Experimental infection of wild boars (Sus scrofa) with Rickettsia rickettsii and evaluation of the transmission potential to Amblyomma sculptum ticks by Lucianne Cardoso Neves, Lina de Campos Binder, Warley Vieira de Freitas Paula, Nicolas Jalowitzki de Lima, Ennya Rafaella Neves Cardoso, Rayane Almeida Santos, Raphaela Bueno Mendes Bittencourt, Gracielle Teles Pádua, Gabriel Cândido dos Santos, Mariana Avelar Tavares, Maria Carolina de Azevedo Serpa, Adriano Pinter, Artur Luiz de Almeida Felicio, Marcelo B. Labruna, Felipe da Silva Krawczak

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Individual and community level factors associated with household level food insecurity of Ethiopia: multilevel mixed effects analysis of 2021 Performance Monitoring for Action Ethi... by Eyob Ketema Bogale, Tadele Fentabel Anagaw, Misganaw Guadie Tiruneh, Eneyew Talie Fenta, Destaw Endeshaw, Ousman Adal, Abiyu Abadi Tareke, Natnael Kebede, Amare Mebrat Delie

“…Furthermore, besides government support, households should better to develop an emergency response plan for food security during any emergency including pandemics by increasing their source of income to avert the impact of different socioeconomic derangements.…”
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GIS-based modeling and analytical approaches for groundwater quality suitability for different purposes in the Egyptian Nile Valley, a case study in Wadi Qena by Hanaa A. Megahed, Abd El-Hay A. Farrag, Amira A. Mohamed, Mahmoud H. Darwish, Mohamed A. E. AbdelRahman, Heba El-Bagoury, Paola D’Antonio, Antonio Scopa, Mansour A. A. Saad

“…Wadi Qena represents one of the most promising valleys, on which the government depends for land reclamations and developments. …”
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Sdd3 regulates the biofilm formation of Candida albicans via the Rho1-PKC-MAPK pathway by Li Mei Pang, Guisheng Zeng, Eve Wai Ling Chow, Xiaoli Xu, Ning Li, Yee Jiun Kok, Shu Chen Chong, Xuezhi Bi, Jiaxin Gao, Chaminda Jayampath Seneviratne, Yue Wang

“…Understanding the molecular mechanisms governing biofilm formation is crucial for developing anti-biofilm therapies. …”
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Phase IV adaptive randomised clinical trials evaluating efficacy and cost-efficacy of pre-emptive pharmacogenetic genotyping strategies in the Spanish National Health System: iPHAR... by Xandra García-González, Alberto M Borobia, Antonio J Carcas, Miriam Estébanez, Montserrat Carmona, Irene García García, Francisco Abad-Santos, Luis A López-Fernández, Esther Cubo, Iñaki Imaz-Iglesia, Alicia Marín-Candón, Miriam Saiz-Rodríguez, Irene Taladriz-Sender, Pedro Arias, Rocío Rosas-Alonso, Enrique Seco-Meseguer, Stefan Stewart, Elena Diago-Sempere, María del Mar García Saiz, Emilio J Laserna-Mendieta, Ana M Peiró, Magí Farré, Consuelo Rodriguez-Jimenez, Judith Sanabria-Cabrera, Lucia Pedrosa, Ignacio Bernardino, Javier Guiijarro-Eguinoa, Arturo Gómez López De Las Huertas, Susana Martín-López, Olga Hladun Alvaro, Vicente Arrate, Ana Fries, Daniel Rodriguez Díaz, Fernando Marqués García, Núria Alonso Pedrol, Modesto M Maestre Muñiz, Leticia Rodríguez Alcolado, Carlos Ortiz-Bautista, Angela Remesal-Doblado, María Isabel Lucena, Zaida Salmón González, Inmaculada Coca-Prieto

“…The Spanish Consortium for the Implementation of Pharmacogenetics (iPHARMGx Consortium) addresses this by developing a clinical trial master protocol that will govern multiple nested adaptive clinical trials that compare genotype-guided treatments to standard care in specific drug–gene–population triads, asses their cost-efficacy and identify novel biomarkers through advanced sequencing techniques. …”
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Genetic diversity of Plasmodium falciparum reticulocyte binding protein homologue-5, which is a potential malaria vaccine candidate: baseline data from areas of varying malaria end... by Angelina J. Kisambale, Dativa Pereus, Salehe S. Mandai, Beatus M. Lyimo, Catherine Bakari, Gervas A. Chacha, Ruth B. Mbwambo, Ramadhan Moshi, Daniel A. Petro, Daniel P. Challe, Misago D. Seth, Rashid A. Madebe, Rule Budodo, Sijenunu Aaron, Daniel Mbwambo, Abdallah Lusasi, Stella Kajange, Samwel Lazaro, Ntuli Kapologwe, Celine I. Mandara, Deus S. Ishengoma

