New humanism or posthumanism? Ethical and legal aspects of the legalisation of euthanasia in the world in the years 2000-2015 by Andrzej Kobyliński

“…Today we need a new paradigm of bioethics, built on the basis of a new humanism, which will allow us to adequately analyse such phenomena as death, suffering and dying. The new paradigm of bioethics can be an effective tool in the dispute over the death on request.…”
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Mortalité et cyclones en Guadeloupe (Antilles françaises) by Frédéric Leone, Samuel Battut, Victoria Bigot, Guilhem Cousin Thorez, Thomas Candela, Freddy Vinet

“…For the recent period, post 1950, it is supplemented by a Geographical Information System used to locate and inform each victim with his profile, his behavior, the circumstances and causes of death. In addition to the contribution of consolidated human death tolls, this new geo-historical framework makes it possible to analyze the evolution of mortality over time in relation to the main factors of vulnerability. …”
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Epidemic Analysis and Mathematical Modelling of Influenza with Vaccination. by Musiime, Catherine

“…We show that if the product of the recruitment rate and the ratio of infection rate to mean latent period is less than the product the sums µ + m, µ + m and + a + y; where µ, a, y, m and 1/ware natural death rate, disease-related death rate, recovery rate, vaccination rate and mean latent period, respectively; then the disease-free equilibrium will be locally and globally asymptotically stable, an indication that that disease can be eradicated from the population.…”
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The Role of SGLT2 Inhibitors in Heart Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Vasiliki Tsampasian, Ranu Baral, Rahul Chattopadhyay, Maciej Debski, Shruti S Joshi, Johannes Reinhold, Marc R Dweck, Pankaj Garg, Vassilios S Vassiliou

“…For the total population, SGLT2 inhibitors reduced the risk of all-cause mortality (HR: 0.83; 95% CI: 0.75–0.91; I2 0%), hospitalisation for HF (HR: 0.68; 95% CI: 0.61–0.75; I2: 0%), CV death (HR: 0.82; 95% CI: 0.74–0.92; I2: 0%), and hospitalisation for HF or CV death (HR: 0.72; 95% CI: 0.66–0.78; I2: 0%). …”
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The impact of delay in HIV diagnosis on patient survival: analysis of HIV infection trends from 2007 to 2023 by Riyaz A. Shaik, Sharan K. Holyachi, Mohammad S. Ahmad, Mohammed Miraj, Syed Yousaf Kazmi, Mohammad Rehan Asad, Ali Faraz, Mirwais Ramozi, Ritu Kumar Ahmad

“…AIDS stage patients had a higher risk of death with HR 2.54 (95% CI: 2.34–2.75) and TB patients with HR 1.43 (95% CI: 1.31–1.56). …”
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Using verbal and social autopsy approaches to understand why neonates die in rural settings: a case study of a remote rural district in Uganda by Peter Waiswa, Rornald Muhumuza Kananura, Dinah Amongin, Joseph Akuze, Jacquellyn Nambi Ssanyu, Felix Kizito

“…Cause-of-death coding was done by two independent medical officers using WHO-ICD-10 guidelines to ascertain the causes of death. …”
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence of seven psychiatric disorders in India by Vikas Dhiman, Geetha R. Menon, Rajnarayan R. Tiwari

“…We performed a meta-analysis to estimate an up-to-date pooled estimate of the prevalence of depression, alcohol use disorder (AUD), anxiety disorder (AD), intellectual disability, suicidal attempt/death, autism, and bipolar disorder (BD) in India. …”
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Dynamic Changes in Parameters of Complete Blood Count Predict Disease Severity and Prognosis in Patients with COVID-19; A Prospective Study by Toktam Alirezaei, Mahdi Baratnia, Rama Bozorgmehr, Yasamansadat Keshmiri, Faezeh Ebrahimpour, Maryam Arefnia, Mohammadali Ghodsirad

