Investigation and analysis of influencing factors on the economic burden of varicella disease in Qingyang, China, 2024 by Beiqin Liu, Xueping Li, Huailu Shi, Lin Yuan, Yongfeng Jing, Yuelong Hui, Meimei Xu, Yan Zhang, Kangjun Zhao, Qiqi Sun, Jingyu Fan, Mingyu Yang

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A Comparative Study of Optimizing Genomic Prediction Accuracy in Commercial Pigs by Xiaojian Chen, Yiyi Liu, Yuling Zhang, Zhanwei Zhuang, Jinyan Huang, Menghao Luan, Xiang Zhao, Linsong Dong, Jian Ye, Ming Yang, Enqin Zheng, Gengyuan Cai, Jie Yang, Zhenfang Wu, Langqing Liu

“…This study used 50 K SNP chip data from 1494 DLY pigs, which were imputed to the whole genome sequence (WGS) level. …”
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Semen Evaluation from Dominant Males of the Viviparous Mexican Lizard <i>Sceloporus torquatus</i>, Wiegmann, 1828 (Sauria: Phrynosomatidae) by Martín Martínez-Torres, Uriel Ángel Sánchez-Rivera, Alfredo Medrano, Enrique Othón Hernández-Gónzalez, Rodrigo Dávila-Govantes, Yabín Josué Castro-Camacho, Norma Berenice Cruz-Cano

“…Several studies suggest that applying assisted reproduction techniques to this taxon could be an effective tool to enhance conservation programs. Therefore, the proper selection of males for assisted breeding programs is crucial for their overall success. …”
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AI-powered literature search: some observations and concerns by Farooq Azam Rathore, Fareeha Farooq

“…This raises questions about the data sources utilized by these AI tools and the overall reliability of their outputs. …”
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Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity of Nine Soils According to Water Quality, Soil Texture, and Clay Mineralogy by Clarissa Buarque Vieira, Gabriel Henrique Maximo Clarindo Silva, Brivaldo Gomes de Almeida, Luiz Guilherme Medeiros Pessoa, Fernando José Freire, Valdomiro Severino de Souza Junior, Hidelblandi Farias de Melo, Luara Gabriella Gomes de Lima, Rodrigo Francisco do Nascimento Paiva, Jorge Freire da Silva Ferreira, Maria Betânia Galvão dos Santos Freire

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Antecedents and consequences affecting job plateau among school employees in Tehran by Nafiseh Ghasemi Zargar, parivash jafari, Nadergholi Ghourchian, AmirHossein Mohammaddavoudi

“…Data analysis was done using thematic analysis method and MAXQDA 18 software. …”
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Cultural and behavioral drivers of zoonotic disease transmission and persistence among diverse pastoralist communities in East Africa by Dismas C.O. Oketch, Ruth Njoroge, Tonny O. Ngage, Asha Abdikadir Omar, Abdulai Magarre, Raphael Pasha, John Gachohi, Samuel Waiguru Muriuki, Samoel Ashimosi Khamadi, Ali Duba Boru, Boku Bodha, Lydia Kilowua, Nazaria Wanja Nyaga, Humphrey Kariuki Njaanake, Eunice Kamaara, Walter Jaoko, M. Kariuki Njenga, Eric Osoro, Dalmas Omia

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Spatial patterns and determinants of knowledge on prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Ethiopia: a geographically weighted regression analysis by Angwach Abrham Asnake, Alemayehu Kasu Gebrehana, Yohannes Mekuria Negussie, Beminate Lemma Seifu, Hiwot Altaye Asebe, Bezawit Melak Fente, Meklit Melaku Bezie, Mamaru Melkam, Zufan Alamrie Asmare, Sintayehu Simie Tsega

