Exploring the role of district clinical specialist teams in maternal health outcomes in a South African district: A mixed method study from 2012 to 2020 by J Basu, A Stewart, D Basu, J Wing, U Feucht

“…Interviews were conducted by the interviewer using a data collection tool focused on the scope of work and acceptance of the DCST in improving maternal health services in a geographically defined district health system. Data collection tools were completed by the interviewer upon questioning the participants. …”
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Mental health in public safety personnel with workplace injuries requiring surgery: a longitudinal population-wide administrative data study in Manitoba, Canada by Tracie O Afifi, Jitender Sareen, Dan Chateau, Alyson Mahar, Jordan Nantais, James Bolton, Allen Kraut, Sarvesh Logsetty, Thomas Turgeon, Brenda Comaskey, Justin Gawaziuk, Rae Spiwak, Lauren Burton, Anthony Wightman, Jai Sareen, Natalie Mota

“…The objective of this study was to investigate whether PSP with traumatic physical workplace injuries requiring surgery with anaesthetic have higher post-injury rates of mental disorders compared with the general population with similar non-workplace injuries.Design Retrospective longitudinal cohort study.Setting Population-based study using linked anonymised administrative data for PSP and the general population in Manitoba, Canada.Participants This study compared two groups hospitalised for a traumatic physical injury requiring surgery with anaesthetic between 1 January 2002 and 31 December 2018: (1) PSP (n=293) injured in the workplace and matched 1:5 on sex, age, geographical region and surgical procedure code with (2) individuals in the general population (GenPop) injured outside the workplace (no Workers Compensation Board claim) (n=1198).Primary and secondary outcomes and measures As planned in the study protocol, the prevalence of mental disorders including anxiety, depression and substance use was measured in the cohorts 2 years pre- and post-injury.Results This study found an elevated unadjusted risk of depression in PSP compared with the general population in the 2 years post-injury, adjusting for pre-injury mental health (rate ratio, 1.49; 95% CI, 1.02 to 2.17; p<0.0001). …”
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Epidemics In The 21st Century: A Multifaceted Challenge by Shawana Sharif

“…The interconnectedness of our world mandates cohesive international collaborations, fostering information-sharing, research partnerships, and coordinated responses to combat epidemics transcending geographical boundaries. The crucible of epidemics in the 21st century compels us to acknowledge the imperativeness of collective resilience and concerted efforts. …”
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The Art and life of Alàgbà Fálétí – A Pic torial, Art and Artifacts Exhibition in Honor of Alàgbà Adébáyọ̀ Fálétí (1921- 2017) curated by Akinsola Adejuwon and Seyi Ogunjobi... by Akinsola Adejuwon

“…Alàgbà Fálétí’s childhood coincided with the period when the British Colonial Government had taken over administration of entire geographical space known as Nigeria. In spite of introduction of foreign culture and customs into Nigeria by the Europeans, Yorùbá culture remained resilient. …”
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Dual Fine-Grained network with frequency Transformer for change detection on remote sensing images by Zhen Li, Zhenxin Zhang, Mengmeng Li, Liqiang Zhang, Xueli Peng, Rixing He, Leidong Shi

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Reflections by a member of the Editorial Board by Kevin T. Smith

“…These qualities lift up and support ongoing and future research for Slovenia, its geographic surroundings, and the broader world research community. …”
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Les broyeurs en pierre en forme de doigt dans le sud-est de la Gaule romaine by Yves Manniez, Vincent Lauras

“…In the first part of our study, and following a review of the history of research carried out by our predecessors on this type of object, we examined and discussed the geographical origin of finger-shaped pestles and their evolution towards stone models. …”
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Identification of the primary pollution sources and dominant influencing factors of soil heavy metals using a random forest model optimized by genetic algorithm coupled with geodet... by Tong Liu, Mingshi Wang, Mingya Wang, Qinqing Xiong, Luhao Jia, Wanqi Ma, Shaobo Sui, Wei Wu, Xiaoming Guo

“…Pollution sources were identified using Absolute Principal Component Score (APCS), with 8 anthropogenic factors, 9 natural factors, and 4 soil physicochemical properties mapped using Geographic Information System (GIS) kernel density estimation. …”
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Automated Recipe Generation AI Tool from Food Images using Machine Learning. Approach for Ingredient Extraction and Cooking Instructions by Lwamaza, Eddy, Nuwasiima, Happy

“…Chapter one served as the foundational section of the report, encompassing essential elements such as the introduction, background of the study, problem statement, objectives (both general and specific), research questions, study scope (including time, content, and geographical scope), justification, and theoretical framework. …”
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Atrial fibrillation outcomes in patients from Asia and non-Asia countries: insights from GARFIELD-AF by Karen Pieper, Xian-hong Fang, Kai Sun, Ajay K Kakkar, Saverio Virdone, Shinya Goto, Gloria Kayani, Zhi-Cheng Jing, John Camm, Chun-Yan Cheng, Tian-Yu Lian, Xi-Jie Zhu, Xian-Mei Li

