THE POLITICS OF INSECURITY REPORTAGE IN NORTHERN NIGERIA by ISA SA’IDU

“…Nowadays, no one is guaranteed of his safety in Nigeria, North in particular. With the use of the Political Economy of Communication, Framing, Social Responsibility, and Agenda Setting Theories, the paper reviewed relevant literature and established how Nigerian media used their organisations to report the phenomenon of insecurity both for and against the country’s national interest.The study found that many media outlets, both new and conventional, have over the years engaged inan unethical practice that both exacerbates security challenges as well as threatens Nigeria’s corporate existence. …”
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Improving the utilization of insecticide-treated nets for malaria prevention among pregnant women, lactating mothers and children in Sierra Leone: a commentary by Ronald Carshon-Marsh, Erica Di Ruggiero

“…Despite the proven efficacy of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs), the coverage rate among pregnant women, lactating mothers and young children in sub-Saharan Africa remains suboptimal. …”
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A novel isothermal whole genome sequencing approach for Monkeypox Virus by Matthias Licheri, Manon Flore Licheri, Lukas Probst, Cora Sägesser, Pascal Bittel, Franziska Suter-Riniker, Ronald Dijkman

“…This approach yielded from 88% up to 100% genome coverage using either alkaline denatured extracted DNA or clinical material as starting material, with the highest coverage generated by clinical material. …”
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Leveraging Ottawa Charter strategies to enhance COVID-19 vaccination: A systematic review of global health promotion approaches by Sara Pourrazavi, Behrouz Fathi, Zahra Fathifar, Haidar Nadrian, Hamid Allahverdipour

“…Background: Despite global vaccination efforts, many countries struggled to achieve sufficient COVID-19 vaccination coverage. The use of Ottawa Charter health promotion strategies in vaccination programs not only enhances coverage but also fosters sustainable public health outcomes. …”
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Construction and application of march tests for pattern sensitive memory faults detection by V. N. Yarmolik, V. A. Levantsevich, D. V. Demenkovets, I. Mrozek

“…The mathematical models of their faults and the methods used for testing the most complex cases by classical march tests are investigated. …”
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Impacts of Community Parks on Residents’ Health Benefits and Enhancement Strategies Thereof from the Perspective of Micro-Renewal: A Case Study of Nanjing by Tianyuan SHOU, Mingjuan ZHANG, Jiaxing WEI

“…While vegetation coverage has been widely studied, with tree canopy coverage often used as a key indicator, the role of hard-surfaced space has been relatively overlooked. …”
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Implementation evaluation of biometric fingerprint scanning for monitoring HIV care engagement: acceptability, feasibility, and fidelity among peripartum women living with HIV in L... by Wiza Kumwenda, Sophie Lazar, Shaphil Wallie, Madelyn Frey, Denzel Matiya, Michael Owino, Victor Mwapasa, Mina Hosseinipour, Angela M. Bengtson

“…Chi-square tests and Poisson regression with generalized estimating equations and robust variance were used to assess differences in BFS coverage, with statistical significance set at p < 0.05. …”
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Tuberculosis in Adults and Children in the Northwestern Federal District: Changes in Epidemiological Rates and Criteria for Their Assessment by A. A. Starshinova, I. F. Dovgalyuk, D. A. Kudlay, M. V. Beltyukov, P. K. Yablonskiy

“…At the same time, the first two regions occupy this position stably from 2017 to 2021. The use of the coefficient of low coverage with screening for tuberculosis made it possible to determine that Murmansk Oblast, St. …”
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Role of the dengue vaccine TAK-003 in an outbreak response: Modeling the Sri Lanka experience. by LakKumar Fernando, Randee Kastner, Pujitha Wickramasinghe, Asvini D Fernando, Dulanie Gunasekera, Van Hung Nguyen, Mengya Liu, Inge LeFevre, Derek Wallace, Nicolas Folschweiller, Shibadas Biswal

“…<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>Modeling was performed using an age-structured, host-vector, spatial and stochastic transmission model, assuming 65% vaccine coverage and 30 days until initiation of vaccination. …”
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In vivo analysis of early biofilm development and cell viability on implant-mimicking abutments at 24 h, 48 h, and 7 days by Kevin Muguerza-Guevara, Berta Cortés-Acha, Marta García-García, Rui Figueiredo, Agnès Soler-Ollé, Vanessa Blanc, Eduard Valmaseda-Castellón

“…Exclusion criteria included the use of antiseptics or antibiotics 30 days prior to recruitment or during the study period. …”
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Community-led management maintains higher predator biomass supporting kelp forests persistence in Baja California by Jeremie Bauer, Rodrigo Beas-Luna, Luis Malpica-Cruz, Alicia Abadía-Cardoso, Paulina Filz, Juan Carlos Bonilla, Julio Lorda

