A population-level analysis of armed conflict and diphtheria at the subnational level in the WHO African Region 2017–2024 by Tierney O’Sullivan, Lindsay T. Keegan

“…We first assessed whether a history of fatalities from armed conflict is a predictor of childhood DTP3 coverage using mixed-effects beta regression. To assess the relationship between conflict and diphtheria emergence, we fit a crude logistic regression model to assess their overall association in the study period, as well as repeated measures mixed-effects models to estimate the relationship between time-varying rates of conflict-related fatalities and diphtheria status, adjusting for diphtheria vaccine coverage estimates. …”
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Bioluminescent Microbial Bioreporters: A Personal Perspective by Shimshon Belkin

“…The need for integration of live sensor cells into a compatible hardware platform is highlighted, as is the importance of long-term maintenance of the cells’ viability and activity. The use of multi-member sensors’ panels is presented as a means for enhancing the detection spectrum and sample “fingerprinting”, along with a list of different purposes to which such sensors have been put to use.…”
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NEWBORNS HEARING SCREENING WITH OTOACOUSTIC EMISSIONS AND AUDITORY BRAINSTEM RESPONSE by Kusumagani Hamam, Nyilo Purnami

“…The hearing screening method varies in each country, this difference is based on the test equipment used, age, frequency, professionals involved in screening, referral procedures, funding, and coverage areas. …”
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Analyse de la structure génétique et patronymique de la France métropolitaine (XIXe-XXe siècles) by Pierre Darlu, Pascal Chareille

“…We highlight their present-day limitations, which result from their insufficient geographical coverage, the limited number of genetic systems included and/or the use of unsatisfactory methods of representation. …”
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SPECIFIC ADVERTISING ACTIVITY OF ENTERPRISES OF CONFERENCE-ARRANGING BUSINESS by Anna S. Melekhova

“…Innovation technologies, dynamic global economic processes make it necessary to revise existing methods of advertising activity and ways of using the system of marketing communications. Within the frames of the present article the author investigates a segment of B2B market, in particular a field of conference-arranging business. …”
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Socio-economic and geographic equity in maternal health services utilization in Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study by Zewditu Denu, Atkure Defar, Lars Persson, Seblewengel Lemma, Della Berhanu, Theodros Getachew, Solomon Shiferaw, Amare Tariku, Tadesse Guadu, Meseret Zelalem, Girum Taye, Joanna Schellenberg, Tanya Marchant, Kassahun Alemu

“…Abstract Background Addressing disparities in reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health services is crucial in achieving the Sustainable Development Goal of universal health coverage. The persistence of social and geographic disparities in maternal health service coverage and utilization poses significant challenges. …”
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Missed opportunities for delivering nutrition interventions in first 1000 days of life in India: insights from the National Family Health Survey, 2006 and 2016 by Rasmi Avula, Purnima Menon, Phuong Hong Nguyen, Vani Sethi, Nemat Hajeebhoy, Lan Mai Tran, Alok Kumar, Dinesh Baswal, Alok Ranjan

“…Between 2006 and 2016, coverage improved for most indicators, but coverage increases for nutrition interventions was lower than for associated delivery platforms. …”
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3D Voxel-based Collaborative Path Planning for UAVs in Urban Emergency Response by Z. Wu, Z. Wang, W. Xie, Z. Lin, Y. Wu, Y. Mo

“…For local coverage, an improved Boustrophedon Cell Decomposition (BCD) algorithm is introduced, tailored for UAV operations, while global coverage is addressed through a multi-traveling salesman problem (MTSP) approach, optimized using the Jump Point Search (JPS) algorithm and Genetic Algorithm (GA). …”
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Combination of Insecticide Treated Nets and Indoor Residual Spraying in Northern Tanzania Provides Additional Reduction in Vector Population Density and Malaria Transmission Rates... by Natacha Protopopoff, Alexandra Wright, Philippa A West, Robinson Tigererwa, Franklin W Mosha, William Kisinza, Immo Kleinschmidt, Mark Rowland

“…ITN and IRS coverage was estimated from household surveys. IRS coverage was more than 85% in two rounds of spraying in January and April 2012. …”
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Does integration matter? an international cross-sectional study on the relationship between perceived public health and primary care integration and COVID-19 vaccination rates. by Sumeet Sodhi, Rifka Chamali, Devarsetty Praveen, Manushi Sharma, Marcelo Garcia Dieguez, Robert Mash, Felicity Goodyear-Smith, David Ponka

“…COVID-19 vaccination implementation approach and perceived PC-PH integration against COVID-19 vaccination coverage was investigated using bivariate and subgroup analyses, Spearman correlation, and linear regression.…”
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Análisis carga ideológica en la cobertura periodística del concierto “venezuela aid live”, mediante un estudio de caso by Sonia Stella Jaimes Guerrero, Adriana Lucía Vega Guerrero

