Correlation between Exclusive Breastfeeding, Complementary Feeding, Infectious Disease with Wasting among Toddlers: a Cross-Sectional Study by Ani Intiyati, Rany Dwi Yuliana Putri, Imam Sarwo Edi, Taufiqurrahman Taufiqurrahman, Inne Soesanti, Nuning Marina Pengge, Dian Shofiya

“…Background: Wasting, an acute nutritional deficiency, is assessed using weight-for-height with a z-score of <-2SD from growth standards. The prevalence of wasting in Puskesmas Kendit is 14.31%, with Kukusan Village at 29%. …”
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Policy brief: Optimising antimicrobial usage in paediatric inpatient hospital settings by J Cloete, M Karsas, T Chetty, A Pillay, M Archary, D Moore, T Reddy, Y Balakrishna, F Nakwa, R Lancaster, A Goga, P Jeena

“…These include implementing standardized policies for empiric antimicrobial use, routine review of antimicrobial therapy, age-specific antimicrobial stewardship programs, and continued collaborative efforts and research. …”
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Looking outside the box with a pathology aware AI approach for analyzing OCT retinal images in Stargardt disease by Parisa Khateri, Tiana Koottungal, Damon Wong, Rupert W. Strauss, Lucas Janeschitz-Kriegl, Maximilian Pfau, Leopold Schmetterer, Hendrik P. N. Scholl

“…Our model significantly outperforms standard models, achieving an average Dice coefficient of $$99\%$$ for total retina and $$93\%$$ for retinal sublayers. …”
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Orthorexia in Athletes: A Comprehensive Review of its Causes, Impact on Health, and Prevention Strategies by Kamila Fuczyło, Karolina Stankevič, Anna-Mariia Chernysh, Aleksandra Dusińska, Jakub Waszczyński, Justyna Woźniak, Justyna Weronika Kmieć, Wiktor Biesiada, Ewelina Kopczyńska, Piotr Kulej

“… Aim: This review aims to explore the prevalence, causes, health impacts, and management strategies for orthorexia nervosa (ON) in athletes, with a focus on the challenges posed by the lack of standardized diagnostic criteria and the demands of sports that emphasize weight control, physique, and performance. …”
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Optimal WSN Deployment to Measure Air Quality in Dynamic Multi-Source Dispersion Scenarios: A Case Study in Arequipa by Alexander Hilario-Tacuri, Alberth Tamo, Marco Pinares-Mamani, Walter Butron, Romel Jimenez

“…According to the World Health Organization, air pollution causes approximately 7 million premature deaths each year, with 99% of the global population exposed to air that fails to meet recommended quality standards. Poor air quality leads to severe health issues, including respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. …”
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A Monte Carlo simulation study of the impact of increasing the axial field of view on PET scanner sensitivity with various scintillating crystals by El Ouaridi Abdallah, Ait Elcadi Zakaria, Mkimel Mounir, Bougteb Mustapha, El Baydaoui Redouane

“…This research evaluates the sensitivity of a simulated PET model based on different scintillation materials and extended AFOV values, following the NEMA NU 2-2018 protocol. A standard PET system model with an AFOV of 15.9 cm was developed using the GATE Monte Carlo simulation toolkit (v9.2), along with detailed modelling of the NEMA NU 2-2018 sensitivity phantom. …”
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Knowledge, Practice and Attitude of Women Regarding Breastfeeding in Thi-Qar Governorate-Iraq by Fatima K. Naeam, Amer Abdullah Sachit, Hayfaa M. Mones

“…The purpose of this study was to evaluate mothers' knowledge and practice of BF and its determinants and to determine the association between knowledge and certain characteristics. 200 moms who were patients at the Bint Al-Huda teaching hospital between November 1, 2021, and February 1, 2021, were chosen at random with their consent for this cross-sectional study, and their answers to a standardized questionnaire were analyzed. Of the 200 women, 26% were between the ages of 20 and 25, with a mean and SD of 29.24±7.829 and 24.5% having completed elementary school. …”
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Comprehensive Review of Meta-Learning Methods for Cold-Start Issue in Recommendation Systems by Jamallah M. Zawia, Maizatul Akmar Binti Ismail, Mohammad Imran, Buce Trias Hanggara, Diva Kurnianingtyas, Silvi Asna, Quang Tran Minh

“…Insights into user-item interactions, critical applications, and evaluation standards are provided.…”
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Sustainable charcoal production from rubber tree branches (Hevea brasiliensis) by Sairod Suriyan, Jiamrittiwong Prayut, Puangngernmak Nutdechatorn

“…Furthermore, it complies with Thai Community Product Standards for wood charcoal used for cooking. These results underscore the promising potential of rubber branches as a sustainable charcoal feedstock, addressing the critical issue of firewood scarcity through waste repurposing.…”
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Mouth opening variables amongst the North Indian population by Disha Dixit, Pavitra Rastogi, Nand Lal, Rameshwari Singhal

“…This study aims to establish a standard for calculating the normal range of mouth opening in the adult population of North India. …”
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The Impact of Menstrual Cycle Phases on Athletic Performance: A Comprehensive Review by Dominika Rosińska-Lewandoska, Dominika Lewandowska, Julia Ufnal, Anna Podraza, Dominika Strep, Julia Grabowska, Maciej Kwiatkowski, Patryk Romańczyk, Julia Białczak, Weronika Kanownik

