State of the Art, Unresolved Issues, and Future Research Directions in the Fight against Hepatitis C Virus: Perspectives for Screening, Diagnostics of Resistances, and Immunization by Cecilia Trucchi, Andrea Orsi, Cristiano Alicino, Laura Sticchi, Giancarlo Icardi, Filippo Ansaldi

“…Hepatitis C virus (HCV) still represents a major public health threat, with a dramatic burden from both epidemiological and clinical points of view. …”
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Oral Oncology: Two elective courses for advanced undergraduates - An Argentine teaching experience by Gerardo Gilligan, María Fernanda Galindez Costa, Eduardo Piemonte, Jerónimo Lazos, René Panico

“…Two elective courses were integrated into the curriculum, featuring contributions from Oral Medicine and Pathology experts across several Latin American countries via virtual platforms. Each course provided comprehensive training, including clinical practice and telemedicine protocols for early lesion identification. …”
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Carbon Productivity’s Impact on Company's Financial Performance (Case Study of Companies Listed on IDX80 Stock Index) by Djie Liveren Adjie Tehananda, Robiyanto, Harijono

“…Contribution & Value Added: This study adds value to the practice of finance that seeks to see that companies that disclose higher carbon emissions will affect the company's financial performance in the context of developing countries, especially Indonesia.…”
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Air Pollutant Levels during the Large-scale Social Restriction Period and its Association with Case Fatality Rate of COVID-19 by Muhammad Rendana

“…Abstract The COVID-19 outbreak has caused millions of deaths in all over the world since it was declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a pandemic in March 2020. To stop the deadly spread of the virus, many countries, including Indonesia, have applied the ‘Large-scale Social Restriction’ (LSSR) policy. …”
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Critical factors influencing cost estimators' judgements on cost contingencies in highway construction projects: An empirical study in the UK. by Lilin Zhao, Jinpeng Wang, Shang Zhang

“…The findings contribute to the lack of research on the subjective factors influencing cost estimators' judgement-making process in highway construction projects in developed countries. The results also provide new practical insights for general contractors to develop more focused strategies and training programs to enhance the reliability of cost estimators' judgements on cost contingencies, which can effectively reduce the probability of cost overruns.…”
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Analyzing Drivers of Tropical Moist Forest Dynamics in the Kahuzi-Biega National Park Landscape, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo from 1990 to 2022 by Nadège Cizungu Cirezi, Jean-François Bastin, Yannick Mugumaarhahama, Yannick Sikuzani Useni, Katcho Karume, Raymond Sinsi Lumbuenamo, Jan Bogaert

“…This study focuses on the dynamics of tropical moist forest (TMF) and the relative importance of the driving factors in the landscape of Kahuzi-Biega National Park (KBNP), one of the country’s prominent PAs. Analyzing annual TMF dynamics from 1990 to 2022 using data classified by Vancutsem and his collaborators in 2021 from Landsat imagery alongside spatial datasets of deforestation and degradation drivers, we employed a comprehensive analytical approach. …”
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An organic matter database (OMD): consolidating global residue data from agriculture, fisheries, forestry and related industries by G. Weldesemayat Sileshi, G. Weldesemayat Sileshi, E. Barrios, J. Lehmann, J. Lehmann, F. N. Tubiello

“…The estimates in the OMD are only available at the national level. Due to the lack of a uniform methodology, conversion coefficients and data on competing uses across countries, it was difficult to accurately estimate the quantities of all agricultural, fishery and forestry residues and by-products. …”
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Current Status, Challenges, and Perspectives in the Conservation of Native Honeybees and Beekeeping in Cambodia by Eric Guerin, Chhouk Chheang, Chainarong Sinpoo, Korrawat Attasopa, Nuttapol Noirungsee, Huoqing Zheng, Tial C. Ling, Patcharin Phokasem, Terd Disayathanoowat

“…However, it remains underdeveloped compared to neighboring countries, with wild honey collection continuing to play a significant role. …”
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Instrumental intelligent platforms for criminal analysis by V. M. Strukov, Y. V. Gnusov, Y. V. Gnusov

“…Based on the review of existing platforms of criminal analysis and practical experience, a list of functional components of analytical tools of criminal analyst, which are currently used in various intellectual platforms of criminal analysis and in the practice of law enforcement was formulated. …”
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Consensus on Severity for Ocular Emergency: The BAsic SEverity Score for Common OculaR Emergencies [BaSe SCOrE] by Jean-Louis Bourges, Isabelle Boutron, Dominique Monnet, Antoine P. Brézin

