Grounded theory assessment of health needs in rural Mississippi Delta region, USA: Implications for health policy and management by Yalanda M. BARNER, Austine U. ONYIA, Russell L. BENNETT, Manoj SHARMA

“…Introduction: The Mississippi Delta is the most rural and economically disadvantaged area in the United States. Rural communities face challenges in accessing quality healthcare for chronic illnesses and diseases. …”
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of durvalumab with chemotherapy and maintenance durvalumab with or without olaparib for advanced endometrial cancer by Jiahao Zhang, Jianying Lei, Caicong You, Wu Fu, Bin Zheng, Hongfu Cai, Maobai Liu, Na Li

“…Abstract This study evaluates the cost-effectiveness of adding durvalumab to chemotherapy, with subsequent maintenance either with olaparib (DOCT) or without olaparib (DCT), versus chemotherapy alone (CT) as a first-line treatment for advanced endometrial cancer (EC) in the United States, stratified by mismatch repair deficiency (dMMR) and proficiency (pMMR). …”
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Investigating the effect of driven length and diameter of monopile on seismic performance of offshore wind turbines through Physical Modeling by A.R. Bateni, M. Moradi

“…Due to their larger size and higher wind speeds, offshore wind turbines have gained popularity worldwide, including seismic areas such as the United States and Southeast Asia, especially China. These turbines are located in marine environments and are subject to cyclic loads caused by wind, waves, and ocean currents. …”
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Development and feasibility of an mHealth intervention for psychoeducational support of Nigerian women diagnosed with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy: A pilot randomized cont... by Oluwadamilare Akingbade, Ka Yi Hong, Oluwabukola Sharon Ayo, Adetutu Sefinat Alade, Moshood Akinwumi Lawal, Ibironke Elizabeth Somoye, Victoria Adediran, Olamide Sado, Ka Ming Chow

“…<h4>Trial registration</h4>This manuscript reports a feasibility study preceding the full trial, which was registered with the United States Clinical Trials registry (number NCT05489354).…”
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The Anti-Hitler Coalition: From Enmity to Military Alliance — A Formula for Success by A. Yu. Borisov

“…In order to combat these attempts it is necessary to examine once again a turbulent history of the inter-war period and, particularly, the reasons why all attempts to form a united antifascist front had failed in the 1930s, but eventually led to the formation of the anti-Hitler coalition.The paper focuses on a complex set of political considerations, including cooperation and confrontation, mutual suspicions and a fervent desire to find an ally in the face of growing international tensions, which all together determined the dynamics of relations within a strategic triangle of the Soviet Union — the United States — Great Britain in the late 1930s and early 1940s. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Visual Performance and Optical Quality with a Rotationally Asymmetric Multifocal Intraocular Lens and an Apodized Diffractive Multifocal Intraocular Lens by Xiao Wang, Haixia Tu, Yong Wang

“…., Fort Worth, Texas, United States). Methods. A prospective, comparative, nonrandomized, and single-center study. …”
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Internal and external influences on role stereotype adherence and gender dynamics on engineering design teams by Anastasia M. Schauer, Jessie Liu, Christopher Saldaña, Katherine Fu

“…A survey was administered to computer science and engineering students in the United States presenting a scenario in which they are members of an engineering design team. …”
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Access and use of sexual and reproductive health services among asylum-seeking and refugee women in high-income countries: A scoping review. by Emma Stirling-Cameron, Salma Almukhaini, Justine Dol, Benjamin J DuPlessis, Kathryn Stone, Megan Aston, Shira M Goldenberg

“…Most were conducted in the United States (44%), Australia (25%), Europe (18%) and elsewhere and were qualitative (68%). …”
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Association of a Liver Allocation Policy Change With Domestic Travel for Liver Transplantation by Katie Ross-Driscoll, PhD, MPH, Chandrashekhar Kubal, MD, PhD, Arrey-Takor Ayuk-Arrey, MPH, Jonathan Fridell, MD, David Axelrod, MD, MBA

“…In 2020, liver allocation policy in the United States was changed to allow for broader organ sharing, which was hypothesized to reduce patient incentives to travel for transplant. …”
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Recognition of Staphylococcus aureus by the pattern recognition molecules langerin, mannan-binding lectin, and surfactant protein D: the influence of capsular polysaccharides and w... by Kirstine Mejlstrup Hymøller, Kirstine Mejlstrup Hymøller, Stig Hill Christiansen, Stig Hill Christiansen, Anders Grønnegaard Schlosser, Uffe B. Skov Sørensen, Jean C. Lee, Steffen Thiel, Steffen Thiel

