Impact of lifting school mask mandates on community SARS-CoV-2 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths: a retrospective observational study by Zeynep Ertem, Anseh Danesharasteh, Sonia T. Anand, Nicholas J. Jackson, Richard E. Nelson, Richard E. Nelson, Elissa M. Schechter-Perkins, Lloyd Fisher, Lloyd Fisher, Shira Doron, Westyn Branch-Elliman, Westyn Branch-Elliman, Westyn Branch-Elliman

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Implementasi Fuzzy C-Means untuk Pengelompokan Daerah berdasarkan Persebaran Penularan Covid-19 by Gibran Satya Nugraha, Ramaditia Dwiyansaputra, Fitri Bimantoro, Arik Aranta

“…Meanwhile, to determine the best number of clusters, the Elbow method will be implemented. The Elbow method compares the sum square error (SSE) results from each cluster and gets the best number of clusters from a significant change in the SSE value or forms an elbow. …”
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SO₂ emissions derived from TROPOMI observations over India using a flux-divergence method with variable lifetimes by Y. Chen, Y. Chen, R. J. van der A, J. Ding, H. Eskes, J. E. Williams, N. Theys, A. Tsikerdekis, P. F. Levelt, P. F. Levelt, P. F. Levelt

“…<p>The rapid development of the economy and the implementation of environmental policies adapted in India have led to fast changes of regional SO<span class="inline-formula">₂</span> emissions. …”
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Studying and Prioritizing the Vulnerability of Rural Settlements of Khuzestan Province against Natural Disasters by Hojjatollah Sadeghi, Yaghoub Seif, Skandar Seidaiy, Maryam Salehi Kakhki

“…Data analysis is based on fuzzy logic designed and implemented in geographic information systems (GIS). …”
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Data of vegetation structure metrics retrieved from airborne laser scanning surveys for European demonstration sitesZenodo by W. Daniel Kissling, Wessel Mulder, Jinhu Wang, Yifang Shi

“…Laserfarm employs the feature extraction module of the open-source ‘Laserchicken’ software to compute the LiDAR metrics. The workflow was implemented using the IT services of the Dutch national facility for information and communication technology, SURF. …”
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Dry Eye Epidemiology in Patients before Cataract Surgery by S. N. Sakhnov, S. V. Yanchenko, A. V. Malyshev, V. V. Dashina, A. R. Ceeva, L. M. Petrosyan

“…The data on the structure of significant risk factors and clinical and pathogenetic DE variants in cataract patients can be the basis for the development of measures to ensure timely DE detection and implementation of reasonable therapy. The risk factor most significantly associated with DE in cataract patients was the meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) (Pearson xi-square test = 88.542, p &lt; 0.001, С´ = 0.58; “relatively strong” strength). …”
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Characteristics of landslide movement and dynamic processes in Hongyacun landslide cluster, Qinghai Province, China by Gang Wei, Gang Wei, Zejun Xia, Zejun Xia, Jinkai Yan, Bin Li, Bin Li, Bin Li, Xinning Wu, Xinning Wu

“…The Landslides Post-Failure 3D (LPF3D) simulator was implemented to reconstruct landslide kinematics under two scenarios: natural (pre-rainfall) and rainfall-saturated states. …”
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Citizenship policies in the Baltic states and Ukraine by Zenonas Petrauskas

“…The need to eliminate the possibility of internal tensions requires further elaboration of the relevant legislation and, consequent, its implementation. One of the reasonable solutions could be the protection of rights of foreigners and to safeguard the constitutional rights which enshrine quite sufficient guarantees for non-citizens. …”
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Adapting a Mobile Health App for Smoking Cessation in Black Adults With Anxiety Through an Analysis of the Mobile Anxiety Sensitivity Program Proof-of-Concept Trial: Qualitative St... by Marshall K Cheney, Adam C Alexander, Lorra Garey, Matthew W Gallagher, Emily T Hébert, Anka A Vujanovic, Krista M Kezbers, Cameron T Matoska, Michael J Zvolensky, Michael S Businelle

“…Qualitative interviews provide mHealth app developers important insights into how apps can be improved before full study implementation and emphasize the importance of getting feedback from the target population throughout the development process of mHealth interventions. …”
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Cos i salut en persones immigrades Body and health of immigrants Cuerpo y salud en personas inmigradas by M. Cruz Molina Garuz, Crescencia Pastor Vicente

“…From an educational standpoint, strategies to improve physical and mental health must be implemented in order to improve the welfare and quality of life of the entire society, incorporating emphatic attitudes and transforming negative perceptions into positive ones with regard to cultural diversity so that it can be viewed as an enriching factor and one with which we have to live and cohabitate.…”
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The impact of delayed treatment of uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria on progression to severe malaria: A systematic review and a pooled multicentre individual-patient meta-analys... by Andria Mousa, Abdullah Al-Taiar, Nicholas M Anstey, Cyril Badaut, Bridget E Barber, Quique Bassat, Joseph D Challenger, Aubrey J Cunnington, Dibyadyuti Datta, Chris Drakeley, Azra C Ghani, Victor R Gordeuk, Matthew J Grigg, Pierre Hugo, Chandy C John, Alfredo Mayor, Florence Migot-Nabias, Robert O Opoka, Geoffrey Pasvol, Claire Rees, Hugh Reyburn, Eleanor M Riley, Binal N Shah, Antonio Sitoe, Colin J Sutherland, Philip E Thuma, Stefan A Unger, Firmine Viwami, Michael Walther, Christopher J M Whitty, Timothy William, Lucy C Okell

