Vaccination coverage, hesitancy and associated factors: a household survey of a cohort of children born in 2017 and 2018 in urban areas of state capital cities in the Brazilian Nor... by Ramon da Costa Saavedra, Martha Suely Itaparica de Carvalho Santiago, Maria da Glória Lima Cruz Teixeira, Maria Bernadete de Cerqueira Antunes, Rejane Christine de Sousa Queiroz, Luisa Helena de Oliveira Lima, Alberto Novaes Ramos Jr, Anderson Fuentes Ferreira, Adjoane Mauricio Silva Maciel, Jaqueline Caracas Barbosa, Ana Paula França, Carla Magda Allan Santos Domingues, José Cássio de Moraes, Adriana Ilha da Silva, Alberto Novaes Ramos Jr., Ana Paula França, Andrea de Nazaré Marvão Oliveira, Antonio Fernando Boing, Carla Magda Allan Santos Domingues, Consuelo Silva de Oliveira, Ethel Leonor Noia Maciel, Ione Aquemi Guibu, Isabelle Ribeiro Barbosa Mirabal, Jaqueline Caracas Barbosa, Jaqueline Costa Lima, José Cássio de Moraes, Karin Regina Luhm, Karlla Antonieta Amorim Caetano, Luisa Helena de Oliveira Lima, Maria Bernadete de Cerqueira Antunes, Maria da Glória Lima Cruz Teixeira, Maria Denise de Castro Teixeira, Maria Fernanda de Sousa Oliveira Borges, Rejane Christine de Sousa Queiroz, Ricardo Queiroz Gurgel, Rita Barradas Barata, Roberta Nogueira Calandrini de Azevedo, Sandra Maria do Valle Leone de Oliveira, Sheila Araújo Teles, Silvana Granado Nogueira da Gama, Sotero Serrate Mengue, Taynãna César Simões, Valdir Nascimento, Wildo Navegantes de Araújo

“…Methods A household survey using cluster sampling was conducted from 2020-2022 to estimate vaccination coverage and hesitancy. …”
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Dosimetric scorecards express precise clinical intent: alternate hippocampal-sparing whole-brain RapidPlan models favoring target coverage and homogeneity at 30 and 20 Gy by Kareem Rayn, Kareem Rayn, Anthony Magliari, Ryan Clark, Lesley Rosa, Robert Doucet, Line Comeau, Alan Nichol, Russell Ruo, David Roberge

“…The models were trained using a multi-institution dataset, and a recursive method was employed to generate consistent, high-quality plans. …”
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Proportion of hepatitis B virus infection, vaccine awareness, and coverage among pregnant mothers attending a tertiary care hospital in Odisha – A cross-sectional study by Swayam P. Parida, Baijayantimala Mishra, Vikas Bhatia, Saubhagya K. Jena, Debkumar Pal, Sourabh Paul, Jyotiranjan Sahoo

“…A pre-designed, pre-tested questionnaire was used to collect data regarding the level of knowledge on hepatitis B infection and vaccination. …”
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Structural analysis of $$\hbox{Sn}$$ on $${\hbox{Au}(111)}$$ at low coverages: Towards the $${\hbox {Au}_{2}\hbox {Sn}}$$ surface alloy with alternating fcc and hcp domains by Julian A. Hochhaus, Stefanie Hilgers, Marie Schmitz, Lukas Kesper, Ulf Berges, Carsten Westphal

“…Abstract We report on the structural and chemical evolution of submonolayer $$\hbox{Sn}$$ on $${\hbox{Au}(111)}$$ up to the formation of the striped $${\hbox {Au}_{2}\hbox {Sn}}$$ surface alloy. Using Low-Energy Electron Diffraction (LEED) and Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM), we identify a previously unobserved hexagonal $$(2\times 2)$$ -reconstruction at a $$\hbox{Sn}$$ film thickness of $$\approx 0.28$$ monolayers (ML). …”
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Challenges with achieving and maintaining oral cholera vaccine coverage: insights from serial cross-sectional representative surveys in a cholera-endemic community in the Democrati... by Oliver Cumming, Andrew S Azman, Espoir Bwenge Malembaka, Jackie Knee, Placide Okitayemba Welo, Aimé Cikomola, Aybüke Koyuncu, Patrick Musole Bugeme, Juan Dent, Chloe Hutchins, Hanmeng Xu, Karin Gallandat, Joseph Matundanya, Delphin Rukakiza, Merveille Nkombo, Jaime Saidi Mufitini, Baron Bashige Rumedeka, Laurent Akilimali, Elizabeth C Lee

“…We compared the characteristics of participants by vaccination status and explored the potential role of population movement as a cause for low coverage. We used an exponential decay model to predict the proportion of the population vaccinated with ≥1 dose of kOCV over time based on age-specific coverage.Results We enrolled 8735 participants from 1433 households across all surveys. …”
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Enhanced influenza vaccination for older adults in Europe: a review of the current situation and expert recommendations for the future by Gaëtan Gavazzi, Bertrand Fougère, Olivier Hanon, Isabel Leroux-Roels, Etienne Brochot, Elodie Blanchard, Colin A Russell, Marc Paccalin, Tino F Schwarz

