Cryptococcal antigen positivity combined with the percentage of HIV-seropositive samples with CD4 counts <100 cells/μl identifies districts in South Africa with advanced burden of... by Lindi-Marie Coetzee, Naseem Cassim, Charlotte Sriruttan, Mabatho Mhlanga, Nelesh P Govender, Deborah Kim Glencross

“…ArcGIS software was used to spatially report CrAg positivity.<h4>Results</h4>CrAg screening coverage was stable at around 96% after November 2016. …”
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The Non‐Linear Effects of Urban Green Space on Promoting Physical Activity of Old Adults at Different Obesity Status in Semi‐Arid Area: A Case Study of Lanzhou, China by Hualong Qiu, Haoran Tang, Yiyang Yang

“…This study examines Lanzhou, a representative of arid Northwestern China, to explore the nonlinear relationship between the built environment and physical activity among older adults, focusing on the role of green spaces. By using the XGBoost method, we analyze how green spaces and the 5D built environment affect physical activity levels among the obese and standard‐weight elderly populations in Lanzhou. …”
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The Oryza australiensis genome reveals potential as a source of genes for rice improvement by Sabrina Morrison, Ardashir K. Masouleh, Lena Constantin, Olivier Panaud, Rod A. Wing, Robert J. Henry

“…Here, we present a chromosome-level, haplotype-resolved genome for O. australiensis, an Australian wild rice relative, assembled de novo using PacBio HiFi long reads (80 × coverage). The final assembly had a 99.3% BUSCO completeness score and a total length of 909 Mb. …”
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Equity of financial protection for health in high-income countries: scoping review protocol by Shehzad Ali, Beate Sander, Michael Law, Sara Allin, Edward C Xie, Diego Proaño

“…Screening for eligibility will be performed independently by two reviewers after calibration of screening criteria. Data will be charted using a standardised form and summarised by thematic analysis.Ethics and dissemination Institutional research ethics review was not required; however, research ethics will be considered iteratively throughout the research process. …”
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Energy Consumption Modeling for Wi-Fi HaLow Networks by Zhiqiang Xu, Luke Kane, Vicky Liu, Matthew McKague, Yuefeng Li

“…The proposed model is then validated through experimental measurements using real Wi-Fi HaLow-compatible devices, ensuring an accurate representation of practical energy consumption. …”
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Epidemic Situation Monitoring as a Basis for Improving the Quality of Medical Care for Socially Important Infectious Diseases in the Russian Federation by I. B. Kulikova, L. E. Parolina, V. V. Testov, S. A. Sterlikov, V. S. Burykhin

“…Calculations and graphical data analysis were performed using Microsoft Excel 10.0 software package.Results. …”
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Association between a publicly funded universal drug program and antipsychotic and antidepressant medication dispensing to children by Sophie A. Kitchen, Tara Gomes, Mina Tadrous, Kathleen Pajer, William Gardner, Yona Lunsky, Melanie Penner, David Juurlink, Muhammad Mamdani, Tony Antoniou

“…We obtained dispensing data from the IQVIA Geographic Prescription Monitor database, and used interventional autoregressive integrated moving average models to examine whether the implementation of OHIP + and its subsequent revision were associated with changes in dispensing. …”
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Unraveling the Multilevel Dynamics of Water, Sanitation, and Child Anthropometry in Indonesia by Rifa Kirana, Ahmad Komarulzaman

“…This study analyzes the relationship between anthropometric measures and access to water and sanitation at household and community levels using a multilevel analysis approach. Methods: The study employs cross-sectional data from the Indonesian Family Life Survey (IFLS) waves 4 (2007) and 5 (2014), comprising a combined sample of 7,583 children. …”
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An unmanned intelligent inspection technology based on improved reinforcement learning algorithm for power large-area multi-scene inspection by Enmin Wang, Xin Meng, Jinglong Yu, Jiechang Wang, Liang Yin

“…The Q-learning algorithm, a subset of reinforcement learning, is used to search the solution space of the objective function, enabling the UAV to select actions that maximize benefits based on this Q-values, thereby determining the next patrol target point. …”
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Relationship between social determinants of health and cognitive performance in an older American population: a cross-sectional NHANES study by Zhen-Guo Yang, Xu Sun, Xue Han, Xiao Wang, Lei Wang

“…Cognitive performance was evaluated using three tests: the Digit Symbol Substitution Test (DSST) for processing speed, the Animal Fluency Test (AFT) for executive function, and a subtest from the Coalition to Establish an Alzheimer’s Disease Registry (CERAD) for memory. …”
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Type-2 diabetes epigenetic biomarkers: present status and future directions for global and Indigenous health by Sarah Munns, Sarah Munns, Alex Brown, Alex Brown, Sam Buckberry, Sam Buckberry

