Exploring the Reasons for Dropouts of Injectable Contraceptive in Burdwan Municipal area, West Bengal, India: Beneficiaries’ and Service Providers’ Perspectives by Arif Hossain, Pramit Goswami, Kaushik Mitra, Pranita Taraphdar, Suman Sannigrahi, Soumik Dandapat

“…Hence the study was done to explore the reasons for dropouts of injection Antara from the perspective of beneficiaries and service providers in Antara clinics of Burdwan Municipal area of Purba-Bardhaman district, West-Bengal. Methodology: A descriptive type of qualitative research was conducted from February to July 2023 through in-depth interviews (IDIs) of 40 beneficiaries and focus group discussion (FGD) among 10 ANMs-Auxiliary Nurse Midwives. …”
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Lipidomics-based natural products for chronic kidney disease treatment by Rui Zhang, Jingjing Wang, Chenguang Wu, Lifan Wang, Peng Liu, Ping Li

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Using Modified Fly Ash for Removal of Heavy Metal Ions from Aqueous Solution by Thuy Chinh Nguyen, Trang Do Mai Tran, Van Bay Dao, Quoc-Trung Vu, Trinh Duy Nguyen, Hoang Thai

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Distribution and abundance of a soil centipede, Tygarrup nepalensis Shinohara, 1965 (Mecistocephalidae: Geophilomorpha: Chilopoda) in a moist temperate forest in Northwest Himalaya by Negi Javaid Diksha, Ahmed Shakoor, Sambyal Deepali, Stašiov Slavomír, Julka Jatinder Mohan

“…This study investigates the distribution of the soil centipede, Tygarrup nepalensis (Order Geophilomorpha), in the moist temperate forest of the Northwest Himalayas, located in Himri, District Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India. Centipedes were collected using a standardized 25 × 25 cm quadrat sampling method. …”
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Airway basal stem cell therapy for lung diseases: an emerging regenerative medicine strategy by Xingren Liu, Xin Wang, Xue Wu, Shuhua Zhan, Yan Yang, Caiyu Jiang

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Prevalence and identification of tick infestation in cattle and sheep in Herat, Afghanistan by Nazir Ahmad Tookhy, Zabihullah Nasiry, Mohammad Hussain Haidary, Shoaib Ahmad Shakhes, Mohammad Navid Wais

“…Materials and Methods: A total of 620 animals (315 cattle and 305 sheep) in six villages of the Injil district underwent examination for tick presence, with approximately 450 ticks collected for species identification. …”
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Development and Evaluation of an iiPCR Assay for Salmonella and Shigella Detection on a Field-Deployable PCR System by Tian Du, Ji-hong Lin, Jun-hua Zhao, Hai-bo Wang, Qiu-hua Mo

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Quality of life of hemodialyzed patients with the consideration of the type of vascular access by Anna Michalik, Natalia Maciejczyk, Kornelia Skoczylas

“…Material and method: The study was conducted from November 2023 to March 2024 among patients of dialysis stations in the district of Jastrzębie, diversified in terms of age, place of residence, education, and marital status. …”
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Prevalence of urinary incontinence and its associated predictor and Self-care behavior among the elderly females in Chaiyaphum Province, Thailand: Cross-sectional study by Patchareepon Chompoowisate, Sumattana Glangkarn, Chaloemporn Namyota

“…The interviews involved 1475 elderly females who live in Muang district, Chaiyaphum province and were analyzed by Chi-square, Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient, Stepwise multiple regression, Bivariate and Multivariate at 0.05 statistical significance. …”
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Serological and Molecular Evidence of Q Fever in Domestic Ruminants in Bangladesh by Md. Arifur Rahman, Md. Mahbub Alam, Md. Aminul Islam, A. K. Fazlul Haque Bhuiyan, A. K. M. Anisur Rahman

