Synthesis, Characterization, and In Vivo Cytokinome Profile of IL-12-Loaded PLGA Nanospheres by Ryan A. Lacinski, Justin E. Markel, Jabeen Noore, Hillary G. Pratt, Brock A. Lindsey

“…Encapsulation efficiency (EE) was determined to be 0.101±0.009% with average particle concentration obtained per batch of 1.66×109±4.45×108 particles/mL. Disparate zeta (ζ) potentials obtained from both protein-loaded and protein-unloaded batches suggested surface adsorption of protein, and confocal microscopy of BSA-FITC-loaded nanospheres confirmed the presence of protein within the polymeric shell. …”
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COMPOSITION AND BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY AGAINST BENEFICIAL AND PATHOGENIC BACTERIA OF OREGANO ESSENTIAL OILS FROM FOUR CHEMOTYPES OF Origanum AND Lippia GENUS by L. Betancourt, V. Phandanauvong, R. Patiño, C. Ariza-Nieto, G. Afanador-Téllez

“…Diversos estudios demuestran la actividad antibacterial de distintos quimiotipos de aceites esenciales de orégano (OEO), carvacrol y timol, contra bacterias patógenas Gram positivas y Gram negativas, pero muy poca información está disponible sobre el efecto de los OEO en bacterias benéficas. …”
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Assessing medical students’ beliefs about the opioid crisis and their post-graduation plans: a cross-sectional study by Samuel Borgemenke, Nicholas Durstock, Elizabeth A. Beverly

“…The findings of this study show a disparity in confidence levels for treating people with opioid use disorder between specialties. …”
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Impact of blastocyst biopsy for preimplantation genetic testing on maternal and neonatal outcomes following single frozen embryo transfer cycles by Tingting He, Wenhao Shi, Xia Xue, Juanzi Shi

“…Results In comparison to the control group, notable disparities were observed between the groups in relation to infertility duration, EMT, infertility type, infertility cause and endometrial preparation protocol (P < 0.05, for all). …”
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Community-based culturally tailored education programmes for black adults with cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hypertension and stroke: a systematic review protocol of primary em... by Hardeep Singh, Michelle LA Nelson, Joseph IV Fulton, Oya Pakkal, Elizabeth M Uleryk

“…Introduction Chronic conditions and stroke disproportionately affect black adults in communities all around the world partly due to patterns of systemic racism, disparities in care, and lack of resources. Culturally tailored programmes can potentially meet the needs of the communities they serve, including black adults who may experience reduced access to postacute services. …”
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LA PLANIFICACIÓN REGIONAL Y EL TRABAJO INTERDISCIPLINARIO: SU ESPECIFICIDAD EN LA PLANIFICACIÓN Y EL MANEJO DE CUENCAS HIDROGRÁFICAS by Gerardo M. de Jong

“…Más tarde, la planificación multipropósito para el desarrollo del recurso hídrico estuvo de moda y consistió en la división del total de agua disponible...en usos diversos...La idea de planificación comprensiva de una cuenca es una extensión de la planificación integrada y va más allá del recurso de agua específicamente para incluir otros recursos, tanto como muchos aspectos de la planificación socioeconómica regional...” …”
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Multi-scenario analysis of green water resource efficiency under carbon emission constraints in the Chengdu-Chongqing urban agglomeration, China: A system dynamics approach by Keyao Yu, Zhigang Li

“…The study finds that: (1) GWRE in the CCUA from 2005 to 2021 has shown a fluctuating upward trend, with the kernel density curve shifting from “short and wide” to “tall and narrow” and the peak moving to the right, indicating a gradual narrowing of GWRE disparities. (2) Model run tests and historical tests on the GWRE system demonstrate that the relative errors between the model’s predictions and actual outcomes are within 5%, confirming the model’s stability and effectiveness. (3) The green innovation and comprehensive development scenarios yield the best outcomes in terms of GWRE and carbon emission control from 2022 to 2035, reflecting the coordinated development of the economy, environment, and society. …”
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An assessment of South African policy and strategic framework for the development of a sufficient, equitably distributed and well-performing health workforce for the implementation... by S V Mokoena, P Naidoo

“…The findings indicate that the current policies and frameworks to address health worker shortage, their performance improvement and the rural-urban disparities in the distribution of health workers are not sufficient to address the current challenges. …”
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Health literacy and medication adherence in adults from ethnic minority backgrounds with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: a systematic review by Jinal Parmar, Aymen El Masri, Freya MacMillan, Kirsten McCaffery, Amit Arora

