Optimizing composite microplastics for antibiotics removal in water: An eco-friendly solution by David Azanu, Nasser Dia, James Darmey, David Adu-Poku, Kwame Effrim Tabbicca, Ebenezer Ebo Yahans Amuah, Sampson Kofi Kyei, Alikalifa Sanogo

“…The heat of adsorption decreased linearly with increased surface coverage, while Jovanovic’s model suggested mechanical interactions between the adsorbate and adsorbent. …”
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Pink esthetic treatment of gingival recession, black triangle, and gummy smile: a narrative review by Hyunkyung Kim, Sungtae Kim, Young-Dan Cho

“…Main text The use of a collagen matrix for gingival phenotype modification has demonstrated effectiveness in achieving root coverage and increasing gingival thickness while offering a less invasive alternative to traditional surgical techniques. …”
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Willingness to Pay Water User Assosiation (WUA’s) in the Water Resource Conservation (Study Case in Boro’s Irrigation Area ) by Endah Kusumaningrum, Nuddin Harahab, Bagyo Yanuwiadi

“…The total value WTP in Boro area could reach IDR 461.340.000,- Factors that affect their shared WTP simultaneously are age, farming tenure, income, education, land ownership, land coverage and perceptions of the water resources conservation, while the number of family dependents does not significantly affect their WTP are farming experience, knowledge about the condition of the upstream, income, knowledge about the changing quality of irrigation, skills utilization of irrigation, and conservation efforts. …”
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Broadband Low-Cost Microstrip Arrays for Water-Level Radar With Frequency-Stable Beams and Side-Sector Sidelobe Suppression by Kuang-Hsuan Huang, Yen-Sheng Chen

“…Water-level radar systems often rely on horn or lens antennas to achieve narrow-beam coverage and high gain, but scaling these designs for bistatic setups significantly increases size and installation complexity. …”
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A Modified TCP BBR to Enable High Fairness in High-Speed Wireless Networks by Jinlin Xu, Wansu Pan, Haibo Tan, Longle Cheng, Xiru Li, Xiaofeng Li

“…Simulations and real network experiments have shown that the BBR–PG algorithm retains the throughput advantages of the original BBR algorithm while significantly enhancing fairness. In our simulation experiments, RTT fairness and intra-protocol fairness were improved by 50% and 46%, respectively.…”
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Assessing One Health integration in Somalia’s school curriculum for future pandemic preparedness by Ahmed Abdulkadir Hassan-Kadle, Aamir Muse Osman, Abas Mohamed Sharif

“…Science textbooks had the highest inclusion (60 topics), while secondary subject biology had the least (8 topics). …”
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Urban pertussis epidemiological patterns in a highly vaccinated megacity: Policy impacts and control strategies in Chongqing, China, 2005-2024 by Rui Shen, Jiawei Xu, Yugang Li, Jianxing Yu, Na Sun, Zilu Xu, Xueying Xu, Xiao Liu, Yang Liu, Bosong Li, Li Qi, Luzhao Feng

“…Objectives: Despite high vaccination coverage, pertussis resurgence in megacities challenges conventional control strategies. …”
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ANALYSIS OF THE GINGIVAL RECESSION PREVALENCE AMONG DENTAL PATIENTS CONSIDERING ASSOCIATED AGE-RELATED, IATROGENIC AND PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES OF DENTAL STATUS by O.A. Krasnokutskyy, P.A. Hasiuk, M.Y. Goncharuk-Khomyn

“…The objective of present study was to evaluate the prevalence of gingival recessions among dental patients, while also considering the associated age-related, iatrogenic and pathological changes of dental status. …”
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A Full-Life-Cycle Public-Private Partnership Governance Model for Urban Parks in Japan: Experience and Inspiration by Jiarui LIU, Jia MA, Zelin SHANG, Xiong LI

“…This research integrates theory and practice while drawing on Japan’s advanced experience in public-private cooperation for urban park governance. …”
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Vaccine Hesitancy and Immunization Patterns in Central and Eastern Europe: Sociocultural, Economic, Political, and Digital Influences Across Seven Countries by Kurpas D, Stefanicka–Wojtas D, Soll–Morka A, Lomper K, Uchmanowicz B, Blahova B, Bredelytė A, Dumitra GG, Hudáčková V, Javorska K, Juhász Z, Manulik S, Mohos A, Skarbalius E, Tkachenko VI, Uchmanowicz I

