Epitope-Based Immunoinformatic Approach on Heat Shock 70 kDa Protein Complex of Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii by Reham M. Elhassan, Nagla M. Alsony, Khadeejah M. Othman, Duaa T. Izz-Aldin, Tamadour A. Alhaj, Abdelrahman A. Ali, Lena A. Abashir, Omar H. Ahmed, Mohammed A. Hassan

“…(FTQLVAAYL, YVYDTRGKL) and (FFGGKVLNF, FINAQLVDV, and FDYALVQHF) exhibited a very strong binding affinity to MHC-I and MHC-II, respectively, with high population coverage for each, while FYRQGAFEL has shown promising results in terms of its binding profile to MHC-II and MHC-I alleles and good strength of binding when docked with HLA-C∗12:03. …”
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Demand for family planning satisfied by modern methods in Ghana: trends and inequalities (2013–2022) by Akua Amponsaa Obeng, Cauane Blumenberg, Seth Kwaku Afagbedzi, Yohannes Dibaba Wado, Kristen Nilsen

“…Abstract Background In Ghana, while coverage of demand for family planning satisfied by modern methods (mDFPS) has increased, substantial inequalities persist across demographic and geographic factors. …”
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Revegetation Changes Main Erosion Type on the Gully–Slope on the Chinese Loess Plateau Under Extreme Rainfall: Reducing Gully Erosion and Promoting Shallow Landslides by Yangguang Xu, Li Luo, Wenzhao Guo, Zhao Jin, Pei Tian, Wenglong Wang

“…The average erosion rate (0.36–3.29 g · m−2 min−1; no obvious erosion) in plots with 70%–80% coverage was 95.5% lower than that in bare land plots (27.8–47.5 g · m−2 min−1; ephemeral gully erosion), while due to landslides the average erosion rate in plots with >90% coverage (135.1–184.3 g · m−2 min−1) was 86.5 times higher than that in plots with 70%–80%. …”
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Global burden of diphtheria, 1990–2021: a 204-country analysis of socioeconomic inequality based on SDI and DTP3 vaccination differences before and after the COVID-19 pandemic (GBD... by Zilun Wu, Zilun Wu, Liyu Lin, Liyu Lin, Jinbu Zhang, Jinbu Zhang, Jirui Zhong, Jirui Zhong, Donglan Lai, Donglan Lai, Donglan Lai

“…Higher SDI levels correlated with reduced burden, with low-SDI regions accounting for 88.4% of global DALYs in 2021, while high-SDI regions approached elimination. DTP3 coverage negatively correlated with incidence (r = −0.191, p = 0.011), suggesting vaccination may reduce disease burden. …”
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El despertar político de China a través de la mirada de la prensa chilena y peruana (1911-1912) by Patricia Palma, María Montt Strabucchi

“…This article analyzes the newspapers and magazines coverage of the Chinese Revolution in Chile and Peru published both in the capitals of both countries (Lima and Santiago) and in cities where important Chinese communities lived. …”
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A Sleep Scheduling Mechanism with PSO Collaborative Evolution for Wireless Sensor Networks by Luobing Dong, He Tao, William Doherty, Marten Young

“…The mechanism adopts the approach of density control and finds the redundant nodes based on the computation results of the network coverage. Experimental results show that the proposed algorithm can ensure adequate coverage under the premise of the ability to close off the redundant nodes, while reducing the total energy consumption of the network.…”
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Nöd och död i Norrland by Elisabeth Engberg

“…The findings reveal that although their journalistic ambitions, motives and political stances differed, both newspapers expressed similar ideas about an underprivileged, underdeveloped, and uneducated north, where poor social conditions and ignorance had exacerbated the severe consequences of the outbreak. Norrskensflamman’s coverage, featuring substantial critical social analysis, became instrumental in political debate, while Aftonbladet’s reports, characterized by human-interest journalism, helped prompt the allocation of philanthropic relief. …”
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Significance of GPT-enabled LDCT lung cancer screening by Shixiong Yang, Qiong Liang, Weipeng Jiang, Chunxue Bai

“…Lung cancer is a major global health threat, with China experiencing a high incidence and mortality rate and a particularly low five-year survival rate. While lung cancer screening is crucial for improving early diagnosis and survival rates, it faces multiple challenges in China, including public awareness, limited medical resources, high costs, follow-up management, technical capabilities, coverage, and policy funding. …”
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Economic Crises And Entrepreneurship: A Comparison Of Developed And Less Developed Countries by Halil Dincer Kaya

