Effects of direction and gender on lower limb biomechanics during forward lunges in badminton players: a preliminary analysis by Li Huang, Yan Zhang, Shunxiang Gao, Junxia Lin, Fei Zheng, Yaodong Gu

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Mapping zero-dose children in Kenya - A spatial analysis and examination of the socio-demographic and media exposure determinants. by Judy Gichuki, Ben Ngoye, Donnie Mategula

“…We included all children aged 1-35 months who had not received any vaccination during the survey. In the analysis, we utilized logistic regression to explore the determinants of zero-dose status, including the mothers' media exposure. …”
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Comparative analysis of RAD-seq methods for SNP discovery and genetic diversity assessment in oil seed crop safflower by Pooja Pathania, Gaddam Prasanna Kumar, Nishu Gupta, R. Parimalan, J. Radhamani, Rajesh Kumar, Sunil Shriram Gomashe, Palchamy Kadirvel, S. Rajkumar

“…The in vitro results showed that ddRAD-seq outperformed sdRAD-seq in terms of raw read count, alignment rate, depth and breadth of coverage, and SNP detection. An alignment-free analysis using k-mer counting and sketching based on genetic distance further confirmed the superiority of ddRAD-seq. …”
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Centering intersectional breast cancer screening experiences among black, Latina, and white women: a qualitative analysis by Sienna Ruiz, Kamilah Abdur-Rashid, Rachel L. Mintz, Maggie Britton, Ana A. Baumann, Graham A. Colditz, Ashley J. Housten

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Development of a direct whole genome sequencing for hepatitis A virus from serum and analysis of genetic characteristics by Daseul Yeo, Soontag Jung, Danbi Yoon, Seongwon Hwang, Dong Jae Lim, Songfeng Jin, Jinho Choi, Ki Ho Hong, Changsun Choi

“…Phylogenetic analysis of the whole genome, structural, and non-structural regions demonstrated clustering with HAV strains previously isolated in Japan. …”
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Socioeconomic inequality in undernutrition among late female adolescent in sub-Saharan African countries: a decomposition analysis by Ever Siyoum Shewarega, Tsion Mulat Tebeje, Makida Berhan Alem, Mulugeta Lulie Assres, Elsa Awoke Fentie

“…The Erreygers normalized concentration index and its concentration curve were applied to assess socioeconomic-related inequality in undernutrition. Decomposition analysis was conducted to identify factors contributing to socioeconomic related inequality. …”
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Trends and factors associated with immediate postnatal care utilisation in Ethiopia: analysis of the demographic and health surveys, 2011-2019 by Abdulaziz M Hussen, Aline Semaan, Binyam Tilahun, Özge Tunçalp, Diederick E Grobbee, Joyce L Browne

“…Despite the progress, the coverage remains low in Ethiopia, only reaching one-third of those who need it. …”
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The impact of social determinants of health on feminicide in the second-largest state of the Brazilian Amazon: a spatial epidemiological analysis by Ana Karoline Souza da Silva, Iaron Leal Seabra, Euriane Castro Costa, Mary Elizabeth de Santana, Vera Lúcia de Azevedo Lima, Glenda Roberta Oliveira Naiff Ferreira, Eliã Pinheiro Botelho

“…Spatio-temporal risk analysis was employed to assess the influences of policies and social factors on feminicide trends over space and time. …”
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Preservation of milk in liquid nitrogen during sample collection does not affect the RNA quality for RNA-seq analysis by Lucía Jiménez-Montenegro, Leopoldo Alfonso, Beatriz Soret, José A. Mendizabal, Olaia Urrutia

“…Abstract Background Standard procedures for milk sample collection for transcriptome analysis use ice as preservation method, which can affect the RNA stability and requires immediate sample processing. …”
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Targeted sequencing analysis pipeline for species identification of human pathogenic fungi using long-read nanopore sequencing by Nattapong Langsiri, Navaporn Worasilchai, Laszlo Irinyi, Piroon Jenjaroenpun, Thidathip Wongsurawat, Janet Jennifer Luangsa-ard, Wieland Meyer, Ariya Chindamporn

