OVERVIEW OF THE IMPACT OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER ON TRAFFIC CRASHES: A CASE OF BOTSWANA by Adewumi OLADELE

“… Addictions to drug and alcohol, which stem from substance abuse (SA), are universal public health problems and cause a significant burden to individuals and societies resulting in a multitude of physical, social, economic and legal problems including transport crashes. In spite of epidemic levels of substance abuse in society, many individuals do not receive treatment at all let alone adequate treatment. …”
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Management of Hypertension and Diabetes in Obesity: Non-Pharmacological Measures by Joseph M. Pappachan, Elias C. Chacko, Ganesan Arunagirinathan, Rajagopalan Sriraman

“…Obesity has become a global epidemic over the past few decades because of unhealthy dietary habits and reduced physical activity. …”
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The Role of Vaccination in the Control of SARS by Julijana Gjorgjieva, Kelly Smith, Gerardo Chowell, Fabio Sánchez, Jessica Snyder, Carlos Castillo-Chavez

“…We assess pre-outbreak and during-outbreak vaccination as control strategies for SARS epidemics using a mathematical model that includes susceptible, latent (traced and untraced), infectious, isolated and recovered individuals. …”
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Problem of lumpy skin disease outbreak prevention and eradication by R. A. Krivonos, G. A. Dzhailidi, A. V. Mischenko, V. A. Mischenko, O. Yu. Chernykh, V. N. Shevkoplyas, S. G. Dresvyannikova, D. V. Kolomiyets, S. V. Tikhonov

“…The paper presents data on lumpy skin disease spread in the Russian Federation, Middle East, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Greece, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Serbia, Albania, and Kosovo. It characterizes epidemic situation in the Republic of Dagestan in 2015. …”
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Computational intelligence in the identification of Covid-19 patients  by using KNN-SVM Classifier by shaymaa adnan

“… Initiatives to mitigate the persistent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis shown that quick, sensitive, and extensive screening is essential for managing the present epidemic and future pandemics. This virus seeks to infect the lungs by generating white, patchy opacities inside them. …”
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A note on the use of optimal control on a discrete time model of influenza dynamics by Paula A. González-Parra, Sunmi Lee, Leticia Velázquez, Carlos Castillo-Chavez

“…Numerical results show that dual strategies have stronger impact in the reduction of the final epidemic size.…”
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Behaviors and Numerical Simulations of Malaria Dynamic Models with Transgenic Mosquitoes by Xiongwei Liu, Junjun Xu, Xiao Wang, Lizhi Cheng

“…This paper investigates two methods of releasing transgenic mosquitoes and proposes two epidemic models involving malaria patients, anopheles, wild mosquitoes, and transgenic mosquitoes based on system of continuous differential equations. …”
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Global burden of five major types of gastrointestinal cancer by Arjun Singh

“…Global commitments to evidence-based interventions and knowledge sharing are vital to curb the GI cancer epidemic.…”
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Tripartite Evolutionary Game Model for Public Health Emergencies by Zhiqi Xu, Yukun Cheng, Shuangliang Yao

“…Numerical analysis results show that formulating reasonable subsidy measures, encouraging the participation of the public, and enforcing the punishment to enterprises for their negative behaviors can prompt three parties to cooperate in fighting against the epidemic. Our work enriches an understanding of the governance for the public health emergency and provides theoretical support for the local government and related participants to make proper decisions in public health emergencies.…”
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Mapping Key Populations to Develop Improved HIV and AIDS Interventions: Multiphase Cross-Sectional Observational Mapping Study Using a District and City Approach by Pande Putu Januraga, Endang Lukitosari, Lanny Luhukay, Rizky Hasby, Aang Sutrisna

“… BackgroundIndonesia’s vast archipelago and substantial population size present unique challenges in addressing its multifaceted HIV epidemic, with 90% of its 514 districts and cities reporting cases. …”
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Environmental, socioeconomic, and sociocultural drivers of monkeypox transmission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a One Health perspective by Guangyu Lu, Zeyin Chong, Enyu Xu, Ce Na, Kaixuan Liu, Liying Chai, Pengpeng Xia, Kai Yang, Guoqiang Zhu, Jinkou Zhao, Olaf Müller

