Integration and evaluation of implementation strategies to improve guideline-concordant bladder cancer surveillance: a prospective observational study by Lisa Zubkoff, A. Aziz Ould Ismail, Laura Jensen, David A. Haggstrom, Soham Kale, Muta M. Issa, Jeffrey J. Tosoian, Mohummad Minhaj Siddiqui, Kennedi Bloomquist, Elisabeth R. Kimball, Susan Zickmund, Florian R. Schroeck

“…Abstract Background Despite guideline recommendations, our prior work revealed more than half of low-risk bladder cancer patients within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) undergo too many surveillance procedures and about a third of high-risk patients do not undergo enough procedures. …”
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Socioeconomic and geographical disparities in disability distribution among Tanzanian population: insights from the 2022 demographic and health survey and malaria indicator survey by Pankras Luoga, Gladys Reuben Mahiti, Oliva Kapinga, Blandina Herzon, Syabo M. Mwaisengela, Patricia A. Materu, Chrisogone J. German, Amalberga Alex Kasangala, Grace Edward Mtulo, Erick S. Kinyenje, Joseph C. Hokororo, Teresia Lipyana Ngonyani, Godfrey Kacholi, Ntuli A. Kapologwe, Claud J. Kumalija, Mackfallen G. Anasel, Eliudi S. Eliakimu

“…Methodology This study utilized secondary data from the 2022 Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey and Malaria Indicator Survey (TDHS-MIS), comprising a weighted sample of 58,425 individuals. The dependent variable was disability status, while independent variables included demographic and socioeconomic factors. …”
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Increased in vitro antimicrobial resistance of Mycoplasma pneumoniae isolates obtained from children in Beijing, China, in 2023 by Xinyu Jia, Xinyu Jia, Yujie Chen, Yagang Gao, Xue Ren, Bing Du, Hanqing Zhao, Yanling Feng, Guanhua Xue, Jinghua Cui, Lin Gan, Junxia Feng, Zheng Fan, Tongtong Fu, Ziying Xu, Zihui Yu, Yang Yang, Shuo Zhao, Lijuan Huang, Yuehua Ke, Chuanhe Liu, Chao Yan, Jing Yuan

“…Genotypes P1 type 1 and P1 type 2 were identified in 74.2% and 25.8% of isolates, and M4-5-7-2 (61.3%) and M3-5-6-2 (22.6%) were predominant multi-locus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis (MLVA) types. …”
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New Epitopes for the Serodiagnosis of Human Borreliosis by Mônica E. T. Alcón-Chino, Virgínia L. N. Bonoldi, Rosa M. R. Pereira, Gilberto S. Gazeta, João P. R. S. Carvalho, Paloma Napoleão-Pêgo, Andressa M. Durans, André L. A. Souza, Salvatore G. De-Simone

“…These peptides are promising targets for recombinant development, potentially leading to more accurate serological tests and vaccines.…”
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Incidence of recovery rate and predictors among hospitalized COVID- 19 infected patients in Ethiopia; a systemic review and meta-analysis by Fassikaw Kebede Bizuneh, Getaye Tizazu Biwota, Tsheten Tsheten, Tsehay Kebede Bizuneh

“…Conclusion and recommendation In Ethiopia, more than eight out of ten hospitalized COVID-19 patients recovered after inpatient treatment. …”
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Liver fibrosis classification on trichrome histology slides using weakly supervised learning in children and young adults by Mahdieh Shabanian, Zachary Taylor, Christopher Woods, Anas Bernieh, Jonathan Dillman, Lili He, Sarangarajan Ranganathan, Jennifer Picarsic, Elanchezhian Somasundaram

“…Background: Traditional liver fibrosis staging via percutaneous biopsy suffers from sampling bias and variable inter-pathologist agreement, highlighting the need for more objective techniques. …”
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Enhancing Wind Turbine Efficiency: An Experimental Investigation of a Sensorless Three-Vector Finite Set Predictive Torque Control Approach for PMSG-Based Systems by Marouane Ahmed Ghodbane, Toufik Mohamed Benchouia, Mohamed Chebaani, Mohamed Becherif, Yassine Himeur, Amar Golea, Abdelmoumen Ghilani, Zakaria Alili, Shadi Atalla, Wathiq Mansoor

