Impact of Wildfire Smoke Events on Indoor Air Quality and Evaluation of a Low-cost Filtration Method by Nathaniel W. May, Clara Dixon, Daniel A. Jaffe

“…Recommendations for limiting exposure to PM2.5 and associated adverse health outcomes focus on staying inside, closing windows and doors, and increasing filtration; however, relatively little is known about indoor air quality (IAQ) during major smoke events. …”
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EXPLORING THE NEXUS BETWEEN WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, AND AGE DIFFERENCES IN POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN NIGERIA by NNANA OKOI OFEM, TIKU ORU TAKIM, TANGBAN EGBE EBAGU, RITA NGOZI OKAFOR

“…Through semi-structured interviews and two focus group discussions, each comprising six participants, the research collected rich and nuanced narratives. …”
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Do the Street Sweeping and Washing Work for Reducing the Near-ground Levels of Fine Particulate Matter and Related Pollutants? by Sheng-Lun Lin, Yunzhou Deng, Ming-Yeng Lin, Shih-Wei Huang

“…Abstract This research focuses on the properties of near-ground fine particles (PM2.5), ultrafine particles (UFP), black carbon (BC), and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in traffic area. …”
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Genetics of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Current Understanding and Future Directions by P. K. Chandra Sekar, R. Veerabathiran

“…Aim: to present literature data on the genetic underpinnings of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), focusing on key genetic variants such as NOD2, ATG16L1, and IL23R; The objective of this was to understand how these genetic factors contribute to immune dysregulation, epithelial barrier dysfunction, and mucosal homeostasis in IBD.Key points. …”
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A Novel Convolutional Neural Network-Based Approach for Fault Classification in Photovoltaic Arrays by Farkhanda Aziz, Azhar Ul Haq, Shahzor Ahmad, Yousef Mahmoud, Marium Jalal, Usman Ali

“…However, most of the previous work has focused on fault detection and classification in only a few faulty scenarios. …”
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« L’épopée » des clandestins by Zied Hadfi

“…We propose here to examine the local component of this phenomenon, focusing on understanding the factors (push / pull) that have driven these illegal migrants out of home countries. …”
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Increasing Safety of Vulnerable Road Users in Scenarios With Occlusion: A Collaborative Approach for Smart Infrastructures and Automated Vehicles by Thiago de Borba, Ondrej Vaculin, Hormoz Marzbani, Reza Nakhaie Jazar

“…The impact of Automated Vehicles (AVs) on road traffic safety has become the focus of discussions among governmental organizations, academia, stakeholders, and OEMs. …”
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Exploring Clec9a in dendritic cell-based tumor immunotherapy for molecular insights and therapeutic potentials by Zubair Hussain, Yueteng Zhang, Lu Qiu, Shanshan Gou, Kangdong Liu

“…Furthermore, it discusses the role of Clec9a in the induction and functional activation of Clec9a+ cDC1s, with a particular focus on addressing the challenges related to off-target effects and immune tolerance in the development of tumor vaccines. …”
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Leadership and Nigeria's Regional Hegemonic Quest in Africa: A Critical Discus by GAMBO Nanven Audu, PULDU Samdi Gloria, KUMS Simon Nankap

“…This changed global context has led to continuing interest in (and increasing research focus on) regions, regional order and regional powers in terms of their roles (with other regional/state actors) in the international system. …”
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Co-designing action-oriented mental health conversations between care providers and ageing Canadians in the community: a participatory mixed-methods study protocol by Carrie McAiney, Paul Holyoke, Heather McNeil, Justine L Giosa, Elizabeth Kalles, Nelly D Oelke, Katie Aubrecht, Olinda Habib Perez

“…Introduction The mental health of ageing Canadians is a growing concern, particularly post-pandemic. Older adults face systemic ageism and mental health stigma as pervasive barriers to seeking needed mental health support, care and treatment within health and social care systems. …”
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Enhancing hydraulic fracturing efficiency through machine learning by Ali Karami, Ali Akbari, Yousef Kazemzadeh, Hamed Nikravesh

