The Use of Biopsy and “No-Biopsy” Approach for Diagnosing Paediatric Coeliac Disease in the Central European Region by Petra Riznik, Márta Balogh, Piroska Bódi, Luigina De Leo, Jasmina Dolinsek, Ildikó Guthy, Judit Gyimesi, Ágnes Horváth, Ildikó Kis, Martina Klemenak, Berthold Koletzko, Sibylle Koletzko, Ilma Rita Korponay-Szabó, Tomaz Krencnik, Tarcisio Not, Goran Palcevski, Éva Pollák, Daniele Sblattero, István Tokodi, Matej Vogrincic, Katharina Julia Werkstetter, Jernej Dolinsek

“…Medical records of patients aged<19 years diagnosed with CD in 2016 from five European countries were analysed, focusing on levels of transglutaminase antibodies (TGA) at the time of diagnosis and on whether the diagnosis was confirmed using duodenal biopsy or “no-biopsy” approach. …”
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Genomic epidemiology and evolution of Bordetella pertussis under the vaccination pressure of acellular vaccines in Beijing, China, 2020–2023 by Zhen Li, Fei Xiao, Yue Hou, Bin Jia, Ji Zhuang, Yang Cao, Jianxin Ma, Jianhong Zhao, Zengquan Xu, Zhe Jia, Fang Liu, Lin Pang, Jie Liu

“…Whole-genome sequencing analysis was performed on 60 Bordetella pertussis strains isolated in Beijing from 2020–2023, and the sequences were compared with those of 635 strains from China and 943 strains from other countries. In this study, the genetic evolution of B. pertussis was investigated, focusing on key virulence genes (ptxP, ptxA, prn, fim2, fim3, tcfA) and the resistance-related locus A2047 across different periods and regions. …”
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Intracranial CT findings in traumatic brain injury: A retrospective, cross-sectional study among Igbo population in Nigeria by Angel-Mary Anakwue, Felicitas Ugochinyere Idigo, Uloma Benedicta Nwogu, Sylvester Osita Ogbu, Anthony Nnamani, Kennedy Joseph, Camillus Chukwuemeka Ugwoke

“…Introduction: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of death and disability and in recent years has been increasingly reported even in developing countries. Computed Tomography (CT) plays a key role in accurate TBI diagnosis and management. …”
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Effect of tropical climates on the quality of commonly used antibiotics: the protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Johnstone Thitiri, Moses Ngari, Christina W Obiero, James A Berkley, Tsegaye Melaku, Sultan Suleman, Gemmechu Hasen, Sileshi Belew, Jimmy Shangala

“…In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) with tropical climates, storage facilities of medicines in healthcare settings and homes may be suboptimal. …”
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Evaluation of oral cholera vaccine (Euvichol-Plus) effectiveness against Vibrio cholerae in Bangladesh: an interim analysis by Amanda Tiffany, Ashraful Islam Khan, Firdausi Qadri, John D Clemens, Faisal Ahmmed, Farhana Khanam, Tahmina Shirin, Fahima Chowdhury, Md. Taufiqul Islam, Md Nazmul Islam, Md Nazmul Hasan Rajib, Md Ismail Hossen, Md. Taufiqur Rahman Bhuiyan, Shahinur Haque, Prasanta Kumar Biswas, Amirul Islam Bhuiyan, Zahid Hasan Khan, Mohammad Ashraful Amin, Aninda Rahman, S M Shahriar Rizvi, Lucy Breakwell

“…Introduction Millions of Euvichol-Plus doses have been deployed from the global oral cholera vaccine stockpile in over 20 cholera-affected countries. However, information on Euvichol-Plus’s effectiveness is limited. …”
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Impact of viral load on sample pooling for reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction detection-based diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019 in Nigeria by Timan T. Eliya, Elvis E. Isere, Bassey Emmana, Chukwuebuka Ugwu, Jonathan Kushim, Precious Ishaku, Aisha E. Ibrahim, John S. Bimba

