Language and ethnicity in Central and Eastern Europe: Some theoretical aspects by George Schopflin

“…This article presents a favourable theoretical analysis of the political problem of high profile which acutely touches Central and Eastern Europe – the ethnic problem. …”
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Tratamento diretamente observado da tuberculose: processos de aprendizagem em uma instituição de ensino superior [Directly observed treatment of tuberculosis: learning process in a... by Rafaella Grecco, Cassiara Boeno Borges de Oliveira, Laís Mara Caetano da Silva, Káren Mendes Jorge de Souza, Glauber Palha dos Santos, Pedro Fredemir Palha

“… RESUMO: O presente estudo objetivou analisar os processos de aprendizagem teórico-práticos relacionados ao Tratamento Diretamente Observado da tuberculose entre graduandos de enfermagem de uma instituição pública de ensino superior em Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo. …”
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Prevalence and factors associated with unintended pregnancy among women in Ghana by Augustus Osborne, Florence Gyembuzie Wongnaah, Khadijat Adeleye, Camilla Bangura, Richard Gyan Aboagye, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah

“…Abstract Background Unintended pregnancy remains a major public health concern, particularly in low-and middle-income countries. It poses significant challenges to both maternal and child health. …”
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Elevated Leukocyte Glucose Index (LGI) Is Associated with Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) Severity and Presence of Microvascular Complications by Mircea Cătălin Coșarcă, Raluca Maria Tilinca, Nicolae Alexandru Lazăr, Suzana Vasilica Șincaru, Bogdan Corneliu Bandici, Cosmin Carașca, Ráduly Gergő, Adrian Vasile Mureșan, Mariana Cornelia Tilinca

“…<i>Background and Objectives</i>: Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) represents the most prevalent hyperglycemic emergency and poses a significant life-threatening metabolic risk for individuals with diabetes. …”
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Macular Telangiectasia Type 2: Long-Term Disease Progression and Management of Complications by Merve Özbek, Özgür Artunay, Rümeysa Koçak, İlker Hoşver, Metehan Şimşek

“…MH development, though rare, poses a significant challenge, with variable surgical outcomes.…”
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A review on metallothionein research in marine and estuarine realms: past paradigms and future vistas by Adnan H. Gora, M. P. Sreeram, Saima Rehman, Qurat Ul Ain, Kajal Chakraborty, D. Prema, R. Lavanya, Prabhugouda Siriyappagouder, P. S. Asha

“…Heavy metals including tin, zinc, mercury, copper, nickel, cadmium, cobalt, vanadium, strontium, titanium, arsenic, lead, molybdenum, and chromium are persistent pollutants that can accumulate in marine organisms, posing significant risks to ecosystems and human health. …”
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Improvement of Nanopore sequencing provides access to high quality genomic data for multi-component CRESS-DNA plant viruses by Daniel H. Otron, Denis Filloux, Andy Brousse, Murielle Hoareau, Babbitha Fenelon, Cécile Hoareau, Emmanuel Fernandez, Fidèle Tiendrébéogo, Jean-Michel Lett, Justin S. Pita, Philippe Roumagnac, Pierre Lefeuvre

“…Face with of increasing challenges posed by viral CRESS-DNA plant diseases, integrating this approach into routine workflows could pave the way for more proactive responses to viral epidemics.…”
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Tool for consultation on adverse reactions to antimicrobials aimed at pharmacists: a literature review by Roselene Oliveira Silva, Gustavo Chaves de Souza, Lariene Pires de Souza Rocha Santos, Jéssica de Oliveira Moreira, Philipe Dias de Ávila Lima, Lorena Ulhôa Araújo, Josiane Moreira da Costa

“…Hospital-acquired infection, also known as nosocomial infection, poses a significant concern for patients and healthcare professionals. …”
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Sloping retina: a novel feature associated with primary open-angle glaucoma in an African ancestry cohort by Gui-Shuang Ying, Ebenezer Daniel, Roy Lee, Yan Zhu, Rebecca Salowe, Victoria Addis, Prithvi S Sankar, Yineng Chen, Isabel Di Rosa, Amy-Ann Edziah, Joan M O’Brien

