Seroprevalence of measles antibody among immigrants in Gwangju, South Korea by Ran Lee, Ran Lee, Sarah Kim, Hyerin Na, Ji In Seo, Jang Gwon Yoon, Jang Gwon Yoon, A Ram Park, So Hyun Bae, So Yeong Park, Jun Hwi Cho, Jun Hwi Cho, Jin Kim, Seong-Woo Choi, Sun-Seog Kweon, Bongkyu Sun, Kyunghak Kim, Kyung-Hwa Park, Kyung-Hwa Park, Seong Eun Kim, Seong Eun Kim

“…This study underscores the importance of implementing tailored vaccination programs based on the characteristics of immigrant populations and focusing on countries with low seroprevalence to effectively prevent measles reintroduction.…”
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Optimizing larval mass-rearing techniques for Aedes mosquitoes: enhancing production and quality for genetic control strategies by Mamai Wadaka, Brengues Cécile, Maiga Hamidou, Wallner Thomas, Herbin Anthony, Whiteside Mathieu, Kotla Simran Singh, Bueno-Masso Odet, Somda Nanwintoum Sévérin Bimbilé, Xi Zhiyong, Yamada Hanano, de Beer Chantel Janet, Bouyer Jérémy

“…Finally, a 4-day feeding regime was implemented in a field program on Reunion island, yielding similar pupae recovery rates and contamination as the reference regime, a significant step toward improving cost-efficiency and scaling-up the program. …”
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Expanding the Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Teleconference Experience: From Twinning to International Cases Discussions by Essra' Al Badarin, Omar Chamdine, Moatasem Elayadi, Abeer Al-Battashi, Mohammed Al Nuaimi, Eman Taryam Alshamsi, Laila Hessissen, Hiba Al-Tarrah, Eslam Maher, Roula Farah, Ata Maaz, Waleed Said, Ruba Hazaimeh, Maher Khader, Khadra Salami, Cynthia Hawkins, Mohamed S. Abdelbaki, Ute Bartels, Uri Tabori, Eric Bouffet, Nisreen Amayiri

“…We documented the implementation of recommendations and the impact perceived by the treating oncologists.RESULTSTwo hundred fifty-one patients were discussed: 137 from Jordan and 114 from eight other countries. …”
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Most habitat's and species' assessments in German Natura 2000 sites reflect unfavourable conservation states by Julia S. Ellerbrok, Theresa Spatz, Veronika Braunisch, Michael Strohbach, Dagmar Haase, Kathrin Januschke, Josef Kaiser, Marion Mehring, Thilo Wellmann, Helge Bruelheide, Jori Maylin Marx, Josef Settele, Christian Wirth, Nina Farwig

“…Increased conversation efforts for Natura 2000 areas will be required to meet the goals of the recently implemented EU Nature Restoration Law.…”
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Volcanic risk ranking and regional mapping of the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes by M.-P. Reyes-Hardy, L. S. Di Maio, L. Dominguez, C. Frischknecht, S. Biass, L. F. Guimarães, A. Nieto-Torres, M. Elissondo, G. Pedreros, R. Aguilar, Á. Amigo, S. García, P. Forte, C. Bonadonna

“…Here, we identify the highest-risk volcanoes combining complementary strategies: (i) a regional mapping based on volcanic hazard parameters and surrounding density of elements at risk and (ii) the application of the recently developed volcanic risk ranking (VRR) methodology that integrates hazard, exposure, and vulnerability as factors that increase risk and resilience as a factor that reduces risk. …”
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Light-based therapies and radiodermatitis by Talita Oliveira de Lima, Karina Alexandra Batista da Silva Freitas, Karen Aline Batista da Silva, Maria Fernanda Setúbal Destro Rodrigues, Thais Barbosa dos Santos, Illora Aswinkumar Darbar Shimozato, Christiane Pavani, Rebeca Boltes Cecatto

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Wildlife law and policy by S. Bertouille

“…As awareness of the actors is a key factor of successful regulation, the regulations should be sufficiently explained and stakeholders should be involved in the implementation of these regulations as much as possible. …”
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Childbearing and Family Instability: The Impact of Children on Women's Divorce Probability in Iran by Davoud Shahpari Sani, Mohammad Jalal Abbasi Shavazi

