"The COVID-19 pandemic in BRICS: Milestones, interventions, and molecular epidemiology". by Stephanie van Wyk, Monika Moir, Anindita Banerjee, Georgii A Bazykin, Nidhan K Biswas, Nikita Sitharam, Saumitra Das, Wentai Ma, Arindam Maitra, Anup Mazumder, Wasim Abdool Karim, Alessandra Pavan Lamarca, Mingkun Li, Elena Nabieva, Houriiyah Tegally, James Emmanuel San, Ana Tereza R Vasconcelos, Joicymara S Xavier, Eduan Wilkinson, Tulio de Oliveira

“…These countries navigate multiple syndemics, and the COVID-19 pandemic placed severe strain on already burdened BRICS' healthcare systems, hampering effective pandemic interventions. …”
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SDG space: Revealing the structure and complementarities among sustainable development goals in China by Mimi Gong, Ke Yu, Changchang Zhou, Zhouyi Liu, Zhenci Xu, Ming Xu, Shen Qu

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Perioperative Treatment with Rivaroxaban and Dabigatran on Changes of Coagulation and Platelet Activation Biomarkers following Left Atrial Appendage Closure by Yao Yao, Yanli Li, Qinchun Jin, Xiaoye Li, Xiaochun Zhang, Qianzhou Lv

“…The primary endpoints of this study were the efficacy and safety characteristics of different antithrombotic strategies, including DRT incidence, stroke or transient ischemic attack, systemic embolism, and clinical major and nonmajor bleeding complications during the follow-up of 180 days. …”
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Digital health competences and AI beliefs as conditions for the practice of evidence-based medicine: a study of prospective physicians in Canada by Gerit Wagner, Mickaël Ringeval, Louis Raymond, Guy Paré

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Antibody in Lymphocyte Supernatant (ALS) responses after oral vaccination with live Shigella sonnei vaccine candidates WRSs2 and WRSs3 and correlation with serum antibodies, ASCs,... by Malabi M Venkatesan, Cassandra Ballou, Shoshana Barnoy, Monica McNeal, Jill El-Khorazaty, Robert Frenck, Shahida Baqar

“…A strong correlation and agreement between responders/non-responders were noted between ALS and other mucosal (ASC and fecal IgA) and systemic (serum antibody) immune responses. These data indicate that the ALS assay can be a useful tool to evaluate mucosal responses to oral vaccination, an observation noted with trials of other bacterial diarrheal pathogens. …”
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Impact of tourist and recreational activities on the indicators of soil-ecological monitoring of the adjacent territory of Lake Teletskoe (Altai Mountains) by Olga A. Elchininova

“…Reduction in litter reserves on the moderately developed paths exceeded by more than 2.7–4.0 times, whereas on the well-defined ones (as in the Altai State Biosphere Reserve with the established systemized movement across the territory), litter was absent at all on a few or even single paths. …”
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Teaching in the Digital Age—Developing a Support Program for Nursing Education Providers: Design-Based Research by Stefan Walzer, Carolin Barthel, Ronja Pazouki, Helga Marx, Sven Ziegler, Peter Koenig, Christiane Kugler, Stefan Jobst

“… BackgroundHealth care systems and the nursing profession worldwide are being transformed by technology and digitalization. …”
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PENIAPHOBIA AS A COMPONENT OF THE DESTRUCTIVE DIGITAL MEDIA DISCOURSE IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION by Margarita D. Lagutkina, Zhang Yi, Chang Thi Thu Huong

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Loosened hip joint prosthesis-decision options by Byser Bonchev, Tsvetoslav Yordanov, Luben Stokov, Teodor Ivanov, Georgi Georgiev, Luben Lubenov Stokov, Kristian Nastev

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Evaluating Avacopan in the Treatment of ANCA-Associated Vasculitis: Design, Development and Positioning of Therapy by van Leeuwen JR, Quartuccio L, Draibe JB, Gunnarson I, Sprangers B, Teng YKO

“…Jolijn R van Leeuwen,1 Luca Quartuccio,2 Juliana Bordignon Draibe,3 Iva Gunnarson,4 Ben Sprangers,5 Y K Onno Teng1 1Center of Expertise for Lupus-, Vasculitis- and Complement-Mediated Systemic Diseases (Luvacs), Department of Internal Medicine - Nephrology Section, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands; 2Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy; 3Department of Nephrology, Bellvitge University Hospital, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain; 4Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; 5Department of Nephrology, Ziekenhuis Oost Limburg Genk, Genk, BelgiumCorrespondence: Y K Onno Teng, Department of Nephrology, Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), P.O. …”
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A Retrospective Claims Data Analysis on the Burden of COVID-19-Related Hospitalization in Adults at High Risk for Severe Disease Progression in Germany by Timotheus Stremel, Svitlana Schnaidt, Nicole Bihrer, Emma Fröling, Christian Jacob, Agnes Kisser

