Subnational tailoring of malaria interventions to prioritize the malaria response in Guinea by Ousmane Oumou Diallo, Abdourahamane Diallo, Kok Ben Toh, Nouman Diakité, Mohamed Dioubaté, Manuela Runge, Tasmin Symons, Elhadj Marouf Diallo, Jaline Gerardin, Beatriz Galatas, Alioune Camara

“…Additional indicators relevant for decision-making including seasonality patterns, insecticide resistance, historical malaria interventions and vaccine coverage were also stratified. Stratified layers were used to inform the targeting criteria for each intervention to identify districts to prioritize for indoor residual spray, dual-action insecticide-treated nets, seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC), including number of cycles for each eligible district, malaria vaccine, and perennial malaria chemoprevention. …”
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DNA methylation of food sensitization in a French-Canadian population by Bénédicte L. Tremblay, Anne-Marie Madore, Catherine Laprise

“…Studies have linked whole-genome DNA methylation profile to FA and FS, but they all use methylation arrays. Methylation sequencing captures target regions of methylome with an extensive coverage. …”
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An evaluation of the alignment of drought policy and planning guidelines with the contemporary disaster risk reduction agenda by I. Masih

“…A number of drought policy and planning guidelines are developed and used to support the transition from crisis to risk management and enhancing resilience. …”
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The therapeutic effect of Berberine on rodent models of kidney injury: a systematic review and meta - analysis by Weixiong Xu, ChaoLan Fang, Ming Jian Jiang

“…Statistical analyses were performed using Revman5.4.2 and STATA 15.1 software to ensure the accuracy and reliability of data interpretation. …”
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Checkpoint data-driven GCN-GRU vehicle trajectory and traffic flow prediction by Deyong Guan, Na Ren, Ke Wang, Qi Wang, Hualong Zhang

“…Unlike most studies that use GPS data to predict vehicle trajectories, this paper combines the broad coverage, high reliability, and lighter weight of traffic checkpoint data to propose a method that uses trajectory prediction technology to forecast the traffic flow in urban road networks accurately. …”
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Senior nursing student’s confidence in learnt competencies and perceptions of patient safety competency: a multisite cross-sectional study by Mohammad Asghari Jafarabadi, Vahid Zamanzadeh, Leila Valizadeh, Akram Ghahramanian, Mostafa Ghasempour, Tonia C Onyeka

“…Type of university, prior experience with PS competencies education, and coverage of PS competency issues in the curriculum predicted the students’ perceived competency scores in the classroom (R2=0.53, p<0.001). …”
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Serotype epidemiology and case-fatality risk of invasive pneumococcal disease: a nationwide population study from Switzerland, 2012–2022 by Werner C. Albrich, Nicolaj Just, Christian Kahlert, Carlo Casanova, Florent Baty, Markus Hilty

“…In conclusion, the COVID-19 pandemic has had only minor temporary effects on the serotype distribution. Continued use of vaccines with extended serotype coverage may further reduce IPD disease burden and mortality.…”
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Bridging verbal coordination and neural dynamics by Isaïh Schwab-Mohamed, Manuel R Mercier, Agnès Trebuchon, Benjamin Morillon, Leonardo Lancia, Daniele Schön

“…Finally, while bilateral engagement was observed in the HFa of the inferior frontal gyrus BA44 – which seems to index online coordinative adjustments that are continuously required to compensate deviation from synchronisation – interpretation of right hemisphere involvement should be approached cautiously due to relatively sparse electrode coverage. These findings illustrate the possibility and value of using a fully dynamic, adaptive, and interactive language task to gather deeper understanding of the subtending neural dynamics involved in speech perception, production as well as their interaction.…”
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Studying the Interaction of Viteral Substitutes with the Surface of Acrylic Intraocular Lenses by M. A. Plakhotniy, A. G. Shichkova, O. S. Kuznetsova, A. V. Tereschenko, I. G. Trifanenkova, N. N. Yudina, N. M. Shilov

“…The conducted complex of studies makes it possible to recommend the use of IOL model MIOL-Soft-23 in complicated cases of vitreal surgery.…”
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Assessing user experience with the Bioline™ HCV point-of-care test in primary healthcare settings: a mixed-methods study by Evans Duah, Evans Mantiri Mathebula, Kuhlula Maluleke, Tinyiko Violet Baloyi, Richard Kobina Dadzie Ephraim, Tivani Mashamba-Thompson

“…Quantitative data was collected through direct observation of Healthcare Workers (HCWs) using audit checklists and analyzed with Stata 16. …”
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Sustainability starts with spending: public financial management lessons from Kenya’s universal health care pilot by Alex Olateju Adjagba, James Odhiambo Oguta, Catherine Akoth, Solomon Kimutai Toweet, Peter Okoth, Debra Jackson

