Refined Urban Functional Zones Identification via Empirical Bayesian Kriging: A POI-Weighted Scoring Innovation by Xuan Du, Yisha Pan, Xiaoyan Yang, Longgao Chen, Liangchen Liu, Ying Lin

“…Results indicate that: 1) The EBK interpolation method not only accounts for the spatial and directional distance relationships between known and unknown sample points, but also produces more accurate raster images and provides more precise estimates in unmeasured ranges. 2) The method successfully identifies UFZs for 99.5% of the buildings in the central urban area of Xuzhou. …”
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Climate change anxiety in the scientific community: an exploratory study with Chilean climate change-related scholars by Rodolfo Sapiains, Rodolfo Sapiains, Gabriela Azócar, Gabriela Azócar, Gonzalo Palomo-Vélez, Gonzalo Palomo-Vélez, Roberto Rondanelli, Roberto Rondanelli

“…This study aims at exploring to what extent continued exposure to scientific information about climate change affects those who research it.MethodsWe conducted an online survey with a sample of climate scientists from Chile (n = 249), one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change. …”
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Translation to Serbian, cultural adaptation, reliability testing and validation of the questionnaire estimating the fear of injections by Aleksić Dejan Z., Milosavljević Miloš N., Bukonjić Andriana M., Milovanović Jasmina R., Protrka Zoran M., Radonjić Vesela B., Janković Slobodan M., Stefanović Srđan M.

“…Female students scored higher on the scale showing more extensive injection phobia than male students. …”
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Asymptomatic bacteriuria and urinary tract infection in geriatric inpatients after indwelling urinary catheter removal: a descriptive two-centre study by Aysel Kulbay, Eva Joelsson-Alm, Karin Amilon, Ann Tammelin

“…Enterococci were more commonly found in patients with a history of catheterization. …”
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Clinical Utility of Plasma Microbial Cell-Free DNA Surveillance in Neutropenic Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia Undergoing Outpatient Chemotherapy: A Case Series by Maria Lampou, Elizabeth C. Trull, Hailey M. Warren, Musie S. Ghebremichael, Raja Nakka, Daniel J. Floyd, Amir T. Fathi, Andrew M. Brunner, Michael K. Mansour

“…<b>Conclusions</b>: In the outpatient setting, mcfDNA surveillance offers a more reliable method for detecting pathogens. This approach identified actionable microbiologic results in immunocompromised individuals who did not meet standard clinical criteria for suspicion of infection. …”
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Skill-Level Dependent Lower Limb Muscle Synergy Patterns During Open-Stance Forehand Strokes in Competitive Tennis Players by Yucheng Wang, Dong Sun, Dongxu Wang, Diwei Chen, Fengping Li, Zhanyi Zhou, Xuanzhen Cen, Yang Song, Danica Janicijevic, Yaodong Gu

“…Conclusions: Elite athletes exhibited more optimized and stable muscle activation patterns, enabling more efficient coordination of major muscle groups. …”
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Evidence-based medicine research for the treatment of oral submucous fibrosis by GUO Jincai, XIE Hui

“…The evidence levels of hyaluronidase combined with steroids, lycopene, curcumin, salvia miltiorrhiza combined with steroids, and aloe vera were all A, and pentoxifylline was B. Lycopene was more effective than other positive drugs in improving maximum mouth opening in patients, and aloe vera was more effective than positive drugs in improving the burning sensation in the early stage of treatment. …”
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Comparative analisis of the dynamics of glycemia using continuos glucose monitoring during on-pump or off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting by Elena Zelikovna Golukhova, Nargiz Magomedgadzhievna Magomedova, Galina Evgen'evna Chebotareva

“…Separation criteria were the presence of diabetes and the method of myocardial revascularisation. For all patients in the intra- and early postoperative periods the continuous glucose monitoring was performed by CGM System Gold MMT-7102W (Medtronic, USA); also blood glucose level has been controlled by sample testing of venous blood (laboratory glucose oxidase electrochemical method) and capillary blood by portable blood glucose meter (OneTouch Ultra, LifeScan, USA).Results.In our study, average blood glucose levels from the results of measurements with CGMS at different operative stages and in the early postoperative period in four groups of patients were measured. …”
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Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections and Associated Risk Factors Among Primary Schoolchildren in the Koh Yao Islands of Southern Thailand by Nonthapan Phasuk, Prasit Na-Ek, Udomsak Narkkul, Stephen J. Scholand, Chuchard Punsawad

“…Demographic data and associated risk factors were collected and analyzed. Stool samples were collected and examined for parasites using the formalin-ethyl acetate sedimentation concentration and the modified Kato-Katz methods. …”
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Using Environmental DNA to Detect and Identify Sweetpotato Whitefly Bemisia argentifolii and Twospotted Spider Mite Tetranychus urticae in Greenhouse‐Grown Tomato Plants by Jonathan Lee‐Rodriguez, Christopher M. Ranger, Ashley Leach, Andrew Michel, Michael E. Reding, Luis Canas

