Rural-urban disparities and socioeconomic determinants of caesarean delivery rates in Zimbabwe: Evidence from the 2019 National Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey by G N Musuka, G Murewanhema, H Herrera, E Mbunge, R Birri-Makota, T Dzinamarira, D Cuadros, I Chingombe, A Mpofu, M Mapingure

“…In Zimbabwe, where healthcare access varies greatly, we aimed to analyse factors associated with ever having a CS using the 2019 National Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey. …”
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Behavior and Mechanisms of Antimony Precipitation from Wastewater by Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria <i>Desulfovibrio desulfuricans</i> by Fan Zhuang, Xiaowu Xiang, Jin Hu, Jing Xiong, Teng Zhang, Lei Zhou, Guoping Jiang, Min Zhang, Zhenghua Liu, Huaqun Yin, Ling Xia, Ibrahim Ahmed Ibrahim Mahmoud, Delong Meng

“…The results showed that the abiotic factors constraining SRB bacterial growth greatly affect Sb forms and precipitation. For instance, Sb precipitation maximumly occurred at pH 6 and 7, or C:N ratio of 10:1 and 40:3 for Sb(III) and Sb(V), respectively, resulting in a maximum Sb removal rate of 94%. …”
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Self-assembled biodegradable herbal-based nanoflower decorative magnesium implants combine therapy with bone regeneration by Huihui Du, Dongdong Zhang, Kui Xue, Limin Ma, Ru Xu, Ji Tan, Feng Peng, Xuanyong Liu

“…Furthermore, Cur-Fe nanoflower coating demonstrated great osteogenesis activity in vitro and in vivo due to unique micro/nano structure, surface chemical bond, and the release of Mg and Fe ions.…”
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Computational analysis for efficient thermal transportation of ternary hybrid nanofluid flow across a stretching sheet with Cattaneo-Christov heat flux model by Wei Li, Shan Ali Khan, Muhammad Shafqat, Qamar Abbas, Taseer Muhammad, Muhammad Imran

“…Hybrid nanomaterials greatly improve thermal systems by increasing thermal conductivity, storing energy more efficiently, and customizing thermo-mechanical features. …”
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The first two mitochondrial genomes for the genus Ramaria reveal mitochondrial genome evolution of Ramaria and phylogeny of Basidiomycota by Qiang Li, Lijiao Li, Ting Zhang, Peng Xiang, Qian Wu, Wenying Tu, Zhijie Bao, Liang Zou, Cheng Chen

“…The genetic contents, gene length, tRNAs, and codon usages of the two Ramaria mitogenomes varied greatly. In addition, the evolutionary rates of different core protein coding genes (PCGs) in Phallomycetidae mitogenomes varied. …”
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A Modified Wagner Stem Design Increases the Primary Stability in Cementless Revision Hip Arthroplasty by Julius M. Boettcher, MSc, Kay Sellenschloh, Dipl. Ing, Gerd Huber, Dr., Benjamin Ondruschka, Professor, Michael M. Morlock, Professor

“…Background: Primary stability is of great importance for the longevity of the implant in cementless revision total hip arthroplasty, since instability is a major cause of rerevision. …”
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Antibacterial Activity of Rationally Designed Antimicrobial Peptides by Marius B. Tincho, Thureyah Morris, Mervin Meyer, Ashley Pretorius

“…These results revealed that Molecule 3 and 7 have great potential as antibacterial drugs or could serve as lead compounds in the design of therapeutic regimens for the treatment of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.…”
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Evaluating Long-Term Strength and Time to Failure of Sandstone with Different Initial Damage by Rongbin Hou, Yanke Shi, Leige Xu, Jinwei Fu, Kai Zhang

“…The results indicate that both the initial damage and the creep stress levels have a great influence on creep failure time, i.e., greater initial damage or creep stress leads to a shorter period for rock failure. …”
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Synthetic design and analysis on microwave dielectric properties of novel garnet-type Ca3MTiGe3O12 (M = Co, Ni) ceramics by Yuan Nie, Yanjun Liu, Ziqi Zhao, Wenjie Zhang, Fangyi Huang, Huanfu Zhou

“…In conclusion, the two ceramics studied in this paper have great application prospects in the field of microwave communications.…”
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Radiographic Features of Spinal Meningioma and Schwannoma: A Novel Specific Feature―Ginkgo Leaf Sign by Yu Toda, Masashi Miyazaki, Takaomi Kobayashi, Yoshiaki Egashira, Deokcheol Lee, Hideaki Hamanaka, Shigeo Ueda, Hiromu Yoshizato, Masatsugu Tsukamoto, Tomohito Yoshihara, Hirohito Hirata, Hiroaki Konishi, Tatsuya Tanaka, Koji Otani, Masaaki Mawatari, Tadatsugu Morimoto

“…Combining GLS and DTS greatly improved sensitivity to 89% (specificity 100%). …”
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Endoscopic Dilation with Bougies versus Balloon Dilation in Esophageal Benign Strictures: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Iatagan R. Josino, Antônio C. Madruga-Neto, Igor B. Ribeiro, Hugo G. Guedes, Vitor O. Brunaldi, Diogo T. H. de Moura, Wanderley M. Bernardo, Eduardo G. H. de Moura