“…The objective of this study was to know the herd and animal level prevalence of Q fever in domestic ruminants in some selected districts in Bangladesh. Randomly collected 111 bulk milk and 94 sera samples of cattle, sheep, and goats were tested by indirect ELISA (iELISA). …”
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THORIUM, URANIUM AND RARE EARTH MINERALIZATION IN ROCKS OF THE UGAKHAN GOLD DEPOSIT, BODAIBO ORE REGION by E.V. Shepel, N.R. Ayupova, M.A. Rassomakhin, P.V. Khvorov

“…The paper reports on the results of studies of ore-bearing rocks of the Ugakhan gold deposit (Bodaybo district): metasandstones, metasiltstones and carbonaceous shales. …”
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MicroRNAs as Immunotherapy Targets for Treating Gastroenterological Cancers by Yixin Yang, Christopher Alderman, Ayoub Sehlaoui, Yuan Xiao, Wei Wang

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Timber Harvesting in Community Forest (Case Study in Ciamis, West Java) by Sukadaryati Sukadaryati, Yuniawati Yuniawati, Dulsalam Dulsalam

“…The results of research on timber harvesting in community forest areas in Kertabumi and Bojonggedang community forests Villages, Ciamis District shows that: 1). Tree felling in community forest is timber harvesting conducted using chainsaw cutting tool with a logging productivity range of productivity efficiency 4.880 -8.578 m/hour; 2). …”
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Unmet need for healthcare in the Russian Federation: subnational retrospective modelling analysis (2014–2018) by Elias Mossialos, Vladimir M Shkolnikov, Zlatko Nikoloski, Aparnaa Somanathan, Igor Sheiman

“…The prevalence of unmet need was substantially higher in the regions of the Volga, Siberia and Far East Federal Districts. Our analysis revealed that the density of hospital beds and economic development across regions were correlated with the prevalence of unmet need. …”
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Short-Term Control of Heat Pumps to Support Power Grid Operation by Diran Liu, Daniele Carta, Andre Xhonneux, Dirk Muller, Andrea Benigni

“…To address this issue, in this work, a model predictive control for a low-temperature district heating network is proposed to prevent the overloading of transformers and cables. …”
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Predicting Downward Longwave Radiation for Various Land Use in All-Sky Condition: Northeast Florida by Chi-Han Cheng, Fidelia Nnadi

“…Next, LWd on all-sky conditions were developed by using the existing land use-adapted model and cloud cover data from the region of Saint Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD), FL. The results show that factors, such as, seasonal effects, cloud cover, and land use, are of importance in the estimation of LWd and they cannot be ignored when developing a model for LWd prediction. …”
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Seasonal and Geographical Variation of Dengue Vectors in Narathiwat, South Thailand by Ornanong Boonklong, Adisak Bhumiratana

“…Using GIS-based land use map for the urban-rural division (the relative ratio of population density adjusted to relatively Aedes-infested land area), we demonstrated significant independent observations of seasonal and geographical variation of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus vectors between Muang Narathiwat district (urban setting) and neighbor districts (rural setting) of Narathiwat, Southern Thailand, based on binomial distribution of Aedes vectors in water-holding containers (water storage containers, discarded receptacles, miscellaneous containers, and natural containers). …”
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An Unusual Case of Resistant Hypokalaemia in a Patient with Large Bowel Obstruction Secondary to Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Prostate by Umasankar Mathuram Thiyagarajan, A. Ponnuswamy, A. Bagul, A. Gupta

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Reducing fragmentation of primary healthcare financing for more equitable, people-centred primary healthcare by Kara Hanson, Gemini Mtei, Agnes Gatome-Munyua, Susan Sparkes, Martin Sabignoso, Prastuti Soewondo, Pierre Yameogo, Cheryl Cashin

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When do science recommendations stop being effective? The case of the sprawl of diesel electricity generators in Beirut. by Mohammad Al Hallak, Abdul Aziz Kurdieh, Amira Yassine, Rachel El Hage, Najat Saliba

“…The locations are: American University of Beirut (AUB), Beirut Central District (BCD) and Nursing School Makassed University (NSMU). …”
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