Effect of Emission Penalty and Annual Interest Rate on Cogeneration of Electricity, Heat, and Hydrogen in Karachi: 3E Assessment and Sensitivity Analysis by Mehdi Jahangiri, Ali Mostafaeipour, Habib Ur Rahman Habib, Hamed Saghaei, Asad Waqar

“…Pakistan is the world’s sixth-most populous country with a semi-industrialized economy. …”
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Digital measurement of ocular microtremor in Parkinson's disease: Protocol for a pilot study to assess reliability and clinical validation. by Lisa Graham, Rodrigo Vitorio, Richard Walker, Alan Godfrey, Rosie Morris, Samuel Stuart

“…The link between OMT and brain function provides a strong rationale for investigation as there lies potential for its use as a biomarker in populations with neurological impairments. OMT frequency is typically 70-80Hz in healthy adults and research suggests that this will be reduced in those with neurological disease such as Parkinson's Disease (PD). …”
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Counterfactual thinking in psychiatric and neurological diseases: A scoping review. by Sofia Tagini, Federica Solca, Silvia Torre, Agostino Brugnera, Andrea Ciammola, Ketti Mazzocco, Roberta Ferrucci, Vincenzo Silani, Gabriella Pravettoni, Barbara Poletti

“…In the end, we speculate that since CFT plays a role in driving everyday behaviors, it might be crucial also when medical decisions are involved; thus, future research might extend the investigation of CFT especially to those populations that implicate complex clinical management.…”
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Mycobacterium spp. exposure, childhood vaccinations, and early childhood brain and CNS cancers by Samer Singh, Rakesh K. Singh

“…., including Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination, for these populations, is found consistently negatively correlated with the BCNS cancer incidence in 0-4Y-olds for countries mandating neonatal BCG vaccination [r(24): -0.7226, p-value:<0.0001]. …”
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Self-management of non-communicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review. by Jason Hearn, Isaac Ssinabulya, Jeremy I Schwartz, Ann R Akiteng, Heather J Ross, Joseph A Cafazzo

“…However, the studies emphasized results in small populations, with little indication of future scaling of the intervention. …”
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Source apportionment, ecological and health risks of potentially toxic elements in street dusts across different land uses in city of Kermanshah, Iran by Ali Asgari, Soheil Sobhanardakani, Mehrdad Cheraghi, Bahareh Lorestani, Maryam Kiani Sadr

“…Furthermore, the total carcinogenic risk (TCR) values showed that the carcinogenic risks associated with As, Cd, Cr, and Ni for both target populations were at tolerable to unacceptable levels. …”
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Use of Machine Learning to Predict Individual Postprandial Glycemic Responses to Food Among Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes in India: Protocol for a Prospective Cohort Study by Niteesh K Choudhry, Shweta Priyadarshini, Jaganath Swamy, Mridul Mehta

“… BackgroundType 2 diabetes (T2D) is a leading cause of premature morbidity and mortality globally and affects more than 100 million people in the world’s most populous country, India. Nutrition is a critical and evidence-based component of effective blood glucose control and most dietary advice emphasizes carbohydrate and calorie reduction. …”
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Global progress, challenges and strategies in eliminating public threat of viral hepatitis by Sihui Zhang, Fuqiang Cui

“…Main text The updated World Health Organization guidelines for the prevention, diagnosis, care and treatment for people with chronic hepatitis B infection (2024 edition) and Chinese guidelines for the prevention and treatment of chronic hepatitis B (version 2022) simplify clinical algorithms for the diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of hepatitis B, expand treatment eligibility criteria, and provide alternative treatment options, which will cover a higher proportion of all hepatitis B surface antigen positive populations. These actions promote the global goal of eliminating the public health hazards of viral hepatitis by 2030. …”
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Development and validation of a minimal SNP genotyping panel for the differentiation of Cannabis sativa cultivars by Alex Cull, David L. Joly

“…Early molecular marker-based research on C. sativa focused on screening for plant sex and chemotype, and more recent research has sought to use molecular markers to target traits of agronomic interest, to study populations and to differentiate between C. sativa cultivars. …”
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Student perspectives of equity, diversity, and inclusion in the curriculum of a UK medical school—A mixed-methods study by Amirmohammad Heidari, Shravani Joshi, Mohamed H. Ahmed, Ibrahim Mahmoud, Jacqueline O’Dowd, Joanne Selway, Oladipo Phillips, Mohamed H. Taha

