Susceptibility of kuruma shrimp to the infection with Decapod iridescent virus 1 by Liang Qiu, Xiao-Meng Guo, Xiao-Meng Guo, Yong-Hui Feng, Yong-Hui Feng, Jing-Yi Xing, Jing-Yi Xing, Xian-Yun Ren, Jie Huang, Jie Huang, Jie Huang

“…In addition, pathogen surveillance of cultured samples showed that the DIV1 detection rate of farmed P. japonicus samples from five coastal provinces in China was 5.3% (9/157) in 2022. The results mentioned above support that P. japonicus is a newly confirmed susceptible host for DIV1, enhancing the pathogen ecological understanding of pathogens and giving more support for developing DIV1 preventive and control strategies.…”
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The Emergence and Pathogenesis of Recombinant Viruses Associated with NADC34-like Strains and the Predominant Circulating Strains of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome V... by Xindong Wang, Kang Zhang, Qingrong Mo, Guochang Chen, Jing Lv, Jing Huang, Yanli Pang, Hao Wang, Wenbo Liu, Kai Huang, Xiangling Min, Tongwei Ren, Kang Ouyang, Ying Chen, Weijian Huang, Zuzhang Wei

“…This study demonstrates that NADC34-like strains of PRRSV have been circulating in the southern provinces of China and have exchanged genomes with several other indigenous strains. …”
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High-Speed Railway Network Development, Inter-County Accessibility Improvements, and Regional Poverty Alleviation: Evidence from China by Jing Fan, Hironori Kato, Xinghua Liu, Ye Li, Changxi Ma, Liang Zhou, Mingzhang Liang

“…Pearson coefficients reveal a strong correlation between disparities in accessibility and in rural income among provinces. Furthermore, using the full sample, and sub-samples of poor and non-poor counties in China, the association between regional accessibility and poverty was examined by using two-way fixed effect models and spatial econometric models. …”
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Soft corals (Anthozoa: Corallimorpharia, Actinaria and Zoantharia) from southeastern of Cuba, and its distribution in Marine Protected Areas/ Corales blandos (Anthozoa: Corallimor... by Yander L. Diez, Axel Campos-Castro

“…The specimens were collected or observed in shallow waters up to 25 m depth, in 11 localities in Granma, Santiago de Cuba and Guantánamo provinces. The studied ecosystems include rocky, sandy and muddy bottoms, coral reefs, seagrass and mangroves. …”
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Mortality Burden Due to Short-term Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter in Korea by Jongmin Oh, Youn-Hee Lim, Changwoo Han, Dong-Wook Lee, Jisun Myung, Yun-Chul Hong, Soontae Kim, Hyun-Joo Bae

“…Methods: Daily cause-specific mortality rates and PM2.5 exposure levels from 2010 to 2019 were collected for 8 Korean cities and 9 provinces. A generalized additive mixed model was employed to estimate the non-linear relationship between PM2.5 exposure and cause-specific mortality levels. …”
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Models of Formation and Activity of Spring Mounds in the Mechertate-Chrita-Sidi El Hani System, Eastern Tunisia: Implications for the Habitability of Mars by Elhoucine Essefi, Goro Komatsu, Alberto G. Fairén, Marjorie A. Chan, Chokri Yaich

“…Similarly, spring mounds have been suggested to be relatively common in certain provinces on the Martian surface, but their mode of formation is still a matter of debate. …”
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Quantitative risk assessment of salmonellosis in Cambodian consumers through chicken and pork salad consumption by Chea Rortana, Chea Rortana, Chea Rortana, Sinh Dang-Xuan, Hung Nguyen-Viet, Fred Unger, Johanna F. Lindahl, Johanna F. Lindahl, Johanna F. Lindahl, Sothyra Tum, Chhay Ty, Delia Grace, Delia Grace, Kristina Osbjer, Kristina Osbjer, Kristina Osbjer, Sofia Boqvist

“…As previously described, chicken meat and pork samples (n = 204 of each) were collected from traditional markets in 25 Cambodian provinces to generate data on Salmonella contamination. …”
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Fecal occult blood test screening uptake among immigrants from Muslim majority countries: A retrospective cohort study in Ontario, Canada by Mandana Vahabi, Aisha Lofters, Josephine Pui‐Hing Wong, Lisa Ellison, Erin Graves, Cynthia Damba, Richard H. Glazier

