A Reanalysis Precipitation Integration Method Utilizing the Generalized Three-Cornered Hat Approach and High-Resolution, Gauge-Based Datasets by Lilan Zhang, Xiaohong Chen, Bensheng Huang, Jie Liu, Daoyi Chen, Liangxiong Chen, Rouyi Lai, Yanhui Zheng

“…Reanalysis systems are particularly promising for this type of research due to their long-term observations and wide spatial coverage. This study aims to construct a more robust precipitation dataset by integrating three widely-used reanalysis precipitation estimates: Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis for Research and Applications Version 2 (MERRA2), Climate Forecast System Reanalysis (CFSR), and European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts Reanalysis v5 (ERA5). …”
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Factors affecting domestic violence against women in Iran: a scoping review by Leila Manzouri, Maryam Seyed-Nezhad, Ghasem Rajabi-Vasokolaei, Alireza Arabi, Mohammad Moardi-Joo

“…Google Scholar search engine was used to find relevant sources and complete the search coverage. …”
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Antenatal care quality and pregnancy outcomes in the northern region of Ghana: a mixed-methods analysis by Emmanuel Akolgo Abanga, Andrew Mpagwuni Ziblim, Michael Boah

“…We used logistic regression to determine the associations between ANC quality and pregnancy outcomes. …”
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Implications for cost and access of site-of-service referrals for ancillary medical services in a US Medicaid population: analysis of claims data from Maryland, USA by Maqbool Dada, Simrita Singh, Kelsey J Rydland, Chester Chambers, Vishal Mundlye, Edward Kumian, Kayode Ayodele Williams

“…Including transportation enabled us to estimate net savings of any added transportation costs. We used location-allocation optimisation models to find the optimal sites to minimise net costs.Setting Coverage area included Medicaid patients throughout the state of Maryland.Participants All rural and urban members of this Medicaid cohort.Primary and secondary outcome measures Change in payer costs and member travel times on shifting ancillary bundles from regulated to unregulated sites.Results Procedure cost and travel time differentials between regulated and unregulated sites strongly correlated with the percentage of procedures referred to regulated sites. …”
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Prevalence of malaria and associated risk factors among febrile under-five refugee children attending Panyadoli Health Centre III, Kiryandongo District, Mid-western Uganda by Dorcus Acan, Robert Opiro, Benson Musinguzi, Bosco B. Agaba, Simon Peter Alarakol

“…Data on risk factors of malaria was collected using a pre-tested and standardized semi-structured questionnaire. …”
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Etiology of septic arthritis in children of Qatar by Abdullah Khan, Abdelmoneem Mohammed Elsheikh, Khalid Alansari

“…The study was conducted at a level 1 pediatric trauma center and the only children's hospital in the country. We used ICD 9 and ICD 10 codes to identify such cases. …”
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Sociodemographic characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 serosurveillance studies with diverse recruitment strategies, Canada, 2020 to 2023 by Matthew J. Knight, Yuan Yu, Jiacheng Chen, Sheila F. O’Brien, David L. Buckeridge, Carmen Charlton, W. Alton Russell

“…Characterizing representativeness in surveillance is crucial to identify gaps in sampling coverage and to assess health inequities. Methods We retrospectively analyzed three pre-existing longitudinal cohorts, two convenience samples using residual blood, and one de novo probabilistic survey conducted in Canada between April 2020 – November 2023. …”
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Assessing Bias and Reproducibility of Viral Metagenomics Methods for the Combined Detection of Faecal RNA and DNA Viruses by Rik Haagmans, Oliver J. Charity, Dave Baker, Andrea Telatin, George M. Savva, Evelien M. Adriaenssens, Penny P. Powell, Simon R. Carding

“…Whole transcriptome amplification (WTA2) and sequence-independent single primer amplification (SISPA) are two widely used methods for combined metagenomic sequencing of RNA and DNA viruses. …”
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Assessment of drivers of Listeria environmental monitoring programs in small- and medium-sized dairy processing plants by Caroline Motzer, Aljosa Trmcic, Nicole Martin, Martin Wiedmann, Samantha Bolten

“…Additionally, we used a predefined rubric to assess each SMDPP's commitment to their Listeria EMP; these data were used to obtain a “food safety culture score” out of 225 possible points. …”
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Incidence and risk factors for neonatal tetanus in admissions to Kilifi County Hospital, Kenya. by Fredrick Ibinda, Evasius Bauni, Symon M Kariuki, Greg Fegan, Joy Lewa, Monica Mwikamba, Mwanamvua Boga, Rachael Odhiambo, Kiponda Mwagandi, Anna C Seale, James A Berkley, Jeffrey R Dorfman, Charles R J C Newton

