Do community-based digital health inclusion programmes contribute to tackling health inequalities in disadvantaged population groups?: a qualitative study of experiences of a city-... by Shoba Poduval, Lily Arnold, Emma Carta, Danielle Nimmons, Irene Stratton, Michael Shaw, Katherine Bradbury, Fiona Stevenson

“…Findings suggest moderators of implementation are provision of community spaces, social activities and devices and Wi-fi, and recipient-centred support through community understanding, personalised regular support and trusting relationships. …”
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Green magnetically separable molluscicide Ba–Ce–Cu ferrite/TiO2 nanocomposite for controlling terrestrial gastropods Monacha Cartusiana by Abdullah A. Alamri, Mohamed A. Ayyad, Hossameldin G. Mohamedbakr, Usama A. Soliman, Majed Y. Almashnowi, Jia Hong Pan, Elsayed T. Helmy

“…Foot histopathology showed ruptured epithelial cells, deep folds, and empty spaces when animals were treated with our target nanocomposite LC50 value. …”
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Screened of long non-coding RNA related to wool development and fineness in Gansu alpine fine-wool sheep by Zhaohua He, Fangfang Zhao, Hongxian Sun, Jiang Hu, Jiqing Wang, Xiu Liu, Mingna Li, Zhiyun Hao, Zhidong Zhao, Bingang Shi, Feiyan Liu, Shaobin Li

“…The results showed that fine type wool fiber scales were more regularly distributed in rings with large scale spacing and smooth edges, while coarse type wool fiber scales were more irregularly arranged in tiles with relatively rougher edges, and the density of wool scales was greater than that of fine type wool. …”
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Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria in Pregnancy: Assessment of the Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine Three-Dose Policy on Birth Outcomes in Rural Northern Ghana by Francis Anto, Ibrahim Haruna Agongo, Victor Asoala, Elizabeth Awini, Abraham Rexford Oduro

“…Currently, WHO recommends three or more doses of SP given during antenatal care (ANC), spaced one month apart after 16 weeks of gestation till delivery. …”
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Revalidation and adaptation of the Menstrual Practice Needs Scale (MPNS) in a cross-sectional survey to measure the menstrual experiences of adult women working in Mukono District,... by Julie Hennegan, Kellogg J Schwab, Natalie G Exum, Simon P S Kibira, Fredrick E Makumbi, Justine N Bukenya, Petranilla Nakamya

“…Objectives The Menstrual Practice Needs Scale (MPNS) is a comprehensive measure of menstrual self-care experience including access to sufficient, comfortable materials to catch or absorb bleeding, supportive spaces for managing menstruation and for disposal and laundering of used materials. …”
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Research on the Seismic Response Law of Complete Morphology of Butted Well Salt Cavern for Large-Scale Underground Energy Storage by Haitao Li, Dewen Zheng, Kang Li, Qiqi Wanyan, Lina Ran, Yanxia Kou, Song Bai, Jianan Wu, Jianchao Jia, Yunfei Wen, Yuanqing Wang, Hongyan Xing, Kuoyuan Zhu, Jingen Deng

“…The seismic response characteristics of the butted well salt cavern model, encompassing five distinct morphological attributes such as cavity spacing, cavity diameter, cavity height, sediment height, and horizontal connection channel height, were thoroughly investigated. …”
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Antimicrobials profiling, biofilm formation, and clonal lineage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from cockroaches by Yasin Saberi, Mehrdad Halaji, Mohsen Karami, Jalal Jafarzadeh, Kasra Javadi, Hoda Shirafkan, Abazar Pournajaf

“…Cockroaches are widely recognized as vectors for transmitting pathogenic microorganisms in hospital and community environments due to their movement between contaminated and human-occupied spaces. Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), particularly methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), is a primary global health concern because of its capacity to cause a wide range of infections and its resistance to many antibiotics. …”
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‘I no longer worry about money for transport to the health centre’ - economic empowerment of caregivers of children living with HIV through Village Savings and Loan Associations: e... by Joseph Rujumba, Carmen Roebersen, Susan Namara, Richard Ochen, Sharon Eva Ahumuza, Allen Tushabe, Mathias Akugizibwe, David Bitira, Innocent Mwesigye, Stella Kentusi, Henry Zakumumpa, Japheth Kwiringira, Merian Natukwatsa Musinguzi

“…The VSLA groups provided safe spaces for caregivers to share challenges and to learn more about HIV prevention and treatment from expert clients which improved the care for children living with HIV. …”
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Cloud-edge hybrid deep learning framework for scalable IoT resource optimization by Umesh Kumar Lilhore, Sarita Simaiya, Yogesh Kumar Sharma, Anjani Kumar Rai, S. M. Padmaja, Khan Vajid Nabilal, Vimal Kumar, Roobaea Alroobaea, Hamed Alsufyani

“…PPO enhances policies in continuous action spaces to guarantee reliable performance in real-time, dynamic IoT settings. …”
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Urban environment during pregnancy, cognitive abilities, motor function, and externalizing and internalizing symptoms at 2–5 years old in 3 Canadian birth cohorts by Anne-Claire Binter, Dany Doiron, Martine Shareck, Tona Pitt, Sheila W. McDonald, Padmaja Subbarao, Wiliam D. Fraser, Suzanne C. Tough, Jeffrey Brook, Mònica Guxens

