Meteorological and environmental factors associated with the exposure to tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) in cattle, north-eastern France, 2018–2019 by Laure Mathews-Martin, Raphaëlle Metras, Jean-Marc Boucher, Christophe Caillot, Sandrine A. Lacour, Marine Dumares, Cécile Beck, Gaëlle Gonzalez, Laure Bournez

“…The main factors identified as influencing cattle exposure can be used to predict the risk of TBEV food-borne transmission. …”
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Knowledge and perception of COVID-19 vaccination in two districts of Yaoundé by Michelle S. Djuidje Kamguia, Yves Le Grand Napa Tchuedji, Albert Ze

“…The minimum sample size was calculated using the vaccination coverage rate in each district. …”
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Matching Vegetation Indices and Tree Vigor in Pyrenean Silver Fir Stands by Juan Pablo Crespo-Antia, Antonio Gazol, Manuel Pizarro, Ester González de Andrés, Cristina Valeriano, Álvaro Rubio Cuadrado, Juan Carlos Linares, Jesús Julio Camarero

“…This study also contributes to a better understanding of remote sensing indices, which is useful for forest health monitoring.…”
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Amplifying Community Health Worker Voices to Examine the Implementation and Scaling of a Community Health Program: A Qualitative Study in the Philippines by Warren Dodd, Laura Jane Brubacher, Monica Bustos, Melinda Kelly Mijares, Krisha Lim-Mar, Lincoln Lau

“…Background: Scaling community-based health programs can contribute to efforts to achieve universal health coverage. Implementers of community-based health programs, such as community health workers (CHWs), hold valuable insights and experiences that can inform how these programs scale up and out. …”
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Shallow cloud variability in Houston, Texas, during the ESCAPE and TRACER field experiments by Z. Mages, P. Kollias, P. Kollias, P. Kollias, B. P. Treserras, P. Borque, M. Oue

“…Here, geostationary satellite and ground-based radar observations from June to September 2022 during the TRacking Aerosol Convection interactions ExpeRiment (TRACER) and Experiment of Sea Breeze Convection, Aerosols, Precipitation, and Environment (ESCAPE) field campaigns are used to characterize the spatial coverage, vertical extent, and precipitation fraction of shallow convective clouds. …”
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Situation Analysis of Immune Response Status One Year After the Nationwide COVID‐19 Vaccination in Cameroon: Role of Obesity and SARS‐CoV‐2 Infection by Arlette Flore Moguem Soubgui, Loick Pradel Kojom Foko, Idriss Ntatou Lemouchele, Elisée Libert Embolo Enyegue, Martin Luther Koanga Mogtomo

“…Methods Between January and September 2022, a multicentre study took place in Douala, Cameroon. Blood samples were used for determining serum levels of anti‐SARS‐CoV‐2 IgG and IgM antibodies, IL‐6, IFN‐γ, and CD4 + , while nasopharyngeal samples were used for molecular confirmation of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection. …”
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The importance of abilities in inclusive experiences from the perspective of people with visual impairments: the example of alpine skiing by Felix Oldörp, Theresa Schaller, Michelle Grenier, Martin Giese

“…Despite its potential for inclusion, barriers persist that limit participation. Using an ableism-critical and interpretivist perspective, this study explores inclusion as a subjective experience from the perspective of alpine skiers with visual impairments, focusing on how sport-related abilities influence inclusive processes. …”
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Barriers and facilitators to contraception provision among rural healthcare providers by Alexandra Buscaglia, Annie Glover, Nicole Smith, Al Garnsey

“…Qualitative interviews were coded using a combined inductive and deductive approach. …”
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Age-tailored artificial skin model for cosmetic film development by Marta Gonçalves, Sofia Brito, Chaeyeon Song, Youngkyu Han, Bum-Ho Bin, Byung Mook Weon

“…A PDMS-based model is then constructed using these skin topographies, and thin film deposition is assessed both on human-derived skin positives and on the assembled model. …”
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An intelligent non-destructive method to identify the quality of self-compacting concrete based on convolutional neural networks via image recognition by Zhong Xiao, Zixuan Liu, Xuying Guo, Jun Liu

