Primary Screwworm Cochliomyia hominivorax (Coquerel) (Insecta: Diptera: Calliphoridae) by Phillip E. Kaufman, Samantha M. Wisely, Jennifer L. Gillett-Kaufman

“…The pest poses a serious threat to all warm-blooded animals, including livestock, pets, and people, and it cost the US livestock industry billions of dollars before it was finally eradicated decades ago. …”
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Brief Overview of a Decade of Genome-Wide Association Studies on Primary Hypertension by Afifah Binti Azam, Elena Aisha Binti Azizan

“…The human genome is a very long DNA sequence which consists of billions of nucleotides arranged in a unique way. A single base-pair change in the DNA sequence is known as a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP). …”
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Sugar Antennae for Guidance Signals: Syndecans and Glypicans Integrate Directional Cues for Navigating Neurons by Christa Rhiner, Michael O. Hengartner

“…One of the most fascinating questions in neuroscience is how the correct wiring of billions of nerve cells in our brain is controlled. …”
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Advances in nucleic acid-based cancer vaccines by Hung-Chun Liao, Shih-Jen Liu

“…The widespread administration of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 to billions globally marks a significant milestone. Furthermore, the approval of an mRNA vaccine for Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) this year underscores the versatility of this technology. …”
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The WHO’s 75th anniversary: WHO at a pivotal moment in history by Lawrence O Gostin, Roojin Habibi, Benjamin Mason Meier, Helen Clark, K Srinath Reddy, Jemilah Mahmood, Danwood Mzikenge Chirwa, Björn Kümmel, Winnie Mpanju-Shumbusho, Attiya Waris, Miriam K Were

“…WHO governance in the coming years will define the future of the Organisation and, crucially, the health and well-being of billions of people across the globe. At this pivotal moment, WHO must learn critical lessons from its past and make fundamental reforms to become the Organisation it was meant to be. …”
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Gut-Heart Axis: Microbiome Involvement in Restrictive Cardiomyopathies by Samuel Jaimez-Alvarado, Itzel Ivonn López-Tenorio, Javier Barragán-De los Santos, Dannya Coral Bello-Vega, Francisco Javier Roldán Gómez, Amedeo Amedei, Enrique Alexander Berrios-Bárcenas, María Magdalena Aguirre-García

“…The human microbiome, composed of billions of microorganisms, influences various physiological and pathological processes, including cardiovascular health. …”
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Health Care Fraud and Abuse: Lessons From One of the Largest Scandals of the 21st Century in the Field of Spine Surgery by Thomas Szewczyk, BS, Michael S. Sinha, MD, JD, MPH, Jack Gerling, BS, Justin K. Zhang, MD, MSCI, Philippe Mercier, MD, PhD, Tobias A. Mattei, MD, FACS

“…Up to hundreds of billions of dollars are annually lost to fraud and abuse in the US health care, making it a significant burden on the system. …”
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Using environmental and exercise physiology to address gender inequalities in climate change and occupational health research by Rebekah A. I. Lucas

“…Abstract Climate change is a health‐risk and health‐inequity multiplier with excessive heat exposure a direct climate change impact already affecting the health and livelihood of billions globally. Women face greater risks and burdens from climate change impacts. …”
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Primary Screwworm Cochliomyia hominivorax (Coquerel) (Insecta: Diptera: Calliphoridae) by Phillip E. Kaufman, Samantha M. Wisely, Jennifer L. Gillett-Kaufman

“…The pest poses a serious threat to all warm-blooded animals, including livestock, pets, and people, and it cost the US livestock industry billions of dollars before it was finally eradicated decades ago. …”
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Copper Imparts a New Therapeutic Property to Resveratrol by Generating ROS to Deactivate Cell-Free Chromatin by Salooni Khanvilkar, Indraneel Mittra

“…Recent studies have shown that cell-free chromatin particles (cfChPs), which are released daily from billions of dying cells, can enter circulation and be internalized by healthy cells, wherein they trigger various damaging effects, including double-strand DNA breaks. …”
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The Relationship between Digital Marketing, Customer Engagement, and Purchase Intention via OTT Platforms by Sufyan Habib, Nawaf N. Hamadneh, Asif Hassan

“…The Internet and digital technologies have grown exponentially and have become a part of billions of people’s daily lives around the world. …”
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Youth Awareness of Facebook Users’ Data Commodification and its Business Model by Abigail Boima, Toks Oyedemi

“…Beyond its utilitarian function of connecting billions of people, Facebook is a global advertising machine that basically functions by commodifying users’ information and monetising their behavioural data. …”
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Coconut mite, Acathrix trymatus (Keifer) by W. C. Welbourn

“…Keifer's generic name, Acathrix, means "short seta" for the minute scapular setae on the prodorsal sclerite of this species (Keifer 1962b). Briones (1963) investigated A. trymatus and three other eriophyid species on Philippine coconut palms and found their feeding did little damage and did not transmit cadang-cadang disease. …”
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COVID-Subsidiarity as A New Political Phenomenon by S. P. Arteev

“…The COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly and synchronously changed the lives of billions of people all over the planet. The economic, social, and political problems were entwined in tight contradictions. …”
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System Dynamics Modeling Can be Leveraged to Predict Critical Care Pathways and Costs for End Stage Renal Disease: US Population to 2020 by Luca Fernandez, Christopher Koliba, Asim Zia, Katharine Cheung, Richard Solomon, Christopher Jones

“…Patients can be shifted to more effective treatments, while planning integrating systems thinking can save Medicare’s ESRD program billions over the next decade.…”
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Coconut mite, Acathrix trymatus (Keifer) by W. C. Welbourn

“…Keifer's generic name, Acathrix, means "short seta" for the minute scapular setae on the prodorsal sclerite of this species (Keifer 1962b). Briones (1963) investigated A. trymatus and three other eriophyid species on Philippine coconut palms and found their feeding did little damage and did not transmit cadang-cadang disease. …”
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El franquismo ante el proceso de Burgos by Gaizka Fernández Soldevilla, José Francisco Briones Aparicio

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Tourism, cultural activities and sustainability in the Spanish Mediterranean regions: a probit approach by Andres Artal-Tur, Antonio Juan Briones-Peñalver, Marina Villena-Navarro

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Virally-initiated pain states: phenotypes, mechanisms, and future directions by Sara A. Dochnal, Steven P. Cohen, Mark R. Hutchinson, Mark R. Hutchinson, Mark R. Hutchinson, Yury I. Miller, Tony L. Yaksh

“…The recent SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has underscored the significance of viral infections, affecting billions of lives and costing trillions of dollars globally. …”
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Cell-marking techniques for cell lineage tracing by A. M. Yunusova, N. R. Battulin

“…A zygote, the only totipotent cell of the developing organism, transforms into a complex, multicellular entity with billions (for humans) of highly specialized cells and tissues. …”
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