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Extracellular Vesicles in Autoimmune Diseases: From Diagnostic Biomarkers to Engineered Therapeutics

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This review provides a systematic comparison of extracellular vesicles (EVs) from both mammalian and plant sources in the context of autoimmune diseases. It highlights their emerging roles as precision biomarkers and engineered therapeutic platforms.
Yufei Wu, Huiyuan Ma, Tinghui Zhu, Shuwei Huang, Manxi Lu, Qiong Wang, Zai‐Long Chi   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Socio-demographic data of zika records, brazil, 2016-2021

Latin American Data in Science
The Zika virus (ZIKV) has emerged as a significant global health concern, particularly for pregnant women, given the potential complications it poses to the fetus. To effectively combat the disease, geospatial analysis of Zika cases has become increasingly important.
Sebastião Rogério Da Silva Neto, Anna Beatriz Silva, Kayo Henrique de Carvalho Monteiro, Élisson da Silva Rocha, Thomás Tabosa De Oliveira, Igor Vitor Texeira, Raphael Augusto Dourado, Theo Lynn, Nguyen Tien Huy, Patricia Takako Endo   +9 more
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Fairness Issues and Mitigations in (Differentially Private) Socio-Demographic Data Processes

Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence
Statistical agencies rely on sampling techniques to collect socio-demographic data crucial for policy-making and resource allocation. This paper shows that surveys of important societal relevance introduce sampling errors that unevenly impact group-level estimates, thereby compromising fairness in downstream decisions.
Ko, Joonhyuk, Ziani, Juba, Das, Saswat, Williams, Matt, Fioretto, Ferdinando   +4 more
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Synergies in Agricultural Biodiversity Conservation: Decomposing the Interaction Between Nature Parks and Agri‐Environment Schemes

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Understanding how policy instruments with overlapping goals interact is crucial for leveraging their synergies. This study explores the mechanisms for regional nature parks (a form of protected areas that impose no restrictions on agriculture) to enhance the adoption of biodiversity‐conserving agri‐environment schemes (AES) in Switzerland ...
Yanbing Wang, Christian Ritzel, Antonia Kaiser, Gabriele Mack   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding the Patient Landscape: A Ten-Year Retrospective Examination of Electroconvulsive Therapy in Romania’s Largest Psychiatric Hospital

Biomedicines
The aim of this analysis was to investigate the socio-demographic and clinical profile, the effectiveness, and the association of pharmacological treatment in patients who underwent electroconvulsive therapy during the last 10 years in the largest ...
Floris Petru Iliuta, Mirela Manea, Aliss Madalina Mares, Corina Ioana Varlam, Radu Mihail Lacau, Andreea Stefanescu, Constantin Alexandru Ciobanu, Adela Magdalena Ciobanu, Mihnea Costin Manea   +8 more
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Analysis of personal data-sharing consent factors, with focus on loyalty programs in the Czech Republic

Business: Theory and Practice, 2018
The purpose of this study is to provide structured, topical and representative analysis of personal data sharing preferences in the Czech Republic.
Tomas Formanek, Radek Tahal
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Alcohol use in early and late adolescence among the Birth to Twenty cohort in Soweto, South Africa [PDF]

Global Health Action, 2013
Background: Alcohol is a risk factor for the leading causes of mortality and morbidity among young people globally. Youth drinking, initiated in early adolescence and continued into early adulthood, is influenced by maternal socio-demographic factors and
Neo K. Morojele, Shane A. Norris, Leane Ramsoomar   +2 more
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Kenyan Farmers' Policy Priorities During Economic Crisis and Stability: Insights From a Best‐Worst Scaling Experiment

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amid rising food and fertilizer prices, understanding farmers' policy preferences is critical for effective crisis response. We use best‐worst scaling experiment to assess Kenyan mobile‐owning crop farmers' preferences for government support under high and normal price scenarios.
Mywish K. Maredia, John Olwande, Jacob Ricker‐Gilbert, David L. Mather, Nicole M. Mason   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Adapting to Changing Rainfall and Developing Off‐Farm Employment: Implications for the Adoption of Direct Seeding in Rice Production

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rice is the main staple food for more than half of the world's population and the income from rice is an essential source for livelihoods of millions of households. We examine whether direct seed in rice production is an adaptation of rice farmers to rainfall changes and farm labor scarcity.
Manh Hung Do
wiley   +1 more source

Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of pregnant and puerperal crack-cocaine using women: preliminary data [PDF]

Archives of Clinical Psychiatry (São Paulo), 2014
Background The literature provides several studies on the effects of cocaine when exposed to the fetus. However, the majority of these data comes from animal models. Objective The objective of this study is to present socio-demographic and clinical data in crack-cocaine using pregnant women and their babies, as compared to non-users.
ZAVASCHI, MARIA LUCRÉCIA SCHERER, MARDINI, VICTOR, CUNHA, GABRIELLE BOCCHESE DA, MARTINS-COSTA, SÉRGIO HOFMEISTEIR DE ALMEIDA, GUARIENTI, FABIANA, PIANCA, THIAGO GATTI, PECHANSKY, FLÁVIO, ROHDE, LUIS AUGUSTO PAIM, KAPCZINSKI, FLÁVIO, CERESER, KEILA, SZOBOT, CLAUDIA MACIEL   +10 more
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