“…This method is designed specifically for wind turbines that use Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generators (PMSGs) connected directly to the power grid (Variable Speed Wind Turbine (VSWT)). This approach does not require an anemometer, mechanical parameters, or rotor position sensors, making the system simpler, more reliable, and cost-effective. …”
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Altered reactivity to threatening stimuli in Drosophila models of Parkinson’s disease, revealed by a trial-based assay by Márton Kajtor, Viktor András Billes, Bálint Király, Patricia Karkusova, Tibor Kovács, Hannah Stabb, Katalin Sviatkó, Andor Vizi, Eszter Ujvári, Diána Balázsfi, Sophie E Seidenbecher, Duda Kvitsiani, Tibor Vellai, Balázs Hangya

“…Therefore, to allow a more direct fly-versus-human comparison, we surveyed the rarely exploited, rich behavioral repertoire of fruit flies with genetic alterations relevant to Parkinson’s disease (PD), including overexpression of human mutant Parkin or α-synuclein proteins and mutations in dopamine receptors. …”
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Viral Suppression and Its Associated Factors in HIV Patients on Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART): A Retrospective Study in the Ho Municipality, Ghana by Sylvester Yao Lokpo, Patrick Jnr Ofori-Attah, Louis Selassie Ameke, Christian Obirikorang, Verner Ndudiri Orish, Godsway Edem Kpene, Eric Agboli, Gideon Kye-Duodu, John Gameli Deku, Benedict Kwame Awadzi, Mark Noagbe, Seyram Tetteh Quarshie

“…However, regular clinic attendance (used as proxy for medication adherence) (p<0.0001) and being on HAART for more than three (3) years (p=0.03) were associated with viral suppression. …”
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PERBANDINGAN JARINGAN SYARAF TIRUAN DAN NAIVE BAYES DALAM DETEKSI SESEORANG TERKENA PENYAKIT STROKE by I. Rohmana, R. Arifudin

“…A good method in learning machine based on the training data is </em><em>A</em><em>rtificial </em><em>N</em><em>eural </em><em>N</em><em>etwork and </em><em>N</em><em>aive </em><em>B</em><em>ayes</em><em> </em><em>method, by using the data variable of some common stroke symptoms used as the training data in the learning process of the system which is going to be built to determine whether prediction of stroke disease. …”
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Studying the Relationship Between Morphological Characteristics and Ecological Niche Overlap of the Namak Chub (Squalius namak) In the Jajroud River by Hamed Shabanloo, Hadi Poorbagher, Soheil Eagderi

“…To determine ecological niches, nine environmental variables were used. For morphometric studies, photographs of the samples were taken. …”
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A Copula-based Method for River Ecological Flow Quantification and Algal Bloom Risk Assessment in the Hanjiang River by NONG Xi-zhi, LAI Cheng, JING Zheng, YE Ye

“…Future research can further incorporate multiple variables such as water quality and temperature to establish more complex Copula models, improving prediction accuracy and scenario simulation capabilities.…”
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Optimizing water management in greenhouse farming through an IoT-enabled monitoring system by Abdelrahman A. El-Sheshny, Amal M. Abdel-Hameed, M. A. Al-Rajhi, Hamed G. Ghanem, Taha M. Elzanaty, Mostafa H. Fayed

“…The study underscores IoT-based precision irrigation’s potential to maximize yields and enhance water efficiency, with SSDI proving more efficient at lower irrigation levels.…”
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Development and Study of Demodulators for Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum Signals by D. I. Kaplun, V. V. Gulvanskiy, I. I. Kanatov, D. M. Klionskiy, A. B. Khachaturyan, D. N. Butusov, V. F. Lapizkiy, V. I. Bobrovskiy

