Enhanced Detection of Mitochondrial Heteroplasmy and DNA Hypomethylation in Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Using a Novel Adaptive Sampling Protocol by Antonina Gospodinova, Yuliia Mariienko, Diana Pendicheva-Duhlenska, Soren Hayrabedyan, Krassimira Todorova

“…Conclusions: This study demonstrates the utility of adaptive sampling for the integrated analysis of mtDNA heteroplasmy and native base modifications, revealing widespread hypomethylation independent of coverage depth. …”
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The notion of access to health care in a large-scale social health protection initiative: a case study of 'Sehat Sahulat Programme' at Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan by Sheraz A Khan, Kathrin Cresswell, Aziz Sheikh

“…Considering this insurance coverage, GoKP officials claimed SSP made health care accessible, which the development partners contested. …”
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Urban and rural healthcare providers’ perspectives on HPV vaccination in Minnesota by Elizabeth J. Polter, Ben Christianson, Anne Steinberg, Melody Doan, Hanna Ljungman, Maria E. Sundaram, Jeffrey J. VanWormer, Charnetta L. Williams, Huong Q. McLean, Casper Bendixsen

“…However, HPV vaccination coverage in rural areas is lower than in urban areas, and overall HPV vaccination coverage in the United States remains lower than other adolescent vaccines. …”
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National Health Insurance Data as a Research Tool in Korean Medicine: a guide to database utilization and methodological approaches by Chan-Young Kwon, Il-Su Park

“…The study synthesized current challenges and opportunities specific to KM research using these databases. Result: Our analysis revealed three key findings: 1) The distinct characteristics and complementary nature of NHIS and HIRA databases, with NHIS providing comprehensive longitudinal data suitable for cohort studies and HIRA offering detailed cross-sectional data optimal for utilization pattern analysis; 2) Multiple data access options including Sample Research DB and Customized Research DB from NHIS, and Patient Sample Data and Customized Research Data from HIRA, each with specific advantages for different research designs; 3) Critical methodological considerations for KM research, particularly addressing the limited coverage of KM services (0.8% of total covered items) and the high proportion of non-covered services in KM practices (24.2-49.2% across different institution types). …”
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Digital Health Approaches to Measles Surveillance in the Oltenia Region (January 2023 – June 2024) by Ana Maria BOLDEA, Alexandra ROTARU ZAVALEANU, Mircea SERBANESCU

“…Additionally, the integration of digital immunization registries enabled a comprehensive vaccination gap analysis, highlighting disparities in immunization coverage and underscoring the need for improved outreach programs in high-risk communities. …”
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Multi-epitope Based Peptide Vaccine Candidate Against Infection From Rhoptry-Associated Protein 1 (RAP-1) Antigen Using Immuno-Informatics: An Approach by Samson Anjikwi Malgwi, Victoria T Adeleke, Matthew Adekunle Adeleke, Moses Okpeku

“…Europe has the highest combined class population coverage, with a percentage of 96.07%, while Central America has the lowest population coverage, with a value of 22.94%. …”
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ORGANIZATION AND QUALITY OF MEDICAL AND REHABILITATION CARE FOR ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION IN THE CONTEXT OF PUBLIC HEALTH by Ivan I. Koshelia

“…The study used content analysis of legal and clinical guidelines, statistical analysis of data from the Ministry of Health and Public Health Center of Ukraine, and scientific publications from 2019–2024. …”
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Predicting Travel Insurance Purchases in an Insurance Firm through Machine Learning Methods after COVID-19 by Shiuh Tong Lim, Joe Yee Yuan, Khai Wah Khaw, XinYing Chew

“…Travel insurance serves as a crucial financial safeguard, offering coverage against unforeseen expenses and losses incurred during travel. …”
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Mechanisms behind the environmental sensitivity of carbon fiber reinforced polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) by P. Johansson, P. Marklund, M. Björling, Y. Shi

“…A qualitative method was developed to estimate the tribofilm coverage on the CF/PTFE surface. Results showed strong correlation between high coverage of strongly adhered tribofilm and low wear rate. …”
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Systematic Review of Willingness to Pay for Health Insurance in Low and Middle Income Countries. by Shirin Nosratnejad, Arash Rashidian, David Mark Dror

