.…”
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Investment behavior in the Egyptian stock market: The impact of social media on investor decision-making by Abdelrehim Awad, Adel Fathy Aziz, Talaat Rashad Shma

“…Future research should explore platform-specific features, such as visual content and influencer-driven financial advice, to better understand their effects on investment strategies. AcknowledgmentThe authors are thankful to the Deanship of Graduate Studies and Scientific Research at University of Bisha for supporting this work through the Fast-Track Research Support Program.…”
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Cytokine and eicosanoid regulation by Schistosoma mansoniduring LSE penetration by A. C. Fusco, B. Salafsky, T. Shibuya

“…Cercarial penetration, in low to moderate numbers, does not cause a normal skin inflammatory response; therefore, the authors sought to determine whether cercariae can down-regulate keratinocyte activation and thus the secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines and eicosanoids. …”
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Application of Multifunctional Metal Nanoparticles in the Treatment of Glioma by Ren Y, Yang H, Xu D, Zhang Z, Gao S, Yu R

“…Yanhong Ren,1,2,* Han Yang,3,* Duo Xu,4 Zhengkui Zhang,4 Shangfeng Gao,1,4 Rutong Yu1,4 1Department of Neurosurgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221002, People’s Republic of China; 2Beijing Institute of Brain Disorders, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Neurology, The First Hospital of Changsha, Changsha, 410008, People’s Republic of China; 4Institute of Nervous System Diseases, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221002, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Shangfeng Gao; Rutong Yu, Email gaoshangfeng@xzhmu.edu.cn; rtyu@xzhmu.edu.cnAbstract: Glioma is the most common primary malignant brain tumor with a poor survival rate. …”
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Short-term evolution and dispersal patterns of fluconazole-resistance in Candida auris clade III by Irving Cancino-Muñoz, Juan Vicente Mulet-Bayona, Carme Salvador-García, Nuria Tormo-Palop, Remedios Guna, Concepción Gimeno-Cardona, Fernando González-Candelas

“…This finding provides knowledge that may be helpful to the public health authorities for the control of the disease.…”
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Tiny clue reveals the general trend: a bibliometric and visualized analysis of renal microcirculation by Bing Wang, Mengting Xu, Sunjing Fu, Yingyu Wang, Hao Ling, Yuan Li, Bingwei Li, Xueting Liu, Qin Ouyang, Xiaoyan Zhang, Ailing Li, Xu Zhang, Mingming Liu

“…The co-authorship of authors, organizations, and countries/regions was analyzed with VOSviewer1.6.18. …”
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THE PHENOMENON OF NEGATIVE EMOTIONS IN THE SOCIAL EXISTENCE OF HUMAN by T. S. Pavlova, V. V. Bobyl

“…In this regard, it is proposed to consider them as a complex multidisciplinary phenomenon, which is predetermined by both social and personal factors of origin and has a certain specificity of objectification. Originality. The authors determined that in addition to destructive effects on a person of negative emotions, they can also have a constructive effect on person’s behaviour, due primarily to the fact that a person does not want to experience these emotions and therefore tries to avoid situations they cause. …”
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Predicting Hope in Mothers of Intellectually Disabled Children Through Emotional, Psychological and Spiritual Factors by Amin Arabshahi, Faezeh Shahriari, Zabihollah Gharlipour

“…Educational workshops are recommended to increase public understanding of intellectual disabilities. Authorities, specialists, and community workers should develop a structured and comprehensive program to raise awareness about the emotional adjustment, psychological well-being, and spiritual beliefs of these mothers within the community.…”
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Normative Data for the NeuroCom Sensory Organization Test in United States Military Academy Boxers by Nathan E Henry, Amy N Weart, Erin M Miller, Lisa D Feltner, Donald L Goss

“…To the knowledge of the authors these are the only published normative data for a highly-active military population ages 17-23…”
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Patient-centered outcomes for gastrointestinal cancer care: a scoping review protocol by Natalie G Coburn, Frances C Wright, Alyson L Mahar, Lesley Gotlib Conn, Julie Hallet, Amy T Hsu, Paul D James, Joanna Yang, Tori Barabash, Luckshi Rajendran, Claire Ludwig, Ekaterina Kosyachkova, Julie Deleemans

“…Opinion pieces, protocols, case reports and abstracts will be excluded. Two authors will independently perform two rounds of screening to select studies for inclusion. …”
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Where are Our Educators? by Елізабет Тюнс, Зоя Рібейро Престес

“…We describe events that were already analyzed by a few authors (Illich, 2006; Bartholo, 1986; Clarke, 2001; Fisher, 2023 and other). …”
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Occurrence and Exposure Assessment of Zearalenone in the Zhejiang Province, China by Zijie Lu, Ronghua Zhang, Pinggu Wu, Dong Zhao, Jiang Chen, Xiaodong Pan, Jikai Wang, Hexiang Zhang, Xiaojuan Qi, Qin Weng, Shufeng Ye, Biao Zhou

“…., respectively—both exceeding the safety limit of 0.25 μg/kg b.w. set by the European Food Safety Authority, indicating a potential risk of exposure. …”
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