Current Trends in HIV Infection in the Republic of Crimea by Aleksei Mazus, Anastasiia Antonova, Ruslan Adgamov, Daria Ogarkova, Anna Kuznetsova, Andrei Pochtovyi, Elena Tsyganova, Vladimir Zlobin, Vladimir Gushchin, Andrei Plutnitskii, Aleksandr Gintsburg

“…The aim of this study was to analyse the trends in HIV infection, including diagnostic ones, in the Republic of Crimea in the period of 2014–2023. …”
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Utilising artificial intelligence in prehospital emergency care systems in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review by Odhran Mallon, Odhran Mallon, Odhran Mallon, Freddy Lippert, Freddy Lippert, Willem Stassen, Marcus Eng Hock Ong, Caitlin Dolkart, Caitlin Dolkart, Thomas Krafft, Eva Pilot

“…Further research is needed to support advancements in this field and promote the realisation of universal health coverage.Systematic review registrationhttps://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/9VS2M, osf.io/9vs2m.…”
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In silico design and in vitro validation of a multi-epitope peptide vaccine targeting triple-negative breast cancer by Pengjun Zhou, Xing Shi, Jinquan Xia, Hong Hu

“…Amino acid sequences were retrieved from UniProt and analysed to predict CTL, HTL, B-cell, and IFN-γ-inducing epitopes. …”
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Baseline assessment of WHO's target for both availability and affordability of essential medicines to treat non-communicable diseases. by Margaret Ewen, Marjolein Zweekhorst, Barbara Regeer, Richard Laing

“…In the era of Sustainable Development Goals, and as countries work to achieve Universal Health Coverage, increased commitments are needed by governments to improve the situation through the development of evidence-informed, nationally-contextualised interventions, with regular monitoring of NCD medicine availability, patient prices and affordability.…”
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Ten Years of the Global Reform of Financial Regulation: What is ahead? by L. S. Khudyakova

“…In the article results of the postcrisis global financial reform are analysed in contingent with review of the evolution of institutional mechanism, which specifics often determined success or its absence in particular directions of the reform. …”
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Test and treat—impact of microbiological testing on antibiotic prescribing for Legionnaires’ disease in Switzerland: results of the multicentre SwissLEGIO study by Melina Bigler, Florian Zacher, Sarah Dräger, Werner C. Albrich, Daniel Mäusezahl, the SwissLEGIO Hospital Network

“…Antibiotics with Legionella coverage were initiated in 88.2% of patients within 24 h of admission. …”
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A qualitative study of community perceptions and practices relating to blood donation in Cameroon by Solange Dabou, Wilfred Ngwa, Ngo Valery Ngo, Constantine T Asahngwa, Ghyslaine Bruna Djeunang Dongho, Regina Sinsai, Evrard Kepgang, Odette D Kibu, Ronald Mbua Gobina, Denis Alemka Foretia

“…Data were transcribed verbatim and analysed thematically to identify emerging themes.Results A total of 25 Cameroonian adults were interviewed. …”
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Factors Associated with Stunting in Children Under Five Years of Age: A Case of Buhara Sub County, Kabale District. by Namanya, Oliver

“…Generated data were exported to Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21 and analysed in frequencies, percentages, confidence intervals, chi-square test and multinomial regression and presented in tables and charts. …”
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The Effect of Working Capital on Investment: Evidence from the Tehran Stock Exchange by Ali Ebrahimnejad, Ali Zakizade, Fardin Razmjooei

“…However, divergent results for the BNPO and interest coverage ratios suggest context-dependent interactions between financial constraints and liquidity management. …”
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of interventions to improve diagnosis and preventive therapy for paediatric tuberculosis in 9 sub-Saharan African countries: A modelling study. by Nyashadzaishe Mafirakureva, Sushant Mukherjee, Mikhael de Souza, Cassandra Kelly-Cirino, Mario J P Songane, Jennifer Cohn, Jean-François Lemaire, Martina Casenghi, Peter J Dodd

“…<h4>Methods and findings</h4>We analysed clinic-level pre/post data to quantify the impact of the CaP-TB intervention on ATT and TPT initiation across 9 sub-Saharan African countries. …”
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Commonalities and differences in injured patient experiences of accessing and receiving quality injury care: a qualitative study in three sub-Saharan African countries by Antonio Belli, Justine Davies, Stephen Tabiri, John Whitaker, Maria Lisa Odland, Anthony Howard, Abebe Bekele, Agnieszka Ignatowicz, Kathryn M Chu, Abdul-Malik Abdul-Latif, Karen Ferreira, Pascal Nzasabimana, Eyitayo O Owolabi, Samukelisiwe Nyamathe, Sheba Mary Pognaa Kunfah, Mustapha Yakubu, Ciaran Kennedy, Bernard Ofori, Barnabas Alyande, Jean-Claude Byiringiro

