Delivering insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) through a digitized single-phase door-to-door strategy: lessons from Ondo state, Nigeria by Laitan Adeniyi, Elisabeth G. Chestnutt, Kunle Rotimi, Azuka Iwegbu, Olusola Oresanya, Julianna Smith, Kolawole Maxwell, Tarekegn A. Abeku

“…Conclusions Single phase door-to-door strategy using digital tools was an effective method to increase coverage of ITNs while closely tracking the progress of distribution campaigns. High-quality population data are needed to further improve the planning and implementation of ITN campaigns and other health interventions.…”
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Acoustic Source Localization Using Kernel-based Extreme Learning Machine in Distributed Microphone Array by Rong WANG, Zhe CHEN, Fuliang YIN

“…In this paper, acoustic source localization using kernel-based extreme learning machine in distributed microphone array is proposed. Specifically, the space of interest is divided into some labeled positions, and the candidate generalized cross correlation function in each node is treated as the feature mapped into the hidden nodes of extreme learning machine. …”
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Distribution of pediatric bone and soft tissue tumors in the central Black Sea region by Alper Çıraklı, Nevzat Dabak, Sevgi Çıraklı, Hicabi Sezgin, Hasan Göçer, Sancar Barış

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Clinical outcomes and long-term efficacy of high tibial osteotomy in treating knee instability: An updated systematic review by Mustamsir Edi, Aji Aulia Pandu, Adiwangsa Ahmad Abdilla, Akmalizzan Azfar Ahnaf

“…Introduction: Knee joint stability is influenced by force distribution and ligament structures. High Tibial Osteotomy (HTO) treats knee deformities and redistributes load, reducing further invasive procedures. …”
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Estimating Congenital Cardiac Surgical Need in Africa Using Geographic Distribution of Surgeons by Jordan Leith, Lamia Harik, Kevin R. An, Taylor Brashear, Robert N. Peck, Castigliano M. Bhamidipati

“…Conclusions: Access to congenital cardiac surgery is limited in Africa with the capacity to surgically treat less than 5% of annual CHD cases. Surgical need is exacerbated by the geographic distribution of surgeons, which requires patients to travel great distances.…”
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Harnessing Multiscale Topographic Environmental Variables for Regional Coral Species Distribution Models by Annie S. Guillaume, Renata Ferrari, Oliver Selmoni, Véronique J. L. Mocellin, Hugo Denis, Melissa Naugle, Emily Howells, Line K. Bay, Stéphane Joost

“…ABSTRACT Effective biodiversity conservation requires knowledge of species' distributions across large areas, yet prevalence data for marine sessile species is scarce, with traditional variables often unavailable at appropriate temporal and spatial resolutions. …”
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Differences in foot pressure distribution of males with and without basketball training in early adolescence by Nagihan Kırıkoğlu, Aylin Özge Pekel, Tülay Ceylan, Murat Eliöz, Belma Yavaşoğlu, Ayşegül Beykümül, Kemal Arda Kurt, Hande Yazıcıoğlu Çalışan, Cihan Baykal, Merve Karaman, Hayati Türkoğlu, Levent Ceylan

“…The socio-demographic data of the study participants were documented. The foot pressure analyses were carried out in both fixed and moving postures. …”
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Investigating the correlation of microstructure with stress corrosion cracking of the high-temperature heat treated 2205 duplex stainless steel by Yue Pan, Baozhuang Sun, Lixian Wang, Zhiyong Liu, Baolong Jiang, Weiting Yang, Yida Deng, Xiaogang Li

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You & Me: Test and Treat study protocol for promoting COVID-19 test and treatment access to underserved populations by Emily M. D’Agostino, Lauren M. Rosenberg, Alan Richmond, Allyn Damman, Camille Brown-Lowery, Princess Abbot-Grimes, Saira Siddiqui, Tigidankay Fadika, Mark Ward, Mia Cooper, Sonya Sutton, Lindsay Kenton, Bob Spaziano, Janet Kasper, Nicole Barnes, Christoph Hornik

“…We will partner with two large community organizations, Merced County United Way (Merced County, CA) and Pitt County Health Department (Pitt County, NC), who will coordinate up to 20 local partners to distribute 40,000 COVID tests and support enrollment, consenting, and data collection over a 15-month period. …”
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Utilization of Insecticide Treated Bed Nets (ITNs) among Caregivers of Children under Five Years in the Ho Municipality by Kennedy Diema Konlan, Milipaak Japiong, Kennedy Dodam Konlan, Agani Afaya, Solomon Mohammed Salia, Joseph M. Kombat

“…A questionnaire was used to collect the data and was analyzed using STATA version 14. Descriptive and inferential statistics were adopted in presenting the data. …”
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Low-cycle fatigue behavior and local deformation of friction welded and heat-treated steel-aluminum hybrid components by Christoph Kahra, Steffen Wackenrohr, Florian Nürnberger, Hans Jürgen Maier, Sebastian Herbst

