Flight Parameters for Spray Deposition Efficiency of Unmanned Aerial Application Systems (UAASs) by Thiago Caputti, Luan Pereira de Oliveira, Camila Rodrigues, Paulo Cremonez, Wheeler Foshee, Alvin M. Simmons, Andre Luiz Biscaia Ribeiro da Silva

“…The use of unmanned aerial application systems (UAASs) for precision pesticide applications has increased alongside the demand for sustainable agricultural practices. …”
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Evaluation of the dosimetric impact of patient positioning errors on single- isocenter multitarget stereotactic radiosurgery by Mariana Cunha de Souza, Caroline Castilhano Bueno, Caroline Zeppellini dos Santos Emiliozzi

“…Plans with theoretical deviations were generated for translational and rotational errors of one millimeter and one degree, respectively. Coverage with prescription dose was evaluated for each of the plans, and such data was used to generate computational models. …”
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Managing in Tough Times: Downsized — Maintaining Your Access to Health Care by Michael S. Gutter, Selena Garrison

“…Gutter and Selena Garrison, describes the rights that people have for insurance continuation and portability under COBRA and HIPPA, and strategies people might use for paying for unplanned health care coverage expenses. …”
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Emergency Department Utilization by Race, Ethnicity, Language, and Medicaid Status by Daniel J. Berger, Colin Jenkins, John Wong-Castillo, Sarahrose Jonik, Nancy P. Gordon

“…In this study we aimed to disaggregate the associations of race, ethnicity, language preference, and Medicaid coverage with ED utilization. Methods: We used cross-sectional study electronic health record data for 2,047,105 Kaiser Permanente Northern California members who were 25 – 85 years of age in January 2019 and had been continuous health plan members during 2018 – 2019. …”
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Influence Of Health Behaviour Factors On Basic Immunisation In Indonesia 2022 by Syifa Faikhatul Ilmi, Efri Diah Utami

“…The analysis method used in this study is multiple linear regression analysis. …”
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The global scale and implications of delivering multiple interventions through integrated child health events by Dina Balabanova, Mahoko Kamatsuchi, Adrian Gheorghe

“…ICHEs appear to represent a commonly used platform with the capacity to incorporate multiple interventions without compromising coverage of some key interventions as VAS and measles vaccination. …”
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Policy agendas of the American state legislatures by Ethan Dee, Alex Garlick

“…We explain how researchers can use these estimates to investigate sub-national governance in the United States.…”
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Spatially Explicit Evaluation of the Suitability and Quality Improvement Potential of Forest and Grassland Habitat in the Yanhe River Basin by Zhihong Yao, Xiaoyang Sun, Peiqing Xiao, Zhuangzhuang Liu, Menghao Yang, Peng Jiao

“…Habitat suitability assessment for forest and grassland ecosystems is a critical component of ecological restoration and land use planning in the Loess Plateau, aiming to advance soil and water conservation and foster sustainable ecological environment development. …”
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Exploring the Challenges in Covering Dental Services through Complementary Insurance in Iran: A Qualitative Study by Zahra Pouraskari, Reza Yazdani, Hossein Hessari

“…Purposeful sampling was used to select participants from all stakeholder groups engaged in dental insurance coverage, including (1) health system policymakers, (2) insurers, (3) policyholders, (4) care providers (dentists), and (5) insured people. …”
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Reducing Mesh Dependency in Dataset Generation for Machine Learning Prediction of Constitutive Parameters in Sheet Metal Forming by Dário Mitreiro, Pedro A. Prates, António Andrade-Campos

“…Given the extensive use of sheet metal-forming processes in the industry and the constant emergence of new materials, the accurate prediction of material constitutive models and their parameters is extremely important to enhance and optimise these processes. …”
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Locating critical discourse studies within school textbook research: a systematic literature review of research articles by Rachid El Moudden, Khalid Said

“…The review aims to trace the regional coverage of the studies, types of the analyzed textbooks, the main used CDS frameworks and the major issues that were investigated. …”
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A Hybrid Optimization Framework for Dynamic Drone Networks: Integrating Genetic Algorithms with Reinforcement Learning by Mustafa Ulaş, Anıl Sezgin, Aytuğ Boyacı

“…The growing use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in diverse fields such as disaster recovery, rural regions, and smart cities necessitates effective dynamic drone network establishment techniques. …”
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Policy resistance undermines superspreader vaccination strategies for influenza. by Chad R Wells, Eili Y Klein, Chris T Bauch

“…We conclude that the design of influenza vaccine strategies involving widespread incentive use and/or targeting of superspreaders should account for policy resistance, and mitigate it whenever possible.…”
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Covering the Israeli–Palestinian Conflict: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Al Jazeera English and BBC’s Online Reporting on the 2023 Gaza War by Kareem El Damanhoury, Faisal Saleh, Madeleine Lebovic

“…Using critical discourse analysis as an analytical framework, this study employs mixed methods to compare transitivity, intertextuality, and lexicalization as key discursive features in the two outlets’ coverage of the war. …”
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Assessment of water hyacinth (Pontederia crassipes) distribution and changes in Lake Koka and Lake Ziway through remote sensing techniques by Gemechu Tolera, Abebe Getahun, Akewake Geremew, Seyoum Mengistou

“…This study aimed to predict the spread of water hyacinth using GIS-based multi-criteria evaluation and Sentinel-2 imagery. …”
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Modern Features and Particular Issues of Rotavirus Preventive Vaccination by Marina V. Fedoseenko, Tatiana A. Kaiiuzhnaia, Firuza Ch. Shakhtakhtinskaya, Svetiana V. Tolstova, Arevaiuis M. Selivyan

“…This article includes complete answers for most relevant of them that arise during practical use of rotavirus vaccines.…”
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Post-processing and weighted combination of infectious disease nowcasts. by André Victor Ribeiro Amaral, Daniel Wolffram, Paula Moraga, Johannes Bracher

“…Both in post-processing and ensemble building, specific challenges arise from the fact that data are constantly revised, hindering the use of standard approaches. We find that post-processing can improve the individual performance of almost all considered models both in terms of evaluation scores and forecast interval coverage. …”
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Synergy from two different fascial blocks for multimodal analgesia in breast cancer surgery by Scimia Paolo, Gentili Luca, D’Agostino M. Luca, Sepolvere Giuseppe

“…The blocks provided effective analgesia, and the patient had no complications. The combined use of these two fascial blocks enhances coverage by targeting both intercostal and brachial plexus branches, offering a synergistic effect and the proximity of the block sites allows for efficient performance without repositioning the patient, reducing execution time. …”
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A Two-Stage Range-Free Localization Method for Wireless Sensor Networks by Wen Yingyou, Li Zhi, Meng Yinghui, Zhao Dazhe

“…Another reason is that unknown nodes use the shortest distance which has large cumulative distance error to estimate their positions. …”
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How does Indian news media report smokeless tobacco control? A content analysis of the gutka ban enforcement. by Vivek Dsouza, Pratiksha Mohan Kembhavi, Praveen Rao S, Kumaran P, Pragati B Hebbar

“…News characteristics such as name and type of publication, language, location, slant and beat coverage, visuals, and administrative focus were quantified. …”
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