Looking into opportunities for maternity continuum of care improvement within the primary health care system in Northwest Ethiopia: primary health care-oriented research by Muhabaw Shumye Mihret, Kassahun Alemu, Debrework Tesgera Beshah, Lemma Derseh Gezie, Kerstin Erlandsson, Helena Lindgren

“…Abstract Background The maternity continuum of care (MCC) is an integral component of universal health coverage and a crucial strategy for reducing maternal and neonatal mortality. …”
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Joint pseudo-range and Doppler positioning method with LEO Satellites‘ signals of opportunity by Ying Xu, Yue Liu, Ming Lei, Ming Gao, Zhibo Fang, Cheng Jiang

“…Abstract Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites, with their wide coverage and large number, have gradually become a crucial platform and means for navigation and positioning services. …”
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Distal major pedicle of sartorius muscle flap: Anatomical study and its clinical implications by K. N. Manjunath, M. S. Venkatesh, Ashwini Shivaprasad

“…In one of the cases where flap was used to cover the tibial plateau (arc of rotation 155°), distal end of the muscle necrosed. …”
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Biological control of ticks in domestic environments: Modeling the potential impact of entomopathogenic fungi on the transmission of East Coast fever in cattle by Joseph Wang'ang'a Oundo, Nienke Hartemink, Mart C.M. de Jong, Constantianus J.M. Koenraadt, Shewit Kalayou, Daniel Masiga, Quirine ten Bosch

“…Biological control of ticks using entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) is a highly desired alternative to chemical acaricides for the control of tick-borne pathogens. …”
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Changes and backlogs in the provision and utilization of essential health services in Afghanistan during and after the COVID-19 pandemic by Narges Neyazi, Ali Mirzazadeh, Abdul Ghani Ibrahimi, Ahmad Mirwais Ahmadzai, Jamshed Ali Tanoli

“…A WHO standardized questionnaire was used for this survey. Trained staff met the facility managers in person and completed the questionnaire by individual interviews during September 2022. …”
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The impact of retail-sector delivery of artemether-lumefantrine on malaria treatment of children under five in Kenya: a cluster randomized controlled trial. by Beth P Kangwana, Sarah V Kedenge, Abdisalan M Noor, Victor A Alegana, Andrew J Nyandigisi, Jayesh Pandit, Greg W Fegan, James E Todd, Simon Brooker, Robert W Snow, Catherine A Goodman

“…<h4>Methods and findings</h4>We used a cluster-randomized, controlled design with nine control and nine intervention sublocations, equally distributed across three districts in western Kenya. …”
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Structure and dynamics of herbaceous layer vegetation of artificial Caragana intermedia shrublands in desert steppe by Zhao Wei, Yang Mingxiu, Chen Lin, Wang Lei, Song Naiping, Yang Xinguo

“…Caragana intermedia is a leguminous shrub plant, which is planted in desert steppe area on a large scale, which can also be used as forage grass, with very important ecological and economic value. …”
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IMPROVEMENT OF THE SYSTEM OF MANDATORY PENSION INSURANCE IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION: DEVELOPMENT OF THE ATYPICAL IN SOCIAL SECURITY by PLESHAKOVA I.N.

“…The relevance of this scientific article is the consideration of theoretical issues of improving the system of compulsory pension insurance, payments from pension savings (lump sum payment of pension savings, urgent pension payment, payment of pension savings to the legal successors of a deceased insured person) as compulsory insurance coverage, which has features that are not typical in social security. …”
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Global Daily Discharge Estimation Based on Grid Long Short‐Term Memory (LSTM) Model and River Routing by Yuan Yang, Dapeng Feng, Hylke E. Beck, Weiming Hu, Ather Abbas, Agniv Sengupta, Luca Delle Monache, Robert Hartman, Peirong Lin, Chaopeng Shen, Ming Pan

“…Using the new scheme, we create an improved global reach‐level daily discharge data set from 1980 to near present named GRADES‐hydroDL, which is openly shared at https://www.reachhydro.org/home/records/grades‐hydrodl.…”
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Potential effect of antiseptic mouthwash on the incidence of Neisseria gonorrhoeae among men who have sex with men: a mathematical modelling study by Eric P F Chow, Lei Zhang, Christopher K Fairley, Jason J Ong, Chongjian Wang, Xianglong Xu, Mingwang Shen, Zhuoru Zou

“…Under scenario 3, with the same coverage, the total incidence decreased (20–39/100 PY) and at all anatomical sites by between 11.6% (10.2%–13.5%) and 99.8% (99.2%–100%). …”
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Jigsaw large classroom teaching for medical students: An active learning strategy for studying pathology: A quasi-experimental Study by Ganga S Pilli, Madhuri Dindalkoppa, Prajna K Shetty, Shivani S Rao, Vivek V Mannammanavar, Priyanka S Murgod

“…The highest satisfaction index, 86.73, was for in-depth coverage of topics. Conclusion: The jigsaw large classroom teaching strategy promotes extensive coverage of topics in a short period and can be used as a tool for revision and knowledge retention in collaborative learning.…”
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LPIN-1 gene variant in Egyptian children: acute recurrent myoglobinuria by Tarek M. A. Abdallah, Said S. El-Feky, Nourhan A. A. Salem, Ghada M. Mashaal, Zaghloul E. Gouda

