Accessibility and quality of care for adults with hypertension in rural Burkina Faso: results from a cross-sectional household survey. by Stephanie Lacey, Maria Lisa Odland, Ali Sié, Guy Harling, Till Bärnighausen, Pascal Geldsetzer, Lisa R Hirschhorn, Justine I Davies

“…Clarity of communication and opinion of medical provider knowledge were the best-rated experiential quality process variables, with 40.1% and 39.7% of participants´ responses indicating higher quality care respectively. …”
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Indicators of crisis development and financial behavior of subjects of the global economic system in crisis periods by G. F. Romashkina, D. F. Skripnuk, K. V. Andrianov

“…In this time, there is a decrease in the scale of variation in the growth rates of indicators of money supply, companies’ market capitalization and domestic credit.Conclusions and Relevance: the identified evaluative indicators can act as a system of leading indicators of crisis processes, in conditions of an increase in the global economy volume and the intensifying instability of the global financial system. …”
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A peptide filtering relation quantifies MHC class I peptide optimization. by Neil Dalchau, Andrew Phillips, Leonard D Goldstein, Mark Howarth, Luca Cardelli, Stephen Emmott, Tim Elliott, Joern M Werner

“…Using a combination of published and novel experimental data to parameterize the model, we arrive at a relation of peptide filtering, which quantifies peptide optimization as a function of peptide supply and peptide unbinding rates. …”
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Comparison of treatment effort for immunocontraceptive vaccines and surgical sterilization in deer by Charles S. Evans, Anthony J. DeNicola, Robert J. Warren

“…These data were recorded for 335 deer across 6 urban–suburban communities. …”
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Determinants of the issuance of hybrid securities by insurers from the perspective of IAS 32 by Bruno Paisano, Eduardo Flores, Bruno Meirelles Salotti

“…Specifically, it investigates how factors such as asset size, cost of capital, duration gaps, effective tax rates, and liquidity and solvency ratios influence the propensity of insurers to issue hybrid bonds. …”
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rule4ml: an open-source tool for resource utilization and latency estimation for ML models on FPGA by Mohammad Mehdi Rahimifar, Hamza Ezzaoui Rahali, Audrey C Therrien

“…Implementing machine learning (ML) models on field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) is becoming increasingly popular across various domains as a low-latency and low-power solution that helps manage large data rates generated by continuously improving detectors. …”
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A Systematic Review of Hospital-to-School Reintegration Interventions for Children and Youth with Acquired Brain Injury. by Sally Lindsay, Laura R Hartman, Nick Reed, Caron Gan, Nicole Thomson, Beverely Solomon

“…Two independent reviewers applied our inclusion criteria, extracted data, and rated study quality. A meta-analysis was not feasible due to the heterogeneity of the studies reported. …”
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Assess the Variability and Robustness of an Aluminum-Based Adsorption–Precipitation Method for Virus Detection in Wastewater Samples by Lorena Casado-Martín, Marta Hernández, José M. Eiros, Antonio Valero, David Rodríguez-Lázaro

“…These findings highlight the importance of process controls, confirming the robustness of the methodology, and identifying key parameters that should be considered in future studies for improved data interpretation.…”
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A novel strategy for controllable electrofabrication of molecularly imprinted polymer biosensors utilizing embedded Prussian blue nanoparticles by Bahareh Babamiri, Mohammadreza Farrokhnia, Mehdi Mohammadi, Amir Sanati Nezhad

“…This study introduces an innovative QC strategy to produce highly reproducible molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) biosensors by leveraging real-time data from the electrofabrication process. Prussian Blue nanoparticles (PB NPs) embedded within the MIP structure enable precise monitoring of surface properties, conductivity, MIP film thickness, and template extraction efficiency. …”
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Costs and export potentials of green synthetic fuels produced in the MENA region by Josua Braun, Thomas Pregger, Jürgen Kern, Yvonne Scholz

“…It accommodates various converter and storage technologies, enabling high utilization rates even with fluctuating renewable electricity supply. …”
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Korean Guidelines for the Management and Antibiotic Therapy in Adult Patients with Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia by Hayoung Choi, Kyung Hoon Min, Young Seok Lee, Youjin Chang, Bo Young Lee, Jee Youn Oh, Ae-Rin Baek, Jongmin Lee, Kyeongman Jeon

“…Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) are correlated with high morbidity and mortality rates. Guidelines that consider local epidemiologic data are fundamental for identifying optimal treatment strategies. …”
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A Reflux Linked GATA Factor Fulcrum Dictates Lineage Commitment Through GPRC5B During the Esophageal Dysplastic TransitionSummary by Omar Abuhussein, Sara Hosseini-Farahabadi, Corina Stewart, Stephane Flibotte, Alireza Heravi-Moussavi, David Farnell, David Schaeffer, Fergal Donnellan, Frank McKeon, Wa Xian, Dermot Kelleher, Shane Patrick Duggan

