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Open AccessSusceptibility to scientific misinformation and perception of news source reliability in secondary school students
In the current post-truth era, the ability to assess the reliability of information is an essential citizenship attribute. With nearly half of the present internet traffic estimated to be generated by bots, an...
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Integrated Science of Global Epidemics 2050
The authors of Integrated Science were asked how they would see of their field 30 years later. This Chapter presents the authors’ views on epidemics are in 2050, along with thoughts about how to prepare for...
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Vaccine Hesitancy and Refusal: History, Causes, Mitigation Strategies
, referred to or delayed uptake despite their availability, is one of the ten biggest current threats to as declared by Health Organization. Mistrust and outright hostility towards immunization are not...
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Open AccessInvestigating the determinants of vaccine hesitancy within undergraduate students’ social sphere
Vaccine hesitancy is widely recognised as one of the most serious threats to current global health. While the causes underlying vaccine hesitancy have been extensively described and several mitigation strategi...
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Open AccessImpact of the recreational use of virtual reality on physical and mental wellbeing during the Covid-19 lockdown
The Covid-19 pandemic has brought about significant changes to most aspects of our lives. As a result of the quarantine enforced by governments and authorities worldwide, people had to suddenly adapt their dai...
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Open AccessPharmacological Treatment of Fibrosis: a Systematic Review of Clinical Trials
The term “fibrosis” refers to a spectrum of connective tissue disorders characterized by the excessive accumulation of extracellular matrix leading to organ dysfunction and, ultimately, failure. Fibrosis affec...
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Open AccessDiscussing the use of animal models in biomedical research via role play simulation
Educational institutions have a responsibility not only to provide a solid theoretical background on scientific phenomena, but to also frame them within the wider social context and highlight their numerous et...
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Open AccessFibronectin localization and fibrillization are affected by the presence of serum in culture media
In vitro models of fibrotic phenomena are often based on the fibroblast-myofibroblast transition as the contraction-triggering cellular event. There are, however, multiple sources of concern regarding the appropr...
