Ecotope-Based Entomological Surveillance and Molecular Xenomonitoring of Multidrug Resistant Malaria Parasites in Anopheles Vectors by Prapa Sorosjinda-Nunthawarasilp, Adisak Bhumiratana

“…MDR malaria is the heritable and hypermutable property of human malarial parasite populations that can decrease in vitro and in vivo susceptibility to proven antimalarial drugs as they exhibit dose-dependent drug resistance and delayed parasite clearance time in treated patients. …”
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A systematic review of circulating IP-10/CXCL10 in patients with Plasmodium infections in relation to disease severity by Manas Kotepui, Aongart Mahittikorn, Frederick Ramirez Masangkay, Kwuntida Uthaisar Kotepui

“…The studies collectively indicated that IP-10 levels are elevated in patients with Plasmodium infections compared to healthy or non-malarial controls. Most studies reported that increased IP-10 levels were associated with increased disease severity. …”
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Genomic characterization of Achromobacter genogroup 20 and identification of a potential species-specific marker by Mariana Papalia, Rocio Stucchi, Valeria Alexander, Liliana Clara, Mariángeles Visus, Gabriel Gutkind, Marcela Radice

“…NGS was conducted using Illumina MiSeq, on the NextSeq500 platform with 150 bp paired-end reads, and de novo assembly was assessed using Unicycler (Galaxy). Coding sequences were predicted and confirmed with RAST and BLAST, and resistance determinants were evaluated using Resfinder and manual curation. …”
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Exploring rural households’ knowledge and perception of acute kidney injury in the southern region of The Gambia: a mixed-method community-based cross-sectional study design by Bakary Kinteh, Sheikh Omar Sillah, Solomon P S Jatta, Sambou L S Kinteh, Mansour Badjie, Ebrima Touray, Amadou Barrow

“…Most respondents had no formal education (45.6%), lived in extended family households (55%) and 91.6% earned a monthly income of less than GMD5000 (Gambian dalasi) (<US$100). Although 80% of the respondents were aware of the AKI outbreak in The Gambia, 90% showed poor knowledge about the disease. …”
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Liposomal Formulation of Hydroxychloroquine Can Inhibit Autophagy In Vivo by Wieslawa H. Dragowska, Jagbir Singh, Mohamed Wehbe, Malathi Anantha, Katarina Edwards, Sharon M. Gorski, Marcel B. Bally, Ada W. Y. Leung

“…<b>Background/Objectives:</b> Preclinical studies have shown that the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) improves the anti-cancer effects of various therapeutic agents by impairing autophagy. …”
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Identificación de áreas inundables del parque provincial San Cayetano (Corrientes, Argentina) by Laura Fabiana Gómez, Félix Ignacio Contreras, David Ezequiel Morel, Joaquín Emanuel Morel

“…Para concretar este objetivo se realizaron en primera instancia mediciones de Puntos de Apoyo Fotogramétricos (PAF) con un receptor GNSS geodésico South Galaxy G1 para otorgar mayor confiabilidad a los resultados generados en la etapa de postproceso y se sobrevoló el Parque San Cayetano con un Drone modelo Mavic 2 pro de la firma DJI, que cuenta con un sensor CMOS de 1” y resolución de 20 megapíxeles, lo que posibilitó la obtención de fotografías aéreas con características necesarias para la generación de un MDE. …”
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IZBORI U HRVATSKOJ 2020: KRAJ DVOPARTIZMA? by Dejan Bursac

“…Dinamika odnosa ove dve grupacije ukazuje na to da se osnovni politički rascep nalazi na liniji podele levice i desnice. Treće opcije su s vremena na vreme uspevale da na kratak rok predstave izazov bipartizmu i ostvare relativno dobre izborne rezultate. …”
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Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles of Thermophilic Campylobacter Species in Humans and Animals in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review by Noel Gahamanyi, Leonard E. G. Mboera, Mecky I. Matee, Dieudonné Mutangana, Erick V. G. Komba

“…In humans, Nigeria reported the highest prevalence (62.7%), followed by Malawi (21%) and South Africa (20.3%). For Campylobacter infections in under-five children, Kenya reported 16.4%, followed by Rwanda (15.5%) and Ethiopia (14.5%). …”
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VRTLINA – GOLEMA ŠPILJA VELEBITSKOG PODGORJA by VLADO BOŽIĆ

“…Na krajnjem jugu velebitskog Podgorja, između Visočice i Kruščice, na području PP Velebit, nalazi se špilja s četiri jamska ulaza. Od glavnog, najvećeg ulaznog otvora (veličine 40 x 50 m), koji čini jama duboka sedamdesetak metara, špilja se pruža u smjeru sjeverozapada, gotovo pravocrtno, u duljini 900 m i dubine 195 m. …”
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Cosmic rays escape from their sources by A. Marcowith

“…Hence, escape is an essential mechanism to establish the particle distribution at cosmic-ray sources and to control the flux of cosmic rays injected into the galaxy. Different models have tried to account for the escape process. …”
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Body Composition and Cardiorespiratory Fitness Characteristics Among Female University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study by Mădălina-Gabriela Coman, Andreea Maria Adam, Carmen Gheorghe, Mircea Dan Mocanu, Leonard Stoica, Daniel-Andrei Iordan, Ilie Onu, Dragoș Florin Teodor

