Determinants of immunization defaulters among children aged 12–23 months in Ambo town, Oromia, Ethiopia: A case–control study by Gurmessa Bekele, Jiregna Darega, Erimiyas Mulu, Menen Tsegaw

“…Descriptive analysis like frequency, mean, and percentage was calculated. …”
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Estimating hip impact velocity and acceleration from video-captured falls using a pose estimation algorithm by Reese Michaels, Tiago V. Barreira, Stephen N. Robinovitch, Jacob J. Sosnoff, Yaejin Moon

“…By applying OpenPose to each video, we generated a time series of hip positions in the video, which were then analyzed using custom MATLAB code to calculate hip impact velocity and acceleration. …”
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Impact of Tourism on Social Economic Development of Kabale Municipality Kabale District. by Twesiime, Robert

“…Data collected was edited, coded, entered into the computer, and analyzed with Excel, a Microsoft statistical package, the results were presented in tables. …”
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Leveraging Machine Learning for Accurate and Fast Stellar Mass Estimation of Galaxies by Vahid Asadi, Akram Hasani Zonoozi, Hosein Haghi, Fatemeh Abedini, Atousa Kalantari, Marziye Jafariyazani, Nima Chartab

“…Supervised learning algorithms like Random Forest and manifold learning techniques such as Pt-SNE and SOM also show promising results. …”
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Understanding the effectiveness and underlying mechanisms of lifestyle modification interventions in adults with learning disabilities: a mixed-methods systematic review by Dikshyanta Rana, Sophie Westrop, Nishant Jaiswal, Evi Germeni, Arlene McGarty, Louisa Ells, Phillippa Lally, Michael McEwan, Craig Melville, Leanne Harris, Olivia Wu

“…Three authors extracted the data and coded the extent of theory use and behaviour change techniques in interventions using Michie's 19-item theory coding scheme and 94-item behaviour change taxonomy. …”
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Coronal Magnetometry with EUV Permitted Lines by Nataliia G. Shchukina, Javier Trujillo Bueno, Supriya Hebbur Dayananda, Rafael Manso Sainz, Andrii V. Sukhorukov

“…The most familiar observables are the polarization signals of visible and near-infrared forbidden lines of highly ionized species and some ultraviolet permitted lines, like hydrogen Ly α . While the coronal radiation in these spectral lines can only be detected for off-limb lines of sight, the coronal radiation from permitted extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lines can be observed also on the solar disk. …”
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Measuring Resolved Star Formation Histories from High-precision Color–Magnitude Diagrams with StarFormationHistories.jl by Christopher T. Garling, Nitya Kallivayalil, Kristen B. W. McQuinn, Jack T. Warfield, Mario Gennaro, Roger E. Cohen

“…Such resolved SFHs are based on modeling the observed color–magnitude diagram (CMD) with stellar evolution models and rely on age-sensitive features like the main-sequence turnoff to measure a galaxy’s star formation rate as a function of time. …”
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Impact of autoimmune rheumatic diseases on birth outcomes: a population-based study by Nisha Parikh, Jennifer Strouse, Brittney M Donovan, Munazza Fatima, Ruth Fernandez-Ruiz, Rebecca J Baer, Nichole Nidey, Chelsey Forbess, Gretchen Bandoli, Randi Paynter, Laura Jeliffe-Pawlowski, Kelli K Ryckman, Namrata Singh

“…The impact of diseases like ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) on birth outcomes remains less studied to date. …”
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Impact of Environmental Noise and Sleep Health on Pediatric Hypertension Incidence: ABCD Study by Augusto César F. De Moraes, Martin Y. Ma, Marcus V. Nascimento‐Ferreira, Ethan H. Hunt, Deanna M. Hoelscher

“…Background Pediatric hypertension is linked to environmental factors like neighborhood noise disrupting sleep, which is crucial for health. …”
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Protective effect of serum carotenoids on mortality among metabolic syndrome patients: attenuated by lipid-lowering drugs by Chunxiang Li, Yanlan Liang, Qiuyuan Lu, Yuanxin Lin, Shifeng Wen, Xiaoyu Luo, Shiping Huang, Xue Zhong, ZhangJian Xu, Fei Wang

“…Early dietary interventions for MetS patients taking lipid-lowering drugs, particularly those rich in carotenoids like α-carotene and lutein/zeaxanthin, could help reduce mortality.…”
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“Spongetown” Christiania as an urban living lab: Nature-based solutions for resilient, circular, symbiotic, and regenerative transitions in urban waters by Manuel Higgs Morgado, Despoina Vasiliki Vastardi, Flore-Eva Baudot Almeida, Hanaa Dahy

“…Rising sea levels and stormwater flooding threaten coastal ecosystems like wetlands, exacerbating urban sustainability challenges. …”
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Peri-operative protein or amino acid supplementation for total joint arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Yashar Khani, Ali Salmani, Mohammad Elahi, Iman Elahi Vahed, Elias Sadooghi Rad, Alireza Bahrami Samani, Shaghayegh Karami, Mohammad Nouroozi, Amir Mehrvar

