Use of Antiviral Prophylaxis in Influenza Outbreaks in Long Term Care Facilities by Allison McGeer, Daniel S Sitar, Susan E Tamblyn, Faron Kolbe, Pamela Orr, Fred Y Aoki

“…The only antiviral currently licensed in Canada for influenza prophylaxis is amantadine, a medication active against influenza A but not influenza B. The National Advisory Committee on Immunization recommends that amantadine prophylaxis be offered to residents when influenza A outbreaks occur in long term care facilities. …”
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Digital Technology Empowers Grain Supply Chain Optimization Simulation by Xiaoyan Xu, Zhongye Sun

“…The issue of the balance of food supply and demand has always been the main issue of national and even world food security. There are many factors that affect food supply and demand, and the factors are interrelated. …”
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The role of EIP-AGRI Operational Groups as a driver for innovation in viticulture by Chiara Mignani, Annapia Ferrara, Sabrina Tomasi, Michele Moretti, Alessio Cavicchi

“…By addressing this knowledge gap, this study will provide some insights and good practices to improve EIP-AGRI policies at regional, national and European levels.…”
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Improving research milieu in the medical colleges in India: Challenges and solutions by Gitanjali Batmanabane, Rituparna Maiti

“…The Indian Council of Medical Research has introduced a short-term studentship for undergraduate students and a research grant for postgraduate students in a bid to encourage research. The National Medical Commission has made it mandatory for postgraduates and faculty to undergo online training in research methodology. …”
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Predictive factors for the development of depression in children and adolescents: a clinical study by Hong Zhang, Peilin Yu, Xiaoming Liu, Xiaoming Liu, Ke Wang, Ke Wang, Ke Wang, Ke Wang

“…BackgroundThe prevalence of depression among adolescents has been gradually increasing with the COVID-19 pandemic, and the purpose of this study was to develop and validate logistic regression models to predict the likelihood of depression among 6-17 year olds.MethodsWe screened participants from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) in 2022. …”
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Russian manufacturing industry development in the context of import substitution by I. V. Davletshina

“…This article attempts to identify and critically evaluate both existing and emerging strategic directions required to upgrade the nation’s industrial machinery to ensure its operational efficiency in the present circumstances. …”
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Study of information needs of students in the field of environmental policy by I. D. Porfirieva

“…The ecological crisis, which so suddenly stroke the human habitat, made significant adjustments in the relationship between nature and man, forced to reconsider all the significant developments of human civilization and is extremely actualized today social and environmental issues at all levels: regional, national, global. In this regard, the ecological issues, as a result of man’s consumer attitude towards the entire natural system, are today among the most discussed topics in scientific publications, in the media space, and in scientific discourse. …”
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The Al Umanaa Foundation's Literacy Strategies at SMP and SMA Al Umanaa Boarding School, Sukabumi by Supriatnoko, Hastuti Redyanita, Ida Bagus Putu Suamba

“…The study reveals that the Al Umanaa Foundation effectively adapts the literacy learning syllabus to the national curriculum, creates a conducive physical environment, and involves the community in literacy activities. …”
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Controversies in the management of anti-TNF therapy in patients with Crohn’s disease: a Delphi consensus by Ignacio Marin-Jimenez, Guillermo Bastida, Daniel Carpio, Fernando Muñoz, Yago González-Lama, Elena Ricart, Daniel Ceballos, Daniel Ginard, Luis Menchen

“…A comprehensive literature review was performed, and a national survey was launched to examine current clinical practices when using anti-TNF therapies. …”
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Becoming a new parent during the pandemic: experiences of pregnancy, birth, and the postnatal period by Emma Blakey, Daniel Kuria, Michelle McGillion, Fiona Scott

“…We suggest key recommendations going forwards in the care of new parents now, and in times of future national crisis.…”
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À chacun sa biodiversité by Chantal Aspe, Didier Genin

“…Territory delimitations and zoning illustrate these discrepancies: divisions of the total area on the basis of specific species or ecosystem protection problematic, or accordance with national or international directives in matter of environmental protection, on the one hand; geographic, historical, cultural and economical criterions, and a generalized concern of seeking functional complementarities of differentiated resources areas uses, on the other hand. …”
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Drought characteristics and propagation under anthropogenic impacts: A regional-scale modelling analysis in four Large Basins of China by Haoran Hao, Ningpeng Dong, Mingxiang Yang, Xin Huang, Hejia Wang, Hao Wang

