Immunologic and inflammatory consequences of SARS-CoV-2 infection and its implications in renal disease by Hiam Naiditch, Michael R. Betts, H. Benjamin Larman, Moshe Levi, Avi Z. Rosenberg

“…The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic made it critical to understand the immune and inflammatory responses to the SARS-CoV-2 virus. …”
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Development and Validation of the Digital Sensitivity Scale for Adults: Cross-Sectional Observational Study by Hae In Park, Minjeong Jeon, Ji Seon Ahn, Kyungmi Chung, Jin Young Park

“… BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the digitalization of modern society, extending digital transformation to daily life and psychological evaluation and treatment. …”
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Development and psychometric validation of the frontline health workers’ occupational risk and characteristics in emergencies index (FORCE-index) – The covid Hospital cohort study... by Synne Øien Stensland, Kristina Bondjers, John-Anker Zwart, Leiv Arne Rosseland, Dan Atar, Jan Olav Christensen, Dagfinn Matre, Kristin Alve Glad, Tore Wentzel-Larsen, Hilde Wøien, Grete Dyb

“…Study design: The Covid hospital study is a large, multisite, four-wave, open cohort study of frontline health workers responding to the first four waves of the COVID-19 pandemic (2020–2022). Methods: 2496 frontline health workers responded to questionnaires assessing various aspects of their work environment. …”
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Association between demographic, clinical characteristics and severe complications by SARS-CoV-2 infection in a community-based healthcare network in Chile. by Javiera Leniz, Sam Hernández-Jaña, Mauricio Soto, Eduardo Arenas, Paula Margozzini, Francisco Suarez, Daniel Capurro, María Paulina Rojas, Claudia Bambs

“…We aimed to evaluate the association between sociodemographic, clinical factors and the risk of COVID-19 complications among adults in Chile, the fifth Latin-American country with more COVID-19 reported cases since de beginning of the Pandemic.<h4>Methods</h4>A retrospective population-based cohort study using data from electronic health records from a large Primary Care Network, linked to national hospital, immunization, Covid-19 PCR surveillance, mortality and birth records. …”
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Generation Victoria (GenV): protocol for a longitudinal birth cohort of Victorian children and their parents by Elizabeth K. Hughes, William Siero, Alisha Gülenç, Susan A. Clifford, Tony Frugier, Simon M. Hall, Jatender Mohal, Kathryn North, Natasha Zaritski, Sharon Goldfeld, Richard Saffery, Melissa Wake

“…Discussion Launched in the COVID-19 pandemic and committed to diversity and inclusivity, GenV’s parallel consented child and pre-midlife cohorts will be positioned to help address today’s pressing issues such as chronic mental and physical health conditions, inequity, public health crises such as pandemics, and climate harm. …”
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Threats of zoonotic pathogens in food chain: Current status and gaps in IndiaKey public health Message: by Madhuchhanda Das, Anup Kumar Ojha, Venencia Albert, Saradi Borah, Thandavarayan Ramamurthy, Samaresh Das, Tapan Kumar Dutta, Hosterson Kylla, Rajkumari Mandakini, Sarangthem Indira Devi

“…Conclusion: The importance of the transmission of zoonotic infection to humans and its impact has probably been understood by the world during the COVID-19 pandemic. Increased human-animal interface, cross-species transmission of a few emerging pathogens, and dissemination of antimicrobial-resistant genes are major concerns. …”
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Resilience Informatics in Public Health: Qualitative Analysis of Conference Proceedings by Maiya G Block Ngaybe, Lidia Azurdia Sierra, Andrew McNair, Myla Gonzalez, Mona Arora, Kacey Ernst, Enrique Noriega-Atala, M Sriram Iyengar

“… BackgroundIn recent years, public health has confronted 2 formidable challenges: the devastating COVID-19 pandemic and the enduring threat of climate change. …”
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Predicting User Engagement in Health Misinformation Correction on Social Media Platforms in Taiwan: Content Analysis and Text Mining Study by Hsin-Yu Kuo, Su-Yen Chen

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed to identify the attributes of correction posts and user engagement and investigate (1) the trend of user engagement with health misinformation correction during 3 years of the COVID-19 pandemic; (2) the relationship between post attributes and user engagement in sharing and reactions; and (3) the content generated by user comments serving as additional information attached to the post, affecting user engagement in sharing and reactions. …”
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Assessing the development of health technology assessment in Iran: a policy analysis using Kingdon’s Multiple streams framework: a qualitative study by Meysam Behzadifar, Saeed Shahabi, Ahad Bakhtiari, Samad Azari, Seyed Jafar Ehsanzadeh, Mohammad Yarahmadi, Masoud Behzadifar

“…However, the political climate in Iran is becoming increasingly favorable, with growing interest in healthcare efficiency and transparency. The Covid-19 pandemic and healthcare shortages have exposed vulnerabilities, presenting potential opportunities for HTA’s adoption. …”
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Adenoviral Vector-Based Vaccine Expressing Hemagglutinin Stem Region with Autophagy-Inducing Peptide Confers Cross-Protection Against Group 1 and 2 Influenza A Viruses by Wen-Chien Wang, Ekramy E. Sayedahmed, Marwa Alhashimi, Ahmed Elkashif, Vivek Gairola, Muralimanohara S. T. Murala, Suryaprakash Sambhara, Suresh K. Mittal

