Healthcare research and development (R&D) as reflected in digital news: Analysis from Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa by Emily Ndulue, Sandra Roberts, Praise Abraham

“…The study revealed the following: the types of healthcare developments that were making news in each of the three countries (e.g., new medical technologies, activities of high-profile individuals in the health space, and health sector-building events); the diseases and conditions being prioritised (e.g., HIV/AIDS and mental health); the key stakeholders in the sector (e.g., government officials and funding organisations); and the media narratives around the impact of healthcare R&D (including emphasis on digital health). …”
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Advancements in the development of antivirals against SARS-Coronavirus by Mrityunjay Kumar, Mirza Sarwar Baig, Kanchan Bhardwaj, Kanchan Bhardwaj

“…Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (SARS-CoV) caused an outbreak in 2002-2003, spreading to 29 countries with a mortality rate of about 10%. Strict quarantine and infection control methods quickly stopped the spread of the disease. …”
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Electroanalytical Performance of a Carbon Paste Electrode Modified by Coffee Husks for the Quantification of Acetaminophen in Quality Control of Commercialized Pharmaceutical Table... by Serge Foukmeniok Mbokou, Maxime Pontié, Jean-Philippe Bouchara, Francis Merlin Melataguia Tchieno, Evangeline Njanja, Assad Mogni, Pierre Yves Pontalier, Ignas Kenfack Tonle

“…This novel sensor opens the way for the development of low-cost and reliable devices for the electroanalysis of pharmaceutical formulations in developing countries.…”
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2023 Indonesian Guidelines for Heart Failure Treatment: Working Group on Heart Failure and Cardiometabolic Diseases, Indonesian Heart Association by Dian Yaniarti Hasanah, MD, Edrian - Zulkarnain, MD, Habibie - Arifianto, MD, Hawani Sasmaya Prameswari, MD, Leonardo Paskah Suciadi, MD, Paskariatne Probo Dewi Yamin, MD, Rarsari Soerarso Pratikno, MD, Siti Elkana Nauli, MD, Vebiona Kartini Prima Putri, MD, Wahyu Aditya Soedarsono, MD, Yuke - Sarastri, MD

“… Heart failure is a health problem with high mortality and morbidity rates in developed and developing countries such as Indonesia. The prevalence of heart failure itself is increasing because patients who experience acute heart failure can progress to chronic heart failure. …”
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Lyophilization of ASFV vaccine candidate ASFV-G-ΔI177L offers long term stability by Nallely Espinoza, Edward Spinard, Ayushi Rai, Elizabeth Ramirez-Medina, Alyssa Valladares, Amanda Meyers, Manuel V. Borca, Douglas P. Gladue

“…The current pandemic of ASF has shown no signs of stopping and continues to spread causing outbreaks in additional countries. Currently control relies mostly on culling infected farms, and strict biosecurity procedures. …”
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Visible Fat Content of Hotpot Beef Acceptability by New Zealand Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Consumers by M. M. Farouk, M. Staincliffe, D. L. Hopkins, G. Wu, C. Che, A. E. D. Bekhit, M. J. Y. Yoo, A. Horita, G. Urquiola, C. Craigie, K. Taukiri, R. Zhang, H. Ho, M. J. Challies

“…Hotpot meat is a popular way of meat consumption in some Asian countries. This study was carried out to investigate the effect of visible fat content on consumer acceptability of hotpot meat. …”
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Investing in an Olympic agenda: from Rio to Tokyo and beyond by Eduardo Russo, Ariane Roder Figueira, Leonardo Jose Mataruna-Dos-Santos

“…ContextThis study was inspired by the considerable risks and diminishing enthusiasm among societies to invest in Olympic agendas, which traditionally involve billions of dollars, various opportunities, and complexities for host countries.PurposeThe objective of this study was to evaluate the risks and benefits of long-term equity investments for companies and governments engaged in the Olympic movement.MethodQualitative methodologies were employed for this research, utilizing a multi-case approach that included 38 comprehensive interviews with companies and entities impacted by the Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.ResultsConsequently, a theoretical framework titled “Risks and Opportunities Related to Olympic Investments” is presented to elucidate the dynamics of investment flows, competitive pressures in specific sectors, and future threats and trends for the Olympic movement.FindingsThe research revealed that the gigantism of past editions exerted significant pressure on organizers and companies to adopt new management practices and enhance investment planning, striving for minimal environmental impact and long-term economic sustainability. …”
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Evaluation of <i>Brachypodium</i> spp. System Model Against <i>Fusarium poae</i> by Florencia Arroyo, Mauro Martínez, Agustín Arata, María V. Moreno, Marie Dufresne, Sebastián A. Stenglein, María I. Dinolfo

