The Rise of Artificial Intelligence Phobia! Unveiling News-Driven Spread of AI Fear Sentiment Using ML, NLP, and LLMs by Jim Samuel, Tanya Khanna, Julia Esguerra, Srinivasaraghavan Sundar, Alexander Pelaez, Soumitra S. Bhuyan

“…The study concludes with implications and recommendations to counter fear-driven narratives and suggests ways to improve public understanding of AI through responsible news media coverage, broad AI education, democratization of AI resources, and the drawing of clear distinctions between AI as a science versus commercial AI applications, to promote enhanced fact-based mass engagement with AI while preserving human dignity and agency.…”
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Does forest management certification halt forest loss at country level? A global analysis by Saskia Dröge, Charline Depoorter, Axel Marx, Bart Muys

“…This study employed generalised additive models to assess whether increased FSC and PEFC certification coverage was associated with reduced permanent and temporary forest loss, using annual data from 2005 to 2019 across more than 113 countries while controlling for other drivers of forest change. …”
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Study on the microclimate and thermal comfort of urban parks under arid climate conditions: A case study of Shihezi City by Jie Li, Zhao Zhao, Hong Chen, Zongchi Fu

“…An increase in green coverage was found to reduce the maximum PET by 0.64 °C; however, excessive tree density hindered nighttime ventilation. …”
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Assessment of the intensive phase 'Shakti Divas' initiative to combatting anemia in Rajasthan, India. by Nitin Kumar Joshi, Pankaj Bhardwaj, Akhil Dhanesh Goel, Tanisha Garg, Yogesh Kumar Jain, Manoj Kumar Gupta, Prem Singh, Jitendra Kumar Soni

“…<h4>Objectives</h4>To assess the intensive phase anemia control "Shakti Divas" initiative of Rajasthan government through process and outcome valuation, while understanding the challenges and barriers in the implementation.…”
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Current epidemiological characteristics of pertussis in the Russian Federation by A. V. Stepenko, A. Ya. Mindlina

“…Despite the fact that since 2012 the necessary level of vaccination coverage (&gt;95%) has been achieved and maintained in the Russian Federation, there has been a steady increase in the incidence of pertussis over the past five years. …”
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Increasing the demand for vaccination through mHealth in Quetta City, Balochistan in Pakistan by Ejaz A Khan, Muhammad I Panezai, Babar Shahid, Asm Shahabuddin, Subhana Akber

“…Immunization is one of the most cost-effective interventions to prevent deaths from vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs), especially in children. While Pakistan has an overall routine immunization coverage of 66 per cent for fully immunized children (FIC), coverage in the province of Balochistan is much lower at 29 per cent. …”
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Melt Pond Evolution along the MOSAiC Drift: Insights from Remote Sensing and Modeling by Mingfeng Wang, Felix Linhardt, Victor Lion, Natascha Oppelt

“…The absolute deviation of the maximum pond coverage simulated by the new scheme is within 3%, while differences among parameterization schemes exceed 50%. …”
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Understanding the potential impact of a combination HIV prevention intervention in a hyper-endemic community. by Ramzi A Alsallaq, Jared M Baeten, Connie L Celum, James P Hughes, Laith J Abu-Raddad, Ruanne V Barnabas, Timothy B Hallett

“…Short-term impact is driven primarily by uptake of testing and reductions in risk behaviour following testing while long-term effects are driven by periodic HIV testing and retention in ART programs. …”
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From LLMs to Randomness: Analyzing Program Input Efficacy With Resource and Language Metrics by Gavin Black, Eric Yocam, Varghese Mathew Vaidyan, Gurcan Comert, Yong Wang

“…Security-focused program testing typically focuses on crash detection and code coverage while overlooking additional system behaviors that can impact program confidentiality and availability. …”
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Does expanding health insurance in rural Nigeria result in improved health outcomes and poverty reduction? by Okechukwu Ignatius Eze, Ifeoma Felicia Chukwuma

“…These systemic deficits limit access to quality care, undermining the potential benefits of expanded insurance coverage. We argue that while expanding health insurance is essential, it is insufficient to generate substantial improvements in health outcomes or meaningful poverty reduction without concurrent investments in healthcare infrastructure and workforce development. …”
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Surveying emigrants worldwide–using Facebook and Instagram to recruit respondents in cross-national (e)migration research by Steffen Pötzschke, Bernd Weiß

