Systemic Comorbidity in Children with Cataracts in Nigeria: Advocacy for Rubella Immunization by Roseline Duke, Sidney Oparah, Adedayo Adio, Okon Eyo, Friday Odey

“…Cardiac disease was seen in 26 children (39.9%), followed by delayed milestone in 16 (24.2%), intellectual disability in 14 (21.2%), deafness in 11 (16.7%), epilepsy in 4 (6.1%), and physical handicap in 3 (4.5%) of them. …”
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South African healthcare reforms towards universal healthcare – where to next? by G Solanki, T Wilkinson, N G Myburgh, J E Cornell, V Brijlal

“… The National Assembly approval of the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill represents an important milestone, but there are many uncertainties concerning its implementation and timeline. …”
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Alloreactivity of Allogeneic Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells and Other Cellular Therapies: A Concise Review by Kiran Shah, Nirali Shah, Fatameh Ghassemi, Carolyn Ly, Teena George, Carla Lutz, Huseyin Sumer

“…The area has been further strengthened with the approval of Chimeric Antigen Receptor added on T cells (CAR-T) therapies by the regulatory authorities USA’s Food and Drugs Administration (FDA), European Medical Agency (EMA), the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), and in many countries in 2017 to treat hematological cancers. Another milestone was achieved when allogeneic Mesenchymal Stem Cell- (MSC-) based therapy was approved by the EMA to treat Chrohn’s disease in 2018. …”
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British Edition of the Monroe Doctrine versus ‘Com- munist Militarism’: Collisions between the USSR and the UK in Eastern Countries in the mid-1920s by E. Yu. Sergeev

“…Monroe in December 1823 has become a milestone both in the country’s history and in the theory and practice of international relations in general. …”
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D2CBDAMAttUnet: Dual-Decoder Convolution Block Dual Attention Unet for Accurate Retinal Vessel Segmentation From Fundus Images by Vo Trong Quang Huy, Chih-Min Lin

“…The introduction of these advanced networks is a milestone in ophthalmologic diagnostics and research, offering a potent asset for medical professionals and specialists in the field.…”
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Design and Implementation of an Ethical AI-Based Teaching Assistant for IoT Security Education by Matilda Isaacs, Anwar Majeed, Karim Moussa, Dolapo Shodipo

“…This study aims to design and implement an Ethical AI-based teaching assistant tailored for IoT security education, marking a new milestone in the advancement of AI in educational settings. …”
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Promoting Internal Armed Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding: The Case of the US–Colombia Relations (Part I) by A. A. Manukhin

“…The adoption of the Plan Colombia served as a milestone in the development of the bilateral relations. …”
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SCO and BRICS in an emerging multipolar world order by D. V. Malyshev

“…The year 2024 will be a milestone for the development of both the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and BRICS, a unique negotiating format for rapidly growing economies. …”
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100 Years of palaeo-research and its relevance for transformation and social cohesion in South Africa by Dipuo Kgotleng, Stella Basinyi, Wendy Black, Precious Chiwara-Maenzanise

“…After this discovery, and its announcement in 1925, the discipline of palaeoanthropology grew exponentially on the continent. This centennial milestone necessitates reflection on the role of science in society, with a critical look at the relationship between palaeosciences, the theories of human evolution, and the researcher’s interaction with southern African Indigenous peoples. …”
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Evolution and Attribution Analysis of Habitat Quality in China’s First Batch of National Parks by Pengyue Dai, Yanfang Wang, Jinhong Ye, Jing Chen, Runze Li, Xiping Cheng

“…In October 2021, China established its first group of national parks, representing a milestone in enhancing the country’s nature reserve system and aligning with global trends in ecological conservation. …”
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A Comprehensive Review of AI’s Current Impact and Future Prospects in Cybersecurity by Abdullah Al Siam, Moutaz Alazab, Albara Awajan, Nuruzzaman Faruqui

“…The use of artificial intelligence (AI) technology signifies a significant milestone in the swiftly evolving domain of cybersecurity. …”
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Comparison of neurodevelopmental outcome in late-preterm and term neonates at 9-month corrected age by Sarfaraz Nisar, Jitendra Chukkanakal, Salim Xalxo, Ankita Chandraker

