Ensuring Sustainability in Pharmaceutical Care: A Retrospective Analysis of Administrative Databases on the Utilization, Costs, and Switching Patterns of Biological Therapies in th... by Renata Maria Bianca Langfelder, Roberto Langella, Cinzia D’Angelo, Claudia Panico, Sarah Cattaneo

“…<b>Background</b>: Biosimilars represent a fundamental advancement in global healthcare, offering significant cost containment while maintaining both therapeutic efficacy and safety in the management of chronic diseases. …”
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The treatment of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy: a review of current management options and a potential role for scrambler therapy by Hassan Aboumerhi, Henry Vucetic, Andrew Gruenzel, Bahar Moftakhar, Bahar Moftakhar, Mona Gupta, Mona Gupta, Santosh K. Rao, Santosh K. Rao, Michael D. Staudt, Michael D. Staudt

“…ST has shown mixed results in clinical trials; while some patients report symptom relief, more robust evidence is required before it can be widely recommended. …”
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Self-care interventions for legal and safe abortions: lessons learned from a woman-centered approach to sexual and reproductive healthcare in Uruguay by Cecilia Stapff, Lucía Gómez Garbero, Rodolfo Gómez Ponce de León, Leonel Briozzo, Antonella Lavelanet, Manjulaa Narasimhan

“…The initiative expanded the entry points to the healthcare system while strengthening women’s autonomy. Lessons learned: Increased access to self-care interventions for SRH contributed to advancing achievement of universal health coverage and the highest, most attainable standards of health. …”
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Adherence to Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy During COVID-19: A Retrospective Study by Nicole P. Jenkins, Gregory W. Vurture, Amber Wai-San Chan, Stephanie Sansone, Nina Jacobson, Scott W. Smilen

“…While COVID-19 was not identified as a barrier to PFPT adherence, identifying barriers preventing patients from attending PFPT remains an area for improvement. …”
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A Multi-Machine and Multi-Modal Drift Detection (M2D2) Framework for Semiconductor Manufacturing by Chin-Yi Lin, Tzu-Liang (Bill) Tseng, Tsung-Han Tsai

“…An active learning loop dynamically refines threshold settings and model parameters in response to real-time feedback, reducing false positives while adapting to evolving production conditions. …”
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Creating cohesive communities: using Conditional–Collective–Community-Based Incentives to change social norms on polio immunization in Pakistan by Farhana Tabassum, Zayaan Delawalla, Mushtaq Mirani, Zahid Ali Khan, Aadarsh Fateh Muhammad, Muhammad Asim, Jai K. Das, Jai K. Das

“…CE served as an effective tool for dispelling myths while also providing a springboard to build community connections and cohesion. …”
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Mapping the existing body of knowledge on new and repurposed TB vaccine implementation: A scoping review. by Joeri S Buis, Degu Jerene, Agnes Gebhard, Roel Bakker, Arman Majidulla, Andrew D Kerkhoff, Rupali J Limaye, Puck T Pelzer

“…Projected outcomes were dependent on vaccine characteristics, target population, implementation strategy, timing of roll out, TB burden/country context, and vaccination coverage. Potential barriers for vaccine acceptability included TB-related stigma, need for a second dose, and cost, while low pricing, community and civil society engagement and heightened public TB awareness were potential enablers in China, India, and South Africa. …”
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Life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of diesel oil and zero-emission trucks: Systematic review of status and perspectives by Gaia Gentilucci, Antonella Accardo, Ezio Spessa

“…Also, the analysis highlights the strong need for improved primary data coverage and greater harmonization of LCA methods and assumptions.…”
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Zygomatic-palpebral flap: an optional technique for lower eyelid reconstruction by Manoel Pereira da Silva, Aluísio Gonçalves Medeiros, Luciana Rodrigues da Cunha, Colombo Tiveron, Marco Tulio Rodrigues da Cunha, Vaneila Adrieli Padilha, João Pedro Rodrigues Pereira, Stefano Machado

“…The technique was based on the use of a local flap with highly similar characteristics to the defect area, which allowed it to mimic functions, while being safe and feasible. Results: The immediate and late results in terms of aesthetics and function were satisfactory and well accepted by patients and the surgical team, with adequate eyelid occlusion and preserved ocular lubrication. …”
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Assessment of vegetation response to compound dry-hot events in Central Asia based on the Vine-Copula conditional probability model by Chun Yang, Hui Zhang, Zhijie Ta, Guan Huang, Yuke Liu

“…Different vegetation types exhibit distinct vulnerability patterns: grasslands generally show the highest sensitivity initially, while croplands demonstrate increasing vulnerability throughout summer, exceeding grassland probabilities by August (0.627 vs 0.596 under CI = 0.2, 0.570 vs 0.525 under CI = 0.8). …”
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RSNet: Compact-Align Detection Head Embedded Lightweight Network for Small Object Detection in Remote Sensing by Qing Dong, Tianxin Han, Gang Wu, Baiyou Qiao, Lina Sun

