Causes of death among older children and adolescents (5–19 years) in the Magu Health and Demographic Surveillance Study, Tanzania, 1995–2022 by Sophia Kagoye, Milly Marston, Yasson Abha, Eveline T. Konje, Mark Urassa, Jim Todd, Ties Boerma

“…By 2015–2022, 48% of 5–14 and 42% of 15–19-year-olds died in health facilities, up from 25% in 1995–2002. Conclusions Since 1995, the decline in communicable disease mortality drove a major all-cause mortality reduction among 5–19-year-olds. …”
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Examining adherence to oral anticancer medications through a human factors engineering framework: Protocol for a scoping review. by Irene D Lin, Matthew B Shotts, Ahmad Al-Hader, Kellie Jones Weddle, Richard J Holden, Emily L Mueller, Monica R Macik, Mirian Ramirez, Ephrem Abebe

“…Poor adherence levels may indicate gaps in current strategies and interventions aimed at enhancing medication adherence and the extent to which they address the complex and multi-faceted medication management needs of patients and their caregivers. …”
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Maximising informativeness for target capture-based phylogenomics in Erica (Ericaceae) by Seth D. Musker, Nicolai M. Nürk, Michael D. Pirie

“…Although this highly flexible and widely applicable method has rightly earned its place as the field’s de facto standard, it does not come without its challenges. …”
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Studium krytyczne koncepcji prawno-ekonomicznej funkcjonowania spółdzielni energetycznych w Polsce by Marcin Rychlak

“…Głównym celem poznawczym badania jest odpowiedź na pytanie, dlaczego taka koncepcja spółdzielczości energetycznej de facto nie przyjęła się w ciągu ostatnich ośmiu lat w Polsce. …”
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Changes in perinatal mental healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic: a protocol for a collaborative research study between the COST actions RISEUP-PPD and DEVOTION by Emma Motrico, Sandra Nakić Radoš, Ana M Mesquita, Ana Ganho-Avila, Eleni Vousoura, Joan Lalor

“…Introduction Significant changes in routine maternity care have been introduced globally in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to reduce infection risk, but also due to lack of medical facilities, staff shortages and the unpredictable nature of the disease. …”
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ASEAN Defence Ministers MeetingPlus: Institutional structure, specific features, and evolution (2010–2022) by K. G. Muratshina

“…The author concludes that, in spite of the low-profile practical achievements of the ADMM-Plus, the Meeting remains suitable for all its participants, as the main effect of its activity represents the maintenance of contacts and negotiations in the defence area in the face of the new regional security challenges.…”
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Resilience in the time of crisis: A review of the maternal, perinatal and reproductive health effects of COVID-19 in South Africa by S Fawcus, S Gebhardt, R Niit, R Pattinson

“…Antenatal visits and facility births showed little change, but there was a shift to more rural provinces. …”
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Reconstrução de um projeto comercial com a utilização da tecnologia scanner para BIM by Wenderson Igor de Almeida Oliveira, Felipe Wilson Leão da Silva, Laerte Melo Barros

“… A modelagem tem como objetivo tornar os ambientes construídos mais fáceis de entender, definir e quantificar materiais, visualizar e simular espaços físicos. …”
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Level of tuberculosis-related stigma and associated factors in Ugandan communities. by Derrick Kimuli, Florence Nakaggwa, Norah Namuwenge, Vincent Kamara, Mabel Nakawooya, Geofrey Amanya, Philip Tumwesigye, Daniel Mwehire, Deus Lukoye, Miriam Murungi, Seyoum Dejene, Jaffer Byawaka, Norbert Mubiru, Stavia Turyahabwe, Barbara Amuron, Daraus Bukenya

“…Studies about TB stigma done in Uganda so far have been limited in scope and focused on data collected health facilities. In this study we report TB related stigma at community level for the period 2021/2022. …”
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Studies on Key Effect Factors of Natural Circulation Characteristics for Advanced PWR Reactor Cavity Flooding System by Dekui Zhan, Xinhai Zhao, Shaoxiong Xia, Peng Chen, Huandong Chen

“…The flow channel optimized can effectively enhance the CHF value, especially to enhance the CHF value near the “heat focus” region of the molten pool. The water level in the reactor pit has also a great impact on the natural circulation flow. …”
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Combating economic crime in Ukraine in 1946–1949 by V. A. Grechenko

“…The most common crimes were the following: 1) maliciously delaying the repair of agricultural machinery, allegedly due to the lack of spare parts and specialists; 2) theft of grain during its transportation and sowing by persons responsible for this (weighers, field crew leaders, guards); 3) theft of seeds and fuel by security guards; 4) theft and embezzlement of seeds by officials of collective and state farms and subsidiary farms; 5) theft of seed by reducing the seeding rate and theft of fuel due to lack of control over its consumption; 6) theft of seeds by employees of storage facilities with their subsequent resale at markets at speculative prices; 7) creation of surplus seeds by weighing, moistening, writing off for drying, and increasing waste during sorting. …”
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Real-world smartphone-based point-of-care diagnostics in primary health care to monitor HbA1c levels in people with diabetes by Sabrina Rhode, Lisa Rogge, Marthoenis Marthoenis, Till Seuring, Hendra Zufry, Till Bärnighausen, Hizir Sofyan, Jennifer Manne-Goehler, Sebastian Vollmer

