Drug-resistant genotypes and multi-clonality in Plasmodium falciparum analysed by direct genome sequencing from peripheral blood of malaria patients. by Timothy Robinson, Susana G Campino, Sarah Auburn, Samuel A Assefa, Spencer D Polley, Magnus Manske, Bronwyn MacInnis, Kirk A Rockett, Gareth L Maslen, Mandy Sanders, Michael A Quail, Peter L Chiodini, Dominic P Kwiatkowski, Taane G Clark, Colin J Sutherland

“…The apparent number of clones observed in any single infection depends on the diversity of the polymorphic markers used for the analysis, and the relative abundance of rare clones, which frequently fail to be detected among PCR products derived from numerically dominant clones. …”
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The Emergence of a Ciprofloxacin-Resistant Non-Groupable Neisseria meningitidis Strain of the Clonal Complex ST-175 in the Russian Federation by M. A. Koroleva, M. I. Gritsay, K. O. Mironov, Y. V. Mikhailova, A. A. Shelenkov, I. S. Koroleva

“…Comparison was carried out for 1605 core genome loci using the N. meningitidis cgMLST v1.0 ". Genetic relationships of 127 NmNG ST-175 strains, including 8 Russian carrier strains, were visualized using the SplitsTree software (version 4.16.2).Results. …”
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Outcomes of people with TB reported to the WHO Global Clinical Platform of COVID-19 by M. Bastard, D. Falzon, S. Bertagnolio, R. Silva, S.S. Thwin, C. Siquiera Boccolini, J. Rylance, J. Diaz, M. Zignol

“…The COVID-19 pandemic raised concerns that the burden of TB disease and death would increase due to the synergy between the two conditions. METHODS: We used individual-level data submitted to the WHO Global Clinical Platform for COVID-19 on hospitalised patients to explore associations of TB with mortality using multivariable logistic regression. …”
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In silico characterization, structural modeling, and molecular docking of GabP in citrus and its potential role in GABA uptake by Yasser Nehela, Nabil Killiny

“…The crystallographic three-dimensional (3D) structures of both CsgabPs were predicted and confirmed using AlphaFold as a monomer with 100% coverage, but not experimentally determined crystallographic structures. …”
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Outage Analysis of THz-Enabled IRS-Assisted Multi-User Space–Air—Ground Integrated Networks by Ahmed M. Benaya, Mohamed I. AlHajri, Mahmoud H. Ismail, Mohamed S. Hassan, Taha Landolsi

“…We derive exact closed-form expressions for the outage probabilities at the UEs through the TBS relay and through the HAPS using the multivariate Fox’s H-function assuming optimal IRS phase shifts. …”
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Quantitative research on aesthetic value of the world heritage karst based on UGC data: A case study of Huangguoshu Scenic Area. by Xi Zhao, Kangning Xiong, Meng Zhang

“…In the field of landscape evaluation, interdisciplinary and interdisciplinary cooperation using different methods has always been a research focus. …”
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NOVA: A Retrieval-Augmented Generation Assistant in Spanish for Parallel Computing Education with Large Language Models by Gabriel A. León-Paredes, Luis A. Alba-Narváez, Kelly D. Paltin-Guzmán

“…This work presents the development of NOVA, an educational virtual assistant designed for the Parallel Computing course, built using a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architecture combined with Large Language Models (LLMs). …”
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Determinants of household-level food and nutrition security in wheat farmers of Arsi Zone, Ethiopia by Mustefa Bati Geda, Jema Haji Mohammed, Kedir Jemal Ibrahim, Fresenbet Zeleke Abshiro

“…A random sampling technique was used to collect primary data from 422 households spread over three districts. …”
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Microbiome Single Cell Atlases Generated with a Commercial Instrument by Xiangpeng Li, Linfeng Xu, Benjamin Demaree, Cecilia Noecker, Jordan E. Bisanz, Daniel W. Weisgerber, Cyrus Modavi, Peter J. Turnbaugh, Adam R. Abate

“…In addition, the integration of metagenomic contigs with the EASi‐seq datasets is demonstrated to reduce capture bias and increase coverage. EASi‐seq enables high‐quality single‐cell genomic sequencing for microbiome samples using a simple workflow run on a commercially available platform.…”
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Factors affecting the rate of immunosuppression development in children with HIV infection by V. B. Denisenko, E. M. Simovanyan

