Insights into Treponema pallidum genomics from modern and ancient genomes using a novel mapping strategy by Marta Pla-Díaz, Gülfirde Akgül, Martyna Molak, Louis du Plessis, Hanna Panagiotopoulou, Karolina Doan, Wiesław Bogdanowicz, Paweł Dąbrowski, Maciej Oziembłowski, Barbara Kwiatkowska, Jacek Szczurowski, Joanna Grzelak, Natasha Arora, Kerttu Majander, Fernando González-Candelas, Verena J. Schuenemann

“…Conclusions This study highlights the importance of considering methodological implications and reference genome bias in high-throughput sequencing-based whole-genome analysis of T. pallidum, especially of ancient or low-coverage samples, contributing to a deeper understanding of the treponemal pathogen and its subspecies.…”
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Exponential uptake of HPV self-collected cervical screening testing 2 years since universal availability in Victoria, Australia by Alvin Lee, David Hawkes, Daniel Sweeney, Kerryann Wyatt, Claire Nightingale, Corey Chalmers, Marion Saville

“…We also compared rates of HPV detection, invalid results, and time to colposcopy with practitioner-collected samples during the same period. The analysis presented was conducted using the March 2025 Victorian raw data extract sourced from the National Cancer Screening Register and publicly available screening coverage rates in Victoria. …”
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Child morbidity and mortality associated with alternative policy responses to the economic crisis in Brazil: A nationwide microsimulation study. by Davide Rasella, Sanjay Basu, Thomas Hone, Romulo Paes-Sousa, Carlos Octávio Ocké-Reis, Christopher Millett

“…We used fixed effects multivariate regression models including BFP and ESF coverage and accounting for secular trends, demographic and socioeconomic changes, and programme duration effects. …”
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Community Engagement in the Management of Urban Green Spaces: Prospects from a Case Study in an Emerging Economy by Adriano Bressane, Anna Isabel Silva Loureiro, Ricardo Almendra

“…Utilizing survey data from 33 municipal environmental departments across the MRSP, this research applied correlation tests, generalized linear models, and a non-parametric analysis of variance to evaluate the relationships between community engagement, UGS coverage, and inequality. …”
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Insurance policy and cropping structure adjustment toward staple grains in China: implications for food system resilience and security by Jiawei Wang, Jiawei Wang, Zihui Yuan, Zhihua Wu, Xia Kuang, Feng Ye

“…Strengthening policy communication, expanding service coverage—especially in remote areas—and improving coverage levels can further enhance its contribution to national food security strategies and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).…”
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A research on spatial configuration characteristics and social performance evaluation of public sports facilities in shanghai based on geographic information system (GIS). by Haonan Li, Lun Li, Yuan Li, Qing Ji, Jianbo Zhao, Zixi Ge, Qi Zhou, Quan Sun

“…Central urban areas possess a high density of facilities, while suburban areas suffer from inadequate facility coverage, leading to uneven service radii and a pattern of high agglomeration but low coverage. 3) The social equity analysis shows that the service capacity entropy of public sports facilities exhibits a distinct spatial distribution, characterized by high values in the east and west and low values in the center. …”
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Framework for timely perception of spatiotemporal crowd congestion risk in public spaces based on video pedestrian tracking and geographic mapping by Shaojun Liu, Ling Zhang, Junlian Ge, Weitao Li, Yi Long

“…Current technologies face hindrances such as low data precision, limited generalization across diverse scenarios, incomplete crowd coverage, and sluggish responsiveness. The popularity of sensor networks and the rapid development of computer vision technology have made it possible to collect and perceive spatial and temporal information ubiquitously, creating valuable opportunities for the rapid analysis of geographic phenomena and timely detection of potential problems. …”
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Institutional deliveries in India’s nine low performing states: levels, determinants and accessibility by Ria Saha, Pintu Paul

“…Background Despite the implementation of several national-level interventions, institutional delivery coverage remains unsatisfactory in India’s low performing states (LPS), leading to a high burden of maternal mortality. …”
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Design of a multi-epitope vaccine against drug-resistant mycobacterium tuberculosis and mycobacterium bovis using reverse vaccinology by Eva Akurut, Yahaya Gavamukulya, Julius Mulindwa, Moses Isiagi, Ronald Galiwango, Mudarshiru Bbuye, Ibra Lujumba, Davis Kiberu, Patricia Nabisubi, Grace Kebirungi, Andrew Kambugu, Barbara Castelnuovo, Gyaviira Nkurunungi, Daudi Jjingo, Brenda Oketch, David Patrick Kateete, Gerald Mboowa