“…Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic strained diagnostic testing capacities globally, particularly in low- and middle-income countries like Nigeria. Reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) remains the gold standard for COVID-19 detection, but limited testing resources caused bottlenecks in Nigeria’s response during the pandemic. …”
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Fecal carriage of carbapenemase and AmpC-β-lactamase producers among extended spectrum β-Lactamase-producing E. coli and Klebsiella spp. isolates in patients attending hospitals by Zakaria Garba, Isidore J. O. Bonkoungou, Namwin Siourimè Somda, Magloire H. Natama, Georges Somé, Lassana Sangaré, Nicolas Barro, Halidou Tinto

“…However, data are very limited in developing countries as Burkina Faso. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of carbapenemase and AmpC-β-lactamase production among ESBL-producing E. coli (ESBL-Ec) and Klebsiella spp. …”
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A protocol for mobilising novel finance models for collaborative health promotion and disease prevention initiatives: taking a smart capacitating investment approach in the Invest4... by Joanna Lane, Joanna Lane, Rhiannon T. Edwards, Balázs Babarczy, Holly Whiteley, Vidya Oruganti, Vidya Oruganti, Maureen Rutten-van Mölken, Caroline Costongs, Anant R. Jani, Sarah Wordsworth, Alison Maassen, Apostolos Tsiachristas, Jacob Davies, Bengt Stavenow, Jolanda van Vliet, Steve Wright, Steve Wright, Lina Papartyte, Jennifer Catherine Camaradou, Rositsa Koleva-Kolarova

“…European Union (EU) countries typically spend 6 to 13% of gross domestic product (GDP) on health care, yet less than 3% of this is dedicated to prevention. …”
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Road Transport and Urban Mobility Greenhouse Gas Emissions Factor for Air Pollution Modeling in Burkina Faso by Issaka Abdou Razakou Kiribou, Tiga Neya, Bernard Nana, Kehinde Ogunjobi, Tizane Daho, Y․ Woro Gounkaou, Faith Mawia Muema, Dejene W. Sintayehu

“…Few studies exist on greenhouse gas emission factors in developing countries. This study assessed and modeled greenhouse gas emissions factors with fossil fuel implications in road transport including urban mobility in Burkina Faso. …”
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Larvicidal activity of Bacillus thuringiensis strains against Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes by Prakai Rajchanuwong, Sawaporn Peaboon, Ratchadawan Ngoen-Klan, Atsalek Rattanawannee, Atirat Noosidum, Boonhiang Promdonkoy, Jariya Chanpaisaeng, Theeraphap Chareonviriyaphap

“…Bayesian inference and maximum likelihood phylogenetic analyses of cry32 indicated that the partial sequences of cry32 in JC691 from Thailand were distinct from those of other B. thuringiensis strains from different countries. This study demonstrates the potential of JC690, JC691, and JC699 as biocontrol agents for Ae. aegypti and Cx. quinquefasciatus.…”
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Identifying falsified COVID-19 vaccines by analysing vaccine vial label and excipient profiles using MALDI-ToF mass spectrometry by Benediktus Yohan Arman, Rebecca Clarke, Tehmina Bharucha, Laura Gomez Fernandez, John Walsby-Tickle, Michael Deats, Sara Mosca, Qianqi Lin, Sneha Banerjee, Shrikrishna R. Chunekar, Kundan D. Patil, Sunil Gairola, Susanna Dunachie, Hamid A. Merchant, Robert Stokes, Rutendo Kuwana, Alexandrine Maes, Jean-Philippe Charrier, Fay Probert, Céline Caillet, Pavel Matousek, James McCullagh, Paul N. Newton, Nicole Zitzmann, Bevin Gangadharan

“…However, these developments are associated with the risk of a surge of substandard and falsified (SF) vaccines, as illustrated by the 184 incidents with SF and diverted COVID-19 vaccines which have been reported during the pandemic in 48 countries, with a paucity of methods for their detection in supply chains. …”
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Metabolic response to burn injury: a comprehensive bibliometric study by Yixu Li, Yixu Li, Yifan Liu, Sujie Xie, Sujie Xie, Yushu Zhu, Yushu Zhu, Xinran Ding, Xinran Ding, Wei Zhang, Wei Zhang, Shuyuan Xian, Shuyuan Xian, Guosheng Wu, Guosheng Wu, Hanlin Sun, Hanlin Sun, Jiale Yan, Bingnan Lu, Yuntao Yao, Weijin Qian, Yuwei Lu, Yiting Yang, Dayuan Xu, Dayuan Xu, Runzhi Huang, Runzhi Huang, Shizhao Ji, Shizhao Ji