“…Study focus: Understanding the drought evolution under changing environment is crucial to sustainable water management, especially for China where there are increasing anthropogenic activities. We employ a national-scale land surface-hydrological model (CLHMS v1.1) with representations of human water management and enhance it with dynamic land use setting to investigate the impact of human activities on the drought regime. …”
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Patterns of physical activity in hunter-gatherer children compared with US and UK children by Luke Kretschmer, Mark Dyble, Nikhil Chaudhary, David Bann, Gul Deniz Salali

“…We analysed 150 days of accelerometer data from 51 BaYaka hunter-gatherer children (aged 3–18) in the Republic of Congo, comparing it with British and American children using samples from Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) and National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). …”
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Pigeon racing in South Africa: Exploring the socio-economic nature and extent of this 'unknown sport' by Cecilia MOSTERT, Ronnie DONALDSON

“…Employing a quantitative methodology, the study surveyed 712 members of the South African National Pigeon Organization (SANPO), providing a nuanced understanding of demographics, organizational structures, subjective values, and economic impacts within pigeon racing. …”
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Analysis of Local Macroeconomic Early-Warning Model Based on Competitive Neural Network by Xiaoxuan Wang, Jingjing Wang, Ying Zhang, Yixing Du

“…This article proposes a method of selecting macroeconomic early-warning indicators using self-organizing competitive neural networks and designs a macroeconomic nonlinear early warning model of self-organizing competitive neural networks; using fuzzy logic reasoning to introduce economic experts’ experience into macroeconomic early warning analysis, the system has the ability to deal with nonlinear and uncertain problems and realizes the intelligence of the early-warning process, uses the national macroeconomic indicator data from January 1997 to March 2008 for empirical analysis, and compares the self-organizing competitive neural network method with the traditional KL information method. …”
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The Yoruba News as a Political Tool and Avenue for Cultural Revival by Abidemi Bolarinwa

“…Based in Ìbàdan and ̀ published by Ìlarè Printers, ̣́ The Yorùbá News, a bi-lingual serial in English and Yorùbá languages, remarkably had varying contents and wide circulation covering its locale, Íbàdan significantly; the southern protectorate, particularly Yorùbá land appreciably; and the entire nation, Nigeria marginally. Published weekly, Obasa – the Editor and Proprietor – successfully edited ̣ The Yorubà News ́ for over two decades from 1924 – 1945 when he died. …”
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The role of private landowners for generating cultural ecosystem services in Mediterranean rural landscapes: a case study in Andalusia (Spain) by Alejandro J. Rescia, Antonio A. Rodríguez Sousa, Romina Giselle Sales, María Sánchez Ososrio, Pedro A. Aguilera

“…This research constitutes a basic study aimed at ascertaining the current and potential CES, the awareness of the generators of these services and the support options of public institutions to promote traditional rural areas facilitating their revaluation, using multi-scale policies (European, national, and regional) to encourage their maintenance and that of their CES.…”
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Patterns of Brucellosis Infection Symptoms in Azerbaijan: A Latent Class Cluster Analysis by Rita Ismayilova, Emilya Nasirova, Colleen Hanou, Robert G. Rivard, Christian T. Bautista

“…We investigated the existence of clusters of infected patients according to their clinical presentation. Using national surveillance data from the Electronic-Integrated Disease Surveillance System, we applied a latent class cluster (LCC) analysis on symptoms to determine clusters of brucellosis cases. …”
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Entrepreneurship Development Among Black Youths in South Africa: A Choice or Neccesity? by Thulani Andrew Chauke

“…The paper recommends that the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities in the Presidency, in collaboration with the Department of Small Business Enterprise Development and the National Youth Development Agency, should provide a two-year internship for young Black entrepreneurs in foreign companies that specialize in mining, technology, creative industries, and agriculture. …”
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Distribution, Density, and Abundance of Parthenium Weed (Parthenium hysterophorus L.) at Kuala Muda, Malaysia by C. M. Maszura, S. M. R. Karim, M. Z. Norhafizah, F. Kayat, M. Arifullah

“…Parthenium hazard is a national agenda in Malaysia, and Kedah is the worst infested state in the country. …”
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