Association between the COVID-19 vaccination campaign and fertility trends: a population-level time series analysis for 22 countries by Domantas Jasilionis, Mikko Myrskylä, Aiva Jasilioniene, Dmitri Jdanov

“…We explore how the rollout of COVID-19 vaccination was associated with this decline.Methods Using an interrupted time series design, we evaluate the impact of the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the start of COVID-19 vaccination on seasonally adjusted monthly total fertility rates in 22 high-income countries. …”
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Evaluation of practices and attitudes of caregivers influencing adherence to seasonal malaria chemoprevention in children under five years of age: the case of Rural Embangweni, Mzi... by Chisomo Salangwa, Reston Munthali, Lusungu Mfune, Vegha Kaunga Nyirenda

“…The caregivers’ adherence levels, beliefs, and behaviors were then assessed and analyzed using Bernard Vrijens’ taxonomy. In total, 95% of caregivers (n = 2,457) were knowledgeable about using drugs to prevent malaria at the outset of treatment when 93.0% of children (n = 2,299) received their initial dose. …”
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Optimizing Radiation Dose in High-Resolution Chest CT: The Impact of Patient-Specific Factors and Size-Specific Dose Estimates by Mohamed Abuzaid

“…This study aimed to assess the radiation dose in HRCT using size-specific dose estimates (SSDEs) and evaluate the influence of patient-specific factors on key dosimetric parameters. …”
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Performance Evaluation of Uplink Cell-Free Massive MIMO Network Under Weichselberger Rician Fading Channel by Birhanu Dessie, Javed Shaikh, Georgi Iliev, Maria Nenova, Umar Syed, K. Kiran Kumar

“…It is a type of network technology that uses a massive number of distributed antennas to serve a large number of users at the same time. …”
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Evaluating the equity of access to community health service centers in different regions of China based on cyclability and walkability by Zhenhua Xu, Zhenhua Xu, Zhenhua Xu, Zhenhua Xu, Jiaying Chang, Cong Han

“…Geographic Information System (GIS) technology was used to assess cyclability, defined by a 1,000-meter residential area coverage, and walkability, represented by the average Walk Score. …”
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Automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) anomalous messages and attack type detection: deep learning-based architecture by Waqas Ahmed, Ammar Masood, Jawad Manzoor, Sedat Akleylek

“…The models are evaluated using standard metrics, including accuracy, precision, recall, and F1-score. …”
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NUMERICAL MODELING OF CHARACTERISTICS AND PARAMETERS OF A NOISE RADAR SENSOR FOR EARTH’S SURFACE MAPPING by V. E. Kudryashov, K. A. Lukin, D. N. Tatyanko

“…Attention is given to atmospheric conditions and limited time of accumulating useful low-contrast radiometric "grass–concrete" signals. …”
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An intelligent soft computing model for predicting the thermal behavior of blood-based trihybrid nanofluids flow in biomedical drug delivery applications by Muhammad Wajahat Anjum, Sana Ullah Saqib, Yin-Tzer Shih, Ines Hilali Jaghdam, Nidhal Becheikh, Lioua Kolsi

“…Simulated datasets for NAEI-BRA training are generated using the numerical Adams-Bashforth method, ensuring robust numerical correctness and comprehensive coverage of the controlling parameter ranges. …”
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Doctor-perceived-barriers to telephone clinics at KwaZulu-Natal hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic by Lushen Pillay, Renata Govender, Somasundram Pillay

“…The major barrier identified were issues surrounding medico-legal coverage.…”
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Bias correction and application of labeled smartphone pressure data for evaluating the best track of landfalling tropical cyclones by G. Qiao, Y. Cao, Q. Zhang, J. Sun, H. Yu, L. Bai

“…The bias-corrected smartphone data were then supplemented with weather station data for sea-level-pressure analyses and compared with the analyses that used only weather station data. The significantly higher spatial resolution and broader coverage of the smartphone data led to notable differences between the two analysis fields. …”
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Multi-Antenna GNSS-Over-Fiber Architecture for Extensive Remote Multi-Baseline Network by Puyu Liu, Yang Li, Xihua Zou, Jia Ye, Wei Pan, Lianshan Yan

