Epidemiology of chronic kidney disease and the heightened risk of hepatitis C virus infection in low-resource settings by Nuryati Anik, Budi Setiawan, Catur Wijayanti

“…Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a significant non-communicable disease with varying incidence and prevalence globally. Over the past two decades, it has emerged as one of the leading causes of mortality. …”
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Cytoplasmic SALL4-A isoform expression as a diagnostic marker of less aggressive tumor behavior in gastric cancer by Saeed Rahmani, Amirhesam Babajani, Maryam Abolhasani, Roya Ghods, Elham Kalantari, Zahra Madjd

“…Abstract Background Gastric cancer (GC) poses significant challenges globally, ranking fifth in incidence and fourth in cancer-related mortality. …”
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Strategic Approaches to Define the Production Rate in Conceptual Projects of Critical Raw Materials by Lucas Zucchi Silva, Anna Luiza Marques Ayres da Silva

“…A dataset containing mine production and mineral resources from several mine projects, gathered from a specialized global company, was used to create a production rate equation and then compared using an adherence indicator to validate the formulae. …”
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Differential Immunogenicity and Protective Efficacy Elicited by MTO- and DMT-Adjuvanted CMFO Subunit Vaccines against Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection by Nadeem Ullah, Ling Hao, Yaqi Wu, Yandi Zhang, Qing Lei, Jo-Lewis Banga Ndzouboukou, Xiaosong Lin, Xionglin Fan

“…Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major and global problem of public health. An effective TB subunit vaccine is urgently needed. …”
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Systematic Review of Fake News, Propaganda, and Disinformation: Examining Authors, Content, and Social Impact Through Machine Learning by Darius Plikynas, Ieva Rizgeliene, Grazina Korvel

“…In recent years, the world has witnessed a global outbreak of fake news, propaganda and disinformation (FNPD) flows on online social networks (OSN). …”
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The Effects of Socioeconomic Determinants on Hypertension in a Cardiometabolic At-Risk European Country by Sarah Cuschieri, Josanne Vassallo, Neville Calleja, Nikolai Pace, Julian Mamo

“…Prevalence rates of known hypertension, newly hypertension, and global hypertension were calculated. Associations between sociodemographic characteristics and hypertension were identified through logistic regression models. …”
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Characteristics of bullying in ninth grade adolescents. Abreus, Cienfuegos, 2021-2022 by Marioly Ruiz Hernandez, Honey Turiño Matamoros, Yanara Calzada Urquiola, Laura Magda López Angulo, Daniela de la Caridad Cedeño Díaz

“…<p><strong>Foundation</strong>: adolescents who suffer from bullying are a cause for concern for global public health. Therefore, analyses are required that identify the presence of this phenomenon on a medium and large scale in the corresponding settings.…”
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Trained quantity discrimination in the invasive red-eared slider and a comparison with the native stripe-necked turtle by Feng-Chun Lin, Pei-Jen Lee Shaner, Ming-Ying Hsieh, Martin J. Whiting, Si-Min Lin

“…We assessed the quantity discrimination ability of the globally invasive red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans). …”
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Vliv sezónní dynamiky jakostních ukazatelů na výkupní cenu mléka v kontextu situace na trhu (Influence of the Season Progress of the Quality Characteristics on to the Purchase Pric... by Kateřina Kovářová, Kateřina Procházková

“…The worse quality in 2009 was negatively reflected in takings and global economic situation of the enterprise. The long-term monitoring of these characteristics is necessary for investigation of the long-term trends of caring of the production herd and they are also war for reaching of the best purchase prices for this commodity.…”
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Political Risk Paths in International Construction Projects: Case Study from Chinese Construction Enterprises by Tengyuan Chang, Xiaopeng Deng, Bon-Gang Hwang, Xiaojing Zhao

“…International construction enterprises (ICEs) have been plagued with political risks in the global market. To ensure the success of political risk management, it is necessary to comprehend the political risks in international construction projects. …”
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Decolonizing perspectives and decolonial pluriversality in management praxis & research: introduction to the special issue by MICHELLE MIELLY, GAZI ISLAM, ANA MARIA PEREDO, PENELOPE MUZANENHAMO, HÉLIO ARTHUR REIS IRIGARAY, SANDISO BAZANA