“…The barriers encompassed issues such as service and treatment availability, transportation challenges, apathetic care, individual financial scarcity and inadequate health insurance coverage, alongside low health literacy and information provision. …”
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Progress and challenges towards eliminating vertical transmission of HIV in India by Pradeep Kumar, Chinmoyee Das, Vishal Deo, Himanshu K. Chaturvedi, Subrata Biswas, Nidhi Priyam, Lalit Singh Kharayat, Sanjay K. Rai, Sheela V. Godbole, Elangovan Arumugam, P. V. M. Lakshmi, Shanta Dutta, H. Sanayaima Devi, Pankaj Bhardwaj, Arvind Kumar Singh, Rashmi Shinde, Damodar Sahu, Shashi Kant, Dandu Chandra Sekhar Reddy, Sanjay Mehendale, Shobini Rajan

“…We present the progress in achieving NACP-V’s EVTH goal as of year 2023-24. We analysed the 2023 state level data using Spectrum model in 2023 to measure the coverage of anti-retroviral treatment among pregnant women, annual paediatric HIV case incidence rate and final vertical transmission rate. …”
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Hydrological and ecological effects of floating photovoltaic systems: a model comparison considering mussel, periphyton, and macrophyte growth by Ilgen Konstantin, Goulart Camila Bergmann, Hilgert Stephan, Schindler Dirk, van de Weyer Klaus, de Carvalho Bueno Rafael, Bleninger Tobias, Lastrico Raffaello, Gfüllner Leonhard, Graef Alexander, Fuchs Stephan, Lange Jens

“…Model simulations indicated that FPV coverage above 45% could destabilise thermal stratification and alter primary production. …”
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Malaria control among Myanmar migrants in Thailand: a qualitative study of healthcare providers by Nichakan Inthitanon, Piyarat Sripoorote, Yupaporn Wattanagoon, Pattamaporn Petchvijit, Ammarind Anantjitsupha, Kyawt Mon Win, Nattawan Rachaphaew, Khaing Zin Zin Htwe, Kritsana Suk-aum, Peeriya Watakulsin, Liwang Cui, Jetsumon Sattabongkot, Daniel M. Parker, Wang Nguitragool, Pyae Linn Aung

“…Tailored, migrant-responsive strategies, such as mobile surveillance near border crossings, community-based follow-up mechanisms, and infrastructure improvements, are urgently needed to close coverage gaps and achieve malaria elimination by 2030.…”
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A novel, multi-component contingency management intervention in the context of a syndemic of drug-related harms in Glasgow, Scotland: First year of the ‘WAND’ initiative by S. Smith, K.M.A. Trayner, J. Campbell, A. McAuley, J. Craik, C. Hunter, S. Priyadarshi, S.J. Hutchinson

“…Methods: Baseline data of WAND participants (n = 831) from 1st Sept-2020 to 30th Aug-2021 were analysed. For those who took part in the first six months, extent of re-engagement was determined and, among those re-engaged, intervention coverage was compared between baseline and final engagement. …”
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Assessing preferences for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) delivery services via online pharmacies in Kenya: protocol for a discrete choice experiment by Melissa Latigo Mugambi, Katrina F Ortblad, Kenneth Ngure, Catherine Kiptinness, Fern Terris-Prestholt, Monisha Sharma, Andy Stergachis, Yilin Chen, Enrique M Saldarriaga, Michalina A Montano, Nicholas Thuo, Maeve Rafferty

“…Introduction Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is highly effective at preventing HIV acquisition, but coverage remains low in high prevalence settings. Initiating and continuing PrEP via online pharmacies is a promising strategy to expand PrEP uptake but little is known about user preferences for this strategy. …”
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The analysis of the notions of Russian school principals about digital transformation by A. A. Deryabin, I. E. Boytsov, A. A. Popov, P. D. Rabinovich, K. E. Zavedensky, I. S. Tsarkov

“…The subject of the study is the notion about the systemic impact of digital transformation processes on schools; the experience of complexity in the introduction of information technologies in the educational process and school management, the assessment of the progress of digitalisation; the notions about the factors of successful digital transformation, which require a critical understanding of the experience of implementing information technologies in the school, highlighting key success factors.Methodology and research methods. The authors analysed 7189 questionnaires using computer methods for processing the natural language. …”
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Informing policy with health labour market analysis to improve availability of family doctors in Tajikistan by Jamoliddin Abdullozoda, Salomudin Yusufi, Sulakshana Nandi, Parvina Makhmudova, Juana Paola Bustamante, Margrieta Langins, Alba Llop-Gironés, Ilker Dastan, Victor Olsavszky, Shukhrat Sultonov, Zebo Najmuddinova, Natasha Azzopardi-Muscat, Tomas Zapata

“…Descriptive means were used to analyse the data. A Technical Working Group guided the process. …”
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Tracking the Evolution and Antibiotic Resistance Patterns of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Indian Adult Populations through High-Throughput Genome Sequencing by Mr Varun Shamanna, Dr Geetha Nagaraj, Mrs MR Shincy, Dr KL Ravikumar

“…Methods: This study analysed 254 S. pneumoniae isolates from Indian adults during 2022-2023. …”
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Initial community response to a novel spatial repellent for malaria prevention in Busia County, Kenya by Sheila Muya Ekodir, Lucy Baker, Julius I. Odero, Jane Klein A. Ikapesi, Moureen Ekisa, Albert Casella, April Monroe, Anna Passaniti, Eric Ochomo, Steven A. Harvey

“…Incorporating user feedback and addressing concerns about product installation, duration, and coverage are crucial for successful implementation. …”
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