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Voluntary Collective Action to Address Growing Agricultural Challenges in Two Countries: Experimental Insights and Commonalities

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We conducted two framed field economic experiments with citrus farmers in Florida, United States and soybean farmers in Argentina to investigate their willingness to coordinate pest and weed management efforts. Despite the contrast between these two agricultural contexts, we find striking behavioral commonalities.
Ariel Singerman, Sergio H. Lence
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The genome landscape of the Xinglong buffalo

BMC Genomics
Background Xinglong buffalo, as an indigenous breed in Hainan province of China, possesses characteristics such as high humidity tolerance, disease resistance and high reproductive capacity. Combined with whole genome sequencing technology, comprehensive
Yuan Chai, Shiyuan Li, Hui Wu, Yong Meng, Yujing Fu, Hong Li, Guansheng Wu, Junming Jiang, Taoyu Chen, Yuqing Jiao, Qiaoling Chen, Li Du, Lianbin Li, Churiga Man, Si Chen, Hongyan Gao, Wenguang Zhang, Fengyang Wang   +17 more
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Expert Consensus on Influenza Vaccine and Pneumococcal Vaccination in Elderly People With Chronic Respiratory Diseases (2024)

AGING MEDICINE, EarlyView.
This consensus describes the protective effect and safety of influenza and pneumococcal vaccines, and vaccination recommendations, aiming to promote the vaccination rate, better play the role of vaccines in preventing influenza and pneumococcal diseases, and reduce the occurrence of respiratory infections and related serious complications in elderly ...
Lijing Wang, Qiao Yu, Qiong Chen, Pulin Yu, Expert Committee of Consensus Opinion on Influenza Vaccine and Pneumococcal Vaccine Vaccination for Elderly People with Chronic Respiratory Diseases, Respiratory Group of Chinese Geriatrics Society, Yunhua Bai, Yufeng Du, Luzhao Feng, Lidong Gao, Lingyun Gao, Baimei He, Junguang Jiang, Wenjing Jiang, Yayun Nan, Zhibin Peng, Yun Peng, Zhujun Shao, Jin Tan, Yingxuan Tian, Bingxiang Wang, Yuhong Wang, Wei Wu, Jianqin Wu, Xiuping Wu, Meizhe Xin, Wei Xiong, Guogang Zhang, Qiang Zhang, Xiangyu Zhang, Zhimian Zhang, Xiongwen Zhou   +31 more
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The Platform Readiness Dashboard: A Tool for Evaluating Vaccine Platform Suitability for a Rapid Response to Epidemic and Pandemic Threats

Vaccines
Rapid vaccine availability is essential for effective epidemic and pandemic response. Building on the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) 100 Days Mission, which aims to have new vaccines ready for initial authorization and ...
Ramin Sabet-Azad, Catherine Hoath, Nicole Bézay, Anna Särnefält   +3 more
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Phylogenetic analysis and pathogenicity assessment of two strains of avian influenza virus subtype H9N2 isolated from migratory birds: High homology of internal genes with human H10N8 virus

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2016
Two human-infecting avian influenza viruses (AIVs), H7N9 and H10N8, have emerged in China. This development further indicates that as an internal gene donor, the H9N2 subtype of AIVs may have an important role in the generation of new viruses with cross ...
Ge eYe, Chai hong liang, Deng guo hua, Lei yong song, Yang guo xing, Chen eGuang, Chen hua lan, Hua yu ping   +7 more
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The Obesity Epidemic

Current Sports Medicine Reports, 2007
Introduction In June 2004, Time Magazine published a special issue titled, “America’s Obesity Crisis.” Exactly 1 year later, Scientific American, in their June 2005 issue, published an article titled, “Obesity: An Overblown Epidemic.” Was the “obesity crisis” resolved within the intervening 12-month period between these publications?
openaire   +3 more sources

‘Giving Back to Our Community’: The Retention of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Disability Workforce in New South Wales, Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of Australia require culturally responsive services. The Australian government has committed to establishing strategies to increase the size of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander disability workforce; however, there is scant research on the factors influencing retention.
J. Gwynn, J. Gilroy, S. Peter, F. Talbot, K. Bulkeley, C. Alcorso, K. Gwynne, B. Rambaldini, A. Haines, M. Lincoln   +9 more
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Family Dispute Resolution in Australia: The Under‐Servicing of Indigenous, Migrant and Refugee Families Experiencing Family Violence

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Improving access to legal services for Indigenous, migrant and refugee women is critical to addressing family violence. In this context, Family Dispute Resolution (FDR) has long been discussed as a solution for separating families. This paper presents key findings of a research evaluation of an Australian Government $8.37 million pilot project
Siobhan McDonnell, Alyson Wright
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Artificial intelligence for health security in Africa: Benefits, risks and opportunities

Epidemics
Artificial intelligence (AI) provides paradigm-shifting opportunities to accelerate epidemic preparedness and response and ensure health security. Such benefits may be particularly applicable to countries in Africa, which have to date struggled to meet ...
Claire J. Standley, J. Gabrielle Breugelmans, Amol Chaudhari, Neil Cherian, Sabrina Chwalek, Arminder Deol, Janan Dietrich, Lora du Moulin, Geoffrey Otim, Wilmot James, Stefan Kloth, Sana Masmoudi, Nicaise Ndembi, Nqobile Ndlovu, Danny Scarponi, Franz Schnetzinger, Molly Shapiro, Andrew Hebbeler   +17 more
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Artificial Neural Network Driven Computational Modeling of Naegleria fowleri Epidemics Using Variational Optimization

Advanced Physics Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study presents a mathematical framework to analyze the transmission dynamics of an amoeba‐induced central nervous system infection. The population is divided into compartments including susceptible, exposed, infected, quarantined, hospitalized, recovered, protected, and deceased.
Wakeel Ahmed, Areej Yaseen, Ghulamullah Saeedi, Shakeel Ahmed   +3 more
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