An economic evaluation of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines, PCV20 versus PCV15, for the prevention of pneumococcal disease in the Swedish pediatric population by Ann-Charlotte Fridh, Andreas Palmborg, An Ta, Donata Freigofaite, Sophie Warren, Johnna Perdrizet

“…The broader serotype coverage of PCV20 suggests superior clinical and economic advantages over PCV15, warranting inclusion in Sweden’s pediatric immunization program.…”
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Pilot study to validate PIKE-based inferences at site level by Hugo Jachmann

“…MIKE has been employing in its analyses the proportion of illegally killed elephants (PIKE) as a relative indicator of poaching levels. …”
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Discovery and fine-mapping of adiposity loci using high density imputation of genome-wide association studies in individuals of African ancestry: African Ancestry Anthropometry Gen... by Maggie C Y Ng, Mariaelisa Graff, Yingchang Lu, Anne E Justice, Poorva Mudgal, Ching-Ti Liu, Kristin Young, Lisa R Yanek, Mary F Feitosa, Mary K Wojczynski, Kristin Rand, Jennifer A Brody, Brian E Cade, Latchezar Dimitrov, Qing Duan, Xiuqing Guo, Leslie A Lange, Michael A Nalls, Hayrettin Okut, Salman M Tajuddin, Bamidele O Tayo, Sailaja Vedantam, Jonathan P Bradfield, Guanjie Chen, Wei-Min Chen, Alessandra Chesi, Marguerite R Irvin, Badri Padhukasahasram, Jennifer A Smith, Wei Zheng, Matthew A Allison, Christine B Ambrosone, Elisa V Bandera, Traci M Bartz, Sonja I Berndt, Leslie Bernstein, William J Blot, Erwin P Bottinger, John Carpten, Stephen J Chanock, Yii-Der Ida Chen, David V Conti, Richard S Cooper, Myriam Fornage, Barry I Freedman, Melissa Garcia, Phyllis J Goodman, Yu-Han H Hsu, Jennifer Hu, Chad D Huff, Sue A Ingles, Esther M John, Rick Kittles, Eric Klein, Jin Li, Barbara McKnight, Uma Nayak, Barbara Nemesure, Adesola Ogunniyi, Andrew Olshan, Michael F Press, Rebecca Rohde, Benjamin A Rybicki, Babatunde Salako, Maureen Sanderson, Yaming Shao, David S Siscovick, Janet L Stanford, Victoria L Stevens, Alex Stram, Sara S Strom, Dhananjay Vaidya, John S Witte, Jie Yao, Xiaofeng Zhu, Regina G Ziegler, Alan B Zonderman, Adebowale Adeyemo, Stefan Ambs, Mary Cushman, Jessica D Faul, Hakon Hakonarson, Albert M Levin, Katherine L Nathanson, Erin B Ware, David R Weir, Wei Zhao, Degui Zhi, Bone Mineral Density in Childhood Study (BMDCS) Group, Donna K Arnett, Struan F A Grant, Sharon L R Kardia, Olufunmilayo I Oloapde, D C Rao, Charles N Rotimi, Michele M Sale, L Keoki Williams, Babette S Zemel, Diane M Becker, Ingrid B Borecki, Michele K Evans, Tamara B Harris, Joel N Hirschhorn, Yun Li, Sanjay R Patel, Bruce M Psaty, Jerome I Rotter, James G Wilson, Donald W Bowden, L Adrienne Cupples, Christopher A Haiman, Ruth J F Loos, Kari E North

“…We performed large scale meta-analyses and replications in up to 52,895 individuals for BMI and up to 23,095 individuals for WHRadjBMI from the African Ancestry Anthropometry Genetics Consortium (AAAGC) using 1000 Genomes phase 1 imputed GWAS to improve coverage of both common and low frequency variants in the low linkage disequilibrium African ancestry genomes. …”
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Benchmarking the identification of a single degraded protein to explore optimal search strategies for ancient proteins by Rodriguez Palomo, Ismael, Nair, Bharath, Chiang, Yun, Dekker, Joannes, Dartigues, Benjamin, Mackie, Meaghan, Evans, Miranda, Macleod, Ruairidh, Olsen, Jesper V., Collins, Matthew J.

“…We also explored alternative strategies, including open search that allows for the global identification of PTMs based upon wide precursor mass tolerance and de novo sequencing to boost sequence coverage. We analysed the samples using Mascot, MaxQuant, Metamorpheus, pFind, Fragpipe and DeNovoGUI (pepNovo+, DirecTag, Novor), benchmarked these tools and discuss the optimal strategy for the characterisation of ancient proteins. …”
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Climate change risks illustrated by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) “burning embers” by P. Marbaix, P. Marbaix, P. Marbaix, A. K. Magnan, A. K. Magnan, A. K. Magnan, V. Muccione, V. Muccione, P. W. Thorne, Z. Zommers

“…It also highlights important areas for improvement in the forthcoming Seventh Assessment Cycle of the IPCC, particularly towards the systematic, homogeneous, and structured collection of information on illustrated risk increases; comprehensive coverage of impacted regions; a systematic consideration of adaptation and/or vulnerability levels; and, possibly, the coverage of risks from response measures. …”
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Effect of trust in village health workers on the use of facility-based follow-up postnatal care services in two districts in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic by Noudéhouénou Credo Adelphe Ahissou, Manami Uehara, Daisuke Nonaka, Inthanomchanh Vongphoumy, Tiengkham Pongvongsa, Khamtoun Ounlienvongsack, Khampheng Phongluxa, Sengchanh Kounnavong, Jun Kobayashi

