Codebook-Based Self-Sustainable RIS: Optimal Splitting Schemes and Power Allocation by Friedemann Laue, Sebastian Lotter, Nikita Shanin, Robert Schober

“…This paper studies the codebook-based configuration of a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) that extends the coverage of a base station (BS) while utilizing energy harvesting to facilitate selfsustainable operation. …”
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A Cross-sectional Descriptive Study to Assess the Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Regarding Cancer Preventive Vaccines among Undergraduate Medical Students by Prithvi B. Petkar, Rahul S. Baghel, Harshal G. Mendhe

“…Descriptive analysis was done using mean and standard deviation for quantitative variables, while frequency and percentages were calculated for categorical variables. …”
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Optimizing the Location of 5G Network Base Stations Taking into Account Intra-System Interference by Serhii Siden, Roman Tsarоv, Mohammed Jamal Salim, Kateryna Shulakova, Saad Malik Talha, Liliia Bodnar

“…A method is proposed for determining the number and optimal spatial coordinates of BSs in indoor environments, such as shopping malls or telemedicine centers, under random user distribution to ensure maximum coverage and network throughput while explicitly accounting for intra-system interference. …”
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Drought susceptibility modeling with geospatial techniques and AHP model: a case of Bilate River Watershed, Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia by Ashenafi Burka, Birhanu Biazin, Woldeamlak Bewket

“…Based on zonal administration, Wolayta Zone has a high spatial coverage of severe drought with 54.1% (659.3 km2) while Hadiya has a high spatial coverage of moderate drought with 24.6% (908.9 km2). …”
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Effect of using bolus on the efficiency of the 3DCRT of the breast cancer after mastectomy by Iman Ghali Hassan, Nabaa Abdulateef Rasheed Naji, Hadeel Kamil Abdullah

“…There were 7(30.4%) females residing in rural areas, while 16(69.6%) lived in urban areas. The use of bolus increased the radiation dose coverage percentage of the planning target volume of the right (p=0.0002) and left (p=0.0164) breasts, while the right (p=0.3977) and left (p=0.7940) supraclavicular nodes were not significantly covered by the radiotherapy dose. …”
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Decentralizing and task sharing within the primary health system improved access and quality of ANC services in Amhara and Oromia regions: pre-post health facility data by Solomon Abebe, Shoa Girma, Abeba Ayele, Tarik Taye, Melissa Morrison, Dedefo Teno, Gebeyehu Asire, Addisie Worku, Della Berhanu

“…Methods The study assessed changes in ANC coverage and quality before and after the ENAT intervention, in 65 health centers and 303 health posts across Amhara and Oromia regions of Ethiopia. …”
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5G Network Planning Using Macrocell and Piccocell Technology by Rivan Achmad Nugroho, Redy Ratiandi Yacoub, Herry Sujaini, Dedy Suryadi, Eva Faja Ripanti

“…Under the current status quo, Pontianak lacks 5G network coverage, underscoring the necessity of implementing a comprehensive 5G network plan to support its urban development. …”
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Understanding why and how youth-friendly health services improve viral load suppression among adolescents and young people living with HIV in Nigeria: realist evaluation with quali... by Okikiolu Badejo, Prosper Okonkwo, Edwin Wouters, Sara Van Belle, Christiana Nöstlinger, Marie Laga, Plang Jwanle

“…The number of facilities with viral load suppression coverage ≥90% rose from two to seven, while one facility remained unchanged, and another had a decline in coverage. …”
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Development of a Vascularized Skin Construct Using Adipose-Derived Stem Cells from Debrided Burned Skin by Rodney K. Chan, David O. Zamora, Nicole L. Wrice, David G. Baer, Evan M. Renz, Robert J. Christy, Shanmugasundaram Natesan

“…Clinically, the extent and depth of burn injury may mandate the use of allograft for temporary wound coverage while autografts are serially harvested from the same donor areas. …”
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Do The Facts of Voting Rights Support Chief Justice Roberts’s Opinion in Shelby County? by Morgan Kousser

“…Was the Chief Justice correct in asserting that such violations no longer tracked the coverage scheme in Section 4 of the Act -- that, as he put it, the relationship of the formula to problems of vote dilution was purely “fortuitous?” …”
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Impact of local health insurance schemes on primary care management and control of hypertension: a cross-sectional study in Shenzhen, China by Haitao Li, Zhu Wu, Xia Hui, Yanhong Hu

