Impact of Green Roofs and Walls on the Thermal Environment of Pedestrian Heights in Urban Villages by Chang Lin, Shawei Zhang

“…Facade greening reduced PET by about 1.5 °C, while roof greening had a limited effect, reducing PET by 1.0 °C. …”
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COVID-19 in Indonesia: Where Are We? by Iwan Ariawan, Hafizah Jusril

“…Minimizing testing and tracing delay, less than four days with coverage of 80% close contacts could prevent and reduce onwards transmission. …”
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Comparing Volumetric-modulated Arc Therapy and Intensity-modulated Radiation Therapy for Hippocampus-sparing Whole-brain Radiotherapy: A Dosimetric Evaluation by Soumya Roy, Anirban Halder, Saumen Basu, Suman Joardar

“…Aim: Critical technical issues related to contouring and treatment planning arise while trying to protect the hippocampus (HC) from radiation during cranial irradiation. …”
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Multi-temporal satellite image analysis for detecting the changes in mangrove vegetation between Allith and Alqahma on the Red Sea coast by Basma Alharbi

“…The highest coverage rate (0.29 %) was recorded in 1990, and the lowest (0.24 %) was recorded in 2013. …”
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Access to vaccination among refugees, asylum seekers and internally displaced persons in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review by Nsikakabasi Samuel George, Archibong Edem Bassey, Jeny Alejandra Aguilera Cruz, Marzena Tambor

“…Conclusion This review shows varying vaccine coverage and low access, while underscoring the importance of multifaceted strategies to address existing challenges in ensuring more equitable vaccine access.…”
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An analysis of eHealth adoption and utilisation in Kerala by Mohammed Asharu Jaman, Bhavya Fernandez, N. Mahesh, Jithesh Veetilakath

“…Only 6.7% of lab investigations and 0.87% of OPD visits were processed through online booking. UHID coverage reached 14.89%. Conclusion While eHealth adoption in Kerala shows promise, key features remain underutilised. …”
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Longitudinal monitoring of prevalence and intensity of soil-transmitted helminth infections as part of community-wide mass drug administration within the Geshiyaro project in the B... by Toby Landeryou, Rosie Maddren, Santiago Rayment Gomez, Suprabhath Kalahasti, Ewnetu Firdawek Liyew, Melkie Chernet, Hussein Mohammed, Yonas Wuletaw, James Truscott, Anna E Phillips, Alison Ower, Kathryn Forbes, Ufaysa Anjulo, Birhan Mengistu, Geremew Tasew, Mihretab Salasibew, Roy Anderson

“…This study demonstrates that while community-wide MDA successfully reduces overall infection intensity across the villages treated, the observed levels of non-compliance to treatment by individuals acts to maintain levels of parasite abundance whereby transmission interruption is not possible at to, despite reasonable levels of MDA coverage in the communities studied (ranging from 65% to 84% of the village populations). …”
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Community-based infant hearing screening: Outcomes of a rural pilot programme by Khomotjo S. Kgare, Karin Joubert

“…The follow-up rate for rescreens at the clinical level was 77%, while for initial diagnostic assessments, it was 26%. …”
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Deep Learning-Driven Geospatial Modeling of Elderly Care Accessibility: Disparities Across the Urban-Rural Continuum in Central China by Yi Yu, Tian Dong

“…At the 15-min walking threshold, building space ratio and transportation infrastructure coverage positively influenced walking convenience, while sky view ratio showed a negative correlation. (3) A random forest-based location prediction framework identified multiple service gaps in existing facilities. …”
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Dynamic Characteristics of Deep Soil Water Leakage in Otindag Sandy Land by Terigele, Feng Wei, Yang Wenbin, Li Gangtie, Li Wei

“…[Methods] Deep soil leakage in Otindag sandy land semi-fixed caragana microphylla (vegetation coverage 20%~30%) and fixed deep seep of Caragana microphylla (vegetation coverage 40%~50%) below 200 cm was continuously monitored by a recording apparatus. …”
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Connectivity-Enhanced 3D Deployment Algorithm for Multiple UAVs in Space–Air–Ground Integrated Network by Shaoxiong Guo, Li Zhou, Shijie Liang, Kuo Cao, Zhiqun Song