“…Abstract Background Effective public financial management (PFM) is a foundational enabler of sustainable progress toward Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Achieving UHC requires not only increased funding for the health sector but also the efficient, equitable, and accountable use of resources. …”
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Experimental Analysis on the Effect of Contact Pressure and Activity Level as Influencing Factors in PPG Sensor Performance by Francesco Scardulla, Gloria Cosoli, Cosmina Gnoffo, Luca Antognoli, Francesco Bongiorno, Gianluca Diana, Lorenzo Scalise, Leonardo D’Acquisto, Marco Arnesano

“…Plus, considering the individual optimal contact pressure, measurement uncertainty significantly decreases at any contact pressure, for instance, decreasing from 15 bpm (at 60 mmHg) to 8 bpm when running at a speed of 6 km/h (coverage factor k = 2). These results may constitute useful information for both users and manufacturers to improve the metrological performance of PPG sensors and expand their use in a clinical context.…”
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Risk of severe lower extremity arterial disease in elderly Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes: a propensity score-matched model analysis of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhib... by Takeshi Horii, Yoichi Oikawa, Akira Shimada, Marina Kawaguchi, Yuichi Ikegami, Kiyosi Mihara

“…This study examined the impact of SGLT2is and metformin on the risk of developing severe LEAD in elderly patients with T2D.Research design and methods This retrospective cohort study analyzed insurance data for individuals aged 65 years and older with advanced-age health insurance coverage, using health insurance claims and self-reported health check-up data. …”
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The impact of social determinants of health on feminicide in the second-largest state of the Brazilian Amazon: a spatial epidemiological analysis by Ana Karoline Souza da Silva, Iaron Leal Seabra, Euriane Castro Costa, Mary Elizabeth de Santana, Vera Lúcia de Azevedo Lima, Glenda Roberta Oliveira Naiff Ferreira, Eliã Pinheiro Botelho

“…Spatial analysis is a powerful tool to use in obtaining evidence-based recommendations for more effective policies to fight it. …”
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Role of customised negative-pressure wound therapy in the integration of split-thickness skin grafts: A randomised control study by Mir Mohsin, Haroon Rashid Zargar, Adil Hafeez Wani, Mohammad Inam Zaroo, Peerzada Umar Farooq Baba, Sheikh Adil Bashir, Altaf Rasool, Akram Hussain Bijli

“…No major complication was encountered with the use of custom-made NPWT. Custom-made NPWT dressings were found to be 22 times cheaper than the widely used commercially available NPWT. …”
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FedRoute: A Multi-Server Federated Meta-DRL Routing Scheme for Tactical Air-Ground WSNs by Andrews A. Okine, Nadir Adam, Faisal Naeem, Georges Kaddoum

“…To support jamming-resilient collaborative model training, we use multiple spatially distributed mobile robot nodes (MRNs) as parameter servers. …”
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Factors Affecting Utilization of Insecticide Treated Nets in Households Among Children Under Five Years of Age in Kazo Town Council, Kazo District. by Tumwebaze, Rodgers

“…:ollected from 92 respondents using questionnaires and interviews. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 21 to generate both descriptive and inferential statistics. …”
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Evaluation of Government Programmes on Enhancing the Lives of the Elderly: A Case Study of Social Assistance Grant for Empowerment in Mitooma District. by Natuha, Prossy

“…Given the nature of cash transfers, checks and balances need to be in place to avoid elite capture and ensure efficient use of the funds. Improving the coverage of social assistance grants for empowerment (SAGE) is the most common strategy mentioned by respondents in that Social Assistance Grants for Empowerment (SAGE). …”
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TD-LTE and TD-SCDMA Collaborative Network Optimizing Strategy by Chang Li, Jianbin Zhang, Jing An

“…Compared to traditional network，the network structure has a greater impact on the quality of TD-LTE network.If only upgrade directly in the original site based on TD-SCDMA，the original structure and quality issues would be inherited.On the basis of the problems encountered in the shared antenna collaborative optimization，a collaborative network optimization method was presented.Network problems of TD-SCDMA and TD-LTE were solved from the dimensions of network structure，coverage and interference by using project parameters，measurement report，frequency sweep test，driving test and other data.After that，by using network planning and optimization tools，collaborative optimization scheme was outputted and verified in the existing network to solve these problems.Finally，TD-SCDMA and TD-LTE collaborative optimization adjustment strategy was summed up by evaluating implementation effects.…”
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Medial circumflex femoral artery flap for ischial pressure sore by S. Palanivelu

“…A new axial pattern flap based on the terminal branches of the medial circumflex femoral artery is described for coverage of ischial pressure sore. Based on the terminal branches of the transverse branch of medial circumflex femoral artery, which exit through the gap between the quadratus femoris muscle above and the upper border of adductor magnus muscle below, this fascio cutaneous flap is much smaller than the posterior thigh flap but extremely useful to cover ischeal pressure sores. …”
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