“…Understanding the contribution of treatment delay on progression to severe disease is critical to determine how quickly patients need to receive treatment and to quantify the impact of widely implemented treatment interventions, such as 'test-and-treat' policies administered by community health workers (CHWs). …”
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Weekly Text Messages to Support Adherence to Oral Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Cisgender Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) and Transgender Women: Pi... by Luana Monteiro Spindola Marins, Thiago Silva Torres, Ronaldo Ismerio Moreira, Iuri Costa Leite, Marcelo Cunha, Brenda Hoagland, Lucilene Araujo Freitas, Debora Castanheira, Carolina Coutinho, Emilia Moreira Jalil, Mayara Secco Torres Silva, Jose Valdez Madruga, Beatriz Grinsztejn, Valdilea Gonçalves Veloso

“…MethodsPilot randomized controlled trial nested in the PrEP Brasil study, a prospective, multicenter, open-label implementation study assessing PrEP delivery in the context of the Brazilian Public Health System. …”
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CLINICAL EFFICACY COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF THE TREATMENT METHODS OF COMBINED DEFECTS AND DEFORMITIES OF THE ZIGOMA AND ORBIT by Yu.V. Chepurnyi, D.M. Chernohorskyi, O.I. Zhukovtseva, A.V. Kopchak

“…So, these achievements and experience possible could be implemented for zigoma reconstruction. The aim of the study was to evaluate and compare clinical efficacy of zigoma and orbital defect treatment with traditional methods of reconstruction. …”
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Built Environment and Active Transport to School (BEATS) Study: Multidisciplinary and Multi-Sector Collaboration for Physical Activity Promotion (El estudio «Entorno construido y d... by Sandra Mandic, Ashley Mountfort, Debbie Hopkins, Charlotte Flaherty, John Williams, Emily Brook, Gordon Wilson, Antoni Moore

“…This article describes the BEATS Study design, the establishment of research and community collaborations, planning and preparation for data collection, study implementation and dissemination activities and selected preliminary findings. …”
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Effectiveness of Massive Open Online Course on Risk Communication Knowledge in Global Health Emergencies Among Nurses by Khin Thandar Aung, Rafiza Abdul Razak, Muhammad Fadli Zulkafley

“…Additionally, this study provides the framework for the widespread implementation of such instructional interventions in nursing education and professional development. …”
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Домашній фізичний експеримент і можливості його проведення в сучасних умовах by Микола Моклюк, Анатолій Сільвейстр, Ольга Моклюк

“…The main attention is paid to the availability of materials and equipment, as well as the use of modern digital technologies for their organization and implementation.The types of experiments that can be performed at home with minimal costs and without the need for specialized laboratory equipment are analyzed. …”
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Newborn screening facilitates early theranostics and improved spinal muscular atrophy outcome: five-year real-world evidence from Taiwan by Chen-Hua Wang, Ting-Rong Hsu, Mei-Ying Liu, Li-Yun Wang, I-Jun Chou, Wang-Tso Lee, Wen-Chen Liang, Inn-Chi Lee, Hsiao-Jan Chen, Shu-Min Kao, Hui-Chen Ho, Dau-Ming Niu, Kwang-Jen Hsiao, Ming-Yuh Chang, Hui-Min Hsieh, Yuh-Jyh Jong

“…Results From September 2017 to August 2022, two NBS centers screened patients for SMN1 homozygous deletion using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) or the Sequenom MassARRAY platform and subsequently confirmed the findings using multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA). Implementation of SMA NBS using RT-PCR or MassARRAY platform efficiently led to the detection of neonates with homozygous survival motor neuron 1 (SMN1) deletions at a median age of 9 (range 4–14) days. …”
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Comparing a Guideline-Based Mobile Health Intervention Versus Usual Care for High-Risk Adolescents With Asthma: Protocol of a Randomized Controlled Trial by Tamara T Perry, Jessica H Turner, Ariel Berlinski, Larry A Simmons, Rita H Brown, Kaymon Neal, Sarah A Marshall, Xing He, Simon Chung, Andrew Brown, Horace J Spencer 3rd, Jiang Bian

“…The study addresses existing gaps in knowledge regarding implementation of a mAAP for high-risk adolescents and has the potential to serve as a model for other populations at high risk for asthma. …”
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Safety and efficacy of robot-assisted technology in severe complex and non-severe spinal deformity correction: a retrospective comparative study by Lijin Zhou, Zihe Feng, Zhangfu Li, Yunsheng Wang, Yong Hai

“…These findings suggest that RA technology is a safe and effective strategy for SCD management, though broader implementation requires validation through larger prospective trials. …”
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Teleconsultation for infectious disease management in pediatric intensive care by Dr Jacopo Ceradini, MD Daniela Perrotta, MD Elio Tamburello, MD Marcella Aversa, MD Laura Lancella, MD Francesca Ippolita Calò Carducci, MD Maia De Luca, MD Lorenza Romani, Carmen D'amore, Gaetano Ciliento, Leonardo Vallesi, Massimiliano Raponi, MD Marta Luisa Ciofi degli Atti

“…The aim of this study was to assess the impact of teleconsultation for infectious disease management in pediatric intensive care unit (PICU), by assessing antibiotic consumption and healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), prior and after the implementation of a systematic multidisciplinary teleconsultation. …”
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