Geographic disparities and determinants of full utilization of the continuum of maternal and newborn healthcare services in rural India by Pooja Tripathi, Mahashweta Chakrabarty, Aditya Singh, Subhojit Let

“…Hotspots were primarily identified in districts of southern states, western Maharashtra, and central Odisha, while cold spots were evident in the northeastern states of Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Assam, and Nagaland, as well as in the Empowered Action Group states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, and Jharkhand. …”
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A Fine-Grained Aircraft Target Recognition Algorithm for Remote Sensing Images Based on YOLOV8 by Xiao-Nan Jiang, Xiang-Qian Niu, Fan-Lu Wu, Yao Fu, He Bao, Yan-Chao Fan, Yu Zhang, Jun-Yan Pei

“…This module enhances the capture of semantic information while extracting shallow features, thereby preserving more fine-grained features and improving the network's feature extraction capability. …”
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Impacts of drip irrigation and plastic-film mulching on regional climate in Northwest China: Implications for climate-resilient agriculture in dryland regions by Tiangang Yuan, Sien Li, Shixian Zhai, Biao Luo, Jin Wu, Amos P.K. Tai

“…Drip irrigation with plastic-film mulching (PM) is a vital agricultural practice that improves crop productivity in arid and semi-arid regions by raising soil temperature and conserving water. While climate effects of irrigation have been studied with climate and Earth system models, PM has been only considered in land-only models. …”
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Global review of PCBs and chemical flame retardants in e-waste recycling sites: Addressing geographic imbalances by Moyofoluwa O. Ogunyemi, Temilola O. Oluseyi, Aderonke O. Oyeyiola, Mohamed Abou-Elwafa Abdallah, Stuart Harrad

“…In summary, this review emphasizes the critical need for broader geographical coverage, standardized methodologies, and robust regulatory frameworks to mitigate the significant health and environmental risks associated with FRs and PCBs in e-waste recycling sites.…”
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Prevalence and Pathogen Distribution of Neonatal Sepsis Among Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants by Wai Ho Lim, Reyin Lien, Yhu-Chering Huang, Ming-Chou Chiang, Ren-Huei Fu, Shih-Ming Chu, Jen-Fu Hsu, Peng-Hong Yang

“…Escherichia coli (40%) were the leading pathogen of EOS while CoNS (54.7%) was the leading pathogens of LOS. …”
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Changes in mental health problems and access to mental health care among US adolescents before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: results from the national survey of children’s heal... by Lei Xu, Wenhua Lu, Divya Talwar, Sarah B. Maness, Huabin Luo

“…Conclusions We found the prevalence of mental health problems in adolescents increased while the prevalence of access to mental health care decreased from 2019 to 2022, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Study of a tick-borne encephalitis vaccine by O. V. Stronin, A. A.  Epanchintsev, A.  A. Koltunov

“…Tick-borne encephalitis is one of the most significant anthropozoonoses   for public health in the Russian Federation. Wide vaccination coverage is required to control  this zoonotic infection. …”
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Bridging urban-rural disparities in malaria care during pregnancy in Senegal: evidence from household and health facility surveys by Yongsheng Jiang, Di Liang, Jinkou Zhao, Shailendra Prasad, Medoune Ndiop, Serigne Amdy Thiam, Ibrahima Diallo, Doudou Sene, Rose Mpembeni, Jiayan Huang

“…Urban areas need to enhance malaria service readiness, while rural areas should focus on improving service readiness alongside infrastructure and community engagement to bridge the urban-rural disparities. …”
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A Conical-Scanning Microwave Limb Sounder for Atmospheric Measurements by Joe W. Waters, Nathaniel J. Livesey, Michelle L. Santee, Paul C. Stek, Richard E. Cofield, Peter H. Siegel, Jonathan H. Jiang, Qinbin Li, Gloria L. Manney, William G. Read, Duane E. Waliser, Dong L. Wu

“…We describe a novel scanning microwave limb sounder (SMLS) instrument that performs rapid and broad azimuth conical scans of Earth's limb while simultaneously scanning the limb in the vertical. …”
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Trade-off between cost and performance of earth observation data in olive trees health assessment: Digital crop mapping approach using machine learning algorithms by Yassine Bouslihim, Abdelkrim Bouasria, Aicha Rochdi, El Bachir El Haissen, Dénes Loczy, Zoltan Orban, Ali Salem

“…The RF model showed superior performance across all datasets, achieving the lowest RMSE values. While UAV data provided the highest spatial detail, capturing fine-scale health variations, it came at a significantly higher cost. …”
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Retrospective analysis and modern spatiotemporal characteristics of tularemia in the territory of the West Kazakhstan and North Kazakhstan regions by U. A. Izbanova, L. Yu. Lukhnova, T. V. Meka-Mechenko, N. S. Maykanov, V. P. Sadovskaya, V. G. Meka-Mechenko, A. A. Yusupov, A. B. Makulova

