The relationship between bats and human coronavirus: An exploratory review by Sajal BHATTACHARYA, Shakya SINHA, Rina TILAK, Sugeng Juwono MARDIHUSODO

“…Bats, on their own, may not pose public health threat, however there is a need to adopt comprehensive environmental health management policies based on the principles of conservation medici- ne to address this likely public health threat from bats.…”
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Robust and Long-Lasting Immunity and Protection in Mice Induced by Lipopolyplex-Delivered mRNA Vaccines Expressing the Prefusion Protein of Respiratory Syncytial Virus by Xuchang Shan, Ruiwen Han, Xueting Cheng, Jialuo Bing, Zhenyong Qi, Shucai Sun, Tangqi Wang, Qiaohong Chu, Yao Deng, Desheng Zhai, Wenjie Tan

“…Following booster immunization, robust and long-lasting RSV pre-F-specific IgG antibodies were detected in the serum of mice, which exhibited Th1/Th2 balanced IgG response and cross-neutralizing antibodies against different subtypes (RSV A2, B18537, and clinical isolate hRSV/C-Tan/BJ 202301), with a clear dose–response relationship observed. …”
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Systematic review of interventions for improving the performance of community health workers in low-income and middle-income countries by Paul Montgomery, Madeleine Ballard

“…It also found moderate quality evidence of the efficacy of performance improvement interventions for (1) improving behavioural outcomes for patients, (2) improving use of services by increasing the absolute number of patients who access services and, perhaps, better identifying those who would benefit from such services and (3) improving CHW quality of care in terms of upstream measures like completion of prescribed activities and downstream measures like adherence to treatment protocols. …”
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Molecular Dynamics Study on Crystallization Patterns in Tunnel Drainage Pipes in Alkaline Geological Environments by Xiangge Chen, Jie Zhou, Xuefu Zhang, Wenbing Yu, Shiyang Liu, Hongyi Liu, Yuhan Xiao

“…The microscopic mechanism of crystallization and the environmental influence factors are still unclear. Based on the molecular dynamics (MD) technique, this study establishes nanoscale models of CaCO3 and the polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipe, which is commonly used in drainage systems, under different alkaline environments. …”
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Application of attenuated total reflection-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy in semi-quantification of blood lipids and characterization of the metabolic syndrome. by Tz-Ping Gau, Jen-Hung Wen, I-Wei Lu, Pei-Yu Huang, Yao-Chang Lee, Wei-Po Lee, Hsiang-Chun Lee

“…Linear regression (LR), gradient boosting regression tree (GBT), and histogram-based gradient boosting regression tree (HGBTR) were used to train the models. …”
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Comprehensive health risk assessment of urban ambient air pollution (PM2.5, NO2 and O3) in Ghana by Boansi Adu Ababio, Gerheart Winfred Ashong, Thomas Peprah Agyekum, Blessed Adjei Yeboah, Marian Asantewah Nkansah, Jonathan Nartey Hogarh, Michael Kweku Commeh, Edward Ebow Kwaansa-Ansah, Kwabena Dabie, Felix Adulley, Eldad Boansi, Lorenda Sarbeng, Birago Adu Ababio, Maame Serwaa Boapea, Nana Kwabena Oduro Darko, Meshach Kojo Appiah

“…This study evaluated the annual concentrations of PM2.5, NO2 and O3 in the ambient air of 57 cities in Ghana for two decades using historical and forecasted data from satellite measurements. …”
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Reflexiones sobre el proyecto Auto-Demarcación y EtnoCartografía de las Tierras y Hábitats Jodï y Eñepa by Stanford Zent, Egleé L. Zent, Lucas Juae Mölö, Pablo Chonokó

“…This paper reflects on practical and conceptual lessons acquired as a result of our participation in a project of self-demarcation of indigenous lands in Venezuela. The project was based on a collaboration between academics from the Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research (IVIC) and local communities of the Jodï and Eñepa ethnic groups. …”
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Evaluation of a new biomarker 14-3-3 Eta protein in diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis by Lakshmi Deepika Yarlagadda, Rachel Jacob, D Liza Rajasekhar, Krishna Mohan Iyyapu, Sai Baba S S. Kompella, Vijaya Bhaskar Madrol, N N Sreedevi, Siraj Ahmed Khan, Noorjahan Mohammed

“…RA cases were further classified as seropositive (n = 23) and seronegative (n = 38) based on the positivity of either RF or anti-CCP result. …”
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LoVE4MUM Mobile App to Prevent Postpartum Depression: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial by Siti Sabrina Kamarudin, Idayu Badilla Idris, Shalisah Sharip, Norfazilah Ahmad

“… BackgroundPostpartum depression remains a significant concern, posing substantial challenges to maternal well-being, infant health, and the mother-infant bond, particularly in the face of barriers to traditional support and interventions. …”
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Estudio Etnoedafológico del Ejido San Juan y San Agustín en Jocotitlán, Estado de México by Georgina Pérez-Rodríguez, Carlos Alberto Ortiz-Solorio, Ma. del Carmen Gutiérrez-Castorena, Víctor Manuel Ordaz-Chaparro, Atenógenes Leobardo Licona-Vargas

