SURVEILLANCE, CONTACT TRACING AND CHARACTERISTICS OF SARS-COV-2 TRANSMISSION IN EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS IN NORTHERN ITALY, SEPTEMBER 2020 TO APRIL 2021.

Surveillance, contact tracing and characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in educational settings in Northern Italy, September 2020 to April 2021.

BackgroundThe role of school contacts in the spread of the virus and the effectiveness of school closures in controlling the epidemic is still debated.We aimed to quantify the risk of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in the school setting by type of school, characteristics of the index case and calendar period in the Province of Reggio Emilia (RE), Italy

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Technological Innovations for Tackling Domestic Violence

Domestic violence is an issue of great importance that exceeds socioeconomic backgrounds and cultural boundaries.It stems from factors such as power struggle, mental health issue, financial hardship, substance abuse, among others.Technology can play a vital role in not only detecting and mitigating instances of domestic violence, but also providing

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An Intelligent Metaheuristic Binary Pigeon Optimization-Based Feature Selection and Big Data Classification in a MapReduce Environment

Big Data are highly effective for systematically extracting and analyzing massive data.It can be useful to manage data proficiently over the conventional data handling approaches.Recently, several schemes have been developed for handling big datasets with several features.At the same time, feature selection (FS) methodologies intend to eliminate re

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CircRNA-3302 promotes endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition via sponging miR-135b-5p to enhance KIT expression in Kawasaki disease

Abstract Endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EndMT) is implicated in myofibroblast-like cell-mediated damage to coronary artery wall of Kawasaki disease (KD) patients, which subsequently increases the risk of coronary artery aneurysm.Many circular RNAs (circRNAs) have been reported to be associated with cardiovascular diseases.However, the roles

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