“…We critically evaluate previous DNA methylation biomarker studies, particularly those using microarray platforms, and advocate for a shift towards sequencing-based approaches to improve genome-wide coverage. …”
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Mapping and analysis of the 2024 Brazil record flooding with Multi-Satellite Data by Donglian Sun, Lihang Zhou, Sanmei Li, Tianshu Yang, Meng Yuan, Andrew Lomax

“…This study analyzed operational VIIRS (Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite) flood products at the original 375-m spatial resolution and downscaled VIIRS floodwater depth at 30-m resolution derived from the original VIIRS flood products using a downscaling model. The analysis indicated several key findings: (1) The operational VIIRS flood products provided flooding information consistent with the flood extent maps from the Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC); (2) The VIIRS downscaled floodwater depth at 30-m resolution provided high resolution equivalent to SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) and allied well with the SAR-based flood extent in the South-eastern region of the state, while maintaining VIIRS’s advantage of large spatial coverage; (3) The 3D maps of VIIRS operational flood products at the original 375-m resolution and the downscaled VIIRS floodwater depth at 30-m resolution revealed that flooding is highly related to surface elevation and slope; and (4) Quantitative analysis of the VIIRS downscaled flood map and SAR flood extents indicates an overall accuracy of 80%, a precision of 61%, a recall of 91%, and an F1 score of 73%.…”
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Competitions for Young Journalists: Functional and Typological Characteristics by V.V. Smejukha

“…The purpose of this paper is to identify the role, importance, characteristics, typological diversity of media competitions targeted at the school audience, definition of their tasks under the conditions of declining interest of the mass audience to media, as well as the need to improve the quality of public and career guidance with young people. Using the typological method, the author analyzes the functional purpose, as well as a variety of competitions for young journalists. …”
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The macroeconomics of abortion: A scoping review and analysis of the costs and outcomes. by Yana van der Meulen Rodgers, Ernestina Coast, Samantha R Lattof, Cheri Poss, Brittany Moore

“…We conducted the searches and application of inclusion/exclusion criteria using the PRISMA extension for Scoping Reviews. For inclusion, studies must have examined one of the following macroeconomic outcomes: costs, impacts, benefits, and/or value of abortion care or abortion policies. …”
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A Rotation Target Detection Network Based on Multi-Kernel Interaction and Hierarchical Expansion by Qi Wang, Guanghu Xu, Donglin Jing

“…We conducted comparative experiments on three commonly used remote sensing target datasets (DOTA, HRSC2016, and UCAS-AOD), with mean average precision (mAP) as the core evaluation metric. …”
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An adaptive hexagonal deployment model for resilient wireless sensor networks in precision agriculture by Zhang Yinjun

“…The simulation study, conducted in diverse terrains with realistic sensor node distributions, meticulously evaluates the protocol’s performance using comprehensive Quality of Service (QoS) metrics. …”
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“I am here… to serve you”: pragmatic acts and strategies in the 2019 inaugural speeches of governors in Southwest Nigeria by Ayo Osisanwo, Mary Adeyemo

“…The speeches were retrieved from two Nigerian newspapers: <em>Dailypost</em> and <em>Premiumtimes</em> who enjoy a relatively wide coverage in the country. This paper adopts Jacob Mey’s (2001) pragmatic acts theory as its tool for descriptive analysis, and uses statistical details for quantitative analysis. …”
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Digital surface models of the Bronze Age fortified settlements of the Southern Trans-Urals (Alandskoye, Arkaim, Verkhneuralskoye, Zarechnoye IV, Sarym-Sakly, Sintashta) by Soldatkin N.V., Molchanov I.V., Sidorin V.M.

“…Models were built and processed using “Agisoft Metashape Professional” and “Golden Software Surfer” software packages. …”
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Evaluation of Hydrogen Bubble Growth on a Platinum Microelectrode Under Varying Electrical Potential by Klara Arhar, Matic Može, Matevž Zupančič, Iztok Golobič

“…Green hydrogen, produced via electrolysis using renewable energy, is a zero-emission fuel essential for the global transition to sustainable energy systems. …”
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Did the Family Health Strategy have an impact on indicators of hospitalizations for stroke and heart failure? Longitudinal study in Brazil: 1998-2013. by Denise de Fátima Barros Cavalcante, Valéria Silva Cândido Brizon, Livia Fernandes Probst, Marcelo de Castro Meneghim, Antonio Carlos Pereira, Gláucia Maria Bovi Ambrosano

“…<h4>Methods</h4>A longitudinal ecological study involving 645 municipalities was conducted in the state of São Paulo/Brazil from 1998 to 2013, using the Hospital Information System (SIH-DataSUS database). …”
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