Comprehensive evaluation of the MeltPro MTB/PZA assay for prediction of pyrazinamide resistance in multidrug-resistant tuberculosis by Guiqing He, Chunxia Tu, Yelei Zhu, Qingyong Zheng, Qiulong Zhou, Wenzhen Zhou, Ouyang Huang, Bin Chen, Zhengwei Liu, Ye Xu, Xiangao Jiang

“…ABSTRACT Resistance to pyrazinamide (PZA) poses significant challenges to tuberculosis (TB) management, and prediction of susceptibility to PZA has been challenging. …”
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Hepatoblastoma regional trends: dynamic SDI & joinpoint regression analysis by Miao Jia, Enyang He, Wenjing Sun, Hualei Cui, Hailan Zhao, Wei Zhao, Wei Liu, Zhenhua Guo, Yi Wang, Wei Feng

“…Global cooperation is essential in addressing the challenges posed by HB. The rise in high-SDI areas highlights the need to distinguish diagnostic improvements from true incidence increases. …”
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Dinámica de la acumulación sedimentaria de los depósitos de cima de cuña (wedge top deposits) de la Formación El Corral, provincia de La Rioja, Argentina by Ana M. Tedesco, Carlos O. Limarino, Alfonsina Tripaldi, Julieta Suriano

“…En una segunda etapa, el alto topográfico posee un mayor relieve y el transporte de sedimentos desde la cuenca “piggy back” (cima de la cuña interna) a la cima de la cuña externa será a través de pequeños valles que atraviesen el frente orogénico. …”
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Food insecurity as a target for suicide prevention (literature review) by V.Z. Rothschild-Varibrus, M.V. Savina, L.M. Fritzsce

“…Background. The review presents a summary of English-language sources that explore the relationship between food insecurity and suicidal behavior in humans. …”
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Mesenchymal stem cells derived from hPSC via neural crest attenuate chemotherapy-induced premature ovarian insufficiency by ameliorating apoptosis and oxidative stress in granulosa... by Xinran Li, Jinrong Liao, Youhong Zheng, Wei Cai, Jie Chen, Yu Liang, Yuanmei Chen, Xiaoxuan Li, Jiamao Luo, Jiaxin Xie, Manping Zhou, Lilin Hang, Xiujuan Sun, Xin Yue, Xuefeng Wang, Yifeng Wang, Huiyan Wang

“…Abstract Background Premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) poses a significant threat to female reproductive health and currently lacks effective interventions. …”
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The African swine fever virus gene MGF_360-4L inhibits interferon signaling by recruiting mitochondrial selective autophagy receptor SQSTM1 degrading MDA5 antagonizing innate immun... by Hualin Sun, Jifei Yang, Zhonghui Zhang, Mengli Wu, Zhancheng Tian, Ying Liu, Xiaoqiang Zhang, Jianhao Zhong, Songlin Yang, Yikang Chen, Jianxun Luo, Guiquan Guan, Hong Yin, Qingli Niu

“…However, the functions of most MGF genes remain unknown, which poses significant challenges for the development of ASFV vaccines and antiviral drugs. …”
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Well-posedness of the difference schemes of the high order of accuracy for elliptic equations

“…In the present paper we consider the high order of accuracy two-step difference schemes generated by an exact difference scheme or by Taylor's decomposition on three points for the approximate solutions of this differential equation. …”
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Comparative efficacy and safety of pharmacological interventions for the treatment of COVID-19: A systematic review and network meta-analysis. by Min Seo Kim, Min Ho An, Won Jun Kim, Tae-Ho Hwang

“…Hydroxychloroquine did not provide clinical benefits while posing cardiac safety risks when combined with azithromycin, especially in the vulnerable population. …”
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In defense of primordialism: The Lithuanian case by Terry Clark

“…Having provided us with the questions posed in the surveys, the author proceeds: "thus in determining the orientation of ethnic Lithuanians toward the independent Lithuania state, the most salient factor is positive self-identity as Lithuanians." …”
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Landscapes of Trade by Merten Nefs