“…Los agricultores del ejido San Juan y San Agustín, Jocotitlán, Estado de México clasifican a sus tierras en cinco tipos: barro (Vertisols), blanca (Umbrisols), revuelta (Phaeozems), colorada (Cambisols) y tepetate (Regosols) con base en su textura, color, contenido de humedad y porosidad. …”
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Dynamic Mechanical Response, Cracking Behavior, and Stress Intensity Factors of Cement Mortar Specimens with Open and Closed Flaws by Qizhi Wang, Fangshi Shi, Xiao Wang, Qingling Meng, Xing Li, Jinbo Song, Chang-yi Yu

“…In this work, the cement mortar is used to make the plate specimens, and two different types of flaws, i.e., the open and the closed (resin-filled) flaws, with different inclination angles from 0° to 90° with respect to the loading direction are prefabricated. …”
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Cost-effectiveness of watchful waiting versus immediate emergency department transfer after epinephrine autoinjector use in Canada by Yiwei Yin, Moshe Ben Shoshan, Marcus Shaker, Matthew Greenhawt, Kate M. Johnson

“…We evaluated medical costs (in 2022 Canadian dollars) and quality-adjusted life years (QALY) of each strategy over a 20-year horizon. In the base case, we assumed a tenfold increase in food allergy fatality for patients under watchful waiting, which we increased to 100- to 1,000-fold in sensitivity analysis. …”
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Analysis of anthropogenic transformation of the hydrographic network in the northern part of Lviv according to cartographic sources by Ye. Іvanov, O. Pylypovych

“…The length of the natural channel of the Holoskivskyy stream decreased from 4.7 to 0.9 km, the Zboivskyy stream ‒ from 5.2 to 3.2 km, and the Malekhivskyy stream ‒ from 7.9 to 5.3 km. …”
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Brain local structural connectomes and the subtypes of the medial temporal lobe parcellations by Zhensheng Li, Jie Ma, Hongmin Bai, Bingmei Deng, Jian Lin, Weimin Wang

“…ObjectiveTo investigate the quantitative characteristics and major subtypes of local structural connectomes for medial temporal lobe (MTL) parcellations.MethodsThe Q-Space Diffeomorphic Reconstruction (QSDR) method was used to track white matter fibers for the ROIs within MTL based on the integrating high-resolution T1 structural MR imaging and diffusion MR imaging of 100 adult Chinese individuals. …”
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Propuesta de rutas de conectividad para la conservación de la biodiversidad en Sierra Maestra, Cuba by Adonis Ramón Puebla, Yandy Rodríguez Cueto, Pedro M. Álvarez-Amargos

“…[Metodología]: Se desarrolla un modelo de costo-distancia en ArcGIS con base en un mapa de fricción o resistencia al desplazamiento, elaborado a partir de la selección y la evaluación de un grupo de criterios para establecer los niveles de dificultad para la conectividad en función de la pendiente del terreno, la cobertura del suelo, la red hídrica y vial, y la distribución de los asentamientos poblacionales. …”
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Blood Pressure in relation to 24-Hour Urinary Sodium and Potassium Excretion in a Uruguayan Population Sample by Paula Moliterno, Ramón Álvarez-Vaz, Matias Pécora, Leonella Luzardo, Luciana Borgarello, Alicia Olascoaga, Carmen Marino, Oscar Noboa, Jan A. Staessen, José Boggia

“…The aims of this study were to assess the sodium and potassium intake using 24-hour urinary analysis and to study their association with blood pressure in a Uruguayan population cohort using cluster analysis. …”
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Modelo CFD con validación de campo para el estudio de los alcances de efectividad de técnicas de mitigación de radón por despresurización = CFD model with field validation for the... by Isabel Sicilia, Borja Frutos, Carmen Alonso, Fernando Martín-Consuegra, Fernando de-Frutos, Ignacio Oteiza, Carlos Sainz, Luis S. Quindós

“…Posteriormente, partiendo de una base experimental previa, se calibra un modelo simplificado de forma que se puedan aproximar los resultados del modelo de simulación a los recabados en el modelo real. …”
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Models, systems, networks in economics, engineering, nature and society by E.M. Bizhanova, V.M. Myskin, L.N. Semerkova

“…In addition, a systems approach will allow classifying market participants based on a specific unit of analysis and considering interactions from these positions. …”

Prevalence and determinants of Acute Respiratory Infections in children under five in rural mysuru: insights from a cross-sectional study by Nayanabhai Shabad, Anchu R Nath, Manirsha P V

Subjects: “…Keywords: Acute Respiratory Infections, Children under five, Prevalence, Determinants, Rural Mysuru, Cross sectional study…”
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Higher Long‐Term Visit‐to‐Visit Blood Pressure Variability Is Associated With Severe Cerebral Small Vessel Disease in the General Population by Xinyu Zhao, Ying Hui, Jing Li, Xian‐Quan Shi, Shuohua Chen, Han Lv, Shouling Wu, Zhenchang Wang

“…We analyzed 1284 participants from the Kailuan cohort (2006–2022). Visit‐to‐visit systolic BP (SBP), diastolic BP (DBP), and pulse pressure (PP) variability were categorized into tertiles (low, middle, high). …”
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