“…Hungary and the Czech Republic reported consistently high coverage of mandatory childhood vaccinations, while Romania and Ukraine experienced severe declines in uptake, leading to outbreaks of measles and polio. …”
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Wildlife hunting and the increased risk of leprosy transmission in the tropical Americas: a pathogeographical study by Alisa Aliaga-Samanez, Patricia D. Deps, Julia E. Fa, Raimundo Real, Jean-François Guégan, Marcela A. Oliveira, Aline Pessutti, Simon Knoop, Juliano A. Bogoni, Thais Q. Morcatty, Roberta Marques, Daniel Jiménez-García, Gabriel F. Massocato, Arnaud L. Desbiez, Danilo Kluyber, Hani R. El Bizri

“…Additional positive predictors included greater precipitation seasonality (coefficient: 0.82; P < 0.001) and malnutrition (coefficient: 0.01; P < 0.001), while higher population density (coefficient: − 0.64; P < 0.001), natural habitat coverage (coefficient: − 0.50; P < 0.001) and socioeconomic status (coefficient: − 0.47; P = 0.013) were linked to reduced disease prevalence. …”
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Prevalence of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Brazil: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Daniele Melo Sardinha, Daniele Melo Sardinha, Marcos Jessé Abrahão Silva, Marcos Jessé Abrahão Silva, Sebastião Kauã de Sousa Bispo, Sebastião Kauã de Sousa Bispo, Alex Patrick Oliveira da Silva, Karla Valéria Batista Lima, Karla Valéria Batista Lima, Ilma Pastana Ferreira, Luana Nepomuceno Gondim Costa Lima, Luana Nepomuceno Gondim Costa Lima, Luana Nepomuceno Gondim Costa Lima

“…The COVID-19 pandemic was controlled using vaccines, but maintaining ideal vaccination coverage is essential to continue reducing hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19. …”
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Partial breast irradiation after sentinel lymph node biopsy omission: Is it a valid alternative to whole breast Irradiation? Analysis of the dose to the sentinel lymph node region... by Sophie T. Behzadi, Rebecca Moser, Mathias Düsberg, Maximilian Aigner, Jana Nano, Sophia Kiesl, Jacqueline Lammert, Evelyn Klein, Georg P. Schmidt, Marion Kiechle, Thomas Huber, Stefanie Corradini, Stephanie E. Combs, Kai J. Borm

“…Background: Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) can be safely omitted in selected early-stage, clinically node-negative breast cancer (BC) patients. While these patients are also candidates for partial breast irradiation (PBI), the dosimetric effects of PBI on the sentinel lymph node region (SLNs) and axillary levels remain unclear. …”
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Equity of National Essential Public Health Services (NEPHS) in Mainland China, 2019: a cross-sectional study based on the NEPHS database by Lu Liu, Jinhong Zhao, Yuxing Wang, Xinyue Chen, Siqi Zhang, Mengyu Li, Lili You, Yuanli Liu

“…Province-level results indicated perfect equity in health record management and vaccination coverage, while several provinces showed potential equity gaps in health education and family planning services. …”
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Measles Outbreak in Lambu Internally Displaced Persons´ Camp, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria, 2017 by Taiwo Israel Olasoju, Mary Idowu Olasoju, Batula Bishara Daggash, Bio Belu Abaye, Chibuike Enumah, Salisu Isah1, Mohammed Tahiru Bolori, Oluwawemimo Oluseun Adebowale

“…The infection was introduced to the IDP camp by children with low or zero immunization coverage from …”
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Quantitative analyses of multidimensional ecological impacts of Talatan photovoltaic power plant on desert ecosystems in Northwestern China by Yishuang Tong, Qian Ding, Chongbin Xu, Qian Chen, Guojin He, Zhiyun Ouyang, Wu Yang

“…The albedo of three broad spectral bands decreased by >15% in PV area; (2) comparing to areas between and outside the PV areas, areas under the PV panels enhanced vegetation cover by 61.86% (absolute coverage of 38.22%) and 131.80% (absolute coverage of 56.86%), unit area above-ground biomass by 133.71% (119 g) and 235.48% (146 g), and plant height by 31.02% (17.36 cm) and 45.58% (22.96 cm), respectively. …”
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Sex differences in the impact of social determinants of health on substance use disorder treatment outcomes by C. Leonardo Jimenez Chavez, MacKenzie R. Peltier, Sherry A. McKee