“…To determine the factors affecting the rate of development of immunosuppression, we used mathematical models for analyzing the time to event (survival) and proportional Cox intensities.Results. …”
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Comparison of growth and reproduction capacity among five pleurocarpous mosses based on their chlorophyll fluorescent and morphological parameters by Wang Xianjun, Xia Qiaoli, Yu Jing, Guo Shuiliang

“…The present study also showed that, WinRHIZO analysis software can be used to determine the growth indexes of pleurocarpous moss gametophytes. …”
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Household economic burden of managing people living with HIV and comorbidities of hypertension and diabetes in La Nkwantanang-Madina Municipality, Ghana. by Richmond Owusu, Esther Esi Degbor, Desmond Dzidzornu Otoo, Ruby A M Annan

“…A structured questionnaire was used to collect data on patients' socio-demographic characteristics, direct, indirect, and intangible costs between September to December 2023. …”
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Application of Remote Sensing Floodplain Vegetation Data in a Dynamic Roughness Distributed Runoff Model by Andre A. Fortes, Masakazu Hashimoto, Keiko Udo

“…Two machine learning models were trained to obtain vegetation height and density using different satellite sources, and the parameters were mapped in the river floodplains with 10 m resolution based on Sentinel-2 imagery. …”
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Determinants and acceptability of HIV self-testing among vulnerable groups in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review protocol by Olanrewaju Oladimeji, Felix Emeka Anyiam, Maureen Nokuthula Sibiya

“…HIVST has improved testing uptake and coverage, especially among vulnerable groups of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). …”
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Assessment of the internal validity of the Swedish National Quality Register in Gynecological Surgery (GynOp) by Sammy‐Jo Geara, Clara Nygren, Christer Borgfeldt, Ida Bergman

“…Abstract Introduction The Swedish National Quality Register in Gynecological Surgery (GynOp) is widely used in gynecological and obstetric departments throughout Sweden. …”
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Spatiotemporal Variability of Anthropogenic Film Pollution in Avacha Gulf near the Kamchatka Peninsula Based on Synthetic-Aperture Radar Imagery by Valery Bondur, Vasilisa Chernikova, Olga Chvertkova, Viktor Zamshin

“…It was shown that the generated quantitative information products using the introduced AFP exposure concept can be interpreted and used, for example, for making management decisions.…”
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Evidence of disorientation towards immunization on online social media after contrasting political communication on vaccines. Results from an analysis of Twitter data in Italy. by Samantha Ajovalasit, Veronica Maria Dorgali, Angelo Mazza, Alberto d'Onofrio, Piero Manfredi

“…<h4>Background</h4>In Italy, in recent years, vaccination coverage for key immunizations as MMR has been declining to worryingly low levels, with large measles outbreaks. …”
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A probabilistic approach to visualize the effect of missing data on PCA in ancient human genomics by Susanne Zabel, Samira Breitling, Cosimo Posth, Kay Nieselt

“…Abstract Background Principal Component Analysis (PCA) is widely used in population genetics to visualize genetic relationships and population structures. …”
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An evolutionary analysis of antigen processing and presentation across different timescales reveals pervasive selection. by Diego Forni, Rachele Cagliani, Claudia Tresoldi, Uberto Pozzoli, Luca De Gioia, Giulia Filippi, Stefania Riva, Giorgia Menozzi, Marta Colleoni, Mara Biasin, Sergio Lo Caputo, Francesco Mazzotta, Giacomo P Comi, Nereo Bresolin, Mario Clerici, Manuela Sironi

“…We also investigated the evolutionary history of APP genes in human populations by developing a new approach that uses several different tests to identify the selection target, and that integrates low-coverage whole-genome sequencing data with Sanger sequencing. …”
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The role of agricultural extension services in promoting agricultural sustainability: a Central Malawi case study by Leah M. Mungai, Joseph P. Messina, Leo C. Zulu, Regis Chikowo, Sieglinde S. Snapp

“…All participants mentioned using the Guide to Agricultural Production booklet, the official manual for agricultural information, along with printed leaflets (79%) containing specific technologies from crop specialists. …”
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