COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Various Segments of the Population in Turkey: A Literature Review by Sezer Okay

“…Vaccine hesitancy, which refers to the reluctance to be vaccinated, poses a major risk to public health in preventing infectious diseases. …”
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MXene-Assisted Enhanced Electrochemical Performance of Doped Strontium Titanium Nanoparticles by Muhammad Qaiser Manzoor, Syed Irfan, null Anwar-ul-Haq, Xuyang Shi

“…The X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Raman spectroscopy analysis showed that the hybrid structure retained all the major peaks of the nanoparticles and the MXene, which showed its successful synthesis. …”
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Research Progress on Biomaterials for Spinal Cord Repair by Liao Z, Bao Q, Saijilahu, Chimedtseren C, Tumurbaatar K, Saijilafu

“…In addition, the glial scars and inflammatory responses around the lesion site are another major obstacle for successful axon regeneration after SCI. …”
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Analysis of the LCA-Emergy and Carbon Emissions Sustainability Assessment of a Building System with Coupled Energy Storage Modules by Junxue Zhang, Zhihong Pan, Yingnan Li

“…The research results show that the stages of building material production and building operation play a major role in the emergy and carbon emissions of the entire building system, and their changes show an inverse trend. …”
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Item Characteristics of National Examination Council’s Economics Multiple-Choice Items: An Item Response Theory Exploration by Yusuf Olayinka Shogbesan

“…The study concluded that the IRT psychometric estimates of NECO Economics multiple-choice items possessed moderately difficult items with an average discrimination indices and items majorly found not vulnerable to guessing. It therefore recommended that test experts and examination bodies should regularly consider the use of IRT psychometric estimations to evaluate item parameters for quality check of test items.…”
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Cost-effectiveness of lazertinib as first-line treatment in patients with -mutated advanced lung cancer by Li-Jung Elizabeth Ku, Jui-Hung Tsai, Li-Jun Chen, Szu-Chun Yang

“…The cost of lazertinib was a major determinant. If the daily price of lazertinib could be reduced to US$75, lazertinib would become cost-effective at a willingness-to-pay (WTP) threshold of US$70,000 per QALY. …”
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The impact of politics on transport system of the Russian Federation by A. A. Ebzeev, O. A. Sudorgin, O. A. Nesterchuk, V. G. Ivanov

“…The paper also examines the impact of policy on the transportation infrastructure of two major cities in Russia, Moscow and St. Petersburg. …”
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The Effect of the Tongyang Huoxue Recipe (TYHX) on the Ito/IKur in Ischemia/Reperfusion Sinoatrial Node Cells by Yanli Wang, Qiaomin Wu, Jinfeng Liu, Ruxiu Liu

“…The transient outward potassium current (Ito) and the ultrarapid delayed rectifier potassium current (IKur) are major potassium currents involved in the repolarization process of sinoatrial node cells (SNCs). …”
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Investigating Gram-negative bacilli isolates’ sensitivity to ceftazidime/avibactam by Sunali, Mithilesh Kumar Jha, Mukesh Kumar, Maneesh Kumar, Nishant Ranjan

“…Carbapenem resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) pose a major threat and necessitate the development of new antibiotics. …”
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Prevalence of Internet-based Self-medical Diagnosis among Indian Nonmedical Undergraduate Students: An Observational Cross-sectional Survey by Jayati Pandey, Priya Nimish Deo, Revati Shailesh Deshmukh, Siddharth Shinde, Veera Bhosale

“…Increasing use of technology and readily available health-related information on the Internet is a major reason for this practice. Self-medical diagnosis can have some advantages as well as disadvantages. …”
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A comprehensive outline of antimicrobial resistance, antibiotic prescribing, and antimicrobial stewardship in South Africa: A scoping review protocol. by Suwayda Ahmed, Rukshana Ahmed, Razia Zulfikar Adam

“…The incorrect and unnecessary prescribing of antibiotics places a burden on healthcare costs and thus, antimicrobial resistance is evident globally as a major public health concern. The impact is particularly pronounced in low to middle-income countries, where limited access to healthcare exacerbates the crisis. …”
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Pathogenic Roles of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor during Dengue Virus Infection by Yung-Chun Chuang, Hong-Ru Chen, Trai-Ming Yeh

“…Hemorrhage and plasma leakage are two major hallmarks of DHF/DSS. Because the mechanisms causing these pathogenic changes are unclear, there is no effective therapy against DHF/DSS. …”
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Analysis of the spatiotemporal evolution of birth rates and influencing factors in the Yangtze River Basin. by Xiujuan Jiang, Qianhua Pan, Wei Xu, Jingyuan Sun, Sicheng Chen

“…The declining birth rate is one of the world's major challenges. There is much literature on birth rate research in China. …”
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Efficacy of Moxibustion in the Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease Based on Meta-Analysis under Intelligent Medical Treatment by Qianqian Niu, Weijie Xu

“…Dementia in Parkinson’s disease (PD) has become a major factor affecting the quality of life of patients with Parkinson’s disease. …”
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Reduction of 1/f Noise in Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes (SWCNTs) Using Gas Adsorption Technique by L. Natrayan, S. Angalaeswari, S. Kaliappan, C. Naga Dheeraj Kumar Reddy, V. Sivaprakash, Pravin P. Patil, P. Murugan

“…Single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) plays a major role in electromagnetic absorption and shielding. …”
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Utilization of fish-processing waste as replacement of fish meal in aquafeed by Nurhayati A.P.D., Novitasari E.D., Ruswandi E., Amin M.

“…Fishmeal is the most expensive component of aquaculture feed, thus finding cheaper alternative protein sources become a major challenge in aquafeed industries. This study aimed at investigating the effect of fishmeal replacement with a fish waste meal of fish processing industries on growth performances and nutrient utilization of Nile tilapia ( Oreochroms niloticus). …”
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Chronic Pain in Children: A Look at the Referral Process to a Pediatric Pain Clinic by Giovanni Cucchiaro, Jennifer Schwartz, Alec Hutchason, Beatriz Ornelas

“…The most common reasons for failure to improve were no compliance with the recommended treatments and poorly controlled major mood disorder. The time to refer children with chronic pain for specialized care could be extremely long causing significant social and psychological consequence.…”
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Retracted: Design and Performance Evaluation of OAM-Antennas: A Comparative Review by Omar A. Saraereh

“…Utilizing effective beamforming techniques, antenna arrays have recently played a major part in driving data rates and system capacity to extremely high levels. …”
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The Relationship between Human Capital and Economic Growth beyond Logarithmic Production Function by Hongmei Geng

“…The results show that since the beginning of the new century, my country’s human capital generally includes two major themes: “education and scientific research human capital” reflects the well-being of human beings, among which “public human capital” is the main one. …”
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Social ecology of artisanal sand mining in the Niger River around Bamako, Mali. by Katharina Salomea Hemmler, Bouraima Camara, Andreas Buerkert

“…Sand, shaping both natural waterways and urban infrastructure, has recently seen a major surge in extraction, particularly in rapidly urbanizing regions like West Africa. …”
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