Intranasal application of a bifunctional pertactin-RTX fusion antigen elicits protection of mouse airway mucosa against Bordetella pertussis colonization by Carlos Espinosa-Vinals, Jana Holubova, Ondrej Stanek, Radim Osicka, Jiri Masin, Fresia Esther Arellano Herencia, Peter Sebo

“…These results demonstrate the added value of anti-CyaA antibodies elicited by intranasal application of the rPrn-RTX908 fusion antigen in the protection of the airway against B. pertussis infection.IMPORTANCEDespite high vaccine coverage, unexpectedly massive whooping cough outbreaks are currently resurging in the most developed countries using the acellular pertussis (aP) vaccine. …”
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Comparison of One-Year Post-Operative Evolution of Children Born of COVID-19-Positive Mothers vs. COVID-19-Negative Pregnancies Having Congenital Gastrointestinal Malformation and... by Timea Elisabeta Brandibur, Nilima Rajpal Kundnani, Kakarla Ramakrishna, Alexandra Mederle, Aniko Maria Manea, Marioara Boia, Marius Calin Popoiu

“…Congenital gastrointestinal malformations (CGIMs) often require urgent surgical intervention and antibiotic coverage. We aim to compare the health status at one-year post-surgical follow-up of cases of CGIM born of COVID-19-positive pregnancies to those of non-COVID-19 pregnancies. …”
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Out-of-pocket expenditure and financial risks associated with treatment of chronic kidney disease in Ethiopia: a prospective cohort costing analysis by Ole Frithjof Norheim, Solomon Tessema Memirie, Mizan Habtemichael, Hamelmal G Hailegiorgis, Leja Hamza Juhar, Tsegay Berhane, Sisay Tesfaye, Workagegnehu Hailu Bilchut, Maekel Belay Woldemariam, Lina Mohammed Ahmedtaha

“…This would be an obstacle in achieving universal health coverage and Sustainable Development Goals in Ethiopia.…”
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Tracking daily NO_<i>x</i> emissions from an urban agglomeration based on TROPOMI NO₂ and a local ensemble transform Kalman filter by Y. Kong, Y. Kong, B. Zheng, B. Zheng, Y. Liu

“…Since late 2018, the Tropospheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) aboard the Sentinel-5 Precursor (S5P) satellite has been providing daily monitoring of NO<span class="inline-formula">₂</span> column concentrations with global coverage and a small footprint of 5.5 km <span class="inline-formula">×</span> 3.5 km, offering great potential for tracking daily high-resolution NO<span class="inline-formula">_<i>x</i></span> emissions. …”
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Access to timely cancer treatment initiation in India: extent, determinants and trendsResearch in context by Pritam Halder, Jyoti Dixit, Nidhi Gupta, Nikita Mehra, Ashish Singh, Pankaj Malhotra, Anisha Mathew, Lalit Kumar, Amal Chandra Kataki, Sudeep Gupta, Shankar Prinja

“…A Cox Proportional Hazard (CPH) model was used to conduct time-to-event analysis, and to assess the impact of government-funded health insurance on timely cancer treatment initiation. …”
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Seroprevalence of IgG antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 among the general population and healthcare workers in India, June-July 2021: A population-based cross-sectional study. by Manoj V Murhekar, Tarun Bhatnagar, Jeromie Wesley Vivian Thangaraj, V Saravanakumar, Muthusamy Santhosh Kumar, Sriram Selvaraju, Kiran Rade, C P Girish Kumar, R Sabarinathan, Smita Asthana, Rakesh Balachandar, Sampada Dipak Bangar, Avi Kumar Bansal, Jyothi Bhat, Debjit Chakraborty, Vishal Chopra, Dasarathi Das, Kangjam Rekha Devi, Gaurav Raj Dwivedi, Agam Jain, S Muhammad Salim Khan, M Sunil Kumar, Avula Laxmaiah, Major Madhukar, Amarendra Mahapatra, Talluri Ramesh, Chethana Rangaraju, Jyotirmayee Turuk, Suresh Yadav, Balram Bhargava, ICMR serosurveillance group

