Improving Transmission in Integrated Unmanned Aerial Vehicle–Intelligent Connected Vehicle Networks with Selfish Nodes Using Opportunistic Approaches by Meixin Ye, Zhenfeng Zhou, Lijun Zhu, Fanghui Huang, Tao Li, Dawei Wang, Yi Jin, Yixin He

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Comparison of surgical outcomes of osteosynthesis using anatomical locking plates with proximal screws and smooth pegs for proximal humeral fractures by Ryogo Furuhata, Atsushi Tanji, Yusaku Kamata, Noboru Matsumura

“…In three-part fractures involving the greater tuberosity, the use of proximal screws or plates with sufficient coverage of the greater tuberosity may be desirable to prevent reduction loss of the greater tuberosity.…”
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Creating cohesive communities: using Conditional–Collective–Community-Based Incentives to change social norms on polio immunization in Pakistan by Farhana Tabassum, Zayaan Delawalla, Mushtaq Mirani, Zahid Ali Khan, Aadarsh Fateh Muhammad, Muhammad Asim, Jai K. Das, Jai K. Das

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Biomechanical Analysis of Pediatric Dental Crowns: A Comparative Study of Zirconia, Bioflex, and PEEK Using Finite Element Analysis by Leena Kumari, Aradhana Agrawal, Anusmita Mandal, Divyani Nandekar, Jagruti Narlawar, Shilpa Ghosh

“…Restorative approaches, including full-coverage crowns, are commonly used to preserve primary teeth, with zirconia crowns being the preferred choice for durability and aesthetics. …”
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Intrusion Detection Using Hybrid Pearson Correlation and GS-PSO Optimized Random Forest Technique for RPL-Based IoT by Wei Yang, Xinlong Wang, Zhiming Zhang, Shaolong Chen, Chengqi Hou, Siwei Luo

“…Second, we propose an efficient routing detection method that accelerates model training speed by using Hybrid Pearson Correlation and GS-PSO(Grid Search-Particle Swarm Optimization) Optimized Random Forest Technique. …”
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Factors influencing dental care services utilization in India using Andersen health behaviour model: a systematic review by Sapna Negi, Ankita Mathur, Elakeya Udhaya, Neha Rani, Vini Mehta

“…Abstract Background The use of dental services in India is impacted by a complex interplay of contextual, social, and individual factors. …”
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3D tomographic analysis of equatorial plasma bubble using GNSS-TEC data from Indonesian GNSS Network by Ihsan Naufal Muafiry, Prayitno Abadi, Teguh N. Pratama, Dyah R. Martiningrum, Sri Ekawati, Yuandhika G. Wismaya, Febrylian F. Chabibi, Gatot H. Pramono

“…These findings highlight the potential for future three-dimensional research of plasma bubbles in low-latitude regions using existing GNSS networks, with extensive longitudinal coverage.…”
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High-speed FSO-5G wireless communication system with enhanced loss compensation using high-power EDFA by Stotaw Talbachew Hayle, Hua-Yi Hsu, Chia-Peng Wang, Hai-Han Lu, Jia-Ming Lu, Wei-Wen Hsu, Yu-Chen Chung, Yu-Yao Bai, Kelper Okram

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Near Real‐Time Mapping of All‐Sky Land Surface Temperature From GOES‐R Using Machine Learning by Sadegh Ranjbar, Danielle Losos, Sophie Hoffman, Shiva Arabi, Ankur Desai, Paul C. Stoy

“…We compared two machine learning (ML) models, Long Short‐Term Memory (LSTM) networks and Gradient Boosting Regressor (GBR), using top‐of‐atmosphere observations from the Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) on the GOES‐16 satellite against observations from hundreds of observation sites for a five‐year period. …”
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Using an adaptive, codesign approach to strengthen clinic-level immunisation services in Khayelitsha, Western Cape Province, South Africa by Margaret Kelaher, Ross Stewart Bailie, Andrea Timothy, David Coetzee, Margie Danchin

“…Introduction Optimal immunisation programme service delivery and childhood vaccine coverage remains an ongoing challenge in South Africa. …”
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How useful is Nanopore adaptive sampling for sequencing Schistosoma mansoni miracidia? [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] by Andrina Barungi, Moses Arinaitwe, Thomas Crellen, Amy B. Pedersen, Arne Jacobs, Rivka M. Lim, Poppy H.L. Lamberton, Joanne P. Webster, Thomas M. Arme

“…In this study, we evaluated the potential of adaptive sampling to selectively enrich S. mansoni DNA from both washed and unwashed larval stage miracidia. We used Kraken2 to characterise sample contamination and assessed sequencing breadth and depth of genome coverage to determine whether adaptive sampling could provide sufficient S. mansoni DNA for WGS. …”
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Organization of Preventive Vaccination against Dysentery under Conditions of Critical Emergencies Caused by Flood (Using the Example of Khabarovsk Territory) by T. A. Zaitseva, O. E. Trotsenko, S. V. Balakhonov, Yu. A. Garbuz, T. V. Korita, A. P. Bondarenko, T. N. Karavyanskaya

