HAS VACCINATION ALLEVIATED THE STRAIN ON HOSPITALS DUE TO COVID-19? A COMBINED DIFFERENCE-IN-DIFFERENCE AND SIMULATION APPROACH

Has vaccination alleviated the strain on hospitals due to COVID-19? A combined difference-in-difference and simulation approach

Abstract Background Serious measures, including mass vaccination, have been taken to ensure sufficient hospital capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic.Due to high hospitalization risk in the oldest age groups, most countries prioritized elderly for vaccines.The aim of this study is to broaden the understanding of how vaccination in younger age group

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An Extracellular Redox Signal Triggers Calcium Release and Impacts the Asexual Development of Toxoplasma gondii

The ability of an organism to sense and respond to environmental redox fluctuations relies on a signaling network that is incompletely understood in apicomplexan parasites such as Toxoplasma gondii.The impact of changes in redox upon the development of this intracellular parasite is not known.Here, we provide a revised collection of 58 genes contai

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Using Partial Budgeting Analyses to Analyze Profitability of Commercial Pumpkin Production, Standardize Bin Size Categories, and Understand Bin Sorting Accuracy

Pumpkins (Cucurbita sp.) are currently sold in retail commercial bins categorized based on fruit size.There are no standards for these fruit sizes, thus creating discrepancies across the industry.Furthermore, there is not a published partial budget analysis for pumpkin fruit yield based on plant area.An observational study was conducted to quantify

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Barcoding of Asian seabass across its geographic range provides evidence for its bifurcation into two distinct species

Asian mr robot funko seabass or barramundi (Lates calcarifer) is an important food fish with commercial value and a wide geographic distribution.Though some reports based on molecular and/or morphological data exist, a comprehensive effort to establish species identity across its range is lacking.In order to address this issue and especially to asc

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