Effects of Semaglutide Treatment on Psoriatic Lesions in Obese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: An Open-Label, Randomized Clinical Trial by Jelena Petković-Dabić, Ivana Binić, Bojana Carić, Ljiljana Božić, Sanja Umičević-Šipka, Nataša Bednarčuk, Saša Dabić, Mirna Šitum, Snježana Popović-Pejičić, Miloš P. Stojiljković, Ranko Škrbić

“…Estimates are that approximately 2–3% of the world’s population suffers from this disease. More severe forms of psoriasis are conditions of high inflammation, which is confirmed by the clinical picture and numerous inflammatory parameters such as C-reactive protein (CRP), cytokines and homocysteine, which vary with disease activity. …”
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Recombinant expression systems for production of stabilised virus-like particles as next-generation polio vaccines by Lee Sherry, Mohammad W. Bahar, Claudine Porta, Helen Fox, Keith Grehan, Veronica Nasta, Helen M. E. Duyvesteyn, Luigi De Colibus, Johanna Marsian, Inga Murdoch, Daniel Ponndorf, Seong-Ryong Kim, Sachin Shah, Sarah Carlyle, Jessica J. Swanson, Sue Matthews, Clare Nicol, George P. Lomonossoff, Andrew J. Macadam, Elizabeth E. Fry, David I. Stuart, Nicola J. Stonehouse, David J. Rowlands

“…Continued use of these vaccines, however, threatens ultimate disease eradication and achievement of a polio-free world. Virus-like particles (VLPs) that lack a viral genome represent a safer potential vaccine, although they require particle stabilization. …”
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A Novel Electrical Load Forecasting Model for Extreme Weather Events Based on Improved Gated Spiking Neural P Systems and Frequency Enhanced Channel Attention Mechanism by Yuanshuo Guo, Jun Wang, Yan Zhong, Tao Wang, Zeyuan Sui

“…We conducted extensive comparative experiments with ten baseline models on three real-world datasets, compared with GSNP model and TCN-GSNP model, the coefficient of determination (R2) of the FATCN-LF-FAGSNP model increases and mean absolute percentage error (MAPE), mean absolute error (MAE) and relative absolute error (RAE) reduce, the LF accuracy (measured by R2) of the proposed hybrid model gets 99.7% in seasonal LF task. …”
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The Impact of Movement Control Order (MCO) during Pandemic COVID-19 on Local Air Quality in an Urban Area of Klang Valley, Malaysia by Mohd Shahrul Mohd Nadzir, Maggie Chel Gee Ooi, Kemal Maulana Alhasa, Mohd Aftar Abu Bakar, Anis Asma Ahmad Mohtar, Mohd Fadzil Firdzaus Mohd Nor, Mohd Talib Latif, Haris Hafizal Abd Hamid, Sawal Hamid Md Ali, Noratiqah Mohd Ariff, Johary Anuar, Fatimah Ahamad, Azliyana Azhari, Norfazrin Mohd Hanif, Mohammed Ahmed Subhi, Murnira Othman, Mohd Zaim Mohd Nor

“…Abstract The world is currently going through the COVID-19 pandemic which has caused hundreds of thousands of deaths in just a few months. …”
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Toward Sustainable Biocultural Ecotourism: An Integrated Spatial Analysis of Cultural and Biodiversity Richness in Colombia by Alejandra Echeverri, Natasha M. Batista, Stacie Wolny, Guido A. Herrera‐R, Federico Andrade‐Rivas, Allison Bailey, Anaid Cardenas‐Navarrete, Armando Dávila Arenas, Andres Felipe Díaz‐Salazar, Katherine Victoria Hernandez, Kelley E. Langhans, Bryam E. Mateus‐Aguilar, Dallas Levey, Andrew Neill, Oliver Nguyen, Andres Felipe Suárez‐Castro, Felipe Zapata, Natalia Ocampo‐Peñuela

