COVID-19 outbreak in Mauritania: epidemiology and health system response by Mohamed Lemine Cheikh Brahim Ahmed, Sidi Zehaf, Mohamed Mahmoud El Alem, Ahmed Elbara, Mohamed Mahmoud Ely Mahmoud, Mohamed Val Mohamed Abdellahi, Jorg Heukelbach

“…During the first wave, there were 38 ICU beds nationwide, but the ICU’s capacity increased in short time. Conclusions: Mauritania has passed through the first pandemic wave with relatively low case fatality rates, currently being at the end of the second wave. …”
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L-Sort: On-Chip Spike Sorting With Efficient Median-of-Median Detection and Localization-Based Clustering by Yuntao Han, Yihan Pan, Xiongfei Jiang, Cristian Sestito, Shady Agwa, Themis Prodromakis, Shiwei Wang

“…The advancement of neural probes facilitates the recording of a high number of neurons with an increase in channel counts, arising a higher data volume and challenging the current on-chip spike sorters. …”
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New insights on physicochemical features and toxicological outcome provided from incineration of nanocomposites by Claire Longuet, Carine Chivas-Joly, Nora Lambeng, Valérie Forest, Lara Leclerc, Gwendoline Sarry, Jérémie Pourchez, José-Marie Lopez-Cuesta

“…A specific management of nanocomposites end-of-life should be implemented as recommended by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in order to limit nanoparticles dissemination by landfilling and particularly in incineration facilities where their presence is significantly increasing. The aim of our study was to expand the current knowledge of the partition of nanowaste, mainly in case of nanocomposites mixture, and the potential synergetic or antagonistic impact of potential hazardous nanowastes on the toxicological profile. …”
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The prevalence of obesity and overweight among Iranian population: an umbrella systematic review and meta-analysis by Azadeh Dehghani, Roghayeh Molani-Gol, Maryam Mohammadi-Narab, Abdolreza Norouzy, Mohammad Hassan Abolhassani, Seyed Mohammad Tabatabaee Jabali, Abdolreza Pazouki, Fahimeh Soheilipour, Fatemeh Mohammadi-Nasrabadi

“…The meta-analyses included in this study examined the prevalence of obesity and overweight in Iran. The current umbrella meta-analysis finally contained 24 meta-analyses. …”
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Early evaluation of salt-stress tolerance of new released olive cultivars based on physiological and biomass allocation indicators by Olfa Elloumi, Fathi Ben Amar, Ahmed Trigui, Kamel Gargouri, Mohamed Ghrab

“…The trial was conducted under controlled conditions in a greenhouse, for six months, and plants were irrigated with half-strength Hoagland nutrient solution containing NaCl at various levels (0, 75, 150 and 225 mM). …”
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Monitoring Welfare of Individual Broiler Chickens Using Ultra-Wideband and Inertial Measurement Unit Wearables by Imad Khan, Daniel Peralta, Jaron Fontaine, Patricia Soster de Carvalho, Ana Martos Martinez-Caja, Gunther Antonissen, Frank Tuyttens, Eli De Poorter

“…To conclude the paper, we identify current challenges and future research lines in the field.…”
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The clinically applied PARP inhibitor talazoparib ameliorates imiquimod-induced psoriasis in mice without reducing skin inflammation by Petra Molnár, Máté Ágoston Demény, Beáta Várkonyi, Beáta Várkonyi, Zsuzsanna Polgár, Ágnes Pór, Ilona Kovács, Andrea Szegedi, Andrea Szegedi, Attila Gábor Szöllősi, Attila Gábor Szöllősi, Magdolna Szántó

“…BackgroundConsidering the role PARPs play in inflammation, we assessed the effect of PARP inhibition in an inflammatory skin condition, psoriasis, to explore novel avenues for the potential repurposing of PARP inhibitors that are currently used in tumour therapy.MethodsThe imiquimod (IMQ)-induced model of psoriasis was applied in BALB/c mice. …”
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A Systematic Review of Codelists to Identify Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema in Routine Electronic Healthcare Record Data and Derivation of a Standardized Codelist for Future Rese... by Kwok HHY, Massen GM, Adamson AJ, Kallis C, Lahmami A, Sheikh YA, Elseddig MHE, Mutabchi N, Quint JK

“…We identified 18 studies containing codelists, from a total of 1082 studies. …”
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Concurrent Dengue and Malaria infection: A Double Trouble by Syed Bilal Hashmi, Manal Adil, Laraib Malik

“…A study conducted in Karachi on one hundred and fourteen patients with fever of less than or equal to 10 days duration, severe body aches, rash and bleeding manifestations showed that the frequency of dual dengue and malaria infection was 23.21% [8]. Current efforts to contain the spread of infectious diseases such as malaria and dengue are inadequate. …”
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Image-based honey bee larval viral and bacterial diagnosis using machine learning by Duan C. Copeland, Brendon M. Mott, Oliver L. Kortenkamp, Robert J. Erickson, Nathan O. Allen, Kirk E. Anderson

