Barriers to effective usage of insecticide-treated mosquito nets (ITNS) among women of reproductive age in Tanzania: a national cross-sectional survey by Kelly Taremwa, Ebuka Louis Anyamene, Gideon Ikemdinachi Nwankwo, Miracle Kenile Agbontale, Isaac Isiko

“…Women residing in the Southern zone had nearly three times higher odds of using ITNs (AOR: 2.8, 95% CI: 1.57–5.09), while those in the Lake zone had 1.6 times higher odds (AOR: 1.6, 95% CI: 1.12–2.33) compared to the Western zone. …”
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A human iPSC-Derived myelination model for investigating fetal brain injuries by Tsuyoshi Hiraiwa, Shoko Yoshii, Jiro Kawada, Tohru Sugawara, Tomoyuki Kawasaki, Shinsuke Shibata, Tomoko Shindo, Keiya Fujimori, Akihiro Umezawa, Hidenori Akutsu

“…Future refinements, such as improved myelination coverage and incorporating additional CNS cell types, will enhance its utility for studying disease mechanisms and enabling high-throughput drug screening.…”
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Estimating Heart Rate from Inertial Sensors Embedded in Smart Eyewear: A Validation Study by Sarah Solbiati, Federica Mozzini, Jean Sahler, Paul Gil, Bruno Amir, Niccolò Antonello, Diana Trojaniello, Enrico Gianluca Caiani

“…QI ≥ 70 also allowed biases to decrease (e.g., from −1.83 to −0.19 bpm while standing), with narrower limits of agreement, compared to ECG. …”
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The Impact of the CCP 19th Congress on the Rhetoric of the Chinese Media: The Study of CCTV Evening News / Влияние XIX съезда КПК на риторику китайских СМИ. Исследование на примере... by ZHU BOKUN / ЧЖУ БОКУНЬ

“…Using software, I generated largescale data obtained while watching evening news on CCTV for 3 months for the period 2016–2019. …”
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Classification of Paddy Rice Planting Area Through Feature Selection Method Using Sentinel-1/2 Time Series Images by Shiyu Zhang, Pengao Li, Yong Xie, Wen Shao, Xueru Tian

“…In southern Jiangsu, cloudy and rainy weather impairs the effectiveness of optical satellite images, while complex surface coverage reduces the precision of paddy rice classification. …”
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Secure THz Communication in 6G: A Two-Stage DRL Approach for IRS-Assisted NOMA by Muhammad Shahwar, Manzoor Ahmed, Touseef Hussain, Muhammad Sheraz, Wali Ullah Khan, Teong Chee Chuah

“…Utilizing the deep deterministic policy gradient (DDPG) algorithm, we introduce a two-stage policy learning approach designed to optimize secrecy energy efficiency (SEE) while ensuring secure communication, even in the presence of multiple eavesdroppers (Eves). …”
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SVseq discloses the genomic complexity of different prenatal, de novo, apparently balanced chromosome rearrangements detected by CMA and karyotype by Shengfang Qin, Xueyan Wang, Chun Chen, Jin Wang, Zhuo Zhang, Yan Yin, Xiangyou Leng

“…Results The results from the SVseq analysis indicated the presence of BCRs in two cases, while the other three exhibited complex chromosomal rearrangements (CCR). …”
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Exploring the financial burden of pediatric bone marrow transplantation: a cross-sectional Study from the caregiver’s viewpoint by Omid Soodi, Akbar Abdollahiasl, Shahideh Amini, Elahe Hesari

“…Additionally, 19.5% of the participants reported that they had to work part-time due to the demands of the treatment process, while about 18% were completely unemployed in order to follow the treatment process of their patients. 92% of caregivers were forced to spend all of their bank savings to cover HCT expenses. …”
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Evaluation in Our New Normal Environment: Navigating the Challenges with Data Collection by Nadini Persaud, Ruby Dagher

“…Findings: Evaluators need to be extremely flexible, innovative, and amendable to different approaches to data collections as our new normal environment will likely be with us for a while. This pandemic has thrown everyone a very painful curveball and introduced significant new work-related challenges for a myriad of work types and work environments. …”
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Spatial Distribution and Monitoring of Land Subsidence Using Sentinel-1 SAR Data in Java, Indonesia by Teguh P. Sidiq, Irwan Gumilar, Hasanuddin Z. Abidin, Irwan Meilano, Ayu Purwarianti, Rahayu Lestari

“…However, past studies have mostly focused on one particular important area, while the big picture of LS on the whole island is often overlooked. …”
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Our experience of buffalo improvement in India: last 50 years journey by T. K. Datta