“…According to Bradford’s Law, 21 high-production journals were classified as core sources based on the number of publications, and the most productive journal was Burns. The most published countries and authors in this field were the United States and Herndon DN. …”
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Artificial Intelligence–Related Dental Research: Bibliometric and Altmetric Analysis by Wei Lu, Xueqian Yu, Yueyang Li, Yi Cao, Yanning Chen, Fang Hua

“…China, the US, and South Korea emerged as the most prolific countries, whilst Germany received the highest number of citations per article (23.29). …”
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Burden of NASH related liver cancer from 1990 to 2021 at the global, regional, and national levels by Shuang Li, Shuang Li, Shuangjiang Li, Linjing Guan, Mingjuan Li, Jiahui Zhao, Min Wu, Qiuyun Li, Hui Li, Guoqing Ouyang, Guangdong Pan, Guangdong Pan

“…Males and older individuals bear a higher disease burden, and considerable variation exists across different regions and countries. These findings provide critical insights for formulating effective strategies to prevent and manage NRLC.…”
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Antioxidant and antibacterial activity of red seaweed Kappaphycus alvarezii against pathogenic bacteria by P. Bhuyar, M.H. Rahim, S. Sundararaju, G.P. Maniam, N. Govindan

“…Malaysia is one of the countries to produce red seaweeds, which are popular secondary metabolites. …”
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Bacteraemia in a Nigerian hospital: Implementing antimicrobial resistance surveillance by Adewale A. Amupitan, Adeyemi T. Adeyemo, Adefunke O. Amupitan, Temitope O. Obadare, Aaron O. Aboderin

“…Implementing surveillance in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is challenging. Aim: To investigate bacteraemia and describe AMR surveillance. …”
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How prepared is Nigeria digital payment for health workers? A landscape analysis by Folashayo Peter Adeniji, David Ayobami Adewole, Segun Bello, Elizabeth Ekirapa, Juliet Aweko, Vincent Michael Kiberu, Charles Opio, Peter Waiswa, Olufunmilayo Ibitola Fawole