“…The cost to export had worsened (i.e. increased), while the number of tax payments and the time required to start a business had improved (i.e. declined). …”
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Altered microstate C and D dynamics in high social anxiety: a resting-state EEG study by Huoyin Zhang, Huoyin Zhang, Binyu Peng, Yutong Liu, Yu Xi, Yi Lei, Yi Lei

“…IntroductionSocial anxiety is characterized by excessive fear of negative evaluation and avoidance in social situations. While its neural processing patterns are well-documented, the millisecond-level temporal dynamics of brain functional networks remain poorly understood. …”
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Malaria epidemics and its drivers in Uganda in 2022 by Maru W. Aregawi, Catherine Maiteki, John C. Rek, Bosco Agaba, Charles Katureebe, Mansour Ranjbar, Chunzhe Zhang, Samson Kiware, Jimmy Opigo

“…While climate was not the main driver, programmatic deficiencies, vector composition shift, reduced efficacy of insecticides, coverage and effectiveness of the interventions likely fueled the epidemic. …”
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Power and marginalization in discourse on AI in education (AIEd): social actors’ representation in China Daily (2018–2023) by Xi Huang, Savitri Gadavanij

“…This study examines how social actors are represented in AIEd discourses in China Daily (2018–2023), using 100 news articles selected through stratified proportional sampling in Nexis Uni to ensure balanced coverage across all years. Employing intertextuality analysis and social actor theory, the results show that government and corporate voices dominate, while public perspectives are marginalized. …”
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Potential and limitations of secondary prevention of noncommunicable diseases: data from a survey of Russian outpatient physicians by M. N. Mamedov, V. A. Kutsenko, О. M. Drapkina

“…Every fifth doctor reported no problems, while every tenth respondent noted difficulties in hospitalizing patients. …”
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Scaling up target regimens for tuberculosis preventive treatment in Brazil and South Africa: An analysis of costs and cost-effectiveness. by Ntwali Placide Nsengiyumva, Jonathon R Campbell, Olivia Oxlade, Juan F Vesga, Christian Lienhardt, Anete Trajman, Dennis Falzon, Saskia Den Boon, Nimalan Arinaminpathy, Kevin Schwartzman

“…Compared to the status quo, costs per DALY averted were $7,608 and $808 for scaling up the 6H and minimal regimens, respectively, while the optimal regimen was dominant (cost savings, reduced DALYs). …”
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A mechanism of topology optimization for underwater acoustic sensor networks based on autonomous underwater vehicles by Ming He, Fangxin Liu, Zhuang Miao, Huan Zhou, Qiuli Chen

“…The comparison of TO-A algorithm and TO-DA algorithm shows that under low energy consumption, TO-A algorithm can keep the network coverage at about 97% for a long time, connectivity rate above 89%, while the TO-DA algorithm can improve the survivability of the network by above 50% at the expense of 8.5% of the network coverage.…”
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Improving the utilization of insecticide-treated nets for malaria prevention among pregnant women, lactating mothers and children in Sierra Leone: a commentary by Ronald Carshon-Marsh, Erica Di Ruggiero

“…While considerable research has examined ITN access and usage in the general SSA population, focused implementation research on these high-risk groups in Sierra Leone is notably lacking. …”
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A New Approach to Expanding Interior Green Areas in Urban Buildings by Chyi-Gang Kuo, Chien-Wei Chiu, Pei-Shan Chung

“…For example, Taipei City mandates that the green coverage rate of new buildings must be between 40% and 70%, while Singapore requires a green coverage rate of 100% or higher. …”
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Overcoming Barriers to Diabetes Technology in Youth with Type 1 Diabetes and Public Insurance: Cases and Call to Action by Ming Yeh Lee, Molly L. Tanenbaum, David M. Maahs, Priya Prahalad

“…Three youths had improved engagement with the care team while on CGM and the remote monitoring protocol, and three youths were able to leverage sustained CGM wear to obtain insurance coverage for automated insulin delivery systems. …”
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Polarization in reporting the 2019 presidential election campaign on Indonesian television by Budi Utami, Deddy Mulyana, Eni Maryani, Dadang Rahmat Hidayat

“…Qualitative research conducted on the 2019 Presidential Election in Indonesia focused on analyzing the coverage of Kompas TV, a national news television station unaffiliated with any political party. …”
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The Epidemiological Tuberculosis Situation in the Russian Penitentiary System: Main Trends and Challenges by V. V. Testov, V. S. Burykhin, M. E. Vostroknutov, S. A. Sterlikov

“…The incidence of tuberculosis among PLHIV decreased from 3,490.6 per 100,000 population in 2014 to 2,014.2 per 100,000 population in 2020, while coverage of PLHIV with ART increased from 21.7 to 89.6%. …”
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