“…Conducted analysis was used as the basis to provide emergency measures on preventive vaccination against dysentery and coverage with phage therapy of the population aggravated by flood of 2013. …”
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Quantifying Spatial variation in environmental and sociodemographic drivers of leptospirosis in the Dominican Republic using a geographically weighted regression model by Beatris Mario Martin, Benn Sartorius, Helen J. Mayfield, Angela M. Cadavid Restrepo, Behzad Kiani, Cecilia Jocelyn Then Paulino, Marie Caroline Etienne, Ronald Skewes-Ramm, Michael de St Aubin, Devan Dumas, Salome Garnier, William Duke, Farah Peña, Gabriela Abdalla, Lucia de la Cruz, Bernarda Henríquez, Margaret Baldwin, Adam Kucharski, Eric J. Nilles, Colleen L. Lau

“…We analysed data from 2078 participants in two provinces, Espaillat and San Pedro de Macoris (SPM), collected from a 2021 cross-sectional survey. We used geographically weighted regression to quantify associations between leptospirosis seropositivity and spatial environmental and sociodemographic data. …”
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Space-Based Mapping of Pre- and Post-Hurricane Mangrove Canopy Heights Using Machine Learning with Multi-Sensor Observations by Boya Zhang, Daniel Gann, Shimon Wdowinski, Chaohao Lin, Erin Hestir, Lukas Lamb-Wotton, Khandker S. Ishtiaq, Kaleb Smith, Yuepeng Li

“…We used pre- and post-Irma LiDAR-derived canopy height models (CHMs) to train Random Forest regression models that used features of Sentinel-1 SAR time series, Landsat-8 optical, and classified mangrove maps. …”
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Comparison of terrestrial exospheric hydrogen 3D distributions at solar minimum and maximum using TWINS Lyman-α observations by Jochen H. Zoennchen, Gonzalo Cucho-Padin, Gonzalo Cucho-Padin, Lara Waldrop, Hans J. Fahr

“…Specifically, we used Lyman-alpha (Lyman-α, FUV at 121.6 nm) radiance data acquired by the Lyman-alpha detectors (LADs) onboard NASA’s TWINS satellites, collected over several days for each of the 3 years to provide sufficient coverage of the exospheric region. …”
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Increasing Systemic Resilience to Socioeconomic Challenges: Modeling the Dynamics of Liquidity Flows and Systemic Risks Using Navier–Stokes Equations by Davit Gondauri, Nino Chedia, Vakhtang Tsintsadze

“…The model is validated using empirical data such as Gross Domestic Product (GDP), inflation, the Gini index, Credit Default Swap (CDS) spreads, and Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) metrics.The results indicate that the model effectively describes the dynamics of liquidity, systemic risks and extreme financial scenarios. …”
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Winter wheat plant density determination: Robust predictions across varied agronomic conditions using multiscale RGB imaging by Jara Jauregui-Besó, Adrian Gracia-Romero, Constanza S. Carrera, Marta da Silva Lopes, José Luis Araus, Shawn Carlisle Kefauver

“…This study automated wheat density estimation using multiscale imaging from ground and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) at 15, 30, and 50m Conducted over two agronomic seasons (2022 and 2023) with different water profiles, it analyzed three wheat genotypes (cv. …”
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Automated Extraction of Mortality Information From Publicly Available Sources Using Large Language Models: Development and Evaluation Study by Mohammed Al-Garadi, Michele LeNoue-Newton, Michael E Matheny, Melissa McPheeters, Jill M Whitaker, Jessica A Deere, Michael F McLemore, Dax Westerman, Mirza S Khan, José J Hernández-Muñoz, Xi Wang, Aida Kuzucan, Rishi J Desai, Ruth Reeves

“…We then used a few-shot learning (FSL) approach with LLMs to identify primary and secondary CoDs. …”
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Place of Death of People With Cancer in 12 Latin American Countries: A Population Study Using National Death Registers by Alisa Dannenberg, Joachim Cohen, Luc Deliens, Katja Seitz, Alicia Krikorian, Luis Fernando Rodrigues, Verónica Kramer, Alejandra Sosa Basaistegui, Alberto Alonso Babarro, Andrea Cartin, Celina Castaneda, Lesly Peralta, Cesar Villacres, Sofía Bunge, Tania Pastrana

“…Methods We carried out a population‐level observational study using death certificate data from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay. …”
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Genetic characterization of Lynch syndrome germline variants in a LATAM cohort using a customized NGS gene panel by Cecilia Mathó, Cecilia Mathó, Santiago Chávez, Santiago Chávez, Rafael Sebastián Fort, Rafael Sebastián Fort, Adriana Della Valle, Florencia Neffa, José Roberto Sotelo-Silveira, José Roberto Sotelo-Silveira, Nora Artagaveytia, María Ana Duhagon, María Ana Duhagon

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