Environmental effect of the Coronavirus-19 determinants and lockdown on carbon emissions by R. Parvin, F.T. Johora, M.A. Alim

“…The directional and relational nature of lockdown offers the potential to connect carbon dioxide emissions to regular lives. During a lockdown, there is a connection between the atmosphere's changes and how natural organisms behave. …”
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Geomorphic imprint of high-mountain floods: insights from the 2022 hydrological extreme across the upper Indus River catchment in the northwestern Himalayas by A. Kashyap, K. L. Cook, M. D. Behera

“…In 2022, an anomalous precipitation event occurred during the monsoon season along the lower–middle reaches of the upper Indus River, resulting in short-lived high-magnitude flooding and socioeconomic disruption downstream. …”
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Inequalities in children’s tooth decay requiring dental extraction under general anaesthetic: a longitudinal study using linked electronic health records by Carol Dezateux, Nicola Firman, Vanessa Muirhead

“…Children from white Irish (OR: 1.96; 95% CI 1.17 to 3.29), other Asian (1.23; 95% CI 1.01 to 1.50), Bangladeshi (1.49; 95% CI 1.30 to 1.70) and Pakistani (1.41; 95% CI 1.21 to 1.65) ethnicities were more likely and those from Chinese (0.48; 95% CI 0.27 to 0.86), white and black African (0.59; 95% CI 0.35 to 0.98), other mixed (0.69; 95% CI 0.50 to 0.95), Indian (0.65; 95% CI 0.53 to 0.81), black African (0.79; 95% CI 0.66 to 0.93) and other black (0.62; 95% CI 0.48 to 0.82) ethnicities and living in less deprived areas less likely, to have had a DGA. …”
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Enhanced adherence counselling completion rates, viral load suppression in people with HIV in Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis by Hafidha M. Bakari, Oluwafemi Alo, Mariam S. Mbwana, Swalehe M. Salim, Zuhura M. Ally, Rahma Musoke, Emilie Ludeman, Taylor Lascko, Natalia Blanco, Habib O. Ramadhani

“…Conclusions Among people living with HIV eligible for EAC services, nearly 15% were not linked and 36% did not complete three EAC sessions. …”
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Epidemiological Study of Hepatitis B, C and HIV Cases among the Foreigners Visiting Sulaimani City from 2013 Through 2016 by Mohammed Omer Mohammed, Asan Baram Hasan, Fenk Bakir Maarouf

“…In 2015, about 36.7 million people were living with HIV and 1.1 million people died of HIV related illnesses. …”
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Negotiating a physically active life in tune with ageing: a grounded theory study of older persons’ experiences of participating in high-intensity interval training by Helena Fridberg, Maria Wiklund, Fredrik Snellman, Erik Rosendahl, Mattias Hedlund, Carl-Johan Boraxbekk, Nina Lindelöf

“…Results The core category of our grounded theory, Negotiating a physically active life in tune with ageing, encapsulates the complex processes and actions influencing older persons as they engage in physical activities in their daily lives and in relation to HIT. This core category was created from the conceptual framework and the four categories: Grit in the moment and overall life, Empowered by the training group, Navigating one’s physically active self, and Committing to exercise for duty and pleasure. …”
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Addressing cancer care inequities in sub-Saharan Africa: current challenges and proposed solutions by Olabode Omotoso, John Oluwafemi Teibo, Festus Adebayo Atiba, Tolulope Oladimeji, Oluwatomiwa Kehinde Paimo, Farid S. Ataya, Gaber El-Saber Batiha, Athanasios Alexiou

“…Abstract Introduction Cancer is a significant public health challenge globally, with nearly 2000 lives lost daily in Africa alone. Without adequate measures, mortality rates are likely to increase. …”
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Chemical Profiling and Biological Activities on Nepalese Medicinal Plant Extracts and Isolation of Active Fraction of Nyctanthes arbor-tristis by Anita Khadka, Akash Budha Magar, Khaga Raj Sharma

“…These results support the partial scientific validation for the traditional uses of these medicinal plants in the treatment of diabetes and infectious diseases by the people living in different communities of Chitwan, Nepal.…”
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Exploring the prevalence of gout among underrepresented low socioeconomic status type 2 diabetes populations by Jessica Smith, Abey Martin, Jane Mundadan, Michael Roberts, Youssef Roman, Arturo Bravo-Nuevo, Farzaneh Daghigh

“…Results There is an identifiable prevalence of gout among this population of low-income senior adults living with Type 2 Diabetes. Among the participants, 30.7% had serum urate levels indicative of hyperuricemia, exceeding the national average of 20.1% as reported by the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. …”
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Quantifying the sources and health risks of groundwater nitrate via dual NO isotopes and Monte Carlo simulations in a developed planting-breeding area by Jianwei Liu, Shuo Qiao, Shilong Zhao, Hui Chen, Yong Wu, Donghao Li, Ping Liu, Ling Li

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Risk of suicide in a sample of Egyptian high school adolescent students: a cross-sectional study by Eman S. Rabie, Marwa Soltan, Hanan Elrassas, Atteya Khairy, Moatazbellah I. Ali

