′Sure closure′-skin stretching system, our clinical experience by Subramania K, Mohit S, Sasidharan P, Abraham M, Arun P, Kekatpure V

“…<b>Objective:</b> In clinical practice of reconstructive surgery one of the problems one routinely comes across is skin and soft tissue defects, which require coverage. Coverage of such wounds requires primary/secondary closure, skin grafting or flaps. …”
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Voluntary Vaccination through Perceiving Epidemic Severity in Social Networks by Benyun Shi, Guangliang Liu, Hongjun Qiu, Yu-Wang Chen, Shaoliang Peng

“…On this basis, we further present a reinforcement-learning-based mechanism, where individuals can use their historical vaccination experiences to determine what information is more suitable to estimate the severity of the epidemic. …”
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Capacity requirements and demand management strategies in meal delivery by Ramon Auad, Alan Erera, Martin Savelsbergh

“…To simplify analysis, we focus on problem geometries that enable the use of stylized mixed integer programs to optimally deploy a fleet of couriers serving large numbers of orders. …”
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Responses of alpine grassland plant communities on Sejila Mountain in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau to phosphorus addition by Xizhe Zhang, Yanhui Ye, Jiang Tao, Ziyou Niu, Zhipan Cui, Jianlin Li, Yanying Han

“…This effectively enhanced plant P use efficiency.DiscussionThis study highlights the significant role of P addition in shaping the plant community structure and nutrient cycling of alpine grasslands. …”
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A dataset of tracked mesoscale precipitation systems in the tropics by James Russell, Manikandan Rajagopal, Peter Veals, Gregor Skok, Edward Zipser, Michell Tinoco‐Morales

“…To generate a dataset of tropical Tracked IMERG Mesoscale Precipitation Systems (TIMPS), we use the Forward in Time tracking algorithm to track precipitation systems in the Integrated Multi‐satellitE Retrievals for the Global Precipitation Mission (IMERG). …”
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Abundance estimation for line transect sampling: A comparison of distance sampling and spatial capture-recapture models. by Nathan J Crum, Lisa C Neyman, Timothy A Gowan

“…Distance sampling is often used to estimate abundance from line transect survey data; however, search encounter spatial capture-recapture can also be used when individuals in the population of interest are identifiable. …”
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Perfusion Flow Enhances Osteogenic Gene Expression and the Infiltration of Osteoblasts and Endothelial Cells into Three-Dimensional Calcium Phosphate Scaffolds by Matthew J. Barron, Jeremy Goldman, Chung-Jui Tsai, Seth W. Donahue

“…This study used perfusion flow to increase osteogenic and angiogenic gene expression, decrease hypoxic gene expression, and increase cell and matrix coverage in osteoblast/endothelial cell co-cultures. …”
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Estimation the validity of remote sensed rainfall data over selected regions in Iraq by Zahraa Al-Montaser

“…However, their use for accurate precipitation estimate with excellent geographical coverage is limited by existing gaps in radar networks and technological complexity. …”
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Exploring Trust in Health Insurers: Insights from Enrollees’ Perceptions and Experiences by Frank J. P. van der Hulst, Sanne Huijgen, Anne E. M. Brabers, Judith D. de Jong

“…This may be due to perceptions regarding profit motives, negative experiences, media coverage, and a lack of understanding of insurers’ roles. …”
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Effects of expanding a non-contributory health insurance scheme on out-of-pocket healthcare spending by the poor in Turkey by Rifat Atun, Abdullah Tirgil, William T Dickens

“…We study the effects of this expansion of the Green Card scheme on out-of-pocket healthcare expenditures for low-income households.Methods We use difference-in-differences study design to examine the causal impact of having a Green Card on financial protection in terms of out-of-pocket health expenditures and catastrophic expenditures for the poor in Turkey. …”
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Biological data derived from European weather radars by Peter Desmet, Judy Shamoun-Baranes, Bart Kranstauber, Adriaan M. Dokter, Nadja Weisshaupt, Baptiste Schmid, Silke Bauer, Günther Haase, Bart Hoekstra, Pieter Huybrechts, Hidde Leijnse, Nicolas Noé, Stijn Van Hoey, Berend Wijers, Cecilia Nilsson

