EVALUATION OF POPULATION-LEVEL IMMUNITY TO SARS-COV-2 ACROSS BULGARIA (END OF 2023) by Kim Ngoc, Iva Trifonova, Teodora Gladnishka, Elitsa Panayotova, Evgenia Taseva, Vladislava Ivanova, Eleonora Kutevа, Iva Vladimirova, Iva Christova

“…Understanding population immunity is important as new SARS-CoV-2 variants continue to emerge. This study aimed to assess the seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in the general population of Bulgaria and examine demographic variations in antibody presence. …”
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Trends of Soil and Solution Nutrient Sensing for Open Field and Hydroponic Cultivation in Facilitated Smart Agriculture by Md Nasim Reza, Kyu-Ho Lee, Md Rejaul Karim, Md Asrakul Haque, Emmanuel Bicamumakuba, Pabel Kanti Dey, Young Yoon Jang, Sun-Ok Chung

“…Blockchain technology is also emerging as a tool to enhance transparency and traceability in nutrient management, promoting compliance with environmental standards and sustainable practices. …”
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Geodesic Distance on Gaussian Manifolds to Reduce the Statistical Errors in the Investigation of Complex Systems by Michele Lungaroni, Andrea Murari, Emmanuele Peluso, Pasqualino Gaudio, Michela Gelfusa

“…In particular, since some time it has emerged quite clearly that even slightly departures from normality and homoscedasticity can affect significantly classic significance tests. …”
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Machine learning models for predicting interaction affinity energy between human serum proteins and hemodialysis membrane materials by Simin Nazari, Amira Abdelrasoul

“…Surface modification of membranes has emerged as a pivotal technology in the membrane industry, aiming to improve the hemocompatibility and performance of dialysis membranes by mitigating undesired membrane-protein interactions, which can lead to fouling and subsequent protein adsorption. …”
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The Role of Matrix Metalloproteinases in the Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition of Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Cristian Scheau, Ioana Anca Badarau, Raluca Costache, Constantin Caruntu, Gratiela Livia Mihai, Andreea Cristiana Didilescu, Carolina Constantin, Monica Neagu

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Comparative Effectiveness of Remestemcel-L-rknd versus Ruxolitinib in Pediatric Patients with Steroid-Refractory Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease using Simulated Treatment Compariso... by Gabriel Tremblay, Dimitrios Tomaras, Eric Strati, Anna Forsythe

“…Across all grades of SR aGVHD, remestemcel-L-rknd was associated with fewer all-grade treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) (27/30) available for comparison, including the majority reaching statistical significance.…”
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Cash transfer, maternal and child health outcomes: a scoping review in sub-Saharan Africa by Emery L. Ngamasana, Jessamyn Moxie

“…Across all categories of reported measures, evidence emerges that cash transfer programmes improved some health outcomes (e.g. improved infant and child survival, reduced incidence of illnesses, improved cognitive and motor development, improved general health, delayed sexual debut, lower transactional sex, etc.), while in some of the studies, outcomes such as depression did not show significant improvements. …”
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Analyzing and forecasting under-5 mortality trends in Bangladesh using machine learning techniques. by Shayla Naznin, Md Jamal Uddin, Ishmam Ahmad, Ahmad Kabir

“…Among the models, Linear Regression emerged as the most accurate, achieving the lowest MAE (4.05), RMSE (4.56), and MAPE (6.64%), along with the highest R-squared value (0.98). …”
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Tacrolimus Protects Podocytes from Apoptosis via Downregulation of TRPC6 in Diabetic Nephropathy by Ruixia Ma, Ying Wang, Yan Xu, Rui Wang, Xianghua Wang, Ning Yu, Minghui Li, Yan Zhou

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Public health and clinical implications of Dobbs v. Jackson for patients and healthcare providers: A scoping review. by David T Zhu, Lucy Zhao, Tala Alzoubi, Novera Shenin, Teerkasha Baskaran, Julia Tikhonov, Catherine Wang

“…Jackson, further public health and clinical interventions are urgently needed to bridge disparities in abortion care and reproductive health, mitigating the deleterious consequences of this emerging public health crisis.…”
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Exploring Caregivers’ Perceptions on the Impact of Nyaope and Alcohol Use on Tuberculosis Treatment Adherence in Limpopo Province, South Africa: A Qualitative Investigation by Hulisani Matakanye, Takalani Grace Tshitangano

“…The study results of the study show four individual major themes that emerged from the data analysis: (1) challenges in treatment adherence; (2) disruption of follow-up and DOT support systems; (3) reluctance toward social support; and (4) resistance to health educational and counseling interventions. …”
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Establishing the first ever pediatric procedural sedation clinic in a low-income country: Assessment of the safety and efficacy by Tigist Bacha, Segni Kejela, Scott A. Hagen

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Evaluation of University’s Place in the Adult Education Ecosystem by G. Z. Efimova, M. Yu. Semenov

“…The authors of the present paper conducted a comprehensive analysis of university place in the ecosystem of adult education, based on its characteristic functions, priorities of activity and emerging tensions. The participation of universities in the professional training of adults is analyzed. …”
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Inhibition of the Wall-attached Fuel Combustion and the Formation of Aerosol Particle by Han Wu, Cong Liu, Longmin Tang, Chunze Cen, Sheng-Lun Lin, Chien-Er Huang

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Integrating Individual-Based Indices of Contaminant Effects by Christopher L. Rowe, William A. Hopkins, Justin D. Congdon

“…A complex interplay among simultaneously occurring biological changes emerges in which multiple, sublethal effects ultimately can translate into reductions in larval or juvenile survival, and thus reduced recruitment of juveniles into the population. …”
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Effect of Using Personal Protective Equipment during the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Quality Indicators of Screening Colonoscopies by Subin Chirayath, Janak Bahirwani, Parampreet Kaur, Noel Martins, Ronak Modi

“…Luke’s University Health Network. All inpatient and emergent procedures were excluded. Results. Our study demonstrated that the total number of screening colonoscopies was decreased between 2019 and 2020 (318 in 2019 vs. 157 in 2020, p=0.005). …”
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Carbon monoxide poisoning is associated with increased risk of migraine in the long term: a nationwide population-based cohort study by Heewon Hwang, Solam Lee, Yeon-Woo Heo, Woo-Seok Ha, Kyung Min Kim, Yong Sung Cha, Yong Sung Cha

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Deubiquitinase Ubp5 is essential for pulmonary immune evasion and hematogenous dissemination of Cryptococcus neoformans by Guizhen Wang, Yan Liu, Qianyu Li, Changhui Wang, Wei Fang

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Numerical investigation on structure optimization and heat transfer of a phase change accumulator based on changing eccentricity and fin parameters by Shi Yiting, Zhang Liting, Yang Yongwen, Zhang Tao, Li Qifen

“…Within the domain of heat storage, phase change heat storage has emerged as a prominent research focus due to its unique advantages such as high heat storage density, compact volume, and convenient control and matching capabilities. …”
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Effects of fluconazole and amphotericin B in the control of cryptococcal pneumonia in vivo by Zhao Yu, Zhihao Liu, Jiaojiao Qian, Yuanyuan Qian

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