The impact of COVID-19 stringency policies on primary health care in Cameroon: a case study of the expanded program of immunisation by Manfreddy A. O. Binyet, Christèle N. Tchopba, Foromo T. Beavogui, Patrick B. Tawambe, Peter K. Quashie, Jeudi Debnet, Albert M. Maka, Veerle Vanlerbeghe

“…There was a weak, non-significant negative association between COVID-19 cases/stringency index and vaccination coverages. BCG coverage dropped by 4.75% (P=0.3), while PENTA1, PENTA3, and measles coverages dropped significantly by 7.83% (P=0.04), 9.55% (P=0.002), and 12.11% (P=0.001), respectively. …”
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Challenges and opportunities to minimize the dose in the neurovascular bundles during prostate radiotherapy by Victor J. Brand, Linda Rossi, Maaike T.W. Milder, Femke E. Froklage, Alison C. Tree, Mischa S. Hoogeman, Luca Incrocci

“…Background and purpose: Radiation damage to the neurovascular bundles (NVB) has been linked to erectile dysfunction after prostate cancer radiotherapy (PCa). NVB sparing using coplanar and non-coplanar automated treatment planning is presented here in two settings: (1) without compromising target coverage, (2) allowing target coverage compromise. …”
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Collaborative Energy Optimization of Multiple Chargers Based on Node Collaborative Scheduling by Minghua Wang, Ying Zeng, Jiaqi Li, Yan Wang

“…The CEOA combines internal energy optimization and external device power supply, effectively prolongs network lifetime, and improves network coverage rate. It uses the k-mean++ to cluster nodes in the network; then, the nodes in the network are scheduled to sleep based on the confident information coverage (CIC) model. …”
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Endocrown restorations for extensively damaged posterior teeth: clinical performance of three cases by Konstantinos Tzimas, Maria Tsiafitsa, Paris Gerasimou, Effrosyni Tsitrou

“…The restoration of endodontically treated teeth (ETT) with more than one cusp missing and thin remaining walls is challenging for the general practitioner. The use of posts combined with full coverage restorations is a well-established approach, yet not following the minimal invasive principles of adhesive dentistry. …”
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Juridical and Legal Possibility of Compensation Caused by the Ownership of Dangerous Objects by Reza Darya'ei, Mustafa Karbala'ei Aghazadeh

“…According to the authors, based on the Imamiyyah jurisprudence and with regard to the distinction between the concepts of “responsibility” and “guaranty”, it can be used theories of civil liability in law, which are equated with the necessity of compensation, as well as the compulsory provision of insurance coverage and the recognition of the rational nature of guarantee.…”
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Financing of Public Health Care for the Population of the Russian Federation: To Maintain Multichannel or Switch to a Single Payer System? by A. L. Safonov, A. V. Ragozin, V. V. Grishin

“…The scientific novelty lies in the comparison of single-channel and multichannel pooling models used by developed countries in terms of their financial-economic and medico-social efficiency with the conclusion about a higher level of costs of the multichannel model with a comparable level of coverage with medical services of the population and indicators of its health compared to the model single payer. …”
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Development of analytical support for the formation of the Management Report by I.M., T.P., I.P.

“…In particular, it was found that there is no unified approach to the use of liquidity and liabilities indicators, therefore it is recommended to use absolute liquidity indicators and coverage ratio. …”
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Impact of IYCF practices, as measured by national nutrition surveys from 2018 to 2022, on stunting and under-5 survival in Burkina Faso: a LiST analysis by Natacha Kere, Ella W. R. Compaore, Ella W. R. Compaore, Youssouf Keita, Daniel S. Ouedraogo, Souleymane Tirogo, Estelle A. Bambara, Z. Thierry Coulibaly, Mamoudou H. Dicko

“…The interventions used concern infant and young child feeding, the coverage of which was measured by the 2018 to 2022 editions of the NNS conducted in Burkina Faso using the SMART methodology. …”
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Programmatic mapping and size estimation of people who inject drugs to plan targeted HIV prevention and harm reduction programs in iran, a nationwide study by Nima Ghalekhani, Ahmad Hajebi, Ebrahim Ghodusi, Behnaz Beygi, Toktam Khojasteh Bojnordi, Mohammad Farooq Mashhour, Fatemeh Rezaei Sharif, Farzaneh Rajabzadeh, Hooriyeh Khoshdel, Hamid Reza Fathi, Hamid Sharifi

“…Methods A cross-sectional key informant-driven mapping and enumeration methodology was used to identify hotspots of illicit drug use in 82 cities across 24 provinces in Iran from August 2020 to March 2021. …”
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Retalho supramaleolar de fluxo reverso: aplicações clínicas Supramalleolous flap of reverse flow: clinical applications by Juliano Candido Batista

