Integration of National Chemical Hazards Monitoring, Total Diet Study, and Human Biomonitoring Programmes for Food Safety Exposure Assessment in Singapore by Angela Li, Jun Cheng Er, Wei Ching Khor, Mei Hui Liu, Valerie Sin, Sheot Harn Chan, Kyaw Thu Aung

“…Global stressors such as climate change, recent pandemic, and geopolitical tensions have demonstrated tangible impacts on food security and safety. …”
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Digital-based emergency prevention and control system: enhancing infection control in psychiatric hospitals by Mi Yang, Xiaojun Zhu, Fei Yan, Xincheng Huang, Zhixue Wu, Xin Jiang, Yan Huang, Zezhi Li

“…Abstract Background The practical application of infectious disease emergency plans in mental health institutions during the ongoing pandemic has revealed significant shortcomings. These manifest as chaotic management of mental health care, a lack of hospital infection prevention and control (IPC) knowledge among medical staff, and unskilled practical operation. …”
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Thermodynamic qualification of knitted spacer fabrics for use as insulation box insert in the context of refrigerated transport containers in the logistics sector by Julia Klausmann, Thomas Mutschler, Prisca Holderied, Dominik Güther, Thomas Freitag, Matthias Hummel, Martin Zeitler, Oliver van Neerven, Marcus Oliver Weber, Christof Breckenfelder

“…Against the background of the mobility shift towards electric vehicles and the current challenges of temperature-stable transport in the field of pharmaceutical, esp. vaccine logistics in the context of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, new, energy-efficient vehicle equipment is needed to maintain cold chains. …”
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The Virtual Client Experience Survey for Mental Health and Addictions: Revalidation of a Survey to Measure Client and Family Experiences of Virtual Care by Allison Crawford, Anne Kirvan, Marcos Sanches, Amanda Gambin, Denise Canso, Eva Serhal

“… BackgroundThe onset of the COVID-19 pandemic precipitated a rapid shift to virtual care in health care settings, inclusive of mental health care. …”
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La realidad de mujeres transexuales y sus movimientos sociales en Sudamérica en tiempos de COVID-19 by Alessandra Mawu Defendi Oliveira

“…Abstract This article aims to take a brief overview —along with a reflective and critical analysis— through the different solidary networks of transgender people that have been structured in South America in dialogue with Latin America and the Caribbean, where they are currently involved in the dynamics imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The research was carried out, mainly, from different bibliographic resources of organizations linked to the Latin American and Caribbean Network of Trans People (REDLACTRANS) and the actions carried out throughout the region. …”
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Prospective and Longitudinal Analysis of Lymphocyte Subpopulations in SARS-CoV-2 Positive and Negative Pneumonia: Potential Role of Decreased Naïve CD8⁺ in COVID-19 Pati... by Makhabbat Bekbossynova, Lyudmila Akhmaltdinova, Kuanysh Dossybayeva, Ainur Tauekelova, Zauresh Smagulova, Tatyana Tsechoeva, Gulsimzhan Turebayeva, Aliya Sailybayeva, Zhanar Kalila, Takhmina Mirashirova, Timur Muratov, Dimitri Poddighe

“…<b>Methods</b>: In this observational, prospective, and longitudinal study, adult patients developing acute pneumonia during the COVID-19 pandemic have been followed up for 12 months. Peripheral blood lymphocyte subsets were assessed (with a specific focus on the memory markers) at 6 time points after the disease onset until 12 months. …”
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Unveiling the digital future: perspectives of Hungarian physicians under 35 years old on eHealth solutions by Zsuzsa Győrffy, Zsuzsa Győrffy, Bence Döbrössy, Julianna Boros, Julianna Boros, Edmond Girasek

“…BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has catalysed the emergence of digital solutions in all areas of medicine. …”
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Neutralizing antibody responses to three XBB protein vaccines in older adults by Guo-Jian Yang, Mei Lu, Rui-Rui Chen, Shuang-Qing Wang, Sheng Wan, Xue-Dong Song, Guo-Ping Cao, Lei Lv, Xue-Juan He, Bing-Dong Zhan, Mai-Juan Ma

“…Abstract The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the importance of strong immune defenses against emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants. …”
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Demographic disparities in access to COVID-19 clinical trial sites across the United States: a geospatial analysis by Raphael Cuomo, Tiana McMann, Qing Xu, Zhuoran Li, Joshua Yang, Julie Hsieh, Christine Lee, Milena Lolic, Richardae Araojo, Tim Mackey

“…Abstract Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, underserved populations, such as racial and ethnic minority communities, were disproportionately impacted by illness and death. …”
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Comparison of Pocket Pulse Oximeter and Standard Pulse Oximeter With ABG Analysis in Critically Ill Patients by Jeswanth Reddy N., Kiran H. S., B. J. Subhash Chandra, Basavana Gowdappa H.