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Prevalence and determinants of HIV testing-seeking behaviors among women of reproductive age in Tanzania: analysis of the 2022 Demographic and health survey by Jackson Micheal Asingwire, Isaac isiko, Kuli Faith Rombe, Aaron Mwesigwa, Emmanuel Asher Ikwara, Haron Olot, Lenz Nwachinemere Okoro, Manankong Jane Precious Izunwanne, Blessing Onyinyechi Agunwa, Abdul Aziiz Bwana, William Yiga Kalemba, Ebuka Louis Anyamene

“…Women who have heard about PrEP but are not uncertain about its approval [AOR: 36.07, CI (3.33–390.25)], respondents who have tested before with HIV testing kits [AOR:35.99, CI (4.00–324.13)] and women who are aware of HIV testing kids but never tested with them before [AOR: 2.80, CI (1.19–6.58)] are predictors of HIV testing seeking behaviors. Conclusion The government and other concerned agencies should introduce mobile or community-based testing units and subsidize testing costs to reach economically disadvantaged or rural populations. …”
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Designing a Model for Credit Risk Assessment of Customers for Guarantees Issued by the Export Guarantee Fund of Iran via Artificial Neural Network Model by Farshid Ahmadi Sartakhti, Kambiz Hojabr Kiani, Seyed Shamsoddin Hoseini, Abbas Memarnejad

“…Being the exclusive official export credit insurance entity in Iran, it operates under complete government ownership, shouldering all obligations associated with the fund's coverage. …”
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Ten pressure points in primary care during COVID-19: findings from an international narrative review by Sally Hall Dykgraaf, Anne Parkinson, Michael Wright, William C. W. Wong, Jane Desborough, Lauren Ball, Elizabeth Sturgiss, Garang M. Dut, Katelyn Barnes, Danielle Butler, Steph Davis, Kirsty Douglas, Candan Kendir, Danielle Martin, Robert Marten, Katherine Rouleau, Shannon Barkley, Lucas de Toca, Michael Kidd

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Prevalence and factors associated with childhood malaria and anaemia in Osun state, Nigeria: a baseline household malariometric study by Olusola Ajibaye, Semiu Adebayo Rahman, Oluwagbemiga Olanrewaju Aina, Chinazo Ujuju, Chimere Obiora Agomo, Samuel Akindele, Olakiigbe Abiodun, Tolulope Victoria Uzoka, Nnenna Ogbulafor, Olufemi Oroge, Rufai-Ahmed Garba, Michael Ekholuenetale, Kolawole Maxwell, Ridwan Akorede Awosanya, Mary Abosede Adekola, Benjamin Bukky Ilesanmi, Adekemi Ajayi, Olusola Oresanya, James K. Tibenderana, Adeola Yetunde Olukosi

“…Methods A cross-sectional household malariometric study was conducted in 80 communities across eight Local Government areas (LGAs) in Osun State. Ethical approval was obtained from Osun State Health Research Ethical Committee (OSHREC/PRS/569T312/ on the 22nd of May 2023. …”
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Economic-productive analysis of a mixed cattle-bubaline model mixed model in the Northern region of Corrientes Province in Argentina by Pablo Maldonado-Vargas, Vanesa Guadalupe Mierke, Liliana Laura Pellerano, Guillermo Sebastián Grimaldi, Orlando Alberto Álvarez, Natalia Mercedes Vallejos, Margarita Rosa Itatí Romero, Francisco Daniel Romero, Alexis Sebastián Bandeo, Gonzalo Enrique Tuñón, José Luis Konrad

“…Quantitative data (target stocking rate, female replacements) and qualitative data (descriptions) were obtained using a survey within an agreement between the provincial government and the University. A simulation model was run with the gathered data to describe and analyze the system. …”
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Toxicity of Nanoparticles in Biomedical Application: Nanotoxicology by Chukwuebuka Egbuna, Vijaykumar K. Parmar, Jaison Jeevanandam, Shahira M. Ezzat, Kingsley C. Patrick-Iwuanyanwu, Charles Oluwaseun Adetunji, Johra Khan, Eugene N. Onyeike, Chukwuemelie Zedech Uche, Muhammad Akram, Mervat S. Ibrahim, Nihal M. El Mahdy, Chinaza Godswill Awuchi, Kaliyaperumal Saravanan, Habibu Tijjani, Uchenna Estella Odoh, Mohammed Messaoudi, Jonathan C. Ifemeje, Michael C. Olisah, Nebechi Jane Ezeofor, Chukwudi Jude Chikwendu, Chinwe Gloria Ibeabuchi

