Access and coverage of malaria services in Haiti in the context of elimination: a scoping review of the literature by Kenny Moise, Aude Melody Achille, Roubens Duvilaire, Jimmy Fedna, Roody Thermidor, Bertiny Bourdeau, Jessica Maureen Nestor, Gérald Lerebours, Jean Hugues Henrys, Christian Raccurt

“…Conclusion Research and reports on malaria surveillance, diagnosis, and treatment access and coverage in Haiti are limited; however, the available sources reveal significant shortcomings and challenges in implementing WHO-recommended policies and strategies for malaria elimination. …”
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Performance evaluation and correction of Al2O3 and YSZ-doped In2O3/In2O3 multilayer heterogeneous thin-film thermocouples up to 1850 °C by Meng Wang, Zhongkai Zhang, Jiaming Lei, Le Li, Bo Li, Zhaojun Liu, Yong Xia, Dan Liu, Bian Tian, Weixuan Jing

“…Additionally, the compensated temperature data are compared with those obtained from a standard B-type thermocouple, showing a full-scale error of ±0.73% FS. …”
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Spiritual care competence and associated factors among nurses: a multi-center cross-sectional study by Yalemwork Getahun Azanaw, Ashenafi Worku Woretaw, Tiruye Azene, Desalegn Getachew Ayele, Tsehayu Melak Siyoum, Tizita Gebeyehu, Kalkidan Bazezew, Kassye Ahmed Zeleke, Esayas Alemsht, Sintayehu Simie Tsega, Melkamu Tilahun Dessie, Ashenafi Fekad Getahun, Astewil Moges Bazezew

“…Additionally, further research, particularly in private clinics, is essential to deepen understanding in this area.…”
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Towards global spaceborne lidar biomass: Developing and applying boreal forest biomass models for ICESat-2 laser altimetry data by A. Neuenschwander, L. Duncanson, P. Montesano, D. Minor, E. Guenther, S. Hancock, M.A. Wulder, J.C. White, M. Purslow, N. Thomas, A. Mandel, T. Feng, J. Armston, J.R. Kellner, H.E. Andersen, L. Boschetti, P. Fekety, A. Hudak, J. Pisek, N. Sánchez-López, K. Stereńczak

“…Along each ICESat-2 orbit track, ground and vegetation height is captured with additional modeling required to characterize biomass. …”
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Thyroiditis and human blood metabolites: A mendelian randomization study by Shao Lijie, Liu Siqi, Song Yongfu, Han Shaoyu, Ma Yue, Kunpeng Yang, Zhang Jingbin, Qi Bingxue, Guo Yan, Lu Xiaodan

“…The primary analytical method was random-effects inverse variance weighting (IVW), supplemented by the weighted median method (WME) and Mr-Egger. We implemented comprehensive sensitivity analyses encompassing Cochran's Q test, Mr-Egger intercept, leave-one-out analysis (LOO), and Mr-PRESSO to assess heterogeneity, pleiotropy, and outliers. …”
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Patient-Reported Incident Measure (PRIM) tools for reporting patient safety incidents: protocol for a scoping review by Mercè Soler Font, Ignacio Ferreira-Gonzalez, Ignasi Bolíbar, Maria Rubio-Valera, Merce Soler-Font, Víctor Quirós González, Karla Salas-Gama, Dimelza Osorio, Maria Nieves Plana, Julio Muñoz-Miguel, Maria Teresa Franco, Mariona Secanell-Espluga, Paula Fernández-Torres, Stefanie Suclupe, Daniel Torres-López, Alex Aisa Castillo, Adrià Almar, Emilien Amar Devilleneuve, Ignasi Bolibar Ribas, Alex Cano Velasco, Gonzalo Casans Gómez, Núria Castany Viñas, Maria Teresa Franco Romero, Cristina González Steinbauer, Clara María Grau Corral, Antoni Jesús Cruz Antolin, Susana Malgrat Caballero, Roser Martín Campos, Cristopher Alan Mazo Torre, Julio Muñoz Miguel, Rafael Manuel Ortí Lucas, Percy Efrain Pantoja Bustillos, Maria del Mar Pina Cobos, Maria Nieves Plana Farras, Aida Ribera Solé, Soledad Romea Lecumberri, Maria Rubio Valera, Alba Saa Casal, Anna Sala Cunill, Karla Salas Gama, Yuli Salvador Lodosa, Mariona Secanell Espluga, Stefanie Chriss Suclupe Obregon

“…We will supplement the search by checking the reference lists of included studies for additional sources of evidence and an additional search in Google to identify non-peer-reviewed documents. …”
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Measuring what matters: Building impact pathways to actionable information for the weADAPT platform by S. Bharwani, K. Williamson, R. Butterfield

“…In addition, users indicated that three features – the weADAPT global case study map (showing location and type of adaptation measure), downloadable newsletter, and thematic content structure – were key in supporting the translation of lessons learned for community-based and policy-based activities, and in discovering and using evidence for diverse research, policy, and practice undertakings. …”
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Expression of scavenger receptors CD163, CD204, and CD206 on macrophages in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis by E. G. Churina, A. V. Popova, O. I. Urazova, M. R. Patysheva, Ju. V. Kolobovnikova, S. P. Chumakova

“…Monocytes were cultured in the X-VIVO 10 medium with gentamicin and phenol red with the addition of macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF) (5 ng / ml) at a concentration of 1×106 cells / ml with stimulators: interleukin (IL)-4 (10 ng / ml) and interferon (IFN) γ (100 ng / ml). …”
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Optimal vaccination model of airborne infection under variable humidity and demographic heterogeneity for hybrid fractional operator technique by Saima Rashid, Ilyas Ali, Nida Fatima, Tehreem Fatima, Fekadu Tesgera Agam, Sayed K. Elagan

