Assessing environmental change and population declines of large wading birds in southwestern India by K.M. Aarif, Aymen Nefla, K.A. Rubeena, Yanjie Xu, Zakher Bouragaoui, M. Nasser, C.T. Shifa, T.R. Athira, K. Jishnu, Jasmine Anand, Seerangan Manokaran, P.P. Moosa, Anu Gopinath, Omer R. Reshi, K.M. Rajaneesh, H. Byju, Thadickal V. Joydas, Karuppasamy P. Manikandan, Mohd Irfan Naikoo, Christian Sonne, Sabir Bin Muzaffar

“…Large waders including herons and egrets are important ecological wetland health indicators since these species are sensitive to a complex set of environmental factors. …”
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Spatial-temporal analysis of flood patterns in semiarid river catchments of SE Iberian Peninsula since CE 1850 by Carlos Sánchez-García, Lothar Schulte

“…This reorganization is needed particularly in regions sensitive to the consequences of climate change, such as the Mediterranean and arid and semi-arid areas.…”
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Roles of mobile teams in tracing lost to follow–up clients: evidence from the optimization of COVID-19 vaccination uptake and routine immunization in Ekiti State by Saheed Dipo Isiaka, Dapo Awobeku, Akolade Uthman Jimoh, Mahfus Dauda, Olugbemisola Wuraola Samuel, Stephen Olabode Asaolu, Oluwafisayo Azeez Ayodeji, Sunday Atobatele, Segun Adenipekun, Chukwudinma Okoh, Zubair Adegoke, Sidney Sampson

“…This study recommends that health workers across all levels, in collaboration with key players and stakeholders employ human-centered designed approaches to improve the sensitization of caregivers, and community populace on the values, benefits, and significance of the COVID-19 vaccination and routine immunization uptake.…”
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Ultra-fast biparametric MRI in prostate cancer assessment: Diagnostic performance and image quality compared to conventional multiparametric MRI by Antonia M. Pausch, Vivien Filleböck, Clara Elsner, Niels J. Rupp, Daniel Eberli, Andreas M. Hötker

“…Both readers demonstrated high sensitivity (≥94 %/≥91 %, R1/R2) and NPV (≥96 %/≥95 %) for csPCa detection using both protocols. …”
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The efficiency of interferon stimulated gene 15 expression in peripheral blood for early pregnancy prediction in Awassi ewes by Eman H. Lazim, Khawla A. Hussein, Dhafer M. Aziz

“…The accuracy, specificity, sensitivity, and positive and negative predictive values of ISG15 expression on days 15 and 25 of pregnancy were 90%, 100%, 85.7%, 100%, and 75%, and 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, and 100%, respectively. …”
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Assessment of Tuber Yield Stability and Adaptability of Some Elite Yam Genotypes in the Guinea Savannah Ecology of Northern Ghana by Joseph Adjebeng-Danquah, Kwabena Acheremu, Emmanuel Boachie Chamba, Freda Ansaah Agyapong, Alhassan Sayibu

“…Genotype 95/18544 was the most sensitive and for that matter responded positively in the favorable environments. …”
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Advective Heat Transport and the Salt Chimney Effect: A Numerical Analysis by David P. Canova, Mark P. Fischer, Richard S. Jayne, Ryan M. Pollyea

“…Depth-dependent permeability causes upwelling of warm waters in the basin, which we show to be more sensitive to basal heat flux than brine concentration. …”
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Exploring the experiences of healthcare professionals in South Africa and Uganda around communicating with children about life-threatening conditions: a workshop-based qualitative... by Sue Ziebland, Julia Ambler, Julia Downing, Alan Stein, Elizabeth Namukwaya, Elizabeth Nabirye, Louise Walker, Elizabeth Rapa, Jeffrey R Hanna, Louise J Dalton, Teresa Pollard, Stephanie Santos-Paulo, Yasmin Gogay, David Kavuma, Ruth Mary Kemigisha, Juliet Namyeso, Tracey Brand, Beverley G Neethling

“…Culturally appropriate adaptations were made to previously published communication frameworks for professionals to support family-centred conversations.Conclusions Culturally sensitive communication frameworks could help healthcare professionals to talk with families about what children need to know when they or a caregiver have a serious illness. …”
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Targeting Ferroptosis Attenuates Inflammation, Fibrosis, and Mast Cell Activation in Chronic Prostatitis by Dongxu Lin, Mengyang Zhang, Changcheng Luo, Pengyu Wei, Kai Cui, Zhong Chen

“…An elevated number of degranulated mast cells and corresponding marker TPSB2 represented that mast cell-sensitized pain was amplified in the EAP model. Furthermore, reduction of NRF2/HO-1 indicated a vulnerability of EAP towards ferroptosis response. …”
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Development and comprehensive greenness assessment of HPLC method for quality control of β-sitosterol in pharmaceutical ointments with trio-color coded evaluation by Haya I. Aljohar, Abdullah M. Al-Hossaini, Seham A. Alzammay, Samiah Alhabardi, Hadir M. Maher, Aya R. Ahmed

