Optimizing Helical Tomotherapy for Left-Sided Breast Cancer: A Retrospective Dosimetric Study of a Novel Virtual Organ-Arc Block by Yingtao Fang MS, Wenliang Yu MS, Jian Qiao PhD, Yanju Yang MS, Jing Mi MS, Lei Yu PhD, Ying Guo MS, Jiazhou Wang PhD, Weigang Hu PhD

“…Conclusion Adding the OABD Block to helical tomotherapy improved internal mammary lymph node dose coverage and reduced exposure to organs at risk.…”
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices toward childhood vaccination among guardians in Chengdu, China: a cross-sectional study by Wen Liu, Hongxia Li, Ling Qin, Hui Wang, Kai Zhu, Taoyi Yang, Xufeng Jia, Lanqian Xu

“…Targeted education programs should focus on vulnerable populations with lower education and income levels to enhance vaccination coverage and child health protection.…”
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Assessing soil quality in association with frozen ground in the source areas of the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau by Shizhen Li, Dongliang Luo, Jinniu Wang, Yanqiang Wei, Ziqiang Yuan

“…Further analysis showed that fractional vegetation coverage and aboveground biomass were key determinants of soil quality in the SAYYR. …”
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Screening for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in South Africa: data from a newly established prospective regional register by Esme Jordaan, Rudzani Muloiwa, Adrie Bekker, Gerd Holmström, Clare Gilbert, Michael Harrison, Nicola Freeman, Lloyd Tooke, Phumza Nongena, Natasha Rhoda, Tshilidzi van der Lecq, Teboho Seobi, Linda Visser, Tshilidzi van der Lecq, Shakti Pillay, Nicole Meiring, Jaco Murray, Adriaan Daniels, Helga Abrahamse-Pillay, Gugulabatembunamahlubi Kali, Miemie Du Preez, Alexander Geragotellis

“…The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of ROP and the coverage of screening in a South African cohort using a prospective ROP South African (ROPSA) register.Methods and analysis Infants born from 1 May 2022 to 31 January 2023 and screened prospectively for ROP at five neonatal intensive care units in Cape Town were included. …”
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Patient reported measures of informed consent for clinical trials: A systematic review. by Katie Gillies, Alexander Duthie, Seonaidh Cotton, Marion K Campbell

“…Both for descriptions of included studies and of the instruments reported in those studies, descriptive statistics were used to describe general information and instrument detail. …”
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Cross-scale observation of riparian vegetation: Testing the potential of satellite-UAV-Field integrated observations for large-scale herbaceous species by Weiwei Jiang, Chenyu Li, Henglin Xiao

“…For ecological managers and policymakers, this means that more precise large-scale species distribution and dynamic change data can be used for systematic planning and precise interventions at the regional scale.…”
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Antigenic Divergence from the Seasonal Vaccine of the Influenza Virus Strains Circulating in Romania During Three Successive Seasons (2021–2024) by Ovidiu Vlaicu, Leontina Banica, Robert Hohan, Marius Surleac, Dragoş Florea, Victor Daniel Miron, Andreea Tudor, Oana Săndulescu, Anca Cristina Drăgănescu, Dan Oțelea, Simona Paraschiv

“…All the available sequences collected between August 2021 and June 2024 were analyzed by using phylogenetic analysis and the P_epitope model to predict vaccine efficacy. …”
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Digital supportive supervision (DiSS) of maternal health, child health and nutrition (MCHN) service delivery in Rajasthan, India: study protocol for impact evaluation and cost-effe... by Anurag Joshi, Anil Agarwal, Shankar Prinja, Shweta Sharda, Aarti Goyal, Pranav Kshtriya, Praween Kumar Agrawal, Prakash Singh, Ajay Trakroo, Luigi D'Aquino, Shubhra Singh, Raghuraj Singh