“…Our analyses revealed significant regional differences in kelp forest coverage recovery following extreme warming events, with the southern region maintaining historical coverage levels while the northern region showed a 95% decline in 2023. …”
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Dental visits among adolescents in Brazil: descriptive analysis of the National School Health Survey, 2019 by Hellen Monique da Motta, Nathalia Ribeiro Jorge da Silva-Garcia, Letícia Regina Morello Sartori, Maria Beatriz Junqueira de Camargo, Sarah Arangurem Karam

“…Federative units with high dental coverage reported lower use of services, while those with lower coverage reported a higher proportion of visits to the dentist. …”
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Analysis of targeted and whole genome sequencing of PacBio HiFi reads for a comprehensive genotyping of gene-proximal and phenotype-associated Variable Number Tandem Repeats. by Sara Javadzadeh, Aaron Adamson, Jonghun Park, Se-Young Jo, Yuan-Chun Ding, Mehrdad Bakhtiari, Vikas Bansal, Susan L Neuhausen, Vineet Bafna

“…Illumina reads only spanned 46% of the G-VNTRs and 71% of P-VNTRs, motivating the use of HiFi sequencing. We performed targeted sequencing with hybridization by designing custom probes for 9,999 VNTRs and sequenced 8 samples using HiFi and Illumina sequencing, followed by adVNTR genotyping. …”
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"...In Kiambu county, there are different things being done": A qualitative exploration of healthcare workers' experiences with cord care practices. by James Maina Githinji, Angeline Chepchirchir, Brian Ombura Nyanchoka, Prabhjot Kaur Juttla, Ruth Nduati

“…Systemic issues included frequent CHX stock-outs and high out-of-pocket costs due to inconsistent county-level supply and lack of insurance coverage. Product-specific concerns such as difficulty of application and reported adverse effects (e.g., delayed cord detachment, sepsis, burns) further impeded use. …”
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Predictive factors for recording the death of women of childbearing age in the Hospital Information System (SIH/SUS), Brazil, 2012–2020 by Juliana Alves Marques, Rosa Maria Soares Madeira Domingues, Marcos Augusto Bastos Dias, Claudia Medina Coeli, Rejane Sobrinho Pinheiro, Valeria Saraceni

“…Supervised classification models — decision tree and random forest — were used to identify hospital characteristics related to coverage. …”
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Patterns and factors associated with healthcare utilisation in Cambodia: a cross-sectional study based on the World Health Survey Plus 2023 by Kerstin Klipstein-Grobusch, Por Ir, Paul Kowal, Nawi Ng, Srean Chhim, Chhorvann Chhea, Chamnab Ngor, Sereyraksmey Long, Poppy Walton, Khin Thiri Maung, Grace Marie Ku, Heng Sopheab

“…Individuals with low socioeconomic status and those with insurance showed higher public healthcare utilisation for outpatient and inpatient services, with women more likely to use public outpatient care. To progress towards universal health coverage, it is essential to improve public healthcare quality, especially in rural areas, expand service coverage and social health protection and develop strategies to engage the private sector.…”
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Temporal and Spatial Dynamics of Soil Erosion and Its Influencing Factors in Yunlong County, Northwest Yunnan Province from 2000 to 2020 by ZHU Wanjing, WANG Keqin, SONG Yali, MA Jiangang, LIU Xinyi, WANG Zhenchao, ZHAO Yangyi

“…By considering influential factors such as elevation, slope, annual average rainfall, vegetation coverage, and land use type, the quantitative attribution of soil erosion was examined using a geographic probe model. …”
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Growth Propagation of Liquid Spawn on Non-Woven Hemp Mats to Inform Digital Biofabrication of Mycelium-Based Composites by Andreas Biront, Mart Sillen, Patrick Van Dijck, Jan Wurm

“…SH conditions resulted in slightly higher coverage and faster growth. To optimize the control of material properties within the digital biofabrication system, it is recommended to use CYM ST for <i>P. ostreatus</i> and YPD SH for <i>G. lucidum</i>, as their growth curves show clear separation between dilutions, reflecting distinct growth efficiencies and speeds that can be selected for desired outcomes.…”
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A niche-based framework to assess current monitoring of European forest birds and guide indicator species' selection. by Amy S I Wade, Boris Barov, Ian J Burfield, Richard D Gregory, Ken Norris, Petr Vorisek, Taoyang Wu, Simon J Butler

“…Here we use a niche-based approach, underpinned by coarse quantification of species' resource use, to objectively select species for inclusion in a pan-European forest bird indicator. …”
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Health insurance purchase intentions in the past decade: a systematic review and future research directions by Zhangwei Zheng, Hafizuddin-Syah B.A.M, Hafizah Omar Zaki, Qin Lingda Tan

“…However, misconceptions about risks and costs often lead to poor decision-making and low coverage, even in major economies. Understanding the factors influencing health insurance purchase intentions is essential for expanding coverage and addressing healthcare disparities. …”
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