“…This method could provide access to high-quality diagnostic decisions through regular and cost-effective HbA1c monitoring directly in healthcare facilities, thus providing better access to essential health services.…”
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Extractive Ethanol Fermentation with Ethanol Recovery by Absorption in Open and Closed Systems by Kaio César da Silva Rodrigues, Ivan Ilich Kerbauy Veloso, Diego Andrade Lemos, Antonio José Gonçalves Cruz, Alberto Colli Badino

“…In the closed system, with CO₂ recirculation produced by fermentation, 280.0 g L⁻¹ of substrate was consumed, achieving ethanol production of 126.0 g L⁻¹, with an absorption recovery percentage of 98.3%, similar to that of industrial facilities that use a gas scrubber tower. Additionally, the overall process efficiency was close to that of conventional fermentation (0.448 g_ethanol g_substrate⁻¹). …”
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Knowledge and attitude of nosocomial infection prevention and control precautions among healthcare personnel at Kiruddu Referral Hospital in Kampala, Uganda by Newton Ekakoro, Ritah Nakayinga, Martha A. Kaddumukasa, Maria Mbatudde

“…Therefore, this study investigated healthcare professionals’ knowledge and attitudes toward nosocomial infection at the Kiruddu Referral Hospital, Kampala, Uganda. Methods A facility-based cross-sectional study was carried out at Kiruddu Referral Hospital in Kampala, Uganda. …”
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Applications of unmanned vehicle systems for multi-spatial scale monitoring and management of aquatic ecosystems: A review by Xingzhen Liu, Long Ho, Stijn Bruneel, Peter Goethals

“…Aquatic ecosystems are facing intensifying challenges, such as pollution, habitat destruction, and climate perturbations; hence, high-resolution, cost-effective monitoring tools are becoming increasingly important to provide timely and accurate data for effective conservation and management strategies. …”
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October 7th Mass Casualty Attack in Israel: Injury Profiles of Hospitalized Casualties by Sharon Goldman, MPH, Ari M. Lipsky, MD, Irina Radimislensky, BSc, Adi Givon, BSc, Ofer Almog, MD, Avi Benov, MD, Israel Trauma Group, Eldad Katorza, MD, MSC, MBA, H. Bahouth, A. Bar, A. Braslavsky, D. Czeiger, D. Fadeev, A. L. Goldstein, I. Grevtsev, G. Hirschhorn, I. Jeroukhimov, A. Kedar, Y. Klein, A. Korin, B. Levit, I. Schrier, A. D. Schwarz, W. Shomar, D. Soffer, M. Weiss, O. Yaslowitz, I. Zoarets

“…Conclusion:. Israel’s hospitals faced many challenges following the mega mass casualty incident, including the absorption, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of a massive number of casualties. …”
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Abortion and unintended pregnancy in Pakistan: new evidence for 2023 and trends over the past decade by Susheela Singh, Octavia Mulhern, Zeba Sathar, Iqbal H Shah, Muhammad Rehan Niazi, Tahira Parveen, Ali Mohammad Mir

“…Background Despite induced abortion being highly legally restricted in Pakistan, studies in 2002 and 2012 showed that many women rely on abortion when faced with an unintended pregnancy. Following the 2012 study, concerted efforts were made to improve contraceptive services and to strengthen postabortion care. …”
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Essence and Specific Features of State Regulation in the Field of Air Transport by О. V. Brusakova

“…It has been substantiated that state regulation is a process implemented by various branches of government by available legal means in order to ensure regulatory impact on the relevant social environment, focused on creating conditions for effective operation of entities and facilities in areas desirable and useful for certain industries. and the state in the whole. …”
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CREDIT RISK MANAGEMENT AND PROFITABILITY OF DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS IN NIGERIA by Alade Ayodeji ADEMOKOYA, Mubarak Olajide SALAMI, Halimat Bukola ISAU, Habeeb Abiola IBRAHIM

“… Banks in all climes are primarily faced with problem of credit risk whenever they mediate between the surplus and the deficit units of the economy. …”
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Evaluación de aplicaciones de navegación GPS para salidas de campo by Marlyn Leonor Milanese, Lautaro Fuentes Errotabere, Celia Torrens, Vanesa Cappelletti

“…Estas aplicaciones son de gran utilidad ya que, por un lado, pueden dar respuesta a las inquietudes relacionadas a la localización de fenómenos geográficos, que surgen antes de y durante el contacto con el área de estudio y por el otro, constituyen una herramienta de fácil acceso tanto para docentes como estudiantes dado que está disponible su descarga de manera gratuita y los dispositivos de soporte se encuentran disponibles en forma masiva. …”
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