Metagenome-validated combined amplicon sequencing and text mining-based annotations for simultaneous profiling of bacteria and fungi: vaginal microbiota and mycobiota in healthy wo... by Seppo Virtanen, Schahzad Saqib, Tinja Kanerva, Rebecka Ventin-Holmberg, Pekka Nieminen, Tiina Holster, Ilkka Kalliala, Anne Salonen

“…Results Using 50 vaginal samples, we show that the combined run provides comparable results on bacterial composition and diversity to conventional 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing. …”
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Cost-effectiveness of dog rabies vaccination programs in East Africa. by Rebekah H Borse, Charisma Y Atkins, Manoj Gambhir, Eduardo A Undurraga, Jesse D Blanton, Emily B Kahn, Jessie L Dyer, Charles E Rupprecht, Martin I Meltzer

“…We used an East African human population of 1 million (approximately 2/3 living in urban setting, 1/3 rural). …”
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The Impact of the CCP 19th Congress on the Rhetoric of the Chinese Media: The Study of CCTV Evening News / Влияние XIX съезда КПК на риторику китайских СМИ. Исследование на примере... by ZHU BOKUN / ЧЖУ БОКУНЬ

“…To identify changes in the rhetoric of the media, I assessed the frequency of using certain phrases, depending on the specific topic, using computer steganography methods and methods of mathematical statistics. …”
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Skin-Inspired Magnetoresistive Tactile Sensor for Force Characterization in Distributed Areas by Francisco Mêda, Fabian Näf, Tiago P. Fernandes, Alexandre Bernardino, Lorenzo Jamone, Gonçalo Tavares, Susana Cardoso

“…Structural integrity tests showed that the device could withstand forces above 100 N, with an epoxy coverage of 0.12 mL per sensor chip. A 3D movement stage equipped with an indenting tip and force sensor was used to collect device data, which was then used to train neural network models to predict the contact location and 3D magnitude of the applied force. …”
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Comparison of the treatment efficacy of herpes zoster neuralgia with temporary spinal cord stimulation at different sites by Xin Hu, Xiaolong Ye, Liu Wang, Yilun Wu, Zenghua Zhou, Shengrong Xu, Ruilin He, Zongbin Jiang

“…In recent years, conventional temporary dorsal column stimulation (tDCS) has been widely used nationally and internationally as a safe and effective minimally invasive treatment for ZAP. …”
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Spatial Matching Relationship between the Accessibility of Elderly Health and Recreation Facilities and the Distribution of Elderly Population: A Case Study of Sichuan Province by Liu Heng, Lu Yuqi, Niu Bo, Gao Lina

“…Taking Sichuan Province as an example, this study analyzed the spatial distribution characteristics of the elderly population using revised World Pop data, used the grid cost distance method to measure the spatial accessibility of elderly health and recreational facilities, and described the degree of spatial matching between the two at the grid scale with the help of the coupled coordination model. …”
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Preliminary Identification to Local Coral Bleaching Event in Manjuto Beach, Pesisir Selatan Regency, West Sumatra: Hydro-Oceanographic Perspectives by Ulung Jantama Wisha, Ruzana Dhiauddin, Guntur Adhi Rahmawan, Yusuf Jati Wijaya

“…This study also analyzed the spatial changes of the coastline using DSASv5. A time series of tidal data was also used to analyze the tidal range-induced salinity stratification. …”
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Prevalence of Onchocerciasis and Associated Factors among Adults Aged ≥ 15 Years in Semen Bench District, Bench Maji Zone, Southwest Ethiopia: Community Based Cross-Sectional Study... by Bedilu Kifle, Kifle Woldemichael, Mamo Nigatu

“…Confidence interval was used to declare statistical significance. Result. …”
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Power and sample size considerations for test-negative design with bias correction: a case study on the world first malaria vaccine by Yura K. Ko, Tobias Alfvén, Daisuke Yoneoka

“…Using a malaria vaccine as an example, we defined six vaccination status categories based on the time since receipt of the third or fourth vaccine dose. …”
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“In cities, it’s not far, but it takes long”: comparing estimated and replicated travel times to reach life-saving obstetric care in Lagos, Nigeria by Lenka Benova, Aduragbemi Banke-Thomas, Francis Ifeanyi Ayomoh, Kerry L M Wong, Rokibat Olabisi Giwa-Ayedun

“…Background Travel time to comprehensive emergency obstetric care (CEmOC) facilities in low-resource settings is commonly estimated using modelling approaches. Our objective was to derive and compare estimates of travel time to reach CEmOC in an African megacity using models and web-based platforms against actual replication of travel.Methods We extracted data from patient files of all 732 pregnant women who presented in emergency in the four publicly owned tertiary CEmOC facilities in Lagos, Nigeria, between August 2018 and August 2019. …”
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Advanced Bayesian Method for Timely Small-Scale Forest Loss Detection in the Brazilian Amazon and Cerrado with Sentinel-1 Time-Series by M. Bottani, M. Bottani, M. Bottani, M. Bottani, L. Ferro-Famil, L. Ferro-Famil, J. Doblas, S. Mermoz, A. Bouvet, T. Koleck, T. Koleck

