CHI study: protocol for an observational cohort study on ageing and mental health in community-dwelling older adults by Lei Feng, Lieng Hsi Ling, Qiushi Feng, Rachael Zhi Yi Lee, Junhong Yu, Iris Rawtaer, Patrick Finbarr Allen, Zhiming Bao, Jeong Kyu Lee, Chin Tat Lim, Leng Leng Thang, Thet Naing, D Y Wang, Kai Zhen Yap, EH Kua, Rathi Mahendran

“…The objective is to recruit 1000 participants (aged 60–99 years) living in the western region of Singapore within a period of 3 years (2018–2020). …”
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Assessing the Geological Environment Resilience Under Seawater Intrusion Hazards: A Case Study of the Coastal Area of Shenzhen City by Dong Su, Jinwei Zhou, Maolong Huang, Wenlong Han, Aiguo Li, Enzhi Wang, Xiangsheng Chen

“…In the central region, the impact of precipitation on GER is less significant. However, in the western region, the depth of bedrock burial primarily affects GER. …”
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Spatial correlations and risk transmission of virtual water flow at city scale: A case study of the Yellow River Basin by Jingjing Yang, Zhong Ma, Weijing Ma, Xingxing Niu, Ting Mao

“…Therefore, we recommend a focused examination of VW imports and exports in western region urban agglomerations, cities, and second and third-tier cities within the watershed. …”
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Simulated Experiment of Water-Sand Inrush across Overlying Strata Fissures Caused by Mining by Guibin Zhang, Hailong Wang, Shenglei Yan, Chuanyang Jia, Xiaoyuan Song

“…In western region of China, the water-sand inrush across overlying strata fissures caused by mining threatens the mine safety production seriously. …”
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The Impact of Farmland Transfer on Urban–Rural Integration: Causal Inference Based on Double Machine Learning by Yuchen Lu, Jiakun Zhuang, Jun Chen, Chenlu Yang, Mei Kong

“…The impact of land transfer policies varies across geographic regions, with the central region exhibiting the most significant effect, followed by the north-eastern region, the western region, and the eastern region, which shows the least effect. …”
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Confidence in the efficacy of routine vaccines after the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional web-based study by Areej M. Zubaid, Maha T. Alhamdi, Noor I. Al-Harthi, Khulood M. Al-Harthi, Razan A. AlQarni, Yassmin M. Shebany, Ahmed Ibrahim Fathelrahman, Sayed F. Abdelwahab

“…Most of the participants (55%, n = 679) were from the western region and were married (56.9%, n = 693). Most participants (71%, n = 873) revealed that the routine vaccination plays an important role in protecting them and their children from infectious diseases. …”
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Effectiveness of Educational Intervention Regarding Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Among Undergraduate Students of Tanahu by Remana Shrestha, Gayetri Darshandhari

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Motivation for physical activity among university students residing in areas of military conflict in Ukraine by Tetiana Yermakova, Vasyl Lutskyi, Daria Piatnytska

“…This indicates stronger motivation for physical activity in the Western region. Additionally, male students showed higher average motivation scores than females. …”
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Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, and Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy among People Living with HIV in Nepal by Sweta Shrestha, Subodh Chataut, Badri Kc, Khagendra Acharya, Sait Kumar Pradhan, Sunil Shrestha

“…A cross-sectional study was conducted among 165 ART clients visiting five ART sites in the far western region and the capital city of Nepal. The convenience sampling method was employed, and the data were collected through interviews with ART clients using a validated questionnaire. …”
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Identifying spatiotemporal pattern and trend prediction of land subsidence in Zhengzhou combining MT-InSAR, XGBoost and hydrogeological analysis by Zheng Zhou, Jiyuan Hu, Jiayao Wang, Lijun Wang, Tianrong Qiao, Zhen Li, Shiyuan Cheng

“…The most significant subsidence occurred in the northern part of Zhongmu (− 28 mm/year), the northwest of Xingyang (− 16 mm/year), and the western region of Gongyi (− 6 mm/year). Conversely, a notable uplift was observed in the central city district (13 mm/year) and Xinzheng Airport (12 mm/year). …”
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Prevalence and epidemiological characteristics of inmates diagnosed with infectious diseases living in a region with a high number of prisons in São Paulo state, Brazil by Charlene Troiani do Nascimento, Danilo Zangirolami Pena, Rogério Giuffrida, Fernanda Nobre Bandeira Monteiro, Francisco Assis da Silva, Edilson Ferreira Flores, Luiz Euribel Prestes-Carneiro