“…Study limitations include: large difference in the number of eyes with and without sloping, potential morphological expressions of other phenotypes posing as sloping, impact of anatomical variability on grading, inherent biases when grading stereoscopic images and absence of a control or glaucoma suspect group. …”
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Experiences of People Diagnosed with High Levels of LDL Cholesterol and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease: Results from a Multinational Qualitative Study by Neil Johnson, Joe Vandigo, Fernanda de Carvalho, Celina Gorre, Tanya Hall, Susan E. Hennessy, Dhruv S. Kazi, Kornelia Kotseva, Patsy Petrie, David Kelly, Ankita Saxena, Elisabeth M. Oehrlein

“…Two-thirds of participants (n = 33) attempted lifestyle changes after their high cholesterol diagnosis, but work schedules and daily routines posed barriers to maintaining healthy habits. Some participants who experienced ASCVD events waited hours or days before seeking care, assuming their symptoms were not serious. …”
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Development of a double-antigen sandwich ELISA for rapid and accurate detection of antibodies against Capripoxvirus by Wanying Wang, Zhengwang Shi, Juncong Luo, Huancheng Liao, Lu Feng, Yuqian Zhu, Yongyu Lin, Xintai Shi, Fan Zhang, Tao Xi, Jie Chen, Hong Tian, Haixue Zheng

“…ABSTRACT Lumpy skin disease, goatpox, and sheeppox have rapidly spread in many countries, leading to the emergence of new mutant strains that have caused substantial damage and posed significant threats to animal husbandry in endemic areas. …”
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Antimicrobial Activity, Genetic Diversity and Safety Assessment of Lactic Acid Bacteria Isolated from European Hakes (<i>Merluccius merluccius</i>, L.) Caught in the Northeast Atla... by Lara Díaz-Formoso, Diogo Contente, Javier Feito, Belén Orgaz, Pablo E. Hernández, Juan Borrero, Estefanía Muñoz-Atienza, Luis M. Cintas

“…<b>Background/Objectives:</b> The overuse and misuse of antibiotics has contributed significatively to the growing problem of the emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance genes among bacteria, posing a serious global challenge to the treatment of bacterial infectious diseases. …”
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Development of a zoonotic influenza distribution assessment and ranking system (ZIDAR): Technical application in Nepal to support cross-sectoral risk-based surveillance by Adam Charette-Castonguay, Dipendra Gautam, Binay Shrestha, Hemant Chandra Ojha, Barun Kumar Sharma, Mukul Upadhayaya, Sujan Rana, Roshika Shrestha, Lok Bandu Chaudhary, Bhawana Kandel, Rudra Prasad Marasini, Sharmila Chapagain, Tulsi Ram Gompo, Surendra Karki, Apsara Poudel, Saugat Shrestha, Avinash Sunny Kayastha, Arun Kumar Govindakarnavar, Reuben Samuel, Allison Gocotano, Pushpa Ranjan Wijesinghe, Nilesh Buddha, Edwin Ceniza Salvador, Manish Kakkar, Ricardo J. Soares Magalhães

“…Zoonotic influenza poses a significant public health concern to agricultural industries, food security, wildlife conservation, and human health. …”
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QTL mapping for leaf rust resistance in a recombinant inbred line population from the cross of wheat cultivars Zhongmai 578/Jimai 22 by Yue Zhang, Lei Li, Zaifeng Li, Yubing Tian, Fangping Yang, Shuanghe Cao, Xianchun Xia, Yongjing Ni, Zhonghu He, Yan Zhang, Yong Zhang, Jindong Liu

