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CCR4⁺ memory Tregs and PD-1⁺ T cells as novel immunodiagnostic biomarkers for active tuberculosis

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis(M.tb), remains a major global infectious disease. T cell-mediated immune responses play a crucial role in host defense against TB.
Qiang Zhang, Yifan Zhang, Zhenpeng Guo, Zheyue Wang, Huakai Hu, Suya Song, Feifei Hu, Fengyu Tian, Xiaowei Deng, Jianming Wang   +9 more
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Financial Burden Associated With Hospitalisation Among Families of Childhood Brain Tumours in Australia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Families of children with cancer experience significant financial strain, even with universal healthcare. Indirect costs, such as productivity losses and non‐medical expenses, are rarely included in economic evaluations, and little is known about how effectively financial aid programmes alleviate this burden. Childhood brain tumours
Megumi Lim, Natalie Bradford, David Brain, Sameera Senanayake, Sanjeewa Kularatna, Kate Young, Christine Cashion, Tim Hassall, Susanna Cramb   +8 more
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Unraveling the genetic interplay and therapeutic potentials between major depressive disorder and metabolic syndrome: multi-ancestry and multi-trait genome-wide association analyses

BMC Psychiatry
This investigation elucidates the genetic connection between major depressive disorder (MDD) and metabolic syndrome (MetS), suggesting bidirectional genetic correlations and shared pleiotropic genes.
Yiheng Feng, Yihao Li, Hong Zhang, Huilin Xia, Yuan Lu, Hang Zhou, Peng Huang   +6 more
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Factors affecting the public judgement of consumer protection authorities [PDF]

, 2012
The article first introduces the state-provided institutions for consumer protection in Hungary, then examines and systematises those factors having a significant impact on the public judgement of the work of consumer protection authorities. The study is
Csiszár, Csilla Margit
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Institutional Theories and Public Institutions: New Agendas and Appropriateness

, 2012
This chapter covers the evolution of institutional theory and its application to public adminsitrations in the last 20 years. It discusses the various streams, their reseach agendas and their contributions, but also their limits to add value to knowledge.
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An Institutional Perspective on Public Services

, 2021
Abstract It is easy to think of public service organizations in generic terms. However, on the basis of a multidimensional institutional perspective of publicness, which includes authority, funding, and values, one can quickly understand that the publicness of organizations comes in various guises. This institutional perspective not only
van Loon, Nina, Vandenabeele, Wouter
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Inpatient Food Insecurity and Pediatric Hematology Oncology Hospitalization Outcomes

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Children with cancer and blood disorders are at risk for food insecurity (FI). We aimed to describe the association of inpatient food insecurity (IFI) and hospitalization outcomes among patients admitted to the pediatric hematology oncology service. Of 325 caregivers screened for IFI, 60 (18.6%) screened positive.
Joanna M. Robles, Greg Russell, Leila H. DeWitt, Kimberly Montez, Callie L. Brown   +4 more
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Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on tuberculosis patients’ healthcare-seeking behaviors and doctors’ diagnosis delays

BMC Public Health
Introduction Since the onset of the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, global healthcare systems have faced unprecedented challenges. To control the spread of COVID-19, China implemented multiple nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs).
Xinling Shi, Zhenpeng Guo, Qiao Liu, Qiang Zhang, Xiaolong Zhang, Qin Wen, Yuting Wang, Jianming Wang   +7 more
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Evaluation of the Impact of Government Audit on Quality Management, Based on Neutroalgebra Generated by the PROSPECTOR Function [PDF]

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems
The present study focuses on the evaluation of the impact of government audit on quality management, using a novel approach based on the neutralalgebra generated by the PROSPECTOR function. The central question of the research lies in the need to improve
Alexander Santos Silva Bernardo, Jeri Gloria Ramón Ruffner, David Sánchez Cruz, Patricia Padilla-Vento   +3 more
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Association between anxiety, depression symptoms, and academic burnout among Chinese students: the mediating role of resilience and self-efficacy

BMC Psychology
Background To explore the associations between anxiety and depression symptoms and academic burnout among children and adolescents in China, and to examine the role of resilience and self-efficacy in addressing academic burnout.
Wanqing Liu, Ruiyun Zhang, Huan Wang, Andrew Rule, Min Wang, Cody Abbey, Manpreet K. Singh, Scott Rozelle, Xinshu She, Lian Tong   +9 more
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