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PLoS One
September 2024
Zombie Apocalypse Medicine Alliance, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America.
Did the COVID-19 pandemic bring people together or push them apart? While infectious diseases tend to push people apart, crises can also bring people together through positive interdependence. We studied this question by asking an international sample (N = 1,006) about their inclinations to cooperate, perceptions of interdependence (i.e.
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January 2023
Department of Vegetal Production and Microbiology, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Elche, Alicante 03202, Spain.
Usually, show business depicts viruses, bacteria, and other microorganisms as one of the worse menaces to mankind. Entertainment movies influence the way audiences understand and perceive these topics. Few films accurately portray the science of microbiology and its social implications.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Registry Manag
August 2023
Alaska Cancer Registry, Anchorage, Alaska.
The Alaska Cancer Registry (ACR) conducted a study to identify and correct the vital status of certain cases in its database. These cases were reported as by the original reporting health care facility but were not identified as being deceased using routine death resources. Cases incorrectly reported as deceased are referred to here as "zombies," as they are the "living dead" in the registry database.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInt J Environ Res Public Health
June 2023
Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), 28029 Madrid, Spain.
Evidence syntheses of randomized clinical trials (RCTs) offer the highest level of scientific evidence for informing clinical practice and policy. The value of evidence synthesis itself depends on the trustworthiness of the included RCTs. The rising number of retractions and expressions of concern about the authenticity of RCTs has raised awareness about the existence of problematic studies, sometimes called "zombie" trials.
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April 2023
Key Laboratory of Biology and Bioresource Utilization, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 17, Chunhui Road, Yantai, Shandong Province, 264003, People's Republic of China.
Background: Metschnikowia bicuspidata is a pathogenic yesst that can cause disease in many different economic aquatic animal species. In recent years, there was a new disease outbreak in ridgetail white prawn (Exopalaemon carinicauda) in coastal areas of Jiangsu Province China that was referred to as zombie disease by local farmers. The pathogen was first isolated and identified as M.
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