Attitude and Vaccination Status of Healthcare Workers against Hepatitis B Infection in a Teaching Hospital, Ethiopia by Mohammed Akibu, Sodere Nurgi, Mesfin Tadese, Wendwesen Dibekulu Tsega

“…The most frequently mentioned reasons for not being vaccinated were high cost of the vaccine (41%) and unavailability of the vaccine (36%). …”
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Fatal toxoplasmic encephalitis triggered by anti-TNF therapy by Rodrigo A. Montoro, Michael Moran, Katherine A. Overmyer, Andrew Periaccante, Joshua J. Coon, Swapnil Lanjewar, Laura J. Knoll, Rob Striker

“…With continued cognitive decline, magnetic resonance imaging of the head revealed an increased number of lesions with T. gondii-associated ring-enhancing lesions. …”
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The Role of Subtropical High Pressure in the Spatial Daily Precipitation Distribution in Iran by Amir Hosein Halabian, Mehran Shabankari

“…According to this analysis five circulation features in the north hemisphere have been recognized. To identify temporal rate of subtropical high pressure with the selection of a suitable framework, the mean of geopotential height at 500 hPa level has been calculated and standardized for each day of solar calendar from 1330 to 1383. …”
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Health loss and economic burden of asthma in China: a qualitative review based on existing literature by Peng Zhang, Jiaxin Xu, Baichuan Xu, Yiyin Zhang, Yang Xie

“…Conclusion The health loss burden of asthma in China has significantly decreased from 1990 to 2019, with males experiencing a higher burden. However, regional disparities in the economic burden persist, highlighting the need for improved management and adherence to standardized treatment protocols to address these disparities.…”
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Educational migration from Tajikistan to Russia: trends and consequences by A. Kh. Rakhmonov

“…The socio-economic situation in Tajikistan and the opportunity to earn money and improve living conditions both inside the country and abroad were primarily the driving factor of migration from Tajikistan to Russia. The main reasons why migrants do not want to return to Tajikistan are not only low wages at home, but also great opportunities abroad, which have not only economic, but also political and social dimensions (freedom of political views, the possibility of self-expression, the possibility of realizing abilities). …”
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Adherence to Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine Treatment among Patients with Uncomplicated Malaria in Northern Ghana by Abraham Rexford Oduro, Samuel Chatio, Paula Beeri, Thomas Anyorigiya, Rita Baiden, Philip Adongo, Patricia Akweongo

“…The in-depth interviews documented day-by-day account of doses taken, number of tablets taken during each dose, time of each dose, reasons for any leftover or missed dose, and whether or not there was vomiting. …”
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High speciation in the cryptic Pristimantis celator clade (Anura: Strabomantidae) of the Mira river basin, Ecuador-Colombia by Mario H. Yánez-Muñoz, Juan P. Reyes-Puig, Carolina Reyes-Puig, Gabriela Lagla-Chimba, Christian Paucar-Veintimilla, Miguel A. Urgiles-Merchán, Julio C. Carrión-Olmedo

“…Lastly, we provide a redescription of Pristimantis verecundus and species identification key to aid future research and conservation in this biogeographically influential region.…”
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Elaboración y aplicación de un índice de precios de insumos agrícolas by D.A. FERNÁNDEZ

“…El artículo expone la metodología de construcción de un Índice de Precios de Insumos Agrícolas (IPIA) referido a cultivos extensivos de la región pampeana. El Sistema Estadístico Nacional no genera un indicador semejante, por lo que ese vacío no caracteriza a sus pares de otros países productores de granos. …”
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Results of studying wheatgrass (<i>Agropyron</i> Gaertn.) accessions from the VIR global genetic resources collection in Yakutia by V. M. Koryakina, A. A. Kochegina

“…As a result of a two-year study of 19 accessions of different wheatgrass species from the collection of VIR, undertaken in 2018 and 2019 in the collection nursery in Central Yakutia, plant forms were selected that exceeded the average green biomass yield for two cuts: k-52382 (wild crested wheatgrass, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan) by 43%, and k-48705 (wild-growing Kerch wheatgrass) by 40%. …”
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Spatial-Temporal Variation of Population Aging: A Case Study of China’s Liaoning Province by Dunyi Guan, Lei Lei, Zenglin Han

“…Population aging in Liaoning shows an obvious spatial heterogeneity, which is mainly manifested by regional differences, urban-rural differences, and minority differences. …”
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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia with a Rare Radiographic Presentation of a Diffuse Micronodular Pattern Mimicking Miliary Lung Infiltration: A Case Report and Review of the Litera... by Jakrin Kewcharoen, Kittika Poonsombudlert, Sakda Sathirareuangchai, Wichit Sae-Ow, Hanh La, Narin Sriratanaviriyakul