“…Twelve <i>Brachypodium</i> spp. accessions from different countries were inoculated with a selected <i>F. poae</i> set of isolates. …”
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A one health approach to plant health by Vivian Hoffmann, Birthe Paul, Titilayo Falade, Arshnee Moodley, Navin Ramankutty, Janice Olawoye, Rousseau Djouaka, Elikana Lekei, Nicoline de Haan, Peter Ballantyne, Jeff Waage

“…We discuss challenges and opportunities for advancement associated with each of these, taking into account how the priorities and constraints of stakeholders may vary by gender, and argue that building the capacity of regulatory bodies in low- and middle-income countries to conduct cost–benefit analysis has the potential to improve decision-making in the context of these and other multi-dimensional trade-offs.…”
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Interchangeable drugs in Peru. A review study by Ericson Félix Castillo Saavedra, Franklin Jhony Julián Méndez, Verónica Yamilet Coronel Vega, Cecilia Elizabeth Reyes Alfaro, Rosa María Salas Sánchez

“…The medicines’ interchangeability represents a necessity in developing countries, because it offers the possibility of accessing lower cost products, it allows to ensure efficacy and safety in pharmacotherapeutic treatments. …”
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Classification of Coffee Beans by GC-C-IRMS, GC-MS, and 1H-NMR by Victoria Andrea Arana, Jessica Medina, Pierre Esseiva, Diego Pazos, Julien Wist

“…In a previous work using 1H-NMR we reported encouraging steps towards the construction of a robust expert system for the discrimination of coffees from Colombia versus nearby countries (Brazil and Peru), to assist the recent protected geographical indication granted to Colombian coffee in 2007. …”
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Inhibition of AKT enhances chemotherapy efficacy and synergistically interacts with targeting of the Inhibitor of apoptosis proteins in oesophageal adenocarcinoma by Leanne Stevenson, Lauren Cairns, Xiaodun Li, Sriganesh Jammula, Harriet Taylor, Rosalie Douglas, Niamh McCabe, Gerald Gavory, Xavier Jacq, Rebecca C. Fitzgerald, Richard D. Kennedy, Timothy Harrison, Richard C. Turkington

“…Abstract The incidence of oesophageal adenocarcinoma (OAC) has risen six-fold in western countries over the last forty years but survival rates have only marginally improved. …”
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Neonatal Hypernatremic Dehydration Associated with Lactation Failure by Zemichael Ogbe, Amanuel Kidane Andegiorgish, Aradom Habteab Zeray, Lingxia Zeng

“…Hypernatremic dehydration secondary to lactation failure remains a potentially life-threatening condition in countries where advanced laboratory investigations are scarce. …”
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Assessing the Effectiveness of Tools Used for Lecturer and Course Evaluation in Institutions of Higher Learning: A Case Study from Ugandan Universities. by Mabirizi, Vicent, Karungi, Monica, Murangira, Jones, Muhoza, B. Gloria, Mutebi, Michael, Mbago, Ronald, Kohabohebwa, John Ivan, Birungi, Ruth

“…Moreover, its adoption especially in developing countries such as Uganda was widely recognized during the COVID-19 pandemic’s acceleration of digital learning adoption. …”
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It’s the Social Interaction That Matters: Exploring Residents’ Motivation to Invest in the Community-Shared Charging Post Co-Construction Project by Junchao Yang, Ziyang Peng

“…Countries worldwide are increasingly focused on addressing the imbalance between the supply and demand for EV charging infrastructure, with the community-shared charging post (CSCP) co-construction project emerging as a promising solution. …”
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Formation and development of local self-government agencies in Ukraine (1991–2019) by Yu. O. Zahumenna, V. V. Lazarev

“…The de-velopment of legislative principles of local self-government in the Ukrainian state is influ-enced by the experience of Western standards of local self-government, the practice of state building in Eastern European and other countries. An important factor for the devel-opment of self-government institutions is the process of globalization, which significantly changes socio-political relations, changes the principles of interaction of territorial com-munities, political organizations and local self-government agencies. …”
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Strategies of planning online scientific projects for blind and visually impaired students by Ekaterina A. Gradaleva, Maria Houston

“…The findings show that distance learning programmes for blind and visually impaired people are becoming popular in many countries, but in Russia there are only a few of them. …”
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Phytochemical Constituents, Antimicrobial activities and Isolation of Eupatorin from the Seed Extract of <i>L. inermis</i> LINN by R.S. Ochu, H. Ibrahim, A.O. Oyewale

“… In low- and middle-income countries like Nigeria, traditional medicine practitioners use seeds, roots, stem barks or the whole plant to cure some ailments, hence, the need to scientifically analyze these ethnobotanical claims. …”
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A Study of Deep Neural Network Controller-Based Power Quality Improvement of Hybrid PV/Wind Systems by Using Smart Inverter by Adel Ab-BelKhair, Javad Rahebi, Abdulbaset Abdulhamed Mohamed Nureddin

“…Nowadays, most of the developed countries are concentrating on developing alternative resources; consequently, they did huge investments in research and development. …”
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