“…As one-third of the population is still seronegative, it is necessary to accelerate the coverage of COVID-19 vaccination among adults and continue adherence to non-pharmaceutical interventions.…”
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NF1 expression profiling in IDH-wildtype glioblastoma: genomic associations and survival outcomes by Michael Chang, Mohamed Sherief, Maria Ioannou, Viveka Chinnasamy, Lucy Chen, Michael Frost, Michelle Mattson-Hoss, Herb Sarnoff, David O. Kamson, Matthias Holdhoff, Debraj Mukherjee, Chetan Bettegowda, Jordina Rincon-Torroella, Victoria Croog, Peng Huang, Fausto J. Rodriguez, Calixto-Hope G. Lucas, Karisa C. Schreck

“…We performed NF1 immunohistochemistry using two different NF1 antibodies (NFC, Sigma-Aldrich; and iNF-07E, iNFixion Bioscience) and correlated results with clinical, genomic, and other immunohistochemical features. …”
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Untapped potential of post‐exposure prophylaxis in sub‐Saharan Africa: a comparative analysis of PEP implementation planning in Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Uganda and Zambia by Danielle Resar, Ambele Judith Mwamelo, Adebanjo Olowu, Janeen Drakes, Helder Macul, Eduarda de Gusmao, Julie Franks, Nere Otubu, Oluwakemi Osowale, Opeyemi Abudiore, Trevor Mwamba, Madaliso Silondwa, Prudence Haimbe, Hilda Shakwelele, Elo Otobo, Richard Borain, Marian Honu, Chidera Chizaram Igbomezie, Christopher Obermeyer, Tasha Vernon, Karin Hatzold, Heather Ingold, Michelle Rodolph, Sarah Yardly Jenkins

“…To understand how PEP implementation planning evolved across these two cycles, we used quantitative and qualitative analysis to identify trends. …”
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Dynamic changes in the prevalence of markers of hepatitis C virus infection among the conditionally healthy population of the Tyva Republic by A. A. Saryglar, O. V. Isaeva, V. S. Kichatova, M. A. Lopatukhina, I. A. Potemkin, A. A. Кarlsen, L. Yu. Ilchenko, K. K. Kyuregyan, M. I. Mikhailov

“…Anti-HCV antibodies were detected using commercially available enzyme immunoassay. …”
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Multisectoral contributions to health security and formal policy availability at the community level in Nigeria by Enyi Etiaba, Enyi Etiaba, Prince Agwu, Prince Agwu, Prince Agwu, Lesong Conteh, Obinna Onwujekwe, Obinna Onwujekwe

“…A multisectoral action plan for non-communicable diseases has been developed but has not been implemented and evaluated.ConclusionMultisectoral collaboration for health at the community level is important for harnessing resources from outside the health sector that will be used to enhance the health security of communities. …”
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Poor post‐exposure prophylaxis completion despite improvements in post‐violence service delivery in 14 PEPFAR‐supported sub‐Saharan African countries, 2018–2023 by Udhayashankar Kanagasabai, Stephanie M. Davis, Viva Thorsen, Emily Rowlinson, Anne Laterra, Jennifer Hegle, Carrine Angumua, Alexandre Ekra, Minlangu Mpingulu, Meklit Getahun, Fikirte Sida, Phumzile Mndzebele, Caroline Kambona, Puleng Ramphalla, Eunice Mtingwi, Wezi Msungama, Meghan Duffy, Bukola Adewumi, Ezeomu Olotu, Jackson Sebeza, Jane Kitalile, Rose Apondi, Carlos Muleya, Meagan Cain

“…Understanding PEP utilization is crucial for optimizing service delivery and HIV prevention efforts. Methods Using Monitoring Evaluation and Reporting data from fiscal years 2018–2023, we conducted a descriptive analysis of clients who received PVC and SV services through CDC‐supported programming in 14 sub‐Saharan African countries. …”
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Data of vegetation structure metrics retrieved from airborne laser scanning surveys for European demonstration sitesZenodo by W. Daniel Kissling, Wessel Mulder, Jinhu Wang, Yifang Shi

“…The workflow was implemented using the IT services of the Dutch national facility for information and communication technology, SURF. …”
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Gaps in MASLD/MASH Education: A Quantitative and Qualitative Survey with Leaders of US Graduate Medical Education Programs by Allen AM, Hoovler AR, Articolo A, Fisher T, Noureddin M, Dieterich D