“…In some regions with large numbers of rodents and ectoparasites and low vaccination coverage, human cases of tularemia have been reported.The aim of the study. …”
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Characteristics and Influencing Factors of Hardness and Thickness of Aeolian Sandy Soil Crust at Sandy Area of Yellow River Floodplain by Li Xinhao, Cao Wenhua, Niu Yong, Lü Qingxia, Yuan Li, Zhao Lei

“…Aeolian sandy soil crust thickness, hardness change trend, and surface water content showed the characteristics of synchronous change, while the response of soil crust hardness exhibited some hysteresis. …”
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Effectiveness of a distance-learning vs standard training in the integrated management of childhood illnesses: a cluster randomized controlled trial by Saidul Abrar, Assad Hafeez, Sana Rahim, Suhail A. R. Doi, Muhammad Naseem Khan

“…Abstract Background The Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesss (IMCI) strategy has a lower coverage. The World Health Organization (WHO) introduced the concept of distance learning IMCI in 2014 to improve uptake of the strategy. …”
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Rubella antibody levels in the healthy Chinese population: a meta-analysis by Yaning Zhuo, Zhaojun Lu, Xuechao Zhang, Xiaoping Zhang, Yingying Yang, Jiayin Han, Jian Du, Yuyang Xu, Yan Liu, Chuanxi Fu

“…Among the age groups studied, the <1-year-old group exhibited the lowest positivity rate for rubella antibody at 47.87% (95% CI: 41.53-54.21),while the ≥50 years old group showed the highest positivity rate at 85.43% (95% CI: 81.01-89.85); individuals with a history of vaccination demonstrated a higher antibody positivity rate compared to those without vaccination history.ConclusionsThe prevalence of rubella antibody in healthy Chinese population is relatively low. …”
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Pertussis in Children: Clinical and Epidemiological Features, the Possibilities of Vaccine Preventio by Y. A. Bogvilenе, G. P. Martynova, S. V. Evreimova, B. L. Komarova, A. V. Karasev

“…At the same time, among schoolchildren and adolescents, as a rule, who have received a completed course of vaccination, there is an atypical, erased course of the disease, while the difficulties of its diagnosis lead to a high incidence of pertussis in children of the first year of life who have not yet been protected by vaccination. …”
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Spatial–Temporal Changes in Air Pollutants in Four Provinces of Sumatra Island, Indonesia: Insights from Sentinel-5P Satellite Imagery by Zarah Arwieny Hanami, Muhammad Amin, Muralia Hustim, Rahmi Mulia Putri, Sayed Esmatullah Torabi, Andi Annisa Tenri Ramadhani, Isra Suryati

“…The NO₂ levels in urban centers decreased by over 20%, while the reductions in CO and AOD reached up to 29% and 64%, respectively, reflecting diminished human activities and biomass burning. …”
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The impact of paternal support on the success of exclusive breastfeeding among lactating mothers in Ado-Odo/Ota local government area of Ogun State by Jelili A. QUADRI, Yetunde J. OSINOWO, Lyanu C. ALAGBE, Tobi I. AKINREMI, Bilikisu T. EDUN

“…Forty-five % of fathers were aware of EBF, but only 29% correctly identified the recommended six-month duration. While 50% believed in the benefits of EBF, 33% viewed breastfeeding as solely the mother responsibility. …”
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Change in mental health service utilization from pre- to post-COVID-19 period in the United States by Md Rezaul Kader, Mohammod Mahmudur Rahman, Piali Dey Bristi, Foyez Ahmmed

“…Subgroup analysis revealed that the utilization changed significantly from 2019 to 2022 for age group “18–34” [OR = 1.41, 95% CI = (1.26, 1.58)], “35–49” [OR = 1.35, 95% CI = (1.21, 1.50)], and “50–64” [OR = 1.12, 95% CI = (1.01, 1.24)], while for the age group “above 64” was not significant. …”
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Clinical and radiological outcomes of Evan’s osteotomy in young patients with flexible flatfoot deformity: a retrospective investigation by Mohamad Samih Yasin, Hashim A. Rayyan, Mira Khaldoun Eid, Nour Ahmad Awamleh, Sara Osama Rahhal, Rama Rawashdeh, Ahmad A. Toubasi, Mahmoud S. Alqawasmi, Omar Q. Samarah, Bassem I. Haddad, Aws Khanfar

“…Eight radiological parameters were used to assess and compare X-rays, while the foot health status questionnaire (FHSQ) was used to compare their preoperative and 6-month postoperative characteristics. …”
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In silico design and in vitro validation of a multi-epitope peptide vaccine targeting triple-negative breast cancer by Pengjun Zhou, Xing Shi, Jinquan Xia, Hong Hu

“…Constructs V1 and V5 demonstrated superior immunogenicity and TLR binding, while V2 and V5 induced strong immune responses in silico. …”
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