Epidemiological and genetic characteristics of swine pseudorabies virus in mainland China between 2012 and 2017 by Ying Sun, Wan Liang, Qingyun Liu, Tingting Zhao, Hechao Zhu, Lin Hua, Zhong Peng, Xibiao Tang, Charles W. Stratton, Danna Zhou, Yongxiang Tian, Huanchun Chen, Bin Wu

“…To understand the epidemiological characteristics of the pseudorabies virus (PRV) strains currently prevalent in China, a total of 16,256 samples collected from pig farms suspected of PRV infection in 27 Provinces of China between 2012 and 2017 were evaluated for detection of PRV. …”
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Improving Satellite Retrieval of Coastal Aquaculture Pond by Adding Water Quality Parameters by Yuxuan Hou, Gang Zhao, Xiaohong Chen, Xuan Yu

“…Our identified area was in agreement with statistics data of 12 coastal provinces in China. In addition, our approach can effectively improve water objects when high-resolution remote sensing images are unavailable. …”
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Alcohol consumption and related disorders in Iran: Results from the National Surveillance of Non-Communicable Diseases' Survey (STEPs) 2016. by Negar Rezaei, Naser Ahmadi, Mehran Shams Beyranvand, Milad Hasan, Kimiya Gohari, Moein Yoosefi, Shirin Djalalinia, Sahar Saeedi Moghaddam, Mitra Modirian, Forough Pazhuheian, Alireza Mahdavihezaveh, Ghobad Moradi, Farnaz Delavari, Bagher Larijani, Farshad Farzadfar

“…At provincial level, the highest and lowest percentages of the current alcohol drinking rates in Iran's provinces were, 23.92% (95% CI: 17.56-30.28) and 0.4% (95% CI: 0-1.18) in males, 1.58% (95% CI: 0.22-2.94) and 0% in females, respectively. …”
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Hybrid Prediction Model Based on Decomposed and Synthesized COVID-19 Cumulative Confirmed Data by Zongyou Xia, Gonghao Duan, Ting Xu

“…Our proposed method is validated by the cumulative confirmed data of Hubei and Hebei provinces. Specifically, in the case of cumulative confirmation data, the coefficient of determination (<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msup><mi>R</mi><mn>2</mn></msup></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>) of the mixed model is increased compared to the control model, and the average mean absolute error (MAE) and root mean square error (RMSE) decreased. …”
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Global elimination of leprosy by 2020: are we on track? by David J. Blok, Sake J. De Vlas, Jan Hendrik Richardus

“…Conclusions Our predictions show that although country-level elimination is reached by 2020, leprosy is likely to remain a problem in the high-endemic regions (i.e. states, districts and provinces with multimillion populations), which account for most of the cases in a country.…”
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Regional equity and efficiency of carbon emissions of China’s livestock industry in 2000-2020 by DAI Xiaowen, LI Jinhua, HE Yanqiu, WANG Fang

“…[Methods] In this study, we estimated the carbon emissions of the livestock industry in 31 provinces of China from 2000 to 2020 using the life cycle approach. …”
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Perceived Need for Mental Health Services Among Healthcare Workers During the Coronavirus Disease-19 Pandemic in Turkey: A Multicenter Cross-sectional Study by Abdulsamet Sandal, Dilek Karadoğan, Tahsin Gökhan Telatar, Abdurrahman Kotan, Esin Bilgin Konyalıhatipoğlu, Merve Yumrukuz Şenel, Damla Karadeniz Güven, Khurshud Hüseynova, Burcu Yalçın, Pelin Asfuroğlu, Tuğba Ramaslı Gürsoy, Tuğba Şişmanlar Eyüboğlu, Fatma Gülsüm Karakaş, Neslihan Köse, Kaan Kara, Selman Çelik, Ceren İlgar, Aycan Yüksel, Neşe Merve Güner Zırıh, İnci Selimoğlu, Pınar Yıldız Gülhan, Merve Erçelik, Ahu Cerit Çakır, Nazlı Çetin, İlknur Kaya, Selen Karaoğlanoğlu, Feride Marım, Ümran Özden Sertçelik, Kübra Uyar Er, Neslihan Özçelik, Özlem Ataoğlu, Ökkeş Gültekin, Aslıhan Banu Er, Metin Akgün

