The Economic Impact of COVID-19 Treatment at a Hospital-level: Investment and Financial Registers of Brazilian Hospitals by Ana Paula Beck da Silva Etges, Ricardo Bertoglio Cardoso, Milena S Marcolino, Karen Brasil Ruschel, Ana Paula Coutinho, Elayne Crestani Pereira, Fernando Anschau, Fernando Aranha, Filipe Carrilho, Giovanna Vietta, Gisele Alsina Nader Bastos, Joanna d’Arc Lyra Batista, José Miguel Chatkin, Juliana da Silva Nogueira, Leila Beltrami Moreira, Luciana Haddad, Maiara Floriani, Marília Teixeira de Siqueira, Patrícia Ziegelmann, Petrônio José de Lima Martelli, Roberta Pozza, Umbelina Cravo Teixeira Lagioia, Carisi Anne Polanczyk, Luciane Kopittke

“…**Background:** The economic impact associated with the treatment strategies of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) patients by hospitals and health-care systems in Brazil is unknown and difficult to estimate. This research describes the investments made to absorb the demand for treatment and the changes in occupation rates and billing in Brazilian hospitals. …”
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Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Acute Myocardial Ischaemia Based on Entropy–Complexity Plane by Esteban R. Valverde, Victoria Vampa, Osvaldo A. Rosso, Pedro D. Arini

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Association Between Resting Heart Rate and the Risk of Incident Hypertension Among Older Chinese Adults: A Prospective Cohort Study by Shiyu Lou, Zihan Yu, Yizhu Song, Dechen Liu

“…However, most relevant studies have been conducted in developed countries such as the United States and Brazil, with no evidence for the older Chinese population. …”
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The Chemical States of Color-Induced Cations in Tourmaline Characterized by X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy by Ming Li, Hanlie Hong, Ke Yin, Chaowen Wang, Feng Cheng, Qian Fang

“…In order to better understand the effect of transition metal cations on color of tourmaline, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy was used to investigate the species, chemical state, site occupancy, and chemical environment of color-induced metal cations in colorful tourmaline samples from Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Our results showed that the colorful tourmalines usually contained a small amount of transition metal elements, and a colorful tourmaline sample had several transition metal cations; however, the color of tourmaline resulted from the transition metal cations in the Y site of the crystal structure. …”
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Ecological influences on regeneration dynamics in the sundarbans, Bangladesh: Exploring biotic and abiotic factors across time and space by MD. Najmus Sayadat Pitol, Mominul Islam Nahid, MD. Akramul Islam, SK. MD. Mehedi Hasan, Sheikh Mohammed Rabiul Alam

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Four Decades of Glaucoma in Primary Care: A Comprehensive Bibliometric Review (1978-2024) by Maiya Taushanova, Lyudmila Yermukhanova, Fatima Bagiyarova, Zhanna Zhussupova, Venera Baisugurova

“…Relevant documents were identified using a reliable search strategy from the WoS and Scopus databases and were reviewed and evaluated using Microsoft Excel and the bibliometrix R-package.Results: The United States, Portugal, and Brazil were identified as leading countries in glaucoma research, demonstrating a broad commitment to addressing this eye condition. …”
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Stratégies organisationnelles pour fournir des services d’enseignement des langues étrangères aux adultes de plus de 45 ans by Iryna Rudnyeva

“…The article aims to examine the strategies for providing educational services to adult learners (citizens over the age of 45) in different countries (European countries, the USA, Australia, China, Ukraine, Brazil, Japan and Portugal), with a focus on whether this process is integrated into social services and formal and informal education systems within the framework of the concept of lifelong learning. …”
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ENVOLVER+: a tool for the promotion of positive nursing practice environments by Olga Maria Pimenta Lopes Ribeiro, Olga Maria Pimenta Lopes Ribeiro, Ligia Schacht, Mariana Filipa Mendes Gonçalves, Ana da Conceição Alves Faria, Ana da Conceição Alves Faria, Marlene Patrícia Ribeiro, Marlene Patrícia Ribeiro, João Miguel Almeida Ventura-Silva, João Miguel Almeida Ventura-Silva

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Organic compost in promoting growth and photosynthetic performance of Pereskia aculeata Mill. (Cactaceae) saplings by Nina Machado Suzigan, Gustavo dos Santos Cardoso, Nicole Almeida Barbosa, Giulianna Carolina Pincela da Costa, Geovana Gomes, Sara Dias Moura, Mônica Ellen Regis de Oliveira, Luiz Fernandes Cardoso Campos, Hyrandir Cabral de Melo, Letícia de Almeida Gonçalves

“…ABSTRACT: Pereskia aculeata, commonly known as ora-pro-nóbis, is a Non-Conventional Food Plant (NCFP) native to Brazil. Considering the limited number of studies on species propagation and the importance of more sustainable practices for small-scale farmers, the objective was to evaluate the growth of P. aculeata saplings cultivated in substrates with different proportions of organic compost. …”
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Heat Transfer Management of Thermal and Electronics Systems using Convective-Radiative Porous Fins with Thermal Contact Resistance and Diabatic Tip by Joy Nneka Ojuro, Gbeminiyi Musibau Sobamowo, Antonio Marcos de Oliveira Siqueira

