Evaluation of Airborne Particulate Matter and Volatile Organic Compounds Released by Three Types of Mosquito Repellents by Soyeon Lee, Jongmin Park, Myoungho Lee, Minjung Kim, Boowook Kim, Kiyoung Lee, Kyungduk Zoh, Chungsik Yoon

“…The percentage of particles < 2.5 µm in size, which can easily enter the lower respiratory tract, was 82–99%. Coil types burn at a much faster rate (29.31 mg min‒1) than liquid (1.89 mg min‒1) and mat types (1.30 mg min‒1), indicating a more intense combustion process. …”
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Intergenerational spillover effects of antiretroviral therapy in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review and future directions for research by Till Bärnighausen, Francesc Xavier Gómez-Olivé, Janet Seeley, Jan-Walter De Neve, Harsha Thirumurthy, Henning Schröder, H. Manisha Yapa

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Uric acid to albumin ratio is a novel predictive marker for all-cause and cardiovascular death in diabetic patients: a prospective cohort study by Shengnan Chen, Shengnan Chen, Ming Zhang, Shouye Hu, Xiaolong Shao, Lin Liu, Zhi Yang, Kai Nan

“…During the 5-year follow-up, all-cause death was found in 80 participants (9.95%) and cardiovascular death was found in 24 participants (2.99%). Age, UAR, and hsCRP were independent risk factors for all-cause death in diabetic patients after adjusting for potential confounding factors. …”
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Growth dynamics of Indian infants using latent trajectory models in pooled survey datasets by Aswathi Saji, Jeswin Baby, Jeswin Baby, Prem Antony, Srishti Sinha, Sulagna Bandyopadhyay, Joby K. Jose, Anura V. Kurpad, Tinku Thomas

“…The LAZ classes of remaining boys and girls declined with age (slope, μdg= − 1.04; 95% CI: −1.09, −0.99 for boys and μdg= − 0.69; 95% CI: −0.76, −0.63 for girls). …”
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Psychosocial determinants of the willingness to pay for social health insurance among workers at a commercial bank in Dessie, Ethiopia: a multi-setting study by Alemayehu Mebratu Abate, Asnakew Molla Mekonen, Abebe Kibret Assfaw, Husien Nurahmed Toleha, Ewunetie Mekashaw Bayked

“…The WTP was found to be significantly affected by being female (AOR = 0.50, 95% CI: 0.26–0.98), being affiliated with orthodox Christianity (AOR = 0.48, 95% CI: 0.23–0.99), the presence of ≥5 family members in the household (AOR = 0.17, 95% CI: 0.06–0.52), experience of illness in the last 6 months (AOR = 4.95, 95% CI: 2.23–11.00), and perception toward it (AOR = 4.07, 95% CI: 2.03–8.17).ConclusionThe WTP for the scheme was suboptimal, attributed to limited benefit packages, lack of medicines and equipment, and poor healthcare quality, and significantly influenced by being female, being affiliated with orthodox Christianity, family size, experience of illness in the last 6 months, as well as perceptions toward it.…”
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The Association of Vitamin D, Nerve Growth Factor (NGF), Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF), and Glial Cell-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (GDNF) with Development in Children by Mia Milanti Dewi, Akhmad Imron, Nelly Amalia Risan, Grace Mediana, Raden Tina Dewi Judistiani, Budi Setiabudiawan

“…The risk factors associated with short stature were vitamin D levels ≤ 32.7 ng/dL, GDNF levels ≤ 12.99 ng/mL, male sex, and low maternal education. …”
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Monitoring Bone Healing: Integrating RF Sensing With AI by Ahmad Aldelemy, Ebenezer Adjei, Prince O. Siaw, Ali Al-Dulaimi, Viktor Doychinov, Nazar T. Ali, Rami Qahwaji, John G. Buckley, Pete Twigg, Raed A. Abd-Alhameed

“…Our approach leverages data from six RF sensors, achieving a high overall accuracy of 99.2% in classifying different fracture stages, including &#x201C;no fracture&#x201D; and varying degrees of hematoma sizes. …”
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Associations between serum total bilirubin and overactive bladder from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey by Bo Jiang, Bo Jiang, Bo Jiang, Cunbao Ling, Binbin Dong, Binbin Dong, Xiaoming Lu, Xiaoming Lu, Yadong Liu, Yadong Liu, Yadong Liu

“…The results from the fully adjusted models revealed an odds ratio (OR) of 0.98 (95% CI: 0.97, 0.99) and a statistically significant P value of less than 0.001 for the relationship between STB and OAB. …”
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Changes in blood glucose and lipid metabolism levels in children with central precocious puberty and its correlation with obesity by Xin Cui, Xin Cui, Xin Sun, Qiubo Li, Zongbo Chen