“…It exhibited a linearity range of 30 to 500 µg/mL and improved detectability with a limit of detection (LOD) of 4.65 µg/mL, highlighting its high sensitivity. Additionally, the separation was achieved in a remarkably short analysis time of just 2.1 min, which not only enhanced throughput but also significantly minimized waste and solvent consumption, thereby making it a more sustainable and effective alternative for β-sitosterol extraction. …”
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Digital measurement of ocular microtremor in Parkinson's disease: Protocol for a pilot study to assess reliability and clinical validation. by Lisa Graham, Rodrigo Vitorio, Richard Walker, Alan Godfrey, Rosie Morris, Samuel Stuart

“…People with PD will be invited into the laboratory to perform extensive cognitive assessments along with an assessment of balance, gait, and turning using wearable sensors. People with PD will be assessed both off, and on, their anti-parkinsonian medication following a 12 hour washout period. …”
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Expert-Based Narrative Review on Compression UltraSonography (CUS) for Diagnosis and Follow-Up of Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT) by Mario D’Oria, Laura Girardi, Ahmed Amgad, Mohab Sherif, Gabriele Piffaretti, Barbara Ruaro, Cristiano Calvagna, Philip Dueppers, Sandro Lepidi, Marco Paolo Donadini

“…Indeed, DUS effectively visualizes blood flow and identifies abnormalities like clot formation with high sensitivity (typically exceeding 90% for proximal DVT) and specificity (often approaching 100% for proximal DVT). …”
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A Two-Step Damage Diagnostic Approach Based on Static Strain Energy and Model-Updating via the Equilibrium Optimizer by Behrouz Safa, Asghar Rasouli, Yahya Nasira

“…Therefore, only a few unknown variables will be introduced to the next step, which involves an iterative model-updating process that includes a novel damage-sensitive objective function to determine damage severities in the located elements of the previous step. …”
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Analysis of antimicrobial resistance and clinical features of Staphylococcus aureus-infected bone and joint infections in children by Xingguang Chen, Ting Zhuang, Chengda Zou, Yao Liu, Qian Sun, Mengxia Li, Wen Zheng, Chaochen Zhao, Xiaodong Wang

“…Clinical features of children with methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections were compared. …”
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A Cross-Modal Tactile Reproduction Utilizing Tactile and Visual Information Generated by Conditional Generative Adversarial Networks by Koki Hatori, Takashi Morikura, Akira Funahashi, Kenjiro Takemura

“…In this experiment, 20 subjects conducted sensory evaluations where tactile sensations were displayed concurrently with the visual display of the images. …”
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Systematic review of interventions for improving the performance of community health workers in low-income and middle-income countries by Paul Montgomery, Madeleine Ballard

“…Objective To systematically review and critically appraise the evidence for the effects of interventions to improve the performance of community health workers (CHWs) for community-based primary healthcare in low- and middle-income countries.Design Systematic review following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines.Methods 19 electronic databases were searched with a highly sensitive prespecified strategy and the grey literature examined, completed July 2016. …”
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Comprehensive health risk assessment of urban ambient air pollution (PM2.5, NO2 and O3) in Ghana by Boansi Adu Ababio, Gerheart Winfred Ashong, Thomas Peprah Agyekum, Blessed Adjei Yeboah, Marian Asantewah Nkansah, Jonathan Nartey Hogarh, Michael Kweku Commeh, Edward Ebow Kwaansa-Ansah, Kwabena Dabie, Felix Adulley, Eldad Boansi, Lorenda Sarbeng, Birago Adu Ababio, Maame Serwaa Boapea, Nana Kwabena Oduro Darko, Meshach Kojo Appiah

“…The ambient air of the majority (98 %) of the cities was unhealthy for sensitive groups. This study reveals the urgent need for comprehensive air quality policies in Ghanaian cities. …”
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A generalised catalytic model to assess changes in risk for multiple reinfections with SARS-CoV-2. by Belinda Lombard, Cheryl Cohen, Anne von Gottberg, Jonathan Dushoff, Juliet R C Pulliam, Cari van Schalkwyk

“…Furthermore, the method's sensitivity to low counts of nth infections, limits application in settings with small epidemics, limited testing coverage or early in an outbreak.…”
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Venetoclax plus low-intensity chemotherapy for adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia by Marlise R. Luskin, Shai Shimony, Julia Keating, Eric S. Winer, Jacqueline S. Garcia, Richard M. Stone, Elias Jabbour, Yael Flamand, Kristen Stevenson, Jeremy Ryan, Zhihong Zeng, Anthony Letai, Marina Konopleva, Nitin Jain, Daniel J. DeAngelo

“…Among patients with newly diagnosed ALL, 10 of 11 (90.9%) achieved a measurable residual disease–negative (<0.01% sensitivity) complete remission (CR) including 6 patients with hypodiploid TP53-mutated ALL. …”
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Promising genetic sources for the creation of varieties of durum spring wheat in Western Siberia by M. G. Evdokimov, V. S. Yusov, M. N. Kiryakova, L. V. Meshkova, I. V. Pakhotina, D. A. Glushakov

“…The study set showed high sensitivity to extreme conditions and most forms of interest in quality and disease resistance were low-productive in our environment. …”
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