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Molar-Incisor Hypomineralization: Prevalence Comparative Study in 6 Years of Interval by Jéssica Damares Lago, Manuel Restrepo, Diego Girotto Bussaneli, Jéssica Patrícia Cavalheiro, Juliana Feltrin de Souza, Lourdes Santos-Pinto, Rita de Cássia Loiola Cordeiro, Fabiano Jeremias

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence evolution rate of MIH (molar-incisor hypomineralization) after a 6-year period in Araraquara/SP, Brazil. This population-based study evaluated MIH in 545 schoolchildren (6–12 years of age) and other associated alterations, dental caries and dental fluorosis (DF). …”
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Parametric Study of Rider’s Comfort in a Vehicle with Semi-Active Suspension System Under Steady State Conditions by Arinola Bola Ajayi, Sunday Joushua Ojolo, Ediketin Ojogho, Antonio Marcos de Oliveira Siqueira

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IMPACTS OF REPLACING THE AMAZON RAINFOREST WITH PASTURE ON SOIL PROPERTIES by Sandra Cátia Pereira Uchôa, Sasha de Souza Farage, José Maria Arcanjo Alves, Carlos Henrique de Lima Matos, Ingridy do Nascimento Tavares, Valdinar Ferreira Melo

“…This study investigated the impact of converting forest into pasture on soil attributes in the northern Amazon, specifically at the Canto Verde farm in Iracema, Roraima, Brazil. Three land use systems were analyzed: Native Forest (NF), Brachiaria brizantha (BB), and Brachiaria humidicola (BH). …”
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Diversity of photoperiodic responses in oats by I. G. Loskutov, V. A. Koshkin, I. I. Matvienko, E. V. Blinova, I. A. Kosareva

“…By origin, most of the accessions described in the vegetation experiment as earliness  and weakly responsive to photoperiod were from Brazil (66 %); others from the USA, Portugal, Turkey, Colombia and Australia. …”
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Citizens perceptions of urban freight transport: an international comparison by João Guilherme da Costa Braga França, Kinga Kijewska, Stanislaw Iwan, Cassiano Augusto Isler, Leise Kelli de Oliveira

“…The study analyzes six causal relationships in two cities – Belo Horizonte, Brazil, representing the Global South, and Szczecin, Poland, representing the Global North – while considering their geographic, socioeconomic, and political contexts. …”
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Mental Health, Emotional Regulation, and Psychosocial Work Factors Among Scientific Researchers: A Cross-Sectional Study from Paraguay by Julio Torales, Anthon Torres-Romero, Iván Barrios, Marcelo O’Higgins, Tomás Caycho-Rodríguez, João Mauricio Castaldelli-Maia, Antonio Ventriglio

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Scoping review of cytolytic vaginosis literature. by Roni Kraut, Fabiola Diaz Carvallo, Richard Golonka, Sandra M Campbell, Anoush Rehmani, Oksana Babenko, Mao-Cheng Lee, Pedro Vieira-Baptista

“…Studies were from around the world, including the United States (28%, n = 18), Brazil (11%, n = 7), Portugal (11%, n = 7), and China (11%, n = 7). …”
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In vitro Evaluation of Repair Bond Strength to Bulk-fill Composites Using Two Silane-Free Universal Adhesives, with and without Silane Application by Alara AKSOY, Nazmiye DÖNMEZ

“…Adhesive systems Ambar Universal Bond (AUB), (FGM, Brazil), G-Premio Bond (GPB) (GC, USA) and silane (G-Multi primer GC, Tokyo, Japan) were applied according to the manufacturer’s instructions. …”
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Global trends and age-specific incidence and mortality of cervical cancer from 1990 to 2019: an international comparative study based on the Global Burden of Disease by Juan Du, Han Xiao, Meng Yang, Hong Mei, Hui Lu, Feiyan Xiang

“…Average annual percentage changes (AAPCs) of age-standardised incidence and mortality rate (ASIR and ASMR) in cervical cancer, by age group and region, were calculated to quantify the temporal trends.Results Globally, the absolute numbers of incident cases and deaths were increasing, with the most cervical cancer cases and deaths being reported in China, India and Brazil. Although the ASIR and ASMR have declined overall from 1990 to 2019, an increasing or stable trend was also observed in East Asia and Southern sub-Saharan Africa. …”
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Synthesis of Chitosan Oligomers/Propolis/Silver Nanoparticles Composite Systems and Study of Their Activity against Diplodia seriata by Petruta Mihaela Matei, Pablo Martín-Ramos, Mercedes Sánchez-Báscones, Salvador Hernández-Navarro, Adriana Correa-Guimaraes, Luis M. Navas-Gracia, Cassyo Araujo Rufino, M. Carmen Ramos-Sánchez, Jesús Martín-Gil

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