COVID-19-related stress, anxiety and vaccine hesitancy among healthcare workers in a tertiary hospital in South-Western Nigeria by Temitope Olumuyiwa Ojo, Tajudin Adesegun Adetunji, Stanley Chinedu Eneh, Baderinwa Opeyemi Akanji, Olusola Fajobi, Olanrewaju Elugbaju, Olanrewaju Ibikunle Ibigbami, Temilola Oladunmomi Owojuyigbe, Samuel Anu Olowookere, Olusegun Temitope Afolabi, Adedeji Ayodeji Onayade

“…About one-quarter of health workers were vaccine hesitant, 236 (27.8%) while 96 (11.3%) had high levels of stress and anxiety. …”
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MLinvitroTox reloaded for high-throughput hazard-based prioritization of high-resolution mass spectrometry data by Katarzyna Arturi, Eliza J. Harris, Lilian Gasser, Beate I. Escher, Georg Braun, Robin Bosshard, Juliane Hollender

“…Cross-checking the predictions for targets and spectral matches with invitroDB data confirmed the bioactivity of 120 active and 6791 nonactive pairs while mislabeling 88 active and 56 non-active relationships. …”
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High sensitivity and enhanced antibiotic stewardship of the BioFire Joint Infection Panel in acute, but not chronic, prosthetic joint infection of the knee by Tsung-Li Lin, Chen-Wei Yeh, Chun-Hao Tsai, Mao-Wang Ho, Hsiu-Hsien Lin, Po-Ren Hsueh

“…Overall sensitivity across all PJI cases was moderate (50%) and significantly lower in chronic PJI (16.7%), reflecting limited panel coverage and reduced detection in prolonged infections. …”
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Informing policy with health labour market analysis to improve availability of family doctors in Tajikistan by Jamoliddin Abdullozoda, Salomudin Yusufi, Sulakshana Nandi, Parvina Makhmudova, Juana Paola Bustamante, Margrieta Langins, Alba Llop-Gironés, Ilker Dastan, Victor Olsavszky, Shukhrat Sultonov, Zebo Najmuddinova, Natasha Azzopardi-Muscat, Tomas Zapata

“…The attraction of doctors to narrow specialties may be leading to undermining PHC and family medicine. While the optimal skill-mix and availability of nurses provide an opportunity to strengthen multi-disciplinary teams at the PHC level, shortages and unequal distribution of doctors are affecting health services coverage and health indicators. …”
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Tracking the Evolution and Antibiotic Resistance Patterns of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Indian Adult Populations through High-Throughput Genome Sequencing by Mr Varun Shamanna, Dr Geetha Nagaraj, Mrs MR Shincy, Dr KL Ravikumar

“…The prevalent serotype in both categories were 19F, 19A, and 9V with a vaccine coverage of 66% and 73.8% to PCV13 and PPSV23 respectively among invasive isolates. …”
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Impact of latitudinal position and ice cover on wave and temperature dynamics in the Laptev Sea and the Sea of Okhotsk by Kovalev, Dmitry P., Kovalev, Peter D, Borisov, Aleksander S., Zarochintsev, Vitaly S., Kirillov, Konstantin V.

“…Short-period oscillations of sea level and temperature (12 s to 120 min) were largely absent in the Laptev Sea under solid ice conditions, enabling identification of the periods of solid ice coverage. In the Sea of Okhotsk, spectral peaks at periods of 22.7 and 29.2 min were observed, associated with the edge wave activity, while pronounced spectral variability in February was linked to the formation of cracks and polynyas. …”
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Enhancing the filtration performance of common substrates used in the Covid-19 respiratory protection equipment with nanofiber coatings by Mobina Khezrian, Adel Jafari, Majid Habibi Mohraz

“…The initial filtration efficiency, pressure drop, and quality factor of the prepared media were then measured.The results clearly indicated that the application of PAN and PAN/CuBTC nanofiber coatings significantly enhances the filtration efficiency of all examined substrate layers, achieving efficiencies exceeding 90 % and 95 % at the most penetrating particle size (MPPS, 300 nm), respectively.The assessment of the quality factor revealed that the highest quality factor values before and after coating with PAN and PAN/CuBTC nanofibers corresponded to the SSMMS substrates, with values of 0.023, 0.072, and 0.094 Pa⁻1, while the lowest quality factor values were associated with Tetron, which had values of 0.002, 0.016, and 0.021 Pa⁻1, respectively.The comparison of various substrates revealed that the SSMMS fabric exhibited the highest quality factor after coverage with nanofibers, while the Tetron fabric demonstrated the lowest quality factor.Based on the quality criteria, the SSMMS fabric was the best substrate for nanofiber coatings, followed by melt-blown, spun bond, and activated carbon fabrics, whereas the Tetron fabric was not recommended for this application due to a high respiratory pressure drop.…”
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Health screening for new entry medical students at Newcastle University Medicine (NUMed) Malaysia: a 4-year cross-sectional study by Wei P Goh, Gareth Evans, Eliot Hurn, Adrian Leong, Yi K Lim, Yean T Saw, Bhirom Subramaniam, Zhi J Tan, Edmund L C Ong

“…A total of 287 participants (83.2%) were vaccinated against varicella-zoster virus, while 58 (16.8%) were not vaccinated. Vaccination coverage of other vaccines, such as measles, rubella, MenQ and yellow fever were 257 (74.5%), 237 (68.7%), 154 (44.6%) and 20 (5.8%) respectively. …”
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An Investigation of Dosimetric Consequences of the Anatomic Changes at First Fraction in VMAT of Prostate Cancer Cases using Deformable Planning CT and KVCBCT Image Registration by Hussam Hameed Jassim, Hassan A Nedaei, Nooshin Banaee, Ghazale Geraily, Ali Kazemian

