Health systems efficiency in China and ASEAN, 2015–2020: a DEA-Tobit and SFA analysis application by Jing Kang, Rong Peng, Zhen Li, Fen Huang, Yujun Chen, Jun Feng, Junyuan Wei, Fu Yu, Xiaorong Su, Xianjing Qin, Qiming Feng

“…The average total factor productivity (TFP) index of the health systems in 11 countries from 2015 to 2020 was 0.962, with a decrease of 1.4%, among which the average technical efficiency index was 1.016, and the average technical progress efficiency index was 0.947. …”
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Application of Non-Parametric and Forecasting Models for the Sustainable Development of Energy Resources in Brazil by Gabriela Mayumi Saiki, André Luiz Marques Serrano, Gabriel Arquelau Pimenta Rodrigues, Guilherme Dantas Bispo, Vinícius Pereira Gonçalves, Clóvis Neumann, Robson de Oliveira Albuquerque, Carlos Alberto Schuch Bork

“…By utilizing existing technologies in the country, it is possible to reduce electricity consumption costs by an average of 30.58% while still maintaining the same GDP value. …”
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Forecasting and optimization of the kilovoltage X-ray therapy office within the framework of clinical guidelines of the Association of oncologists of Russia (AOR) of the Ministry o... by L. N. Izurov, J. A. Zuenkova

“…An increase in the average number of radiotherapy sessions leads to a doubling of the average bed-day of the patient's stay in the day-hospital. …”
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Risk of gestational diabetes mellitus in relation to early pregnancy and gestational weight gain before diagnosis: A population‐based cohort study by Huiling Xu, Jennifer A. Hutcheon, Xingrong Liu, Olof Stephansson, Sven Cnattingius, Elizabeth V. Arkema, Kari Johansson

“…Early gestational weight gain above average was associated with increased risk for GDM in overweight women. …”
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Remuneration for Own Labour in Family-Run Dairy Farms Versus the Salaries and Wages in Non-Agricultural Sectors of the Economy—Evaluation of the Situation in Poland in 2005–2022... by Andrzej Parzonko, Tomasz Wojewodzic, Marta Czekaj, Renata Płonka, Anna Justyna Parzonko

“…During this latter period, the average remuneration for labour on dairy farms slightly exceeded the average salary and wages in other sectors of the economy.…”
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Evaluating the Real-World Use of Topical Diclofenac Sodium Gel 1% Using US Longitudinal Electronic Health Records Database: A study supporting OTC switch by Nicholas M. Sicignano, Frédérique Bariguian Revel, Richard Petruschke, Francis P. Barbone, Karin Nicholson, Jess D. Edison

“…Among the remaining 25.8%, average time to first EOI was 244.0 (SD = 368.6) days. …”
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Multicriteria evaluation of ancestral family agricultural systems, Chimborazo Province, Ecuador by Marco Aníbal Vivar-Arrieta, Juan Pablo Haro-Altamirano, William Estuardo Carrillo Barahona, Sandra Elizabeth López Sampedro, Burkhanov Aktam Usmanovich, Bunyod Usmonov, Mamayusupova Shokhina Ulugbek kizi

“…In conclusion, The chacareros' production system was much more efficient than the conventional producers one since an average net profit per hectare of 6,150 USD was obtained and an average efficiency rate was  145%, while conventional producers obtained an average net profit per hectare of 1,749 USD and an average efficiency rate of 119%. …”
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Assessment of Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Urban Air: A Study from a Northern Mexican Megacity by Julia Griselda Cerón Bretón, Rosa María Cerón Bretón, Claudia Alejandra Aguilar Ucán, Carlos Montalvo Romero, Alberto Antonio Espinosa Guzmán, Simón Eduardo Carranco Lozada, Evangelina Ramírez Lara, María de la Luz Espinosa Fuentes, Martha Patricia Uc Chi

“…During the cold fronts season, the greatest average concentration of p-xylene (0.98 μg m⁻³) was found in San Bernabe, while Santa Catarina reported the highest average for toluene at 1.55 μg m⁻³. …”
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Heat Production Rate and Radiation Hazard Indices from Radioactive Elements in Different Types of Natural Water in Nineveh Governorate, Iraq. by Danya saleh Mustafa al-sofy, Firas Mohammed Ali Al-Jomaily

“…According to the results, the radioactivity concentration in the tested water sample were ​​ranged from 0.36 ± 0.04-1.57 ± 0.09with an average value of 0.69 ± 0.06 Bq/l for 238U, and 2.9 ± 0.02-0.88 ± 0.03 with an average value of 0.65 ± 0.03 Bq/l for 226Ra Bq/l, and 0.48 ± 0.04-1.36 ± 0.06 with an average value of 0.88 ± 0.05 Bq/l for 232Th, while for 40K 13.00 ± 0.69-36.89 ± 1.12 with an average value of 25.1 ± 0.95 Bq/l, respectively. …”
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An Economic and Econometric Comparative Study of Some Local Wheat Varieties with Imported Ones Planted in Salah al-Din Governorate for the Agricultural Season 2022/2023 (Tikrit Dis... by Nahedh N. Issa, Abdul Khaleq A. Rashid, Khaled Q. Abboud, Muhammad M. Saleh, Wissam A. Qasim