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First Isolation and Characterization of Feline Panleukopenia Virus From Wild Raccoon Dogs in the Residential Area of Shanghai, China by Chen Chen, Jin Tao, Ling Tang, Tong Sun, Zhuyun Sun, Huan Xu, Shuaitao Deng, Cheng Xue, Xing Ji, Rui Wang, Hongjun Chen

“…The homology of the three NS1 genes with FPV NS1 isolated from Shanghai and other places was 99.9%–100%. Conclusion This is the first report of FPV isolated from raccoon dogs. …”
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Stability, performance and participatory evaluation of potato varieties under rain-fed and irrigation conditions at Southeast, Ethiopia by Gizaw Wegayehu Tilahun, Nimona Fufa, Dasta Tsagaye, Demis Fikre, Awoke Ali, Fekadu Gebretensay, Kedir Jaleto

“…The environments were grouped into three distinct categories. A total of 99.6% of the variance was the cumulative contribution of PC1, PC2, PC3, PC4, and PC5 sharing 80.8%, 11.3%, 4.3%, 2.2%, and 1.0%, respectively High-yielding and widely adapted were Gera, Gudanie, Bubu, Belete, Shenkolla, Guassa, and Maracharre varieties, according to the AMMI, BLUP, GGE biplot, and WAAS. …”
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Human Fetal Liver: An In Vitro Model of Erythropoiesis by Guillaume Pourcher, Christelle Mazurier, Yé Yong King, Marie-Catherine Giarratana, Ladan Kobari, Daniela Boehm, Luc Douay, Hélène Lapillonne

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Recent advancement and design in supercapacitor hybrid electrode materials: Bridging the gap between energy and power density by Soumen Mandal, Arpit B. Mendhe, Hitesh M. Rakhade, Neha S. Barse, Mayna Roy, P. Rosaiah, Taejoon Park, Han-Seung Lee, Avinash C. Mendhe, Daewon Kim

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Analyzing cellulolytic bacteria diversity in mangrove ecosystem soil using 16 svedberg ribosomal ribonucleic acid gene by I. Dewiyanti, D. Darmawi, Z.A. Muchlisin, T.Z. Helmi

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Effect of Different Cooking Methods on Lipid Content and Fatty Acid Profile of Red Mullet ( Mullus barbatus ) by Francesca Biandolino, Ermelinda Prato, Asia Grattagliano, Isabella Parlapiano

“…EPA+DHA contribution in total FAs was significantly lower in the samples after oven cooking (19.6% total FAs) and frying (4.99% total FAs) than in the raw (25.5% of total FAs) fish. …”
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Individual, household, and community-level factors associated with high-risk fertility behaviour among Nigerian women: secondary analysis of the 2018 demographic and health survey... by Michael Ekholuenetale, Chimezie Igwegbe Nzoputam, Amadou Barrow, Amit Arora

“…The non-poor women had 12% (aOR = 0.88; 95% CI 0.79–0.99) reduction in the odds of HRFB when compared with poor women. …”
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New insights into the effects of Aspergillus oryzae administration during the transition period in Bubalus bubalis by Sameh A. Abdelnour, Walaa M. Essawi, Nasser Ghanem, Ibrahim T. El-Ratel, Abdel-Wahab A. Abdel-Warith, Elsayed M. Younis, Ahmed N. F. Neamat-Allah, Shimaa A. Amer, Simon J. Davies, Ali Ali El-Raghi

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Evaluation of Risk Factors Causing Diagnostic Delay in Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug-exacerbated Respiratory Disease by Melek Cihanbeylerden, Hazal Kayıkçı, Çise Tüccar, Ebru Damadoğlu, Gül Karakaya, Ali Fuat Kalyoncu

“…The patients had been diagnosed with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps, asthma, and NSAID hypersensitivity for an average duration of 14.9±9.6, 14.3±9.9, and 11.7±9.3 years, respectively. Thirty-nine (36.4%) of the patients had a delayed diagnosis. …”
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Ethnobotanical survey of plants locally used in the control of termite pests among rural communities in northern Uganda by Betty C. Okori, Christine Oryema, Robert Opiro, Acur Amos, Gilbert I. Obici, Karlmax Rutaro, Geoffrey M. Malinga, Eric Sande

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The application of allelopathy in integrated pest management systems to control temperate European crop pests: a systematic map by Charlotte Kiely, Nicola Randall, Magda Kaczorowska-Dolowry

“…Allyl isothiocyanate was the most studied allelochemical and of the 99 identified chemical groups, flavonoids and glucosinolates were the most frequent. …”
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