“…Abstract Leaf rust is a highly destructive disease that poses a significant threat to both the yield and quality of wheat. …”
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Genome-wide characterization and comparative phylogenomics of three Salmonella Abortusequi strains isolated from equine abortions in Kazakhstan by Temirlan Bakishev, Asylulan Amirgazin, Marat Kuibagarov, Alexander Shevtsov, Zhanar Bakisheva, Gulzhan Yessembekova, Alma Kairzhanova, Ablaikhan Kadyrov, Kui Guo, Xiaojun Wang, Sarsenbay Abdrakhmanov, Sergey Borovikov

“…Twelve Salmonella pathogenicity islands and three prophages were identified, with ST64B present in all isolates. The ac(6’)-Iaa gene, which confers resistance to aminoglycosides, was detected in all strains. …”
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Clonal overlap and resistance profiles of multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in humans and domestic animals in Brazil: A One Health molecular epidemiology study by Alessandra Tammy Hayakawa Ito de Sousa, Herica Makino, Marco Túlio dos Santos Costa, Stefano Luis Cândido, Kaio Lierlyson Teles Gomes, Cristiane Silva Chitarra, Marco Andrey Pepato, Francisco Kennedy Scofoni Faleiros de Azevedo, Francisco Jose Dutra Souto, Arleana Bom Parto Ferreira de Almeida, Valeria Régia Franco Sousa, Luciano Nakazato, Valéria Dutra

“…Background and Aim: The global rise of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Klebsiella pneumoniae poses a serious threat to human and animal health. …”
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Integrated multiomics analysis identifies PHLDA1+ fibroblasts as prognostic biomarkers and mediators of biological functions in pancreatic cancer by Rui Wang, Rui Wang, Guan-Hua Qin, Guan-Hua Qin, Yifei Jiang, Fu-Xiang Chen, Fu-Xiang Chen, Zi-Han Wang, Zi-Han Wang, Lin-Ling Ju, Lin Chen, Da Fu, En-Yu Liu, Su-Qing Zhang, Wei-Hua Cai

“…BackgroundPancreatic cancer (PC) is marked by extensive heterogeneity, posing significant challenges to effective treatment. …”
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In silico evaluation of N-aryl-1,10-phenanthroline-2-amines as potential inhibitors of T. cruzi GP63 zinc-metalloprotease by docking and molecular dynamics simulations by Priscila Goes Camargo, Ramon Borges da Silva, Aline Araujo Zuma, Simon J. Garden, Magaly Girão Albuquerque, Carlos Rangel Rodrigues, Camilo Henrique da Silva Lima

“…Ligand-protein consensus docking simulations using four GOLD scoring functions revealed that N-(R-phenyl) derivatives (R = CH3, OCH3, CF3, CN, NO2, F, Cl, and Br) presented poses with higher fitness scores than the N-naphthyl ones, with the six para-substituted derivatives (Phen4, p-CH3; Phen7, p-OCH3; Phen10, p-CN; Phen14, p-F; Phen17, p-Cl; and Phen18, p-Br) being more favorable than the ortho or meta ones. …”
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CRISPR/Cas13a-Assisted accurate and portable hepatitis D virus RNA detection by Yuan Tian, Zihao Fan, Xiangying Zhang, Ling Xu, Yaling Cao, Zhenzhen Pan, Yinkang Mo, Yao Gao, Sujun Zheng, Jing Huang, Huaibin Zou, Zhongping Duan, Hao Li, Feng Ren

“…Background & Aims Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) infection accelerates the progression of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, posing a large economic and health burden to patients. …”
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Comparative evaluation of live attenuated and killed tachyzoites as vaccine candidates for toxoplasmosis by Eman E. El Shanawany, Eman H. Abdel-Rahman, Waleed A. Nemr, Soad E. Hassan, Noha M. F. Hassan, Hassan M. Desouky, Rabab Zalat, Amany Ebrahim Nofal, Raafat M. Shaapan, Salwa Sami Younis

“…Abstract Toxoplasma gondii (T.gondii) an obligate intracellular protozoan, causes toxoplasmosis, leading to significant economic losses and posing serious public health challenges worldwide. …”
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