“…However, it faces challenges concerning low artificial insemination (AI) coverage (~40% of breedable females), demand gap of frozen semen doses, realized genetic gain, scarce fodder availability, and market linkages. …”
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ASM-SS: the first quasi-global high-spatial-resolution coastal storm surge dataset reconstructed from tide gauge records by L. Yang, T. Jin, T. Jin, W. Jiang, W. Jiang

“…<p>Storm surges (SSs) cause massive loss of life and property in coastal areas each year. High-spatial-coverage and long-term SS records are the basis for deepening our understanding of these disasters. …”
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Experiences of and response to the COVID-19 pandemic at private retail pharmacies in Kenya: a mixed-methods study by Edwine Barasa, Sassy Molyneux, Jacinta Nzinga, Audrey Mumbi, Peter Mwangi Mugo, Daniella Munene, Collins Jaguga, Davy Odhiambo, Elizabeth Ominde-Ogaja, Mercy Maina, Michael Mungoma, Nadia Butt, Sultani Matendechero, Titus Kahiga, Eric Sedah, Sylvia Opanga

“…Notably, there is an urgent need to develop guidelines for pharmacy-based COVID-19 testing, a service that is clearly needed and which could greatly increase test coverage. Pharmacy-based COVID-19 programmes should be accompanied with implementation research to inform current and future pandemic responses.…”
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Transition Metal Oxides (WO₃-ZrO₂) as Promoters and Hydrogen Adsorption Modulators in Pt/WO₃-ZrO₂-C Electrocatalyst for the Reduction of... by Claudia R. Santiago-Ramírez, Martha L. Hernández-Pichardo, Arturo Manzo-Robledo, Daniel A. Acuña-Leal, Miguel A. Gracia-Pinilla

“…At the same time, the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) was shifted to more negative cathodic potentials, indicating reduced hydrogen coverage and a modified dissociative Tafel mechanism on platinum. …”
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Pruned hierarchical Random Forest framework for digital soil mapping: Evaluation using NEON soil properties by Chengcheng Xu, Jingyi Huang, Alfred E. Hartemink, Nathaniel W. Chaney

“…Specifically, pHRF reduced RMSE by 1.15 (sand%), 1.32 (clay%), and 0.21 (log-scaled organic matter%) while improving correlations. For pH, both models showed a reasonable fit (RMSE: ∼0.70, correlation: 0.85). …”
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Health economic evaluation of EV71 vaccination in children under the school-age population in Guangdong Province, China by Hui Zhang, Hui Zhang, Jienan Zheng, Jienan Zheng, Danxia Luo, Danxia Luo, Biao Zeng, Yao Yi, Fen Yang, Lilin Lin, Aiping Deng, Min Kang, Yingtao Zhang

“…Then, the incidence of HFMD under different vaccination coverage rate (0, 40, 70, and 90%) was simulated in four scenarios. …”
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Assessing water clarity in the Chesapeake Bay using satellite-derived Secchi disk depth by Seunghyun Son, Nikolay P. Nezlin, Veronica P. Lance

“…Spatial distribution of the satellite-derived SDD products illustrates that SDD are shallower in the northern Bay and upstream in its tributaries, while SDD are deeper along the main stem in the middle and lower parts of the Bay. …”
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PENGEMBANGAN PERANGKAT PERKULIAHAN EKSPERIMEN FISIKA UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KREATIVITAS MAHASISWA CALON GURU DALAM MENDESAIN KEGIATAN PRAKTIKUM FISIKA DI SMA by H. S. Wattimena, A. Suhandi, A. Setiawan

“…The developed lectures instrument adapted from creative learning pattern was referred to as Creative Thinking Skills aspect (CTSA), while student activity in the design of practical activities were directed at Activity Indicator In Experiment (SIEI). …”
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Quantitative assessment of factors that influence heat vulnerability in residential areas using machine learning and unmanned aerial vehicle by Jawoon Gu, Dongwoo Kim, Chulmin Jun, Seungwoo Son

“…The proposed strategies—such as optimizing alley width, increasing shade coverage, and enhancing riverside green spaces—can be effectively incorporated into localized urban redevelopment plans to improve thermal comfort and resilience.…”
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Overview of Poverty and Social Exclusion in the Western Balkans by Gordana Matković

“…A large concentration of the population and households just above the poverty line additionally demonstrates the challenges faced by the entire region while undergoing the transition process. In some countries extreme poverty, meaning that not even basic food needs can be met, has been registered. …”
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