“…To understand this association more clearly in ethnic minority populations and to address the disparities in cultural and linguistic considerations, well-designed studies are required. …”
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Obtención y caracterización de biocarbón a partir de Eichhornia crassipes usando un prototipo de reactor de pirólisis solar by Alán Gerardo Jardón-Medina, Alejandro Ortiz-Fernández

“… [Introducción]: Latinoamérica dispone de humedales que preservan la vida silvestre, actuán como fuente purificadora del agua y previenen las inundaciones, las sequías y otros desastres ambientales. …”
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FACTORES DE LA DESERCIÓN ESCOLAR EN BRASIL. El papel de la paternidad temprana, la mano de obra infantil y la pobreza by Ana Rute Cardoso, Dorte Verner

“…Aprove-chamos el rico conjunto de variables disponible y aplicamos un método basado en variables instrumentales. …”
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Effective community engagement in one health research in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review by Sidney Sangong, Farrukh Ishaque Saah, Luchuo Engelbert Bain

“…The barriers to effective CE included: inadequate community research literacy levels, contextual disparities in CE, inadequate dissemination of research findings, language barriers and ineffective and uncoordinated stakeholder involvement. …”
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Reproducibility of peak force for isometric and isokinetic multi-joint leg extension exercise by Manfred Zöger, Alfred Nimmerichter, Arnold Baca, Klaus Wirth

“…Bland-Altman plots depicted minimal intersession disparities (-141.8–68.3 N, respectively − 3.02–1.26%), supporting high reliability. …”
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Urinary Uromodulin Levels and UMOD Variants in Black South Africans with Hypertension-Attributed Chronic Kidney Disease by Nolubabalo Unati Nqebelele, Caroline Dickens, Therese Dix-Peek, Raquel Duarte, Saraladevi Naicker

“…Larger sample size studies from ethnically disparate populations are essential to further categorize this association.…”
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Intra-operative Intravitreal Bevacizumab For Patients With Diabetic Macular Edema Undergoing Phacoemulsification with Foldable IOL Implantation by Haider Ali Chaudhry, Gulnaz, Irfan Ahmed Sualeh, Muhammad Ahmad

“…However, significant disparities in BCVA were observed after one- and three-months post-surgery, favoring group A.Similarly, mean optical coherence tomography (OCT) at baseline was 271.09 ± 26.87 in group A and 307.57 ± 32.81 in group B, with no significant difference (P = 0.771). …”
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An analysis of the burden of migraine and tension-type headache across the global, China, the United States, India and Japan by Rongjiang Xu, Ruonan Zhang, Liang Dong, Xiaonuo Xu, Xiaoping Fan, Jiying Zhou

“…Decomposition research showed that population expansion is the major cause of migraines and TTH, which will be slightly alleviated by population aging. Health disparities across economic growth areas lessened between 1990 and 2021, according to the report.ConclusionGlobally and in China, migraine and TTH incidence and burden have increased since 1990. …”
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Communicating with Deaf Patients in the Clinical Environment through Deaf-Hearing Teams: Lessons Learned from a Virtual Patient Panel [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Dimitrios Papanagnou, Natalie P. Snyder, Rosemary Frasso, Benedicta O. Olonilua, Julia Croce

“…Background Communication and cultural differences predispose Deaf patients to suboptimal healthcare. Despite this disparity, health professionals have historically received little to no training in caring for Deaf patients. …”
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Elementos de interés clínico en la microbiología molecular de Staphylococcus aureus by Martha Julia Alfonso González, Yendrys Pérez Elias

“…Para confeccionar esta revisión se utilizaron las bases de datos de Scielo, HINARI, Pubmed-Medline y bibliografías disponibles sobre el tema y los descriptores empleados fueron: Staphylococcus aureus, resistencia a la meticilina, genes, epidemiología molecular, virulencia y la combinación entre ellos. …”
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Rural-Urban Determinants of Receiving Skilled Birth Attendants among Women in Bangladesh: Evidence from National Survey 2017-18 by Sohani Afroja, Abu Saleh Muhammad Nasim, Md. Salauddin Khan, Mohammad Alamgir Kabir

“…Finally, multiple logistic regression was used to analyse the factors associated with SBAs and determine the degree of SBAs disparity between urban and rural areas. Results. In Bangladesh, 53% of women received SBAs during childbirth, with urban and rural areas receiving 68.1 and 52.2 percent, respectively. …”
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The Role of the Monocyte-to-Lymphocyte Ratio in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients with Acute Kidney Injury by Fen Jiang, Zhen Shi, Xiangyang Liu, Jiaxuan Xiang, Jie Lei, Bo Yang, XiangLi Lei, Xuewei Li

“…There were notable disparities in MLR and NLR between the AKI and non-AKI groups (p<0.001). …”
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