Impact of climatic factors on the occurrence of malaria in hyper, high, moderate and low endemic States in India from 1995 to 2023 by Muniaraj Mayilsamy, Rajagopal Parthasarathy, Rajamannar Veeramanoharan, Paramasivan Rajaiah

“…Therefore, the impact of the annual average of climatic factors on the annual parasite index (API) in hyper-, high-, moderate-, and low-endemic states was analysed. Methods The annual malaria data provided by the National Center for Vector Borne Diseases Control, and meteorological data provided by the India Meteorological Department, Pune, and Statista, were used to make temporal trend analysis, scatter plot analysis, clustered scatter plot analysis, and Spearman & Pearson correlation coefficient to determine the impact of climatic factors on the occurrence of malaria in hyper, high, moderate and low endemic States in India. …”
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Factors associated with knowledge, beliefs, and practices related to perinatal depression screening among rural maternal and child health workers: a multi-center cross-sectional st... by Hongjuan Wang, Fan Xu, Rongzhi Li, Ting Pan, Siyuan Tang, Mei Sun

“…Methods A cross-sectional, multi-center study was conducted among 394 rural MCH workers (86.98% response rate) from 115 townships in Hunan province, China. …”
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MGATAF: multi-channel graph attention network with adaptive fusion for cancer-drug response prediction by Dhekra Saeed, Huanlai Xing, Barakat AlBadani, Li Feng, Raeed Al-Sabri, Monir Abdullah, Amir Rehman

“…Traditional prediction methods relying on demographic and genetic data often fall short in accuracy and robustness. …”
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Assessment of Anatomical Dentin Thickness in Mandibular First Molar: An In Vivo Cone-Beam Computed Tomographic Study by Sahil Choudhari, Kavalipurapu Venkata Teja, Sindhu Ramesh, Jerry Jose, Mariangela Cernera, Parisa Soltani, Emmanuel João Nogueira Leal da Silva, Gianrico Spagnuolo

“…Materials and Methods. CBCT examinations of 624 mandibular first molars from an Indian subpopulation were analyzed. …”
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Investigation of pneumatic transport system of seeding machine "AGRAER-85OH" by V. E. Saitov, R. G. Gataullin

“…Modem methods of grain production require resource-saving technologies of cultivation of crops. …”
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Design and predict the potential of imidazole-based organic dyes in dye-sensitized solar cells using fingerprint machine learning and supported by a web application by Mohamed M. Elsenety

“…Among of these, Deep Neural Network models of MLPRegressor algorithm based on the daylight fingerprint shows a significant coefficient of determination combined with the lowest errors. …”
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Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic: Simulation of the Tuberculosis Epidemic as a Function of Population Coverage with Screening by A. A. Starshinova, I. F. Dovgalyuk, N. N. Osipov, D. A. Kudlay

“…A simple mathematical model describing the dependence of incidence and sputum smear-positive tuberculosis in the current year on sputum smear-positive tuberculosis in the past year and population coverage with preventive screening in the current and past years was built up. The adjusted coefficient of determination of the model (adjusted R-squared) was 0.9969, which meant that the model contained almost no random components. …”
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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SELF-CARE AGENCY AND MEDICATION ADHERENCE IN TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS by Iswatun Iswatun, Endah Sri Wijayanti, Joko Susanto, Khotibul Umam, Rindayati Rindayati

“…Methods: This study utilized a quantitative correlational design with a cross-sectional approach. …”
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Association between Iron deficiency and hypothyroxinemia in first-trimester pregnant women: A study from a tertiary care hospital by Savitha Vijayakumar, B Madhu, M. Mounika Sree, Mahesh Mahadevaiah, H Basavanagowdappa

“…Correlation and linear regression analyses were performed to determine the association between ID and T3, T4 and TSH levels. …”
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Psychometric evaluation and derivation of the Kannada version of the modified (29-item model) Indian Vision Function Assessment Questionnaire by Soujanya Kaup, Jyoshma Dsouza, Siddharudha Shivalli, Sheetal Savur, Vidya Hegde

“…The model-fit to the data assessed by various indices [Root Mean Squared Error of Approximation = 0.08 (90% CI: 0.081–0.091); Comparative Fit Index = 0.877; Tucker-Lewis Index = 0.866; Akaike’s Information Criterion = 23447.133; Bayesian Information Criterion = 23800.45, and Coefficient of Determination = 0.998] demonstrated acceptable fit. …”
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Examination of the bioelectrical activity of the masticatory muscles during Angle’s Class II division 2 therapy with an activator by Petrović Đorđe, Vujkov Sanja, Petronijević Branislava, Šarčev Ivan, Stojanac Igor

