Strengthening Immunization Data: Protocol for the Evaluation of an Electronic Immunization Register by Meru Sheel, Cyra Patel, Gemma Saravanos, Michelle Lynch, Adeline Tinessia, Niramonh Chanlivong, Mathida Thongseng, Praveena Gunaratnam, Chansay Pathammavong, Kongxay Phounphenghack, Yongjoon Park, Sisouveth Norasingh, Dheeraj Bhatt, Nyambat Batmunkh, Marcela Contreras, M. Carolina Danovaro-Holliday

“… BackgroundElectronic immunization registers (EIRs) can strengthen immunization systems and, if used effectively, can lead to greater efficiency and improvements in vaccination coverage. …”
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Trampling and Dung and Urine Addition of Livestock Increase the Soil Organic Carbon in Mountain Meadows by Augmenting the Organic Carbon in Different Aggregates by Weisi Li, Qunce Sun, Shuzhen Zhang, Xiaojing Hu, Manlike Asiya, Jie Xiong, Mengyue Wang, Xuerui Wang, Runzhou Long, Guili Jin

“…Grazing is one of the most primary land use types in grasslands. However, few studies have focused on the impact of three grazing behaviors (mowing (M), trampling (T), and dung and urine addition (D)) on the soil organic carbon (SOC) of mountain meadows. …”
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Remote Sensing for Urban Biodiversity: A Review and Meta-Analysis by Michele Finizio, Federica Pontieri, Chiara Bottaro, Mirko Di Febbraro, Michele Innangi, Giovanna Sona, Maria Laura Carranza

“…Our research, funded by the Italian Recovery and Resilience Plan (National Biodiversity Future Centre—Urban Biodiversity), undertakes a systematic scientific review to assess the current status and future prospects of urban biodiversity evaluation using RS. An extensive literature search of indexed peer-reviewed papers published between 2008 and 2023 was conducted on the Scopus database, using a selective choice of keywords. …”
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Unsupervised Learning for Distributed Downlink Power Allocation in Cell-Free mMIMO Networks by Mattia Fabiani, Asmaa Abdallah, Abdulkadir Celik, Omer Haliloglu, Ahmed M. Eltawil

“…The proposed unsupervised learning approach circumvents the arduous task of training data computations, typically required in supervised learning methods, bypassing the use of conventional complex optimization methods and heuristic methodologies. …”
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Leveraging the fundamentals of heat transfer and fluid mechanics in microscale geometries for automated next-generation sequencing library preparation by Olivia Ott, Sabrina Tolppi, Jennifer Figueroa-Cruz, Khaliun Myagmar, Khulan Unurbuyan, Anubhav Tripathi

“…We applied this method to two library preparation assays with different DNA fragmentation requirements (mechanical vs. enzymatic fragmentation), sufficiently limiting consumable use to one cartridge and one 384 well-plate per run. …”
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Exploring brushing and questionnaire data from a feasibility randomised control trial of a school-based smart, connected toothbrushing program by Michaela Goodwin, George Kitsaras, Momina Muzammil, Nicola Boothman, Juliana Gomez, Beulah Amulyavathi Gangaraju, Tanya Walsh

“…Connected or ‘smart’ toothbrushes can provide real-time feedback on brushing behaviour to individuals or be used to provide feedback to groups for example within a school setting. …”
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Research on temporal-spatial distribution differences and formation mechanisms of NPP in the Lanzhou section of the yellow river mainstream by Jin Ma, Xuan Yang, Xiaodan Li, Lide Zhang, Jiaojiao Lei, Lina Wang, Xuelu Liu

“…Analyses of total quantity differences, grade distribution differences, temporal variation differences, and seasonal differences all indicated that the Vegetation NPP of South Mountain was superior to that of the North Mountain; (3) This differentiation was influenced by a combination of natural factors (topographic factors, climatic factors, vegetation coverage) and human activities (land use types); (4) The geographical detector results further confirmed that NDVI was the most significant factor influencing NPP (q-value of 0.654938 for the southern mountains and 0.466094 for the northern mountains), and the interaction between NDVI and temperature had the most significant impact on NPP. …”
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A scoping review of national policies for hierarchical medical system in China since the 2009 health reform by Tingting Cai, Yuting Hua, Leyi Fang, Yunhui Xia, Jiantong Shen, Jiantong Shen, Jianlin Lou

“…BackgroundUniversal health coverage (UHC) is driving the global health agenda. …”
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Cotton host resistance as a tool for managing Rotylenchulus reniformis in Louisiana by Watson Tristan T.