“…Self-compacting concrete (SCC) was used in numerous structures of harbor and offshore engineering because of its high production efficiency, less labor cost and strong resistance to chloride ion erosion in seawater. …”
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The Diabetes Care Cascade in Sri Lanka: An Analysis of Losses, Disparities, and Opportunities for Improved Health System Outcomes by Ravindra P. Rannan-Eliya, Nilmini Wijemunige, H. M. M. Herath, Prasadini Perera, Vajira H.W. Dissanayake, Bilesha Perera, Shanti Dalpatadu, Sarath Samarage, Anuji Gamage

“…This study addresses this gap using data from a nationally representative longitudinal cohort. …”
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The impact of immigrant-specific policies and programmes on maternal, perinatal and paediatric outcomes: a scoping review by Seungmi Yang, Rina Lall

“…We analysed policies by the services or processes they affected, whether they restricted or supported immigrants’ access or eligibility, and by maternal/perinatal or paediatric outcomes, using a narrative synthesis.Results Out of 10 105 identified studies, 65 met our inclusion criteria. …”
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Comparing the performance variability of different eDNA primers in fish monitoring by Yan Xu, Xumeng Huo, Xinyue Chen, Zeyang Wang, Mingliang Zhou, Jie Zhu, Rui Yan, Yanpeng Cai

“…The absence of commonly identified species detected by all primers emphasizes the necessity of using multiple primers for a comprehensive assessment. …”
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Clinical Learning Environment of the "Nursing of Childbearing Family" Course from the Students\' Perspectives: An Observational Prospective Study by Howieda Fouly, Patricia M. Davidson

“…A structured questionnaire comprising 54 questions (50 multiple-choice and 4 open-ended questions) was used to students' perspectives and clinical learning environment. …”
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Color Masking of Two Types of Medium Translucency Lithium Disilicate Ceramic Restorations by Spectrophotometry by T Rostamzadeh, S Alipour, F Golsorkhtabar

“…The aim of this study was to determine the color coverage of two types of medium translucency lithium disilicate (LDS) ceramic restorations by spectrophotometry. …”
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Theoretical Diagnostics for Narrow-line Regions of Active Galactic Nuclei by Peixin Zhu, Lisa J. Kewley, Ralph S. Sutherland

“…We compare consistent H ii and AGN diagnostics and demonstrate that H ii and AGN diagnostics should not be used interchangeably. With a wide wavelength coverage, we anticipate that these AGN diagnostics will enable new metallicity studies of galaxies dominated by AGN.…”
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Genomic epidemiology of Iranian Bordetella pertussis: 50 years after the implementation of whole cell vaccine by Azadeh Safarchi, Sophie Octavia, Vajihe Sadat Nikbin, Masoumeh Nakhost Lotfi, Seyed Mohsen Zahraei, Chin Yen Tay, Binit Lamichhane, Fereshteh Shahcheraghi, Ruiting Lan

“…Pertussis caused by Bordetella pertussis, remains a public health problem worldwide, despite high vaccine coverage in infants and children in many countries. …”
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Healthcare professionals’ views on healthcare-related factors influencing symptom course in persistent somatic symptoms: a qualitative study of four European countries by Aleksandra Kustra-Mulder, Brodie McGhie-Fraser, Tara Petzke, Karolina Fila-Pawłowska, Judith Rosmalen, Fiammetta Cosci, Bernd Löwe, Angelika Weigel

“…Conclusions The results show that although expertise is improving, current healthcare system structures prevent professionals from using them effectively. Therefore, systemic reforms and better professional training are needed to improve care for patients with PSS.…”
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From Stationary to Nonstationary UAVs: Deep-Learning-Based Method for Vehicle Speed Estimation by Muhammad Waqas Ahmed, Muhammad Adnan, Muhammad Ahmed, Davy Janssens, Geert Wets, Afzal Ahmed, Wim Ectors

“…We propose an innovative method capable of estimating traffic speed using footage from both stationary and nonstationary UAVs. …”
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High-resolution soil temperature and soil moisture patterns in space, depth and time: An interpretable machine learning modelling approach by Maiken Baumberger, Bettina Haas, Sindhu Sivakumar, Marvin Ludwig, Nele Meyer, Hanna Meyer

“…Our target resolution of 10 m in space, 10 cm in depth, and 1 h in time allows capturing small-scale variations as well as short-term dynamics. We used multi-depth soil temperature and soil moisture measurements from 212 locations and linked them to 45 potential predictors, representing meteorological conditions, soil parameters, vegetation coverage, and landscape relief. …”
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