Analysis of national health accounts in Iran (2002–2020) by Abdoreza Mousavi, Mahdi Mokhtari-Payam, Aliakbar Fazaeli, Mohammad Bakhtiari Aliabad

“…Objective (s): Comprehensive data on health expenditures is crucial not only for effective policymaking but also for achieving universal health coverage and health-related sustainable development goals. …”
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Investigation of Spot Size Variations in Multiroom Proton Therapy Systems and Their Clinical Significance: An In silico Study by Umesh Bharat Gayake, Bhushankumar J. Patil, Kantaram Darekar, Sanjay D. Dhole, Lalit Chaudhary, Siddhartha Laskar

“…Results: The evaluation indicated that Model −0.6 mm achieved the highest target coverage (TC), while Model 0.6 mm resulted in the lowest. …”
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Toward elimination of hepatitis A and B in Europe: vaccination successes, challenges, and opportunities by Maria Buti, Paolo Bonanni, Nimzing Ladep, George Papatheodoridis, Markus Frühwein, Cary James, John W. Ward, Volker Vetter, Pasquale Cacciatore, Divya Kesters, Pavitra Dewda, Pierre Van Damme

“…Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis A virus (HAV) vaccines available in Europe are underutilized in some age groups. While most European countries implemented childhood HBV universal routine vaccination (URV), vaccination coverage among adults remains low. …”
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Tanzania HIV Investment Case (IC) 2.0: Using modeling to explore optimization under severe resource constraints by Stephen Resch, Lindsey Hiebert, Carl Schutte, Mohamed Turay, Leopold Zekeng, Sode Matiku, Iris Semini, John Stover, Steven Forsythe, Robert Hecht

“… # Methods Using the Goals model, five program scenarios (2019-30) were modeled and their health impacts and costs compared. Two scenarios were coverage-driven, Constant Coverage (CC) and the National Strategy (NS) while the three remaining scenarios explored how limited resources could be optimized through prioritization of prevention interventions, raising efficiency of treatment, and expanding cost-effective testing modalities. …”
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Efficiency of a non-recycling postharvest fungicide drencher to enhance management of apple decay and food safety by Achour Amiri, Claire M. Murphy, Gween A. Hoheisel, Clayton L. Haskell, Faith Critzer

“…A mixture of fludioxonil (FDL) and thiabendazole (TBZ) was used in 2021, while pyrimethanil (PYR) was applied in 2022 to alternate fungicides.ResultsThe overall spray coverage assessed with pyranine was not significantly different between the FD and CPD. …”
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A Kriging Interpolation-Enhanced MART for Nonuniform Observational Data in Geosynchronous SAR-Based Computerized Ionospheric Tomography by Yi Sui, Xichao Dong, Yuanhao Li, Zhiyang Chen, Cheng Hu

“…The high orbit, wide coverage, and short revisit time of GEO SAR enable observation of the full vertical ionosphere structure and larger areas with better time resolution. …”
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Structural readiness of health facilities in Mozambique: how is Mozambique positioned to deliver nutrition-specific interventions to women and children? by Réka Maulide Cane, Ashely Sheffel, Cristolde Salomão, Júlia Sambo, Elias Matusse, Edmilson Ismail, Ananias António, Érica Manuel, Talata Sawadogo-Lewis, Timothy Roberton

“… # Conclusions To achieve high coverage of nutrition interventions, facilities need a full suite of commodities and equipment. …”
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Spatial heterogeneity patterns along the human footprint gradient and their ecological implications: A case study in South Korea by Kyoung-Ho Kim, Minkyu Park, Taeho Park, Donghae Baek, Gyobeom Kim, Namjoo Heo, Dong Jun Chun

“…The relationships between heterogeneity metrics and ecological indicators—forest patch number, mammal species richness, and protected area coverage—exhibited complex nonlinear patterns. While forest fragmentation increased with HF intensity, mammal species richness showed local increases in transitional zones despite declining protected area coverage, supporting the heterogeneity-diversity relationship. …”
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Detrimental Consequences of Unethical Anthropogenic Interventions upon the Ecosystem of Teknaf Peninsula, Chattogram, Bangladesh by Saima Ahmad

“…The average concentration of Pb in soil (0.25 mg/g) is 10 times higher than world average (0.03 mg/g), while the concentration of Fe at Himchari area (S 03) soil is 1.54 mg/g more than world average (3.4 mg/g). …”
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Latitudinal gradient and environmental drivers of soil organic carbon in permafrost regions of the Headwater Area of the Yellow River by Mingxin Yang, Shizhen Li, Shouxin Wang, Qingdongzhi Huang, Qi Shen, Yanbin Kang, Mingming Shi, Yafei Zhang, Dongliang Luo