“…Various demographic and social factors contribute to this trend, with childbearing and the number of children in a family playing a crucial role. …”
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Analysis of the Reduction in the Duration of Sick Leave for 32,512 Psoriasis Patients Following the Integration of Targeted Therapies for Psoriatic Disease into the Brazilian Healt... by D'Almeida LFV, Duarte GV, Godinho MP, Cariello LH, Sousa GJB, Gomes CM

“…Our findings revealed a significant reduction in costs and sick leave durations owing to the implementation of these therapies for psoriatic disease. …”
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Effects of Carnosine Supplementation on Cognitive Outcomes in Prediabetes and Well-Controlled Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomised Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial by Rohit Hariharan, Aya Mousa, Kirthi Menon, Jack Feehan, Barbara Ukropcová, Jozef Ukropec, Martin Schön, Arshad Majid, Giancarlo Aldini, Maximilian de Courten, James Cameron, Simon M. Bell, Barbora de Courten

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Access to information in the context of virtual space in the legal system of Iran and United States by Hedieh sadat Mirtorabi, Mojtaba Ansarian

“…In Iran, laws and regulations are implemented with more considerations to monitor and control the virtual space, and some websites and social networks are filtered. …”
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A Framework for Cervical Cancer Elimination in Low-and-Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review and Roadmap for Interventions and Research Priorities by Michelle B. Shin, Gui Liu, Nelly Mugo, Nelly Mugo, Patricia J. Garcia, Patricia J. Garcia, Darcy W. Rao, Darcy W. Rao, Cara J. Broshkevitch, Linda O. Eckert, Linda O. Eckert, Leeya F. Pinder, Leeya F. Pinder, Judith N. Wasserheit, Judith N. Wasserheit, Judith N. Wasserheit, Ruanne V. Barnabas, Ruanne V. Barnabas, Ruanne V. Barnabas, Ruanne V. Barnabas

“…The scoping review highlights existing and innovative strategies, unmet needs, and collaborations required to achieve elimination across implementation contexts.…”
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Machine learning predicting acute pain and opioid dose in radiation treated oropharyngeal cancer patients by Vivian Salama, Vivian Salama, Laia Humbert-Vidan, Brandon Godinich, Brandon Godinich, Kareem A. Wahid, Kareem A. Wahid, Dina M. ElHabashy, Mohamed A. Naser, Renjie He, Abdallah S. R. Mohamed, Ariana J. Sahli, Katherine A. Hutcheson, Gary Brandon Gunn, David I. Rosenthal, Clifton D. Fuller, Amy C. Moreno

“…Baseline pain score and vital signs are crucial predictors. Their implementation in clinical practice could facilitate early risk stratification and personalized pain management.…”
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Effect of HPV integration on prognosis of young women with CIN2 in China: protocol for a multicentre prospective cohort study by Yan Zhang, Huachun Zou, Wei Zhang, Xiaoyuan Huang, Yuan Ren, Ting Hu, Wenyu Lin, Pengming Sun, Kelvin Stefan Osafo, Binhua Dong, Yuhang Zhang, Xiaowen Pu, Xunyuan Tuo, Qiongying Lyu, Wenrong Huang, Huifeng Xue, Shuxia Xu, Jue Su

“…This study examines HPV integration status as a prognostic biomarker in women aged 18–45 diagnosed with CIN2, with the objective of developing a predictive tool for personalised therapeutic strategies and minimising overtreatment in this high-regression population.Method and analysis This multicentre cohort study will be implemented across 20 tertiary Grade A hospitals in China, encompassing eastern, western, central and northern regions. …”
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Understanding and maximising the community impact of seasonal malaria chemoprevention in Burkina Faso (INDIE-SMC): study protocol for a cluster randomised evaluation trial by John Bradley, Alphonse Ouedraogo, Issiaka Soulama, Chris Drakeley, Teun Bousema, Alfred B Tiono, Denise Hien, Sodiomon Bienvenu Sirima, Issa N Ouedraogo, Jean Baptist Yaro, Aïssata Barry, Seyi Soremekun, Marta Moreno, Jean Sawadogo, Markus Gmeiner, Samuel S Sermé, Isabel Byrne, Jordache Ramjith, Lynn Grignard, Simon Koele, Rob ter Heine, Amidou Z Ouedraogo, Edith Sanogo