“…We invited 398 experts, and 80 (20%) of them, from 18 different countries, agreed to participate. A consensus was reached in the second round, completed by 24 experts (43%). …”
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The availability and functionality of medical equipment and the barriers to their use at comprehensive specialized hospitals in the Amhara region, Ethiopia by Alem Endeshaw Woldeyohanins, Nigatu Mihretu Molla, Abibo Wondie Mekonen, Abrham Wondimu

“…BackgroundPublic healthcare practices, particularly disease prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of patients, heavily rely on the availability and functionality of medical equipment. …”
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ANXIETAS AND COPING MECHANISM OF THE FINAL SEMESTER NURSING STUDENTS IN THE SITUATION OF COVID-19 by Endri Ekayamti

“…Competencies that must be mastered by nursing students, especially at the final level, apart from a cognitive perspective, are also abilities in the psychomotor field and skills where this ability is obtained by laboratory practice and the ability to provide direct nursing care to patients in the hospital. …”
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ASEAN Defence Ministers MeetingPlus: Institutional structure, specific features, and evolution (2010–2022) by K. G. Muratshina

“…In order to provide a better understanding of the legal nature of the ADMM-Plus as an international grouping, and to discuss the dynamics of its evolution, as well as the practical results of its work, this paper examines the Meeting’s activities in the recent years (2010 to 2022) and identifies the stages of its institutional development. …”
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Immunohistochemical subtypes and their relationship with the clinicopathological and histological aspects of breast cancer by Lourdes González-Longoria Boada, Secundino González Pardo, Francisco López Muñoz

“…More than half of the cases (56,8%) presented a moderately differentiated histological grade. …”
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Breeding value of european oat accessions in the environments of Kuban experiment station of VIR by N. P. Voytsutskaya, I. G. Loskutov

“…When using source materials in oat breeding practice, in addition to economically important traits, special attention should be paid to grain size, since this character, according to our data, has the most significant correlation with the grain yield of a cultivar. …”
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Comparison of the commodity certification systems in the European Union and in the Eurasian Economic Union by Valerii Kardanov, Denis Stoikov

“…The role of the Russian food import limit showed the degree of interdependence in foreign trade and the interest of European companies in the normalization of commercial and economic relations. The countries of the world community, including Russia, confirm the unity of their views on the process of harmonization of standards, understanding that in practice harmonized standards guarantee the quality of products and services, the environmentally friendly production and goods, occupational safety, interoperability of products and, if necessary, its interchangeability. …”
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Advancing Sustainable Infrastructure Management: Insights from System Dynamics by Julio Juarez-Quispe, Erick Rojas-Chura, Alain Jorge Espinoza Vigil, Milagros Socorro Guillén Málaga, Oscar Yabar-Ardiles, Johan Anco-Valdivia, Sebastián Valencia-Félix

“…In addition, its analysis shows the interdependencies between variables and stages, demonstrating, for example, how the implementation of tools such as LCA, BIM, and Circular Economy principles in S1, or IoT and SHM in S4, significantly improve sustainability. A gap between theory and practice in the adoption of sustainable practices is identified, which is aggravated by the lack of knowledge in specific developing countries’ context. …”
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Reflexivity and the ability to predict activities as the basis for future professional personality formation by Elena N. Chekanushkina, Elena B. Gulk

“…The authors carried out a theoretical analysis of the definitions of «reflexivity» and «forecasting», reflected in numerous psychological and pedagogical studies of interdisciplinary focus by scientists from different countries. …”
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Modelling the Impact of Media-Induced Social Distancing on the Containment of COVID-19 in Beijing by Yinjiao Gong, Aili Wang, Jin Guo, Stacey R. Smith?

“…To quantify how social distancing affects the spread of COVID-19, we differentiate the fully susceptible from those susceptibles who are media aware and practice social distancing or are quarantined. We propose a discrete compartment model with the fully susceptible, the media-aware susceptible, and the quarantined susceptible as three separate classes. …”
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Use of large language models as artificial intelligence tools in academic research and publishing among global clinical researchers by Tanisha Mishra, Edward Sutanto, Rini Rossanti, Nayana Pant, Anum Ashraf, Akshay Raut, Germaine Uwabareze, Ajayi Oluwatomiwa, Bushra Zeeshan

“…Using a cross-sectional design, we surveyed 226 medical and paramedical researchers from 59 countries across 65 specialties, trained in the Global Clinical Scholars’ Research Training certificate program of Harvard Medical School between 2020 and 2024. …”
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