“…Addressing disparities in curriculum representation and promoting diversity within faculties are essential for equipping future healthcare professionals with the skills to provide culturally competent care and navigate diverse patient populations effectively.…”
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Role of community health workers in type 2 diabetes mellitus self-management: A scoping review. by Bonaventure Amandi Egbujie, Peter Arthur Delobelle, Naomi Levitt, Thandi Puoane, David Sanders, Brian van Wyk

“…Most (53) of the selected studies were in HIC and targeted mostly minority populations in low resource settings. CHWs were mostly deployed to provide education, support, and advocacy. …”
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Customers’ Preferences for Crape Myrtle (<i>Lagerstroemia</i> L.) Across Geographical Regions: Evidence from China by Siwen Hao, Donglin Zhang, Yafeng Wen

“…Furthermore, the study demonstrated that the factors driving market demand for ornamental crape myrtle varied substantially across different regional populations. In north China, the flowering period and leaf size were identified as the primary factors influencing market interest. …”
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Disproportionate impacts of building materials production facilities on neighboring communities by Alyson Kim, Gavin Chaboya, Helena Kwon, Sabbie A Miller

“…Based on this spatial understanding, we provide methods that can be implemented to support community engagement and mitigate damages to populations neighboring industrial materials manufacturing. …”
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Physically Active Adults with Low Back Pain do not Demonstrate Altered Deadlift Mechanics: A Novel Application of Myotonometry to Estimate Inter-Muscular Load Sharing by Jared M. McGowen, Stephanie R. Albin, Carrie W. Hoppes, Jeffrey S. Forsse, John Abt, Shane L. Koppenhaver

“…# Background Rehabilitation clinicians that work with physically active populations are challenged with how to safely return patients back to performing deadlift movements following low back injury. …”
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Community perceptions and acceptability of mass drug administration for the control of neglected tropical diseases in Asia-Pacific countries: A systematic scoping review of qualita... by Elke Mitchell, Angela Kelly-Hanku, Alison Krentel, Lucia Romani, Leanne J Robinson, Susana Vaz Nery, John Kaldor, Andrew C Steer, Stephen Bell

“…The settings that remain-such as remote areas of Fiji and Papua New Guinea, or large, highly populated, multi-cultural urban settings in India and Indonesia-present huge challenges going forward.…”
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Diffusion Maps Clustering for Magnetic Resonance Q-Ball Imaging Segmentation by Demian Wassermann, Maxime Descoteaux, Rachid Deriche

“…QBI reconstructs the diffusion orientation distribution function (ODF), a spherical function that has its maxima agreeing with the underlying fiber populations. In this paper, we use a spherical harmonic ODF representation as input to the diffusion maps clustering method. …”
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Effects of twelve-week aerobic exercise on selected health-related physical fitness variables on Gonji preparatory school male students by Abdurahman Esleman, Bizuneh Yirga Geberemariam, Wondiye Aychiluhim

“…A simple random sampling method was used to select 30 sample students from the 242 total populations and classify them randomly into two equal experimental and control groups (n = 15). …”
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Evidence and clinical relevance of maternal-fetal cardiac coupling: A scoping review. by Thomas J Nichting, Maretha Bester, Rohan Joshi, Massimo Mischi, Myrthe van der Ven, Daisy A A van der Woude, S Guid Oei, Judith O E H van Laar, Rik Vullings

“…While several studies have been published on this phenomenon, they vary in terms of methodologies, populations assessed, and definitions of coupling. Moreover, a clear discussion of the potential clinical implications is often lacking. …”
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Sex-Based Variations in Hemato-Physiological Characteristics of Patients with Major Depressive Disorder: Clinical and Socioeconomic Insights by Basim A. Abd, Hayder Abdul-Amir Makki Al-Hindy, Samer Raheem Obaid

“…Background: Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a well-known psychiatric condition that can affect a diverse range of populations worldwide. Objectives: This research aimed to examine sex differences in hemato-physiological, clinical, and socioeconomic factors, as well as response to antidepressant psychiatric therapy, in a group of 198 adult subjects with MDD. …”
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Association between serum carotenoids levels and endometriosis risk: evidence from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey by Jian Huang

“…Subgroup analyses indicated that the inverse association between serum lutein/zeaxanthin levels and reduced endometriosis risk was significant only in individuals under 40 years of age, in both White and non-White populations, in smokers, and among those who had ever used oral contraceptives.ConclusionSerum lutein/zeaxanthin levels may offer protective effects against endometriosis in specific subpopulations. …”
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