Integrated Tools for American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Surveillance and Control: Intervention in an Endemic Area in Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil by Cheryl Gouveia, Rosely Magalhães de Oliveira, Adriana Zwetsch, Daniel Motta-Silva, Bruno Moreira Carvalho, Antônio Ferreira de Santana, Elizabeth Ferreira Rangel

“…In this kind of situation environmental management and community mobilization become essential, as they help both specialists and residents create strategies that can interfere in the dynamics of vector’s population and the contact between man and vectors.…”
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Techniques of blood sampling for detection of African swine fever virus in wild boar and domestic pigs in the field conditions by A. S. Pershin, A. R. Shotin, E. O. Morozova, A. S. Igolkin, O. A. Manuylova, I. V. Shevchenko, А. А. Shevtsov, N. N. Vlasova

“…However taking into account a long-term ASF unfavourable situation, the introduction of the virus into the wild boar population, and the occurrence of attenuated viral variants, the significance of serological testing aimed at the detection of viral antibodies is increasing. …”
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Comparative Oil Composition Study of the Endemic Moroccan Olive (Olea europaea subsp. maroccana) and Wild Olive (var. Sylvestris) in Central West Morocco by Sara Elgadi, Ahmed Ouhammou, Hamza Zine, Nadia Maata, Rachid Ait Babahmad, Abderraouf El Antari

“…Finally, these findings suggest that maroccana oil could be considered as a potential source of vitamin E, essential fatty acids, and sterols and can provide a nutraceutical oil for the local population. While this work contributes to the study of olive tree biodiversity, further investigations are still necessary to guide the putative nutraceutical use of subspecies maroccana.…”
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Association between internet use and depression among the middle-aged and elderly adults with multimorbidity in China: do gender differences exist? by Jiao Zhang, Jiao Zhang, Yuheng Jia, Lixin Hong, Yixin Zhang, Lihua Li, Kan Tian, Kan Tian

“…This suggests that Internet use may be a protective factor for depressive symptoms in the older population, offering a guideline for policymakers to develop specific strategies for different genders.…”
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Particle-bound Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (pPAHs) in Merida, Mexico by Harry Alvarez-Ospina, Sofia Giordano, Luis A. Ladino, Graciela B. Raga, Joshua I. Muñoz-Salazar, Martha Leyte-Lugo, Daniel Rosas, Giovanni Carabali

“…Abstract This study focuses on the air quality evaluation of Merida, a medium-size city located in the Yucatan Peninsula with a significant population growth in recent years. Particle-bound Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (pPAHs) were quantified with a real time sensor during a six-month period during the dry season (October 2017 to March 2018). …”
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Novel Intuitionistic Fuzzy Fault Tree Analysis for Effective Infectious Medical Waste Management by Rocky Khajuria, Komal, Morteza Yazdani

“…With an increasing population, the number of healthcare issues is also increasing due to various critical diseases. …”
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Survey of Dermatophytes in Stray Cats with and without Skin Lesions in Northern Italy by Daniela Proverbio, Roberta Perego, Eva Spada, Giada Bagnagatti de Giorgi, Alessandra Della Pepa, Elisabetta Ferro

“…Our estimated prevalence of dermatophytes in stray cats was much lower than other Italian studies on the same population.…”
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Association between estimated glomerular filtration rate, urinary albuminuria-creatinine ratio, and stroke prevalence in patients with chronic kidney disease by Jianfeng Xiang, Mengli Tong, Dongrong Yu, Yinfeng Chen

“…This study aims to investigate the relationship between estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR), and the incidence of stroke in a CKD population.Methods This cross-sectional study analyzed the relationship between eGFR, UACR, and prevalence of self-reported stroke in 6,037 participants using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 2007 to 2018. …”
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The prevalence of thiamine deficiency among elderly nursing home residents: A cross‐sectional study by Nozomu Uchida, Mayumi Ishida, Izumi Sato, Akira Yoshioka, Takao Takahashi, Daisuke Furuya, Yasuhiro Ebihara, Hiroshi Ito, Hideki Onishi

“…We sought to clarify the frequency of TD among an institutionalized elderly population with a controlled dietary intake and to identify possible factors related to TD. …”
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Protein Intake, Especially Vegetable Protein Intake, Is Associated with Higher Skeletal Muscle Mass in Elderly Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Akane Miki, Yoshitaka Hashimoto, Shinobu Matsumoto, Emi Ushigome, Takuya Fukuda, Takafumi Sennmaru, Muhei Tanaka, Masahiro Yamazaki, Michiaki Fukui

