Impact of MenAfriVac on Meningococcal A Meningitis in Cameroon: A Retrospective Study Using Case-by-Case-Based Surveillance Data from 2009 to 2015 by Bouba Gake, Bonaventure Babinne Graobe, Bouba Abdouraman, Crescence Satou Ngah, Ahmadou Aissatou, Nelly-Michèle Gake, Elise Claudine Seukap, Elias Nchiwan Nukenine, Alain G. Etoundi Mballa, Marie-Christine Fonkoua, Jean-Pierre Lombart

“…Conjugated vaccine against serogroup A Neisseria meningitidis (MenAfriVac) was used in mass vaccination and was proved to have a good impact in the meningitis belt. …”
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Machine learning approaches for real-time ZIP code and county-level estimation of state-wide infectious disease hospitalizations using local health system data by Tanvir Ahammed, Md Sakhawat Hossain, Christopher McMahan, Lior Rennert

“…This study evaluates the effectiveness of machine learning and statistical approaches using local health system data to estimate current and previous COVID-19 hospitalizations in South Carolina. …”
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Construction of a Real-Scene 3D Digital Campus Using a Multi-Source Data Fusion: A Case Study of Lanzhou Jiaotong University by Rui Gao, Guanghui Yan, Yingzhi Wang, Tianfeng Yan, Ruiting Niu, Chunyang Tang

“…Firstly, oblique photography based on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is used to capture large-scale, high-resolution images of the campus area, which are then processed using open-source software to generate an initial 3D model. …”
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Predictive optimization using long short-term memory for solar PV and EV integration in relatively cold climate energy systems with a regional case study by Tao Hai, Ali B. M. Ali, Diwakar Agarwal, Ankit Punia, Megha Jagga, Ali E. Anqi, M. Ahmedi, Husam Rajab, Narinderjit Singh Sawaran Singh, Mohammad Taghavi

“…The prediction of EV charging patterns using LSTM models achieved over 93% accuracy, enabling improved energy demand forecasting and load management. …”
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Uso de matriz dérmica associado ao curativo por pressão negativa na abordagem da contratura em pacientes queimados Use of dermal matrix and negative pressure dressings for the trea... by Johnny Leandro Conduta Borda Aldunate, Luiz Philipe Molina Vana, Carlos Fontana, Marcus Castro Ferreira

“…Also integration was observed in 85% of the grafts used. All the patients reported a significant aesthetic and, in particular, functional improvement of the treated region. …”
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Herbal medicine evaluation for reimbursement-based facial palsy (HERB-FP): a retrospective analysis using Korean health insurance claim data 2020–2024 by Soo-Dam Kim, Man Young Park, Eunbyul Cho, Jiyun Cha, Changsop Yang, Sungha Kim

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Trade-off between cost and performance of earth observation data in olive trees health assessment: Digital crop mapping approach using machine learning algorithms by Yassine Bouslihim, Abdelkrim Bouasria, Aicha Rochdi, El Bachir El Haissen, Dénes Loczy, Zoltan Orban, Ali Salem

“…Leaf chlorophyll content, measured for 75 trees using a SPAD meter, served as the dependent variable for predictive modeling and a proxy of trees’ health. …”
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Community-level mental health screening and referral using task-sharing with student volunteers in Kerala, India: a scalable model for low and middle income countries by Saju Madavanakadu Devassy, Lorane Scaria, Shyba Babu, Rajeev S.P., Lijo K.J., Amal Tom Jose, Kiran Thampi, Robin E. Gearing

“…The study revealed the prevalence rates of moderate and above depression (9.1%), harmful alcohol use, including alcohol use disorder (6.2%), and drug abuse (8.9%). …”
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HIV testing uptake and its associated factors among Ghanaian men: insights from the 2022 Ghana demographic and health survey using the Anderson behavioral model by Timothy Yao Akweh, Bright Atta Junior Boakye, Eunice Adoku, Felix Teyko, Elvis Enowbeyang Tarkang

“…This study investigated HIV Testing Uptake and its associated factors among Ghanaian men using the Anderson Behavioral Model. Methods This study analyzed data from the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey using Stata version 17. …”
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on timeliness and equity of measles, mumps and rubella vaccinations in North East London: a longitudinal study using electronic health records by Carol Dezateux, Kate Homer, Nicola Firman, John Robson, Gill Harper, Zaheer Ahmed, Isabel Dostal, Crystal Williams, Ana Gutiérrez, Milena Marszalek