“…The study included 258 female students, aged 18-23, from seven faculties at the University "Dunărea de Jos" of Galați. Body composition metrics, such as total body water, protein, minerals, body fat mass, skeletal muscle mass, and BMI, were assessed using the InBody 720 (Biospace, Korea). …”
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Knowledge and willingness towards malaria vaccines among caregivers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania by Felista Mwingira, Deokary Matiya, Frank Chacky

“…Abstract Background Tanzania is a malaria-endemic country that relies solely on anti-malarial drugs and vector control measures, including insecticide-treated bed nets and indoor residual spraying. …”
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Anatomy, histology, and morphology of fish gills in relation to feeding habits: a comparative review of marine and freshwater species by Mohamed A. M. Alsafy, Hanan H. Abd-Elhafeez, Ahmed M. Rashwan, Atef Erasha, Safwat Ali, Samir A. A. El-Gendy

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Endocrine disruptors and cancers. [Perturbateurs endocriniens et cancers] by Souhila AOUICHAT BOUGUERRA, Saliha BOUMAZA, Khouloud HEMILA, Samia NEGGAZI, Nadjiba HAMLAT, Sihem BERDJA, Leïla SMAIL, Besma MOHAMMEDI, Kenza REGUOUAT, Amina BOUDJLIDA, Sofiane KACI, Fatima BOUACHRIA-BOUSMAHA

“…Certains sont toxiques pour la fonction de reproduction chez l’homme via une baisse de la concentration de spermatozoïdes, d’autres sont neurotoxiques (maladie de Parkinson, troubles du comportement) mais aussi sont retrouvés ceux impliqués dans l’incidence croissante de maladies chroniques, tels que le diabète de type 2, l’obésité et certains cancers sensibles aux hormones. …”
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Détection de différents rétrovirus chez des primates non-humains infectés par STLV-1 ou SFV et pathologie viro-induite by Jocelyn Turpin, Sandrine Alais, Ambroise Marçais, Olivier Hermine, Réjane Rua, Antoine Gessain, Romain Lacoste, Renaud Mahieux

“…[Les auteurs déclarent une contribution égale de Jocelyn Turpin et Sandrine Alais à ce travail.]…”
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A Mechanism-Centred Approach to Evaluating Complex Aid Interventions: The Case of Accompanying Measures to Budget Support by Johannes Schmitt, Franziska Krisch

“…Setting: Nine countries of sub-Saharan Africa which have received German budget support, namely Burkina Faso, Ghana, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia. …”
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The Minimum Dietary Diversity For Women Indicator Can Be Extended To Children And Adolescents aged 4-15 Years As A Proxy Population Indicator For Good Micronutrient Adequacy Of Die... by Loty Diop, Aulo Gelli, Lieven Huybregts, Joanne E Arsenault, Lilia Bliznashka, Erick Boy, Megan Deitchler, Carl Lachat, Mourad Moursi, Angelica M Ochoa-Avilés, Deanna K Olney, Elodie Becquey

“…Methods: We conducted a secondary data analysis of 9 datasets of repeated 24-h recalls or weighed records including 11,524 children/adolescents aged 4–15 y, collected in 7 countries (Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ecuador, India, Malawi, Uganda, and Zambia) between 2007 and 2022. …”
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The Hubble Tension in Our Own Backyard: DESI and the Nearness of the Coma Cluster by Daniel Scolnic, Adam G. Riess, Yukei S. Murakami, Erik R. Peterson, Dillon Brout, Maria Acevedo, Bastien Carreres, David O. Jones, Khaled Said, Cullan Howlett, Gagandeep S. Anand

“…The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) collaboration measured a tight relation between the Hubble constant ( H _0 ) and the distance to the Coma cluster using the fundamental plane (FP) relation of the deepest, most homogeneous sample of early-type galaxies. To determine H _0 , we measure the distance to Coma by several independent routes, each with its own geometric reference. …”
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SUVREMENA DEMOGRAFSKA OBILJEŽJA PODGORJA by IVO TURK, NIKOLA ŠIMUNIĆ, NENAD POKOS

“…Fizičkogeografska obilježja nepovoljno su u prošlosti utjecala na razvoj (krški reljef s mnogo strmih oblika, jaka bura). Danas se Podgorje nalazi u zoni preklapanja nodalno-funkcionalnih područja Rijeke, kojoj gravitira njegov sjeverni dio te Zadra, kojem gravitira njegov južni dio. …”
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SHVATANJE KONTEKSTA ZA UČENJE U SAVREMENIM EMPIRIJSKIM ISTRAŽIVANJIMA by Jelena S. Medar Zlatković, Lidija R. Radulović

“…Cilj ovog rada jeste da sagledamo shvatanja konteksta za učenje u savremenim empirijskim istraživanjima kroz odgovaranje na pitanja: kakva je priroda konteksta za učenje; šta čini sadržaj ovog pojma; kakva je uloga obrazovnih aktera u građenju konteksta za učenje; koji se obim pojma konteksta za učenje nalazi u fokusu istraživanja i mogu li se prepoznati tipični obrasci u shvatanju konteksta. …”
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