“…Using Colombia as a case study, we created metrics of taxonomic biological diversity as measured by vertebrate species richness (including birds, mammals, freshwater fishes, reptiles and amphibians) and institutionalized cultural richness (by counting the number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites, UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage sites, museums, endemic music festivals, Afro‐Colombian Territories and Indigenous Reserves) and evaluated the spatial correlations between them. …”
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The effect of active and passive smoking during pregnancy on birth outcomes: A cohort study in Shanghai by Xiaokai Wang, Xia Gao, De Chen, Xuelian Chen, Qingwei Li, Jiani Ding, Fangyuan Yu, Xiaoyun Zhu, Nannan Zhang, Yifang Chen

“…Introduction China is the largest tobacco consumer in the world, and tobacco poses a serious threat to the health of pregnant women. …”
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Linking weather and climate information services (WCIS) to Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) practices by Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi, Tinashe Lindel Dirwai, Cuthbert Taguta, Aidan Senzanje, Wuletawu Abera, Ajit Govid, Elliott Ronald Dossou-Yovo, Ermias Aynekulu, Vimbayi Grace Petrova Chimonyo

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Characteristics and contributing factors of adverse drug reactions: an analytical study of patients with tuberculosis receiving treatment under the National TB Program of India [ve... by Jay Patel, Priya Bhavsar, Harsh Shah, Sandul Yasobant, Deepak Saxena, Anish Sinha, Somen Saha, Yogesh Patel

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Influence of environmental variables and anthropogenic activities on soda-saline lakes chemistry in northern Tanzania: A remote sensing and GIS approach by Azaria Stephano Lameck, Brian Rotich, Abdalrahman Ahmed, Harison K. Kipkulei, Peto Akos, Emil Boros

“…Soil types were acquired from the FAO Digital Soil Map of the World, while geological characteristics were sourced from the US Geological Survey database. …”
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Estimating Trends in Cardiovascular Disease Risk for the EXPOSE (Explaining Population Trends in Cardiovascular Risk: A Comparative Analysis of Health Transitions in South Africa a... by Shaun Scholes, Jennifer S Mindell, Mari Toomse-Smith, Annibale Cois, Kafui Adjaye-Gbewonyo

“…Laboratory- and non–laboratory-based World Health Organization (WHO) and Globorisk algorithms were used to calculate the predicted 10-year total (fatal and nonfatal) CVD risk. …”
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Pneumonia among Under-Five Children in Northwest Ethiopia: Prevalence and Predictors—A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Zewudu Andualem, Tsegaye Adane, Abiye Tigabu, Walelign Worku Yallew, Sintayehu Daba Wami, Henok Dagne, Jember Azanaw, Gebisa Guyasa, Zelalem Nigussie Azene, Mastewal Endalew

“…Acute respiratory infections in particular pneumonia constitutes the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among children under five years of age throughout the world. In Ethiopia, pneumonia continues to be the major childhood problem and killer, particularly in the study area. …”
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Genetic Polymorphisms in RNF138, ABCA1 and ESRRG-GPATCH2 Genes and their Role in Insulin Resistance Risk among Normal BMI Individuals in Indian Population: A Case-control Study by Sabitha Thummala, Sarah Fathima, Nithya Kruthi, Junaid Ahmed Khan Ghori, Katherine Saikia, Vivek Belde, Balamurali Andiyakkal Rajendran, Rahul Ranganathan

“…Introduction: India, characterised as the “diabetes capital” of the world, faces a rapidly increasing diabetes crisis, with over 65 million cases diagnosed. …”
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Sex, Knowledge, and Attitude of Stroke Survivors Attending Bebe Herbal Center on Risk Factors before and after Stroke by Polycarp U. Nwoha, Florence O. Okoro, Emmanuel C. Nwoha, Fidelia N. Chukwu, Chidinma O. Nwoha, Nkeiru C. Ogoko, Peace N. Nwoha, Chika A. Idaguko, Augustine U. Obi, Ezenna M. Agwu, Iyanu O. Ayoola, Sunday O. Osonwa, Ifeoma H. Okpara