“…Recently, geopolitical turmoil and emerging international sustainability agreements have made various global value chains more uncertain, whilst shortages of land and personnel are increasingly posing concrete limits on the expansion of the logistics complex. …”
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Deseos distinguidos by Mark Platts

“…Even though beliefs about desires do not seem to represent a problem for Russell’s theory, Platts finds that practical deliberation poses a serious difficulty for it. Take the concepts of a reason to act and of an intentional action: if desires do not have objects, the contents of an agent’s belief could never link with the inexistent contents of that agent’s desires. …”
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Experiencing family care for premature newborns during the COVID-19 pandemic by Giordanna Nayara Chagas-e Silva, Paula Andrea Pino-Rivera, Victoria Beatriz Trevisan Nobrega Martins- Ruthes, Verônica de Azevedo-Mazza, Gisele Weissheimer-Kaufmann, Ana Carolina Bueno-Guisso, Mayra Eduarda Borges-Moreno

“…The experience of prematurity poses a challenge to family functioning and demands a care-centered approach from health professionals. …”
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. Historical Analysis of Imam Sajjad's Strategies for Reviving Shiism after the Ashura Event Based on Diffusion Theory by Hamid reza Motahari, Mahmoud Bakhtiari

“…While this work shared common themes with the present research, it offered a new perspective by integrating theoretical frameworks. …”
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Examining the Influence of the Shadow Economy on the Performance of Financial Markets and the Banking Sector in BRICS Countries: A Panel SUR Approach by Jaber Hasan Mhejir, Samad Hekmati Farid, Ali Reza Zadeh, Yousef Mohammad Zadeh

“…Moreover, globalization has a positive and statistically significant effect on financial market performance, while simultaneously posing a significant challenge for banks in the BRICS countries, revealing a negative and statistically significant impact on their performance. …”
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Regional Design by Verena Balz

“…The criticism that the thesis poses is meant to inform reflection on the involvement of regional design in Dutch national planning. …”
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Aspectos de la relación entre Thalurania Furcata Colombica (Aves Trochilidae) y las flores en que liba, en un bosque subandino Aspectos de la relación entre Thalurania Furcata Colo... by Ayala R. Ana Victoria

“…Colombia está incluida en el área central de evolución de los Trochilidae (SNOW & SNOW,- 1980) y posee numerosas especies así como riqueza de hábitats ocupados por ellos. …”
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Pet Euthanasia and Human Euthanasia by Jason Chen

“…I specifically respond to the objection posed by Leon Kass and Thomas Cavanaugh, who resist the comparison between pet euthanasia and human euthanasia. …”
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Opportunities and practices supporting responsive health care for forced migrants: lessons from transnational practice and a mixed-methods systematic review by Amy Robinson, Protus Musotsi, Ziaur Rahman A Khan, Laura Nellums, Bayan Faiq, Kofi Broadhurst, Gisela Renolds, Michael Pritchard, Andrew Smith

“…Limitations Review: wide heterogeneity in study characteristics presented challenges in drawing clear associations from the data. …”
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Protecting the Autonomy of Patients with Severe Mental Illness Through Psychiatric Advance Directive Peer-Facilitation by Nicholas Karasik

“…In the absence of such a directive, these institutions are to ask if patients would like to complete one and to abide by it if presented by the patient.[4] These directives give patients control of future medical decisions in three key areas: entrusting an individual to act as a medical decision-making proxy, preferences for and consent to future treatment, and a statement of overall personal values and preferences to help inform future medical decisions by providers.[5] Although professionals initially crafted the law with end-of-life care in mind, 27 states now have mental health-specific provisions included in advance directive statutes.[6] As a subset of advance directives, psychiatric advance directives (PADs) are meant to protect patient autonomy during the treatment of psychiatric episodes when competence is compromised. …”
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