“…Our study is among the first to examine this issue in Ontario, one of the most ethnically diverse Canadian provinces and preferred settlement destinations for immigrants. …”
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Intermittent screening and treatment or intermittent preventive treatment compared to current policy of single screening and treatment for the prevention of malaria in pregnancy in... by Jenna Hoyt, Chandra U R Landuwulang, Ansariadi, Rukhsana Ahmed, Faustina H Burdam, Irene Bonsapia, Jeanne R Poespoprodjo, Din Syafruddin, Feiko O ter Kuile, Jayne Webster, Jenny Hill

“…Acceptability among health providers and pregnant women of the current ‘single screen and treat’ (SSTp) strategy compared to two alternative strategies that were intermittent preventive treatment (IPTp) and intermittent screening and treatment (ISTp) was assessed in the context of a clinical trial in two malaria endemic provinces of Eastern Indonesia. Methods Qualitative data were collected through in-depth interviews with 121 health providers working in provision of antenatal care, heads of health facilities and District Health Office staff. …”
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Genome mosaic structure of two novel HIV-1 recombinant forms (CRF01_AE/B) in men who have sex with men in Hebei, China by Xinli Lu, Wenbin Gao, Yingying Wang, Meng Liu, Ning An, Yan Li, Yuqi Zhang, Qi Li

“…Conclusions Our results highlight the need to continually monitor HIV-1 diversity in Hebei and its neighboring provinces to achieve a more effective control of HIV-1 spread within the MSM community.…”
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Analysis of Bacterial Diversity, Free Amino Acids and Fatty Acids in Featured Dry Fermented Dairy Products from Major Pastoral Areas of China by LIU Zhendong, CHENG Xiufeng, Suolangqunpei, XING Shuyuan, LI Liang, ZHANG Jinchao, LUO Zhang

“…The results of this study may provide a theoretical basis for the industrial production of traditional dry fermented dairy products in different provinces.…”
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Features of the Canoeists’ Special Physical Fitness at the Distance of 1000 m by Pengcheng Guo, Ziyang Zhang, Zijian Huang, Xianglin Kong, Andrii Diachenko, Olga Rusanova, Andrey Rusanov

“…Material and methods: 20 athletes (19-23 years) in canoeing from Shandong and Jiangxi provinces.  Results. According to the results of the analysis, the following typological groups of athletes-canoeists, specializing in the distance of 1000 m, with pronounced differences in the implementation of anaerobic energy supply. …”
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A study on the influence of community spiritual comfort service on the mental health of older people by Jing Dai, Yang Liu, Xue Zhang, Zongyue Wang, Yunjuan Yang

“…With the growth of age, the physical function of older adults declines and their mental health is getting worse, with the increasing trend of empty nesting and childlessness, older adults lack information and social interaction with others and fall into social isolation, loneliness and some mental health problems, the proportion of older adults with mental health problems gradually rises and the mortality rate increases incrementally, requiring effective ways to intervene in the mental health of older adults and promote healthy aging.Aim of the studyThe present study investigated the influence of spiritual comfort older adult services on the mental health of 12,624 older adults aged 60 years or older in 23 provinces in China from 2017 to 2018, with the aim of providing a case for the development of more targeted mental health strategies for older people.MethodsUsing the data from the 2018 CLHLS Survey, the influencing factors of the mental health of older people were analyzed using chi-square test and the logit regression model. …”
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Investigations on incidence and relevant factors of allergies in 5725 urban pregnant women: a cohort study in China by Gao Qun, Sun He, Song Bo, Di Jiangli, Xu Tao, Wang Shuo, Lu Zechun, Wang Ailing

“…Methods We design a multicenter and prospective cohort in 20 institutions above municipal level which were eligible according to the study design from 14 provinces covering all-side of China. This cohort was conducted from 13+6 weeks of gestation to 12 months postpartum and in our study, we chose the prenatal part to analyze. …”
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Probabilistic Tracking of Annual Cropland Changes over Large, Complex Agricultural Landscapes Using Google Earth Engine by Sitian Xiong, Priscilla Baltezar, Morgan A. Crowley, Michael Cecil, Stefano C. Crema, Eli Baldwin, Jeffrey A. Cardille, Lyndon Estes