“…Two comparator districts will be selected from the low DiSS intensity group (less than 25% of MCHN sessions supervised digitally) after matching with intervention districts based on three indicators—female literacy, proportion of population belonging to scheduled caste or tribe and coverage of four antenatal care visits. District-level monthly data on the number of beneficiaries using MCHN services will be obtained from the state’s routine health management information system. …”
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Plantas de cobertura no controle das perdas de solo, água e nutrientes por erosão hídrica Cover crops to control soil, water and nutrient losses by water erosion by Dione P. Cardoso, Marx L. N. Silva, Gabriel J. de Carvalho, Diego A. F. de Freitas, Junior C. Avanzi

“…To quantify the loss of soil, water and nutrients, plots of 4 x 12 m were used, and the larger dimension followed up and down slope. …”
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Seroprevalence of hepatitis B among the general population in Shandong Province, Eastern China, an update 30 years after the implementation of the neonatal vaccination program by Bingyu Yan, Xiaomeng Zhang, Jingjing Lv, Yi Feng, Xin Meng, Xiaojuan Lin, Yan Zhang, Suting Wang, Feng Ji, Meng Chen, Xinyu Yuan, Zexin Tao, Li Zhang

“…The chemiluminescence microparticle immunoassay was used to detect serological markers of HBV. Results In total, 4999 samples were eligible for the test of hepatitis B. …”
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Targeting 160 candidate genes for blood pressure regulation with a genome-wide genotyping array. by Siim Sõber, Elin Org, Elin Org, Katrin Kepp, Peeter Juhanson, Susana Eyheramendy, Christian Gieger, Peter Lichtner, Norman Klopp, Gudrun Veldre, Margus Viigimaa, Angela Döring, Kooperative Gesundheitsforschung in der Region Augsburg Study, Margus Putku, Piret Kelgo, HYPertension in ESTonia Study, Sue Shaw-Hawkins, Philip Howard, Abiodun Onipinla, Richard J Dobson, Stephen J Newhouse, Morris Brown, Anna Dominiczak, John Connell, Nilesh Samani, Martin Farrall, MRC British Genetics of Hypertension Study, Mark J Caulfield, Patricia B Munroe, Thomas Illig, H-Erich Wichmann, Thomas Meitinger, Maris Laan

“…The outcome of Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) has challenged the field of blood pressure (BP) genetics as previous candidate genes have not been among the top loci in these scans. We used Affymetrix 500K genotyping data of KORA S3 cohort (n = 1,644; Southern-Germany) to address (i) SNP coverage in 160 BP candidate genes; (ii) the evidence for associations with BP traits in genome-wide and replication data, and haplotype analysis. …”
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Feasibility of data extraction and evaluation with BeoNet-Halle: outcomes and data quality in hepatitis B and C screenings by Konstantin Moser, Konstantin Moser, Felix Bauch, Christine Brütting, Thomas Frese

“…The BeoNet laboratory dataset provided full coverage for test identifiers (100%) and strong documentation of result interpretations (98.7%), but had limited coverage for reference range (60.4%) and test collection dates (9.1%).ConclusionImproving data quality and billing documentation in the BeoNet database could enhance screening accuracy and resource allocation, supporting better outcomes in hepatitis screening practices.…”
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Measles outbreak investigation, Greater Francistown District, Botswana, 2023 by Utlwanang Modise, Tshepang Carter Ntsose, Gotsileene Monamodi, Olerile Mosupiemeng, Boitumelo Solomon, Boitshwarelo Masunda, Onkabetse Wilson, Gorata Baraedi, Dominique Mayenzanisi, Samuel Kolane, Nesredin Jami Oumer, Uzoma Ogbonna