“…Background In China, the local health insurance coverage is usually related to timely reimbursement of hypertensive care in primary care settings, while health insurance that is not local could represent an obstacle for accessibility and affordability of primary care for hypertensive patients.Objective To investigate whether local health insurance schemes have a positive impact on hypertension management and control.Design We performed an on-site, face-to-face, patients survey in community health centres (CHCs) in Shenzhen, China.Setting and participants Hypertensive patients seeking healthcare from CHCs were selected as study participants using a systematic sampling design.Main measures We obtained information about insurance status, social capital, drug treatment and control of hypertension. …”
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An investigation of inversion method to measure the radial velocity of Kuroshio from Sentinel-1 SAR data by Benhua Tan, Lihua Wang, Dechen Ge, Zhen Fang, Weiwei Sun, Tian Feng

“…Studies on the retrieval of ocean surface current by Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) mainly concentrate on coastal regions with land coverage, allowing for continuous land to estimate non-geophysical Doppler shifts. …”
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Using health surveillance systems data to assess the impact of AIDS and antiretroviral treatment on adult morbidity and mortality in Botswana. by Rand Stoneburner, Eline Korenromp, Mark Lazenby, Jean-Michel Tassie, Judith Letebele, Diemo Motlapele, Reuben Granich, Ties Boerma, Daniel Low-Beer

“…Following stabilization and modest decreases over 1998-2002, HIV prevalence in pregnant women 15-24 and 25-29-years declined by >50% and >30% through 2011, while continuing to increase in older women.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Adult mortality in Botswana fell markedly as ART coverage increased. …”
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Identification and land-Environment analysis of centralized photovoltaic stations in the arid northwest region of China by Yiyang Chen, Li Zhang, Min Yan, Yin Wu, Yuqi Dong, Wei Shao, Qinglan Zhang

“…A hierarchical extraction method combining RegNet and SAM models achieved 91.89% accuracy in PV station identification, while also showing a broader extraction coverage compared to existing datasets. …”
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Acteurs et enjeux de la publicisation de la maladie d’Alzheimer by Mary Charoud

“…This article highlights these different views of the disease and their subsequent media coverage. A content analysis of French media publications between 1998 and 2008 reveals the dominant role of scientists and politicians in the portrayal of the disease while that of patients and their spokespersons is marginalized. …”
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Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus outbreak in Chiengi District, Zambia, September 2019 by Chipoya Musole, Kapina Muzala, Ngomah Albertina, Mwansa Dien Francis, Matapo Belem, Liwewe Maziyanga, Monze Mwaka, Zulu Paul, Kayeyi Nkomba, Situmbeko Mwangala, Simwaba Davis, Gama Angela, Sinyange Nyambe, Mukonka Victor

“…PV2 sequencing results confirmed cVDPV with genetic linkage to the index case but no established link to ongoing outbreaks in the DRC. The vaccination coverage survey found less than 80% (47/60) fully immunised children, OPV 3 coverage was 80% (48/60) while that of IPV was just 23% (14/60). …”
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COMPARISON OF POISSON REGRESSION AND GENERALIZED POISSON REGRESSION IN MODELING THE NUMBER OF INFANT MORTALITY IN WEST JAVA 2022 by Toha Saifudin, Fatiha Nadia Salsabila, Mubadi'ul Fitriani, Azizatul Kholidiyah, Nina Auliyah, Fildzah Tri Januar Ariani, Suliyanto Suliyanto

“…The response variable is the number of infant deaths, while the predictor variables include the percentage of K-4 coverage (X1), high-risk pregnancy (X2), family with PHBS (X3), exclusive breastfeeding (X4), and complete immunization coverage (X5). …”
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T cell epitope content comparison using EpiCC correlates with vaccine efficacy against heterologous porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus type 2 strains by J. Mark Hammer, Andres H. Gutierrez, Lucas Huntimer, Benjamin Gabriel, William D. Martin, Sabine E. Hammer, Tobias Käser, Anne S. De Groot

“…Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) is one of the most ubiquitous RNA viruses affecting pigs and pig farms globally. While vaccines are available, they are not entirely effective, and the introduction of modified live virus vaccines (MLV) has contributed to an increase in the rate of viral evolution. …”
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Performance Optimization for (NG-RoF) Systems: Mitigating Nonlinear Effects in Long-Distance Transmission by Ahmed Jasim Obaid, Hassan K. Al-Musawi, Majid Valizadeh

“…All these are in need of high data rate and wide coverage in respect to mobile communication, and it thus needs an advanced generation to meet these performances as dictated by the end users. …”
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Tick-borne Encephalitis in the Yaroslavl Region in the Context of Planned Vaccine Prevention by T. A. Druzhinina, N. Yu. Shirina

“…According to the results of long-term immunization, by 2019 19.1% of the population was vaccinated, while vaccine coverage for the children living in endemic areas of the region reaches 68-83%. …”
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