A Next-generation Exoplanet Atmospheric Retrieval Framework for Transmission Spectroscopy (NEXOTRANS): Comparative Characterization for WASP-39 b Using JWST NIRISS, NIRSpec PRISM,... by Tonmoy Deka, Tasneem Basra Khan, Swastik Dewan, Priyankush Ghosh, Debayan Das, Liton Majumdar

“…We present NEXOTRANS , an atmospheric retrieval framework that integrates Bayesian inference using UltraNest / PyMultiNest with four machine learning algorithms: Random Forest , Gradient Boosting , K-Nearest Neighbor , and Stacking Regressor . …”
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Assessing Inundation Semantic Segmentation Models Trained on High- versus Low-Resolution Labels using FloodPlanet, a Manually Labeled Multi-Sourced High-Resolution Flood Dataset by Zhijie Zhang, Jonathan Giezendanner, Rohit Mukherjee, Beth Tellman, Alexander Melancon, Matt Purri, Iksha Gurung, Upmanu Lall, Kobus Barnard, Andrew Molthan

“…These results imply that even if commercial data are too costly for near real-time inference applications, using some commercial data to train public sensor models could be an important lower-cost investment to increase accuracy.…”
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Investigating the Structural Health of High-Rise Buildings and Its Influencing Factors Using Sentinel-1 Synthetic Aperture Radar Imagery: A Case Study of the Guangzhou–Foshan Metro... by Di Huang, Zhixin Qi, Suya Lin, Yuze Gu, Wenxuan Song, Qianwen Lv

“…The high cost and limited coverage of these images restrict their use for large-scale monitoring. …”
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A Novel Phenology-Based Index for Plastic-Mulched Farmland Extraction and Its Application in a Typical Agricultural Region of China Using Sentinel-2 Imagery and Google Earth Engine by Xinyu Dong, Jiaguo Li, Ning Xu, Junjie Lei, Zhen He, Limin Zhao

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Historical Land Cover Dynamics and Projected Changes in the High Andean Zone of the Locumba Basin: A Predictive Approach Using Remote Sensing and Artificial Neural Network—Cellular... by German Huayna, Victor Pocco, Edwin Pino-Vargas, Pablo Franco-León, Jorge Espinoza-Molina, Fredy Cabrera-Olivera, Bertha Vera-Barrios, Karina Acosta-Caipa, Lía Ramos-Fernández, Eusebio Ingol-Blanco

“…This study evaluates the spatiotemporal changes in land use and land cover (LULC) in the Locumba basin over the period of 1984–2023. …”
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Spatio-temporal patterns of health service delivery and access to maternal, child, and outpatient healthcare in Volta region, Ghana: a repeated cross-sectional ecological study usi... by Winfred Dotse-Gborgbortsi, Kristine Nilsen, Ortis Yankey, Anthony Ofosu, Thomas Ankomah, Eric Tweneboah, Ignatius Aklikpe, Chrysantus Kubio, Alberta Biritwum-Nyarko, Andrew Tatem, Jim Wright

“…Background To attain universal health care, health managers need to monitor progress in service uptake, changes and geographic coverage. Although routine health management information systems are now well established in many resource-constrained countries, such data have not yet been used to examine geographic access trends over time. …”
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Assessing COVID-19 Pandemic-Era Vaccine Uptake and Adherence to Prevention Measures: A Comparative Analysis Among Men and Women Using Lot Quality Assurance Sampling in Central Ugan... by Anguyo RO, Mukama SC, Tasaga C, Bindeeba DS, Senyimba C, Ezajobo S, Nakawesi JS, Mugisa A, Nakubulwa SK, Namitala II E, Aniku G, Katongole SP

“…However, full vaccination coverage was low, at 37.5% for women and 41.5% for men. …”
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Performance Improvement of TiO₂ Ultraviolet Photodetectors by Using Atomic Layer Deposited Al₂O₃ Passivation Layer by Yao-Tsung Yang, Shih-Chin Lin, Ching-Chiun Wang, Ying-Rong Ho, Jian-Zhi Chen, Jung-Jie Huang

“…To reduce the processing time and enhance light absorption, a hydrothermal method was used to grow a relatively thick TiO₂-NR-containng working electrode. …”
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A Clinical Review of a Polyvalent F(ab’)₂ Antivenom (Inoserp^TM PAN-AFRICA) in the Management of Snakebite Envenomation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Clinical Studies... by Henri Mathé

“…This review presents all clinical data available on the use of Inoserp^TM PAN-AFRICA in sub-Saharan Africa since it was introduced in 2012. …”
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Prediction of health-related quality-of-life results after lung stereotactic body radiotherapy using dose-volume parameters from functional mapping on Gallium-68 perfusion PET/CT by François Lucia, Jacques Lamour, Margaux Geier, Vincent Bourbonne, Fanny Pinot, Malik Nebbache, Frédérique Blanc-Béguin, Simon Hennebicq, Maëlle Mauguen, Kevin Kerleguer, Ulrike Schick, Olivier Pradier, Grégoire Le Gal, Pierre-Yves Salaun, David Bourhis, Pierre-Yves Le Roux

“…Explorative analysis of the impact of baseline HRQoL, patient- and SBRT-related characteristics, including PET perfusion-based functional parameters, on the change in HRQoL from baseline was analyzed using univariate analysis. Results Of the 60 patients included, 39 were analyzable as early-onset and 22 as late-onset. …”
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Ethics of Procuring and Using Organs or Tissue from Infants and Newborns for Transplantation, Research, or Commercial Purposes: Protocol for a Bioethics Scoping Review [version 1;... by Sebastian Porsdam Mann, Joe Brierley, Jerry Menikoff, Trung Nguyen, Brian D. Earp, Dominic Wilkinson, Julian Savulescu, Xiu Lim, Maide Barış, David Shaw, Melanie T Almonte