“…Donor areas are larger, can cause functional impairment and use on major vascular trunks. The fasciocutaneous flaps of reverse flow can contribute to the coverage of small and medium lesions in this location, with minor aesthetic damage and functional and less time for surgery. …”
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A tip of the iceberg: genome survey indicated a complex evolutionary history of Garuga Roxb. species by Dongbo Zhu, Rui Rao, Yu Du, Chunmin Mao, Rong Chen, Liangliang Yue

“…We conducted a preliminary ploidy assessment using Smudgeplot and observed a clear bimodal distribution in G. forrestii at 1/2 relative coverage depth and total coverage depth (2n), suggesting a potential diploid genome structure. …”
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An individual-based modelling study estimating the impact of maternity service delivery on health in Malawi by Joseph H. Collins, Helen Allott, Wingston Ng’ambi, Ines Li Lin, Mosè Giordano, Matthew M. Graham, Eva Janoušková, Fannie Kachale, Kondwani Kawaza, Tara D. Mangal, Joseph Mfutso-Bengo, Emmanuel Mnjowe, Sakshi Mohan, Margherita Molaro, Dominic Nkhoma, Paul Revill, Alison Rodger, Bingling She, Asif U. Tamuri, Cally J. Tann, Pakwanja D. Twea, Valentina Cambiano, Timothy B. Hallett, Andrew N. Phillips, Tim Colbourn

“…When services were considered in isolation, generally, increased coverage without quality improvement did not impact mortality or DALYs. …”
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Analisis Pencapaian Program Imunisasi Dasar Lengkap Pada Masa Pandemi COVID-19 di Kabupaten Pesisir Selatan 2021 by Ahmad Adi Trianto, Hardisman Dasman, Yuniar Lestari

“…Basic complete immunization coverage has decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic in Pesisir Selatan Regency. …”
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HIV among people who inject drugs in the Middle East and North Africa: systematic review and data synthesis. by Ghina R Mumtaz, Helen A Weiss, Sara L Thomas, Suzanne Riome, Hamidreza Setayesh, Gabriele Riedner, Iris Semini, Oussama Tawil, Francisca Ayodeji Akala, David Wilson, Laith J Abu-Raddad

“…The quality, quantity, and geographic coverage of the data were assessed at country level. …”
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Qualitative exploration of women’s experiences of vasomotor symptoms to support the content validity of patient-reported outcomes by Claudia Haberland, Melissa Barclay, Sophie Whyman, Asha Lehane, Adam Gater, Christoph Gerlinger, Christian Seitz, Maja Francuski, Nils Schoof, Andrew Trigg, Helena Bradley

“…Literature and CE findings were used to develop a conceptual model and confirm conceptual coverage of PRO measures selected for assessing efficacy in VMS clinical trials. …”
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Effect of India’s flagship conditional maternity benefit scheme on utilization of maternal and child health services: evidence from a statewide evaluation study by Rupsa Banerjee, Bhanu Shanker Singh, Neha Sahrawat, Amit Mehrotra, Sumant Swain, Ram Manohar Mishra, Piush Antony, U. Aparna, B. K. Jain, Sutapa Bandyopadhyay Neogi

“…Results A strong political commitment with requisite systems and resources across all levels was observed. Coverage of PMMVY was less in urban areas (53.1% as compared to overall coverage of 95.9%). …”
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Rapid Expansion of Coastal Mangrove Forest in Guangxi Beibu Gulf: Patterns, Drivers, and Impacts by Ziyu Sun, Weiguo Jiang, Ziyan Ling, Jun Sun, Ze Zhang, Shihui Huang, Qiuling Li

“…Understanding the expansion patterns of mangroves necessitates high-resolution, large-scale monitoring of their coverage over time. In this study, we divided coastal zones based on geomorphic and sedimentary environments and generated annual mangrove coverage from 2016 to 2022 using multi-source high-resolution data and a U-Net model. …”
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Status of the HIV epidemic in Manicaland, east Zimbabwe prior to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. by Adya Rao, Louisa Moorhouse, Rufu Maswera, Tawanda Dadirai, Phyllis Mandizvidza, Constance Nyamukapa, Shevanthi Nayagam, Simon Gregson

“…Descriptive analyses were followed by univariate and multivariate analyses of risk factors for HIV seropositvity using logistic regression modelling based on the proximate-determinants framework.…”
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Cost-Related medication non-adherence in Pakistan: a pervasive public health challenge by Muhammad Fahad Iqbal Khan, Izhar Muhammad Shah, Shahzaib Khan

“…Physicians should be encouraged to practice cost-conscious prescribing which may involve promoting the use of generic medications and considering the overall cost of treatment plans for patients. …”
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An assessment of non‐breeding waterfowl surveys on National Wildlife Refuges in the Central Flyway by Kent Andersson, Craig A. Davis, Grant Harris, David A. Haukos

“…It is also essential for providing metrics to determine progress toward established waterfowl use and abundance goals. Despite the considerable resources the U.S. …”
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