“…Results reveal a distinct latitudinal SOC gradient (high south, low north), primarily mediated by vegetation structure, soil properties, and permafrost parameters. Vegetation coverage and above-ground biomass showed positive correlation with SOC, while soil bulk density (SBD) exhibited a negative correlation. …”
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Flight Parameters for Spray Deposition Efficiency of Unmanned Aerial Application Systems (UAASs) by Thiago Caputti, Luan Pereira de Oliveira, Camila Rodrigues, Paulo Cremonez, Wheeler Foshee, Alvin M. Simmons, Andre Luiz Biscaia Ribeiro da Silva

“…Treatments with slower flight speeds (4 m/s) and higher application volumes (28.10 L/ha) increased spray coverage, while droplet density was maximized at 4 m/s with the finest droplet size (150 µm), which are desirable characteristics for pesticide applications in specialty crops. …”
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The Comprehensive Energy and Exergy Analysis on Thermal-Catalytic-Type and Thermal-Catalytic–Photovoltaic-Type Trombe Walls by Weikai Wang, Niansi Li, Wei Wei, Jie Ji, Bendong Yu

“…Additionally, the purification exergy efficiency increases with higher formaldehyde concentrations, while thermal, purification, and electric exergy efficiencies all increase with greater PV coverage. …”
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Digital Health Approaches to Measles Surveillance in the Oltenia Region (January 2023 – June 2024) by Ana Maria BOLDEA, Alexandra ROTARU ZAVALEANU, Mircea SERBANESCU

“…Digital symptom tracking confirmed fever (99%) and rash (99%) as the most prevalent clinical manifestations, while AI-assisted analytics identified emerging symptom clusters that could inform clinical management. …”
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Elimination of HIV in South Africa through expanded access to antiretroviral therapy: a model comparison study. by Jan A C Hontelez, Mark N Lurie, Till Bärnighausen, Roel Bakker, Rob Baltussen, Frank Tanser, Timothy B Hallett, Marie-Louise Newell, Sake J de Vlas

“…The simplest model resembles the initial deterministic model, while the most comprehensive model is the stochastic microsimulation model STDSIM, which includes sexual networks and HIV stages with different degrees of infectiousness. …”
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Financial health and well-being of rural female caregivers of older adults with chronic illnesses by Nasreen Lalani, Evans Appiah Osei, Siqi Yang, Bhagyashree Katare, Sampada Wagle

“…Abstract Background Rural caregivers experience significant financial stressors while caring for their older family members with chronic illnesses. …”
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Surface water and geomorphological changes of the Blue Nile dynamics associated with the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD): a multi-temporal analysis by Leidy Luna, Joseph Awange, Yongze Song, Luyen K. Bui, Ayalsew Zerihun, Michael Kuhn

“…This study offers the first comprehensive analysis of the geomorphological alterations and water surface coverage changes of the Blue Nile River due to the construction and operation of the GERD. …”
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Detecting Long-Term Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Urban Green Spaces with Training Sample Migration Method by Mengyao Wang, Pan Li, Chunyu Wang, Wei Chen, Zhongen Niu, Na Zeng, Xingxing Han, Xinchao Sun

“…Early UGS decline was largely driven by NBUAs, while post-2007 greening involved both OBUAs and NBUAs, as captured by classification maps and vegetation indices. …”
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A Self-Sovereign Identity-Based Authentication and Reputation Protocol for IoV Applications by Victor Emanuel Farias da Costa Borges, Alvaro Sobrinho, Danilo F. S. Santos, Angelo Perkusich

“…While the Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything (C-V2X) architecture provides robust security features under coverage, it lacks standardized mechanisms for decentralized authentication and trust evaluation when connectivity is unavailable. …”
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Assessing the Role of Intrinsic Variability in Black Hole Parameter Inference Using Multiepoch EHT Data by Dominic O. Chang, Michael D. Johnson, Paul Tiede

“…Our findings highlight both the promise and challenges of multiepoch EHT observations: while they can refine parameter constraints, they also reveal the limitations of simple parametric models in capturing the full source complexity. …”
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Application of the Monaco-serial biological function for cardiac dose constraints in DIBH-IMRT treatment planning for left-sided breast cancer by Haili Hu, Haili Hu, Zhou Jueyi, Jiang Hao, Jianjun Lai, Jianjun Lai

“…Correlation analysis confirmed that Group B achieved balanced control of mean/maximum heart doses, aligning with the expected effects of anatomical variations induced by the DIBH technique.ConclusionsAdjusting Monaco-Serial K-value to 2≤K ≤ 4 provides optimal dose constraints for the heart and substructures while ensuring target coverage, making it the optimal parameter setting for left breast cancer DIBH-IMRT.…”
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