Global, regional, and national burden of cutaneous malignant melanoma from 1990 to 2021 and prediction to 2045 by Chengling Liu, Xingchen Liu, Li Hu, Xin Li, Haiming Xin, Sailin Zhu

“…To address this, we analyzed epidemiological patterns and investigated risk factors for CMM-related mortality.MethodsThis study analyzed CMM using data from the 2021 Global Burden of Diseases survey, covering 204 countries and territories. …”
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Understanding the dynamics of compliance to smoke-free policy regulations: Exploring the perspectives of venue owners and staff in Türkiye by Ezgi Baltacı, Aslı Çarkoğlu, Sejal Saraf, Toker Ergüder, Gül Ergör, Mutlu Hayran, Connie Hoe

“…The data were analyzed using an inductive approach to identify patterns and categorize the data into themes. Results The respondents expressed that the smoke-free policy aimed to protect employees and customers from secondhand smoke (SHS), respect human health, and improve air quality. …”
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Influence of Groundwater Depth on Soil Ion Distribution in the Agricultural Irrigation Areas of Northwest China by Borui Peng, Rui Dong, Yujiang He, Ying Liu, Yubin Zhao

“…Extensive and unregulated groundwater extraction for irrigation in the arid inland basins of Northwest China has led to a continuous increase in groundwater depth in agricultural irrigation areas. …”
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Nevirapine resistance and breast-milk HIV transmission: effects of single and extended-dose nevirapine prophylaxis in subtype C HIV-infected infants. by Anitha Moorthy, Amita Gupta, Ramesh Bhosale, Srikanth Tripathy, Jayagowri Sastry, Smita Kulkarni, Madhuri Thakar, Renu Bharadwaj, Anju Kagal, Arvind V Bhore, Sandesh Patil, Vandana Kulkarni, Varadharajan Venkataramani, Usha Balasubramaniam, Nishi Suryavanshi, Carrie Ziemniak, Nikhil Gupte, Robert Bollinger, Deborah Persaud

“…Types of NVP-resistance mutations and patterns of persistence at one year of age were similar between the two groups. …”
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Unscheduled and out-of-hours care for people in their last year of life: a retrospective cohort analysis of national datasets by Kirsty Boyd, Scott A Murray, Sebastien Moine, Andrew Stoddart, Bruce Mason, Joannes Joseph Kerssens, Anne M Finucane

“…Objectives To analyse patterns of use and costs of unscheduled National Health Service (NHS) services for people in the last year of life.Design Retrospective cohort analysis of national datasets with application of standard UK costings.Participants and setting All people who died in Scotland in 2016 aged 18 or older (N=56 407).Main outcome measures Frequency of use of the five unscheduled NHS services in the last 12 months of life by underlying cause of death, patient demographics, Continuous Unscheduled Pathways (CUPs) followed by patients during each care episode, total NHS and per-patient costs.Results 53 509 patients (94.9%) had at least one contact with an unscheduled care service during their last year of life (472 360 contacts), with 34.2% in the last month of life. …”
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Media Framing and Portrayals of Ransomware Impacts on Informatics, Employees, and Patients: Systematic Media Literature Review by Atiya Avery, Elizabeth White Baker, Brittany Wright, Ishmael Avery, Dream Gomez

“…Second, there were no apparent year-to-year patterns in the occurrence of reported events of ransomware attacks on health care provider information systems. …”
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Research on Gamma Image Reconstruction Method Based on Multi-distance System Matrix Superposition by WU Yuan1, 2, , XU Feng1, 2, , ZHOU Yicong1, 2, XIAO Yufeng1, 2, ZHENG Yulai3

“…First, Monte Carlo simulation software was used to build a gamma camera simulation, and the impact of different encoding patterns on detection efficiency and the impact of radioactive sources at different distances on detection performance were analyzed. …”
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Evaluation of a Global Initiative for Asthma Education and Implementation Program to Improve Asthma Care Quality (CARE4ALL): Protocol for a Multicenter, Single-Arm Study by Kewu Huang, Wenjun Wang, Ying Wang, Yanming Li, Xiaokai Feng, Huahao Shen, Chen Wang

“…During this study, GINA implementation performance will be continuously monitored to inform necessary adjustments at the hospital level. …”
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Distribution and Antimicrobial Resistance Analysis of Blood Culture Isolates at a Chinese National Cardiovascular Regional Medical Center: A 7-Year Retrospective Study by Wang Q, Wu F, Li T

“…Qian Wang, Fan Wu, Tao Li Department of Medical Laboratory, Fuwai Central China Cardiovascular Hospital/Central China Fuwai Hospital of Zhengzhou University/Henan Provincial People’s Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan, 451464, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Tao Li, Department of Medical Laboratory, Fuwai Central China Cardiovascular Hospital/Central China Fuwai Hospital of Zhengzhou University/Henan Provincial People’s Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan, 451464, People’s Republic of China, Email zzlitao@zzu.edu.cnPurpose: This study aimed to characterize the epidemiological patterns and antimicrobial resistance profiles of bloodstream infections (BSIs) in a cardiovascular specialty hospital and to identify region-specific pathogen distributions, resistance risks, and clinical implications for optimizing empirical therapy and infection control strategies.Patients and Methods: A retrospective analysis (2018– 2024) evaluated 1,055 non-duplicate BSI isolates from 37,576 blood cultures at the Fuwai Central China Cardiovascular Hospital. …”
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High Antennal Expression of <i>CYP6K1</i> and <i>CYP4V2</i> Participate in the Recognition of Alarm Pheromones by <i>Solenopsis invicta</i> Buren by Xinyi Jiang, Jiacheng Shen, Peng Lin, Youming Hou