“…Traditional monitoring methods using optical imagery are hindered by cloud coverage, while newer Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) systems, although operational in all weather conditions, face challenges such as sensitivity to soil moisture and the need for spatial filtering to reduce speckle effects. …”
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The economic evaluation of a vaccination against pertussis infection in children in Moscow by S. V. Svetlichnaya, L. N. Mazankova, L. D. Popovich, L. A. Elagina

“…Using the model, epidemiological indicators of changes in the incidence of CI were determined, and direct and indirect costs were calculated on their basis. …”
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Environmental impact assessment of renewable power plants (solar -wind): a case study of Salafchegan special economic zone by Nahid Mohammad Hosseini, Maryam Robati, Majid Amidpour

“…These impacts were separately predicted in construction and operation phases using the Iranian matrix method and the Rapid Impact Assessment Matrix (RIAM). …”
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Comprehensive Study of Near-Earth Asteroid 2024 MK: Testing Planetary Encounters as a Source for Surface Refreshing by Lauren E. McGraw, Cristina A. Thomas, Tim A. Lister, Becky J. Williams, Andy S. Rivkin, Bryan Holler, Leslie A. Young

“…We also observed the asteroid before its close approach using Las Cumbres Observatory’s FLOYDS visible spectrometer and after its close approach using IRTF’s SpeX long-wavelength cross-dispersed short grating mode, resulting in full spectral coverage from 0.32 to 4.2 μ m. 2024 MK is an S-type asteroid that is compositionally most analogous to an L-ordinary chondrite. …”
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Drainless Uniportal VATS Wedge Resection for Early Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Propensity Analysis of the Effect of Polyglycolic Acid Sheet (Neoveil^TM) by Shuenn-Wen Kuo, Yu-Heng Su, Ke-Cheng Chen

“…<b>Objectives:</b> Absorbable biomaterials as adjuvant therapy after thoracoscopy are sometimes used in clinical scenarios. With the prevalence of enhanced rapid recovery in thoracic surgery, drainless video-assisted thoracoscopy surgery (VATS) is often adopted by thoracic surgeons. …”
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Factors Associated with Anemia among Pregnant Women of Underprivileged Ethnic Groups Attending Antenatal Care at Provincial Level Hospital of Province 2, Nepal by Umesh Kumar Yadav, Prabesh Ghimire, Archana Amatya, Ashish Lamichhane

“…Face-to-face interviews using a structured questionnaire were undertaken. …”
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Gut microbiota biodiversity indices as markers of hyperandrogenemia in women of reproductive age by I. A. Igumnov, N. L. Belkova, A. V. Atalyan, E. S. Klimenko, L. F. Sholokhov, L. V. Belenkaia, Ya. M. Samarina, I. N. Danusevich, L. M. Lazareva, Ia. G. Nadeliaeva, L. V. Suturina

“…Five indices of alpha diversity (amplicon sequencing variant, Shannon index, Simpson index, Chao index, and abundance-based coverage Index) were estimated for the gut microbiota using amplicon metasequencing. …”
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Degree of monomer conversion upon light-curing condition, biaxial flexural strength, and surface apatite formation of orthodontic adhesive containing calcium phosphate and nisin by Supachai Chanachai, Wirinrat Chaichana, Sutiwa Benjakul, Kanlaya Insee, Woranuch Chetpakdeechit, Piyaphong Panpisut

“…DC was measured using ATR-FTIR (n = 5) under different curing conditions: conventional LED (SmartLite, 1200 mW/cm2, 20s) or high-intensity LED (Valo Grand, 3200 mW/cm2, 3s), with bracket coverage. …”
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Harmonizing Landsat-8 OLI and Sentinel-2 MSI: an assessment of surface reflectance and vegetation index consistency by Jiaqi Zhang, Xiaocheng Zhou, Xueping Liu, Xiaoqin Wang, Guojin He, Youshui Zhang

“…This study utilized remote sensing data from the Sentinel-2A Multispectral Instrument (MSI) in polar orbit and the Landsat-8 Operational Land Imager (OLI) sensors, with multispectral global coverage of 10–30 m, to derive reflectance products using inversion algorithms. …”
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Identification and prioritization of population health indices in Iranian population, a qualitative study by Mahshid Roohravan Benis, Zahra Rampisheh, Nogol Motamed-Gorji, Mahnaz Solhi, Batool Tayefi

“…Abstract Introduction A population health index is a combination of two or more health indicators, used to evaluate different dimensions of health in a population. …”
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