“…In-situ tensile tests, combined with digital volume correlation of X-ray microscopy tomography data, were carried out to investigate local strain distributions. …”
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Influence of type of final restoration on the fracture resistance and fracture mode of endodontically treated premolars with occluso-mesial cavities by Salwa Omar Bajunaid, Norah Omar AlSadhan, Noura AlBuqmi, Reem Alghamdi

“…Pearson's Chi-square test was used to compare the distribution of failure mode among the four groups. The p-value of ≤ 0.05 was used to report the statistical significance of results.…”
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Mechanism and Predictive Role of NUB1 Protein in Oestrogen Receptor Pathway of FEC-Treated Breast Cancer Patients by Maria Arshad, Amira Raudhah Abdullah, Fuad Ismail, Francesco Pezzella, Azyani Yahaya, Geok-Chin Tan, Suet Lin Chia, Md Salzihan Md Salleh, Noraidatulakma Abdullah, Ka-Liong Tan

“…<b>Methods:</b> MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7 cells were treated with FEC and analysed via flow cytometry for cell cycle distribution. …”
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Effectiveness of nutritional supplements (vitamins, minerals, omega-3, and probiotics) in preventing and treating COVID-19 and viral respiratory infections by Antoine Aoun, Cedra Ghoussoub, Marwa Sarieddine, Maria Aoun, Krystel El Helou

“…Understanding the roles of Vitamins A, B, and E is hampered by limited data availability. Zinc supplementation and probiotics emerge as potential preventive measures for both COVID-19 and VRIs, with selenium and magnesium demonstrating promising results in treating VRIs. …”
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Evaluating Three Modelling Frameworks for Assessing Changes in Fin Whale Distribution in the Mediterranean Sea by Francesca Grossi, Elliott L. Hazen, Giulio De Leo, Léa David, Nathalie Di‐Méglio, Antonella Arcangeli, Eugenia Pasanisi, Ilaria Campana, Miriam Paraboschi, Alberto Castelli, Massimiliano Rosso, Aurelie Moulins, Paola Tepsich

“…Our study assesses the performance and predictive capabilities of GAMs compared to boosted regression trees (BRTs) for modeling both fin whale density and habitat suitability alongside Hurdle Models treating presence/absence and density as a two‐stage process to address the challenge of zero‐inflated data. …”
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Temporal Forecasting of Distributed Temperature Sensing in a Thermal Hydraulic System With Machine Learning and Statistical Models by Stella Pantopoulou, Matthew Weathered, Darius Lisowski, Lefteri H. Tsoukalas, Alexander Heifetz

“…We benchmark performance of long-short term memory (LSTM) network machine learning model and autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) statistical model in temporal forecasting of distributed temperature sensing (DTS). Data in this study consists of fluid temperature transient measured with two co-located Rayleigh scattering fiber optic sensors (FOS) in a forced convection mixing zone of a thermal tee. …”
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Predictions of species distributions based only on models estimating future climate change are not reliable by Spyros Tsiftsis, Zuzana Štípková, Marcel Rejmánek, Pavel Kindlmann

“…This should enable us to compare the predictions of species distributions in 1980–2014, based on records of species distribution in the years 1901–1950, with real data in the 1980–2014 period. …”
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Bacterial Diversity and Distribution of Antibiotics Resistance and Impact of Sodium Hyphochlorite In Urban Tap Water by Mohammad Eshaq Faiq

“…The research compared the distribution of microorganisms and resistance genes in water treated with different disinfectant concentrations to clarify the impact of disinfectant treatments on resistance gene transmission.Bacterial samples were collected from 25 liters of tap water using filter membranes of 1µm and 0.22µm. …”
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Predictors of insecticide-treated nets utilization among children under five years in refugee settlements in Uganda: analysis of the 2018–2019 Uganda Malaria Indicator Survey by Henry Musoke Semakula, Frank Mugagga

“…Abstract Background Despite significant distribution of insecticide-treated net (ITNs) by the Government of Uganda to refugees, malaria is major cause of mortality and morbidity among children under five years in refugee settlements. …”
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Dosiomic predictors of biochemical failure in patients with localized prostate cancer treated with Iodine-125 low-dose-rate brachytherapy by Masahiro Nakano, Shizuo Kaji, Shogo Kawakami, Hideyasu Tsumura, Toshikazu Imae, Yuichi Tanaka, Kyohei Fujii, Takuro Kainuma, Ryosuke Yamazaki, Ayaka Uchida, Hijiri Kaneko, Mako Fujino, Chizu Hata, Yu Murakami, Masatoshi Hashimoto, Hiromichi Ishiyama

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