“…Extensive simulations indicate that the proposed algorithm achieves faster deployment and higher coverage under both random and clustered distribution scenarios of GUs, while also enhancing the robustness and load balance of the UAV network.…”
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Optimizing Agri-PV System: Systematic Methodology to Assess Key Design Parameters by Kedar Mehta, Wilfried Zörner

“…Analysis of Total Weighted Influence scores from these matrices reveal distinct priority sets: panel tilt, coverage ratio, and elevation are most influential for energy optimization, while PAR utilization, yield stability, and elevation are prioritized for crop productivity. …”
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Perceived Management of Acute Sports Injuries and Medical Conditions by Athletic Trainers and Physical Therapists by Alan Wallace, Matthew S. Briggs, James Onate, John DeWitt, Laurie Rinehart-Thompson

“…# Background While Athletic Trainers’ (ATs) education emphasizes sport event coverage, Physical Therapists’ (PTs) education may prepare them for event coverage responsibilities. …”
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Thermal Performance of Public Green Space using Palm Fiber Net-Based Green Canopy and Passion Fruit (Passiflora Edulis) Vegetation by Engelina Muksin, Mohamad Jahja, Dewa Gede Eka Setiawan, A Indra Wulan Sari Ramadani, Abdi Gunawan Djafar, Muh. Fachrul Latief

“…Furthermore, the outdoor temperature decreased by 4.9 °C, while the indoor temperature decreased by 3.5 °C. …”
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A study of New Zealanders motivations towards increasing native backyard planting by Megan Burfoot, Shanta Budha-Magar, Amirhosein Ghaffarianhoseini, Ali Ghaffarianhoseini

“…Originality/value – While the role of urban backyards in biodiversity conservation is recognized, there is limited understanding of how homeowners can be motivated to enhance native plant coverage. …”
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COVID-19 in Indonesia: Where Are We? by Iwan Ariawan, Hafizah Jusril

“…Minimizing testing and tracing delay, less than four days with coverage of 80% close contacts could prevent and reduce onwards transmission. …”
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A Lightweight, Intelligent Autonomous Exploration System for Indoor Robots Using Improved Random Walk With Back-Off Strategies by Blesson Mathews Luke, S. Abraham Sampson

“…The algorithm maintained a reliable average localization error of 0.005 m while exhibiting memory efficiency by the reduced memory usage by up to 13.7% relative to TB3. …”
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Evaluating AI-generated examination papers in periodontology: a comparative study with human-designed counterparts by Xiang Ma, Wei Pan, Xiao-ning Yu

“…The AI-generated examination was developed using GPT-4, while the human examination was derived from the 2024 institutional final exam. …”
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Multi-connectivity solutions for rural areas: Integrating terrestrial 5G and satellite networks to support innovative IoT use cases by Alejandro Ramírez-Arroyo, Melisa López, Ignacio Rodríguez, Sebastian Bro Damsgaard, Preben Mogensen

“…To address the rural coverage issue, non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) such as satellite-based solutions, have been introduced to provide coverage in remote regions. …”
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Simulation of potential suitable areas and analysis of natural reserves for four species of Taxus in southern China by Yuchen Zhou, Yuchen Zhou, Juhua Hu, Guanhong Xie, Yakui Shao, Mu Liu

“…The high-suitability area for Taxus wallichiana var. chinensis is 13,943.62 km2, with nature reserves covering 7.49% of this area; Taxus wallichiana var. mairei has a high-suitability area of 11,950.97 km2, with a coverage rate of 2.44%; Taxus wallichiana has a high-suitability area of 9,784.43 km2, with a coverage rate of 10.52%; and Taxus yunnanensis has a high-suitability area of 7,226.57 km2, with a coverage rate of 6.47%. …”
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