“…Women showed more consistent risk for poor treatment outcomes across predictors, including unemployment, psychiatric comorbidities, and polysubstance use, while lack of prior treatment history was the strongest predictor of substance use at discharge and dropout for men. …”
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Respiratory pathogens associated with sudden unexpected deaths during and post COVID-19 pandemic in Gauteng, South Africa by Miss Gadean Brecht, Miss Caitlin MacIntyre, Dr Servaas Rossouw, Prof Marietjie Venter

“…Results and Discussion: The full genome (98% coverage) was recovered from the brain of a 7 y/o female and was identified as XBB 1.9 lineage. …”
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A Systematic Study of Popular Software Packages and AI/ML Models for Calibrating In Situ Air Quality Data: An Example with Purple Air Sensors by Seren Smith, Theodore Trefonides, Anusha Srirenganathan Malarvizhi, Shyra LaGarde, Jiakang Liu, Xiaoguo Jia, Zifu Wang, Jacob Cain, Thomas Huang, Mohammad Pourhomayoun, Grace Llewellyn, Wai Phyo, Sina Hasheminassab, Joe Roberts, Kevin Marlis, Daniel Q. Duffy, Chaowei Yang

“…Due to the limited number and geographical coverage of advanced, highly accurate sensors monitoring air pollutants, many low-cost and low-accuracy sensors have been deployed. …”
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Challenges of COVID-19 Case Forecasting in the US, 2020-2021. by Velma K Lopez, Estee Y Cramer, Robert Pagano, John M Drake, Eamon B O'Dea, Madeline Adee, Turgay Ayer, Jagpreet Chhatwal, Ozden O Dalgic, Mary A Ladd, Benjamin P Linas, Peter P Mueller, Jade Xiao, Johannes Bracher, Alvaro J Castro Rivadeneira, Aaron Gerding, Tilmann Gneiting, Yuxin Huang, Dasuni Jayawardena, Abdul H Kanji, Khoa Le, Anja Mühlemann, Jarad Niemi, Evan L Ray, Ariane Stark, Yijin Wang, Nutcha Wattanachit, Martha W Zorn, Sen Pei, Jeffrey Shaman, Teresa K Yamana, Samuel R Tarasewicz, Daniel J Wilson, Sid Baccam, Heidi Gurung, Steve Stage, Brad Suchoski, Lei Gao, Zhiling Gu, Myungjin Kim, Xinyi Li, Guannan Wang, Lily Wang, Yueying Wang, Shan Yu, Lauren Gardner, Sonia Jindal, Maximilian Marshall, Kristen Nixon, Juan Dent, Alison L Hill, Joshua Kaminsky, Elizabeth C Lee, Joseph C Lemaitre, Justin Lessler, Claire P Smith, Shaun Truelove, Matt Kinsey, Luke C Mullany, Kaitlin Rainwater-Lovett, Lauren Shin, Katharine Tallaksen, Shelby Wilson, Dean Karlen, Lauren Castro, Geoffrey Fairchild, Isaac Michaud, Dave Osthus, Jiang Bian, Wei Cao, Zhifeng Gao, Juan Lavista Ferres, Chaozhuo Li, Tie-Yan Liu, Xing Xie, Shun Zhang, Shun Zheng, Matteo Chinazzi, Jessica T Davis, Kunpeng Mu, Ana Pastore Y Piontti, Alessandro Vespignani, Xinyue Xiong, Robert Walraven, Jinghui Chen, Quanquan Gu, Lingxiao Wang, Pan Xu, Weitong Zhang, Difan Zou, Graham Casey Gibson, Daniel Sheldon, Ajitesh Srivastava, Aniruddha Adiga, Benjamin Hurt, Gursharn Kaur, Bryan Lewis, Madhav Marathe, Akhil Sai Peddireddy, Przemyslaw Porebski, Srinivasan Venkatramanan, Lijing Wang, Pragati V Prasad, Jo W Walker, Alexander E Webber, Rachel B Slayton, Matthew Biggerstaff, Nicholas G Reich, Michael A Johansson

“…Ideally, case forecasts could serve as a leading indicator of changes in transmission dynamics. However, while most COVID-19 case forecasts outperformed a naïve baseline model, even the most accurate case forecasts were unreliable in key phases. …”
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