“…By engaging with marginalized voices globally across contexts and organizational forms, we promote a reflexive and inclusive means to challenge hegemonic practices within academia itself and ultimately encourage organizational scholars to adopt decolonial frameworks that critique and renew management practices worldwide.…”
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Investigating the Activity Status of Inflammatory Bowel Disease and its Related Factors: A Study Protocol by Mehrnaz Asgharnezhad, Ehsan Amini-Salehi, Niloofar Faraji, Soheil Hassanipour, Saman Maroufizadeh, Adele Isanazar, Marjan Mahdavi-Roshan, Zahra Hedayatzadeh, Farahnaz Joukar, Fariborz Mansour Ghanaei

“…Background: While the prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is rising globally, there is limited knowledge regarding its activity status and associated factors, especially in Guilan Province, Iran. …”
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Hierarchical Spatial Clustering in Multihop Wireless Sensor Networks by Zhidan Liu, Wei Xing, Yongchao Wang, Dongming Lu

“…HSC runs on a prebuilt data collection tree, and thus gets rid of some extra requirements such as global network topology information and rigorous time synchronization. …”
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Liver diseases: epidemiology, causes, trends and predictions by Can Gan, Yuan Yuan, Haiyuan Shen, Jinhang Gao, Xiangxin Kong, Zhaodi Che, Yangkun Guo, Hua Wang, Erdan Dong, Jia Xiao

“…Currently, liver diseases contribute to approximately 2 million deaths globally each year, imposing significant economic and social burdens worldwide. …”
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An Improved Parallel Inverse Design Method of EMU Wheel Profile from Wheel Flange Wear Viewpoint by Wenjuan Ren, Li Li, Dabin Cui, Guangxiong Chen

“…The contact and mechanical characters are analyzed by Hertz’s theory, Kalker global algorithm, and CONTACT program. It is found that the rolling radius difference (RRD) with the optimization profile is higher than the original one, especially when the lateral displacement is greater than 3 mm. …”
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Hierarchical Energy Management and Energy Saving Potential Analysis for Fuel Cell Hybrid Electric Tractors by Shenghui Lei, Yanying Li, Mengnan Liu, Wenshuo Li, Tenglong Zhao, Shuailong Hou, Liyou Xu

“…The MDDP-FSC-based EMS effectively avoids the extensive debugging efforts required to achieve a final state equilibrium, while providing valuable insights into the global optimal energy consumption potential of multi-energy source FCHETs.…”
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Measurement of Resilience Communities Urban Against Unexpected (Case Study: Region 1 of Tabriz Metropolitan) by Hassan Mahmoudzadeh, mahdi herischian

“…The occurrence of unplanned accidents is a global issue, and lack of preparedness and resilience in this area can lead to significant losses. …”
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Advances in cardiac organoid research: implications for cardiovascular disease treatment by Ziteng Huang, Keran Jia, Yadan Tan, Yang Yu, Wudian Xiao, Xiangyu Zhou, Jingyan Yi, Chunxiang Zhang

“…Abstract Globally, cardiovascular diseases remain among the leading causes of mortality, highlighting the urgent need for innovative research models. …”
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Alleviation of DSS-induced colitis by Meconopsis polysaccharides correlated with reduced PI3K/AKT signaling and gut microbiome diversity by Jun Dai, Weidong Wang, Fangfang He, Yujuan Wang, Denglang Zou

“…IntroductionInflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a recurrent gastrointestinal disorder that significantly impacts patients’ quality of life globally. This study focuses on the polysaccharides (MP) extracted from Meconopsis integrifolia, to investigate its role in alleviating DSS (dextran sulfate sodium)-induced colitis in mice.MethodsThe study commenced with a comprehensive chemical characterization of Meconopsis polysaccharides. …”
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Aquatic Invertebrate Antimicrobial Peptides in the Fight Against Aquaculture Pathogens by Tomás Rodrigues, Francisco Antonio Guardiola, Daniela Almeida, Agostinho Antunes

“…The intensification of aquaculture has escalated disease outbreaks and overuse of antibiotics, driving the global antimicrobial resistance (AMR) crisis. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) provide a promising alternative due to their rapid, broad-spectrum activity, low AMR risk, and additional bioactivities, including immunomodulatory, anticancer, and antifouling properties. …”
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