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A pushing chronic care forward in Abu Dhabi by identifying priorities and addressing barriers: A modified Delphi technique

Objective This study aimed to elucidate the top five key priorities and barriers to chronic care in the health system of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Design A modified Delphi study was performed to reach consensus on priority areas and barriers to the development of the Chronic Care Model in the health system of Abu Dhabi. […]
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Behavioural and demographic correlates of undiagnosed HIV infection in a MSM sample recruited in 13 European cities

BACKGROUND: Reducing the number of people with undiagnosed HIV infection is a major goal of HIV control and prevention efforts in Europe and elsewhere. We analysed data from a large multi-city European bio-behavioural survey conducted among Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) for previously undiagnosed HIV infections, and aimed to characterise undiagnosed MSM who […]
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Elementary and lower secondary school students’ perceptions of the health at school programme: A case study in Belo Horizonte, Brazil

The Health at School Programme is a Brazilian inter-sector policy resulting from a partnership between the Ministries of Health and Education to expand health actions to public school students, with a view to the comprehensive education of primary and lower middle school students. This qualitative study was carried out in 2016 to investigate Brazilian schoolchildren’s […]
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Adjuvant therapies against tuberculosis: Discovery of a 2-aminothiazole targeting Mycobacterium tuberculosis energetics

AIM: To evaluate the activity of the 2-aminothiazole UPAR-174 following an unexplored approach: targeting Mycobacterium tuberculosis with lipophilic compounds that present antituberculosis and efflux inhibitory activity. METHODS: Antituberculosis activity was assessed against replicating, nonreplicating and intracellular bacilli. Its capacity to inhibit active efflux was determined. ATP quantification and membrane potential analysis were performed. Intracellular activity […]
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UID/04413/2025 - DOI: 10.54499/UID/04413/2025

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