“…When tested on an independent dataset from Illinois containing additional viral pathogens not present in training data, the models showed higher accuracy for EFB (72–88%) than viral infections (28–68%), highlighting both the promise and current limitations of this approach. …”
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3D-printed resin for permanent/definitive restorations: meta-analysis for bond strength by Minjoo Ki, Marc Hayashi, Mijoo Kim

“…Background Three-dimensional (3D) printing technologies have gained increasing popularity in restorative dentistry for fabricating polymer-based restorations. …”
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An explainable AI-driven deep neural network for accurate breast cancer detection from histopathological and ultrasound images by Md. Romzan Alom, Fahmid Al Farid, Muhammad Aminur Rahaman, Anichur Rahman, Tanoy Debnath, Abu Saleh Musa Miah, Sarina Mansor

“…While deep learning has demonstrated potential, many current models struggle with limited accuracy and lack of interpretability. …”
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Formal Features Of Image Construction In Ghost Films by Asia Ali Mahmood

“…Due to the popularity and popularity of this type of film, modern cinema has worked to increase the element of suspense by producing ghostly images and sounds that have been processed using innovative artistic methods that contain in their narrative structure extremely complex plots that provoke fear, panic and terror, relying on the technological development that has included the film production sector with all its technical joints at the levels of image and sound, so that these ghostly creatures have artistic metaphors for realistic topics that touch on human life, perceptions and changing culture. …”
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Outcomes following single level posterior lumbar fusion in patients with systemic and discoid lupus: A retrospective national database study by Meera M. Dhodapkar, MD, MHS, Scott J. Halperin, MD, MHS, Wesley Day, BA, Comron Saifi, MD, Daniel R. Rubio, MD, Fotios Koumpouras, MD, Jonathan N. Grauer, MD, Arya Varthi, MD

“…ABSTRACT: Background context: Posterior lumbar fusion (PLF) is a common procedure, for which patients with systemic conditions may be considered. …”
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Reassessing immediate coal phase-out: Dual imperatives of capacity control and renewables expansion in China’s net-zero strategy by Jiaxing Wang, Xi Lu, Hao Wang, Yang Ou, Jianxiao Wang, Dan Tong, Yan Li, Ziwen Ruan, Zihua Yin, Wenlong Zhou, Benjamin McLellan, Emily Xing, Anna M. MacLennan, Jingli Fan, Xian Zhang, Michael B. McElroy, Kebin He

“…Broader context: Reducing CO2 emissions in power systems is crucial for China in achieving its net-zero emission target. …”
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Test, Modeling, and Vibration Control of a Novel Viscoelastic Multi-Dimensional Earthquake Isolation and Mitigation Device by Zhong-Wei Hu, Zhao-Dong Xu, Yun Tian, Zheng-Han Chen, Jia-Xuan He, Jun Dai, Qi-Song Miao, Xiu-Li Du

“…Earthquakes contain complex components in both the horizontal and vertical directions. …”
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The Effect of Adzuki Bean Extract on Antioxidant and Inflammatory Indices in Diabetic Rats by Ewelina Król, Halina Staniek, Zbigniew Krejpcio, Dawid Szczepankiewicz, Małgorzata Gumienna, Barbara Górna

“…In order to achieve this goal, plant materials that contain compounds with high antioxidant potential, exhibit digestive enzyme inhibiting activity, or contain substances that improve insulin sensitivity are selected. …”
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Presentation of Financial Assets in the Statistics of Foreign Economic Relations by V. N. Salin, L. Yu. Arhangelskaya, O. G. Tretyakova

“…The paper identifies the main directions for the statisticalstudy of financial assets, based on current international standards, taking into account national practice. …”
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High dynamic range capillary electrophoresis method for sensitive detection of low-frequency driver mutations by Nobue Tamamura, Yoshihiko Hagiwara, Hirokazu Kato, Yusuke Ono, Kenji Takahashi, Kazuya Koyama, Hiroki Sato, Tetsuhiro Okada, Hidemasa Kawabata, Yu Ohtaki, Chiho Maeda, Miyuki Mori, Shin-ichi Chiba, Mishie Tanino, Kenzui Taniue, Takashi Anazawa, Ryoji Inaba, Yusuke Mizukami

“…Abstract Cancer genomics aims to personalize treatments by identifying genetic abnormalities in cancer cells. However, current analytical techniques face limitations in simplicity and cost-effectiveness. …”
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Heat Removal Performance Analysis of HTR-PM Reactor Cavity Cooling System under Accident Condition by QIN Haiqi, LI Xiaowei, ZHANG Li, LIU Xiongbin, ZHENG Yanhua, WU Xinxin

“…When the atmosphere temperature increases from 25 ℃ to 42 ℃, the maximum concrete temperature increases from 86 ℃ to 111 ℃. …”
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