“…Abstract Introduction Stakeholders in the health sector have advocated for the optimization of digital payment channels in low-and-middle-income countries in order to improve program outcomes. We conducted a landscape analysis of the local context, challenges, and opportunities for digitized health worker payments in Nigeria. …”
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Higher education students' perceptions of ChatGPT: A global study of early reactions. by Dejan Ravšelj, Damijana Keržič, Nina Tomaževič, Lan Umek, Nejc Brezovar, Noorminshah A Iahad, Ali Abdulla Abdulla, Anait Akopyan, Magdalena Waleska Aldana Segura, Jehan AlHumaid, Mohamed Farouk Allam, Maria Alló, Raphael Papa Kweku Andoh, Octavian Andronic, Yarhands Dissou Arthur, Fatih Aydın, Amira Badran, Roxana Balbontín-Alvarado, Helmi Ben Saad, Andrea Bencsik, Isaac Benning, Adrian Besimi, Denilson da Silva Bezerra, Chiara Buizza, Roberto Burro, Anthony Bwalya, Cristina Cachero, Patricia Castillo-Briceno, Harold Castro, Ching Sing Chai, Constadina Charalambous, Thomas K F Chiu, Otilia Clipa, Ruggero Colombari, Luis José H Corral Escobedo, Elísio Costa, Radu George Crețulescu, Marta Crispino, Nicola Cucari, Fergus Dalton, Meva Demir Kaya, Ivo Dumić-Čule, Diena Dwidienawati, Ryan Ebardo, Daniel Lawer Egbenya, MoezAlIslam Ezzat Faris, Miroslav Fečko, Paulo Ferrinho, Adrian Florea, Chun Yuen Fong, Zoë Francis, Alberto Ghilardi, Belinka González-Fernández, Daniela Hau, Md Shamim Hossain, Theo Hug, Fany Inasius, Maryam Jaffar Ismail, Hatidža Jahić, Morrison Omokiniovo Jessa, Marika Kapanadze, Sujita Kumar Kar, Elham Talib Kateeb, Feridun Kaya, Hanaa Ouda Khadri, Masao Kikuchi, Vitaliy Mykolayovych Kobets, Katerina Metodieva Kostova, Evita Krasmane, Jesus Lau, Wai Him Crystal Law, Florin Lazăr, Lejla Lazović-Pita, Vivian Wing Yan Lee, Jingtai Li, Diego Vinicio López-Aguilar, Adrian Luca, Ruth Garcia Luciano, Juan D Machin-Mastromatteo, Marwa Madi, Alexandre Lourenço Manguele, Rubén Francisco Manrique, Thumah Mapulanga, Frederic Marimon, Galia Ilieva Marinova, Marta Mas-Machuca, Oliva Mejía-Rodríguez, Maria Meletiou-Mavrotheris, Silvia Mariela Méndez-Prado, José Manuel Meza-Cano, Evija Mirķe, Alpana Mishra, Ondrej Mital, Cristina Mollica, Daniel Ionel Morariu, Natalia Mospan, Angel Mukuka, Silvana Guadalupe Navarro Jiménez, Irena Nikaj, Maria Mihaylova Nisheva, Efi Nisiforou, Joseph Njiku, Singhanat Nomnian, Lulzime Nuredini-Mehmedi, Ernest Nyamekye, Alka Obadić, Abdelmohsen Hamed Okela, Dorit Olenik-Shemesh, Izabela Ostoj, Kevin Javier Peralta-Rizzo, Almir Peštek, Amila Pilav-Velić, Dilma Rosanda Miranda Pires, Eyal Rabin, Daniela Raccanello, Agustine Ramie, Md Mamun Ur Rashid, Robert A P Reuter, Valentina Reyes, Ana Sofia Rodrigues, Paul Rodway, Silvia Ručinská, Shorena Sadzaglishvili, Ashraf Atta M S Salem, Gordana Savić, Astrid Schepman, Samia Mokhtar Shahpo, Abdelmajid Snouber, Emma Soler, Bengi Sonyel, Eliza Stefanova, Anna Stone, Artur Strzelecki, Tetsuji Tanaka, Carolina Tapia Cortes, Andrea Teira-Fachado, Henri Tilga, Jelena Titko, Maryna Tolmach, Dedi Turmudi, Laura Varela-Candamio, Ioanna Vekiri, Giada Vicentini, Erisher Woyo, Özlem Yorulmaz, Said A S Yunus, Ana-Maria Zamfir, Munyaradzi Zhou, Aleksander Aristovnik

“…With a sample of 23,218 students from 109 countries and territories, the study reveals that students primarily used ChatGPT for brainstorming, summarizing texts, and finding research articles, with a few using it for professional and creative writing. …”
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Prognostic Modeling for Bone Sarcomas Based on a Large Prospective Cohort From a Tertiary Care Cancer Center in India by Jyoti Bajpai, Laboni Sarkar, Sushmita Rath, Akash Pawar, Arun Chandrashekharan, Goutam Panda, Dharmpal Jakar, Jaya Ghosh, Siddhartha Laskar, Bharat Rekhi, Nehal Khanna, Jifmi Jose, Mukta Ramdawar, Nilendu Purandare, Prabhat Bhargava, Nivedita Chakrabarty, Kunal Gala, Yogesh Kembhavi, Venkatesh Rangarajan, Shripad Banavali, Sudeep Gupta

“…For 38 (43.6%) of 82 AYA with metastatic extremity ES, significant factors were failure to complete protocol (HR, 3.88) and metastases not amenable to local treatment (HR, 10.6).CONCLUSIONWe developed simple, effective prognostic models for AYA with bone sarcomas with specific potential relevance for low- and middle-income countries.…”
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Multidimensional analysis and enhancement strategies for ecological environment quality at the county level under dual carbon goals: a case study of Shaanxi Province, China by Jianfeng Li, Jianfeng Li, Jianfeng Li, Yongxin Hu, Yongxin Hu, Jian Li, Liangyan Yang, Liangyan Yang, Jie Yan

“…With the intensification of global climate change and environmental degradation, the goals of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality have become crucial strategies for promoting sustainable development in various countries. However, most studies on ecological environment quality (EEQ) focus on urban areas, with limited attention to county-level analyses, particularly regarding the complex interactions between climate, topography, and human activities. …”
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