Adapting Efficiency Analysis in Health Systems: A Scoping Review of Data Envelopment Analysis Applications During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Athanasios Mitakos, Panagiotis Mpogiatzidis

“…Included studies were primary applications of DEA for assessing healthcare efficiency during the COVID-19 pandemic. Key findings derived from thematic analysis of repeating pattern observations were extracted and tabulated for further synthesis, taking into consideration the variations in DMU definitions, the inclusion of undesirable outputs, the influence of external factors, and the infusion of advanced technologies in DEA. …”
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Design of a regression model to predict the presence of depression during pregnancy based on emotional intelligence, parental care, anxiety and stress by Sandro Giovanazzi, Aquiles Pérez

“…Conversely, emotional difficulties are a pattern of emotional experiences and expressions that interfere with goal-directed behavior. …”
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Daytime F Region Echoes at Equatorial Ionization Anomaly Crest During Geomagnetic Quiet Period: Observations From Multi‐Instruments by Yi Liu, Zhongxin Deng, Tong Xu, Jian Kong, Chen Zhou, Yibin Yao, Qiong Tang, Zhengyu Zhao

“…Radar interferometry experiment was performed during the observation period. The observed results show that the spatial distributions of daytime F region echo pattern were about 150 km, 200 km, and 180 km in the zonal, meridional, and height extents, respectively. …”
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Long term effect of infection control practices and associated factors during a major Clostridium difficile outbreak in Costa Rica by Roy A Wong-McClure, Elenita Ramírez-Salas, Nury Mora-Brenes, Lorena Aguero-Sandí, Maritza Morera-Sigler, Xiomara Badilla-Vargas, Marcela Hernández-de Merzerville, Michele O’Shea, Elizabeth Bryce

“…An unmatched case-control study was subsequently performed to evaluate the association of exposure factors with C. difficile infection. Results: The pattern of the outbreak was characterized by a sharp increase in the incidence rate during the initial weeks of the outbreak, which was followed by a reduction in the incidence curve as several infection control measures were implemented. …”
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Comparison of the Percentage Stance and Swing Phases and Ground Reaction Force between Young and Older Adults during Walking at different speeds by Neda Brooshak, Mousa Asadi, Seyyed Hossein Hosseini

“…Objective: comparing the effects of gait at different speeds on spatiotemporal and kinetic parameters can result in better perception of gait pattern differences between young and older adults. …”
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Suicide deaths in south and south-east districts of Delhi during pre- and post-COVID-19 period - A comparative analysis by Kumkum Singh, Ravneet Kaur, Chittaranjan Behera, Yatan P. S. Balhara, Ruchika Kaushik

“…Mental health issues intensified during the COVID-19 pandemic, causing an increase in the number of suicides globally. …”
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Evolution of surrounding rock distortion energy during closely spaced coal seam mining and innovative coal pillar design method by Zhaolong Li, Jun Li, Renliang Shan, Jingju Liu, Xiao Tong, Nan Liu

“…Abstract This article innovatively examines the selection of the optimal width of the upper coal pillar during the mining of closely spaced coal seams geological conditions based on the engineering failure analysis of stress deviator (distortion energy density index). …”
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The Role of the Autonomic Nervous System on Cardiac Rhythm during the Evolution of Diabetes Mellitus Using Heart Rate Variability as a Biomarker by Alondra Albarado-Ibañez, Rosa Elena Arroyo-Carmona, Rommel Sánchez-Hernández, Geovanni Ramos-Ortiz, Alejandro Frank, David García-Gudiño, Julián Torres-Jácome

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Stock and cryptocurrency trading and problem gambling behavior during early phases of the COVID-19 pandemic: a narrative literature review by Natalie Leong Wei Lyn, Hui Yu Yeo, Claudia Choong Startup, John Ming Yan Koh, Vinh-Long Tran-Chi, Cyrus Su Hui Ho, Cyrus Su Hui Ho, Tji Tjian Chee, Tji Tjian Chee

“…At present, a gap exists in understanding the relationship between excessive trading behavior and problem gambling, especially during the COVID-19 period. This narrative review analyzed (1) the changes in trading and gambling activity during the COVID-19 pandemic, (2) whether the pattern of trading activity resembles problem gambling, and (3) whether excessive trading and problem gambling share similar consequences.MethodsWe searched databases such as Medline, PsychINFO, Scopus, and Google Scholar using relevant keywords, and included 60 reports for narrative synthesis.ResultsDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, there were major changes to trading behavior, possibly due to market sentiments and psychology, personal financial needs, social media influence, and the behavior of other investors. …”
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Task-Related Controllability of Functional Connectome During a Working Memory Task in Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, and Major Depressive Disorder by Jun Yang, Zhening Liu, Feiwen Wang, Wenjian Tan, Danqing Huang, Xuan Ouyang, Haojuan Tao, Guowei Wu, Yunzhi Pan, Jie Yang, Lena Palaniyappan

