Socioeconomic correlates of urban mobility trends in two Australian cities during transitional periods of the COVID-19 pandemic by Pratyush Kollepara, Subhrasankha Dey, Martin Tomko, Erika Martino, Rebecca Bentley, Michele Tizzoni, Nicholas Geard, Cameron Zachreson

“…To understand the socioeconomic determinants of intervention compliance and discretionary behavioural responses to epidemic threats, we investigate whether changes in human mobility showed a systematic variation by socioeconomic status during two distinct periods of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. …”
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Enhancing engagement in HIV care among adolescents and young adults: A focus on phone-based navigation and relationship building to address barriers in HIV care. by Harriet Fridah Adhiambo, Chanda Mwamba, Jayne Lewis-Kulzer, Sarah Iguna, Gladys Moraa Ontuga, Dorothy Imbuka Mangale, Everlyne Nyandieka, James Nyanga, Isaya Opondo, Joseph Osoro, Lina Montoya, Edwin Nyagesoa, Norton Sang, Eliud Akama, Elizabeth Bukusi, Lisa Abuogi, Elvin Geng, Zachary Arochi Kwena

“…Structural, psychological, and clinical barriers to HIV care engagement among adolescents and young adults living with HIV (AYAH) persist globally despite gains in HIV epidemic control. Phone-based peer navigation may provide critical peer support, increase delivery flexibility, and require fewer resources. …”
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Pandemic-Induced changes in Travel Behaviour: Insights of Pandemic’s Lasting impacts on Lahore’s Urban Mobility by Hina Saleemi, Muhammad Momin Amer, Saadia Tabassum, Sadia Ismail

“… The COVID-19 epidemic, which began to spread globally in early 2020, created an abrupt change that has brought with it unimaginable challenges and profound adjustments to many elements and areas of human existence. …”
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Overweight or Obese Individuals at Eighteen Years of Age Develop Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma at a Significantly Earlier Age by David T. Chao, Nilesh H. Shah, Herbert J. Zeh, Aatur D. Singhi, Nathan Bahary, Kevin M. McGrath, Kenneth E. Fasanella, Amer H. Zureikat, David C. Whitcomb, Randall E. Brand

“…Adolescent obesity is a national epidemic that recently has been shown to increase risk for pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PC) and is associated with an earlier age of PC onset. …”
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Perspectives of substance use disorder counselors on the benefits and drawbacks of medications for opioid use disorder by Nicholas C. Cardamone, Rebecca E. Stewart, Kyle M. Kampman, Steven C. Marcus

“…Abstract Background Medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) are among the best tools available to combat the opioid epidemic. Yet, use of MOUD among people with opioid use disorder (OUD) remains low. …”
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ANALYSE ET MODÉLISATION DE LA VULNÉRABILITÉ AUX MALADIES À TRANSMISSION HYDRIQUE DANS L’ESPACE URBAIN DE LA VILLE DE BATNA – NORD-EST ALGERIEN by BAZIZ NAFISSA, KALLA MAHDI, DRIDI HADDA, BOUTRID MOHAMED LAMINE

“…The environmental situation presents a real danger to public health and can cause epidemics difficult to contain. The numerous epidemic outbreaks observed in the past, along with more recent ones, suggest that drinking water could significantly contribute to endemic diseases. …”
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Computational antidiabetic assessment of Salvia splendens L. polyphenols: SMOTE, ADME, ProTox, docking, and molecular dynamic studies by Hatun A. Alomar, Wafaa M. El Kady, Asmaa A. Mandour, Amany A. Naim, Neveen I. Ghali, Taghreed A. Ibrahim, Noha Fathallah

“…This study utilizes artificial intelligence and machine learning to enhance drug discovery, focusing on the antidiabetic effects of Salvia splendens leaf extract among the global epidemic of diabetes mellitus. Employing the SMOTE oversampling strategy confirmed that the generated dataset mirrored the activity pattern of the original data. …”
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Barriers and facilitators to utilizing HIV prevention and treatment services among migrant youth globally: A scoping review. by Kevin Li, Natasha Thaweesee, Allison Kimmel, Emily Dorward, Anita Dam

“…To develop effective interventions and reach epidemic control, it is necessary to understand the barriers and facilitators to accessing HIV services among migrant youth. …”
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Molecular Characterization and Phylogenetic Analysis of Listeria monocytogenes Isolated from Milk and Milk Products in Kaduna, Nigeria by U. B. Usman, J. K. P. Kwaga, J. Kabir, O. S. Olonitola, S. Radu, F. Bande

“…The separation of the Nigerian L. monocytogenes isolates into linage A (responsible for epidemic listeriosis) and lineage B (responsible for sporadic cases of listeriosis) is of public health concern and that local isolates might have potentials for human food borne listeriosis based on the virulence factors so far identified.…”
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Early results of laparoscopic single‑anastomosis duodeno‑ileal bypass with sleeve gastrectomy: a case series from a single Polish bariatric center by Mateusz Wityk, Maciej Bobowicz, Mateusz Pryt, Natalia Dowgiałło-Gornowicz