“…Gene sequencing was conducted using the NovaSeq 6000 (Illumina, San Diego, CA, USA). …”
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Influenza vaccination hesitancy and related factors among pregnant and breastfeeding women: A cross-sectional study by Dania Comparcini, Giancarlo Cicolini, Melania Totaro, Letizia Governatori, Francesco Pastore, Daniela Miniscalco, Maria Elena Flacco, Eustachio Cuscianna, Silvio Tafuri, Valentina Simonetti

“…Achieving safe influenza vaccination coverage among pregnant and breastfeeding women is a global health goal due to the potential risks of serious influenza for both mother and child. …”
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Human papillomavirus genotype and cycle threshold value from self-samples and risk of high-grade cervical lesions: A post hoc analysis of a modified stepped-wedge implementation fe... by Jiayao Lei, Kate Cuschieri, Hasit Patel, Alexandra Lawrence, Katie Deats, YouScreen trial team, Peter Sasieni, Anita W W Lim

“…The primary outcomes included the monthly proportion of non-attenders screened, changes in coverage, and uptake within 90 days. Self-samples from 7,739 individuals were analysed using Roche Cobas 4800. …”
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Quantifying the national responsibilities for the conservation of transboundary migratory species Siberian ibex by Jingwen Xu, Yingying Zhuo, Sabina Koirala, Muhammad Zafar Khan, Shamshidin Abduriyim, Chagsaldulam Odonjavkhlan, Vladislav Vinogradov, Ruidong Zhang, Baolin Zhang, Kathreen Ruckstuhl, António Alves da Silva, Joana Alves, Alice Hughes, Jiajia Liu, Muyang Wang, Weikang Yang

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Reflections on 50 years of immunisation programmes in the WHO African region: an impetus to build on the progress and address the unfinished immunisation business by Charles S Wiysonge, Joseph Waogodo Cabore, Benido Impouma, Matshidiso R Moeti, Abdulmumini Usman, Franck Mboussou, Olushayo Oluseun Olu, Sarah Wanyoike, Amos Petu, Balcha Masresha, Jason Mwenda, Kwasi Nyarko, Ado Bwaka, Alex Ntale Gasasira

“…The article concludes that despite significant improvements in childhood immunisation coverage, the region still falls short of global targets, with disparities across countries. …”
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Advancing Next Generation Wireless Networks With Digital Twin: Construction, Validation, and Real-World Applications on an Indoor Over-the-Air Testbed by Berk Akgun, Aditya Jolly, Balwinder Sachdev, Divya Ravichandran, Roohollah Amiri, Vikas Jain, Muruganandam Jayabalan, Yitao Chen, Hetal Pathak, Vinay Chande, Mohammad Fahim, Srinivas Yerramalli, Rupesh Acharya, Chandresh Tiwari, Connor Woodahl, Arumugam Kannan, Xiaoxia Zhang, Deepu Alex, Abhishek Kumar, Hai Hong, John Boyd, Rajat Prakash, Suresh Babu Mummana, Sumanth Govindappa, James Y. Wilson, Jalaj Swami, Vivian Pham, Andrei Vadeanu, Gilad Govrin

“…We demonstrate two pre-deployment use cases by describing our extensive coverage estimation and network capacity planning tests in OTA. …”
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Rising cover amid population density decline: the unstable demography of a reef-building coral by Liam Lachs, Alex Ward, Elizabeth A. Beauchamp, Alasdair J. Edwards, Renata Ferrari, Will F. Figueira, Yimnang Golbuu, Adriana Humanes, Helios M. Martinez, Daniel R. Pygas, Brigitte Sommer, Eveline van der Steeg, John C. Bythell, James R. Guest

“…Yet for assessing population health, challenges remain in reconciling conventional areal coverage surveys with individual-based demographic techniques. …”
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Unveiling biodiversity: The current status of marine species barcoding in Red Sea Metazoans by Carlos Angulo-Preckler, Christopher Hempel, Sofia Frappi, Kah Kheng Lim, Tullia Terraneo, Dirk Steinke, Lotfi J. Rabaoui, Francesca Benzoni, Carlos M. Duarte

“…In an attempt to evaluate the current status of known versus COI-barcoded marine animal species in the Red Sea we used online taxonomic and genetic databases to provide a comprehensive analysis of the region's described marine life, focusing on the occurrence data of marine animal species to identify disparities in COI barcoding coverage at the phylum level. …”
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Significant increase and escalation of drought-flood abrupt alteration in China's future by Shuai Zheng, Baisha Weng, Wuxia Bi, Denghua Yan, Liliang Ren, Hao Wang

“…This study examines the frequency, intensity, and coverage of DFAA events during the historical periods (HIS, 1961–2014) and under future climate projections based on Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs: SSP126, SSP245, SSP370, SSP585, 2015–2100) using a daily-scale determination method. …”
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