“…This would require many LMICs to raise enough funds to achieve universal health insurance coverage. But, are individuals or households willing to pay for health insurance, and how much? …”
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Bridging Citizen Science and Expert Surveys in urban biodiversity monitoring: Insights from insect diversity in Macao by Kaiyun Zheng, Mark K. L. Wong, Toby Tsang, Chi Man Leong

“…Together, these approaches achieved 96.59% estimated species coverage within five years, demonstrating that combining community-driven data with expert methods accelerates comprehensive biodiversity documentation. …”
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Factors influencing medical insurance participation and satisfaction among non-standard workers in China by Weiqian Wu, Yanbing Zeng

“…Abstract Objectives Universal health coverage is the goal of China’s healthcare system reform. …”
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Soil Fauna-Indicators of Ungrazed Versus Grazed Grassland Ecosystems in Romania by Minodora Manu, Raluca Ioana Băncilă, Marilena Onete

“…Analysis of eighty soil samples allowed for the identification of sixteen soil fauna taxa, which constituted the database for statistical processing. …”
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Capacity requirements and demand management strategies in meal delivery by Ramon Auad, Alan Erera, Martin Savelsbergh

“…Applying the proposed framework to several scenarios with one and two depots, we conduct an extensive experimental study of the effects on system performance of (i) allowing courier sharing between multiple depots, (ii) relaxing the delivery deadlines of placed orders, and (iii) restricting demand through limited adjustment of the coverage of restaurants. The results demonstrate the potential effectiveness of different dispatch control and demand management mechanisms, in terms of both the required courier fleet size to serve requests and the coverage level of orders.…”
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Impact of acellular immunization against pertussis; comparative experience of four countries in North, Central and South America by María L. Ávila-Agüero, Miguel Betancourt-Cravioto, Ruby Trejo Varon, Juan Pablo Torres, Ana G. Lucas, Francisco Becerra-Posada, Carlos Espinal

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Perfusion Flow Enhances Osteogenic Gene Expression and the Infiltration of Osteoblasts and Endothelial Cells into Three-Dimensional Calcium Phosphate Scaffolds by Matthew J. Barron, Jeremy Goldman, Chung-Jui Tsai, Seth W. Donahue

“…Perfusion flow increased cell number, coverage of the scaffold perimeter, and matrix area in the center of scaffolds at 14 days. …”
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A situational assessment of treatments received for childhood diarrhea in the Federal Republic of Nigeria. by Ezra Gayawan, Ewan Cameron, Tolu Okitika, Osafu Augustine Egbon, Peter Gething

“…Yet State-level variations in venue attendance and performance by venue have conspired to hold the overall proportion receiving this potentially life-saving therapy (0.45 [0.35-0.55] in 2018) to well-below ideal coverage levels. High performing states that have demonstrated significant improvements include Kano, Jigawa and Borno, while under-performing states that have suffered declines in coverage include Kaduna and Taraba. …”
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Exploring varicella zoster virus proteome for construction and validation of a multi-epitope based subunit vaccine using multifaceted immunoinformatics approaches. by Yassir A Almofti, Amna A Ibrahim, Nuha A Mahmoud, Abdelmajeed M Elshafei, Nosiba Ibrahim, Ibrahim Albokhadaim, Saad Shousha, Ahmed O Alameen, Nawal Elkhair, Mahmoud G El Sebaei, Mahmoud Kandeel, Samir Alhojaily, Sheryar Afzal, Mohammed Ali Al-Hammadi, Ghada M, Ali Attiq, Yuan-Seng Wu

“…Multiple immunoinformatics techniques were applied to assess B-cell and T-cell epitopes. The population coverage of each T-cell epitope was analyzed and the results showed high population coverage scores. …”
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Exploring Trust in Health Insurers: Insights from Enrollees’ Perceptions and Experiences by Frank J. P. van der Hulst, Sanne Huijgen, Anne E. M. Brabers, Judith D. de Jong

“…This may be due to perceptions regarding profit motives, negative experiences, media coverage, and a lack of understanding of insurers’ roles. …”
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Progress and direction of 3D seismic exploration in Qintong Sag of Subei Basin by LIU Ming,XUE Ye,LIU Tiantian,ZHAO Sucheng,LAN Jiada,SHI Mengjun,YANG Fan

“…In order to solve the further problems of the complex subtle reservoir seismic exploration, wireless single-point receiving, single-point broadband excitation, small surface element, high coverage density, wide azimuth seismic acquisition, amplitude quantization quality control, broadband omni-directional processing and five-dimensional interpretation should be explored.…”
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