Analysis of the status of leprosy symptom surveillance in Guangdong province: an exploring effort to promote early detection by Lei Chen, Quan Luo, Haoze Xue, Jing Wang, Xiaohua Wang, Cheng Wang

“…Database was established and checked for logical errors, followed by descriptive statistical analysis, chi-square test using SPSS 24.0. Results By the end of 2023, the number of participating medical institutions was 2,891, increased by 92.3% compared to 2018 when the symptom surveillance was first initiated, and the county-level coverage rate increased from 11.3 to 97.6%. …”
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From CEO’s Communication Crisis to Corporate Reputation Damage: The Patiswiss Case by Yaşar Şekerci, Banu Karsak

“…From an initial pool of 354 online news articles, a purposive sampling method was employed, and after eliminating duplicates, 244 articles were analyzed through thematic analysis using Nvivo14 software. Results show that the most frequently covered theme in the media was the resignation of the former CEO and the appointment of a new one, appearing in 28.69% of the coverage. …”
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Influenza school-based vaccination: A way to increase equity among children by Jaime Pérez-Martín, Matilde Zornoza Moreno, Amaya Bernal-Alonso

“…This study aimed to assess whether school-based influenza vaccination programs improve access and equity compared to health center-based campaigns, by comparing coverages by parental origin and economic status. We performed an observational, cross-sectional, population-based study in the Region of Murcia, Spain, using data from the regional registry of vaccinations (VACUSAN). …”
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Melt Pond Evolution along the MOSAiC Drift: Insights from Remote Sensing and Modeling by Mingfeng Wang, Felix Linhardt, Victor Lion, Natascha Oppelt

“…Studying the evolution of melt ponds is essential for understanding changes in Arctic sea ice. In this study, we used a revised sea ice model to simulate the evolution of melt ponds along the MOSAiC drift at a resolution of 10 m. …”
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Evaluation of measles elimination strategies in Dongola, Sudan: a surveillance and immunization converge analysis, 2018–2021 by Alhaj Saad Mohamed Ahmed Ali, Randa Galal Mohamed Galal Aldeen, Mazin Babekir Musa Bashir

“…A total of 10 surveillance sites were visited and interviews with 11 focal persons, 29 doctors, EPI head office and operation officers including surveillance officer. Data were collected using WHO- adapted structured questionnaires. Results The study found high measles immunization coverage in 2021 (MCV1: 99.9%, MCV2 80.6%. …”
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Understanding the potential impact of a combination HIV prevention intervention in a hyper-endemic community. by Ramzi A Alsallaq, Jared M Baeten, Connie L Celum, James P Hughes, Laith J Abu-Raddad, Ruanne V Barnabas, Timothy B Hallett

“…<h4>Methods</h4>We used a mathematical model to investigate the effect on HIV incidence of a combination HIV prevention intervention comprised of high coverage of HIV testing and counselling, risk reduction following HIV diagnosis, male circumcision for HIV-uninfected men, and antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV-infected persons. …”
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Serum-epidemiological survey in a group of illegal immigrates for the evaluation of immunity against vaccine-preventable diseases in Italy. by Stefania Bruno, Stefania Donno, Federico Bruno, Salvatore Geraci, Bianca Maisano, Maria Doonata Monteduro, Arif Oryakhail, Stefania Boccia, Gianfranco Damiani, Walter Ricciardi

“…With regard to rubella, African women had the lowest coverage (87.5%) and their young age exposes to congenital rubella. …”
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Opportunities and Challenges to Improve Postpartum Care: Payors’ and Purchasers’ Perspectives in California by Lindsay Parham, Renee Clarke, MariaDelSol De Ornelas, Sabrina Li, Sylvia Guendelman

“…Methods: We conducted a qualitative study using semi-structured interviews with high-level administrators from major California health insurance providers and purchasers between June and October 2023. …”
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Comparing Health Care Financing in Indonesia and Thailand from 1995-2010: What Lessons Could Be Learned? by Darius Erlangga, Lizheng Shi

“…The countries were compared using three groups of indicators in health systems performance and functioning: 1. …”
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Spatial heterogeneity and risk maps of community infestation by Triatoma infestans in rural northwestern Argentina. by Gonzalo M Vazquez-Prokopec, Cynthia Spillmann, Mario Zaidenberg, Ricardo E Gürtler, Uriel Kitron

“…We quantified the spatial distribution of T. infestans domestic infestation at the district level, identified environmental factors associated with high infestation and then explored the usefulness of risk maps for the spatial stratification of interventions.…”
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Impact of routine prophylaxis with monoclonal antibodies and maternal immunisation to prevent respiratory syncytial virus hospitalisations, Lombardy region, Italy, 2024/25 season by Piero Poletti

“…At influenza vaccine coverage (12%), less than 8% of hospitalisations could be averted by maternal immunisation. …”
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Feasibility planning study of lattice radiotherapy for palliation in bulky tumors by Jayashree NP, Shreekripa Rao, Anshul Singh, Umesh Velu, Ankita Mehta, Shirley Lewis

“…Conclusion Lattice radiotherapy is feasible in large tumors using volumetric‐modulated arc therapy and achieves good coverage while meeting organ constraints. …”
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Spaceborne Sparse SAR Imaging Mode Design: From Theory to Implementation by Yufan Song, Hui Bi, Fuxuan Cai, Guoxu Li, Jingjing Zhang, Wen Hong

“…The problem of the azimuth ambiguity signal ratio (AASR) increasing from antenna beam scanning can be effectively solved by using the mixed-norm regularization-based sparse SAR imaging method.…”
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Disentangling the Role of Composition Factors in Fertility Responses to Unemployment by Thaís García-Pereiro, Roberta Misuraca, Roberta Pace, Raffaella Patimo

“…Using a macro-panel data set from 20 Italian regions, this study explores the relationship between unemployment and fertility in Italy between 2006 and 2018. …”
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An Optimized Topology Discovery Mechanism in Software Defined Networks by LI Lan-ying, WANG Min, ZHU Su-xia

“…First, based on the idea of minimum vertex coverage of the graph, the greedy algorithm is used to achieve the minimum switch coverage of the network topology, and then the port classification and hash strategy are used to eliminate redundant data packets in the network. …”
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Approaches to vaccination of adults against pneumococcal disease in different countries of the world by A. S. Korovkin, Yu. I. Obukhov, E. N. Syatchikhina

“…Various pneumococcal vaccines are available worldwide, differing in the range of serotypes coverage and type of vaccine, which determine different mechanisms of action and postvaccinal immunity. …”
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Integrating Artificial Intelligence in English Learning: Implementation of Duolingo Application to Improve English Skills by Wardaniatul Firdausia, Zainuddin, Beny Hamdani

“…This study used a descriptive method involving 29 students as samples. …”
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Multitaper Magnitude‐Squared Coherence for Time Series With Missing Data: Understanding Oscillatory Processes Traced by Multiple Observables by Sarah E. Dodson‐Robinson, Charlotte Haley

“…Due to their superior statistical properties, we recommend that multitaper methods be used for all heliospheric time series with underlying uniform observing cadence.…”
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Performance Evaluation of Localization Algorithms for WSNs by C. Vargas-Rosales, J. Mass-Sanchez, E. Ruiz-Ibarra, D. Torres-Roman, A. Espinoza-Ruiz

“…In recent years, the use of wireless sensor networks has been increasing. …”
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