“…Introduction: The obesity epidemic has led to an increased prevalence of related conditions, such as type 2 diabetes (T2D) and hypertension. …”
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Research progress of Traditional Chinese Medicine nursing for patients with diabetes (糖尿病中医护理研究进展) by ZHENG Xiaoyan (郑晓艳), LI Jiayue (李佳玥), ZHANG Ying (张莹), GUO Peng (郭鹏)

“…Diabetes has become a member of the epidemic that seriously threatens human health through concentric cerebrovascular disease, tumors, etc. …”
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Aerosol-generating otolaryngology procedures and the need for enhanced PPE during the COVID-19 pandemic: a literature review by Paul Mick, Russell Murphy

“…Main body Health care workers in China who performed tracheotomy during the SARS-CoV-1 epidemic had 4.15 times greater odds of contracting the virus than controls who did not perform tracheotomy (95% CI 2.75–7.54). …”
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Network analysis of meaning in life, perceived social support, and depressive symptoms among vocational undergraduate students by Sen sen Zhang, Sen sen Zhang, Wen hua Zhang, Shao hong Yong, Shao hong Yong, Jia tai Chen

“…BackgroundDepression poses a considerable personal and public health problem, particularly in the post-epidemic era. The present study aimed to investigate the association between meaning in life (MIL) and perceived social support (PSS) with depressive symptoms among vocational undergraduate students, employing a network analysis approach to gain a deeper understanding of the underlying pathways and to prevent the progression of depressive symptoms into disorders.MethodsA total of 1367 Chinese vocational undergraduates (Mage = 20.1, SD = 1.6; 44.7% female) were recruited and were asked to complete a series of questionnaires, including the meaning in life questionnaire, perceived social support scale, and patient health questionnaire. …”
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Tunable control of Cas12 activity promotes universal and fast one-pot nucleic acid detection by Zhou-Hua Cheng, Xi-Yan Luo, Sheng-Song Yu, Di Min, Shu-Xia Zhang, Xiao-Fan Li, Jie-Jie Chen, Dong-Feng Liu, Han-Qing Yu

“…Here, we report a universal one-pot fluorescent method for the detection of epidemic pathogens, delivering results within 15-20 min. …”
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Anti-obesity mechanisms elucidation of essential oil components from Artemisiae Argyi Folium (Aiye) by the integration of GC-MS, network pharmacology, and molecular docking by Yongxiang Liu, Jinhai Luo, Maninder Meenu, Baojun Xu

“…Recently, the global epidemic of obesity is increasing significantly. Obesity is treated with anti-obesity medications and surgery and complications related to these treatments prompt the search of phytochemicals that confer anti-obesity effects. …”
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Laboratory diagnosis of H. pylori among dyspeptic patients using Culture and Rapid urease test by Hogir Mohammed Shukri Saadi, Ali Yahya Saeed

“…Due to the increasing incidence of treatment failure (caused in part by antibiotic resistance), post-treatment testing is recommended to confirm H. pylori eradication. Knowledge of the epidemic and the Routes of transmission of this pathogen are important points to avoid from spreading and may be useful in identifying high-risk populations, especially in areas that have high rates of gastric lymphoma, gastric cancer, and gastric ulcer. …”
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Molecular Epidemiology of Human Norovirus Variants from Outbreaks in Zhejiang Province, China, during 2021 by Yi Sun, Yongjuan Yuan, Haiyan Mao, Lingxuan Su, Qiong Ge, Jian Gao, Changping Xu, Liming Gong

“…Noroviruses are the most frequent cause of epidemic acute viral gastroenteritis in China. Objectives. …”
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Risk factors for the mortality of hemodialysis patients with COVID-19 in northern Hunan province, China by Zhangxiu He, Zhong Peng, Ning Gao, Shuzhu Zhong, Fengyi Yu, Zixu Tang, Zihao Liao, Song Zhao, Gloria Umwiza, Ming Chen, Wei Long

“…Abstract Purpose Exploring the risk factors for mortality of hemodialysis patients undergoing COVID-19 and the changes in mortality before and after the opening of the epidemic in northern Hunan province, China. Methods We analyzed 230 hemodialysis patients with COVID-19 in the Yiyang Central Hospital from November 01, 2022 to February 28, 2023. …”
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US-Japan Trade Relations Amid the Globalization Crisis by V. G. Shvydko

“…The rising confrontation between the United States and China amid the spread of novel coronavirus epidemic in early 2020 alleviated tensions over Japan-US trade issues by temporarily removing them from the focus of attention of the US presidential administra­tion. …”
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SURVEILLANCE OF PARASITIC DISEASES IN BULGARIA by Rumen Harizanov, Violeta Yakimova, Mihaela Videnova, Ognyan Mikov, Aleksandra Ivanova, Eleonora Kaneva, Raina Borisova, Nina Tsvetkova, Iskra Rainova, Zornitca Traykova

“…For the first time, no epidemic outbreaks of trichinellosis were recorded in 2023. …”
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