“…Positive eDNA detection was achieved with both amplification methods, with qPCR proving more reliable than cPCR due to the latter's inconsistent performance with positive control samples. …”
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Protocolled practice nurse-led care for children with asthma in primary care: protocol for a cluster randomised trial by Patrick J E Bindels, Arthur M Bohnen, Sara Bousema, Annemieke J Verwoerd, Lucas M Goossens, Gijs Elshout

“…Therefore, this study aims to determine whether protocolled practice nurse-led asthma care for children in primary care provides more effective asthma control than usual care.Methods and analysis The study will be a cluster-randomised open-label trial with an 18-month follow-up. …”
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Gender composition in the work environment and physicians’ income from Medicare Part B fee-for-service payments: evidence from longitudinal data by Qing Gong, Xiaochu Hu

“…In this study, we explore the role of representation of women in the work environment in physicians’ income from Medicare Part B fee-for-service payments and the income gender gap. Methods Our main analytic sample is a balanced panel of 371,472 physicians over 9 years, obtained from the Medicare Part B fee-for-service (FFS) Provider Utilization and Payment Data (2012–2020) from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). …”
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To What Extent Can Statistical Learning Explain Language Profiles in Autism? Methodological and Theoretical Challenges by Charlotte Dumont, Emma Peri, Arnaud Destrebecqz, Mikhail Kissine

“…This may be due to the less structured and, therefore, more ecologically valid context in which joint attention was assessed (free play), in conjunction with age and maturation factors. …”
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Effects of 6-weeks Bhastrika Pranayama Intervention on health-related components of physical fitness by Baljinder S. Bal, Parmjit Kaur, Davinder Singh, Manoj Bhardwaj

“…Daily practice of Bhastrika pranayama helps to keep lungs more efficient. Additional research is required to completely comprehend the consequences of this breathing exercise. …”
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Comprehensive Knowledge of HIV and AIDS among Ghanaian Adults from 1998 to 2014: A Multilevel Logistic Regression Model Approach by Chris Guure, Stephen Owusu, Samuel Dery, Frances Baaba da-Costa Vroom, Seth Afagbedzi

“…Method. The data used for this study were drawn from the Ghana Demographic Health Surveys (GDHS), 1998–2014. …”
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Is functional brain connectivity atypical in autism? A systematic review of EEG and MEG studies. by Christian O'Reilly, John D Lewis, Mayada Elsabbagh

“…Further research is necessary to more confidently determine the status of the hypothesis of short-range overconnectivity. …”
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An assessment of prevalence of Type 1 CFI rare variants in European AMD, and why lack of broader genetic data hinders development of new treatments and healthcare access. by Amy V Jones, Darin Curtiss, Claire Harris, Tom Southerington, Marco Hautalahti, Pauli Wihuri, Johanna Mäkelä, Roosa E Kallionpää, Enni Makkonen, Theresa Knopp, Arto Mannermaa, Erna Mäkinen, Anne-Mari Moilanen, Tongalp H Tezel, SCOPE Study group, Nadia K Waheed

“…The lack of available non-European AAMD datasets prevented us exploring this relationship more globally, however a statistical association may be detectable by future sequencing studies that sample approximately 2,000 AAMD individuals from Ashkenazi Jewish and Latino/Admixed American ethnicities.…”
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Zone of proximal development and scaffolding required by junior high school students in solving mathematical problems by D. P. Utomo, T. Santoso

“…There is also an attempt to describe the actual level of competence possessed by students, and to determine the level of scaffolding needed to develop students’ learning competencies.Methodology and research methods. The present research employed a qualitative method within the descriptive approach. …”
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Towards promoting timely treatment: Uncovering the determinants of prompt malaria care seeking behavior among febrile children under-five years in Tanzania. by Huda Omary, Suleiman Chombo, Pankras Luoga, Jackline Vicent Mbishi, Heavenlight A Paulo, John Andrew, Abdallah Zacharia, Isaac Y Addo

“…This study examined the prevalence of prompt care-seeking behaviors among under five febrile children in Tanzania and the associated determinants.<h4>Methods</h4>This cross-sectional study analyzed data from the 2022 Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey (TDHS), including a nationally representative and weighted sample of 1,050 under-five children who experienced fever within two weeks prior to the survey. …”
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Pathways to care: Factors predicting women’s access to clinic versus pharmacy-based medication abortion in Ghana by Caesar Agula, Adriana Biney, Pearl Kyei, Ayaga A. Bawah

“…Results: Our results show that women were more likely to spend more on accessing MA in clinics than in pharmacies (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 1.0, p  < 0.01). …”
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