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Youth Understanding of Healthy Eating and Obesity: A Focus Group Study by Allison C. Sylvetsky, Monique Hennink, Dawn Comeau, Jean A. Welsh, Trisha Hardy, Linda Matzigkeit, Deanne W. Swan, Stephanie M. Walsh, Miriam B. Vos

“…Given the high prevalence of childhood obesity in the United States, we aimed to investigate youth's understanding of obesity and to investigate gaps between their nutritional knowledge, dietary habits, and perceived susceptibility to obesity and its co-morbidities. …”
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Study on the Siting of Offshore Wind Farms and Prospects for Future Development by Zhichuan LI, Xinghua LI, Jingshui LAO, Zhiyou YU, Wei XU, Jianzhang SUN, Zijian ZHANG, Ya LI

“…[Result] The results show that the United States, China and England paid more attention to the research on offshore wind farms, and the number of publications had increased rapidly in recent years. …”
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PM2.5 in Sri Lanka: Trend Analysis, Low-cost Sensor Correlations and Spatial Distribution by Ranil Dhammapala, Ashani Basnayake, Sarath Premasiri, Lakmal Chathuranga, Karen Mera

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Fever and infections in surgical intensive care: an American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Critical Care Committee clinical consensus document by Deborah M Stein, Hee Soo Jung, Lisa M Kodadek, Bryce Robinson, Aussama Khalaf Nassar, Joseph Cuschieri, Michael Steven Farrell, Abhijit Pathak, Samuel Mandell, Jasmeet Paul, Rachel D Appelbaum, Eden Nohra, Thomas Carver, Jordan Michael Kirsch

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The Small Wars Doctrine of the US Marine Corps and Colonial Experience of the European Powers by S. G. Malkin

“…The rapid transformation of the current world order excites renewed interest of the expert community in the phenomenon of empire (as a form of the organization of political life). And since the United States plays a central role in this transformation, the history of the Pax Americana, its formation and development, both at the level of the idea and in the field of real politics is of particular relevance. …”
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Rootstocks for Florida Stone Fruit by Ali Sarkhosh, Mercy Olmstead, Jose Chaparro, Thomas Beckman

“…Root-knot nematodes (M. incognita and M. javanica) have historically been the most important species of root-knot nematodes parasitizing peach in the southeastern United States peach industry.  ‘Guardian’, ‘Nemaguard’, ‘Nemared’, and ‘Okinawa’ rootstocks are resistant to these species of nematode. …”
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Anxiety, Depression, and Stress Reaction/Adjustment Disorders and Their Associations with Healthcare Resource Utilization and Costs Among Newly Diagnosed Patients With Breast Cance... by Dingwei Dai, Henriette Coetzer, Sean R. Zion, Michael J. Malecki

“…**Background:** Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in the United States. Newly diagnosed patients with breast cancer often experience anxiety, depression, and stress. …”
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Isolation, Characterization and Genetic Diversity of Aspergillus flavus in Animal Feed by Dina Al-Shinawy, Reda E.M. Moghaieb, Sara B. Awaly, Gihan El-Moghazy, Dalia S. Ahmed

“…The data showed that all samples except one (S1) contained total aflatoxin levels below 20 μg/ kg, considered safe for animal consumption according to the European Union (EU), United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA), and World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines. …”
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A scoping review on U.S. undergraduate students with disabilities in STEM courses and STEM majors by Maura Borrego, Ariel Chasen, Hannah Chapman Tripp, Emily Landgren, Elisa Koolman

“…Abstract Background The purpose of this scoping review is to describe how the literature has discussed and studied disability in undergraduate-level STEM courses in the United States. A Critical Disability Studies lens informed our inclusion criteria. …”
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The COVID‐19 pandemic and associated declines in cancer incidence by race/ethnicity and census‐tract level SES, rurality, and persistent poverty status by Benmei Liu, Mandi Yu, Jeffrey Byrne, Katheen A. Cronin, Eric J. Feuer

“…Methods Utilizing the recent data from the United States National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program, we calculated delay‐ and age‐adjusted incidence rates for 13 cancer sites in 2020 and 2015–2019. …”
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