“…This study becomes extremely relevant in view of the ongoing crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic wherein SpO2 monitoring is very important in hospitals, quarantine centers, small clinics, or even at home.  …”
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Examining the Leverage Effect, Dynamic Conditional Correlation, and Volatility Spillover Among Selected Indices of the Tehran Stock Exchange: Evidence from the ARMA-DCC-GJR-GARCH M... by Gholamhosein Golarzi, Seyed Ramin Abolfazli

“…In the first half of 2019, despite the drop in the prices of commodities, oil, and the COVID-19 pandemic, the stock market experienced stunning growth, while investors were excited to buy regardless of the fundamental conditions of the companies. …”
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On writing about illness in Kuwait. A discussion with Shahd Al Shammari by Marion Breteau

“…The interview first looks at the context of the Covid-19 pandemic and how it has led to a rethinking of teaching and research: stripped of their research resources and classrooms, many academics have indeed had to reinvent themselves. …”
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Solid medical waste management practices and awareness in COVID-19 screening stations by S.E. Alzghoul, O.A. Smadi, T. Almomani, M.B. Alzghoul, O.M. Al-Bataineh

“…BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:During the Coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, an effective and efficient medical waste management plan is required to prevent disease transmission from the Coronavirus disease 2019 viral solid wastes. …”
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Novel introductions of human-origin H3N2 influenza viruses in swine, Chile by Belen Monserrat Agüero, Naomi Ariyama, Felipe Berrios, Nikita Enciso, Barbara Quezada, Rafael A. Medina, Rafael A. Medina, Victor Neira, Victor Neira

“…In Chile, H1N2 and H3N2 subtypes were introduced in the swine population before the H1N1 2009 pandemic, and the H1N1 was introduced from the H1N1pdm09 by successive reverse zoonotic events. …”
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COVID-19 Mortality in Children: A Referral Center Experience from Iran (Mofid Children’s Hospital, Tehran, Iran) by Shahnaz Armin, Seyed Alireza Fahimzad, Sedigheh Rafiei Tabatabaei, Roxana Mansour Ghanaiee, Noushin Marhamati, Seyyedeh Narjes Ahmadizadeh, Azita Behzad, Seyedeh Masumeh Hashemi, Saeed Sadr, Maryam Rajabnejad, Mahnaz Jamee, Abdollah Karimi

“…It spread widely around the world and was described as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). The knowledge regarding the mortality rate and risk factors of COVID-19 among the pediatric population is lacking. …”
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Lopinavir and Ritonavir have High Affinity Toward the SARS-CoV-2 S-protein Receptor-binding Domain Sequenced in Brazil by Aline Diogo Marinho, Helyson Lucas Bezerra Braz, João Alison de Moraes Silveira, Danilo Galvão Rocha, Roberta Jeane Bezerra Jorge, Geanne Matos de Andrade

“…Background: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), first identified in China in December 2019, rapidly spread worldwide, resulting in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Understanding the structural and functional interactions between the virus and host cells is critical for developing therapeutic strategies. …”
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Impact of pulmonary yoga module on lung capacity of COVID-19 adult survivors by Adarsh Tomar, Sudhanshu Verma

“…During the COVID-19 pandemic, the lungs were the primary organs that failed and became the main cause of death. …”
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Combating COVID-19 and its co-infection by Aspergillus tamarii SP73-EGY using in vitro and in silico Studies by Eman Abdelsalam, Amal Mosad Ibrahim, Ahmed A. El-Rashedy, Mohamed S. Abdel-Aziz, Omnia Kutkat, Faten K. Abd EL-Hady

“…Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant mortality and morbidity for millions of people. …”
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Highly pathogenic avian H5N1 influenza A virus replication in ex vivo cultures of bovine mammary gland and teat tissues by Masaki Imai, Hiroshi Ueki, Mutsumi Ito, Kiyoko Iwatsuki-Horimoto, Maki Kiso, Asim Biswas, Sanja Trifkovic, Nigel Cook, Peter J. Halfmann, Gabriele Neumann, Amie J. Eisfeld, Yoshihiro Kawaoka

“…Here, we compared the replicative capacity of A/dairy cattle/Texas/24-008749-001/2024 (H5N1; Cow-H5N1) isolated from a dairy cow, A/chicken/Ghana/AVL-76321VIR7050-39/2021 (H5N1; Chicken-H5N1) isolated from a chicken, and a human H1N1 2009 pandemic virus in ex vivo explant cultures of mammary gland and teat from lactating cows. …”
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Naturally occurring influenza reassortment in pigs facilitates the emergence of intrahost virus subpopulations with distinct genotypes and replicative fitness by Chong Li, Victoria Meliopoulos, Aaron Rendahl, Stacey Schultz-Cherry, Montserrat Torremorell

“…We provide initial information on levels of reassortment happening at the single pig level in naturally infected pigs, and that particular pigs can shed a plethora of distinct genotypes, with certain genotypes having distinct replicative fitness on swine and human respiratory tracts, which preserves the potential for IAV long-term evolution and facilitates the emergence of zoonotic/pandemic-capable reassortants.…”
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