Acceptability of test and treat with doxycycline against Onchocerciasis in an area of persistent transmission in Massangam Health District, Cameroon. by Rogers Nditanchou, Ruth Dixon, Kareen Atekem, Serge Akongo, Benjamin Biholong, Franklin Ayisi, Philippe Nwane, Aude Wilhelm, Sapana Basnet, Richard Selby, Samuel Wanji, Didier Bakajika, Joseph Oye, Joseph Kamgno, Daniel Boakye, Elena Schmidt, Laura Senyonjo

“…People moving away between testing and treatment impacted treatment coverage. Some participants noted mismatch between symptoms and test result; and that ivermectin is better than doxycycline, while others favoured doxycycline. …”
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Evaluation of technical feasibility of physical soil and water conservation structures in Ijara watershed, Nonno district, west Shewa zone, Oromia, Ethiopia by Siraj Mammo, Alemayehu Debisa

“…To address these shortcomings, greater emphasis should be placed on the quality and design of SWC structures rather than their spatial coverage. More consideration should be given to the technical quality and layout of SWC structures rather than the coverage area to reduce the observed technical errors on the established stone bund and continued technical support, regular follow-ups, and targeted training programs are essential to ensure the effective and sustainable use of these conservation structures in the study area.…”
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Evaluation of the effectiveness of communications between the Department of transport and Development of road transport infrastructure of Moscow and the population within the frame... by R. A. Abramov, Yu. Yu. Temnikova

“…The methods of content analysis, comparative analysis and statistical data processing are used. The sample covers 1,520 news stories and information messages. …”
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Analyzing the observational capabilities of a Moon-based platform for monitoring Earth’s outgoing radiation by Guang Liu, Runbo Dong, Yin Jin, Mengxiong Zhou, Hanlin Ye, Rui Song, Jan-Peter Muller, Huadong Guo

“…Subsequently, a new method for the reconstruction of the Earth’s outgoing radiation is proposed. We use the Goddard Earth Observing System Version 5 (GEOS-5) data as a reference to simulate the observation data from Moon-based sensors and carry out reconstruction to comprehensively assess the observational capabilities. …”
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Codebook-Based Self-Sustainable RIS: Optimal Splitting Schemes and Power Allocation by Friedemann Laue, Sebastian Lotter, Nikita Shanin, Robert Schober

“…Thereby, we use a tile-based architecture at the RIS to exploit the advantages of both radio-frequency (RF) combining and direct-current (DC) combining. …”
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COMPARISON OF ANTIMICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TO OLDER AND NEWER QUINOLONES VERSUS PIPERACILLIN-TAZOBACTAM, CEFEPIME AND MEROPENEM IN FEBRILE PATIENTS WITH CANCER IN TWO REFERRAL PEDIATR... by Ali Nateghian, Joan Robinson, P. Vosough, M. Navidinia, M. Malekanl, A. Mehrvar, B. Sobuti, Pooria Bahadoran, Z. Gholinejad

“…Meropenem was the most likely antibiotic to cover isolates (97%) with cefepime having the lowest coverage rate (21%). Quinolone coverage ranged from 63%  to 76%. …”
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Water-absorbing bags for high-altitude aerial firefighting: Mathematical modeling and drop pattern analysis by Haoran Sun, Chengyun Wu, Dachuan Zhang, Yang Wu, Renyu Hu, Yanmeng Wang, Yaru Tian, Chuyun Luo, Haitao Hu

“…Increasing the flight altitude is an effective way to enhance flight safety; however, a higher dropping altitude can result in greater atomization of the liquid retardant, thereby reducing the thickness of the ground coverage. The use of firefighting bags can effectively prevent atomization, providing a viable solution to improve firefighting efficiency at higher drop altitudes. …”
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Compliant and Seamless Hybrid (Star and Mesh) Network Topology Coexistence for LoRaWAN: A Proof of Concept by Laura García, Carlos Cancimance, Rafael Asorey-Cacheda, Claudia-Liliana Zúñiga-Cañón, Antonio-Javier Garcia-Sanchez, Joan Garcia-Haro

“…Long-range wireless area networks (LoRaWAN) typically use a simple star topology. However, some nodes may experience connectivity issues with the gateway due to signal degradation or limited coverage, often resulting from challenging environments in sectors such as agriculture, industry, smart cities, smart grids, and healthcare, where LoRaWAN-based IoT solutions have expanded. …”
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Evaluation and Diagnosis of Suzhou Rail Transit Passenger Flow from the Perspective of Supply-Demand Balance by JIN Ming, SHI Min, LI Zhekang, LI Xu