“…Personalized training protocols informed by hormonal profiling can optimize outcomes, though further research is needed to standardize methodologies and evaluate long-term adaptations. …”
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Gis tools and numeric model to forecast the floods extend along the Rhouireg river, city of Taza, Morocco by Layan Badr, Zemzami Mahmoud, Benaabidate Lahcen, Ben Abbou Mohamed

“…We fed the model with peak flows calculated using the Rational method, estimated variables using standard tables (Manning's coefficient), and other field-measured parameters. …”
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Increasing the concentration of plasma molecules improves the biological activity of platelet-rich plasma for tissue regeneration by Mikel Sánchez, Jon Mercader Ruiz, Daniel Marijuán Pinel, Pello Sánchez, Nicolás Fiz, Jorge Guadilla, Juan Azofra, Maider Beitia, Diego Delgado

“…Different growth factor (GF) levels were measured using Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA), and in addition to the increase in intra-platelet GFs found in standard PRP (sPRP), BPCP also showed a higher concentration of plasmatic protein. …”
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Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Antithrombotic Therapy in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease: Risk Factors, Pathogenesis and Treatment by N. S. Lapina, A. A. Alekseeva, A. D. Vershinina, N. S. Khruleva, F. N. Muradova, L. Y. Koroleva

“…Strategies of GIB treatment during DOAC therapy in patients with CHD are determined by severity of bleeding and threat to life. Aside to standard conservative measures, endoscopic or surgical haemostasis requires usage of antidotes to suppress effects of DOACs and other specific drugs in severe cases.Conclusion. …”
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A Hybrid FEM-CNN for Image-Based Severity Prediction of Corroded Offshore Pipelines by Mohammad Fadzil Najwa, Muda Mohd Fakri, Abdul Shahid Muhammad Daniel, Aziz Norheliena, Mohd Mohd Hairil, Mohd Amin Norliyati, Mohd Hashim Mohd Hisbany

“…The advantage of the standard FEM is in stress visualization, but it is time-consuming due to high computational analysis. …”
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Investigating the Activity Status of Inflammatory Bowel Disease and its Related Factors: A Study Protocol by Mehrnaz Asgharnezhad, Ehsan Amini-Salehi, Niloofar Faraji, Soheil Hassanipour, Saman Maroufizadeh, Adele Isanazar, Marjan Mahdavi-Roshan, Zahra Hedayatzadeh, Farahnaz Joukar, Fariborz Mansour Ghanaei

“…A comprehensive set of variables will be examined, including demographic characteristics, nutritional status, lifestyle factors, medical history, and disease-related factors. Standardized questionnaires will gather information on disease activity, symptomatology, lifestyle behaviors, and nutritional status. …”
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Integrating comprehensive surgical, intensive, and emergency care systems into the Pan American Health Organization’s health agenda by Maria Jose Garcia Fuentes, Ayla Gerk, Leticia Campos, Alejandro Torres, Taylor Wurdeman, Nikathan Kumar, Ruth Jimbo-Sotomayor, Juan Carlos Salamea, Luiz Fernando dos Reis Falcão, Guido Parquet, John G. Meara, Tarsicio Uribe-Leitz, Alfredo Borrero Vega

“…This strategy builds on the 2015 World Health Assembly (WHA) Resolution 68.15, which recognized surgery as essential to universal health coverage, and the 2023 WHA Resolution 76.2, which called for standardized emergency preparedness and response. With 365 million Latin Americans lacking access to essential surgical services, the need for a regional action plan is urgent. …”
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Pregnant Women's Depression and Mental Health Knowledge by Latifah Lutfatul, Setiawati Nina, Kartikasari Aprilia, Amalia Reza Fajar, Susmarini Dian

“…The mean score of the MHKS was 14.08 out of 20 points (70.4%), and the standard deviation was 3.26. Spearman correlation analysis revealed a statistically significant association between the total knowledge score and the depression score (r=0.221, p=0.003). …”
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Enhanced Blastocystis subtyping from stool samples using semi-nested barcode PCR: validation with an NGS-based approach by Carlos Nieto-Clavijo, Liliana Morales, Andrés Delgado-Aldana, Paula C. Hernández, Isabel Torres-Molina, Amanda Gonzalez-Cuiza, Fabián Cortés-Muñoz, Jacqueline Chaparro-Olaya

“…This was confirmed by near-complete concordance (68/70 samples) with the Santin-PCR coupled to Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) as reference standard for Blastocystis subtyping. Of particular interest, one amplicon matched the only previous report of ST35, marking this as the second global detection of ST35 and the first in Colombia. …”
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How does health literacy associated to bio-behavioral and psycho-social outcomes among hemodialysis patients? A systematic review by Leila Zhianfar, Haidar Nadrian, Zeinab Javadivala, Sarisa Najafi, Shayesteh Shirzadi, Kamyar Pirehbabi, Ozra Honarpazhouh, Somayeh Azimi, Tahyebeh Shirvani, Sakineh Haj Ebrahimi, Devender Bhalla

“…The quality assessment of the studies was performed using the standardized tool of the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI). …”
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