“…In rest, other milestones including difference were not significant. …”
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Unveiling the Original Polychromy of Archaic Architecture: The Gigantomachy on the West Pediment of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi (6th c. B.C.) by Giasemi G. Frantzi, Georgios P. Mastrotheodoros, Panayiotis Theoulakis, Sotiria Kogou, Athanasia Psalti, Hariclia Brecoulaki

“…The Gigantomachy depicted on the west pediment of the Late Archaic temple of Apollo at Delphi marks a significant milestone in early Greek architectural sculpture. Crafted from porous stone and enhanced with plaster and paint, the surviving fragments differ markedly from the marble figures of the east pediment of the same temple. …”
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Screening and enhancing intellectual capital consistency: A scoping review of systematised literature reviews by Eugénia Pedro, João Leitão, Helena Alves

“…How did the typology of publications, both theoretical and empirical, evolve considering the different stages of intellectual capital? 2. What are the milestone studies marking the beginning of the five stages of evolution of the intellectual capital framework? …”
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Effortless alkalinity analysis using AI and smartphone technology, no equipment needed, from freshwater to saltwater by Zachary Y. Han, Zihan Zheng, Alan Y. Han, Huichun Zhang

“…This AI-powered, equipment-free technology represents a significant milestone in water quality monitoring, deviating from the trend of developing increasingly advanced analytical techniques and serving as a foundation for developing similar methods across various water quality parameters and broader analytical applications.…”
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El subsidio por desempleo agrario en Granada (1984-1996): Bolsas de fraude y dinámica de la contienda política by Álvaro López Osuna, Antonio Robles Egea

“…Par ailleurs, en corrélation avec ce qui précède, est étudié le degré de protestation sociale suscitée par la judiciarisation des fraudes au PER.At the beginning of 1984 the socialist government of Felipe González approved the creation of the agricultural unemployment subsidy. This historic milestone, which together with the Rural Employment Plan and a specific Rural Training Plan established a Comprehensive System for the Protection of the rural environment, meant the establishment of minimum wage for temporal agricultural workers in Andalusia and Extremadura. …”
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A Comprehensive Review on Limitations of Autonomous Driving and Its Impact on Accidents and Collisions by Amit Chougule, Vinay Chamola, Aishwarya Sam, Fei Richard Yu, Biplab Sikdar

“…The emergence of autonomous driving represents a pivotal milestone in the evolution of the transportation system, integrating seamlessly into the daily lives of individuals due to its array of advantages over conventional vehicles. …”
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NERVE 2.0: boosting the new enhanced reverse vaccinology environment via artificial intelligence and a user-friendly web interface by Andrea Conte, Nicola Gulmini, Francesco Costa, Matteo Cartura, Felix Bröhl, Francesco Patanè, Francesco Filippini

“…Abstract Background Vaccines development in this millennium started by the milestone work on Neisseria meningitidis B, reporting the invention of Reverse Vaccinology (RV), which allows to identify vaccine candidates (VCs) by screening bacterial pathogens genome or proteome through computational analyses. …”
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Threats and Mitigation Strategies for Electroencephalography-Based Person Authentication by Zaib Unnisa, Asadullah Tariq, Irfan Ud Din, Danish Shehzad, Mohamed Adel Serhani, Abdelkader N. Belkacem, Nadeem Sarwar

“…According to research findings, in February 2022, a significant milestone was achieved when the EEG signals of a deceased person were successfully captured for the first time in recorded history. …”
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From InSAR‐Derived Subsidence to Relative Sea‐Level Rise—A Call for Rigor by P. S. J. Minderhoud, M. Shirzaei, P. Teatini

“…Thiéblemont et al. (2024, https://doi.org/10.1029/2024ef004523) reached a remarkable milestone by providing a continental‐scale estimate of vertical land motion (VLM) across European coastal zones by utilizing European Ground Motion Service (EGMS) data, obtained from Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) data from Sentinel‐1 satellites. …”
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