“…The measles vaccination coverage was 98% in Chadibe, and MCV1 coverage amongst Bazezurus was 42%. …”
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Proton Therapy for Uveal Melanoma on a Pencil Beam Scanning Gantry by Hang Qi, PhD, Lei Hu, PhD, Sheng Huang, PhD, Yen-Po Lee, MS, Qing Chen, MS, Francis Yu, MS, Huifang Zhai, MS, Yunjie Yang, PhD, Minglei Kang, PhD, Peter Park, CMD, Andy Shim, CMD, Xiaoxuan Xu, PhD, David H. Abramson, MD, Jasmine H. Francis, MD, Arpit Chhabra, MD, Charles B. Simone, II, MD, Christopher A. Barker, MD, Haibo Lin, PhD

“…We compared the plan quality to the delivered plan (DP) using target coverage (D95%) and mean/maximum doses to the adjacent organs. …”
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Trends, variation, and clinical characteristics of recipients of antiviral drugs and neutralising monoclonal antibodies for covid-19 in community settings: retrospective, descripti... by Ben Goldacre, David Evans, Sam Harper, Orla Macdonald, Alex J Walker, Richard Croker, William J Hulme, Colm D Andrews, Laurie A Tomlinson, Krishnan Bhaskaran, Henry Drysdale, Nicholas J DeVito, Ian J Douglas, Caroline E Morton, Jessica Morley, Bang Zheng, Brian MacKenna, Stephen J W Evans, Christopher T Rentsch, Helen J Curtis, Amir Mehrkar, Peter Inglesby, Jonathan Cockburn, John Parry, Frank Hester, Rose Higgins, Simon Davy, John Tazare, Viyaasan Mahalingasivam, George Hickman, Tom Ward, Rebecca M Smith, Amelia C A Green, Louis Fisher, Sebastian C J Bacon, Robin Y Park, Jon Massey, Iain Dillingham, Linda Nab, Christopher Bates, Lisa E M Hopcroft, Milan Wiedemann

“…Groups that also had lower coverage included unvaccinated patients (7%; 6% to 9%), those with dementia (6%; 5% to 7%), and care home residents (6%; 6% to 7%).Conclusions Using the OpenSAFELY platform, we were able to identify patients with covid-19 at high risk of severe outcomes who were potentially eligible to receive treatment and assess the coverage of these new treatments among these patients. …”
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STUDY ON MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF THE COATING APPLIED BY ELECTROSPARK ALLOYING by Victor Vasilyevich Blazheyev, Pavel Grigoryevich Ivanochkin, Andrey Sergeyevich Lichkovakha

“…A technique for selecting an electrode material used when applying the electrospark method onto a metal surface layer is described. …”
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A New Method of Calculating Kováts Retention Indices for Substances Chromatographed on Carbon Adsorbents by H. Grajek, Z. Witkiewicz, H. Jankowska, A. Światkowski

“…The Kováts retention indices obtained via both methods were also calculated using a quadratic equation.…”
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Faut-il croire le classement de Shangaï ? by Jean-Charles Billaut, Denis Bouyssou, Philippe Vincke

“…Hence, our view is that the Shanghai ranking, in spite of the media coverage it receives, does not qualify as a useful and pertinent tool to discuss the “quality” of academic institutions, let alone to guide the choice of students and family or to promote reforms of higher education systems. …”
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A Pentavalent HIV-1 Subtype C Vaccine Containing Computationally Selected gp120 Strains Improves the Breadth of V1V2 Region Responses by Xiaoying Shen, Bette Korber, Rachel L. Spreng, Sheetal S. Sawant, Allan deCamp, Arthur S. McMillan, Ryan Mathura, Susan Zolla-Pazner, Abraham Pinter, Robert Parks, Cindy Bowman, Laura Sutherland, Richard Scearce, Nicole L. Yates, David C. Montefiori, Barton F. Haynes, Georgia D. Tomaras

“…The breadth of the anti-V1V2 response was assessed using an array of cross-subtype variable loops 1&2 (V1V2) scaffold proteins and linear V2 peptides. …”
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Information-Weighted and Normal Density-Weighted Haebara Linking by Alexander Robitzsch

“…Additionally, standard errors were derived for both methods, yielding satisfactory coverage rates.…”
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