“…Descriptive statistics were used for data analysis.Results: A total of 190 leaders participated in the online survey and 11 leaders joined the focus groups. …”
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Analysis of microRNA expression reveals convergent evolution of the molecular control of diapause in annual killifishes by Emanuel Barth, Emanuel Barth, Mario Baumgart, Luca Dolfi, Rongfeng Cui, Marco Groth, Roberto Ripa, Aurora Savino, Dario Riccardo Valenzano, Dario Riccardo Valenzano, Matthias Platzer, Manja Marz, Alessandro Cellerino, Alessandro Cellerino

“…Here, we compare microRNA expression profiles of annual killifishes during DII with non-annual killifish in a comparable stage of morphological development.ResultsWe used smallRNA-Seq to quantify microRNA expression from four annual- and four non-annual killifish species from three independent clades and from direct-developing embryos of the annual killifish Nothobranchius furzeri. …”
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LINGUO-CULTURAL COMPETENCE AND ITS ROLE IN PROFESSIONAL FORMATION OF FUTURE SPECIALISTS OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS by Inna D. Davydchenko

“…In summary, linguistic and cultural competence as an integrative quality of future specialists’ personality of educational institutions should be formed through a system of didactic material, using cultural and educational potentials of Ukrainian, with obligatory coverage of its close connection with history, spiritual culture, mentality of the people, knowledge its history and place among other languages of the world. …”
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Performance Evaluation of Dual-Drive Mach-Zehnder Modulator and Optomechanical Crystal Cavity Comb Generation for All-Optical Band Conversion in 5G-Advanced Cellular Systems by Vicente Fito, Raul Ortiz, Maria Morant, Laura Mercade, Alejandro Martinez, Roberto Llorente

“…Multiband operation is a key aspect of emerging 5G-Advanced cellular systems, also named 5.5G, which target seamless provision of multi-gigabit per second connectivity employing sub-6 GHz and mm-wave overlapping coverage. All-optical frequency conversion gives flexibility due to the feasible high-speed reconfiguration in broad bands and large radio signal bandwidth. …”
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Evaluating the access and utilization of eyecare services after the adoption of eyecare PBF and its financial sustainability: the case of Rwanda by James Humuza, Thierry Claudien Uhawenimana, Jean Bosco Ndayambaje, Stella Umuhoza Matutina, Tiva Kananura, Janvier Mungarulire, Theoneste Mutsindashyaka, Hassan Mugabo, Emmanuel Ntawuyirusha, Angeline Mumararungu, Ntagara Ngabo Donatien, Henry Mwangi, Caroline Ndolo, Mohamed Semakula

“…Furthermore, before the introduction of eye care PBF, the coverage of patients with cataract operations showed a slow trend from 36.1% (FY 2016–2017) to 37.8% (FY 2018–2019). …”
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Uncovering the Burden of Influenza-Associated Illness across Levels of Severity in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Across Three Seasons by Amal M. Alshahrani, Ezzualdeen Okmi, Sheena G. Sullivan, Stefano Tempia, Amal Barakat, Hala Abou El Naja, Amir Aman, Osman Hamedelneil, Mutaz Mohamed, Seham F. Basheer, Ghaliah Albugami, Randah Alalweet, Norah Alhazir, Lama Alwalan, Najim Z. Alshahrani, Haleema Alsreehi, Abdullah M. Asiri

“…Influenza positivity rates, derived from laboratory-confirmed cases, were used to estimate influenza-associated SARI hospitalization rates, stratified by age and season. …”
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The spiritual needs and care of children and young people with life-threatening or life-shortening conditions, and parents (SPARK): a mixed-method investigation by Bryony Beresford, Natalie Richardson, Suzanne Mukherjee, Rebecca Nye, Jan Aldridge, Karl Atkin, Mark Clayton, Faith Gibson, Julia Hackett, Richard Hain, Mohammed Arshad, Paul Nash, Bob Phillips

“…We also suggest national condition-specific professional bodies use the study findings to review their coverage on the spiritual needs and care of their patient group and to review any current guidance and recommendations. …”
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Addressing Shortcomings in Contingency Standards of Care by Alexander Quan

“…Standard Racism: Trying to Use “Crisis Standards of Care” in the COVID-19 Pandemic. …”
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