Evaluation of immediate and sustained effects of transitioning quality long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) services to public sector health facilities in Ghana: a pre-pos... by Yuen Wai Hung, Sara Riese, Kofi Issah, Claudette A. Diogo, Nirali Chakraborty

“…As the public sector is the predominant source of family planning services, improving the quality and provision of LARC services in the public sector has the most potential to increase women’s access to LARCs. …”
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Land use planning strategies for food versus non-food estate sustainable farming by D. Juhandi, D.H. Darwanto, M. Masyhuri, J.H. Mulyo, N.A. Sasongko, H.L. Susilawati, A. Meilin, T. Martini

“…Improving all aspects in the third scenario is the most favorable approach for improving farming sustainability. …”
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Second Victim Syndrome Among Healthcare Professionals: A Systematic Review of Interventions and Outcomes by Ong TSK, Goh CN, Tan EKYE, Sivanathan KA, Tang ASP, Tan HK, Ng QX

“…Peer support programs were the most commonly implemented interventions, often structured around the Scott Three-Tiered Model. …”
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A Web-Based Lifestyle-Related Course for People Living With Multiple Sclerosis: Quantitative Evaluation of Course Completion, Satisfaction, and Lifestyle Changes Among Participants... by Maggie Yu, Sandra Neate, Steve Simpson-Yap, Rebekah Davenport, William Bevens, George Jelinek, Jeanette Reece

“…Barriers to course completion included time constraints and technical issues. Most course completers rated the MSOC as “excellent/very good” (IC: 92/126, 73%; SCC: 78/128, 60.9%; P=.17). …”
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Brucellosis in cattle and buffalo in southern Italian provinces: trends in presence of territory-specific One Health measures by Alessandra Mazzeo, Celestina Mascolo, Celestina Mascolo, Lucia Maiuro, Marco Esposito, Carlo Ferrara, Nicola Rossi, Vincenzo Di Chiro, Sebastiano Rosati, Sebastiano Rosati, Elena Sorrentino

“…Key components include strengthening biosecurity measures, implementing advanced animal traceability systems, continuous professional training programmes (including for farmers), expert-led information-sharing technologies, and promoting voluntary serological self-monitoring practices.…”
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A Novel 3D Convolutional Neural Network-Based Deep Learning Model for Spatiotemporal Feature Mapping for Video Analysis: Feasibility Study for Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Video Cla... by Mrinal Kanti Dhar, Mou Deb, Poonguzhali Elangovan, Keerthy Gopalakrishnan, Divyanshi Sood, Avneet Kaur, Charmy Parikh, Swetha Rapolu, Gianeshwaree Alias Rachna Panjwani, Rabiah Aslam Ansari, Naghmeh Asadimanesh, Shiva Sankari Karuppiah, Scott A. Helgeson, Venkata S. Akshintala, Shivaram P. Arunachalam

“…Despite advances in DL, most existing models in medical AI focus on static images, overlooking critical temporal cues present in video data. …”
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Genome-wide sequence comparison and development of InDel and SNP markers to facilitate localized rice breeding by Juan Pariasca-Tanaka, Yoshiaki Ueda, Katsuhiko Kondo, M. Asaduzzaman Prodhan, Toavintsoa Rajonandraina, Harisoa Nicole Ranaivo, Mbolatantely Fahazavana Rakotondramanana, Hiroki Saito, Lam Thi Dinh, Matthias Wissuwa

“…Whole-genome sequences are available only for a small fraction of existing rice cultivars, limiting the opportunity for genomics-based marker-assisted selection (MAS) in most local cultivars. To efficiently develop locally-adapted rice cultivars resilient to adverse environmental conditions, our objective was to develop a pipeline for the analysis of re-sequencing data and the development of low-cost allele-specific markers that can be implemented in developing countries. …”
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Mapping the landscape of carbon trading & carbon offset research: A global and Indonesian perspective by Arief Heru Kuncoro, Afri Dwijatmiko, Noer’aida, Vetri Nurliyanti, Agus Sugiyono, Widhiatmaka, Andri Subandriya, Nurry Widya Hesty, Cuk Supriyadi Ali Nandar, Irhan Febijanto, La Ode Muhammad Abdul Wahid, Paul Butarbutar

“…In recent years, numerous countries have implemented carbon trading schemes to combat climate change, encourage global cooperation, and promote reductions in emissions. …”
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Design and Validation of Tourism Destination Marketing Model Using New Electronic Technologies by Fatemeh Mirzaei, Hamid zargham boroujeni, Farid Askari, Seyed Mahdi Moafi Madani

“…It seems that providing a native model for electronic marketing of tourist destinations has been neglected from the point of view of domestic researchers, and most of the studies have been conducted only with a practical view for a specific region and based on non-native scales. …”
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The Epidemiology of Respiratory Syncytial Virus and the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Retrospective Evaluation by Paolo Solidoro, Antonio Curtoni, Cristina Costa, Francesco Giuseppe De Rosa, Alessandro Bondi, Francesca Sidoti, Nour Shbaklo, Filippo Patrucco, Davide Favre, Elisa Zanotto, Silvia Corcione, Rocco Francesco Rinaldo

“…Our data show no RSV positivity during the 2020/2021 winter season, a result most likely due to the influence of containment measures implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Massive dissemination of a SARS-CoV-2 Spike Y839 variant in Portugal by Vítor Borges, Joana Isidro, Helena Cortes-Martins, Sílvia Duarte, Luís Vieira, Ricardo Leite, Isabel Gordo, Constantino P. Caetano, Baltazar Nunes, Regina Sá, Ana Oliveira, Raquel Guiomar, João Paulo Gomes