“…Urban areas usually bring exposure to poorer air quality, less access to green spaces, and higher building density. These environmental factors may endanger child development. …”
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Designing a Multimodal and Culturally Relevant Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementia Generative Artificial Intelligence Tool for Black American Informal Caregivers: Cognitive Walk... by Cristina Bosco, Ege Otenen, John Osorio Torres, Vivian Nguyen, Darshil Chheda, Xinran Peng, Nenette M Jessup, Anna K Himes, Bianca Cureton, Yvonne Lu, Carl V Hill, Hugh C Hendrie, Priscilla A Barnes, Patrick C Shih

“…ResultsOur findings highlight the users’ need for a system that enables interaction with different modalities, the need for a system that can provide personalized and culturally and contextually relevant information, and the role of community and physical spaces in increasing the use of Lola. …”
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Assessing tick attachments to humans with citizen science data: spatio-temporal mapping in Switzerland from 2015 to 2021 using spatialMaxent by Lisa Bald, Nils Ratnaweera, Tomislav Hengl, Patrick Laube, Jürg Grunder, Werner Tischhauser, Netra Bhandari, Dirk Zeuss

“…Our study reveals that tick attachment to humans is particularly high at the edges of settlement areas, especially in sparsely built-up suburban regions with green spaces, while it is lower in densely urbanized areas. …”
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Reconfigurable Ultra-Miniaturized MIMO Antenna for Tissue-Independent Communication in Injectable Medical Implants by L. Harlan, M. Susila, Sachin Kumar, Hyun Chul Choi, Kang Wook Kim

“…This innovative, miniaturized, tissue-independent MIMO antenna achieves isolation greater than 15 dB via orthogonal arrangement and 1 mm element spacing, with impedance bandwidths of 60 MHz in fat and 100 MHz in muscle. …”
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Sub-surface flow constructed wetland for the treatment of sewage generated in a municipal park by A.M. Vazquez, A. Samudio-Oggero, H.D. Nakayama, I. Cantero-García

“…Part of this Park is within the area of influence of Ypakarai Lake, which is widely recognized by vacationersfor its natural spaces. Despite being one of the most representative ecological reserves in the country, annual waterquality reports indicate the presence of a high content of pollutants; mainly nitrogen, phosphorus, andfecalcolifoirs, among others. …”
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Estudio experimental del empuje sobre estructuras de contención en suelos reforzados con geomallas Experimental study of the lateral earth pressure on retaining structures in soils... by Lissette Ruiz-Tagle, Felipe Villalobos

“…This lateral earth pressure reduction is approximately of 25% when one geogrid is used, 50% with two or three geogrids and 75% with four geogrids for the spacing, surcharges and displacement increments used. …”
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A comparative assessment of grey water footprint estimation methods in paddy fields by Mahsa Naderi, Abdullah Darzi-Naftchali, Fatemeh Karandish, Hadi Razaghian, Jiří Šimůnek

“…During four rice growing seasons in 2011–2015, nitrate concentrations were monitored in drainage water of three subsurface drainage systems with drain spacings and depths of 30 m and 0.90 m (D0.90L30), respectively, 30 m and 0.65 m (D0.65L30), and 15 m and 0.65 m (D0.65L15). …”
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Analysis of the Influence of Upper Protective Layer Mining on the Effect of Pressure Relief and Protection of Coal and Rock Masses between the Lower Overburden Layers by Jiaxin Dang, Min Tu, Xiangyang Zhang, Qingwei Bu

“…The elastic modulus E of coal seam and interbed spacing H are the main influencing factors of the swelling deformation and are negatively correlated with the expansion ratio. …”
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Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing the Contribution of Proxabrushes with Regular Toothbrushes and Only Regular Toothbrushes to the Oral Health of Thai Elderly by Orachad Gururatana, Warangkana Vejvithee, Narisa Ekpatcha

“…A total of 510 elderly with at least 20 natural teeth and interdental spaces were randomized (test n = 255; control n = 255), and 35 were excluded from analysis because of early drop out leaving 239 in the test group and 236 in the control group. …”
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Effect of different clay additions to concrete on its ultrasonic acoustic parameters and compressive strength by Wenxiang Wu, Shunchao Chen, Yong Wu, Xiangyang Zhang, Debiao Kong, Jifeng Wen

“…Specifically, as $$\:{\gamma\:}_{Mc}$$ increases, there is a non-linear relationship between compressive strength and $$\:{\gamma\:}_{Mc}$$ (R²=0.97); When $$\:{\gamma\:}_{Mc}$$ is greater than 10%, the sound velocity and sound time values change significantly, and both show linear and nonlinear relationships with the mud content; As $$\:{\gamma\:}_{Mc}$$ increases, the amplitude also exhibits a nonlinear relationship with $$\:{\gamma\:}_{Mc}$$ (R²=0.91);When $$\:{\gamma\:}_{Mc}$$ is greater than 20%, the frequency value changes significantly and shows a linear relationship with $$\:{\gamma\:}_{Mc}$$ (R²=0.95).In addition, concrete with higher mud content has a longer first wave period, larger waveform spacing, and faster signal attenuation.…”
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Recalcitrant Female Pattern Hair Loss Like Alopecia Unveils Unexpected Rare Entity by Nouh AH, Elgendy FM, Gobran FA, Zhuravlova MS

“…While MUHH mainly affects hair, it may also be linked to other conditions such as skin tumors (trichoepithelioma), limb abnormalities, eye issues, wide-spaced teeth, and syndromes like Ehlers-Danlos or atopy.Because MUHH is so rare, diagnosing it can be difficult, and many healthcare providers may not immediately recognize it. …”
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