“…All MPDs demonstrated a common but graded pattern of reduced modal controllability within the frontoparietal network compared to HC, with SZ showing the most pronounced impairment. …”
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Pathophysiological aspects of antioxidant glutathione system components during covid-19 infection; a patient-based survey and clinical relevance by Salma Albeizanee, Masoud Youssefi, Lida Jarahi, Farnaz Zahedi Avval

“…Rather elevated GR activity and a slightly decreasing pattern of GSH levels were observed in patients compared with controls; though the difference was not statistically significant (p=0.09 and 0.094; respectively). …”
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Smoking prevalence among adults in China Mainland and their age of smoking initiation during adolescence: a national cross-sectional study by Hao Li, Zifeng Liu, Yibo Wu, Shumin Deng, Wenjing Zuo

“…The hazard of smoking initiation during adolescence for females was less than 0.5%, and the hazard for males increased gradually before 14 years of age and increased sharply at age 15 (4.34%), then peaked at age 18 (6.24%). …”
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Changes in Soil Bacterial and Fungal Community Composition and Functional Groups During the Artificial Restoration of Degraded Grassland of “Black‐Soil Mountain” by Lele Xie, Yushou Ma, Yanlong Wang, Yuan Ma, Xiaoli Wang

“…Artificial grassland is considered to be an effective measure to alleviate the severely degraded grassland in the alpine region of the three rivers and has been widely used. However, the pattern, potential function, and changes of carbon and nitrogen contents of soil microorganisms in degraded grassland in Heimushan by planting artificial grassland are still unclear. …”
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Acute bacterial meningitis among children under 5 years of age in Oman: a retrospective study during 2000-2005 by Nihar Dash, Debadatta Panigrahi, Saleh Al Khusaiby, Salah Al Awaidy, Shyam Bawikar

“…Background: During the last two decades, significant changes have taken place in the epidemiology of meningitis, especially due to the global availability and expanding use of Hib vaccines. …”
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Dual Transcriptome Analysis Reveals the Changes in Gene Expression in Both Cotton and <i>Verticillium dahliae</i> During the Infection Process by Yongtai Li, Yuanjing Li, Qingwen Yang, Shenglong Song, Yong Zhang, Xinyu Zhang, Jie Sun, Feng Liu, Yanjun Li

“…For the <i>V. dahliae</i>, transcriptomic analysis identified 317 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) encoding classical secreted proteins, which were up-regulated at least at one time point during infection. The 317 DEGs included 126 carbohydrate-active enzyme (CAZyme) and 108 small cysteine-rich protein genes. …”
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Spatiotemporal heterogeneity of tumor vasculature during tumor growth and antiangiogenic treatment: MRI assessment using permeability and blood volume parameters by Cherry Kim, Ji‐Yeon Suh, Changhoe Heo, Chang Kyung Lee, Woo Hyun Shim, Bum Woo Park, Gyunggoo Cho, Do‐Wan Lee, Dong‐Cheol Woo, Sang‐Yeob Kim, Yun Jae Kim, Dong‐Jun Bae, Jeong Kon Kim

“…This study explored spatiotemporal heterogeneity of vascular alterations in C6 glioma mice during tumor growth and antiangiogenic treatment on serial MR examinations (days 0, 4, and 7 from initiation of vehicle or multireceptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor administration). …”
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Association between different types and characteristics of fetal deceleration during labour and neonatal acidemia at delivery: A case-control study by Maria Fogelberg, Charlotte Dahlbäck, Frida Ekengård, Gisela Rickle, Andreas Herbst

“…Decelerations are the most frequent FHR pattern irregularities during labour. The aim of this study was to assess the association between different types and characteristics of decelerations and acidemia at birth. …”
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Rubber Plantation Expansion Leads to Increase in Soil Erosion in the Middle Lancang-Mekong River Basin During the Period 2003–2022 by Hongfeng Xu, Tien Dat Pham, Qingquan Wu, Peng Chai, Dengsheng Lu, Dengqiu Li, Yaoliang Chen

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Sensory Quality and Physicochemical Components Changes of Zhenghe Baimudan White Tea during a Storage Period of 1~8 Years by Yu SHEN, Haiyan ZHU

“…The contents of theanine, histidine and proline displayed an increase-decrease-increase pattern. The critical period for quality transformation of Zhenghe baimudan white tea was from the 5th to 6th year of storage, during which it transitions from new tea to aged tea: Teas stored for 1~5 years were considered new, while those stored for more than 5 years were classified as aged. …”
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Unraveling influenza sentinel surveillance in Pakistan 2008-2024: Epidemiological insights during the pre and post pandemic period of COVID-19 by Nazish Badar, Muhammad Salman, Nadia Nisar, Hamza Ahmed Mirza, Abdul Ahad, Faisal Ahmad, Bisma Daud

“…Background: The coronavirus pandemic has substantially influenced the transmission pattern of other respiratory viruses. However, screening and detecting other respiratory pathogens was unheeded during this time to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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