“…Methods: Data were collected from face-to-face interviews with healthcare workers at 19 pandemic hospitals in 13 provinces between September and November 2021. The study survey included the evaluation of the perceived need for and utilization of mental health services in the previous year, as well as sociodemographic, health-related, and work-related characteristics, the General Health Questionnaire-12, the World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQoL-BREF) questionnaire, and the Fear of coronavirus disease-2019 scale (FCV-19S). …”
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SG-APSIC1069: Implementing infection prevention bundle significantly reduced multidrug-resistant organisms infection and healthcare-associated infections in intensive care unit at... by Thang Phung, Thoa Vo Thi Hong, Ven Le Thi, Dung Phan Tien, Hung Le Quoc

“…To reduce MDRO and HAI incidences at the tropical diseases intensive care unit (ICU) of Cho Ray Hospital, the final line of treatment for 20 southern provinces of Vietnam, a comprehensive infection prevention bundle was developed and implemented in 2019. …”
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Factors That Impact Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccination in Different Community-Dwelling Populations in China by Jinhua Pan, Kezhong A, Zhixi Liu, Peng Zhang, Zhiyin Xu, Xiaoqin Guo, Guangtao Liu, Ao Xu, Jing Wang, Xinyu Wang, Weibing Wang

“…(1) Background: It is important to improve vaccination strategies and immunization programs to achieve herd immunity to infectious diseases. (2) Methods: To assess the acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination, we conducted face-to-face surveys and online surveys in Shanghai, Zhejiang, and Qinghai provinces. A fixed-effect model and a random effects model were used to analyze factors associated with the acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination. (3) Findings: We initially recruited 3173 participants, 3172 participants completed the full questionnaire (the response rate was nearly 100%), of which 2169 were valid questionnaires, with an effective rate of 87.3%. …”
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Soil and Vegetation Cover and Biodiversity Transformation of Postagrogenic Soils of the Volga-Oka Interstream Area by Tatiana Trifonova, Natalia Mishchenko, Sergey Shoba, Elena Bykova, Pavel Shutov, Oleg Saveliev, Roman Repkin

“…Control sites within different landscape provinces of the Volga-Oka interstream area were compared by the state of soil cover and vegetative cover, as well as the type of anthropogenic transformation. …”
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Insecticide resistance in malaria and arbovirus vectors in Papua New Guinea, 2017–2022 by Michelle Katusele, Solomon Lagur, Nancy Endersby-Harshman, Samuel Demok, Joelyn Goi, Naomi Vincent, Muker Sakur, Absalom Dau, Lemen Kilepak, Stephen Gideon, Christine Pombreaw, Leo Makita, Ary Hoffmann, Leanne J. Robinson, Moses Laman, Stephan Karl

“…Results Approximately 20,000 adult female mosquitoes from nine PNG provinces were tested. Anopheles punctulatus sensu lato mosquitoes were susceptible to pyrethroids but there were signs of reduced mortality in some areas. …”
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Comparative genomics of drug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Ecuador by Gabriel Morey-León, Derly Andrade-Molina, Juan Carlos Fernández-Cadena, Luisa Berná

“…This study presents the identification and characterization of resistant clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis including a phylogenetic and molecular resistance profile study by sequencing the complete genome of 24 strains from different provinces of Ecuador. Results Genomic sequencing was used to identify the variants causing resistance. …”
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The evaluation of Animal Bite Treatment Centers in the Philippines from a patient perspective. by Anna Charinna B Amparo, Sarah I Jayme, Maria Concepcion R Roces, Maria Consorcia L Quizon, Maria Luisa L Mercado, Maria Pinky Z Dela Cruz, Dianne A Licuan, Ernesto E S Villalon, Mario S Baquilod, Leda M Hernandez, Louise H Taylor, Louis H Nel