“…Conclusion: The use of VMAT based on kilovoltage kVCBCT and Deformtion Image Registration (DIR) can lead to re-decreasing the dose to the bladder while increasing that to the rectum, with the same PTV dose coverage.…”
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Rational computational design and development of an immunogenic multiepitope vaccine incorporating transmembrane proteins of Fusobacterium necrophorum by Muhammad Naveed, Muhammad Toheed, Tariq Aziz, Muhammad Asim, Parveen Qadir, Hafiz Muzzammel Rehman, Rania Ali El Hadi Mohamed, Fakhria A. Al-Joufi, Maher S. Alwethaynani, Deema Fallatah

“…TLR7 formed 12 hydrogen bonds, while TLR8(A) formed 9, and TLR8(B) exhibited the highest interaction, forming 13 hydrogen bonds with the vaccine construct. …”
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Experiences with Higher-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes and Improving Patient-Centered Treatment Decision-Making: A Qualitative Study of Patients, Caregivers, and Providers by Maravic MC, Land N, Prood N, Cagle C, May SG, Batt K, Sabate EJ, Afulezi N, Jhaveri TZ, Iraca T, Hogea C

“…Providers described challenges conveying the HR-MDS diagnosis to patients, while patients and caregivers reported lacking information regarding the condition, prognosis, and available treatment options. …”
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<i>Folliculin</i> (<i>FLCN</i>) in Thyroid Tumors: Incidence, Significance, and Role as a Driver Gene and Secondary Alteration by Faisal A. Hassan, Camryn Slone, Robert J. McDonald, Julie C. Dueber, Adeel M. Ashraf, Melina J. Windon, Oliver J. Fackelmayer, Cortney Y. Lee, Therese J. Bocklage, Derek B. Allison

“…The lack of <i>FLCN</i> coverage in standard thyroid molecular panels likely underestimates its clinical relevance. …”
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Evaluation of secondary prevention of noncommunicable diseases at the outpatient healthcare level in the Commonwealth of Independent States countries by M. N. Mamedov, V. A. Kutsenko, T. Z. Seisembekov, S. Kh. Mekhdiev, L. V. Yakubova, L. V. Kezhun, I. T. Murkamilov, Zh. A. Kauzbay, B. Zholdin, O. M. Drapkina

“…In 3 countries, among men who sought primary care in health care institutions, patients in the age range of 50-59 years prevailed, while in Azerbaijan, men aged 60-65 years dominated. …”
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Identifying and evaluating the challenges of geriatric healthcare service provision in Iran: evidence from a mixed-methods study by Shima Bordbar, Payam Shojaei, Abdolrahim Asadollahi, Ramin Ravangard, Fatemeh Shirazi, Mehrdad Askarian, Nahid Hatam

“…The findings of the first phase were extracted using MAXQDA2020 software, while the second and third phases were analyzed using Excel 2016. …”
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Tacrolimus eye drops treatment for recurrent exposure of the Ahmed glaucoma valve tube by Li-Li Chen, Yu Chen, Lin Fu, Li-Qing Wei, Wei-Hua Pan

“…Four eyes were treated with allogeneic scleral patch transplantation, while two eyes were repaired using autologous conjunctival transplants. …”
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A stacked ensemble machine learning model for the prediction of pentavalent 3 vaccination dropout in East Africa by Meron Asmamaw Alemayehu, Shimels Derso Kebede, Agmasie Damtew Walle, Daniel Niguse Mamo, Ermias Bekele Enyew, Jibril Bashir Adem

“…Home delivery increased the risk of dropout, while postnatal care by midwives and health insurance coverage lowered dropout likelihood.Conclusion and recommendationThis study provides insights into the factors influencing Penta 3 vaccination dropout in East Africa. …”
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Influence of temperature and humidity on contrail formation regions in the general circulation model EMAC: a spring case study by P. Peter, P. Peter, S. Matthes, C. Frömming, P. Jöckel, L. Bugliaro, A. Giez, M. Krämer, M. Krämer, V. Grewe, V. Grewe

“…<p>While carbon dioxide emissions from aviation often dominate climate change discussions, non-CO<span class="inline-formula">₂</span> effects such as contrails and contrail cirrus must also be considered. …”
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Analysis of Football Pitch Performances Based on Different Cutting Systems: From Visual Evaluation to YOLOv8 by Sofia Matilde Luglio, Christian Frasconi, Lorenzo Gagliardi, Michele Raffaelli, Andrea Peruzzi, Marco Volterrani, Simone Magni, Marco Fontanelli

“…This study underscores the importance of innovative management practices and monitoring techniques in optimizing the quality and playability of a football field while minimizing environmental impact and management efforts.…”
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Enhancing seabed sediment classification with multibeam echo-sounding and self-training: a case study from the East Sea of South Korea by Changhoon Lee, Sujung Park, Daeung Yoon, Bo-Yeon Yi, Moonsoo Lim

“…IntroductionAccurate classification of seabed sediments is essential for marine spatial planning, resource management, and scientific research. While direct sampling yields precise sediment information, it is costly and spatially limited. …”
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Dual function NiMo/MgO catalyst for biogas valorization to syngas and carbon nanotubes by Pichawee Aieamsam-Aung, Narissara Simma, Sornsawan Juntala, Atthapon Srifa, Wanida Koo-Amornpattana, Prasert Reubroycharoen, Phorndranrat Suchamalawong, Choji Fukuhara, Sakhon Ratchahat

“…The tip-growth process of CNTs limits the coverage of the catalyst’s active sites while maintaining constant reaction efficiency. …”
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