Determinants of Extended Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Stay by Ridha Rahmah, Alfatah Rifky, Nadia Anisha, Nabila Khansa, Indra Sandinirwan

“…Background: Prolonged hospitalization in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) escalates healthcare costs and potentially exposes neonates to further complications. …”
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Graph visualization efficiency of popular web-based libraries by Xin Zhao, Xuan Wang, Xianzhe Zou, Huiming Liang, Genghuai Bai, Ning Zhang, Xin Huang, Fangfang Zhou, Ying Zhao

“…The experimental results are the time costs and frame rates recorded using the libraries to visualize the datasets. …”
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Supply–Demand Dynamics Quantification and Distributionally Robust Scheduling for Renewable-Integrated Power Systems with Flexibility Constraints by Jiaji Liang, Jinniu Miao, Lei Sun, Liqian Zhao, Jingyang Wu, Peng Du, Ge Cao, Wei Zhao

“…The optimization objective aims to minimize total operational costs, encompassing resource activation expenses and flexibility deficit penalties. …”
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“Vaccinating a child is upon the woman”: implications for improving uptake for the recently introduced second dose of measles-containing vaccine based on a rapid community assessme... by Adelline Twimukye, Nessa Ryan, Flavia Vivian Najjuma, Yvette Wibabara, Judith Nanyondo, Shillah Nakato, Maria Sarah Nabaggala, Ciara Sugerman, Daniel Kadobera, Rita Atugonza, John Kamulegeya, Joseph Magoola, Racheal Beyagira, Mohammed Lamorde, Alex Riolexus Ario, Alfred Driwale, Shibani Kulkarni

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Assessing the socio-economic burden of inherited and inflammatory neuromuscular diseases (BIND study): a study protocol by Ian C. Smith, Yasmin Abusetah, Homira Osman, Aditi Garg, Alyssa Grant, Hanns Lochmuller, Hugh McMillan, Gerald Pfeffer, Lawrence Korngut, Cynthia Gagnon, Stacey Lintern, Daria Wojtal, Kathy Selby, Kednapa Thavorn, Jodi Warman-Chardon

“…The data obtained will guide governmental policy development and inform patient organisation programs to deliver more effective supports to individuals and families affected by NMDs.…”
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An agroecological assessment of uncrewed aerial vehicle spraying in Greek viticulture by Elias Maritan, Evangelos Anastasiou, Vasilis Psiroukis, James Lowenberg-DeBoer, Spyros Fountas, Karl Behrendt

“…A multi-objective linear programming model assessed farmer preferences for spraying pesticides with ground equipment or a UAV. …”
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Systematic review on evaluation tools applicable to One Health surveillance systems: A call for adapted methodology by Sarah Mediouni, Claire Ndione, E. Jane Parmley, Thomas G. Poder, Hélène Carabin, Cécile Aenishaenslin

“…Developing and implementing effective surveillance programs for infectious diseases (ID) and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) requires the integration of information across relevant disciplines and sectors. …”
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Peptide-directed interference of PD-1/PD-L1 binding increases B lymphocyte function after infectious bursal disease viral infection by Qiuyu Zhang, Guopeng Sun, Feng Yue, Zhike Liu, Peng Li, Yanping Zhu, Yangzhao Zhu, Ruiyan Niu, Zilong Sun, Xuannian Wang, Gaiping Zhang

“…ABSTRACT: Programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1)/PD-1 ligand 1 (PD-L1) binding contributes to immune evasion mechanisms responsible for B lymphocyte exhaustion and apoptosis. …”
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GWAS and RNA-seq reveal novel loci and genes of low-nitrogen tolerance in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) by Huaxiang Wu, Huiming Yan, Bowen Li, Yike Han, Yike Han, Nan Liu, Mengyu Fan, Yahan Liu, Mingjie Lyu, Shengli Du, Shengli Du, Shengli Du, Aimin Wei, Aimin Wei

“…Collectively, this study provides novel genetic resources for improving NUE in cucumber breeding programs.…”
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Status of diabetes mellitus in different regions of KSA and update on its management by Mabrouk AL-Rasheedi, Yasir Alhazmi, Lamees Abdullah AlDaiji, Lamya Abdullah AlDaiji, Fatimah Ismail Mobarki, Khuzama Mohammed Almuhaysini, Jawza Salem Alshammari, Nouf Awadh Almistadi, Saeed Adnan Yoldash, Nouf Almaqwashi, Rawabi Saleh Al Abdulgader, Mohammed Yahya Mashyakhi, Sadin Alamro, Ismail A. Walbi, Khawaja Husnain Haider