“…Moreover, a grey prediction model GM (1, n) was constructed to predict the epidemic trend of mpox post-2015 and validated using suspected mpox case data in the DRC from 2016 to 2021, sourced from the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. …”
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Comparative- and Cost-Effectiveness Research Determining the Optimal Intervention for Advancing Transgender Women With HIV to Full Viral Suppression (Text Me, Alexis!): Protocol fo... by Cathy J Reback, Thomas Blue, Ali Jalali, Raphael Landovitz, Michael J Li, Raymond P Mata, Danielle Ryan, Philip J Jeng, Sean M Murphy

“…Thus, it is critical that efforts to End the HIV Epidemic include effective interventions to link and retain transgender women in HIV care through full viral suppression. …”
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Evidence-based management of dermatophytosis in India today by Aparajita Ghosh, Saumya Panda

“…This review aims to take a look at the current status of evidence regarding the effectiveness of major antifungal molecules, with particular reference to the current epidemic-like scenario of resistant dermatophytosis in India. …”
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Therapeutic Potential of Retinoid X Receptor Modulators for the Treatment of the Metabolic Syndrome by Jane A. Pinaire, Anne Reifel-Miller

“…These recent findings suggest that, with continued research efforts, RXR-specific ligands with improved pharmacological profiles may eventually be available as additional treatment options for the current epidemic of obesity, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, and all of the associated metabolic sequelae.…”
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Exercise as a Mean to Control Low-Grade Systemic Inflammation by Neha Mathur, Bente Klarlund Pedersen

“…Chronic noncommunicable diseases (CNCDs), which include cardiovascular disease, some cancers, for example, colon cancer, breast cancer, and type 2 diabetes, are reaching epidemic proportions worldwide. It has now become clear that low-grade chronic inflammation is a key player in the pathogenesis of most CNCDs. …”
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Intelligent temperature detection system based on“5G+AI” by Shan JIANG, Guocheng GONG, Tengyuan MA, Long XIAO

“…An intelligent temperature measurement solution based on “5G+AI” for the prevention and control of epidemic situation in COVID-19 was presented.Intelligent temperature measurement has a wide range of application scenarios in areas with dense traffic such as airports, railway stations and stations.A new AI temperature measurement architecture was proposed.The camera and infrared thermometer was used to measure temperature.The preprocessing module included image decoding, color space transformation, image correction and image normalization.Head detection model need to undergo off-line model training.Finally, through the temperature calculation module, the structured information was output.The development process of the model included data collection and annotation, model construction, model training, model optimization and model deployment.A comprehensive intelligent temperature measurement system was constructed, which integrated 5G temperature measurement hardware, OneNET access platform, monitoring application platform and mobile App.Finally, “5G+AI” intelligent temperature measurement products were successfully deployed in many cities and different application scenarios across the country.…”
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Voice Recognition in the Era of Virtual Reality: Disruption of Normative Social Meaning Making by Grace Khunou

“…As we grappled with the Covid-19 epidemic the world saw massive disruptions in how and where we work, teach, learn and socialize.  …”
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Exploring the potential of Carica Papaya Leaf Extract: a perspective on its effectiveness in ameliorating thrombocytopenia in dengue patients by Maliha Khalid, Muhammad Saad Khan, Erum Siddiqui, Aminath Waafira

“…Recent flooding in 2022 and strong monsoon rains in 2024 have increased the possibility of an epidemic. It is an infectious disease having potentially severe outcomes including thrombocytopenia.Discussion: Carica Papaya Leaf Extract (CPLE) has emerged as an off-label treatment option, showing promising results in increasing platelet counts and reducing hospital stays. …”
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Persistent and extended COVID, post-COVID-19. New reflections in 2024 by Alfredo Darío Espinosa Brito

“…Unlike previous events, a new and nebulous epidemic is sweeping the universe: long COVID, or post-COVID-19 (Long COVID or Post-COVID Syndrome). …”
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