“…Background: The pandemic of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a major cause of death worldwide; thus, disease prediction is important. …”
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Private sector delivery of care for maternal and newborn health: trends over a decade in the Indian state of Bihar by G. Anil Kumar, Sibin George, Moutushi Majumder, S. Siva Prasad Dora, Md Akbar, Tanmay Mahapatra, Rakhi Dandona

“…Abstract Background We synthesised the current evidence in coverage and quality of delivery care, change in neonatal mortality (NMR), and causes of neonatal death in the private sector deliveries in the Indian state of Bihar from 2011 to 2021. …”
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Bacteriocin-like peptides encoded by a horizontally acquired island mediate Neisseria gonorrhoeae autolysis. by Katy Poncin, Samantha A McKeand, Hayley Lavender, Kacper Kurzyp, Odile B Harrison, Annabell Roberti, Charlotte Melia, Errin Johnson, Martin C J Maiden, David R Greaves, Rachel Exley, Christoph M Tang

“…Autolysis is a form of programmed cell death (PCD) which is part of the life cycle of remarkably few bacteria and poses an evolutionary conundrum as altruistic death provides no obvious benefit for single-celled organisms. …”
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Behavior of Newborns Weighing less than 1 800 g by Betsy Rodríguez González, Jorge Luis Felpeto Fuentes

“…Biological variables were analyzed: incidence, diseases that lead to ventilation, stay, cause of death and status at discharge. Information was collected from medical records and service statistics, the data were processed using descriptive statistics, and used to calculate percentages in tables exposing. …”
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Socio-Economic and Spatial Correlations of the Eastern European Health Paradox in Hungary by Zoltán Egri, Tamás Tanczós

“…In particular, this paper aims at highlighting the spatial correlations of premature mortality and the main causes of death by gender as well as their socio-economic and spatial embeddedness. …”
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A data-driven semi-parametric model of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in the United States. by John M Drake, Andreas Handel, Éric Marty, Eamon B O'Dea, Tierney O'Sullivan, Giovanni Righi, Andrew T Tredennick

“…Observations (daily case and death reports) are modeled as arising from a negative binomial reporting process. …”
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Long-term results of invasive and non-invasive treatment strategies in the elderly patients with acute coronary syndrome by R.R. Komorovsky

“…Study end-points: cardiac death, non-fatal myocardial infarction, unstable angina pectoris, re-hospitalisation. …”
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Planning for the Pandemic by Joanne Embree

“…Will there be a useful vaccine that is widely available and safe? That the current death rate associated with H5N1 strain infections in humans is approximately 60% is quite frightening; an influenza pandemic with such a high death rate is almost incomprehensible. …”
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Liver Transplantation from Voluntary Organ Donor System in China: A Comparison between DBD and DCD Liver Transplants by Wei Chen, Dipesh Kumar Yadav, Xueli Bai, Jianying Lou, Risheng Que, Shunliang Gao, Guogang Li, Tao Ma, Ji Wang, Bingfeng Huang, Tingbo Liang

“…The objective of our research was to investigate the early postoperative and late long-term outcomes of LT from donation after brain death (DBD) and donation after circulatory death (DCD) according to the current organ donation system in China. …”
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Roles of Retinoids and Retinoic Acid Receptors in the Regulation of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Self-Renewal and Differentiation by Louise E. Purton

“…While many key factors involved in regulating HSC/progenitor cell differentiation and cell death are known, the critical regulators of HSC self-renewal are largely unknown. …”
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The problem of cultural stereotyping in the pastoral care of a suicidal person by J. N. Ogbuanu

“…Suicidologists estimate that suicide will negatively affect at least ten times as many people as an accidental death or sudden death from illness. This article attempts to contribute to the prevention of suicide. …”
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Treating COVID-19 using Micro RNA by Eskandar Kirolos

“…  Over 7,805,583 people worldwide are susceptible to death because of infection by an encountered microscopic virus known as Coronavirus. …”
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The beauty of sorrow: by V. Tendenan

“… This article explores the Ma’badong dance in the death rituals of the Torajan culture in Indonesia, emphasizing Gerardus van der Leeuw’s expansive definition of dance as a comprehensive expression of the human spirit. …”
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