PbTe quantum dots highly packed monolayer fabrication by a spin coating method. by Svetlana Lyssenko, Michal Amar, Alina Sermiagin, Refael Minnes

“…This study investigates the fabrication of large-area, highly-ordered monolayers of PbTe quantum dots (QDs) on TiO2/ITO substrate, using a fast, simple, and repeatable spin-coating technique. …”
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Research on Impact of Planned Path Length and Yaw Cost on Collaborative Search of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Swarms by Heng Zhang, Wenyue Meng, Yanan Liu, Guanyu Liu, Jian Zhang

“…To address the unclear impacts of a planned path length and yaw cost on search performance in large-scale Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) swarm collaborative search scenarios under complex and dynamic environments, a path grid determination algorithm is proposed, transforming the path-planning problem into an optimal waypoint selection problem, enabling UAVs to make rapid decisions using the Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) algorithm. …”
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Can executives’ overseas backgrounds enhance ESG performance?—empirical evidence from the construction engineering industry by Yingchun Song, Zhongye Sun, Le Chang

“…This study investigates the impact of executives’ overseas backgrounds on corporate ESG performance using data from publicly listed construction engineering firms in China from 2010 to 2023. …”
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NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE AND CATASTROPHIC HEALTH EXPENDITURE: A COMPLEMENTARY LOG-LOG APPROACH ON YOGYAKARTA’S INCIDENCE 2022 by Erdi Fakhriandi, Wahyuni Andriana Sofa

“…However, despite the high JKN coverage in D.I.Yogyakarta Province, catastrophic health expenditure events remain high. …”
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A Simplified Method for Comprehensive Capture of the Staphylococcus aureus Proteome by Emilee M. Mustor, Jessica Wohlfahrt, Jennifer Guergues, Stanley M. Stevens, Lindsey Neil Shaw

“…Herein, we employed streamlined liquid- and gas-phase fractionation with PASEF analysis on a TIMS-TOF instrument to expand coverage and explore the S. aureus dark proteome. In so doing, we captured the most comprehensive S. aureus proteome to date, totaling 2,231 proteins (85.6% coverage), using a significantly simplified process that demonstrated high reproducibility with minimal input material. …”
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What Makes the Headlines: A Five-Year Analysis of the Front Page of the 'Ghanaian Times' by Kwaku Baah-Acheamfour, Judith Lamptey-George

“…That was not the case, as the data results showed a skewed coverage for political news, the elite, and urban settings. …”
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Water Hyacinth’s Extent and Its Implication on Water Quality in Lake Victoria, Uganda by Hussein Kiyemba, Bernard Barasa, Joyfred Asaba, Paul Makoba Gudoyi, Gertrude Akello

“…Water hyacinth coverage primarily increased with a decrease in water surface area. …”
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A Multimodal Dataset of Fact-Checked News from Chile’s Constitutional Processes: Collection, Processing, and Analysis by Ignacio Molina, Brian Keith, Mauricio Matus

“…The dataset implements advanced natural language processing through RoBERTa and computer vision techniques via EfficientNet, with unified multimodal analysis using the CLIP model. Technical validation through clustering analysis and expert review demonstrates the dataset’s effectiveness in identifying narrative patterns within constitutional process coverage. …”
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Assessment of vegetation trend changes in the wild savannah-protected area of Mid Zambezi Valley by Jeremiah Chakuya, Manuel Ndebele

“…There was a significant negative relationship between woodland coverage area and grassland coverage: n (8) r = ‒0.967 p < 0.01. …”
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Informing decision makers seeking to improve vaccination programs: case-study Serbia by Christophe Sauboin, Jovan Mihajlović, Maarten Jacobus Postma, Regine Geets, Djurdja Antic, Baudouin Standaert

“…A probabilistic decision analysis Monte Carlo simulation technique was used to test the robustness of the rankings. Results: PCV was the vaccine ranked first to minimise deaths, VZV vaccination for QALY loss minimisation and RV vaccination for hospitalisation day reduction. …”
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Usage of Satellite Imagery to Determine Distribution of Dacrycarpus imbricatus (Blume) De Laub. on The Tapak Hill, Batukahu Natural Reserve Bali by Rajif Iryadi, Arief Priyadi, I Dewa Putu Darma

