DNA isolation protocol effects on nuclear DNA analysis by microarrays, droplet digital PCR, and whole genome sequencing, and on mitochondrial DNA copy number estimation. by Elizabeth Nacheva, Katya Mokretar, Aynur Soenmez, Alan M Pittman, Colin Grace, Roberto Valli, Ayesha Ejaz, Selina Vattathil, Emanuela Maserati, Henry Houlden, Jan-Willem Taanman, Anthony H Schapira, Christos Proukakis

“…To investigate this in human brain, we isolated DNA from cerebellum and frontal cortex using spin columns under different conditions, and salting-out. …”
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Characteristics of sublittoral vegetation at the northwestern coast of the Japan Sea based on the concept of adaptive zone by A. A. Dulenin

“…The associations of the upper layer can be identified visually, with assessing the projective coverage of main dominants and subdominants for each of them using underwater drones. …”
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Indexing of the 2002 Core Agriculture Serials [Abstract only] by Jodee Kawasaki

“… This study measures the differences among the major electronic journal article indexes' coverage of the core agricultural literature by using the core agriculture serials list and analyzing where the articles are scanned or indexed. …”
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Cost effectiveness analysis of expanding tuberculosis preventive therapy to household contacts aged 5–14 years in the Philippines by Ghassan Ilaiwy, Jessica Keim-Malpass, Romella Tuppal, Alexander F. Ritua, Flordeliza R. Bassiag, Tania A. Thomas

“…Conclusion: Expanding TPT coverage to HHCs aged 5–14 years is cost-effective when using TST and 6H closely followed by a strategy combining TST and 3HP.…”
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Women’s Empowerment and Gender-Related Factors Associated with Maternal Tetanus Protection in 39 Low- and Middle-Income Countries by Katherine Kirkby, Luisa Arroyave, Franciele Hellwig, M. Carolina Danovaro-Holliday, Nasir Yusuf, Shirin Heidari, Stephanie Shendale, Aluísio J. D. Barros, Ahmad Reza Hosseinpoor

“…In response, the aim of this study was to assess overall and country-specific gender-related barriers to maternal tetanus vaccine coverage. <b>Methods:</b> We used data from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) in 39 countries implemented between 2013 and 2022. …”
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Barriers to seeking and delivery of essential health services in nine provinces of Afghanistan during the COVID-19 pandemic: community health workers’ perspective by Freshta Amiry, Narges Neyazi, Ali Mirzazadeh, Abdul Ghani Ibrahimi, Deena AlAsfoor, Jamshed Ali Tanoli

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Epidemiology and Reporting Characteristics of Systematic Reviews of Biomedical Research: A Cross-Sectional Study. by Matthew J Page, Larissa Shamseer, Douglas G Altman, Jennifer Tetzlaff, Margaret Sampson, Andrea C Tricco, Ferrán Catalá-López, Lun Li, Emma K Reid, Rafael Sarkis-Onofre, David Moher

“…Reporting quality was highly variable; at least a third of SRs did not report use of a SR protocol, eligibility criteria relating to publication status, years of coverage of the search, a full Boolean search logic for at least one database, methods for data extraction, methods for study risk of bias assessment, a primary outcome, an abstract conclusion that incorporated study limitations, or the funding source of the SR. …”
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Exogenous sex steroid hormones and asthma phenotypes: a study protocol for a prospective cohort analysis with UK-wide primary care data by Aziz Sheikh, Holly Tibble, Athanasios Tsanas, Bright I Nwaru, Azhar Ali, Syed Ahmar Shah, Hilary Critchley, Tracy Jackson, Fatima Almaghrabi

“…Asthma phenotypes will be identified using k-means clustering. Analyses will be undertaken using both GOLD and Aurum to ensure coverage across UK nations.Ethics and dissemination CPRD has received ethics approval from the Health Research Authority (East Midlands—Derby, REC reference number 21/EM/065) to support research using anonymised data. …”
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Estimation of the equivalent dose rate of gamma radiation in the open territory of the city of Voronezh by Mikhail I. Chubirko, Oleg V. Klepikov, Semen A. Kurolap, Maksim K. Kuzmichev, Ekaterina M. Studenikina

“…Measurements of the equivalent dose rate of gamma radiation (gamma background) in the city of Voronezh were carried out at 70 points, conventionally classified by functional use (industrial area, transport area, residential area, recreational area), as well as the type of coverage in open areas (granite stone blocks , asphalt pavement, paving slabs, open ground) For carrying out radiation monitoring, a highly sensitive portable search device was used – a search measuring gauge microprocessor ICP-PM1401MA. …”
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Determination of Industry Indicators of Financial Analysis of Enterprises (on the Example of the Industry for the Production of Crude Oil and Natural Gas) by N. A. Bukharin, M. B. Laskin, S. V. Pupentsova