“…Every year, suicide claims the lives of more than 800,000 individuals globally. …”
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Determinants of Virologic Failure among Adult HIV Patients on First-Line Antiretroviral Therapy at Waghimra Zone, Northern Ethiopia: A Case-Control Study by Abrham Emagnu, Zenahebezu Abay, Abera Balcha Bulti, Yaregal Animut

“…An institutional-based unmatched case-control study was conducted from May 21 to June 30, 2019. Cases were people living with HIV (PLHIV) on ART who had already experienced virological failure; controls were those without virological failure. …”
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Five lessons from a mid-level health manager intervention to increase uptake of tuberculosis prevention therapy in Uganda: ‘it is a completely different thing to implement what you... by Jason Johnson-Peretz, Canice Christian, Cecilia Akatukwasa, Fred Atwine, Elijah Kakande, Moses R. Kamya, Diane V. Havlir, Carol S. Camlin, Gabriel Chamie

“…Objectives The SEARCH-IPT trial led a series of mini-collaborative meetings, which provided business leadership and management training for an intervention group of mid-level healthcare system managers in rural Eastern, East-Central, and Southwestern Uganda to see whether this would increase uptake of isoniazid-prevention therapy (IPT) for people living with HIV (PLHIV) in intervention districts. …”
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Bright night sleeping environment induces diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance in non-human primates by Shuxing Wang, Zhenyi Chen, Zihao Liang, Qiang Xu, Jiankai Zhang

“…This study aims to address these questions in monkeys.MethodsIn a reduced daytime bright condition resembling human living rooms, 197 Cynomolgus (130 male, 67 female) were exposed to three distinct light intensities (13, 35, 75Lux) at night for consecutive ten months. …”
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Aplikasi Pencari Kerja Sampingan Berbasis Framework Flutter by Desy Intan Permatasari, M. Udin Harun Al Rasyid, Yuliarta Rizki Nusantoko

“…This problem prompted the author to create a side job seeker application that brings side job providers and side job seekers together in one digital platform in order to encourage the creation of economic mutual cooperation in people's lives. The application that will be made by the author combines the features of the Grab/Go-JEK application with the E-commerce application. …”
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Incidence and predictors of mortality among HIV positive children on anti-retroviral therapy in the selected health facilities of West Wollega Zone, Western Ethiopia: Retrospective... by Gelane Gurmu, Emiru Merdassa, Gemechu Tiruneh, Keneni Efrem, Firezer Belay, Lalisa Mekonnen, Jira Wakoya Feyisa, Matiyos Lema, Adisu Tafari Shama, Markos Desalegn

“…A simple random sampling method was employed to select 286 children living with HIV who started ART from 01 January 2012 to 31 October 2021. …”
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A Survey of Machine Learning in Edge Computing: Techniques, Frameworks, Applications, Issues, and Research Directions by Oumayma Jouini, Kaouthar Sethom, Abdallah Namoun, Nasser Aljohani, Meshari Huwaytim Alanazi, Mohammad N. Alanazi

“…Hot topics included big data, cloud, edge, multimedia, security, privacy, QoS, and activity recognition, while critical domains included industry, healthcare, agriculture, transportation, smart homes and cities, and assisted living. The major challenges hindering the implementation of edge machine learning include encrypting sensitive user data for security and privacy on edge devices, efficiently managing resources of edge nodes through distributed learning architectures, and balancing the energy limitations of edge devices and the energy demands of machine learning.…”
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The effect of water content in soil media on the hatchability of Bractocera dorsalis pupae by Leksono Amin Setyo, Yanuwiadi Bagyo, Rizali Akhmad, Gama Zulfaidah Penata, Agustina Dwi Kameluh, Tesari Tasafima, Zatim Aufa, Imam Muhamad

“…The highest percentage of living imago was also at the same water addition concentration (27.5% ± 1.44), as was the percentage of normal imago (81.25% ± 5.90). …”
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Dose-dependent effects of gamma radiation on the early zebrafish development and gene expression. by Selma Hurem, Leonardo Martín Martín, Dag Anders Brede, Eystein Skjerve, Rasoul Nourizadeh-Lillabadi, Ole Christian Lind, Terje Christensen, Vidar Berg, Hans-Christian Teien, Brit Salbu, Deborah Helen Oughton, Peter Aleström, Jan Ludvig Lyche

“…Ionizing radiation from natural sources or anthropogenic activity has the potential to cause oxidative stress or genetic damage in living organisms, through the ionization and excitation of molecules and the subsequent production of free radicals and reactive oxygen species (ROS). …”
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A machine learning framework for short-term prediction of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations using personal air quality monitors and lifestyle data by M. Atzeni, G. Cappon, J. K. Quint, F. Kelly, B. Barratt, M. Vettoretti

“…To address this, we designed a machine learning (ML) framework that leverages data from personal air quality monitors, health records, lifestyle, and living condition information to build models that perform short-term prediction of COPD exacerbations. …”
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