“…At the disease-free equilibrium (DFE), we perform a local asymptotic stability analysis (LAS) and display the outcome for $$\mathbb {R}_{0}<1$$ . In addition, periodic solutions and the model’s uniform permanence are proved. …”
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Leveraging Promotional Strategies to Enhance Hospital Influence on Social Media: Cross-Sectional Study by Xinyun Zhong, Yiyuan Ma, Haiyue Yu

“…Heterogeneity analysis was conducted by incorporating interaction terms between promotional strategies and categorical dummy variables (used to group hospitals based on their characteristics) into the regression model. In addition, robustness checks were implemented to validate the stability of the main findings. …”
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The impact of low energy availability risk on pre-competition physiological function in Chinese female combat athletes by Yiheng Liang, Yuxuan Li, Yan Chen, Kun Meng, Fanyang Zhou, Yiran Pei, Yong Liu, Junqiang Qiu

“…It is essential for Chinese coaches and sports medicine staff to implement LEA-related nutritional education across all performance levels. …”
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Criteria-Based Decision Making for Introducing Open Kinetic Chain Exercise after-ACL Reconstruction: A Scoping Review by Florian Forelli, Jean Mazeas, Vasileios Korakakis, Haashim Ramtoola, Amaury Vandebrouck, Pascal Duffiet, Louis Ratte, Georgios Kakavas, Ismail Bouzekaroui Alaoui, Maurice Douryang, Andreas Bjerregaard, Jérôme Riera, Alexandre J. M. Rambaud

“…In 30.7% of the studies additional clinical examination components were used. …”
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Readiness of health facilities to deliver family planning services and associated factors in urban east-central Uganda by Jacquellyn Nambi Ssanyu, Rornald Muhumuza Kananura, Leif Eriksson, Peter Waiswa, Mats Målqvist, Joan Nakayaga Kalyango

“…Conclusions This study found sub-optimal facility readiness, highlighting the need to strengthen governance of services across both public and private sectors, implement comprehensive training for health workers in both sectors, and align policies to ensure equitable access to a full range of services for all clients.…”
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Health information system in primary health care units of the Central Zone, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia by Letekirstos Gebreegziabher Gebretsadik, Abate Bekele Belachew, Gebregziabher Berihu Gebrekidan, Alemayohu Bayray, Akberet Lemlem, Lewtnesh Berihun Dangew, Haftom Temesgen Abebe

“…Forty-eight health professionals, including Woreda Health Office heads, facility heads, health management information system focal persons, service providers and health extension workers, were interviewed for quantitative analysis. Additionally, 23 key informants with the same roles participated in the qualitative interviews. …”
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Some New Optimal Skew Cyclic Codes With Derivation by Asia Noor, Atif Hasan Soori, Muhammad Shoaib Arif, Kamaleldin Abodayeh

“…The center of the ring is characterized for all inner <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\alpha $ </tex-math></inline-formula>-derivations <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\delta _{\alpha,\zeta }$ </tex-math></inline-formula> where <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\zeta $ </tex-math></inline-formula> is taken as an arbitrary element of the ring fixed by <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\alpha $ </tex-math></inline-formula>. In addition, an algorithm was developed and implemented in MAGMA to perform division in this ring. …”
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Facilitating Thought Progression to Reduce Depressive Symptoms: Randomized Controlled Trial by Shai-Lee Yatziv, Paola Pedrelli, Shira Baror, Sydney Ann DeCaro, Noam Shachar, Bar Sofer, Sunday Hull, Joshua Curtiss, Moshe Bar

“…These primarily included the Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 as well as the Positive Affect Negative Affect Scale-Negative Affect Score, Ruminative Response Scale, and Symptoms of Depression Questionnaire. Additional questionnaires were implemented to assess anxiety, positive affect, anhedonia, and quality of life. …”
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Cross-Analysis of Magnetic and Current Density Field Topologies in a Quiescent High Confinement Mode Tokamak Discharge by Marie-Christine Firpo

“…These results suggest a QH-mode signature pattern needing further validation with additional data. Implementing <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mo>(</mo><msub><mi>q</mi><mi mathvariant="bold">B</mi></msub><mo>,</mo><msub><mi>q</mi><mi mathvariant="bold">J</mi></msub><mo>)</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> real-time monitoring could provide insights into tokamak confinement regimes with significant implications.…”
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Patient and family updates in a district hospital: a QI project by Kimberly Lim Xinyi, Divya Kanakalingam, Jegadis Sreeneyasan

“…Overall, there was an improvement in the information provided during family updates, including condition, diagnosis, management and follow-up. Interventions implemented were posters, departmental teaching sessions, mass emails to junior doctors and appointing of family update ambassadors. …”
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N6‐Methyladenosine modification mediated by METTL3 promotes DNA‐PKcs expression to induce anlotinib resistance in osteosarcoma by Yining Zhang, Guohong Shen, Dan Zhang, Tingting Meng, Zhaorui Lv, Lei Chen, Jianmin Li, Ka Li

“…Dual‐luciferase analyses and Methylated RNA immunoprecipitation (MeRIP) were implemented to detect the detected m6A modifications. …”
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Assessing the effects of drought stress on photosynthetic performance and physiological resistance in camphor seedling leaves. by Renjie Wang, Xingxing Qin, Huibiao Pan, Dianyun Li, Xiao Xiao, Yuke Jin, Yong Wang, Huizi Liang

“…These findings provide a theoretical basis for implementing water management practices and conservation strategies for camphor seedlings.…”
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