“…However, the amount of evidence available in scientific literature supporting which is the best technique is very low, despite the great prevalence and importance of such pathology. …”
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Numerical Research on Hull–Propeller–Rudder–Ice Interaction of Full-Scale Polar Transport Ship in Brash Ice Channel by Jinlong Zhang, Jianing Zhang, Lei Zhang, Weimin Chen, Qingshan Zhang

“…This research work determines the resistance, power demand, and propulsive efficiency of a polar transport ship under given ice conditions and speeds, as well as the self-propulsion points under different ice thicknesses. It is of great significance for the control of ships in polar navigation.…”
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Effects of inclination angle and unloading rate of confining pressure on triaxial unloading-induced slip behaviors of shale fractures by Zhe Yuan, Zhe Yuan, Yongna Cao, Tao Zhang, Tao Zhang, Shuchen Li, Xianda Feng

“…As θ increases from 30° to 50°, the stick-slip events occurred from 0 to 3 times and from 1 to 3 times for Uc = 0.1 MPa/min and 1 MPa/min, respectively. The θ and Uc have a great influence on the interaction mode of the fractures, which directly affects the frictional behavior of the fractures. …”
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Accumulation of sodium and manganese during litter decomposition of Qinghai spruce (Picea crassifolia) forest in China by Xinning Zhao, Fei Zang, Fangyuan Huang, Na Li, Chuanyan Zhao

“…The biogeochemical cycle of elements is of great significance to plant communities and ecosystem functions. …”
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HMGB1 Acts in Synergy with Lipopolysaccharide in Activating Rheumatoid Synovial Fibroblasts via p38 MAPK and NF-κB Signaling Pathways by Zheng-Wen He, Yang-Hua Qin, Zhi-Wei Wang, Yan Chen, Qian Shen, Sheng-Ming Dai

“…HMGB1 alone failed to induce IL-6, MMP-3, and MMP-13 production in cultured SF but greatly enhanced LPS-induced expression of IL-6, MMP-3, and MMP-13 at both mRNA and protein levels. …”
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SensorDBSCAN: Semi-Supervised Active Learning Powered Method for Anomaly Detection and Diagnosis by Petr Ivanov, Maria Shtark, Alexander Kozhevnikov, Maksim Golyadkin, Dmitry Botov, Ilya Makarov

“…Traditional supervised FDD methods offer great performance while heavily relying on large volumes of labeled data, whereas unsupervised methods do not depend on labeled data, though are inferior in performance compared to supervised ones. …”
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Evaluating the effectiveness of a mental health literacy module - A randomized controlled trial among school teachers by Vidya Prabhu, Lena Ashok, Veena Ganesh Kamath, Amitha Puranik, Sebastian Padickaparambil, Nikitha Sibil Rebello, Praveen Arhanthabailu, Varalakshmi Chandrasekaran

“…Objective: Teachers can greatly aid the promotion of adolescent mental health. …”
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Perch Hydrolysates from Upcycling of Perch Side Streams Accelerate Wound Healing by Enhancing Fibroblasts to Secrete Procollagen I, Fibronectin, and Hyaluronan by Jia-Feng Chang, Chih-Yu Hsieh, Ling-Ni Chen, Mao-Hsiang Lee, Yi-Han Ting, Chi-Yu Yang, Chih-Cheng Lin

“…Considering the therapeutic potential to promote wound healing, such by-products are of great value and may be developed as dietary nutraceuticals.…”
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An experimental study of the physical mechanisms of fluid flow in tight carbonate core samples by binary surfactants by Ayomikun Bello, Anastasia Ivanova, Alexander Rodionov, Tagir Karamov, Andrey Morkovkin, Alexey Cheremisin

“…Thus, the use of binary surfactant systems shows great potential for improving oil recovery efficiency, and the findings may have broader implications for optimizing filtration mechanisms in carbonate reservoirs.…”
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Dealing With the Complexity of Effective Population Size in Conservation Practice by Ancuta Fedorca, Joachim Mergeay, Adejoke O. Akinyele, Tamer Albayrak, Iris Biebach, Alice Brambilla, Pamela A. Burger, Elena Buzan, Ino Curik, Roberta Gargiulo, José A. Godoy, Santiago C. González‐Martínez, Christine Grossen, Myriam Heuertz, Sean Hoban, Jo Howard‐McCombe, Maria Kachamakova, Peter Klinga, Viktoria Köppä, Elenora Neugebauer, Ivan Paz‐Vinas, Peter B. Pearman, Laia Pérez‐Sorribes, Baruch Rinkevich, Isa‐Rita M. Russo, Adélaïde Theraroz, Nia E. Thomas, Marjana Westergren, Sven Winter, Linda Laikre, Alexander Kopatz

“…ABSTRACT Effective population size (Ne) is one of the most important parameters in evolutionary biology, as it is linked to the long‐term survival capability of species. Therefore, Ne greatly interests conservation geneticists, but it is also very relevant to policymakers, managers, and conservation practitioners. …”
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