“…Therefore, this study aims to examine and explain the geographic variations in knowledge about PMTCT among Ethiopian mothers, using nationally representative data from the Ethiopian Demographic and Health Surveys (EDHS). …”
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Development, validation, and clinical application of a machine learning model for risk stratification and management of cervical cancer screening based on full-genotyping hrHPV tes... by Binhua Dong, Zhen Lu, Tianjie Yang, Junfeng Wang, Yan Zhang, Xunyuan Tuo, Juntao Wang, Shaomei Lin, Hongning Cai, Huan Cheng, Xiaoli Cao, Xinxin Huang, Zheng Zheng, Chong Miao, Yue Wang, Huifeng Xue, Shuxia Xu, Xianhua Liu, Huachun Zou, Pengming Sun

“…We aimed develop a cervical cancer predictive model that can guide referrals for colposcopy using hrHPV full genotyping data in a setting where screening rate is low. Methods: We developed, compared and validated four machine learning models (eXtreme gradient boosting [XGBoost], support vector machine [SVM], random forest [RF], and naïve bayes [NB]) for cervical cancer prediction, using data from a national cervical cancer screening project conducted in 267 healthcare centers in China. …”
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Co‐Creation in Research: Further Reflections From the ‘Co‐Creating Safe Spaces’ Project by Scott J. Fitzpatrick, Heather Lamb, Erin Oldman, Melanie Giugni, Cassandra Chakouch, Alyssa R. Morse, Amelia Gulliver, Erin Stewart, Stride Safe Space and Safe Haven Team, Helen T. Oni, Benn Miller, Bronwen Edwards, Kelly Stewart, Vida Bliokas, Louise A. Ellis, Fiona Shand, Alison L. Calear, Michelle Banfield

“…Given relatively low levels of researcher embeddedness across sites, service champions played a pivotal role in data collection. …”
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The Mega-MUSCLES Treasury Survey: X-Ray to Infrared Spectral Energy Distributions of a Representative Sample of M Dwarfs by David J. Wilson, Cynthia S. Froning, Girish M. Duvvuri, Allison Youngblood, Kevin France, Alexander Brown, P. Christian Schneider, Zachory Berta-Thompson, Andrea P. Buccino, Jeffrey Linsky, R. O. Parke Loyd, Yamila Miguel, Elisabeth Newton, J. Sebastian Pineda, Seth Redfield, Aki Roberge, Sarah Rugheimer, Mariela C. Vieytes

“…Our SEDs are provided for community use as a sequel to the Measurements of the Ultraviolet Spectral Characteristics of Low-mass Exoplanetary Systems (MUSCLES) survey. …”
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Surgical Capacity Assessment and Leverage in the Palestinian Land (SCALPEL-I) Study: The First Nationwide Plastic Surgery Capacity Evaluation in Palestine by Osaid Alser, MD, MSc(Oxon), Laith Ayasa, MD, Mohammed Alhabil, MD, Shahd Idais, MD, Ayah Almzayyen, MD, Majdeddin MohammedAli, MD, Reem Younes, MD, Heba Alghoul, MD, Muath Alser, MD, Bryce Stash, MD, Roba Khundkar, MD, Timothy Goodacre, MD, Amanda Gosman, MD, Andrea Pusic, MD, Deepak Bharadia, MD

“…Access to surgical care in low-to-middle-income countries (LMICs), especially in war-torn areas such as the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt), is a global health priority. …”
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Novel approaches to recruiting clinical sites for embedded pragmatic clinical trials: Insights from the AIM-back trial by Tyler L. Cope, Steven Z. George, S. Nicole Hastings, Courtni France, Christa Tumminello, Cynthia J. Coffman, Ashley Choate, Trevor A. Lentz

“…We describe the site recruitment process for AIM-Back, an ePCT of two nonpharmacologic pathways for low back pain within the Veterans Health Administration (VA). …”
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Impact of posttransplant cyclophosphamide-based GVHD prophylaxis in patients 70 years and older: an update from BMT CTN 1703 by Sameem Abedin, Michael J. Martens, Javier Bolaños-Meade, Monzr M. Al Malki, Qinghua Lian, Lyndsey Runaas, Hany Elmariah, Mahasweta Gooptu, Karilyn T. Larkin, Brian C. Shaffer, Alison W. Loren, Melhem Solh, Amin M. Alousi, Omer H. Jamy, Miguel-Angel Perales, Andrew Rezvani, Ami Bhatt, Najla El Jurdi, Janny M. Yao, Kristy Applegate, Leslie S. Kean, Yvonne A. Efebera, Ran Reshef, William Clark, Eric Leifer, Wael Saber, Mary M. Horowitz, Richard J. Jones, Shernan G. Holtan, Mehdi Hamadani