“…Protein intake is important for maintaining muscle mass in general population. However, it remains to be elucidated the association between dietary protein intake and skeletal muscle mass in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes. …”
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Protocol for a meta-review of interventions to prevent and manage ICU delirium by Andrew Booth, Maria Pufulete, Ben Gibbison, Burak Kundakci, Katherine Louise Jones

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Research on optimisation of rural tourism development path in Henan province by Dou Yingying, Dzhylkychieva Zhyldyz, Liang Zongzheng, Zhang Shuolei, Liang Liuke

“…The purpose of the study is to develop recommendations for optimising and strengthening the promotion of rural tourism in Henan Province, which will contribute to the sustainable development of the region, the preservation of its cultural and natural legacy, and improving the living standards of the local population. The following methods were used: descriptive, deductive, generalisation and comparative analysis. …”
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Classifications of haemodialysis vascular access stenosis: a scoping review by Petr Waldauf, Michael Corr, Stephen O’neill, Katerina Lawrie, Jan Malik, Libor Janousek, Stepan Maly, Jaroslav Chlupac

“…Objectives Vascular access (VA) stenoses play a significant role in the morbidity of the haemodialysed population. Classifications for diagnosis, assessment and proposal of treatment strategies can be useful clinical and methodological tools. …”
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The Critical Role of YAP/BMP/ID1 Axis on Simulated Microgravity‐Induced Neural Tube Defects in Human Brain Organoids by Di Guo, Bin Yao, Wen‐Wei Shao, Jia‐Chen Zuo, Zhe‐Han Chang, Jian‐Xin Shi, Nan Hu, Shuang‐Qing Bao, Meng‐Meng Chen, Xiu Fan, Xiao‐Hong Li

“…One of these subpopulations senses SMG cues and transmits BMP signals to the subpopulation responsible for tube morphogenesis, ultimately affecting the proliferating cell population. Finally, SMG intervention leads to persistent neurologic damage even after returning to normal gravity conditions. …”
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Social Cognition in Patients with Early-Onset Parkinson’s Disease by Ana Natalia Seubert-Ravelo, Ma Guillermina Yáñez-Téllez, María Lizbeth Lazo-Barriga, Alejandra Calderón Vallejo, Carlos Eduardo Martínez-Cortés, Adela Hernández-Galván

“…Social cognition (SC) deficits have been linked to Parkinson’s disease (PD) but have been less well researched than general cognitive processes, especially in early-onset PD (EOPD), despite this population often having greater social and family demands. …”
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Validity, reliability, and feasibility of the Malay version of Obstetric Quality-of-Recovery tool (ObsQoR-10) by Pamela Chia, Chin Wen Tan, Jitsupa Nithiuthai, Rehena Sultana, Farida Ithnin, Pervez Sultan, Ban Leong Sng

“…Conclusions: The ObsQoR-10-Malay is a valid and reliable measure to quantify dimensions of functional recovery in the early postpartum period after caesarean delivery in the Malay population.…”
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Farmers’ knowledge of using flood forecast information in fish farming: A case of rural Bangladesh by Shonia Sheheli, Mst. Sharmin Akter, Md Anamul Haque, Mohammad Maruf Hasan

“…A sample of 95 randomly chosen fish farmers (about 25% of the total population) out of 380 fish farmers provided the data. …”
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Outcome of Chair-Side Dental Fear Treatment: Long-Term Follow-Up in Public Health Setting by T. Kankaala, T. Määttä, M. Tolvanen, S. Lahti, V. Anttonen

“…All information was available for 163 patients (mean age 8.9 y at referral). Study population was dominated by males (58.0%). Cause for referrals was mostly dental fear (81.0%) or lack of cooperation. …”
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Features of financial integration of the Eurasian Economic Union member states by B. G. Khairov, V. A. Kovalev, R. Kh. Khasanov

“…This work is devoted to the study of the issue related to the deepening and expansion of integration processes within the framework of the Eurasian Economic Union for sustainable development, constant technological renewal, increasing the competitiveness of the economies of the Eurasian Economic Union member states and increasing the standard of living of their population. The relevance of the topic is due to the high interest of the state authorities of Russia in the development of this interstate association. …”
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INFLUENCE OF INTEGRATED FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (IFMIS) ON THE PERFORMANCE OF GOVERNMENT ENTITIES IN NIGERIA by Salaudeen Ibrahim, Abdul-Hakeem Shuaib, Muhammed Basiru Mustapha, Benuh Adama Idris, Tunde Saka Abdulsalam

“…The research design deployed was descriptive and inferential mixed research design using a purposive sampling technique. The study population was 1504 comprises of selected top and middle level pool officers in the Accountant-General for the Federation office on grade level 13 to 17. …”
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