“…Griselimycin was incorporated as an adjuvant to enhance immunogenicity, as predicted by C-ImmSim simulations. Population coverage analysis for East Africa revealed high applicability, with 98.35% coverage for Class I epitopes, 100% coverage for Class II epitopes, and 100% combined coverage, with average hit values of 8.4, 12.26, and 20.66, respectively. …”
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Estimating the global and regional burden of lower respiratory infections attributable to leading pathogens and the protective effectiveness of immunization programs by Xiaoran Yu, Huan Wang, Sheng Ma, Wanning Chen, Lin Sun, Zhiyong Zou

“…Methods: Data were retrieved from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 and World Health Organization United Nations Children's Fund Estimates of National Immunization Coverage. Locally weighted linear regression and Spearman correlation analysis were used to examine the associations between LRI mortality and vaccination coverage. …”
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The relationship between democracy and corruption and the global physician workforce. by Amrit Kirpalani, Eray Yilmaz

“…Partial correlations, multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA), and univariate analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used to analyze the relationship between workforce variables and the democracy index (DI), and corruption perception index (CPI), controlling for domestic health expenditure.…”
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The Trend of Utilization of Dental and Oral Health Services Among Children in Iran During 2019–2021: A Cross‐Sectional Study by Somayeh Khoramian Tusi, Behrooz Pouragha, Edris Hasanpoor, Morteza Nazari

“…Results Analysis of the data indicated that the utilization of dental and oral health services had significant correlations with the place of residence (p < 0.001), the father's education (p < 0.05), the number of children in the family (p < 0.005), and insurance coverage (p < 0.05). …”
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Social space of preschool institutions as a factor of gender equality by Miletić-Stepanović Vesna

“…The subject of this paper is a sociological gender-sensitive analysis of the use-value of space in public preschool institutions (PPI), starting from the level of Serbian society, through Belgrade and Belgrade municipalities, down to the level of individual kindergartens. …”
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A Two-echelon Model of Location-routing Problem for Optimizing Relief Operations in Natural Disasters by Hossein Jamali, Mehdi Kabiri Naeini, Zeynab Elahi

“…One of the most significant limitations in this context is the effective coverage of relief bases and the ability to provide timely aid to the affected area. …”
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Effects of expanding a non-contributory health insurance scheme on out-of-pocket healthcare spending by the poor in Turkey by Rifat Atun, Abdullah Tirgil, William T Dickens

“…In addition, we implement quantile regression analysis to examine how the benefits expansion affects the poor who have the largest out-of-pocket expenditures and are in the upper tail of the health spending distribution.Results We find that the expansion of benefits coverage leads to significant reductions in annualised out-of-pocket healthcare expenditures for dental care, diagnostics services, pharmaceuticals and total medical spending. …”
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Power and marginalization in discourse on AI in education (AIEd): social actors’ representation in China Daily (2018–2023) by Xi Huang, Savitri Gadavanij

“…This study examines how social actors are represented in AIEd discourses in China Daily (2018–2023), using 100 news articles selected through stratified proportional sampling in Nexis Uni to ensure balanced coverage across all years. Employing intertextuality analysis and social actor theory, the results show that government and corporate voices dominate, while public perspectives are marginalized. …”
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The effects of a protection motivation theory–based online educational program on HPV vaccination intention among female medical students in Hubei province, China: A randomized con... by Huan Yang, Supattarayan Thongjit, Suneerat Yangyuen

“…BACKGROUND: Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine coverage among female adolescents remains low in China, including medical students. …”
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The dynamic effects of solar eclipses of October 25, 2022, and October 14, 2023, on GPS-derived total electron content by Vishal Chauhan, Vishakha, Rakesh Singh, Shishupal Singh, Vikram Singh, Om Prakash Singh

“…This analysis highlights the influence of station location and eclipse coverage on the magnitude and spatial distribution of TEC variations.…”
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Reliable Atom Probe Tomography of Cu Nanoparticles Through Tailored Encapsulation by an Electrodeposited Film by Aydan Çiçek, Florian Knabl, Maximilian Schiester, Helene Waldl, Lidija D. Rafailović, Michael Tkadletz, Christian Mitterer

“…This study emphasizes controlled surface coverage for reliable APT analysis, offering insights into nanoparticle chemistry.…”
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A randomized trial of the effectiveness of an ultrasonic denture hygiene intervention program among communitydwelling elders* by Ronald Chan, Jiaguan Zhang, Colman Mcgrath, Paul Tsang, Otto Lam

“…Differences between groups were assessed with one-way analysis of variance and Chi-squared tests.ResultsMean DCI scores and mean percentages of plaque coverage area were significantly reduced in group 1 and group 2, compared to the control group for both cobalt chromium (CoCr) and acrylic fitting surfaces (p&lt;0.001). …”
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