“…This raises questions about the conditions under which it is permissible to remove and use these body parts for transplantation, research, or commercial purposes. …”
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Using a modified champion community approach for improving maternal, newborn, and child health outcomes in remote and insecure health zones in the Democratic Republic of Congo 2012... by Lynn Liebermann Lawry, Janvier Barhobagayana, Ousmane Faye

“… # Methods Implemented in four provinces and 34 health zones in DRC, this modified CCA utilized a bottom up and inclusive approach and eliminated competition and the top down approach first used in Madagascar in the 1990s. Action plans and accountability were built into the approach with steering and executive committees for mentorship and guidance with the inclusion of all community structures into the approach. …”
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Deciphering Socio-Spatial Integration Governance of Community Regeneration: A Multi-Dimensional Evaluation Using GBDT and MGWR to Address Non-Linear Dynamics and Spatial Heterogene... by Hong Ni, Jiana Liu, Haoran Li, Jinliu Chen, Pengcheng Li, Nan Li

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Fiducial Reference Measurements for Greenhouse Gases (FRM4GHG): Validation of Satellite (Sentinel-5 Precursor, OCO-2, and GOSAT) Missions Using the COllaborative Carbon Column Obse... by Mahesh Kumar Sha, Saswati Das, Matthias M. Frey, Darko Dubravica, Carlos Alberti, Bianca C. Baier, Dimitrios Balis, Alejandro Bezanilla, Thomas Blumenstock, Hartmut Boesch, Zhaonan Cai, Jia Chen, Alexandru Dandocsi, Martine De Mazière, Stefani Foka, Omaira García, Lawson David Gillespie, Konstantin Gribanov, Jochen Gross, Michel Grutter, Philip Handley, Frank Hase, Pauli Heikkinen, Neil Humpage, Nicole Jacobs, Sujong Jeong, Tomi Karppinen, Matthäus Kiel, Rigel Kivi, Bavo Langerock, Joshua Laughner, Morgan Lopez, Maria Makarova, Marios Mermigkas, Isamu Morino, Nasrin Mostafavipak, Anca Nemuc, Timothy Newberger, Hirofumi Ohyama, William Okello, Gregory Osterman, Hayoung Park, Razvan Pirloaga, David F. Pollard, Uwe Raffalski, Michel Ramonet, Eliezer Sepúlveda, William R. Simpson, Wolfgang Stremme, Colm Sweeney, Noemie Taquet, Chrysanthi Topaloglou, Qiansi Tu, Thorsten Warneke, Debra Wunch, Vyacheslav Zakharov, Minqiang Zhou

“…The COCCON data can be used for future satellite and model validation studies and carbon cycle studies.…”
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Primary care need and engagement by people with criminal legal involvement: Descriptive and associational analysis using retrospective data on the entire population ever detained i... by Michele M Easter, Nicole L Schramm-Sapyta, Marvin S Swartz, Maria A Tackett, Lawrence H Greenblatt

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Determining the Amount of Earthquake Displacement Using Differential Synthetic Aperture Radar Interferometry (D-InSAR) and Satellite Images of Sentinel-1 A: A Case Study of Sarpol-... by Jacob Cherian

“…Given the advantages of using remote sensing data, such as the ability to check the displacement between any desired point with the proper precision on the interferogram and the extensive coverage of SAR images, it’s suggested to use radar data such as Sentinel-1 to investigate displacement of the land surface.…”
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Assessing vaccine hesitancy and health literacy using a new Italian vaccine confidence index and a modified Italian medical term recognition test: A cross-sectional survey on Itali... by Guglielmo Arzilli, Lorenzo Stacchini, Virginia Casigliani, Sara Mazzilli, Francesco Aquino, Aurea Oradini-Alacreu, Beatrice Bruni, Filippo Quattrone, Francesca Papini, Daniele Sironi, Andrea Davide Porretta, Gaetano Pierpaolo Privitera, Caterina Rizzo, Lara Tavoschi, Pier Luigi Lopalco

“…The decline in children’s vaccination coverage and the resurgence of preventable infectious diseases draw attention to parents’ vaccine hesitancy. …”
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Facile modification using organic acid molecules to neutralize residual alkaline compounds for stabilizing LiNi0.95Co0.04Mn0.01O2 cathode material by Chao Zhao, Xiangshao Yin, Yuanyuan Huang, Xinyu Zhang, Weihong Jiang, Zhuo Zhou, Wenhui Tu, Xianshu Wang, Ding Wang, Jianguo Duan

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What is associated with reported acute respiratory infection in children under 5 and PCV vaccination in children aged 1-36 months in Malawi? A secondary data analysis using the Mal... by Justine Gosling, Tim Colbourn

“…Independent associations with reduced odds of RARI were central region living (OR 0.82, 95%CI (0.71-0.93)) middle (OR 0.84, (0.73-0.97)) fourth (OR 0.79, (0.68-0.92)) and richest wealth quintiles (OR 0.73, (0.60-0.88)). Using straw/shrubs for fuel was associated with increased RARI (OR 3.13, (1.00-9.79)). …”
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Optimizing Dose Reduction to the Left Anterior Descending Artery in Patients With Locally Advanced Lung Cancer Treated With Definitive Radiation Therapy: A Feasibility Study of Cop... by Joshua P. Kim, PhD, Justine M. Cunningham, MS, Emily Moats, CMD, Ahmed I. Ghanem, MD, PhD, Benjamin Movsas, MD, Kenneth Levin, MD, Aharon M. Feldman, MD, Kundan Thind, PhD

“…Plans were also reoptimized using the same optimization criteria on a conventional C-arm linac (Heart_TB). …”
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