“…Despite relatively consistent nematode suppression and improvements in plant vigor ratings and canopy coverage associated with the resistant cotton cultivars, a yield increase was only observed with PHY 332 W3FE and PHY 411 W3FE planted at the NERS field in 2023. …”
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Funding the future: safeguarding pediatric health equity through CMS and CHIP by Carlie N. Myers, Meera Rao, Rishiraj Bandi, Sebastian Densley, Daniella Diaz, Michelle Knecht, Lea Sacca

“…Medicaid expansion reduced in-hospital mortality and improved access to rehabilitative care, while CHIP increased preventive service use among near-poor children. However, persistent barriers—including racial and geographic inequities—continue to limit care engagement. …”
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The Effects of Stand Density on the Growth of Winter Rapeseed in an Agroforestry Intercropping System in the Red Soil Slopes of Southern China by Xin Luo, Xianghui Lu, Haina Zhang, Haolong Wan, Yue Zhang, Xiaoying Feng

“…Intercropping winter rapeseed with camphor trees can improve land utilization and increase surface coverage. The results showed that the S1D2 (5°, 1.0 m × 1.5 m), S2D1 (10°, 1.5 m × 1.5 m), and S3D1 (15°, 1.5 m × 1.5 m) treatments performed well in terms of biomass accumulation and yield, and they can be used as recommended intercropping patterns for different slopes.…”
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A new framework for indoor air chemistry measurements: Towards a better understanding of indoor air pollution by Nicola Carslaw, Gabriel Bekö, Sarka Langer, Coralie Schoemaecker, Victor G. Mihucz, Marzenna Dudzinska, Peter Wiesen, Sascha Nehr, Kati Huttunen, Xavier Querol, David Shaw

“…We hope this framework will be of use to the indoor air quality community, enabling healthier buildings for the future.…”
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Integration of In Situ and Sentinel-2 Data to Assess Soil Quality in Forest Monitoring: The Case Study of the Vesuvius Fires by Lucia Santorufo, Massimiliano Gargiulo, Valeria Memoli, Giulia Maisto, Rossella Barile, Giuseppe Ruello

“…On the one hand, biological and chemical <i>in situ</i> measurements are typically used to accurately investigate the evolution of the land affected by fires, with limited spatial coverage. …”
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Identification of surface thermal environment differentiation and driving factors in urban functional zones based on multisource data: a case study of Lanzhou, China by Yixuan Wang, Yixuan Wang, Shuwen Yang, Shuwen Yang, Shuwen Yang

“…To address the issue, we constructed a two-factor weighted dominant function vector model of “population heat—land use scale” to identify urban functional zones. This model is based on multisource data and considers the perspective of urban functional supply and demand matching. …”
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Nonparametric quantification of uncertainty in multistep upscaling approaches: A case study on estimating forest biomass in the Brazilian Amazon by Denis Valle, Leo Haneda, Rafael Izbicki, Renan Akio Kamimura, Bruna Pereira de Azevedo, Silvio H.M. Gomes, Arthur Sanchez, Carlos A. Silva, Danilo R.A. Almeida

“…We illustrate the improved empirical coverage of the conformalized predictive intervals using simulated data for a two-step upscaling scenario involving field, UAV LiDAR, and Landsat data. …”
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"A systematic literature review of the epidemiology, clinical, economic and humanistic burden in recurrent respiratory papillomatosis” by Olga Ovcinnikova, Kayla Engelbrecht, Meenu Verma, Rishabh Pandey, Edith Morais

“…Outcomes of interest included incidence, prevalence, risk factors, symptomatic presentation, HPV genotype, cost burden, resource use and health related quality of life (HRQoL). …”
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Reductions in HIV/STI incidence and sharing of injection equipment among female sex workers who inject drugs: results from a randomized controlled trial. by Steffanie A Strathdee, Daniela Abramovitz, Remedios Lozada, Gustavo Martinez, Maria Gudelia Rangel, Alicia Vera, Hugo Staines, Carlos Magis-Rodriguez, Thomas L Patterson

“…<h4>Background</h4>We evaluated brief combination interventions to simultaneously reduce sexual and injection risks among female sex workers who inject drugs (FSW-IDUs) in Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico during 2008-2010, when harm reduction coverage was expanding rapidly in Tijuana, but less so in Juarez.…”
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Drivers of Insect Diversity and Community Turnover in Protected Tropical Deciduous Forests of Mexico by Pilar Benites, Antonio García‐Bautista, Natalia Bautista‐Briseño, Flavio E. Zárate‐Hernández, Ek del‐Val, Antonio Hernández‐López, Enrique Ramírez‐García, Diana P. Zavala‐de la Rosa, Alfried P. Vogler, Alejandro Zaldívar‐Riverón

“…In the Neotropics, TDFs have experienced substantial range reductions due to land use changes, with profound implications for their insect diversity, much of which remains unknown. …”
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“Are they going to recollect who they need to contact?”: understanding sexually transmitted infection transmission risks among older Canadians who winter in the United States by Olivia Nieves Echevarria, John Pickering, Valorie A. Crooks, Jeremy Snyder, Trudie Milner

“…Key informants noted that lifestyle choices, including the use of alcohol and drugs, can exacerbate these risks. …”
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Scaling controlled random tests based on Hadamard matrices by V. N. Yarmolik, M. A. Shauchenka, V. V. Petrovskaya

“…It is demonstrated that controlled random tests constructed using Hadamard matrices have significantly higher coverage capability compared to random tests.Conclusion. …”
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