Development of a Semi-Automated Decision-Making Method for the Resilience of Urban Healthcare Systems in Crisis Situations by Oksana Mulesa, Vladimir Ondrejicka, Oleksii Yehorchenkov, Nataliia Yehorchenkova, Lubomir Jamecny, Marianna Marusynets

“…Cases where crisis situations lead either to population migrations or to a rapid increase in demand for medical services are the focus. …”
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Impact of leukemia subtype and demographics on patient quality of life in 76 countries: a cross-sectional study by Sam Salek, Samantha Nier, Zack Pemberton-Whiteley, Tatyana Ionova, Giuseppe Ianni, Giovanni Tripepi, Nick York, Nicole Schroeter, Kathryn Huntley, Michael Rynne, Denis Costello, Lidija Pecova, Esther Natalie Oliva

“…HM-PRO scores were inversely correlated both with age (ρ= –0.24, p<0.001) and years living with the disease (ρ= –0.14, p<0.001).ConclusionPatients reported the greatest concerns over their future treatment and future health, as well as concerns over dying and being a burden to others. Patients need access to support services, such as the availability of a clinical psychologist as part of the hematology team, to provide support with the emotional aspects of a leukemia diagnosis, especially for patients with acute leukemia subtypes reporting the lowest mean QoL scores.…”
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Hydrological Models and Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) to Simulate Streamflow in a Tropical Catchment of Sri Lanka by Miyuru B. Gunathilake, Chamaka Karunanayake, Anura S. Gunathilake, Niranga Marasingha, Jayanga T. Samarasinghe, Isuru M. Bandara, Upaka Rathnayake

“…Hydrological modelling is a frequently adopted and a matured technique to simulate streamflow compared to the data driven models such as artificial neural networks (ANNs). …”
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A Combined Methodology for Landslide Risk Mitigation in Basilicata Region by Using LIDAR Technique and Rockfall Simulation by G. Colangelo, A. Guariglia

“…Rockfalls represent a significant geohazards along the SS18 road of Basilicata Region, Italy. …”
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Nutrition Knowledge and Satisfaction Levels of Postbariatric Surgery Adults in the United Arab Emirates: A Pilot Study by Souheir Alia, Habiba I. Ali, Taoufik Zoubeidi, Mariam Ahmed

“…A cross-sectional design involving gender-stratified random sampling method was used to recruit 83 postbariatric surgery participants. …”
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Transient spray combustion characteristics in a gas–liquid pintle rocket engine under acoustic excitation by Xuan Jin, Chao Zhu, Dejiang Chen, Zhongpei Zhang

“…The research work can provide a reference for related fire tests on the acoustic response of a subscale gas–liquid pintle engine.…”
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Development of a dynamic quantitative digital model for the measurement of smart city maturity level in the city of Amman by Murad Kalaldeh, Deyala Tarawneh

“…Amman is making serious efforts to improve its performance as a Smart City, yet, no evidence-based approach is found to measure their indicators, which hinders decision-makers from making strategic decisions regarding the city’s development. …”
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Evidence mapping on barriers in accessing prenatal healthcare services among homeless women: a scoping review by Monsurat Adepeju Lateef, Julian David Pillay

“…Abstract Introduction Prenatal care is crucial, but accessing healthcare services has been a challenge for pregnant homeless women in Africa. …”
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Teachers’ pedagogical practices for including learners with Cerebral Palsy at a primary school in the Chipinge district, Zimbabwe by Erinet Mambwerere, Loveness Dube

“…It used a phenomenological research design to analyse data. …”
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À propos de collectes et de collecteurs : un nouveau regard sur le monde by Jean-Louis Chaléard

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Business consulting, knowledge absorptive capacity, and innovativeness: A triangular model for micro and small enterprises in Poland by Wojciech Grabowski, Edward Stawasz

