An Improved Differential Evolution Algorithm Based on Adaptive Parameter by Zhehuang Huang, Yidong Chen

“…The differential evolution (DE) algorithm is a heuristic global optimization technique based on population which is easy to understand, simple to implement, reliable, and fast. …”
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Chewing Khat Transmission Dynamics: A Mathematical Model and Stability Analysis by Abayneh Kebede Fantaye, Zerihun Kinfe Birhanu

“…When R0<1, the chewing khat-free equilibrium point is locally and globally asymptotically stable, whereas when R0>1, the endemic equilibrium point is locally and globally asymptotically stable. …”
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Effectiveness and Safety of Using Standardized Treatment Protocols for Hypertension Compared to Usual Care: A Meta‐Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials by Gautam Satheesh, Rupasvi Dhurjati, Vivekanand Jha, Aletta E. Schutte, Bolanle Banigbe, Dorairaj Prabhakaran, Andrew E. Moran, Abdul Salam

“…ABSTRACT Large gaps persist in the diagnosis, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension globally. Standardized treatment protocols (STPs) have been widely proposed to guide hypertension treatment, particularly in primary healthcare settings. …”
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A New Antibody–Cytokine Construct Targeting Natural Killer Cells: An Immunotherapeutic Approach to Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia by Michela Flego, Mauro Andreotti, Francesca Romana Mauro, Maria Beatrice Arasi, Silvia Zamboni, Zuleika Michelini, Sara Pepe, Clementina Maria Galluzzo, Roberta Amici, Diego Moricoli, Chiara Mazzei, Alessandro Ascione, Alessandra Mallano

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HIV Progression Perturbs the Balance of the Cell-Mediated and Anti-Inflammatory Adaptive and Innate Mycobacterial Immune Response by Andrew R. DiNardo, Anna M. Mandalakas, Gugu Maphalala, Godwin Mtetwa, Temhlanga Mndzebele, Piluca Ustero, Makhosazana Hlatshwayo, Emily M. Mace, Jordan S. Orange, George Makedonas

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Innovating healthcare: Tangerine Clinic's role in implementing inclusive and equitable HIV care for transgender people in Thailand by Rena Janamnuaysook, Ratee Taesombat, Joe Wong, Ravipa Vannakit, Stephen Mills, Maarten Schim van derLoeff, Peter Reiss, Frits vanGriensven

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El Hierro UNESCO Geopark: Geological Heritage, Geoconservation and Geoturism. by Ramón Casillas Ruiz, Yurena Pérez Candelario, Cristina Ferro Fernández

“…El Hierro UNESCO Global Geopark, the first declared in the Canary Islands, treasures an impressive geological heritage, represented by its Geological Interesting Places (GIPs or geosites) has as foremost exponents those related to the formation of mega-landslides and the formation of extensive fields of pahoehoe lava-flows associated with the historical or prehistoric fissure vulcanism that occurred concerning the activity of its three ridges. …”
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P. Dibeela, P. Lenka-Bula & V. Vellem (Eds.), Prophet from the South: Essays in honour of Allan Aubrey Boesak by Wessel Wessels

“…It is, therefore, no surprise that Boesak’s work had such an influence as to warrant not only a Festschrift, but such a global Festschrift as Prophet from the South. A quick overview of the list of contributors reveals Boesak’s influence, in the global North and the global South, on a diversity of people from all walks of life. …”
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A Stochastic Predator-Prey System with Stage Structure for Predator by Shufen Zhao, Minghui Song

“…The authors introduce stochasticity into a predator-prey system with Beddington-DeAngelis functional response and stage structure for predator. We present the global existence and positivity of the solution and give sufficient conditions for the global stability in probability of the system. …”
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Stability Analysis for Viral Infection Model with Multitarget Cells, Beddington-DeAngelis Functional Response, and Humoral Immunity by Xinxin Tian, Jinliang Wang

“…If R0≤1, the infection-free equilibrium P0 is globally asymptotically stable, and the viruses are cleared. …”
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Publishing, bookselling and the World Wide Web by Amanda Spink

“…Different views have emerged within the international debate on sustainable development - a global industrialization view centers on sustaining global industrialization and a new moral order that advocates societal downscaling and de-industrialization based on regional self-sufficiency to preserve humanity. …”
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On the Role of Climate Forcing by Volcanic Sulphate and Volcanic Ash by Baerbel Langmann

“…There is overall agreement that volcanic sulphate aerosols in the stratosphere can reduce solar radiation reaching the earth’s surface for years, thereby reducing surface temperatures, affecting global circulation patterns and generally the global climate system. …”
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Bridging the gap: advancing health equity and eliminating HBV and HCV among marginalized populations by Loreta A. Kondili, Maria Giovanna Quaranta, Massimo Andreoni

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Feasibility and Acceptability of a Real-Time Adherence Device among HIV-Positive IDU Patients in China by Mary Bachman DeSilva, Allen L. Gifford, Xu Keyi, Zhong Li, Cheng Feng, Mohamad Brooks, Mark Harrold, Hu Yueying, Christopher J. Gill, Xie Wubin, Taryn Vian, Jessica Haberer, David Bangsberg, Lora Sabin

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Left Ventricular Longitudinal Function Assessed by Speckle Tracking Ultrasound from a Single Apical Imaging Plane by Thomas Bagger, Erik Sloth, Carl-Johan Jakobsen

“…Comparing global peak systolic strain of apical 4-chamber cine-loops with averaged Global Peak Strain obtained from apical 4, 2 and long axis cine-loops, showed a bias of 0.1 (95% CI −3.9−4.0). …”
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From skyscrapers to sky savers: how New York City’s Local Law 97 advances climate resilience and public health by Ethan Chervonski, Ethan Chervonski, Marisa A. Guerrero, William N. Rom, William N. Rom

“…At the same time, the potential public health benefits of LL97 are broad, including improved local air quality, decreased cost barriers to residential cooling, and if in principle applied to city buildings worldwide, reduced global GHG emissions capable of stabilizing global warming for posterity. …”
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CO2lonialismo y geografías de esperanza by Julianne Hazlewood

“…Este artículo nos lleva, más allá de la crisis económica, hacia el calentamiento global y nos advierte de un problema profundo: un defecto estructural en el capitalismo. …”
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Features of cardiovascular magnetic resonance native T1 mapping in maintenance hemodialysis patients and their related factors by Changqin Zhang, Lijing Yao, Min Liu, Yilun Zhou

“…A negative correlation was observed between the global native T1 value and ejection fraction (r = 0.-0.551, p = 0.010).Conclusion The global native T1 value was prolonged in HD patients compared with controls. …”
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Exploring drivers and prevention strategies for sexual violence among adolescent girls and young women in Kicukiro, Rwanda by Wongani Patricia Kawonga, Sam M. Livingstone, Augustine Ndaimani, Jean Pierre Sibomana, Tsion Yohannes Waka, Maxwell Mhlanga, Andrew Mclellan

“…IntroductionSexual violence against adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) is a pervasive issue globally, with particularly high prevalence in sub-Saharan Africa. …”
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Dominant Modes of Tropospheric Ozone Variation over East Asia from GOME Observations by Yi Liu, Yuli Zhang, Yong Wang, Chuanxi Liu, Zhaonan Cai, Paul Konopka, Rolf Müller

“…The variation in tropospheric ozone over East Asia was analyzed using tropospheric column ozone data measured by the Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment (GOME) satellite. …”
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