“…Functionally, GPRC5B was found to be low-pH-responsive, to increase proliferative and colony formation rates, and when overexpressed facilitate a hyperproliferative HGD-like transformation of BE-ASCs. …”
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Microbial responses to changing plant community protect peatland carbon stores during Holocene drying by Yiming Zhang, Xianyu Huang, Bingyan Zhao, Chaoyang Yan, Hongyan Zhao, Hongbin Zhang, Toby A. Halamka, Rebecca H. Peel, Mike Vreeken, Angela V. Gallego-Sala, Richard D. Pancost, Shucheng Xie

“…Together, this cascade of processes amplifies carbon accumulation, with peak rates occurring alongside diminished microbial heterotrophy during woody expansions. …”
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A Silicon Photonic 32-Input Coherent Combiner for Turbulence Mitigation in Free Space Optics Links by Lorenzo de Marinis, Peter Seigo Kincaid, Yann Lucas, Lea Krafft, Vincent Michau, Matteo Cherchi, Mikko Karppinen, Giampiero Contestabile

“…Free space optical links promise high data rates for future wireless communications systems, but performance is degraded by turbulence, limiting the potential use cases. …”
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Characterizing executive functioning and associated behaviors in individuals with dual-specificity tyrosine phosphorylation-regulated kinase 1A (DYRK1A) syndrome by Hannah M. Rea, Sara Jane Webb, Sara Jane Webb, Evangeline C. Kurtz-Nelson, Caitlin M. Hudac, Caitlin M. Hudac, Raphael A. Bernier, Conor Miles, Rachel Earl, Alana Whiting, Curtis Eayrs, Margaret Johansson, Tianyun Wang, Tianyun Wang, Tianyun Wang, Evan E. Eichler, Evan E. Eichler, Emily Neuhaus, Emily Neuhaus

“…Specifically, executive functioning, or cognitive processes that are necessary for goal-directed behavior, has not yet been characterized in this population.MethodsIndividuals with DYRK1A variants (n = 29; ages 4 to 21 years) were assessed with a standardized protocol with multiple measures of executive functioning: Delis-Kaplan Executive Function Schedule, and chronologically age-appropriate caregiver-report forms of the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF) and Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment (ASEBA). …”
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A digital programme to prevent falls and improve well-being in people living with dementia in the community: the KOKU-LITE feasibility randomised controlled trial protocol by Emma Stanmore, Jaheeda Gangannagaripalli, Emma Vardy

“…Participants aged ≥55 years with any type but varying levels of dementia from mild to moderate stages (ratings 1 and 2 on clinical dementia rating (CDR) scale) and meeting the eligibility criteria will be recruited from patient organisations across Greater Manchester, UK. …”
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Invasive urodynamic investigations in the management of women with refractory overactive bladder symptoms: FUTURE, a superiority RCT and economic evaluation by Mohamed Abdel-Fattah, Christopher Chapple, Suzanne Breeman, David Cooper, Helen Bell-Gorrod, Preksha Kuppanda, Karen Guerrero, Simon Dixon, Nikki Cotterill, Karen Ward, Hashim Hashim, Ash Monga, Karen Brown, Marcus Drake, Andrew Gammie, Alyaa Mostafa, Rebecca Bruce, Victoria Bell, Christine Kennedy, Suzanne Evans, Graeme MacLennan, John Norrie

“…Recruitment continued until data saturation was reached and there were no new emerging themes. …”
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Optimisation of the deployment of automated external defibrillators in public places in England by Terry P Brown, Lazaros Andronis, Asmaa El-Banna, Benjamin KH Leung, Theodoros Arvanitis, Charles Deakin, Aloysius N Siriwardena, John Long, Gareth Clegg, Steven Brooks, Timothy CY Chan, Steve Irving, Louise Walker, Craig Mortimer, Sandra Igbodo, Gavin D Perkins

“…Methods This was a secondary analysis of data collected by the Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Outcomes registry on historical out-of-hospital cardiac arrests, data held on the location of automated external defibrillators registered with ambulance services, and locations of points of interest. …”
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The COVID-19 Vaccination Rollout in Tanzania: The Role of Coordination in Its Success by Fredrick Rwegerera, Mwendwa Mwenesi, Belinda J. Njiro, Florian Tinuga, Pricilla Kinyunyi, Mary Rose Giattas, Alice Christensen, Ntuli Kapologwe, Adam Meshack, Joseline Ishengoma, Sophia A. Kagoye, Mwinyi I. Msellem, Mwanahamisi Hassan Magwangwala, Fatma Mohammed Kabole, Daniel Ali, Chizoba Wonodi

“…We also obtained quantitative data from the CHANJOCOVID system to analyze time trends in national COVID-19 vaccine coverage rates for the period August 2021 to December 2022. …”
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Research on high-temperature graphitization of anthracite using Raman and electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy by Pavlo Saik, Artem Sybir, Igor Vorona, Oksana Isaieva, Volodymyr Yukhymchuk, Volodymyr Trachevsky, Oleksandr Burchak, Ivan Hubynskyi, Vasyl Lozynskyi, Vasyl Lozynskyi

“…The experiments were conducted in an electrothermal fluidized bed system, providing heating rates up to 1000 K/min and holding times of several tens of minutes.ResultsThe combined analysis of Raman and EPR data revealed that graphitization occurs in three distinct temperature intervals. …”
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