“…Increasing awareness, training, and monitoring programs with larger sample sizes and broader distribution is highly recommended nationally.…”
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Behavioral Drivers Influencing Women’s Decision to Use Self-Injectable Contraception Provided by Community Health Surveillance Assistants in Rural Malawi by Martha Kamanga, Dilys Walker, Address Malata, Mandaachepa Nyando, Jessie Salamba, Alaizi Nkhoma, Innocencia Mtalimanja, Tamanda Jumbe, Emas Potolani, Alfred Maluwa, Chifundo Zimba, Josophine Changole, Rabecca Bika, Emily Himes, Lauren Suchman, Janelli Vallin, Beth Phillips, Jenny Liu, Kelsey Holt

“…Motivation increased with counseling, reduced travel costs, and CHSAs’ support, encouraging women to adopt self-injection confidently and consistently. …”
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FACTORS OF VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTMENT ACTIVATION by Hanna Telnova, Maryna Petchenko, Serhii Tkachenko, Tamara Gurzhiy, Serhii Pyrohov

“…Based on the data of twenty European countries for 2007-2019 (260 observation points), a regression dependence of the amount of invested venture capital on tax preferences in research and development, research and development costs and country risk was constructed. The assessment of the parameters of the created regression model made it possible to prove that it can be used for forecasting volumes of investment of venture capital at the change of the factors of fiscal policy and reduction of macroeconomic risks. …”
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Short-term scheduling optimization of battery electric buses in the context of sustainable energy resources under uncertainty by Muhammad Ahmad Iqbal, Ismail I. Almaraj

“…A mixed-integer linear programming (MILP) model framework is constructed, utilizing energy network flows and operational-level information to optimize short-term scheduling. …”
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Evaluating alternative crops as a solution to water stress in the U.S. Southwest by Noah Silber-Coats, Emile Elias, Katherine Fernald, Mason Gagliardi

“…However, widespread adoption of alternative crops may be constrained by high costs, uncertain markets, or lack of familiarity among both producers and consumers. …”
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Distress-Based Pavement Condition Assessment Using Artificial Intelligence: A Case Study of Egyptian Roads by Mostafa M. Radwan, Sundus A. Faris, Ahmed Y. Barakat, Ahmad Mousa

“…The pavement condition index (PCI) is a commonly used performance indicator, yet PCI evaluation is costly and time-consuming. Machine and deep learning algorithms have recently been more instrumental for forecasting pavement conditions. …”
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A multi-objective mathematical model for the multi-warehouse order picking system using Benders decomposition algorithm by Fatemeh Nikkhoo, Ali Hosseinzadeh Kashan, Bakhtiar Ostadi, Ehsan Nikbakhsh

“…This paper aims to provide a multi-objective mathematical programming model for integrating the decisions of batching, routing, and scheduling of selectors with the packaging problem in a multi-warehouse environment. …”
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Social and economic impacts of the donkey skin trade on donkey-dependent women and communities in Kenya by David Obiero Oduori, Gilbert Kirui, Robert Ofwete, Ronald K. Sang, Christine Were, Laura M. Kubasiewicz

“…We strongly advocate for the continuation of Kenya’s moratorium on the trade and emphasize the need for policies and programs focused on enhancing donkey welfare and supporting donkey-dependent communities.…”
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Optimization of Bus Dispatching in Public Transportation Through a Heuristic Approach Based on Passenger Demand Forecasting by Javier Esteban Barrera Hernandez, Luis Enrique Tarazona Torres, Alejandra Tabares, David Álvarez-Martínez

“…Additionally, we introduce a tailored mathematical model—grounded in mixed-integer linear programming and space-time flows—that serves as a benchmark to evaluate our heuristic’s performance under the operational constraints typical of traditional public transportation systems in Colombian mid-sized cities. …”
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Long-term pain and health economic outcomes in adults receiving multidisciplinary CBT for chronic pain: the role of psychological inflexibility by Sophia Åkerblom, Sophia Åkerblom, Lance M. McCracken, Marcelo Rivano Fischer, Marcelo Rivano Fischer, Sean Perrin

“…BackgroundLittle is known about whether the recommended, non-pharmacological treatments for chronic pain yield reductions in healthcare utilization, social costs and increased productivity in actual practice.MethodsThe primary aim of this study (n = 232) was to conduct secondary analyses of health economic outcomes using data from national registries combined with clinical outcome data from a large pain center in Sweden conducting multidisciplinary treatment based on a cognitive behavioral approach. …”
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Geohazard Features of the Ionian Calabrian Margin by S. Ceramicola, A. Cova, E. Forlin, N. Markezic, G. Mangano, D. Civile, M. Zecchin, F. Fanucci, E. Colizza, C. Corselli, D. Morelli, A. Savini, A. Caburlotto, O. Candoni, M. Coste, D. Cotterle, S. Critelli, A. Cuppari, M. Deponte, R. Dominici, L. Facchin, E. Gordini, M. Locatelli, F. Muto, D. Praeg, R. Romeo, C. Tessarolo

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