“…Objectives To quantify the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the timeliness of, and geographical and sociodemographic inequalities in, receipt of first measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccination.Design Longitudinal study using primary care electronic health records.Setting 285 general practices in North East London.Participants Children born between 23 August 2017 and 22 September 2018 (pre-pandemic cohort) or between 23 March 2019 and 1 May 2020 (pandemic cohort).Main outcome measure Receipt of timely MMR vaccination between 12 and 18 months of age.Methods We used logistic regression to estimate the ORs (95% CIs) of receipt of a timely vaccination adjusting for sex, deprivation, ethnic background and Clinical Commissioning Group. …”
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Performance of a low-cost optical particle counter (Alphasense OPC-N3) in estimating size-resolved dust emission flux using eddy covariance by S. Dupont, E. Lamaud, M. R. Irvine, J.-M. Bonnefond, A. González-Romero, A. González-Romero, A. Alastuey, C. González-Flórez, X. Querol, K. Kandler, M. Klose, C. Pérez García-Pando, C. Pérez García-Pando

“…The high-frequency sampling capacity (1 Hz) of some sensors may make them suitable for estimating dust emissions using the eddy-covariance method. Here, the capability of the low-cost OPC-N3 from Alphasense to estimate size-resolved dust flux using the eddy-covariance method is evaluated. …”
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SolarSegNet: A multimodal frequency-aware network for photovoltaic power stations extraction using Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 images in coastal China by Fangxiong Wang, Zhiying Liao, Yingzi Hou, Zhenqi Cui, Yiqi Wang, Jiachen Gong, Haomiao Yu, Junfu Wang, Yuanyi Zhu, Qiao Yu, Jianfeng Zhu

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Improving ecological water diversion process to promote oasis restoration using a monthly conceptual lumped ecohydrological model: A case study of the Qingtu Oasis, China by Feng Huang, Yiping Li, Carlos G. Ochoa, Jisheng Li

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Point Cloud Fusion of Human Respiratory Motion Under Multi-View Time-of-Flight Camera System: Voxelization Method Using 2D Voxel Block Index by Jiadun Wang, Shengtao Li, Kai Huang

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Quantitatively exploring the influence of geographical conditions on ecological quality using a novel remote sensing model: a comparison between two geographical disparity regions... by Hanqiu Xu, Mengjing Lin, Yifan Wang, Huade Guan, Fei Tang

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Trends and inequalities in women’s use of quality antenatal care, intrapartum care, and immediate postnatal care services in Ethiopia: multivariate decomposition, secondary data an... by David Sibbritt, Angela Dawson, Melese Girmaye Negero

“…Objective This study aimed to examine the trends and inequalities in women’s use of quality antenatal care (ANC), quality intrapartum care and immediate postnatal care (PNC) services, and the determinants that contributed to changes in receiving these services from 2001 to 2019 in Ethiopia using the Ethiopia Demographic and Health Surveys (EDHSs) data.Design, outcomes, setting and analysis Secondary data analyses of four waves of nationally representative EDHSs from 2005 to 2019 were conducted. …”
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A budget impact analysis of 15- or 20- valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine use in all US adults aged 50–64 years old compared to those with high-risk conditions from US payer per... by Nirma Khatri Vadlamudi, Chyongchiou J. Lin, Angela R. Wateska, Richard K. Zimmerman, Kenneth J. Smith

“…Objective To evaluate the budget impact of introducing PCV20 or PCV15/PPSV23 use in adults aged 50–64 years old compared to vaccinating only those with high-risk conditions for pneumococcal disease. …”
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Evaluating the impact of two next-generation long-lasting insecticidal nets on malaria incidence in Uganda: an interrupted time-series analysis using routine health facility data by Moses R Kamya, Sarah G Staedke, Grant Dorsey, Adrienne Epstein, Jane Frances Namuganga, Isaiah Nabende, Samuel Gonahasa, Martha J Nassali, Catherine Maiteki-Sebuguzi, Katherine Snyman, Joaniter I Nankabirwa, Jimmy Opigo, Martin J Donnelly

“…This study investigated the effectiveness of newer-generation LLINs following a universal coverage campaign in Uganda.Methods Health facility data collected 36 months prior to LLIN distribution and 24 months after LLIN distribution were used from 64 sites that took part in a cluster-randomised trial comparing two newer-generation LLINs (pyrethroid-piperonyl butoxide and pyrethroid-pyriproxyfen). …”
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Length structure analysis of the Atlantic thread herring (Opisthonema oglinum) captured in the Santa Cruz Channel (Pernambuco, Brazil), using generalized additive models for locati... by Nathielly Lima do Rêgo, Humber Agrelli de Andrade, Paulo José Duarte-Neto

“…In this study, the standard length of the specimens was estimated using generalized additive models for location, scale, and shape, and the factors that drive the length pattern along the estuary were discussed. …”
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Adherence to Repeat Screening Completion for Colorectal Cancer Using the Multi-Target Stool DNA Test: Real-World Analysis of Patients from Federally Qualified Health Centers by Mallik Greene, Timo Pew, Jorge Zapatier, Juliana Vanessa Rincón López, Paul Limburg, Martha Duarte

“…Methods: Data from Exact Sciences Laboratories, LLC were used for the period between January 1, 2023, and December 31, 2023, for those who had previously completed a mt-sDNA test. …”
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