“…Awareness programs in the third world should take these observations into consideration.…”
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The heart failure specialists of tomorrow: a network for young cardiovascular scientists and clinicians by Markus S. Anker, Claire Bouleti, Theodoros Christodoulides, Angela Durante, Edit Gara, Sara Hadzibegovic, Kalliopi Keramida, Alessia Lena, Angela Massouh, Ivan Milinkovic, Matthias P. Nägele, Alexander Nossikoff, Rui Plácido, Tamás Radovits, Heli Tolppanen, Giuseppe Vergaro, Markus Wallner, Sophie Welch, Yuri Lopatin, Mitja Lainscak, Alexandre Mebazaa, Andrew J.S. Coats, Petar M. Seferović, Ewa A. Jankowska, for the Heart Failure Association Committee on Heart Failure Specialists of Tomorrow of the European Society of Cardiology

“…Membership in this growing community offers many advantages during, before, and after the ‘Heart Failure and World Congress on Acute Heart Failure’. These include: eligibility to receive travel grants, participation in moderated poster sessions and young researcher and clinical case sessions, the HoT walk, the career café, access to the networking opportunities, and interaction with a large and cohesive international community that constantly seeks multinational collaborations.…”
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Micro-Credit Institutions’ Services and Sustainability of Micro, Small and Medium-Scale Enterprises During Covid-19 Pandemic in Kigezi Region, South Western Uganda. by Agaba, Moses, Kaaya, Siraj, Nafiu, Lukman Abiodun

“…It is full of Agricultural Terraces and is home to the world-famous mountain gorillas. According to the National Census of 2014 and the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) Household survey of 2016, the region has a population of about 1.5 million people from the six (6) districts (Kabale, Kanungu, Rukungiri, Rubanda, Rukiga and Kisoro). …”
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Sports and Games Union Policy by Kabale University

“…a) Building the physical anatomy of the body for both the young and the old b) Promoting teamwork and discipline given that many sports have strict rules and regulations c) Encouraging patriotism, closer social harmony and the world outlook. d) Fundamental life skills, sports is rich in values and virtues that help shape participating athletes into more productive self-worth and confident citizens. …”
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Presenting the model of recruitment and selection of human resources of the public sector with the approach of the entrepreneurial government by Atieh sarayani, Vahid pourshahabi, Nourmohammad yaghobi, Amin reza kamaliyan

“…In this regard, many governments around the world believe that entrepreneurship is the key to economic development; therefore, many governments have started to offer entrepreneurship development programs. …”
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Second-line treatment patterns and outcomes in advanced HCC after progression on atezolizumab/bevacizumab by Meng Wu, Claudia A.M. Fulgenzi, Antonio D’Alessio, Alessio Cortellini, Ciro Celsa, Giulia F. Manfredi, Bernardo Stefanini, Y. Linda Wu, Yi-Hsiang Huang, Anwaar Saeed, Angelo Pirozzi, Tiziana Pressiani, Lorenza Rimassa, Martin Schoenlein, Kornelius Schulze, Johann von Felden, Yehia Mohamed, Ahmed O. Kaseb, Arndt Vogel, Natascha Roehlen, Marianna Silletta, Naoshi Nishida, Masatoshi Kudo, Caterina Vivaldi, Lorenz Balcar, Bernhard Scheiner, Matthias Pinter, Amit G. Singal, Joshua Glover, Susanna Ulahannan, Fredrich Foerster, Arndt Weinmann, Peter R. Galle, Neehar D. Parikh, Wei-Fan Hsu, Alessandro Parisi, Hong Jae Chon, David J. Pinato, Celina Ang

“…Our study aims to fill in some of the knowledge gap by investigating real-world patient outcomes in the second-line treatment setting. …”
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Designing an educational model based on identity development with an Iranian-Islamic approach for primary school students. by Ali Oladhamzehzadeh, masoumeh oladiyan, Mahmoud Safari

“…In building national identity and changing its layers, endogenous political developments such as ideology, culture, thought, crisis and national security play a role in the identity of the Iranian people and the ruling system of the world. Due to its geographical location, the historical land of Iran has been the center of various cultures and civilizations, and this situation has become the basis for identity diversity in our country (Farzbod et al, 2018). …”
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Presenting the agility model of the organization in order to improve the productivity of human resources by Asie Mohmedi, Rashid Zolfaghari, Mahsa Gholam hossein zadeh

“…In today's competitive world, in order to face the new changes that occur in today's competitive world, organizations should think about adapting to changes (Khakivatan et al, 2021) and seek to take advantage of potential opportunities. …”
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