“…<b>Background/Objectives:</b> An effective universal influenza vaccine is urgently needed to overcome the limitations of current seasonal influenza vaccines, which are ineffective against mismatched strains and unable to protect against pandemic influenza. <b>Methods:</b> In this study, bovine and human adenoviral vector-based vaccine platforms were utilized to express various combinations of antigens. …”
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Screening high-risk Veterans for cirrhosis: taking a stepwise population health approach by Jonathan Dounel, Carolyn Lamorte, Heather Patton, Ponni Perumalswami, Heather McCurdy, Nicole J. Kim, Lauren A. Beste, Dawn Scott, Jessimarie Casey, Patrick Spoutz, Linda Chia, Yiwen Yao, Elliott Lowy, Sandra Gibson, Timothy R. Morgan, Shari S. Rogal

“…Key implementation barriers included staffing, primary care provider (PCP) comfort with interpreting and communicating results, and appointment availability during the COVID-19 pandemic. Of 488 patients whose charts were reviewed, 230 were excluded from outreach based on predefined criteria (e.g., advanced cancer, prior or current referral to hepatology). …”
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Multimodal marvels of deep learning in medical diagnosis using image, speech, and text: A comprehensive review of COVID-19 detection by Md Shofiqul Islam, Khondokar Fida Hasan, Hasibul Hossain Shajeeb, Humayan Kabir Rana, Md. Saifur Rahman, Md. Munirul Hasan, AKM Azad, Ibrahim Abdullah, Mohammad Ali Moni

“…Motivated by the success of artificial intelligence applications during the COVID-19 pandemic, this research aims to uncover the capabilities of DL in disease screening, prediction, and classification, and to derive insights that enhance the resilience, sustainability, and inclusiveness of science, technology, and innovation systems. …”
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Infectious keratitis following photorefractive keratectomy: a 13-year study at a tertiary center by Alireza Attar, Hossein Jamali, Julio Ortega-Usobiaga, Golnoush Mahmoudinezhad, Dagny Zhu, Mohammad Mohammadi

“…The odds of keratitis during the COVID-19 pandemic were 7.05 times higher (95% CI: 1.58 to 31.52, p-value = 0.015) than outside this timeframe (February 2020 to August 2023). …”
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An analysis of controlled human infection studies registered on ClinicalTrials.gov by James Wilkinson, Joshua Osowicki, Euzebiusz Jamrozik, Ian J Saldanha, Meta Roestenberg, Danny Toomey, Jupiter Adams-Phipps, John Pietro, Jake Littman, Steffen Kamenicek, Daniel Kaufman

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The influence of COVID-19 on the practice of physical activity in the European Union countries by Diego Álvarez-Lourido, José Luis Paniza-Prados, Antonio Álvarez-Sousa

“…Objective: Analyze how pandemics contribute to the increase in social inequalities in the health sector. …”
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Patients admitted in an Intensive Care Unit with severe clinical manifestations of Influenza, october-december 2009 by Yenisey Quintero Mendez, Jorge Luis Ulloa Capestani, Rudis Monzón Rodríguez, Francisco García Valdés, Ramón E Álvarez Cepero, Jaime Geroy Gómez, Pablo Rodríguez Díaz, Alfredo Dario Espinosa Brito, Yanli Vázquez Villazón, Diley Moreno Ruiz, Octavio Rivero Rodríguez

“…A descriptive study of a series of cases was carried out, where 109 patients with the presumptive diagnosis of severe clinical pictures of Influenza were included, the total of them admitted in one of our Intensive Care Units (ICU), prepared for that purpose during the recent pandemic, during the period comprised between October 1 and December 31, 2009. …”
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Thyroid function during COVID-19 and post-COVID complications in adults: a systematic review by Anisha Panesar, Palma Gharanei, Natasha Khovanova, Lawrence Young, Dimitris Grammatopoulos, Dimitris Grammatopoulos

“…The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus, has presented multifaceted health challenges. …”
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Perancangan User Experience Aplikasi E-Business Pasar Tradisional Dengan Metode Human Centered Design (Studi Kasus: Pasar Oro-Oro Dowo) by Indrihana Kharismaning Larasati, Widhy Hayuhardhika Nugraha Putra, Retno Indah Rokhmawati

“…Abstract A covid-19 pandemic causes the decrease of transactions in the traditional market. …”
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Effect of technology application in enhancing the weaknesses of market access, financial resources, and supplier resources on the aluminum industry by M.S. Mohamad Salleh, H. Vasudevan

“…The recent high cases of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019 have had an impact on them. The findings of this study contribute to the academic literature by highlighting the importance of technology in facilitating the success of Bumiputera entrepreneurs in the aluminum sector.CONCLUSION: The study empirically confirms and conceptually proves that the policies of industry associations and organizations (“Skim Jaminan Modal Kerja—Bumiputera”, the “Business Act 1956, and the Financial Procedure Act 1957) can advocate for policies that support Bumiputera entrepreneurs in accessing technology and improving their market access, financial resources, and supplier resources. …”
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On the fence: Factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among sexually Minoritized men who use substances in the United States by Renessa S. Williams, Acklynn M. Byamugisha, Leah Davis-Ewart, Omar R. Valentin, Samantha E. Dilworth, Christian Grov, Adam W. Carrico

“…Objective: Substance use during the COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has exponentially increased among sexually minoritized men (SMM), who are more vulnerable to COVID-19 transmission, morbidity, and mortality than their heterosexual counterparts. …”
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