“…The main attention is paid to the use of multivariate statistical analysis, the use of the model of lognormal distributions recommended for distributions with pronounced right-hand asymmetry. …”
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Fine-scale variability in iceberg velocity fields and implications for an ice-associated pinniped by L. M. Kaluzienski, J. M. Amundson, J. N. Womble, A. K. Bliss, L. E. Pearson

“…Environmental forcings can drive dramatic changes in the overall reduction in ice coverage across fjords in the circumpolar regions, with implications for pinnipeds that use ice for critical life-history functions, including pupping and molting. …”
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Beliefs about COVID-19 testing and treatment: A national survey of Black and White adults by Laura A. Siminoff, K. Laura Barker, Ryan Blunt, Diana Litsas, Gerard P. Alolod, Jay S. Patel

“…Black respondents were more likely to test for COVID-19 than White respondents but less likely to know about OPA treatments. Insurance coverage was a significant factor in use of home tests. …”
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Analysis of pneumococcal serotypes distribution to determine a model composition for a Russian pneumococcal conjugate vaccine by V. P. Trukhin, A. E. Evtushenko, E. L. Salimova, A. D. Konon, M. R. Khaitov, V. A. Merkulov

“…Considering the phenomenon of serotype replacement associated with the long-term widespread use of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines, it is necessary to carefully select the serotype composition for the new vaccine. …”
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FRR: A Fast Routing Recovery mechanism minimizing network formation time in smart grids by Giancarlo C. Heck, Ananias A. Quispe, Patryk H. da Fonseca, Osni S. Junior, Roberto A. Hexsel, Luiz C.P. Albini

“…In recent years, Internet of Things (IoT) technologies have been applied to the most diverse types of applications, highlighting their use in Smart Grids (SGs), such as smart metering, demand response, fault detection and renewable energy integration, as well as in Smart Cities, such as smart lighting, smart parking and environmental monitoring. …”
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AI augmented edge and fog computing for Internet of Health Things (IoHT) by Deepika Rajagopal, Pradeep Kumar Thimma Subramanian

“…It has been noted how the use of modern technologies, such as narrow band-IoT (NB-IoT) for wider coverage and Blockchain technology for security, is transforming IoHT. …”
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Midwives as trainers for a neonatal clinical decision support system at four rural health facilities in eastern Uganda: a mixed-methods observational study by Theodore Ruel, Joshua Bress, Jean Armas, Moses Kamya, Mary Kakuru Muhindo, Elon Danziger

“…Of 49 trained participants, 48 (98%) used NoviGuide. A total of 4045 assessments of newborns were made. …”
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The Development of DNA Markers to Resolve Uncertainties of Seabird Bycatch Identification From Longline Fisheries in Australian Waters by Andrea M. Polanowski, Anna J. MacDonald, Mike C. Double, Jonathon H. S. Barrington, Theresa M. Burg, Barbara Wienecke, Julie C. McInnes

“…We generated 275 new sequences, from 29 species, to improve the coverage of reference databases for these listed species. …”
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Surveillance in easy to access population subgroups as a tool for evaluating malaria control progress: A systematic review. by Sanie S S Sesay, Emanuele Giorgi, Peter J Diggle, David Schellenberg, David G Lalloo, Dianne J Terlouw

“…<h4>Results</h4>Review of the available literature on EAGs suitable for surveillance of malaria control progress revealed that little effort has been made to explore the potential approach and settings for use of EAGs; and that there was wide variation in the precision of estimates of control progress between and within studies, particularly for estimates of control intervention coverage. …”
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Innovative Training Strategies for Public Response to Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Scoping Review by Dalle H, Trisyani Y, Nur'aeni A

“…Smartphone apps significantly increase the likelihood of CPR and defibrillator use by laypersons. Low-cost DIY manikins are a viable alternative when resources are limited. …”
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Exploring the capabilities of hyperspectral remote sensing for soil texture evaluation by Mohammad Hosseinpour-Zarnaq, Mahmoud Omid, Fereydoon Sarmadian, Hassan Ghasemi-Mobtaker, Reza Alimardani, Pouya Bohlol

“…We explored various workflow combinations of environmental covariates, integrating hyperspectral data with topography (t), climate (c), soil characteristics (s), vegetation-land use (v), and land use to enhance predictions. The analysis clarified the significance of all factors influencing prediction performance. …”
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