“…Common findings of radiographic pattern for OP are patchy air space consolidation or ground-glass opacity, yet DMP is another rare radiographic pattern that must be recognized, especially in COP. In summary, this case illustrates a rare radiographic presentation of COP. …”
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Post‐Glacial Vegetation Trajectories on the Eastern Tibetan Plateau Reflect Millennial‐Scale Migration Lags in Complex Mountain Terrain Based on Sedimentary Ancient DNA and Dynamic... by Wei Shen, Stefan Kruse, Sisi Liu, Kathleen Stoof‐Leichsenring, Ingolf Kühn, Wenjia Li, Xianyong Cao, Zhi‐Rong Zhang, Chun‐Xia Zeng, Jun‐Bo Yang, De‐Zhu Li, Ulrike Herzschuh

“…We applied plant DNA metabarcoding to lake sediments leveraging a new regional reference database for taxa identification. …”
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Penalized landmark supermodels (penLM) for dynamic prediction for time-to-event outcomes in high-dimensional data by Anya H. Fries, Eunji Choi, Summer S. Han

“…Using penLM, the key features to predict lung cancer mortality included long-term lung cancer treatments, minority races, regions with low education attainment or racial segregation, and various patient-reported outcomes beyond cancer staging and tumor characteristics. …”
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Longitudinal observational (single cohort) study on the causes of trypanocide failure in cases of African animal trypanosomosis in cattle near wildlife protected areas of Northern... by Shauna Richards, Davide Pagnossin, Paul Samson Buyugu, Oliver Manangwa, Furaha Mramba, Emmanuel Sindoya, Edith Paxton, Steve J Torr, Ryan Ritchie, Giovanni E Rossi, Lawrence Nnadozie Anyanwu, Michael P Barrett, Liam J Morrison, Harriet Auty

“…This study in Tanzania aims to quantify reasons for trypanocide failure. An observational year-long longitudinal study was conducted in high-risk AAT areas in Serengeti District between June 2021-October 2022. …”
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Developing an indicator system and assessing China's progress on climate change adaptation in 2010–2022 from dual-dimension by Yang Song, Xiu Yang, Huimin Li, Mingyu Liu

“…China, as one of the regions most severely impacted by climate change globally, has consistently prioritized the issue of climate change adaptation. …”
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Monitoring and assessment of a eutrophicated coastal lake using multivariate approaches by U.G. Abhjna

“…Multivariate statistical techniques such as cluster analysis, multidimensional scaling and principal component analysis were applied to evaluate the temporal and spatial variations in water quality data set generated for two years (2008-2010) from six monitoring stations of Veli-Akkulam Lake and compared with a regional reference lake Vellayani of south India. Seasonal variations of 14 different physicochemical parameters analyzed were as follows: pH (6.42-7.48), water temperature (26.0-31.28°C), salinity (0.50-26.81 ppt), electrical conductivity (47-20656.31 µs/cm), dissolved oxygen (0.078-7.65 mg/L), free carbon-dioxide (3.8-51.8 mg/L), total hardness (27.20-2166.6 mg/L), total dissolved solids (84.66-4195 mg/L), biochemical oxygen demand (1.57-25.78 mg/L), chemical oxygen demand (5.35-71.14 mg/L), nitrate (0.012-0.321 µg/ml), nitrite (0.24-0.79 µg/ml), phosphate (0.04-5.88 mg/L), and sulfate (0.27-27.8 mg/L). …”
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Prevalence and Management of Septic Shock among Children Admitted at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Longitudinal Survey by Varsha Vekaria-Hirani, Rashmi Kumar, Rachel N. Musoke, Ezekiel M. Wafula, Idris N. Chipkophe

“…The prevalence of septic shock was 50 (15.4%), with a median age of 4 months. Septic shock was recognized by the attending clinician in 28 (56%). The level of care to children with septic shock was not to the level recommended by the SSCG 2012. …”
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The reliability of talonavicular uncoverage to indicate forefoot abduction in progressive collapsing foot deformity: a finite element analysis by Yulin Wei, Hua Liu, Can Xu

“…Models with DSMT below 20 mm experienced a remarkable reduction in ligamentous stress and notable change in region of stress concentration on the subtalar joint surface after MDCO, while those above 20 mm showed no noteworthy change. …”
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Ukrainian-Russian Relationship in 1917-1918: History Lessons by I. A. Lohvynenko, Ye. S. Lohvynenko

“…It has been concluded that the history of Ukrainian statehood in 1917-1918 is instructive in many aspects, since it shows that one of the main reasons for the defeat of the Ukrainian Central Rada, which ultimately failed to defend the Ukrainian People’s Republic, was the lack of necessary consolidation of national political forces in solving urgent state affairs (creation and development of own army, timely solution of social, economic problems, efficiency of work of legislative and executive agencies, etc.). …”
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Integration of Universities and Employers – Potential in Building Social Capital by S. M. Apenko, A. V. Lukash, A. I. Davydov

“…The empirical basis of the work was formed by: 1) data on self-evaluation for 2023 of four leading universities of the Omsk region, differing in the structure of educational programs and industry focus (OmSTU, OmSU, OmGUPS, SibADI); 2) the results of questionnaire survey of the main participants of the educational process: students and employers of these universities; 3) data from the survey of university youth within the framework of the Federal project “Runway 2023” (2,139 students of these universities). …”
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