“…GNSS carrier-phase-based double-difference positioning has been widely used in various precision positioning systems. This paper proposes a cost-effective scheme for an extensive multi-antenna remote multi-baseline network using a single GNSS-over-fiber system. …”
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Dendritic Gold Nanoparticles Loaded on 3D Graphene-like Surface and Layer-by-Layer Assembly for Enhanced Glucose Biosensing by Zifeng Zhu, Yiming Zhao, Yongming Ruan, Xuexiang Weng, Gesmi Milcovich

“…Background/Objectives: In this study, AuDNs/EPLE composite electrodes with hierarchical dendritic nanogold structures were fabricated using the in situ electrodeposition of gold nanoparticles through the <i>i</i>-<i>t</i> method. …”
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Research on Submarine Cable Buried Depth Monitoring Technology based on Brillouin Effect by WU Kun, WU Mingnian, CHEN Qingqing, WU Zhengming, XIE Shuhong, WANG Daogen, LI Songlin

“…This study aims to develop a submarine cable burial depth analysis and calculation method using Brillouin Optical Time Domain Analysis (BOTDA) to enable efficient and convenient monitoring of burial depth.…”
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Improved SPMA Protocol Based on the BiLSTM Prediction Model for the Space–Air–Ground Information Network by Jinyue Liu, Peng Gong, Weidong Wang, Siqi Li, Zhixuan Feng, Yu Liu, Guangwei Zhang, Jihao Zhang

“…The space–air–ground information network (SAGIN) has been widely used due to its excellent performances including wide coverage and high flexibility. …”
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Improving spatial resolution of Aqua MODIS and GCOM-C chlorophyll-a data for Cyprus coastal waters monitoring by Sofiia Drozd, Nataliia Kussul, Andrii Shelestov

“…While satellite data provide broad coverage, their coarse spatial resolution limits detailed coastal analysis. …”
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of vaccination strategies against meningococcal disease for children under nine years of age in China by Haonan Zhang, Haijun Zhang, Hai Fang

“…The current meningococcal vaccination strategy in China could effectively prevent the disease at a low cost, but with limited serogroup coverage. Strategies using MPV-4, MCV-AC, or MCV-4 could increase health benefits at a substantial cost, and might become cost-effective if vaccine prices decrease.…”
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Evaluation of the preventive effectiveness of influenza vaccines in St. Petersburg by M. K. Erofeeva, M. A. Stukova, E. V. Shakhlanskaya, Zh. V. Buzitskaya, V. L. Maksakova, T. I. Krainova, T. M. Chirkina, M. M. Pisareva, D. A. Lioznov

“…The influenza vaccination coverage has steadily increased in the Russian Federation. …”
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Home delivery among women who receive antenatal care in Ethiopia, design-based logistic regression analysis by Yimer Seid Yimer, Tariku Tesfaye, Awgichew Kifle Zemelak, Solomon Emyu Ferede

“…This study aims to investigate home delivery among pregnant women who receive ANC during pregnancy in Ethiopia. Increased coverage of ANC is advised to improve institutional delivery, which in turn prevents maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality.Patients and methods We used data from the Performance Monitoring for Action Ethiopia panel study, which followed pregnant women 1 year through post partum. …”
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Rho-Kinase Inhibitors in the Management of Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy: A Review by Anđela Jukić, Ana Pupić Bakrač, Biljana Đapic Ivančić, Andrijana Kopić, Ana Meter, Rajka Kasalica Žužul, Josip Pavan, Tomislav Jukić

“…The methodology involved a literature search through the PubMed and Medline databases using relevant keywords. Only peer-reviewed articles in English were included, with additional references from selected articles reviewed to ensure comprehensive coverage. …”
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Preliminary Validation of Multimodal Feature Matching Method for Multi-source DEM Registration in Planetary Scenarios by Y. Zhang, G. Wan, D. Liu, T. Tao, C. Xiao, C. Xiao, Z. Ye, Z. Ye, X. Tong, X. Tong

“…Experiments were conducted using multi-source DEM data on Mars and the Moon to assess the effectiveness of the proposed method. …”
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