“…Three of those diagnosed with the infection were female and the ratio of female to men was 0.004:1.Conclusions Our findings demonstrate that the number of cases of infectious disease among inmates in the northwestern and western region of São Paulo is probably underestimated, with lower rates of HCV, HBV and syphilis. …”
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Shared Bacterial and Viral Respiratory Agents in Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis), Domestic Sheep (Ovis aries), and Goats (Capra hircus) in Montana by David S. Miller, Glen C. Weiser, Keith Aune, Brent Roeder, Mark Atkinson, Neil Anderson, Thomas J. Roffe, Kim A. Keating, Phillip L. Chapman, Cleon Kimberling, Jack Rhyan, P. Ryan Clarke

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Influence of human settlements factors on the spatial distribution patterns of traditional villages in Liaoning province by Guiqiao Tao, Xueming Li, Shenzhen Tian, Hang Li, Yishan Song

“…Results can be summated as follows. (1) The spatial distribution of traditional villages in Liaoning exhibits a clustered pattern. (2) In terms of the geographical regional scale, the distribution is highly uneven and mainly concentrated in the western region of Liaoning. At the municipal scale, the distribution is relatively uneven and primarily located in the cities of Chaoyang, Jinzhou, Huludao, Panjin, Anshan, and Dalian. (3) The majority of traditional villages are distributed along the southwest–northeast axis of the standard deviation ellipse, which corresponds with the main mountain ranges of Liaoning. (4) The distribution density features a western continuous clustering, central and eastern scattered clustering, and edge clustering pattern. (5) The spatial distribution patterns of traditional villages in Liaoning are influenced by various human settlements factors, with spatial variation in the nature and intensity of the effects of these factors. (6) The natural factors of human settlements are the dominant factors in the spatial distribution patterns of traditional villages, while the humanistic factors of human settlements have a dual impact on these patterns. …”
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Evaluation of spring bread wheat accessions from the VIR collection for resistance to loose smut by M. M. Kovaleva, E. V. Zuev, A. N. Brykova

“…The mentioned accessions are of interest for the development of spring bread wheat cultivars with resistance to loose smut for cultivation in the North-Western region of Russia.…”
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The Result of Timely Therapy for Whipple's Disease: a Clinical Case by S. N. Mekhtiev, O. A. Mekhtieva, E. Yu. Kalinina, V. E. Karev, A. V. Vanyan, O. M. Berko

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Criminological analysis of the state and particularities of determination of the illegal possession of vehicles in Ukraine under conditions of armed aggression by Yu. B. Danylchenko

“…The mass displacement of citizens from the northern, eastern and southern regions of Ukraine to the western region has created a shortage of secure, properly equipped parking spaces, making it easier for criminals to gain access to vehicles.…”
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Households Sociodemographic Profile as Predictors of Health Insurance Uptake and Service Utilization: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Municipality of Ghana by Eric Badu, Peter Agyei-Baffour, Isaac Ofori Acheampong, Maxwell Preprah Opoku, Kwasi Addai-Donkor

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Investigating the Effect of Seasonal Variation on Road Traffic Accident Occurance Along Selected Routes in Western Uganda. by Kwesiga, Ivan

“…The study examined the seasonal variations in Road Traffic Accidents (RTAs) along Kabale Katuna, Kabale-Kisoro and Kabale Mbarara highway, western region, Uganda from 2018 to 2022 and explored the relationship between RTAs and seasonal changes and the effect of seasonal changes and road traffic accident on accident causalities on the routes. …”
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Body weight gain and development of reproductive tract in crossbred Murrah × Mediterranean water buffalo heifers by Oswaldo J. González, Amílcar Acuña, Solaine Bradley, Ysis Cañizalez, Jorge Espinoza, Cindy Paniagua, María Virginia Suárez, Mónica Fuentes

“… The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of supplementation that include a Saccharomyces cerevisiae commercial yeast culture (Nutrit Yeast®, Barquisimeto, Venezuela) on average daily gain (ADG) and development of the reproductive tract in crossbred Murrah x Mediterranean water buffalo heifers with poor weight gain in the central-western region of Venezuela, Lara state. The buffalo heifers (middle age: 710 days old and middleweight: 237 Kg) were randomly assigned to one of two treatments for 174 days. …”
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Disrupted HIV care during COVID-19 pandemic associated with increased disabilities among people living with HIV in Belize by Tracy M. Quetzal, Wei-Cheng Lo, Ya-Wen Chiu, Hung-Yi Chiou

“…A cross-sectional study was conducted at the Western Regional Hospital and Southern Regional Hospital between August and October 2021 among people living with HIV in Belize aged ≥ 21 years and on antiretroviral therapy. …”
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