“…This study surveyed patients in the community and at ABTCs of three provinces to assess animal bite/scratch incidence, health-seeking behaviour and PEP-related out-of pocket expenses (OOPE). …”
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Does moonlighting influence South African nurses’ intention to leave their primary jobs? by Laetitia C. Rispel, Tobias Chirwa, Duane Blaauw

“…Design: During 2010, a one-stage cluster random sample of 80 hospitals was selected in four South African provinces. On the survey day, all nurses working in critical care, theatre, emergency, maternity, and general medical and surgical wards completed a self-administered questionnaire after giving informed consent. …”
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Some Quality Properties, Mineral and Heavy Metal Composition of Wild Fruit Traditional Marmalades by Ayla Arslaner, Mehmet Ali Salık

“…(blueberry) wild fruit naturally grown in Bayburt and Trabzon provinces were determined. As a result of the research; pH 2.56-4.18, titration acidity (in terms of citric acid) 0.62-3.40%, dry matter 53.65-64.90%, water soluble dry matter 52.28-64.53%, water activity 0.818-0.894 and HMF (5-hydroxymethyl-2-furfural) were detected in the range of 5.81-53.40 mg/kg. …”
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Machine Learning (ML)-Based Copper Mineralization Prospectivity Mapping (MPM) Using Mining Geochemistry Method and Remote Sensing Satellite Data by Mahnaz Abedini, Mansour Ziaii, Timofey Timkin, Amin Beiranvand Pour

“…The results of this investigation substantiated that the machine learning (ML)-based integration of multi-source geoscientific datasets, such as mining geochemistry techniques and satellite remote sensing data, is an innovative and applicable approach for copper mineralization prospectivity mapping in metallogenic provinces.…”
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Adapting care provision in family practice during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study exploring the impact of primary care reforms in four Canadian regions by Maria Mathews, Lindsay Hedden, Julia Lukewich, Emily Gard Marshall, Leslie Meredith, Lauren Moritz, Dana Ryan, Sarah Spencer, Judith B. Brown, Paul S. Gill, Eric K. W. Wong

“…Abstract Background Over the past two decades, Canadian provinces and territories have introduced a series of primary care reforms in an attempt to improve access to and quality of primary care services, resulting in diverse organizational structures and practice models. …”
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Longitudinal Association between Physical Activity, Blood Lipids, and Risk of Dyslipidemia among Chinese Adults: Findings from the China Health and Nutrition Surveys in 2009 and 20... by Qinpei Zou, Chang Su, Wenwen Du, Huijun Wang, Bing Zhang, Shuquan Luo, Tao Tan, Xiaoyun Song, Xiaoni Zhong, Huadong Zhang, Yaokai Chen

“…The present study assessed PA and PA-related changes associated with the level of serum lipids, and the risk of dyslipidemia stratified by gender, via a population-based longitudinal observational study among adults (>18 years old) residing in nine provinces in China. Data of 3380 adult participants, gleaned from two surveys in 2009 and 2015 used by the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS), were analyzed. …”
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Dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in grazing lands of the Neotropics: A review of patterns and research trends of taxonomic and functional diversity, and functions by Lucrecia Arellano, Jorge Ari Noriega, Ilse J. Ortega-Martínez, José D. Rivera, José D. Rivera, César M. A. Correa, Andrés Gómez-Cifuentes, Alfredo Ramírez-Hernández, Felipe Barragán

“…This paper is an exhaustive and systematic review of the existing peer-reviewed and indexed literature on the taxonomic diversity (species richness and composition), functional diversity, and ecological functions of dung beetles from different provinces and biogeographic domains in tropical grazing lands of the Neotropics. …”
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How do navigation programs address the needs of those living in the community with advanced, life-limiting Illness? A realist evaluation of programs in Canada by Robin Urquhart, Cynthia Kendell, Kathryn Pfaff, Kelli Stajduhar, Linda Patrick, Carren Dujela, Sarah Scruton, Faith Fauteux, Grace Warner

“…Twenty-three participants were interviewed from these programs, which operated in five Canadian provinces. The programs represented a mixture of community (non-profit or volunteer), research-initiated, and health system programs. …”
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