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In silico identification of cytotoxic T lymphocyte epitopes encoded by RD5 region of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Jun-Wei Zhao, Min Yan, Guang Shi, Shu-Lin Zhang, Liang Ming

“…The current study evaluates CTL epitopes of Rv3117 and Rv3120 proteins, two newly found M. tuberculosis region-diffference-5 (RD5)-encoded antigens, and their population coverage. Methodology: The amino acid sequences of the two proteins were subjected to epitope analysis under HLA-A2, A3 and B7 supertype restriction using NetCTL, SYFPEITHI, BIMAS, NetCTLPan, IEDB, NetMHC and NetMHCPan prediction online servers. …”
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Efficacy of Stb resistance genes and pathotype diversity in Zymoseptoria tritici from Ethiopia by Ayantu Tucho, Tilahun Mekonnen, Kassahun Tesfaye, Diriba Muleta, Tesfaye Alemu, Farideh Ghadamgahi, Aakash Chawade, Ramesh Raju Vetukuri

“…This study identified highly virulent pathogen isolates useful for wheat germplasm screening for STB resistance and also key resistance source materials for use in wheat resistance breeding in Ethiopia.…”
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Energy-efficient tethered aerostat platforms for providing last-mile connectivity in national parks by Josiah Ibrahim Kayenzemale, Kwame S. Ibwe

“…Currently, this challenge is addressed through the use of ground-based cellular technology. The construction of ground-based cell towers in preserved areas is highly discouraged to preserve the ecosystem and habitat of the animals. …”
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Trust Domain Extensions Guest Fuzzing Framework for Security Vulnerability Detection by Eran Dahan, Itzhak Aviv, Michael Kiperberg

“…We suggest a comprehensive TDX Guest Fuzzing Framework that systematically explores the guest’s code paths handling untrusted inputs. Our method uses a customized coverage-guided fuzzer to target those pathways with random input mutations following integrating static analysis to identify possible attack surfaces, where the guest reads data from the host. …”
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Designing a supply chain resilience assessment model with the approach of NDEA(case of study: government hospitals of Yazd province) by Mohsen Shafiei Nikabadi, Fereshteh Bahrami

“…Data envelopment analysis is a mathematical programming approach, one of the non-parametric methods of evaluating the performance and ranking of homogeneous decision-making units (Pratab Singh et al., 2022) which is also used for relative evaluation using multiple inputs and outputs. …”
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Is There a Key Primer for Amplification of Core Land Plant DNA Barcode Regions (rbcL and matK)? by Leonardo C. J. Corvalán, Amanda A. deMelo‐Ximenes, Larissa R. Carvalho, Carlos de M. e Silva‐Neto, José A. F. Diniz‐Filho, Mariana P. de C. Telles, Rhewter Nunes

“…We extracted primer sequences from DNA barcode studies in the Web of Science and used chloroplast genome sequences from NCBI for in silico PCR tests using OpenprimeR. …”
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Comparison of Some Spraying Characteristics by Testing Different Spray Nozzle Positions on Artificial Cotton Plants when Defoliant Application by Keziban Yalçın Dokumacı, Cengiz Özarslan

“…According to the results, it is determined that NP3 which is used generally in 40 L da-1 norm provide the best deposition and coverage rate on applications of defoliant, in addition to pesticide reach on leaf beneath in merely this spray nozzle position.…”
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Factors influencing participation of elderly population in mass drug administration for lymphatic filariasis: a cross-sectional study by Muhammed Jabir, Vijayakumar Balakrishnan, Kaliannagounder Krishnamoorthy, Ashwani Kumar, Philip Raj Abraham

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A New Method to Estimate the Cover Management Factor on the Loess Plateau in China by XIE Xinli, LI Qinglan, WANG Linhua, ZHANG Hui, WU Faqi

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Effects of Thin Capitalization on The Financial Performance of Multinational Companies in Nigeria by Ifeoma Osamor, Godwin Omoregbee, Ayomide Olugbenga

“…Thin capitalization was a proxy with financial leverage ratio, fixed-charge coverage ratio and debt ratio; financial performance was a proxy with return on asset, while the firm’s size was used as a control variable. …”
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AI-driven assessment of over-scanning in chest CT: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Mo’men Bani-Ahmad, Andrew England, Laura McLaughlin, Marwan Alshipli, Kholoud Alzyoud, Yasser H. Hadi, Mark McEntee

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Exploring patient and provider perspectives on health insurance effectiveness in cameroon: a qualitative study by Adanze Nge Cynthia, Bülent Kılıç

“…Reflective thematic analysis was used to identify important aspects of our study. …”
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Social investigation report of cVDPV2 outbreak in Dagahaley Refugee Camp, Dadaab Sub-County, Garissa County, Kenya, November 2021 by Freshia Waithaka, Fredrick Ngeno, Hillary Limo, Wickliffe Mattini, Fredrick Odhiambo, Maurice Owiny

“…Socio-demographic and clinical data were collected using the Open Data Kit. We defined a case as any person with poliovirus isolated in their stool. …”
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Spatiotemporal evolutionary characteristics of vegetation restoration after historical earthquake landslides from 1985 to 2020: A case study of Tianshui City, China by Xing Su, Jing Jia, Jun Zhang, Xia Li, Manyin Zhang

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