“…Argumentation Theory, Ideological Discourse Analysis, Model of Social Uses of Mass Communication, Socioeconomic Approach to Public Opinion, and the Study of the Historical Development of the Public Sphere are the theories that support the research focused on the analysis of journalistic content in the coverage of Venezuela Aid Live. …”
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User identification model and empirical analysis of international roaming communication products by Zhiwei SHEN, Ruiyuan CUI, Heng LV

“…For the use rate of international roaming communications products are too low,based on full volume data of mobile user in communication behavior and attribute,a method of combining statistical analysis and building recognition model was proposed.Using SPSS and Clementine tools,with high hit rate and wide coverage as the target,the user potential features of the international roaming communications products were extracted.Subsequently,the empirical analysis of the potential features also was given,and the very high accuracy rate was obtained.This has important reference value for operators to carry out international roaming service better.…”
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Personal Protection of Permethrin-Treated Clothing against Aedes aegypti, the Vector of Dengue and Zika Virus, in the Laboratory. by James Orsborne, Sarah DeRaedt Banks, Adam Hendy, Salvador A Gezan, Harparkash Kaur, Annelies Wilder-Smith, Steve W Lindsay, James G Logan

“…Coverage was further assessed using free-flight room tests to investigate the protective efficacy of unwashed factory-dipped permethrin-treated clothing. …”
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Essential newborn care practices at health facilities and homes in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study by Tadesse Guadu, Kassahun Alemu, Joanna Schellenberg, Della Berhanu, Seblewengel Lemma, Atkure Defar, Theodros Getachew, Girum Taye, Solomon Shiferaw, Zewditu Abdissa, Amare Tariku, Meseret Zelalem, Lars Åke Persson

“…Some of the appropriate actions had higher coverage at health facilities: skin-to-skin care 76% vs. 9%, immediate drying and wrapping with a cloth 80% vs. 79%, delayed bathing until 24 h after birth 73% vs. 39%, appropriate instrument to cut the cord 100% vs. 94%, use of new or boiled instrument 90% vs. 79%, nothing or chlorhexidine applied on cord 89% vs. 64%, first-hour initiation of breastfeeding 69% vs. 62%, and BCG and first polio immunization within the first six weeks after birth 54% vs. 20%. …”
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Low ITN utilization among households in SWEPR Ethiopia: challenge for malaria elimination, a mixed design approach by Wondwossen Niguse, Bezuayehu Alemayehu, Tadesse Gebremedhin, Mathewos Alemu, Girma Mamo, Ephrem Negeri, Ibrahim Temam, Haile Zewdie, Tamirat Bogale, Erkyihun pawulos, Endale Sahlie

“…Data was collected by using structured and pre-tested tools through an electronic data collection software, Kobo tool kit was analyzed by using STATA version 14. …”
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Gender Determinants of Vaccination Status in Children: Evidence from a Meta-Ethnographic Systematic Review. by Sonja Merten, Adriane Martin Hilber, Christina Biaggi, Florence Secula, Xavier Bosch-Capblanch, Pem Namgyal, Joachim Hombach

“…Using meta-ethnographic methods, we conducted a systematic review of qualitative research to understand gender-related reasons at individual, family, community and health facility levels why millions of children in low and middle income countries are still not reached by routine vaccination programmes. …”
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Patient pathways of tuberculosis care-seeking and treatment: an individual-level analysis of National Health Insurance data in Taiwan by Simon Dixon, Chien-Chou Chen, Chu-Chang Ku, Hsien Ho Lin, Peter J Dodd

“…Patient pathway analysis identifies mismatches between TB patient care-seeking patterns and service coverage, but to date, studies have only employed cross-sectional aggregate data.Methods We developed an algorithmic approach to analyse and interpret patient-level routine data on healthcare use and to construct patients’ pathways from initial care-seeking to treatment outcome. …”
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An Optimized and Energy-Efficient Ad-Hoc On-Demand Distance Vector Routing Protocol Based on Dynamic Forwarding Probability (AODVI) by Hailu Gizachew Yirga, Gizatie Desalegn Taye, Henock Mulugeta Melaku

“…MANET (mobile ad-hoc network) is a wireless ad-hoc network made up of mobile devices that use peer-to-peer routing to provide network access instead of using a preexisting network infrastructure. …”
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Sources of information influencing the state-of-the-science gap in hormone replacement therapy usage. by Fiona Chew, Xianwei Wu

“…Newspaper and television coverage reflected a pro and con balance while magazine stories were more positive in the later reporting period.…”
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Analysis of distribution equilibrium and influencing factors for older adult meal service facilities in mainland China by Feng Wang, Hengzhu Zhou, Chengcheng Lv, Xiaokang Song

“…ObjectiveAnalyze the distribution equilibrium of older adult meal service facilities in mainland China and explore the factors influencing their distribution.MethodsUse Python to obtain data on older adult meal service facilities, and analyze the equity of older adult meal services using descriptive statistics, the Lorenz curve, the Gini coefficient, and the Spatial Mismatch Index (SMI). …”
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