“…These indicators are used to analyze the passenger flow of Suzhou rail transit. …”
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Between war and pestilence: the impact of armed conflicts on vaccination efforts: a review of literature by Fausto Ciccacci, Emanuela Ruggieri, Paola Scarcella, Stefania Moramarco, Mariachiara Carestia, Daniele Di Giovanni, Loredana Andreea Silaghi, Anna Maria Doro Altan, Stefano Orlando

“…Sustainable vaccination coverage requires not only emergency interventions but also long-term conflict resolution. …”
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"Our kids are our future": Barriers and facilitators to vaccine uptake and timeliness among Aboriginal children younger than five years in Boorloo (Perth), Western Australia. by Carla Puca, Paige Wood-Kenney, Naomi Nelson, Jordan Hansen, Judy Mathews, Erin van der Helder, Justin Kickett, Melanie Robinson, Katie Attwell, Anastasia Phillips, Valerie Swift, Christopher C Blyth, Samantha J Carlson

“…<h4>Methods</h4>The Tailoring Immunisation Programs method was used to determine the barriers and facilitators to vaccination. …”
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Drought susceptibility modeling with geospatial techniques and AHP model: a case of Bilate River Watershed, Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia by Ashenafi Burka, Birhanu Biazin, Woldeamlak Bewket

“…Based on zonal administration, Wolayta Zone has a high spatial coverage of severe drought with 54.1% (659.3 km2) while Hadiya has a high spatial coverage of moderate drought with 24.6% (908.9 km2). …”
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Aufeises of the Siberian permafrost zone and increase of the river channel nets by V. R. Alekseev

“…This value is well-correlating with the aufeis coverage of river basins as well as with morphostructure, permafrost, and hydro-geological conditions of these territories. …”
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Accurate quantification of the algebraic, multiplicative algebraic, and simultaneous iterative reconstruction techniques in ionosphere rebuilding based on the TIEGCM assessment by Ao Qi, HaiBing Ruan

“…We use the TIEGCM simulations as the targeted ionosphere because the current measurements are far from able to realistically reproduce the ionosphere in detail. …”
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Spatiotemporal dynamics of soil erosion in the Daqing river basin: a comparative analysis of mountains and plains by Meng Wang, Yuanyuan Ding, Yong Wang, Miao Liu, Xueli Han, Zhihao Luan

“…In this study, soil erosion in the Daqing River Basin from 2000 to 2022 was assessed using the revised universal soil loss equation (RUSLE) model, which incorporates data from digital elevation model (DEM), normalized vegetation index (NDVI), and land-use sources, and the spatiotemporal evolution of soil erosion was subsequently analyzed. …”
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Evaluation of Health and Wellness Centers in Nagpur District of Maharashtra, Central India by Priti N. Tiwari, Sagar M. Pandey, Hitesh C. Tayade, Arvind S. Kushwaha, Sushma S. Thakre, Subhash B. Thakre

“…Addressing these gaps would help achieve the outcomes of improved population coverage, reduced out-of-pocket expenditure, decongestion of higher facilities, and ultimately universal health coverage.…”
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Public health, war and cross-border challenges: the recent cVDPV2 polio outbreak in Gaza by Itamar Grotto, Hazem Agha, Ahmad Abu Al-Halaweh, Nadav Davidovitch, Martin McKee, Dorit Nitzan

“…Funding: No additional funding was used in the preparation of this report.…”
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Predictors of parental acceptance to live attenuated influenza vaccine for children by Shujuan Qu, Min Zhou, Kathryn S. Campy, Wei He

“…During the study period, 936 respondents were included in the study. Perceived ease of use was verified to be a predictor of perceived usefulness and perceived value. …”
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An Experimental Study of Sub-1 GHz Frequency-Hopping-Based 6LoWPAN Mesh Networking for Smart-Grid Applications by Wonsoo Kim, Kumaran Vijayasankar, Mickael Chouteau, Jianwei Zhou

“…Designers of wireless smart-grid networks are using (or looking to use) the Sub-1 GHz spectrum, given its longer radio range compared to the traditional 2.4 GHz spectrum used in Wi-Fi® or Bluetooth® low energy. …”
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The Double-Edged Sword: Benefits and Challenges that Artificial Intelligence Tools can Bring to EFL Teaching and Learning by Diana Alexandra Campoverde-Quezada, Esteban Arnoldo Valdiviezo-Ramírez

“…Nonetheless, they could also present limitations that should be known in order to use them wisely. Considering this, the present qualitative review aims at reporting on the impacts of AI tools on EFL teaching and learning. …”
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