“…Genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 was rapidly implemented in Portugal by the National Institute of Health in collaboration with a nationwide consortium of >50 hospitals/laboratories. …”
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Identifying barriers and potential solutions to improve equitable access to community eye services: an exploratory sequential mixed methods study protocol by Min Kim, David Macleod, Michael Gichangi, Andrew Bastawrous, Matthew J Burton, Jacqueline Ramke, Oathokwa Nkomazana, Sailesh Mishra, Shalinder Sabherwal, Luke Nelson Allen, Abhishek Roshan, Sarah Karanja, Ari Ho-Foster, Keneilwe Motlhatlhedi, Nigel Bolster, Mohd Javed, Malebogo Tlhajoane, Bakgaki Ratshaa, John Tlhakanelo

“…Finally, we will convene a multistakeholder workshop to assess each service modification based on ranking, likely impact, feasibility, cost and potential risks. The most promising service modifications will be implemented and evaluated in a follow-on randomised controlled trial, the methods for which will be reported elsewhere.Ethics and dissemination This project has been approved by independent research ethics committees in Botswana, Kenya, India, Nepal and the UK. …”
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A Two‐Step Risk Score for Prediction of Permanent Pacemaker Implantation After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation by Alexandra Janiszewski, Julia Lueg, Daniel Schulze, Benjamin Juri, Louis Morell, Maria Hajduczenia, Pierre Hennig, Aslihan Erbay, Alexander Lembcke, Stefan Niehues, Ulf Landmesser, Karl Stangl, David Leistner, Verena Tscholl, Henryk Dreger

“…Background The need for postoperative permanent pacemaker implantation (PPMI) remains one of the most frequent complications after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). …”
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Predictive modeling and interpretative analysis of risks of instability in patients with Myasthenia Gravis requiring intensive care unit admission by Chao-Yang Kuo, Emily Chia-Yu Su, Hsu-Ling Yeh, Jiann-Horng Yeh, Hou-Chang Chiu, Chen-Chih Chung

“…Among the analyzed features, MG severity, as classified by the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America clinical classification, was identified as the most significant factor influencing ICU admission. …”
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A National Surveillance of the Antibiotic Susceptibility of <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> in Saudi Arabia by Abrar K. Thabit, Feras S. Alharbi, Anas F. Jawah, Ammar M. Alghamdi, Musaab Y. Miaji, Fatimah Alturki, Nehal Hosin, Mohammed Bazuqamah, Masaad Saeed Almutairi, Hamad Alhamed, Alaa Elhendawy, Dalya Atallah, Abdulaziz A. Humadi, Khalid A. Alfifi, Khadija Alfadel, Khalid Eljaaly

“…Most surveillance studies in Saudi Arabia have been single-centered or did not use the gold standard broth microdilution (BMD) antimicrobial susceptibility test. …”
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Optimizing genotype imputation strategy for low-coverage whole-genome resequencing and investigating genomic selection signatures in domesticated Paralichthys olivaceus by Hao Sun, Xinyi Wang, Wenxiu Cai, Tianci Nie, Xiangyu Gao, Weihao Song, Xinlu Yue, Zongcheng Song, Jie Qi, Quanqi Zhang, Yan He

“…Although this strategy has been successfully implemented in animal husbandry, its optimal applicability in aquaculture breeds still need to be explored. …”
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Addressing the unique supervisory needs of humanitarian volunteers: Insights from piloting the ‘Integrated Model for Supervision’ in Bangladesh by Charles Zemp, Marie Sonnenstuhl, Nadeen Abujaber, Pia Tingsted Blum, Ahlem Cheffi, Md Saidul Islam, Salam Jabbour, Sabiha Jahan, Cátia Sofia Peres de Matos, Bhanu Pratap Maurya, Kelly A. McBride, Louise Marie Thorlund Nielsen, Nick Ockenden, Nathalie Helena Rigall, Meg Ryan, Shona Whitton, Frédérique Vallières

“…However, the unique supervisory needs of humanitarian volunteers, who comprise most of the global humanitarian workforce, are less well understood. …”
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Persistent and emerging threats to Arctic biodiversity and ways to overcome them: a horizon scan by Tanya A. Lemieux, Jackson D.R. Coles, Anne L. Haley, Michelle L. LaFlamme, Sara K. Steel, Kara M. Scott, Jennifer F. Provencher, Courtney Price, Joseph R. Bennett, Isabel C. Barrio, Helen S. Findlay, Simon J. Goodman, Blake Matthews, Joacim Näslund, David. A. Pearce, Robert D. Hollister, Mark L. Mallory, Paul A. Smith, Gabriela Schaepman-Strub, Steven J. Cooke

“…Here, we identify research priorities to serve as a starting point for addressing the most pressing threats to Arctic biodiversity. We began by collecting pressing research questions about Arctic biodiversity, thematizing them as either threats or actions, and then categorizing them further into 18 groups. …”
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Risk perception of household food handlers after school-based educational interventions in urban and rural areas of Exaltación de la Cruz, Argentina by Alicia Susana Broglio, Ximena Blanco Crivelli, Cecilia Cundon, Luciana Graciano, María Paz Bonino, Mariana Soledad Sanin, Yanina Berra, Adriana Bentancor

“…An awareness-raising model was implemented through educational interventions in schools. …”
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Effects of public roads on wildlife-vehicle collisions in two protected areas, Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park and iSimangaliso Wetland Park, in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa by Cameron T. Cormac, Cormac Price, Wendy Collinson, Dave J. Druce, Jarryd P. Streicher, Colleen T. Downs

“…Mitigation measures should be implemented to reduce the number of wildlife mortalities along the roads in both locations, with specific measures to mitigate small vertebrate road mortalities. …”
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