“…Since the structure of a synchrosequence is known, it is possible to obtain more precise results using the crosscorrelation function. …”
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The Association of Lipoprotein(a) with Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events after Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Meta-Analysis of Cohort Studies by Huiruo Liu, Liangshan Wang, Hong Wang, Xing Hao, Zhongtao Du, Chenglong Li, Xiaotong Hou

“…The Lp(a) level was analyzed using categorical and continuous variables. Subgroup analyses were conducted based on gender, type of AMI, diabetic and hypertensive status. …”
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Rapid biphasic decay of intact and defective HIV DNA reservoir during acute treated HIV disease by Alton Barbehenn, Lei Shi, Junzhe Shao, Rebecca Hoh, Heather M. Hartig, Vivian Pae, Sannidhi Sarvadhavabhatla, Sophia Donaire, Caroline Sheikhzadeh, Jeffrey Milush, Gregory M. Laird, Mignot Mathias, Kristen Ritter, Michael J. Peluso, Jeffrey Martin, Frederick Hecht, Christopher Pilcher, Stephanie E. Cohen, Susan Buchbinder, Diane Havlir, Monica Gandhi, Timothy J. Henrich, Hiroyu Hatano, Jingshen Wang, Steven G. Deeks, Sulggi A. Lee

“…Defective DNA had a similar biphasic pattern, but data were more variable. Predicted intact and defective decay rates were faster for PLWH with earlier timing of ART initiation, higher initial CD4 + T cell count, and lower pre-ART viral load. …”
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Forecasting acute childhood malnutrition in Kenya using machine learning and diverse sets of indicators. by Girmaw Abebe Tadesse, Laura Ferguson, Caleb Robinson, Shiphrah Kuria, Herbert Wanyonyi, Samuel Murage, Samuel Mburu, Rahul Dodhia, Juan M Lavista Ferres, Bistra Dilkina

“…This work represents a foundational step in developing a broader childhood malnutrition forecasting framework, capable of monitoring malnutrition trends and identifying impending malnutrition peaks across more than 80 low- and middle-income countries collecting similar DHIS2 datasets.…”
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Response Patterns of Three Types of Biocrust to Reduced Rainfall by Hongyu Jiang, Qianhai Ye, Siqing Wang, Liping Yang, Yali Ma, Yuhan Qi, Haoran Luo, Zhixin Zhou, Qinqin Chang, Li Ma, Hao Wang, Changming Zhao, Ning Chen

“…We used cover percentage of biocrusts as our response variable. Results showed that algae biocrust cover exhibited a limited, still significant, response to rainfall reduction, while lichen biocrust cover demonstrated a more sensitive responses to rainfall reduction and time. …”
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Non-adherence to antenatal iron supplementation and its determinants among pregnant women in 35 sub-saharan African countries: a generalized linear mixed-effects modeling with robu... by Kusse Urmale Mare, Setognal Birara Aychiluhm, Getahun Fentaw Mulaw, Kebede Gemeda Sabo, Oumer Abdulkadir Ebrahim, Tsion Mulat Tebeje, Beminate Lemma Seifu

“…After excluding women with missing data on the outcome variable, a weighted sample of 158,941 women who received iron supplementation during their recent pregnancy was included in the analysis. …”
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Single-cell transcriptomics link gene expression signatures to clinicopathological features of gonadotroph and lactotroph PitNET by T. Elise Potthoff, Carolin Walter, Daniela Jeising, Daniel Münter, Archana Verma, Eric Suero Molina, Walter Stummer, Martin Dugas, Wolfgang Hartmann, Matthias Dottermusch, Lea Altendorf, Ulrich Schüller, Sophia Scheuermann, Christian Seitz, Thomas K. Albert, Kornelius Kerl

“…Also notable is the presence of proliferative lymphocytes, the occurrence of which positively correlates with more aggressive tumor behavior in the bulk RNA-seq cohort. …”
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