“…Our findings highlight the need to prevent severe disease courses and associated hospitalizations to relieve healthcare systems regarding costs and resource allocation.…”
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Artificial Intelligence in Pediatric Epilepsy Detection: Balancing Effectiveness With Ethical Considerations for Welfare by Marina Ramzy Mourid, Hamza Irfan, Malik Olatunde Oduoye

“…Publications from the past decade were scrutinized for methodological rigor, with a focus on studies evaluating AI's efficacy in pediatric epilepsy detection and management. Results AI systems have demonstrated strong potential in diagnosing and monitoring pediatric epilepsy, often matching clinical accuracy. …”
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2.5D Inductive Intertwined Frequency Selective Surface for Band-Pass and High Miniaturization Applications by Juan Andres Vasquez-Peralvo, Rocio Chueca Lasheras, Juan Carlos Merlano Duncan, Shuai Zhang, Pavel Pechac, Vaclav Kabourek, Symeon Chatzinotas

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Rootstocks for Florida Stone Fruit by Ali Sarkhosh, Mercy Olmstead, Jose Chaparro, Thomas Beckman

“… Rootstocks have been used in many tree fruit systems to provide growth advantages and/or pest and disease resistance without affecting (or sometimes improving) productivity and fruit quality. …”
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BEAUTY IN MATHEMATICAL EDUCATION: SYNERGETIC WORLDVIEW by V. A. Testov

“…The synergetrics as a general scientific theory about self-organisation of complex systems allows us to give another interpretation of beauty – as a kind of attractor, the result of self-organisation of nature or theflight of human thought. …”
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Socio-economic and demographic determinants of undernutrition among 6–59 months old children living in Malawian stunting hotspots: a cross-sectional community study by Patrick Ndovie, Smith G. Nkhata, Numeri Geresomo, Robert Fungo, Vincent Nyau, Justice Munthali

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La bibliothèque dans Buffy contre les vampires : grimoires et merveilles by Vanessa Bertho

“…Elle s’avère incontournable pour la progression dramatique de la diégèse et l’installation des systèmes de représentation mythologiques. Lieu, institution et espace de narrativité, « l’armoire à livres » de Buffy contre les vampires est aussi un personnage à part entière. …”
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Ameliorated Impact of Fenugreek Seed Extract on Some Blood Cellular and Biochemical Parameters in Female Albino Rats Exposed to Lead Acetate by Rozhya Abduljalil Naser, Rabar Yousif Mameik, Nazar M. Shareef Mahmood, Kurdo Bapir Chato

“…It has a several diverse-organ toxicant effect in various healthy issues included diseases of the hepatic, renal, and other body systems. Fenugreek seeds (Trigonella foenum graecum L.) were used in curing medicine and as food supplement since ancient times. …”
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Prevalence and predictors of severe Crohn’s disease at a tertiary hospital in South Africa by C Gounden, V Naidoo, Y Moodley

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New Insights on Childhood Lupus Nephritis by Marchi-Silva R, De Aquino BM, Londe AC, Mazzola TN, Julio PR, Wampler Muskardin T, Appenzeller S

“…Rodrigo Marchi-Silva,1,2 Bruna Martins De Aquino,1,2 Ana Carolina Londe,1,2 Ta&iacgr;s Nitsch Mazzola,3 Paulo Rogério Julio,4 Theresa Wampler Muskardin,5,6 Simone Appenzeller2,7 1Medical Pathophysiology Graduate Program, School of Medical Science, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, Brazil; 2Autoimmunity Lab, School of Medical Science, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, Brazil; 3Center for Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering (CBMEG), Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, Brazil; 4Child and Adolescent Graduate Program, School of Medical Science, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, Brazil; 5Hospital of Special Surgery, Department of Medicine, New York, NY, USA; 6Weill Cornell Medicine, Department of Medicine and Department of Pediatrics, New York, NY, USA; 7Department of Orthopedics, Rheumatology and Traumatology, School of Medical Science, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, BrazilCorrespondence: Simone Appenzeller, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas (FCM)/Hospital de Clínicas (HC) – UNICAMP, Vital Brasil Street, 251, Campinas, SP, 13083-888, Brazil, Tel +55 11 98887-8693, Email appenzel@unicamp.brAbstract: Approximately one in five patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has disease-onset during childhood (cSLE). …”
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