“…Abstract Purpose Osteoarthritis (OA) affects weight-bearing joints, such as hips and knees, and its prevalence is rising due to factors like obesity and aging. Muscle atrophy, exacerbated by aging and surgery, increases the risk of joint instability and falls. …”
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Digitalising behavioural data collection through cloud-based technology in veterinary science and beyond by Michelle Braghetti, Liat Vichman, Nareed Farhat, Daniel Simon Mills, Claudia Spadavecchia, Anna Zamansky, Annika Bremhorst, Annika Bremhorst, Annika Bremhorst

“…This proof-of-concept case study demonstrates the potential of cloud-based platforms like PetsDataLab to bridge research and practice by enabling scalable, standardised, and clinically compatible behavioural data collection. …”
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A study on sexual violence among women in Northern Ethiopia's 2022 conflict: mixed methods by Atitegeb Abera Kidie, Seteamlak Adane Masresha, Birtukan Gizachew Ayal, Kindie Mekuria, Tsion Kokeb Kodo, Abayneh Tunta Boye, Misganaw Guadie Tiruneh, Fassikaw Kebede Bizuneh, Eneyew Talie Fenta

“…Statistical analysis relied on Stata version 16 and open code version 4.03. Quantitative analysis employed multivariable binary logistic regression, while qualitative data underwent thematic analysis.ResultThe study found a 9.76% prevalence of sexual violence, with 2.4% experiencing rape during the conflict. …”
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Evolving concepts of the protein universe by Prakash Kulkarni, Lauren Porter, Tsui-Fen Chou, Shasha Chong, Fabrizio Chiti, Joseph W. Schafer, Atish Mohanty, Sravani Ramisetty, Jose N. Onuchic, Mick Tuite, Vladimir N. Uversky, Keith R. Weninger, Eugene V. Koonin, John Orban, Ravi Salgia

“…Numerous diverse proteins harbor segments with the potential to form amyloid fibrils, many of which are functional, and some possess prion-like properties enabling conformation-based transfer of heritable information. …”
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Real world federated learning with a knowledge distilled transformer for cardiac CT imaging by Malte Tölle, Philipp Garthe, Clemens Scherer, Jan Moritz Seliger, Andreas Leha, Nina Krüger, Stefan Simm, Simon Martin, Sebastian Eble, Halvar Kelm, Moritz Bednorz, Florian André, Peter Bannas, Gerhard Diller, Norbert Frey, Stefan Groß, Anja Hennemuth, Lars Kaderali, Alexander Meyer, Eike Nagel, Stefan Orwat, Moritz Seiffert, Tim Friede, Tim Seidler, Sandy Engelhardt

“…However, real-world applications often face challenges like partially labeled datasets, where only a few locations have certain expert annotations, leaving large portions of unlabeled data unused. …”
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Analyzing tweets before and after Meta’s graphic self-harm imagery ban: a content analysis by Elnaz Moghimi, Kevin Keller, Sanjeef Thampinathan, William Cipolli, Hayden P. Smith

“…In response, social media platforms like Twitter (now X) and Meta (i.e., Facebook and Instagram) introduced content moderation policies to mitigate harm and promote safer digital environments. …”
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MFGaussian: multi-modal data fusion based 3D Gaussian splatting for accurate and robust scene representation by Ran Yang, Yang Liu, Ruofei Zhong, Zhanying Wei, Mengbing Xu, Shuai Liu, Peng Yan

“…Compared to traditional methods, emerging technologies like Neural Radiance Fields (NeRF) and 3D Gaussian Splatting (3DGS) for novel view synthesis offer more realistic and comprehensive expression capabilities. …”
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Food crises and coping strategies in war-affected communities in Tigray, Ethiopia: A community-based cross-sectional study among households by Hadush Gebregziabher, Amaha Kahsay, Gebretsadkan Gebremedhin Gebretsadik, Tedros Bereket, Teklay Negash Gebregziabher, Micheale Yifter Weldemichael, Afework Mulugeta, Alem Gebremariam

“…The study highlights the food crisis in war-affected communities, highlighting coping mechanisms like reducing meal quantity and quality and eating less desirable foods. …”
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Influencing Factors for the Acceptability of Accessing HIV Pre‐exposure Prophylaxis via Community Pharmacies in Wales by David Gillespie, Adam D. N. Williams, Richard Ma, Zoe Couzens, Kerenza Hood, Dyfrig A. Hughes, Efi Mantzourani, Eleanor Cochrane, Fiona Wood

“…Conclusion PrEP access via community pharmacy is likely to be an acceptable option for people. There are uncertainties surrounding what a PrEP service would look like in a community pharmacy setting, and this would need clarifying to prospective users to increase the salience of access. …”
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