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Germline Genetic Testing in Breast Cancer: Utilization and Disparities in a Middle-Income Country by Alessandra Borba Anton de Souza, Carlos Barrios, Rafaela Gomes de Jesus, Tomas Reinert, Juliana Giacomazzi, Daniela D. Rosa, Eduardo Cronemberger, Gustavo Werutsky, José Bines, Geraldo Silva Queiroz, Vladmir Cordeiro de Lima, Ruffo Freitas-Junior, José d'Oliveira Couto Filho, Karla Emerenciano, Heloisa Resende, Susanne Crocamo, Brigitte Van Eyll, Yeni Neron, Vanessa Dybal, Nicolas Silva Lazaretti, Rita de Cassia Costamilan, Diocesio Alves Pinto de Andrade, Clarissa Mathias, Giovana Zerwes Vacaro, Giuliano Borges, Alessandra Menezes Morelle, Carlos Alberto Sampaio Filho, Max Mano, Martina Lichtenfels, Sergio D. Simon, Andre P. Fay

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Human papillomavirus (HPV) genotype distribution in Malaysia: A systematic review by Cassandra Sheau Mei Chee, Shirley Siang Ning Tan, Pei Jye Voon, Yolanda Augustin, Sanjeev Krishna, Nafeesa Mat Ali, Izzati Binti Wan Maharuddin, Xun Ting Tiong, Nur Khairiyah Binti Abdul Rahim, Adam Malik Ismail, Edmund Ui-Hang Sim, Paul CS Divis, Timothy Adrian Jinam, Melissa Siaw Han Lim

“…Two reviewers independently screened the articles, extracted data, and assessed study quality using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS). …”
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“When he is around, I’ll take the PrEP, but when he is not, I will not take PrEP”: key influences on PrEP use decisions among women attending family planning clinics in Kenya by Vallery Ogello, Kristin Beima-Sofie, Sandra Urusaro, Mercy Awuor, Annabell Dollah, Winnie Atieno, Cynthia Wandera, Daniel Matemo, Jennifer F. Morton, Kenneth Ngure, Kenneth Ngure, John Kinuthia, John Kinuthia, Kenneth K. Mugwanya, Kenneth K. Mugwanya

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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of liver cancer screening among high-risk populations in China by Ge-hui Feng, Min Liu, Yun-shan Chen, Yi-fei Wang, Ke-hao Zhao, Mao-ting Huang, Wen-ting Yi, Ling Zhao, Ying Zeng

“…Of 1,600 eligible individuals invited, 1,401 completed the survey (response rate: 87.56%). Data were collected through anonymous questionnaires and analyzed from March to September 2024. …”
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Milk quality and production under climate change uncertainty: case of the Algerian cattle breed by Ali Boudebbouz, Aissam Bousbia, Rassim Khelifa, Meriem Imen Boussadia, Asma Ben Chabane, Lamiss Boumendjel, Meryem Sahri, Dounya Achwak Chemmam, Yassine Gueroui, George Symeon, Sofiane Boudalia

“…Following that, 122 milk samples were collected for physicochemical and bacteriological analyses. Climate data variability in the study area was evaluated. …”
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Bridging the gap: Awareness and barriers to antenatal care among pregnant women in a tertiary health-care facility; single center study by Ritu Khatuja, Priya Singh, Sonal Prasad, Natasha Tyagi, Shweta Soorauthiya, Nisha Mishra, Vedanshi Verma

“…Materials and Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted over 6 months among PW. Data on sociodemographic characteristics, dietary habits, and ANC awareness were collected through structured interviews. …”
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