Hypertension prevalence among the male population aged 35-74 years in Novosibirsk by M. A. Ismailova, A. D. Afanaseva, E. V. Garbuzova, V. S. Shramko, G. I. Simonova, O. N. Gerasimenko, L. N. Shpagina, A. E. Imaeva, Yu. A. Balanova, Yu. I. Ragino

“…A total of 1200 people aged 35-74 years living in Novosibirsk were examined. The analysis included 600 men. The response rate exceeded 70%. …”
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Evaluating the Predictive Power of Software Metrics for Fault Localization by Issar Arab, Kenneth Magel, Mohammed Akour

“…These findings underscore the critical role of test quality and coverage in automated fault localization. By combining machine learning with transparent feature analysis, this work delivers practical insights to support more efficient debugging workflows. …”
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The perceptions of general practitioners on National Health Insurance in Chris Hani district, Eastern Cape, South Africa by Mthetheleli Mbongeni Gaqavu, Robert Mash

“…Background: National Health Insurance (NHI) intends to provide universal health coverage to all South Africans, with equity and quality as its tenets. …”
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Shaping health systems through strategy and economics: a global bibliometric exploration of policy pathways by Livia Cristina ILIESCU

“…The present study conducts an extensive bibliometric analysis in an attempt to map the knowledge structure at a global scale concerning strategic and economic approaches to health systems transformation. …”
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Carbon Pricing Strategies and Policies for a Unified Global Carbon Market by Mohammad Imran Azizi, Xize Xu, Xuehui Duan, Haotian Qin, Bin Xu

“…Canada’s fragmented provincial policies and China’s limited market coverage, despite being the top global emitter. Our analysis reveals three critical success factors: (1) higher carbon prices per capita are essential for carbon reduction, (2) the necessity of penalties on carbon price per capita from EUR 20–EUR 100, and (3) expanded market coverage maximizes impact. …”
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Hybrid Algorithm via Reciprocal-Argument Transformation for Efficient Gauss Hypergeometric Evaluation in Wireless Networks by Jianping Cai, Zuobin Ying

“…To facilitate research, we introduce a computational framework tailored for the zero-balanced Gauss hypergeometric function <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mo>Ψ</mo><mrow><mo>(</mo><mi>x</mi><mo>,</mo><mi>y</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow><mo>≜</mo><mmultiscripts><mi>F</mi><mn>1</mn><none></none><mprescripts></mprescripts><mn>2</mn><none></none></mmultiscripts><mrow><mo>(</mo><mn>1</mn><mo>,</mo><mi>x</mi><mo>;</mo><mn>1</mn><mo>+</mo><mi>x</mi><mo>;</mo><mo>−</mo><mi>y</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>, a fundamental mathematical kernel emerging in Signal-to-Interference-plus-Noise Ratio (SINR) coverage analysis of non-uniform cellular deployments. …”
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Risk factors for detection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in clinical samples upon hospital admission by Romeo Reyle, Frank Schwab, Selin Saydan, Michael Behnke, Rasmus Leistner, Petra Gastmeier, Christine Geffers, Tobias Siegfried Kramer

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Global strategies for implementing health financing equity – a state-of-the-art review of political declarations by Alexandre Nimubona, Innocent Yandemye, Chartière Nigaba, Beatrice Abura

“…We employed a time-based descriptive analysis method to document the results. Quantitative information was used to shape the analysis. …”
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Long-term conservation tillage breaks the plough pan and promotes the development of preferential flow by Jinze Han, Jianye Li, Qiang Chen, Xingyi Zhang

“…These structural improvements drove preferential flow development, evidenced by a 21.5 % reduction in dye variation coefficient and enhanced soil dye coverage. Correlation analysis showed dye coverage correlated strongly with soil physicochemical properties and macropore indexes, especially 500–1000 μm macroporosity (p < 0.05). …”
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Health for all: Primary care facility localization in Lesotho using qualitative research and GIS by Mariam A. Mostafa, Joy Oluwaseun Ogunmuyiwa, Kathryne Appleby Tenney, Sai Lone Tip, CarlosO. Zegarra Zamalloa, Jeffrey C. Blossom, Tlebere Mpo

“…Background: Lesotho has made significant strides towards universal health coverage and yet a significant proportion of the population has difficulty accessing health care services due to mountainous terrain and long travel times to nearest health facility. …”
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COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: A Cross-Sectional Study of Visible Minority Canadian Communities by Candy Ochieng, Pammla Petrucka, George Mutwiri, Michael Szafron

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The Role of Digital Infrastructure and Skills in Enhancing Labor Productivity: Insights from Industry 4.0 in the European Union by Ofelia Ema Aleca, Florin Mihai

“…Using econometric methods, including linear regressions and fixed-effects panel regressions, the analysis highlights the important role digital skills play in boosting productivity. …”
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Differences in Negotiated Facility Fees for Otolaryngology Procedures at Ambulatory Surgery Centers and Hospitals by Anika S. Walia, Roy Xiao, Daphne T. Hao, Vinay K. Rathi, Rosh K. V. Sethi, Stacey T. Gray

“…Utilizing newly available data collected from Turquoise Health's Rate Sense as required under the Transparency in Coverage rule, we assess, in this cross‐sectional analysis, the differences in negotiated facility fees between ASCs and HOPDs for 20 common otolaryngologic procedures. …”
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Kerala’s public healthcare services: Bihar’s blueprint for post–COVID-19 resilience by Rajani Mol, Bawa Singh, Vijay Kumar Chattu

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A simulation approach to assessing vegetation configuration effects on thermal comfort in cold region pocket parks by Qing Wang, Shoucheng Liu, Jingtong Qian

“…Orthogonal design analysis of simulation results identified the hierarchical impact on thermal comfort: tree coverage > LAD > green patterns. …”
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Perceptions and attitudes of South African physiotherapists towards National Health Insurance by Sholena Narain, Desmond Mathye

“…Methods: A quantitative, non-experimental online survey was used. Results: The data analysis revealed significant demographic influences on perceptions regarding NHI. …”
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Retention of Bioflx, Zirconia, and Stainless Steel crowns using two different luting cements in primary molars: an in vitro study by Nour Gamal Morsy, Karin ML Dowidar, Mona Mohy El Din, Salma Abolgheit, Dina Aly Sharaf

“…Abstract Background Different crown types are used for the full-coverage restoration of primary teeth with extensive caries. …”
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Progress of Measles and Rubella Surveillance in the Context of Measles Elimination in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region, 2019–2022 by Muhammad Farid, Kamal Fahmy, Amany Ghoniem, Md Sharifuzzaman, Quamrul Hasan, Natasha Crowcroft, Patrick O’Connor

“…We conducted an age-cohort analysis to estimate the size of the susceptible population using coverage and SIAs coverage data. …”
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Soviet Chernobyl vs American Three Mile Island: Information Space as a Factor in Social Crisis by Svyatoslav Yusov

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The Effect of Pandemic News on Stock Market Returns During the Covid-19 Crash: Evidence from International Markets by Ömer Faruk Tan

“…The media hype index, fake news index, country sentiment index, infodemic index, and media coverage index provided by the RavenPack data platform are used for the analysis. …”
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