“…Secondary endpoints include the impact of SMC on clinical incidence. Factors affecting SMC uptake, treatment adherence, drug concentrations, parasite resistance markers and transmission of parasites will be determined.Ethics and dissemination The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine’s Ethics Committee (29193) and the Burkina Faso National Medical Ethics Committee (Deliberation No 2023-05-104) approved this study. …”
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Decoding stress specific transcriptional regulation by causality aware Graph-Transformer deep learning by Umesh Bhati, Akanksha Sharma, Sagar Gupta, Anchit Kumar, Upendra Kumar Pradhan, Ravi Shankar

“…Cells respond to environmental stimuli through transcriptional reprogramming orchestrated by transcription factors (TFs) which interpret cis-regulatory DNA sequences to determine the timing and locations of gene expression. …”
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Addressing the challenges and constraints of social protection policies for Peruvian women domestic workers: the ANITA project study protocol by Maria Lazo-Porras, Maria Kathia Cardenas, Nathaly Aya Pastrana, Christopher Meaney, Andrew David Pinto, Archna Gupta, María Sofía Cuba-Fuentes, Silvana Perez-Leon, Janeth Tenorio-Mucha, Sebastián García, Jill Portocarrero, Karina Romero Rivero, David Vera Tudela, Ayu Pinky Hapsari, Viviana Cruzado

“…We use a sequential mixed-methods design organised in four phases: (1) secondary data analysis (n=4216): using two Peruvian national surveys to characterise working conditions, health status and access to healthcare; (2) face-to-face survey (n=448): with DWs in three cities, using respondent-driven sampling to further characterise working and health conditions and to identify factors that influence knowledge of and access to social protection policies; (3) qualitative interviews (n=30–46): with DWs, leaders of DW organisations, employers and policymakers to gather different perspectives on the facilitators and barriers to access to social protection policies; and (4) deliberative dialogues (n=14–26): with DW, leaders of DW organisations, employers, policymakers and academics to identify key barriers to the implementation of social protection policies and to develop recommendations for overcoming these barriers.Ethics and dissemination Phase 1 and Phase 2 received ethical clearance from Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia in Peru and Unity Health Toronto in Canada. …”
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Outbreak of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus in a NICU: Insights into Molecular Detection and Infection Control by Francesco Peracchi, Giovanna Travi, Alice Proto, Elena Nicolini, Andrea Busni, Luca Mezzadri, Livia Tartaglione, Alessandra Bielli, Elisa Matarazzo, Giorgia Casalicchio, Cecilia Del Curto, Roberto Rossotti, Marco Merli, Chiara Vismara, Fulvio Crippa, Stefano Martinelli, Massimo Puoti

“…The rapid identification of multidrug-resistant genes by molecular testing may be implemented in specific settings to enable timely patient identification, adopt infection control measures, and administer appropriate antimicrobial therapy.…”
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Reorganization of the Danish out-of-hours primary care – a descriptive study by Morten Breinholt Søvsø, Janus Laust Thomsen, Erika Frischknecht Christensen, Kasper Karmark Iversen, Fredrik Folke, Christian Backer Mogensen, Annmarie Lassen, Jens Søndergaard, Helle Collatz Christensen, Mette Elkjær, Andreas Søndergaard Heltberg, Ulla Væggemose, Søren Mikkelsen, Lars Bredevang Andersen, Martin Faurholdt Gude, Tine Bennedsen Gehrt, Erik Zakariassen, Linda Huibers

“…In Denmark, different organizational changes across all regions have been implemented to meet these challenges. This provides great potential for research on the effect of different organizational choices on the use and quality of healthcare. …”
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INnovative Steroid Treatment to reduce Asthma development in children after first-time Rhinovirus-induced wheezing (INSTAR): protocol for a randomised placebo-controlled trial by Maria Vollsæter, Knut Øymar, Svein Arne Nordbø, Tytti Vuorinen, Kari Risnes, Claus Klingenberg, Tuomas Jartti, Henrik Døllner, Anna Partty, Håvard Ove Skjerven, Turid Follestad, Trude Elvebakk, Heidi Jartti, Silje Nerheim, Nina Moe, Johanna Koski, Anita Hofstad, Carina Bjørkvoll Leknessund, Cilla Söderhäll, Erle Sissener, Christopher Stephen Inchley, Jon R Konradsen

“…If proven effective, findings may be implemented directly into paediatric clinical guidelines.Trial registration number NCT03889743.…”
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