“…Kg and the average production per dunum of local wheat for the studied varieties is approximately (770.83) kg, While the average total return per dunum in local wheat was around (655,203.6) dinars/dunum, and in imported wheat, it was around (992,162.5) dinars/dunum. …”
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Distribution characteristics and origin analysis of iron and manganese in groundwater in Beijing Plain Area by Jiji CHEN, Lei TAO, Baoxian LIU, Qing YANG, Yue XI, Sushi XU, Yuanyuan CHEN, Hongwei JING

“…The mass ratio of iron in the deposits ranged from 9.25 to 52.18 g/kg, with an average of 19.90 g/kg, while the mass ratio of manganese ranged from 0.12 to 7.26 g/kg, with an average of 0.50 g/kg. …”
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Temporal and spatial characteristics and environmental health risk analysis of liver cancer in a county of Central China from perspective of precise prevention and control by Shuyao XIA, Hongyan REN, Baohua WANG, Runhe SHI

“…In addition to the above three townships, LW was a high incidence area of liver cancer in male population and people under the age of 60 years, whose average annual incidence rate was 50.47/105 and 10.59/105, respectively, while LianC was a high incidence area of liver cancer in female population and people aged 60 years and above, whose average annual incidence was 23.39/105 and 131.10/105 respectively. …”
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Effects of Energy Intake on Nutrient Digestibility, Nitrogen Metabolism, Energy Utilization, Serum Biochemical Indices, and Rumen Microbiota in Lanzhou Fat-Tailed Sheep by Wangmei Feng, Juanshan Zheng, Na Jiao, Chi Ma, Honghe Li, Junsong Zhang, Jutian Yang, Hongwei Xu, Yong Cai, Dandan Gao, Xin Cao, Xiaofang Feng, Penghui Guo

“…At the phylum level, the average abundances of <i>Verrucomicrobiota</i> were significantly reduced in the EHE group compared to the IE group, while the average abundances of <i>Desulfobacterota</i> were significantly lower in the EHE group relative to the LE group. …”
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Hydrocarbon generation characteristics and potential of liptinite-rich coal in China by Yuting Yin, Dongdong Wang, Lei Lan, Youchuan Li, Haiyan Liu, Zengxue Li, Yan Liu

“…The ZID coal has a higher vitrinite content (averaging 76.11 %) and liptinite content (averaging 10.77 %) compared to its THB counterpart, which has an average vitrinite content of 68.28 % and average liptinite content of 7.61 %. …”
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Training systems affect spatial distribution of Korla fragrant pear (Pyrus sinkiangensis Yu) fruits by altering canopy structure and light distribution by Pan Yan, Yonghui Deng, Shi-jie An, Ling Ma, Tianle Li, Qi-ling Chen, Qiangqing Zheng

“…Thinning, however, increased the proportion of long branches, total branch length and average branch length, led to significant expansion in canopy diameter, surface area, and volume. (2) Light Distribution: Reduction increased average light interception (ALI) by 15%, while thinning improved ALI by 11% significantly, enhanced light availability across different canopy aspects, falling head notably improved light penetration in the middle and lower canopy layers. …”
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Toxic risk assessment of selected metals in infant formula milk commercially available in Lebanon: A novel approach based on feeding parameters versus toxicity by Pierre J. Obeid, Bilal El Khoury, John Hanna El-Nakat

“…However, classical approaches to date, have been always adopted for assessing such risks by finding first the analytical concentration of metals in the IFMs followed by multiplying it by the average daily powder intake (ADI) then dividing by the average infant weight. …”
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Breeding of a new high-quality and high-yield banana cultivar Guijiao No. 10 by LI Jialin, TIAN Dandan, LI Chaosheng, QIN Liuyan, HE Zhangfei, WEI Liping, WEI Shaolong, HUANG Sumei

“…The peduncle length was about 79.75 cm, peduncle girth was about 18.70 cm. The average fruit length was 24.17 cm, with an average width of 3.51 cm. …”
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New approaches for capturing and estimating variation in complex animal color patterns from digital photographs: application to the Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina) by Erik Maki, Tilmann Glimm, Paramahansa Pramanik, Ylenia Chiari, Maria Kiskowski

“…For example, total area had much less measurement variability than average object area. Our study provides a comprehensive workflow and tools to study variation in complex color patterns in organisms sampled under non-standardized conditions while also estimating the influence of noise due to biological and non-biological factors.…”
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Use of removable support boot versus cast for early mobilisation after ankle fracture surgery: cost-effectiveness analysis and qualitative findings of the Ankle Recovery Trial (ART... by Elsa M R Marques, Christopher Hayward, Rachel Martin, Vanessa Heaslip, Petra Baji, Sharon Docherty, Lee Tbaily, Estela C Barbosa, Bob Sangar, Helen Allen

“…When including all societal costs, the boot saved, on average, £676 per patient (95% CI −£337 to £1689). …”
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Effects of organic carbon, inorganic phosphorus, and phosphorus-solubilizing bacteria on maize growth, nutrient uptake, and rhizosphere phosphorus availability by Guangwei Zhou, Guangwei Zhou, Mingshuang Wang, Mingshuang Wang, Hongxia Zhu, Hongxia Zhu, Jing Wang, Shaomin Zhang, Shaomin Zhang

“…The addition of C and PSB led to average decreases of 13.36% and 8.05% in the Olsen P content, respectively, while water-soluble P decreased by 25.52% and 28.42%, respectively. …”
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