“…PURPOSE: This paper proposes a triangular relationship between business consulting, knowledge absorptive capacity, and innovativeness. …”
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Output tracking for a 1-D wave equations with spatially varying coefficients and subject to unknown disturbances by Yan-Na Jia, Can Jin, Xiu-Fang Yu

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Characteristic alterations of gut microbiota and serum metabolites in patients with chronic tinnitus: a multi-omics analysis by Jiang Wang, Jia-Hui Xiang, Xu-Yuan Peng, Min Liu, Le-Jia Sun, Min Zhang, Li-Yuan Zhang, Zhi-Bin Chen, Zheng-Quan Tang, Lei Cheng

“…ABSTRACT Chronic tinnitus is a central nervous system disorder. Currently, the effects of gut microbiota on tinnitus remain unexplored. …”
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Healthy dietary patterns and the incidence of chronic kidney disease: results from a prospective cohort study by Yong-Ping Lu, Bin Xia, Xiao-Hua Wang, Qiang-Sheng He, Chang-Bo Qu, Ying-Ying Xie, Tian-Jiao Cui, Si-Qing Wu, Jin-Yu Zhao, Zhi-Hua Zheng, Ting Zhu, Jin-Qiu Yuan, Chun Tang

“…Conclusion This study provides robust evidence linking healthy dietary patterns to a reduced risk of CKD. Further clinical trials are needed to confirm whether adherence to such diets can lower the risk of CKD.…”
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Understanding Global Street Food Consumer Behavior and Experience: A Narrative Review of Literature and Development of Framework by Samit Chakravorti

“…Consumers think vendors provide ample smell, taste, texture, appearance, flavor and fresh food at a value price and proficient service which is a big draw. …”
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PolyRes-Net: A Polyhierarchical Residual Network for Decoding Anatomical Complexity in Medical Image Segmentation by Amr Magdy, Khalid N. Ismail, Marghny H. Mohamed, Mahmoud Hassaballah, Haitham Mahmoud, Mohammed M. Abdelsamea

“…Medical image segmentation entails assigning each pixel in an image to its corresponding class label, a challenging task given the considerable anatomical variations in different cases. …”
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Association between sleep duration and hypertension in southwest China: a population-based cross-sectional study by Yu Guo, Liming Li, Zhengming Chen, Qiang Sun, Pei Pei, Xianping Wu, Ningmei Zhang, Xiaofang Chen, Guojin Luo, John S Ji, Xiaoyu Chang, Xiaofang Chen*

“…Objective Hypertension is a major risk factor and cause of many non-communicable diseases in China. …”
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Moscou, la capitale de la Russie à l’ère de la compétition métropolitaine by Élisabeth Bonnet-Pineau, Aurélien Delpirou

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Exploring information technology utilization and needs in community pharmacies: a cross-sectional survey in Shanghai, China by Qin Li, Zhao Jin, Yun Liao, Huihua Dai, Jie Meng, Ling Li

“…Multivariate regression analysis showed that IT needs were significantly associated with time spent in clinical pharmacy practice, time dedicated exclusively to clinical pharmacy, and the number of prescriptions dispensed weekly.ConclusionWhile community pharmacists are key in providing pharmaceutical care, IT support remains inadequate. There is a pressing need for an integrated IT system that offers real-time access to patient medical information, a standardized documentation system, improved clinical decision support software, and enhanced communication with other healthcare providers.…”
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Variability in Test Interval Is Linked to Glycated Haemoglobin (HbA1c) Trajectory over Time by Anthony A. Fryer, David Holland, Michael Stedman, Christopher J. Duff, Lewis Green, Jonathan Scargill, Fahmy W. F. Hanna, Pensée Wu, R. John Pemberton, Christine Bloor, Adrian H. Heald

“…Here, we examine the effect of variability in test interval, adjusted for the frequency, on change in HbA1c (ΔHbA1c). Materials & Methods. HbA1c results were collected on 83,872 people with HbA1c results at baseline and 5 years (±3 months) later and ≥6 tests during this period. …”
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