“…This study aimed to determine the location and distribution of D. imbricatus using Pleaides satellite image that had a high spatial resolution. …”
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Comparative studies of the specific activity of soft dosage forms minoxidil for trichological practice by V. V. Hladyshev, O. B. Kharaponova, A. D. Diudiun, I. O. Pukhalska, S. A. Hladysheva, A. V. Kurinnyi, H. P. Lysianska

“…However, the number of minoxidil preparations allowed by the Ministry of Health for use in Ukraine is minimal and mainly represented by rare dosage forms for external use. …”
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Exponential uptake of HPV self-collected cervical screening testing 2 years since universal availability in Victoria, Australia by Alvin Lee, David Hawkes, Daniel Sweeney, Kerryann Wyatt, Claire Nightingale, Corey Chalmers, Marion Saville

“…Conclusions Self-collection was used by a wide range of NCSP participants when universally available, despite a reduction in overall screening coverage. …”
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Timeliness of the second dose of measles-containing vaccine uptake and its determinants among children aged 24–36 months in Gondar City, Northwest Ethiopia, 2023: Community-based c... by Molalign Aligaz Adisu

“…Structured questionnaires were administered through interviews, and data were collected using the Kobo toolbox and then analyzed using Stata version 17. …”
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Small-sample-data augmentation and transfer strategies for forest cover change monitoring by Kun Feng, Shaoxiu Ma, Haiyang Xi, Linhao Liang, Weiqi Liu, Atsushi Tsunekawa

“…However, a high resolution and accuracy of forest coverage data is still missing for this region due to the scarce of sample data, which leads to the large discrepancy of existing forest coverage products. …”
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Development of a Weighted-Incidence Syndromic Combination Antibiogram (WISCA) to guide empiric antibiotic treatment for ventilator-associated pneumonia in a Mexican tertiary care u... by Jaime Briseno-Ramírez, Adolfo Gómez-Quiroz, Brenda Berenice Avila-Cardenas, Judith Carolina De Arcos-Jiménez, Leonardo Perales-Guerrero, Jaime F. Andrade-Villanueva, Pedro Martínez-Ayala

“…Clinical and microbiological data, including pathogen susceptibility profiles, were analyzed using a Bayesian hierarchical model to evaluate the coverage of multiple antibiotic regimens. …”
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From poverty to health: intraurban inequalities in child health indicators in low-income and middle-income countries during the SDG era by Amanuel Yosef Gebrekidan, Yordanos Sisay Asgedom, Tsion Mulat Tebeje, Mesfin Abebe, Mekonnen Birhanie Aregu

“…We constructed an urban poor cluster using the United Nations Human Settlements Programme definition for slums and categorised them as urban poor and urban non-poor clusters. …”
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Catastrophic health payments in Ghana post-National Health Insurance Scheme implementation: an analysis of service-specific health expenditures by Martin Amogre Ayanore, James Akazili, Lumbwe Chola, John Ele-Ojo Ataguba, Michel Adurayi Amenah

“…At the 20% threshold, the CHE headcount for inpatient services increased from 0.84% (95% CI 0.64% to 1.10%) to 4.38% (95% CI 3.83% to 4.99%) for northern dwellers between 2012 and 2023.Discussion/conclusions Despite NHIS coverage, high-cost services like medical supplies, hospital stays and frequently used outpatient services substantially drive CHE in Ghana, particularly for underserved populations. …”
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Construction of shot peening enhanced response surface model based on DEM-FEM coupling and the influence analysis of process parameter by ZHANG Hongwei, YAN Xichao, GAO Shi, CHEN Tao

“…The Box-Behnken design (BBD) method was used to design a three-factor and three-level shot peening simulation test scheme for the three process parameters of projectile size, shot peening speed and shot peening coverage.The surface residual stress value and surface roughness value were obtained by simulation analysis, and the numerical fitting was carried out by Design-Expert software. …”
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Optimizing Small Cell Performance: A New MIMO Paradigm With Distributed ASTAR-RISs by Shakil Ahmed, Ahmed E. Kamal, Mohamed Y. Selim, Md Akbar Hossain, Saifur Rahman Sabuj

“…Additionally, we use the dual method to determine the optimal ON/OFF status of the ASTAR-RIS. …”
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