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Improving community-based first response to out of hospital cardiac arrest (FirstCPR): protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial by Sandra Ware, Blake Angell, Julie Redfern, Clara Chow, Cate Ferry, Lee Taylor, Christopher Semsarian, Adrian Bauman, Janet E Bray, Simone Marschner, Michael Nelson, Saurabh Kumar, Matthew Vukasovic, Kevin Lai, Paul M Middleton, Pramesh Kovoor, Garry Jennings, Sonali Munot, Andrew Coggins, Alan Robert Denniss, Sarah Khanlari, Ian Opperman

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Sistem Informasi Geografis Penyebaran Usaha Mikro Kecil Menengah (UMKM) di Kabupaten Majalengka by Muhammad Darul Husni Santoso, Ikbal Jamaludin, Evi Dewi Sri Mulyani

“…Therefore to help oversee the growth of MSMEs, a geographic based system is needed that can provide spatial information on MSME growth locations for the relevant Dinas, represented by a coordinate system shown through storing longitude and latitude points at each location as a basis for consideration in determining Government policy in Majalengka Regency. In this study, the method used in the construction of this system uses the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC), this system will be designed with a Web-based Geographic Information System (WebGIS) that uses facilities from Google Maps and the system is tested using the blackbox method. …”
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Traditional herbal medicine legislative and regulatory framework: a cross-sectional quantitative study and archival review perspectives by Sileshi Dubale, Rashed Edris Usure, Yesuneh Tefera Mekasha, Gemmechu Hasen, Firdos Hafiz, Dereje Kebebe, Sultan Suleman

“…For future roadmaps, 73.8% of respondents believed the government showed a commitment to supporting THM regulation, though 51.9% of participants noted limited knowledge and awareness of THM practices and product regulations. …”
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Reflections and trajectories for interdisciplinary research on the energy transition by Cesare Sposito, Francesca Scalisi

“…These are some of the strategies, pathways, measures and actions that can take place by exploiting the availability of the substantial financial resources allocated by governments for transitions, stimulating the sensitivity of local administrators and enhancing the skills and transversal competencies of technicians and operators in the sector, but also and above all by raising users’ awareness of the risks posed by climate change, to activate their ‘behavioural’ response to the consumption of energy and non-renewable natural resources. …”
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Pemodelan Simulasi Sistem Dinamik untuk Meningkatkan Jumlah Pendapatan Unit Rawat Inap Rumah Sakit Islam Surabaya A.Yani by Anwar Romadhon, Erma Suryani

“…Of course this has an impact on more competitive competitiveness. Indonesian government policy that requires hospitals to work closely with the National Health Insurance (JKN) in order to equalize health services affects the amount of revenue. …”
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Prevalence and drivers of malaria infection among asymptomatic and symptomatic community members in five regions with varying transmission intensity in mainland Tanzania by Gervas A. Chacha, Filbert Francis, Salehe S. Mandai, Misago D. Seth, Rashid A. Madebe, Daniel P. Challe, Daniel A. Petro, Dativa Pereus, Ramadhani Moshi, Rule Budodo, Angelina J. Kisambale, Ruth B. Mbwambo, Catherine Bakari, Sijenunu Aaron, Daniel Mbwambo, Stella Kajange, Samuel Lazaro, Ntuli Kapologwe, Celine I. Mandara, Deus S. Ishengoma

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Implementasi Simple Additive Weight pada Sistem Pendukung Keputusan Penerima Bantuan Stimulan Perumahan Swadaya Berbasis Web di Dinas Perumahan dan Kawasan Pemukiman Kota Magelang by Eko Joko Pamungkas, Uky Yudatama, Emilya Ully Artha

“…Abstract One of the ongoing government programs is Bantuan Stimulan Perumahan Swadaya (BSPS) program with the target being people who have low income and have houses that are not yet suitable for habitation. …”
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Progress of research on aviation kerosene preparation using bioethanol by Pan LI, Yu ZHAO, Xingguo WU, Lulu ZHANG, Junhao HU, Wei CHEN, Jing BAI, Chun CHANG, Shuqi FANG

“…In recent years, the Chinese government has proposed the “dual carbon” goal of achieving a carbon peak by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060. …”
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