“…Abstract Sampling remains a major challenge when researching minority populations, especially in cross-national settings. While various sampling methods are established in the field, most of them cannot easily be implemented globally. …”
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ChIP-seq Data Processing and Relative and Quantitative Signal Normalization for Saccharomyces cerevisiae by Kris Alavattam, Bradley Dickson, Rina Hirano, Rachel Dell, Toshio Tsukiyama

“…While spike-in normalization, which is semiquantitative, is addressed for context, siQ-ChIP and normalized coverage are recommended as mathematically rigorous and reliable alternatives.…”
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Strengthening Immunisation Services in India through Digital Transformation from Co-WIN to U-WIN: A Review by Sunidhi Karol, Meenal M. Thakare

“…This integration of technology and health-care systems is a crucial step toward achieving universal immunisation coverage in the country.…”
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Space Weather in the Popular Media, and the Opportunities the Upcoming Solar Maximum Brings by Brett A. Carter, Noé Lugaz, Steven K. Morley, Jennifer Gannon, Shasha Zou, Huixin Liu

“…It is not uncommon for space weather media coverage to use hyperbole with frequent references to the infamous “Carrington event.” …”
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Application of Simulated Annealing Algorithm in the Construction of Online Examination System for Tax Law Courses by da Pan

“…The SA algorithm efficiently selects exam questions while minimizing Exam Difficulty Variance (EDV), maximizing Syllabus Coverage Ratio (SCR), and reducing computational overhead. …”
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Flooding from Hurricane Helene and associated impacts: A historical perspective by Renato Amorim, Gabriele Villarini, Jeffrey Czajkowski, James Smith

“…To make matters worse, this is an area with historically low market penetration by the National Flood Insurance Program, highlighting a strong asymmetry with respect to the coastal areas: while roughly 14% of the buildings in the eastern third of North Carolina were insured against floods, inland areas had less than a tenth of that coverage. …”
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Increasing Vegetation Cover Enhances Ecosystem Services in the Rare Earth Mining Area of China: Threshold Effects and Implications by Yuqing Liu, Zhubin Zheng, Jianzhong Li, Ge Liu, Shaohua Lei, Jie Xu, Wei Luo, Chao Du, Wei Huang, Chao Huang, Jingli Ren

“…This study uses vegetation coverage (FVC) as an indicator to assess vegetation changes in rare Earth mining areas from 1986 to 2020. …”
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Clinical Impact and Cost-Effectiveness of Updated 2023/24 COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination in High-Risk Populations in the United States by Keya Joshi, Mariia Dronova, Ewelina Paterak, Van H. Nguyen, Hagit Kopel, James Mansi, Nicolas Van de Velde, Ekkehard Beck

“…Increasing current low COVID-19 vaccination coverage rates was estimated to be cost-saving while preventing many more severe infections and hospitalizations in these high-risk populations. …”
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Measles resurgence: an outbreak investigation in Chimanimani District, Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe, 2022 by Ernest Tsarukanayi Mauwa, Owen Mugurungi, Gerald Shambira, Tsitsi Juru, Addmore Chadambuka, Notion Gombe, Mufuta Tshimanga

“…Results: Majority 102 (81.0%) of measles cases were unvaccinated while 58 (46.0%) controls were unvaccinated. Chimanimani District measles vaccination coverage ranged between 70–89% during 2018-2022. …”
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Impact of soil-transmitted helminths infections on anemia burden: a global analysis of children under five and reproductive-age women by Rahayu Lubis, Fauzi Budi Satria, Rasmaliah Rasmaliah, Jemadi Jemadi, Siti Khadijah Nasution, Rafdzah Ahmad Zaki

“…HDI influenced anemia prevalence in children under 5 (OR = 14.17, p < 0.05), while Safe Drinking Water infrastructure (OR = 3.98, p < 0.05) and UHC coverage (OR = 4.09, p < 0.05) influenced anemia prevalence in reproductive-age women. …”
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