“…The aim of the study was to analyze the bioelectriacal activity of temporal and masseter muscles. Methods. The sample consisted of 100 subjects of both sexes, divided into the control group (n = 30) with neutral and complete dental arches, and the study group (n = 70) of patients with distal occlusion. …”
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Molecular characterisation of sickle cell disease and classification of major haplotypes associated with the β-globin cluster (HBB gene) by means of SNP marker sequencing in a grou... by Marcela Díaz-Matallana, Ignacio Briceño, Escilda Benavides-Benítez, Jaime E. Bernal, Julio C. Martínez-Lozano

“…Background Colombia has a mestizo population and the prevalence of haemoglobin variants varies according to each region, but heterozygous carriers can be found in all of them.Aim To characterise sickle cell disease (SCD) haematologically, biochemically, and molecularly, and detect classic haplotypes by DNA sequencing in a group of samples from Bolívar, Colombia.Subjects and methods Blood samples were collected after informed consent from volunteers from eight communities in the Bolívar department, plus samples from the Pacific region, Providencia Island, and Bogotá were included. …”
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Linking the past, present and future scenarios of soil erosion modeling in a river basin by C. Loukrakpam, B. Oinam

“…The agreement and accuracy of the model used in the case land use are 0.92 and 96.21% for the year 2019. The coefficient of determination of the model for both simulations is also observed to be 0.875 and 0.838. …”
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Knowledge, practice, and facilitating factors of evidence-based medicine among Malaysian doctors: a cross-sectional study by Stephenie Ann Albart, Irene Looi

“…Methods A cross-sectional study with a nationwide online survey was conducted from June to November 2022 among Malaysian doctors. …”
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The value of susceptibility weighted imaging for immediate assessing the hyperacute outcome of MRgFUS ablation for uterine fibroids: a preliminary study by Yaoqu Huang, Shouguo Zhou, Yinghua Su, Zhuochao Pang, Shihua Cai

“…Purpose To investigate the value of susceptibility weighted imaging (SWI) for assessing the hyperacute outcome of ablation of uterine fibroids immediately after magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) treatment.Methods This retrospective imaging study included patients who underwent SWI and contrast-enhanced (CE) MR within 15 min of MRgFUS ablation for uterine fibroids. …”
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Investigating the Factors Related to Brushing Behavior in Students Based on the Health Belief Model in 2022 by Parisa Kasmaei, Zhaleh Yousefzadeh, Fardin Mehrabian, Maryam Shakiba, Esmaeil Fattahi, Mohammad Saeed Jadgal

“…Methods: The present study is of a descriptive cross-sectional type. …”
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Reliability of Lower Extremity Muscle Power and Functional Performance in Healthy, Older Women by Konstantina Katsoulis, Sunita Mathur, Catherine E. Amara

“…Evaluation of the long-term reliability of muscle power and functional performance tests in older, healthy adults is warranted since determining whether performance is consistent over longer durations is more relevant for intervention studies. …”
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The effect of cooling rate and content of niobium on the structure, wear and corrosion resistance of CoCrFeNiNbx high entropy alloys by Rafał Babilas, Katarzyna Młynarek-Żak, Adrian Radoń, Tymon Warski, Mariola Kądziołka-Gaweł, Krzysztof Matus, Jakub Bicz

“…Abstract In this work, CoCrFeNiNbx (x = 0.25, 0.45 and 0.65) high entropy alloys were prepared by two different methods to determine the effect of cooling rate and the niobium content on the structure and properties of ingots and plates. …”
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TBESO-BP: an improved regression model for predicting subclinical mastitis by Kexin Han, Yongqiang Dai, Huan Liu, Junjie Hu, Leilei Liu, Zhihui Wang, Liping Wei

“…The primary objective is to discern models by exhibiting higher predictive accuracy and lower error values.ResultsThe evaluation of the TBESO-BP model in the test phase reveals a coefficient of determination R2 = 0.94, a Mean Absolute Error (MAE) of 2.07, and a Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) of 5.33. …”
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Radiographic evaluation of orodental anomalies in a Thai population: prevalence, supernumerary teeth characteristics, and associated factors by Anmol Fayez Anny, Kausar Sadia Fakhruddin, Rocharles Fontenele, Thantrira Porntaveetus

“…Methods A retrospective review of 2,925 panoramic radiographs (PRs) was conducted to identify and classify orodental anomalies, both developmental and acquired, with emphasis on supernumerary teeth. …”
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