“…The modified NanoCLUST also reduced the number of classified clusters compared to VSEARCH, making the subsequent BLAST+ analysis faster. Subsampling of the datasets, which reduces the size of the datasets by approximately tenfold, did not significantly affect the identification results in terms of the identified species name, percent identity, query coverage, percentage of reads in the classified cluster, and the number of clusters. …”
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Evaluating natalizumab first-line and later-line use in multiple sclerosis: a US claims database analysis by Robin L. Avila, Nicole S. Croteau, Fei Tang, Jason C. Simeone, Khalil Jomaa, Boyang Bian, Mattia Gianinazzi

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Reliability and Radiographic Correlation of the Foot Posture Index-6: A Multi-Rater Analysis in Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Individuals by Min Gyu Kyung, Yun Jae Cho, Jae Hee Lee, Min Seok Shin, Jay Hoon Park, Dong Yeon Lee

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Hypofractionated stereotactic radiotherapy using coplanar VMAT for single small brain metastasis: dosimetric analysis and clinical outcomes by Jialu Lai, An Li, Xianhu Zeng, Jia Liu, Lin Zhou

“…Dosimetric parameters and clinical outcomes were evaluated.ResultsC-VMAT provided clinically satisfactory treatment plans, with median gradient index, conformity index, homogeneity index, and PTV coverage values of 4.30, 1.05, 1.28, and 98%, respectively. …”
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Analysis of Economic Vitality and Development Equilibrium of China’s Three Major Urban Agglomerations Based on Nighttime Light Data by Saimiao Liu, Wenliang Liu, Yi Zhou, Shixin Wang, Zhenqing Wang, Zhuochen Wang, Yanchao Wang, Xinran Wang, Luoyao Hao, Futao Wang

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Vaccination dropout and associated factors among children in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2014–2024) by Eyasu Bamlaku Golla, Habtamu Geremew, Alegntaw Abate, Mohammed Ahmed Ali, Mulat Belay Simegn, Werkneh Melkie Tilahun, Samuel Abdisa Kuse, Smegnew Gichew Wondie

“…Data were extracted via a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet and then exported to STATA 17 for statistical analysis. A checklist from the Joanna Briggs Institute was utilized to assess the quality of the studies. …”
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Cognitive-matrix analysis of research on primary health care development in the Russian Federation for the period from 2012 to 2022 by S. A. Orlov, R. N. Shepel, D. V. Voshev, D. O. Savchenko, D. A. Gellekh, А. B. Gorlov, K. S. Mezhidov, M. V. Turlay, A. V. Sentsova, L. M. Zhamalov, A. V. Kontsevaya, O. M. Drapkina

“…To distribute scientific publications according to the relevant segments of the cognitive matrix of taxonomic characteristics for the analysis and assessment of primary health care in the Russian Federation.Material and methods. …”
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Sustainable analysis of COVID-19 Co-packaged paxlovid: exploring advanced sampling techniques and multivariate processing tools by Shymaa S. Soliman, Nisreen F Abo- Talib, Mohamed R. Elghobashy, Mona A. Abdel Rahman

“…This integration aimed to achieve full data coverage and thereby enhance the predictive powers of these models. …”
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Spatial analysis of G.f.fuscipes abundance in Uganda using Poisson and Zero-Inflated Poisson regression models. by Albert Mugenyi, Dennis Muhanguzi, Guy Hendrickx, Gaëlle Nicolas, Charles Waiswa, Steve Torr, Susan Christina Welburn, Peter M Atkinson

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Global, regional, and national estimates of the impact of a maternal Klebsiella pneumoniae vaccine: A Bayesian modeling analysis. by Chirag K Kumar, Kirsty Sands, Timothy R Walsh, Seamus O'Brien, Mike Sharland, Joseph A Lewnard, Hao Hu, Padmini Srikantiah, Ramanan Laxminarayan

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HIV, hepatitis, and syphilis self-testing among adolescents and young adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Ying Zhang, James Tapa, Cheryl C. Johnson, Tiffany R. Phillips, Christopher K. Fairley, Wole Ameyan, Maeve B. Mello, Eric P.F. Chow, Thato Chidarikire, Jason J. Ong

“…Self-testing can increase testing coverage and strengthen the uptake of prevention and treatment services. …”
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