“…Abstract Background Despite high coverage of antenatal care services (89.8%) and facility-based deliveries (79.8%), delayed initiation or lack of follow-up postnatal care (PNC) visits remains a challenge in the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR). …”
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Acute Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Is It Only Wrist Fractures? A Case Series Report and Literature Review by Panos Christodoulou, Donald Osarumwense, Antonios Papadopoulos

“…Materials & Methods: This retrospective study analyses medical records of patients diagnosed with acute carpal tunnel syndrome from 2021 to 2023 within our coverage area. …”
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A METHOD OF VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS IN WIRELESS INTERNET OF THINGS NETWORKS FOR SMART CITY INFRASTRUCTURES by Tamara Zhukabayeva, Nurdaulet Karabayev, Asel Nurusheva, Dina Satybaldina

“…The feasibility of the proposed approach is also analysed and its main advantages and disadvantages are considered. …”
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The Oryza australiensis genome reveals potential as a source of genes for rice improvement by Sabrina Morrison, Ardashir K. Masouleh, Lena Constantin, Olivier Panaud, Rod A. Wing, Robert J. Henry

“…Here, we present a chromosome-level, haplotype-resolved genome for O. australiensis, an Australian wild rice relative, assembled de novo using PacBio HiFi long reads (80 × coverage). The final assembly had a 99.3% BUSCO completeness score and a total length of 909 Mb. …”
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Equity of financial protection for health in high-income countries: scoping review protocol by Shehzad Ali, Beate Sander, Michael Law, Sara Allin, Edward C Xie, Diego Proaño

“…Findings from this review can advance methodological and conceptual knowledge about equity in FP, guide the evaluation of health systems and inform policy on eliminating inequitable barriers to care to achieve universal health coverage.Methods and analysis We will undertake a scoping review following guidance from Colquhoun et al and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews. …”
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Expired Dexon Drug as Green Inhibitor for Carbon Steel in Simulated Seawater Medium by Shams Naji, Rana Anaee, Sadeer Majeed

“…These techniques confirmed effective surface coverage by the adsorbed drug, forming a (Fe²⁺ ‒ Dexamethasone) complex. …”
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How does digital governance improve natural resource utilization efficiency? Configuration analysis based on the TOE framework by Shijia Zhang, Xiaojuan Cao

“…By leveraging data analysis and intelligent decision support systems, digital governance enables the precise management of natural resources, which helps to increase resource utilization efficiency and provides strong support for achieving global sustainable development goals. This paper first analyses the spatial‒temporal distribution characteristics of China’s NRUE from 2018 to 2022. …”
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Completeness of reporting of simulation studies on responder analysis methods and simulation performance: a methodological survey by Gordon H Guyatt, Kehu Yang, Derek K Chu, Romina Brignardello-Petersen, Xiajing Chu, Junjie Ren, Thabane Lehana

“…We used descriptive analyses to summarise reporting quality and simulation performance.Results We identified seven simulation studies exploring augmented binary methods, distributional methods and model-based methods. …”
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Off‐Equatorial Source of Magnetosonic Waves Extending Above the Lower Hybrid Resonance Frequency in the Inner Magnetosphere by Zhiyong Wu, Zhenpeng Su, Nigang Liu, Zhonglei Gao, Huinan Zheng, Yuming Wang, Shui Wang

“…Such off‐equatorially generated magnetosonic waves might differ from the near‐equatorially generated ones in latitudinal coverage, wavevector distribution, and then effect on the radiation belt electrons.…”
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Genotypic analysis of meningococcal factor h-binding protein from non-culture clinical specimens. by Stephen A Clark, Jay Lucidarme, Lynne S Newbold, Ray Borrow

“…A panel of 96 diverse, patient-matched clinical specimen/isolate pairs from invasive disease cases was used to illustrate the breadth of strain coverage for the assay. All fHbp alleles sequenced from the isolates matched those derived from previous whole genome analyses. …”
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Rapid decline of Caspian Sea level threatens ecosystem integrity, biodiversity protection, and human infrastructure by Rebecca Court, Matteo Lattuada, Nataliya Shumeyko, Mirgaliy Baimukanov, Tariyel Eybatov, Altynay Kaidarova, Elchin V. Mamedov, Eldar Rustamov, Aselle Tasmagambetova, Matthias Prange, Thomas Wilke, Christopher Hassall, Simon J. Goodman

“…Global warming is projected to drive declines in water levels of up to 21 m by 2100. Using geospatial analyses, we assessed the impact of sea level decline on habitats, protected areas, and human infrastructure. …”
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Cities with dense networks of shared scooter parking have higher parking compliance by Sian Meng, Anne Brown, Calvin Thigpen, Brandon Haydu, Nicholas Klein

“…The spatial distribution of corrals is particularly important in areas with low corral density, where providing uniform coverage can significantly reduce parking non-compliance rates. …”
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The impact of theory-based educational interventions: A three-arm randomized controlled trial comparing face-to-face, mobile-based, and control approaches on pap smear acceptance by Azar Bahrami, Mitra Rahimzadeh, Ali Safari-Moradabadi

“…Integrating mobile education into public health programs may enhance coverage and improve preventive outcomes.…”
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Sequencing confirms Anopheles stephensi distribution across southern Yemen by Yasser A. Baheshm, Alia Zayed, Abdullah A. Awash, Madison Follis, Payton Terreri, Jeanne N. Samake, Adel Aljasari, James F. Harwood, Audrey Lenhart, Sarah Zohdy, Samira M. Al-Eryani, Tamar E. Carter

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Medical students' and educators' opinions of teleconsultation in practice and undergraduate education: A UK-based mixed-methods study. by Lisa-Christin Wetzlmair-Kephart, Andrew O'Malley, Veronica O'Carroll

“…<h4>Methods</h4>This study used a cross-sectional, mixed-methods approach, utilising the additional coverage design to sequence and integrate qualitative and quantitative data. …”
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