“…Insects have highly developed olfactory systems in which cytochrome P450s (CYPs) were involved as odor-degrading enzymes throughout the olfactory recognition of odor compounds by insects to avoid continuous stimulation of signaling molecules and thus damage to the olfactory nervous. …”
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Incidence and prevalence of dysthymia among young adults in China, 1990–2021, with forecasts to 2046: an age-period-cohort analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Jingxian Wu, Yaping Deng, Kunlu Tong, Zhifang Sun

“…Projections indicate a continuous rise in ASIR and ASPR from 2022 to 2046 for both sexes. …”
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Digital Storytelling for People With Cognitive Impairment Using Available Mobile Apps: Systematic Search in App Stores and Content Analysis by Di Zhu, Abdullah Al Mahmud, Wei Liu, Dahua Wang

“…The analysis revealed patterns in platform diversity and geographical distribution of developers, with apps available on both iOS and Android. …”
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Identifying Digital Markers of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in a Remote Monitoring Setting: Prospective Observational Study by Heet Sankesara, Hayley Denyer, Shaoxiong Sun, Qigang Deng, Yatharth Ranjan, Pauline Conde, Zulqarnain Rashid, Philip Asherson, Andrea Bilbow, Madeleine J Groom, Chris Hollis, Richard J B Dobson, Amos Folarin, Jonna Kuntsi

“…Mobile health offers a new approach to obtaining additional passively and continuously measured real-world behavioral data. Using our new ADHD remote technology (ART) system, based on the Remote Assessment of Disease and Relapses (RADAR)–base platform, we explore novel digital markers for their potential to identify behavioral patterns associated with ADHD. …”
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Dietary strategies for preventing and managing obesity through evidence-based nutritional interventions by Stephen Olaide Aremu, Blessing Akute, Dorcas Oluwakemi Aremu, Caleb Zando, Esther Damilola Aremu, Omagu Julia Nwachukwu, Mary Omolola Omosebi, Victoria Oluwatosin Akute, Stephen Tokunbo Oluwole, Abdillahi Abdi Barkhadle, Matthew Olaleke Aremu

“…The review synthesizes evidence from peer-reviewed literature, focusing on macronutrient-specific diets (e.g., low-carbohydrate, low-fat), holistic dietary patterns (e.g., Mediterranean diet, intermittent fasting), and behavioral modifications (e.g., mindful eating). …”
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Reinforcement Learning With Deep Features: A Dynamic Approach for Intrusion Detection in IoT Networks by Mohamad Khayat, Ezedin Barka, Mohamed Adel Serhani, Farag Sallabi, Khaled Shuaib, Heba M. Khater

“…Then, domain-specific features related to network traffic patterns, including packet size distribution, packet count, and packet rate, were extracted. …”
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Analysis of the burden of colorectal cancer attributable to high body mass index in 204 countries and regions worldwide from 1990 to 2021 by Mi Zhao, Mi Zhao, Mi Zhao, Ya Zheng, Ya Zheng, Zhaofeng Chen

“…Without intervention, similar patterns are projected to continue over the next 29 years. …”
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Global, regional, and national burden and risk factors of ischemic heart disease, 1990–2021: an analysis of the global burden of disease study by Quankai Cheng, Sheng Zhou, Haicheng Zhong, Ziming Wang, Chang Liu, Jingjing Sun, Jie Deng

“…Descriptive, decomposition, and risk factor analyses were used to provide insights into the epidemiologic patterns of IHD from 1990 to 2021 and project the burden of IHD from 2022 to 2045. …”
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Reducing Plasmodium falciparum malaria transmission in Africa: a model-based evaluation of intervention strategies. by Jamie T Griffin, T Deirdre Hollingsworth, Lucy C Okell, Thomas S Churcher, Michael White, Wes Hinsley, Teun Bousema, Chris J Drakeley, Neil M Ferguson, María-Gloria Basáñez, Azra C Ghani

“…We then explored the impact on transmission of continued roll-out of LLINs, additional rounds of indoor residual spraying (IRS), mass screening and treatment (MSAT), and a future RTS,S/AS01 vaccine in six representative settings with varying transmission intensity (as summarized by the annual entomological inoculation rate, EIR: 1 setting with low, 3 with moderate, and 2 with high EIRs), vector-species combinations, and patterns of seasonality. …”
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Smart wearable sensor-based model for monitoring medication adherence using sheep flock optimization algorithm-attention-based bidirectional long short-term memory (SFOA-Bi-LSTM) by Yasser Alatawi, Palanisamy Amirthalingam, Narmatha Chellamani, Manimurugan Shanmuganathan, Mostafa A. Sayed Ali, Saleh Fahad Alqifari, Vasudevan Mani, Muralikrishnan Dhanasekaran, Abdulelah Saeed Alqahtani, Ahmed Aljabri

“…Due to its ability to continuously monitor a patient's MA behavior, the recent focus on sensor technology for MA monitoring is a promising development. …”
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Prevalence of Antibiotic Resistant Diarrheagenic E. Coli Isolated from Stool Samples of Diarrheic Children Under 5 Years in Sokoto, Nigeria by Hauwau Abbas Ahman, Ummu Khulsum Muhammad, Aminu Yusuf Fardami, Muhammad Zaharaddeen Muhammad, Rabiu Muhammad Aliyu

“…Study’s Novelty/Excerpt • This study assesses the prevalence and antibiotic resistance patterns of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli (DEC) in children under five in Sokoto, revealing a significant 21% prevalence rate with alarming multidrug resistance (MDR) profiles…”
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