“…This study investigates the role of machine learning (ML) methodologies in enhancing the precision of these assessments, with a particular focus on fracture width a critical factor in the effectiveness of HF. …”
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Effectiveness of flipped classrooms in Chinese students of clinical medicine major undergoing clinical practice: a meta-analysis by Xinrui Sun, Xin Yuan, Linyu Zhang, Yi Zhang, Xue Xiao, Hanmin Liu, Fang Ma

“…Future research should focus on conducting high-quality, large-scale trials to validate these findings and explore their broader applicability.…”
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Cost-savings and health impact of strategies for prevention of Respiratory Syncytial Virus with nirsevimab in Chile based on the integrated analysis of 2019–2023 national databases... by Denis Sauré, Miguel O’Ryan, Juan Pablo Torres, Natalia Trigo, Gonzalo Diaz, Marcel Goic, Charles Thraves, Jorge Pacheco, Patricio Aguilera, Andrea Caro, Leonardo J. Basso

“…We first characterize RSV burden among Chilean infants between 2019 and 2023, focusing on medically attended lower respiratory tract infections (MA LRTI), hospital admissions (HA LRTI), and severe cases requiring ICU admission (ICU LRTI). …”
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Analysis of the 2016 – 2025 fiscal budget of U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by Nana LIU, Lieyu HUANG, Yuan DANG, Zekai YU, Qianqiu LIU, Yan GUO

“…From 2016 to 2025, the allocation of basic funds/project budgets mainly focused on areas such as "HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention," "Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion," and "Immunization and Respiratory Diseases," all accounting for more than 10% of the total budget. …”
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Assessment of Malaysia-wide PM2.5 Forecasts from a Global Model by Zhixian Tan, Mohd Talib Latif, Matthew J. Ashfold

“…We found that cycle 46r1 CAMS-GACF performance in Malaysia was generally weaker (critical success index (CSI) = 31%, R2 = 0.36) than reported in other studies (CSI = 20–54%, R2 = 0.32–0.79) focused on other countries, across multiple metrics in both analyses. …”
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Automatic monitoring of treated water released from wastewater treatment plants using model-based clustering with density estimation by Sheik Faritha Begum, K Lokeshwaran

“…The objective of this paper is to propose an integrated approach for continuously evaluating the performance of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), with a focus on treated wastewater quality assessment and reuse of treated water for beneficial purposes like irrigation, aquarium, groundwater recharge, and in river water discharge based on pollution level in treated water. …”
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Ecological corridor design for ecoclimatic regulation: Species as eco-engineers by Lirong Wu, Matteo Convertino

“…The network-based model demonstrated in this study provides a robust framework for prioritizing restoration activities, focusing resources on patches and corridors that maximize connectivity. …”
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Teaching accounting principles using augmented reality and artificial intelligence-generated IsiZulu language translations by Abejide Ade-Ibijola, Aneetha Sukhari, Solomon Sunday Oyelere

“…In South Africa, and Africa as a whole, the majority of the population speak in their mother tongue as a first language, which is problematic for students enrolled at English medium universities. This study focuses on accounting education from a South African perspective. …”
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The Effects of Emotional Schema Therapy on Social Health and Attitude Towards Social Harms Among Female Students by Fatemeh Eskandari, Milad Abedi ghlich ghashlaghi

“…Method: The current research is a semi-experimental study with a pre-test, and post-test design involving a control group and a two-month follow-up. The focus of this research was on female students who were enrolled at Honarestans in Shahin Shahr during 2022. …”
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Multi-dimensional outcomes following extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation by Tharusan Thevathasan, Vanessa Wahl, Joshua Boettel, Megan Kenny, Julia Paul, Sophie Selzer, Abdulla Al Harbi, Eva-Maria Dorsch, Heinrich Audebert, Matthias Rose, Christoph Paul Klapproth, Sonia Lech, Katharina Schmitt, Steffen Desch, Ulf Landmesser, Ralf Westenfeld, Fabian Voss, Carsten Skurk

“…Outcomes were assessed approximately 22 months post-cardiac arrest, focusing on cardiac, neurological, psychological and multi-organ functions, as well as social, professional and physical performance. …”
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