“…The association of geographical region with clinical outcomes (event rates per 100 person-years) were estimated using multivariable Cox models.Results 13 841/52 057 (26.6%) GARFIELD-AF participants were enrolled in Asia. …”
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The prevalence and associated disability burden of mental disorders in children and adolescents in China: a systematic analysis of data from the Global Burden of Disease StudyResea... by Wanyue Dong, Yunning Liu, Ruhai Bai, Lei Zhang, Maigeng Zhou

“…Interpretation: Mental disorders are the leading causes of disability in children and adolescents in China, and the disease burden varies geographically. Careful planning of health services, including consideration of the local situation, is needed. …”
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Comparative abundance and diversity of populations of the Pseudomonas syringae and Soft Rot Pectobacteriaceae species complexes throughout the Durance River catchment from its Fren... by Morris, C.E., Lacroix, C., Chandeysson, C., Guilbaud, C., Monteil, C., Piry, S., Rochelle Newall, E., Fiorini, S., Van Gijsegem, F., Barny, M.A., Berge, O.

“…In contrast, Psy populations at all sites were dominated by a genetic lineage of phylogroup 2 known from other studies for its broad host range and its geographic and habitat ubiquity. Our observations suggest that surveillance of river water for SRP could be leveraged to signal diagnostic and management reactions to avoid disease outbreaks.  …”
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Large-scale screening of HIV-1 T-cell epitopes restricted by 12 prevalent HLA-A allotypes in Northeast Asia and universal detection of HIV-1-specific CD8+ T cells by Yan Ding, Jialai Yan, Ling Huang, Jinhong Yu, Yandan Wu, Chuanlai Shen, Anning Fang

“…BackgroundAlthough the immune response of host T cells to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) significantly influences the progression of the infection, the development of T-cell-based vaccines and therapies, as well as the clinical evaluation of specific T-cell functions, is currently markedly hindered by the absence of broad-spectrum, functionally validated HIV T-cell epitopes that account for the polymorphisms of the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) within an indicated geographic population. This study aimed to identify T-cell epitopes derived from the GP160, GAG, and POL proteins of the HIV-1 strain, specifically linked to 12 prevalent HLA-A allotypes, that collectively represent approximately 91% of the total gene frequency in Northeast Asian populations.MethodsA total of 134 epitopes were predicted in silico and selected as potential candidates for further validation. …”
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Global, regional, national prevalence, mortality, and disability-adjusted life-years of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma and trend analysis from 1990 to 2021 and prediction to 204... by Chengling Liu, Xingchen Liu, Pengjuan Cao, Xin Li, Haiming Xin, Sailin Zhu

“…For the purpose of creating focused strategies, it is essential to comprehend geographical variations in cSCC prevalence and trends.MethodsThis study utilized data from the 2021 Global Burden of Diseases (GBD) survey to analyze cSCC across 204 countries and territories. …”
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Physiological and multi-omics analysis revealed the mechanism of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to cadmium toxicity in green onion by Kunhao Xie, Yixuan Chen, Xiaoqin Wang, Xiaoya Zhou, Yizhe Cheng, Xianchang Yu, Jun Wang, Mintao Sun, Yansu Li, Chaoxing He

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Metode Deteksi Pokok Pohon Secara Automatis pada Citra Perkebunan Sawit Menggunakan Model Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) pada Perangkat Lunak Sistem Informasi Geografis by Samuel Samuel, Kestrilia Rega Prilianti, Hendry Setiawan, Prasetyo Mimboro

“…The detection method is applied using geographic information system software. …”
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Temporal segmentation method for 30-meter long-term mapping of abandoned and reclaimed croplands in Inner Mongolia, China by Deji Wuyun, Liang Sun, Zhongxin Chen, Luís Guilherme Teixeira Crusiol, Jinwei Dong, Nitu Wu, Junwei Bao, Ruiqing Chen, Zheng Sun, Hasituya, Hongwei Zhao

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Toward Understanding of Quiet Human Resource Management Theory in Iranian Organizations: Theoretical Origins, Conceptual Narration and its Consequences by Abbas Nargesian, Sajjad Sadpoor

“…Future research should explore the causes and consequences of quiet HRM in diverse organizational settings, with in-depth studies in specific geographical contexts providing valuable insights for HRM policymakers.…”
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Which patients received a ReSPECT form, what was documented and what were the patient outcomes? A protocol for a retrospective observational study investigating the impact of the C... by Lucy Selman, Charlotte Chamberlain, Adam McDermott, Claire A Woodall, Lucy Victoria Pocock

“…Implementation of the ReSPECT process across a large geographical area, involving both community and secondary care, has not previously been studied. …”
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LEGAL AND ECONOMIC PRINCIPLES OF THE FOREIGN POLICY OF INDEPENDENT AZERBAIJAN IN RELATION TO NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES by Katana Gafarova

“…The economic principles that underpin Azerbaijan's relations with neighbouring countries are predicated on geographical and geopolitical factors, which exert an indirect influence on relations in the oil and gas industry, the construction of transport routes and ways of moving goods, and the ensuring of the region's energy security and other geopolitical formations. …”
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