“…The datasets collectively cover 141 radar stations in 18 countries, from 2008 to 2023. Data quality and coverage differs between years, countries, and radar stations, so care must be taken when evaluating data for each specific use case. …”
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Environment Semantic Communication: Enabling Distributed Sensing Aided Networks by Shoaib Imran, Gouranga Charan, Ahmed Alkhateeb

“…Millimeter-wave (mmWave) and terahertz (THz) communication systems require large antenna arrays and use narrow directive beams to ensure sufficient receive signal power. …”
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How did staffing strategies change amid COVID-19 and post pandemic? A qualitative study by Lianne Jeffs, Jane Merkley, Alexandra Harris, Linda McGillis Hall, Benjamin Rosen, Jacqueline Limoges, Tracey Das Gupta, Lisa Di Prospero, Morgann Reid, Megha Rao, Agnes Black, Rui Lin Zeng

“…Study findings can be used to guide leaders to use a proactive systematic approach to staffing models that includes adaptable and flexible staffing models within local contexts.…”
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Diagnostic Analysis of Crosswalk Safety Hazards in Pedestrian Environments: A SHAP-Enhanced Machine Learning Approach With Street-View Imagery by Caryl Anne M. Barquilla, Jeongwoo Lee

“…This study investigated the influence of built environment features on crosswalk safety in dense urban settings, with a focus on visual streetscape characteristics extracted from street-view imagery using both semantic and instance segmentation. It used data from 36,750 crosswalks in Seoul, South Korea, to rigorously evaluate multiple machine learning algorithms for predicting pedestrian crash risk. …”
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Method of Dose Delivery in Brachytherapy for Cervical Cancer by D. I. Kazlouski, A. A. Suslava, I. Y. Dubik, Y. I. Kazlouskaya, V. A. Suslava, N. A. Artemova, I. H. Tarutin

“…In comparison with the standard applicator Interstitial Ring, the use of the proposed applicator made it possible to increase the coverage of the target with the prescribed dose from 69.2 to 95.5 %. …”
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Media in crisis situations: Socio-psychological consequences and recommendations by Pešić Anita S., Miljković Milan Đ.

“…Expert analyzes of media coverage in developed countries during the COVID-19 pandemic showed that the authorities in Europe and the USA were in some ways the biggest producers of disturbing news that caused fear and anxiety among citizens with the possible goals of nation-states to achieve the desired shock through media coverage. - effect on the population due to accelerated immunization of citizens. …”
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Awaiting discovery: How biases in faunistic surveys hinder conservation in mountain protected areas-A case study from Romania's oldest national park. by Dan Cogălniceanu, Dorel Ruşti, Marius Skolka, Florina Stănescu, Sabina E Vlad, Teodora L Tănase, Laurenţiu Rozylowicz

“…It is virtually impossible to compile a complete list of species and map their distributions in any protected area; nevertheless, a near complete inventory is vital for an adequate management plan. We use Retezat National Park (Romania) as a case study to assess the bias in faunistic inventories over the past 70 years. …”
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Temporal Dynamics and Spatial Patterns of Aedes aegypti Breeding Sites, in the Context of a Dengue Control Program in Tartagal (Salta Province, Argentina). by Manuel Espinosa, Diego Weinberg, Camilo H Rotela, Francisco Polop, Marcelo Abril, Carlos Marcelo Scavuzzo

“…The model indicated that 75% of Ae. aegypti distribution is explained by 3 variables: bare soil coverage percentage (44.9%), urbanization coverage percentage(13.5%) and water distribution (11.6%).…”
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Current Epidemic Situation on Tetanus, Status and Success of Vaccination by L. V. Rubis

“…Vaccines with different tetanus toxoid content are used to immunize children and adults, and post-vaccination complications after the use of vaccines containing tetanus toxoid are rarely recorded. …”
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A mathematical model for distributed waning of vaccine-derived immunity: Characterizing dynamical impact on measles elimination by Aniruddha Deka, Tumpa Mahato, Samit Bhattacharyya

“…We use different probability distributions to characterize distributed delay. …”
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