“…The annual cropland changes maps reveal active cropland expansion between 2000 to 2015 in Zambia, especially in the Southern, Central, and Eastern provinces. Our accuracy assessment estimates that we have identified 27.5% to 69.6% of the total cropland expansion from 2000 to 2015 in Zambia (commission errors between 6.1% to 37.6%), depending on the slope threshold. …”
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How Do Health Systems Address Patient Flow When Services Are Misaligned With Population Needs? A Qualitative Study by Sara Kreindler, Zaid Aboud, Stephanie Hastings, Shannon Winters, Keir Johnson, Sara Mallinson, Meaghan Brierley

“…We conducted in-depth interviews with a purposive sample of managers in 10 jurisdictions across 4 provinces (N = 300), spanning all healthcare sectors and levels of management. …”
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Primary care occupational, physical, and respiratory therapy role adaptation in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic by Cara L. Brown, Louise Chartrand, Brontë Vollebregt, Dayajyot Kaur, Tory Crawford, Patricia Thille

“…Methods This longitudinal interpretative descriptive study purposively sampled primary care occupational, physical, and respiratory therapists from two Canadian provinces (Manitoba and Ontario). We asked participants to prepare at least 10 semi-structured audio-diary entries during a 12-week period (April – Oct 2020), followed by two semi-structured interviews (Dec 2020, Apr 2021). …”
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Spatial Spillover and Threshold Effect of New Urbanization on Tourism Efficiency by Wang Kai, He Jing, Xu Xiaofan, Gan Chang, Tang Xiaohui

“…New urbanization promotes the free flow and redistribution of tourism elements in space and accelerates the transformation of the tourism economy to intensive and efficient development, which is one of the possible ways to optimize tourism efficiency. Taking 30 provinces in China as case studies, this study utilized the entropy method and bootstrap-data envelopment analysis to measure the level of new urbanization and tourism efficiency from 2001 to 2019. …”
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An increase in erythromycin resistance in methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus from blood correlates with the use of macrolide/lincosamide/streptogramin antibiotics. EARS-... by Achraf El Mammery, Achraf El Mammery, Eva Ramírez de Arellano, Eva Ramírez de Arellano, Javier E. Cañada-García, Javier E. Cañada-García, Javier E. Cañada-García, Emilia Cercenado, Emilia Cercenado, Laura Villar-Gómara, Verónica Casquero-García, Silvia García-Cobos, José Antonio Lepe, José Antonio Lepe, Enrique Ruiz de Gopegui Bordes, Enrique Ruiz de Gopegui Bordes, Jorge Calvo-Montes, Jorge Calvo-Montes, Nieves Larrosa Escartín, Nieves Larrosa Escartín, Rafael Cantón, Rafael Cantón, María Pérez-Vázquez, María Pérez-Vázquez, Belén Aracil, Belén Aracil, Jesús Oteo-Iglesias, Jesús Oteo-Iglesias

“…All 13 ermT isolates in this study, except one, belonged to ST398 and came from 10 hospitals and six Spanish provinces.ConclusionThe significant increase in erythromycin resistance in blood MSSA correlated with the consumption of the MLSB antibiotics in Spain. …”
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Exposure to <i>Coxiella burnetii</i> in Wild Lagomorphs in Spanish Mediterranean Ecosystems by Sabrina Castro-Scholten, Javier Caballero-Gómez, David Cano-Terriza, Débora Jiménez-Martín, Carlos Rouco, Adrián Beato-Benítez, Leonor Camacho-Sillero, Ignacio García-Bocanegra

“…Between the 2018/2019 and 2021/2022 hunting seasons, blood samples from 638 wild lagomorphs, including 471 wild rabbits and 167 Iberian hares, were collected from 112 hunting grounds distributed across all eight provinces of Andalusia (southern Spain). The overall apparent individual seroprevalence was 8.9% (57/638; 95% CI: 6.8–11.4). …”
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