“…Detecting small objects in high-resolution remote sensing images presents persistent challenges due to their limited pixel coverage, complex backgrounds, and dense spatial distribution. …”
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Assessment of routine childhood immunization data quality, Bono Region, Ghana 2023 by Emmanuel George Bachan, Jane Addae-Kyeremeh, Georgia Ghartey, Eric Kofi Nyarko, Prince Quarshie, Kofi Amo-Kodieh, Franklin Asiedu-Bekoe

“…Though the Bono region saw a 12.5% increase in Penta3 coverage between 2020 and 2022, a lack of regular data quality assessments in the region and the possible impacts of low data quality prompted the assessment of immunization data accuracy and consistency. …”
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Corrosion Inhibition of Mild Steel in Acidic Environments using Polyphenol-Rich Extract from Senegalia Senegal (L.) Britton Stem Bark by Y.M. Ohunene, J. Oguegbulu, Maia-Obi Lígia Passos, F. F. Mtunzi, F. Ojo, B.J. Okoli

“…FT-IR spectrum analysis further validated the successful adsorption of PRFSS on the mild steel surface, while TGA highlighted the extract’s thermal stability. …”
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Investigating the influence of changing ice surfaces on gravity wave formation impacting glacier boundary layer flow with large-eddy simulations by B. Goger, B. Goger, I. Stiperski, M. Ouy, L. Nicholson

“…In this work, we explore how changing the ice surface coverage upstream of HEF influences this gravity wave formation and intensity and the feedback that this has on boundary layer flow over HEF. …”
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Ex Vivo Assessment of Natural Teeth Wear against Zirconia and Novel Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Composite Crowns in Primary Teeth by a Three-Dimensional Assessment Method by Abhinav Talekar, Gayatri Chaudhari, Sreekanth Kumar Mallineni, Sneha Kothare, Amol Patil, Prasad Musale, Yusuf Chunawala, Shikha Choubey

“…The mean microhardness value for the Zr disc was 1157 ± 7 HV; for the GFRC disc, it was 29.35 ± 2 HV; while with natural teeth, it was 105 ± 4 HV. There was a statistically significant difference in teeth wear in the prescan and postscan in the natural tooth (p<0.05) group, highly significant difference (p<0.001) in the ZR group, and no significant difference in the GFRC group. …”
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Spatial Gap-Filling of Himawari-8 Hourly AOD Products Using Machine Learning with Model-Based AOD and Meteorological Data: A Focus on the Korean Peninsula by Youjeong Youn, Seoyeon Kim, Seung Hee Kim, Yangwon Lee

“…Validation against Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) ground observations showed that, while the original Himawari-8 data exhibited higher accuracy (RMSE: 0.189, CC: 0.815, n = 346), the gap-filled dataset maintained reasonable precision (RMSE: 0.208, CC: 0.711) and significantly increased the number of valid data points (n = 4149). …”
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A Confidential Transmission Method for High-Speed Power Line Carrier Communications Based on Generalized Two-Dimensional Polynomial Chaotic Mapping by Zihan Nie, Zhitao Guo, Jinli Yuan

“…The maximum error rate obtained by this method is 0.051, and the minimum error rate is 0.010, confirming its ability to ensure secure transmission in high-speed power line carrier communication while improving communication confidentiality.…”
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Empowering safety managers to champion the implementation of smoking cessation services in the construction industry: Protocol for a sequential multiple assignment randomized trial... by Taghrid Asfar, David J Lee, Ramzi G Salloum, Jennifer H LeLaurin, Erin Kobetz, Nipesh Pradhananga, Roxana A De Dios Despaux, Kathryn E McCollister, Olusanya Oluwole, Laura Corbin, Jennifer Laine, Zoran Bursac

“…US construction workers (CWs) have the highest cigarette smoking rate among all occupations (27.2% vs. 15%), yet the lowest coverage of workplace smoking cessation services (14% vs. 29%). …”
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Relapse and associated factors among psychiatric patients in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Belete Birhan, Gidey Rtbey, Kelemu Abebe Gelaw

“…A regional subgroup analysis revealed that the southern region of Africa exhibited the highest relapse rate at 74.05%, while the eastern region recorded the lowest rate at 56.08%. …”
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Primary oral healthcare in Ireland: a health systems analysis of publicly funded contracted services delivered by the general dental practitioner workforce by Paul Leavy, Pádraic Fleming, Blánaid Daly, Sarah Barry, Sara Burke

“…The number of private GDPs holding Dental Treatment Services Scheme (DTSS) contracts fell from 1,664 in 2016 to 787 in August 2023, while the number holding Dental Treatment Benefit Scheme (DTBS) contracts increased from 1,959 in 2016 to 2,384 in 2023. …”
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