Herpes zoster vaccine effectiveness against incident herpes zoster and post-herpetic neuralgia in an older US population: a cohort study. by Sinéad M Langan, Liam Smeeth, David J Margolis, Sara L Thomas

“…Incidence rates and hazard ratios for zoster and PHN were determined in vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals. Analyses were adjusted for age, gender, race, low income, immunosuppression, and important comorbidities associated with zoster, and then stratified by immunosuppression status. …”
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Surgical success in obstetric fistula repair and associated factors: findings from a retrospective cohort study in Zambia by Sianga Mutola, Bwalya Magawa Chomba, Nawi Ng, Dhally M. Menda, Valérie R. Louis, Lowery Wilson Michael

“…Tanahashi’s Health Services Coverage framework guided the selection of potential factors associated with successful obstetric fistula repair outcomes. …”
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Mobile applications for promoting and supporting breastfeeding: Systematic review and meta‐analysis by Monika Ziebart, Michael Kammermeier, Berthold Koletzko, Bernadeta Patro‐Golab

“…We performed meta‐analyses of findings from RCTs on primary outcomes, namely early breastfeeding initiation, exclusive and any breastfeeding rates. …”
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Trends and determinants of antenatal, intranatal, and postnatal care utilization among Indonesian women (2012–2017): associated factors in midwifery service utilization between mid... by Qorinah Estiningtyas Sakilah Adnani, Rufidah Maulina, Kadar Ramadhan, Niken Bayu Argaheni, Holly Powell Kennedy, Michelle Telfer

“…This study used multivariate analyses for 2012 and 2017 to examine the relationships between various socio-demographic characteristics and the utilization of specific maternal health services in Indonesia. …”
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Determinants of stillbirth among mothers who gave birth at Bishoftu General Hospital, Ethiopia: using a Bayesian logistic regression model by Yeshi Regassa, Hunde Lemi, Tesfaye Getachew Charkos

“…IntroductionStillbirth remains a major public health problem in developing countries due to low health coverage and services. Approximately two million stillbirths occur every year; in particular, stillbirths are highly prevalent in low- and middle-income countries such as Ethiopia. …”
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Factors associated with uptake of human papilloma virus vaccine among adolescent girls: A cross sectional survey on insights into HPV Infection Prevention in Kabarole District, Wes... by Solomon Asiimwe, Fred N Bagenda, Tony Mugisa

“…<h4>Objective</h4>This study aims to assess the extent of Human papilloma virus vaccine coverage among adolescents and explore the associated determinants to facilitate enhanced planning strategies within the Kabarole district.…”
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Addressing influenza in Bangladesh: closing evidence and policy gaps with strategic interventions by Md Zakiul Hassan, Saleh Haider, Mohammad Abdul Aleem, Md Ariful Islam, Tanzir Ahmed Shuvo, Saju Bhuiya, Mahbubur Rahman, Mahmudur Rahman, Tahmina Shirin, Fahmida Chowdhury

“…However, this collaboration has not been translated into actionable control policies, which coupled with low vaccination coverage, impose a substantial health and economic burden in Bangladesh. …”
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Social Determinants of Health and Lifetime History of Parent-Reported Concussion in School-Aged Children and Adolescents in the United States by Grant L. Iverson, Julia E. Maietta, Altaf Saadi, Nathan E. Cook

“…In the univariable models, male gender, older age, sports participation, and having current health care coverage were associated with a higher lifetime history of concussion. …”
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Drag Coefficient of Emergent Vegetation in a Shallow Nonuniform Flow Over a Mobile Sand Bed by Yonggang Zhang, Jinhua Cheng, Marwan A. Hassan, Ping Wang, Zi Wu

“…Based on the experimental and theoretical analyses, a dimensionless drag model integrating both terms of flow properties and bed effects is proposed to predict the drag coefficient Cd over a mobile bed. …”
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Bidirectional dynamic frame prediction network for total-body [68Ga]Ga-PSMA-11 and [68Ga]Ga-FAPI-04 PET images by Qianyi Yang, Wenbo Li, Zhenxing Huang, Zixiang Chen, Wenjie Zhao, Yunlong Gao, Xinlan Yang, Yongfeng Yang, Hairong Zheng, Dong Liang, Jianjun Liu, Ruohua Chen, Zhanli Hu

“…Abstract Purpose Total-body dynamic positron emission tomography (PET) imaging with total-body coverage and ultrahigh sensitivity has played an important role in accurate tracer kinetic analyses in physiology, biochemistry, and pharmacology. …”
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Low-income households' willingness to pay for flood risk insurance in South Africa by David Lefutso, Abiodun A. Ogundeji, Gideon Danso-Abbeam, Yong S. Nyam

“…Using discrete choice experiments (DCE) and mixed logit models, it uses primary data from respondents in Buffalo City metropolitan municipality to analyse preferences for insurance attributes, such as coverage levels, premiums and excess fees. …”
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Open data for modelling the impacts of electric vehicles on UK distribution networks: Opportunities for a digital spine by Isaac Flower, Furong Li, Julian Padget