“…Poisson regression was used to examine change in incidence of NT using accurate denominator data from an area of active demographic surveillance. …”
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Species Identification in Malaise Trap Samples by DNA Barcoding Based on NGS Technologies and a Scoring Matrix. by Jérôme Morinière, Bruno Cancian de Araujo, Athena Wai Lam, Axel Hausmann, Michael Balke, Stefan Schmidt, Lars Hendrich, Dieter Doczkal, Berthold Fartmann, Samuel Arvidsson, Gerhard Haszprunar

“…The resulting PCR products (150-400bp) were sequenced separately on an Illumina Mi-SEQ platform, resulting in 1.5 million sequences and 5,500 clusters (coverage ≥10; CD-HIT-EST, 98%). Using a total of 120,000 DNA barcodes of identified, Central European Hymenoptera, Coleoptera, Diptera, and Lepidoptera downloaded from BOLD we established a reference sequence database for a local CUSTOM BLAST. …”
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Emergency care knowledge, utilization, and barriers in Northern Tanzania: A community-based survey. by Frida Shayo, Gregory Goodluck Zaccheus, Francis Sakita, Thiago Rocha Hernandes, Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, Alexander Gordee, Maragatha Kuchibhatla, Michael Kiremeji, Linda Minja, Blandina T Mmbaga, Catherine A Staton, Elizabeth M Keating, Anjni P Joiner

“…Secondary outcomes were the incidence of household emergencies and delay in care access for those with emergency conditions. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Associations between the outcome of interest and select household characteristics were analyzed using Fisher's Exact tests for categorical measures and Wilcoxon rank-sum tests for continuous measures.…”
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Development of EST-SSR markers based on transcriptome for genetic analysis in Radix Ardisia by Deqiang Ren, Wenwen Wu, Qinqin Wen, Yujiao Li

“…Radix Ardisia is a commonly used medicine for the Miao nationality distributed over Guizhou and used to treat laryngeal diseases. …”
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Availability of Adequately Iodized Dietary Salt and Associated Factors in a Town of Southeast Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Survey by Gadisa Fitala Obssie, Kassahun Ketema, Yohannes Tekalegn

“…A total of 394 households were selected for this study using a simple random sampling technique. The level of salt iodine content was determined using the rapid field test kit. …”
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Accurate and affordable multi-cancer early detection and localization via plasma cfDNA multi-omic profiling by Pin Cui, Weihuang He, Mingji Feng, Hanming Lai

“…Plasma cfDNA contains numerous molecular features useful for MCED, including cfDNA fragmentation profile, which can be obtained via whole-genome sequencing (WGS). …”
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Trends and determinants of antenatal, intranatal, and postnatal care utilization among Indonesian women (2012–2017): associated factors in midwifery service utilization between mid... by Qorinah Estiningtyas Sakilah Adnani, Rufidah Maulina, Kadar Ramadhan, Niken Bayu Argaheni, Holly Powell Kennedy, Michelle Telfer

“…A multiple logistic regression model was used to analyze factors associated with midwives’ engagement in maternal healthcare service provision. …”
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Trends and visualization analysis of research on MASLD-Related hepatocellular carcinoma: a bibliometric analysis by Hongkun Yin, Xusheng Zhang, Qi Wang

“…This study aims to comprehensively analyze the knowledge structure and research status of MASLD-related HCC using bibliometric methods. Methods The study was conducted using the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) database, retrieving literature related to MASLD and HCC from 2020 to 2024. …”
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Comprehensive Assessment of Nitrogen Dioxide Concentration Dynamics in Konkan Region, India by A. Srivastava, A. K. Thakur, Pritipadmaja, R. D. Garg, P. K. Garg

“…Previous research on air pollution in the Konkan region has primarily focused on ground-based measurements, often lacking comprehensive spatial coverage and long-term trend analysis. This study uses satellite data of Sentinel-5P to examine the spatiotemporal trends and hazard zonation of NO₂ concentrations in the Konkan region of Maharastra from 2019 to 2023. …”
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Knowledge and Practices on Deworming in Mothers of Children Aged 2 to 5 Years by Moraima Del Toro Rubio, Keidis Sulay Ruidiaz Gómez, Shirley Paola Fernandez Aragon, Anderson Díaz Perez

“…Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 324 mothers selected using convenience sampling. The KP-1 questionnaire on knowledge and practices related to deworming was used to collect data. …”
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Digitalizing the community health information system improved women's retention on the maternal continuum of care pathway in northwest Ethiopia: A quasi-experimental study. by Tesfahun Hailemariam, Asmamaw Atnafu, Lemma Derseh Gezie, Jens Johan Kaasbøll, Jörn Klein, Binyam Tilahun

“…Digitalizing primary healthcare system using community health workers is a key strategy to enhance maternal healthcare utilization in Ethiopia. …”
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