“…While one DNO provides data coverage for >95% of its substations, it is valid for only 24.1% of substations with at least one public charger. …”
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Unveiling the Voices and Examining the Phases of Reportage in Online News Stories of the Coronavirus Pandemic in Ghana by Martin Thompson Kwadzo Ntem, Siyasanga M Tyali

“… This article examines media coverage of the coronavirus pandemic in Ghana, specifically focusing on four selected Ghanaian news portals (myjoyonline.com, citinewsroom.com, peacefmonline.com and gna.org.gh) from 12 March 2020 to 24 March 2021. …”
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Multiscale mobility patterns and the restriction of human movement by Juni Schindler, Jonathan Clarke, Mauricio Barahona

“…From the perspective of human mobility, the COVID-19 pandemic constituted a natural experiment of enormous reach in space and time. Here, we analyse the inherent multiple scales of human mobility using Facebook Movement maps collected before and during the first UK lockdown. …”
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From poverty to health: intraurban inequalities in child health indicators in low-income and middle-income countries during the SDG era by Amanuel Yosef Gebrekidan, Yordanos Sisay Asgedom, Tsion Mulat Tebeje, Mesfin Abebe, Mekonnen Birhanie Aregu

“…This study aimed to assess the overall and country-specific intraurban inequalities in under-5 and neonatal mortality rates, immunisation coverage, care-seeking for acute respiratory infections (ARIs), coverage of diarrhoea treatment, and stunting, wasting and overweight in children under 5.Methods Demographic and Health Survey datasets collected since 2015 from 48 LMICs were analysed. …”
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Design and Immune Profile of Multi-Epitope Synthetic Antigen Vaccine Against SARS-CoV-2: An In Silico and In Vivo Approach by Maria da Conceição Viana Invenção, Larissa Silva de Macêdo, Ingrid Andrêssa de Moura, Lucas Alexandre Barbosa de Oliveira Santos, Benigno Cristofer Flores Espinoza, Samara Sousa de Pinho, Lígia Rosa Sales Leal, Daffany Luana dos Santos, Bianca de França São Marcos, Carolina Elsztein, Georon Ferreira de Sousa, Guilherme Antonio de Souza-Silva, Bárbara Rafaela da Silva Barros, Leonardo Carvalho de Oliveira Cruz, Julliano Matheus de Lima Maux, Jacinto da Costa Silva Neto, Cristiane Moutinho Lagos de Melo, Anna Jéssica Duarte Silva, Marcus Vinicius de Aragão Batista, Antonio Carlos de Freitas

“…Methods: A database of previously predicted Spike and Nucleocapsid protein epitopes was created, and these epitopes were analyzed for immunogenicity, conservation, population coverage, and molecular docking. Results: A synthetic antigen with 15 epitopes considered immunogenic, conserved even in the face of variants and that were able to anchor themselves in the appropriate HLA site, together had more than 90% worldwide coverage. …”
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Leveraging genomic insights from the neglected malaria parasites P. malariae and P. ovale using selective whole genome amplification (SWGA) approach by Fathia Ben-Rached, Amit Kumar Subudhi, Chang Li, Mariah Alawi, Rohit Satyam, Sui Xu, Guoding Zhu, Raeece Naeem, Sara Mfarrej, Di Liu, Zenaida Stead, Caroline Askonas, Yaobao Liu, Jun Cao, Arnab Pain

“…WGS on SWGA-treated samples demonstrated improved genome coverage. Our method outperformed the published protocol for P.malariae with higher enrichment of the targeted genome. …”
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Individual and community socioeconomic status and receipt of influenza vaccines among adult primary care patients in a large academic health system: 2017–2019 by Sae Takada, Un Young Chung, Philippe Bourgois, O. Kenrik Duru, Lillian Gelberg, Maria Han, Michael A. Pfeffer, Steve Shoptaw, Kenneth Wells, Marjan Javanbakht

“…Results: Vaccination coverage was higher during the 2018-19 influenza season (34%) compared to the 2017-18 season (23%). …”
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Comprehensive metabolomic/lipidomic characterization of patients with mitochondrial ATP synthase, short-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase and combined variant deficiencies by Dana Dobešová, Matúš Prídavok, Radana Brumarová, Aleš Kvasnička, Barbora Piskláková, Eliška Ivanovová, Katarína Brennerová, Jana Šaligová, Ľudmila Potočňáková, Simona Drobňaková, Jana Potočňáková, David Friedecký

“…Objective: This study aims to characterize the metabolic alterations in patients with inherited mitochondrial enzymopathies. We focused on wide-coverage targeted metabolomic, organic acid and lipidomic analyses of patients with TMEM70 deficiency (TMEM70d), short-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (SCADd), and individuals with both deficiencies (TMEM70d-SCADd). …”
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Long-term hydro-economic analysis tool for evaluating global groundwater cost and supply: Superwell v1.1 by H. Niazi, S. B. Ferencz, N. T. Graham, J. Yoon, T. B. Wild, M. Hejazi, D. J. Watson, C. R. Vernon

“…Yet substantial gaps remain in our knowledge and modeling capabilities related to groundwater availability, recharge, feasible locations for extraction, extractable volumes, and associated extraction costs, which are essential for large-scale analyses of integrated human–water system scenarios, particularly at the global scale. …”
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