Optimization Techniques for Physician Scheduling Problem: A Systematic Review of Recent Advancements and Future Directions by Norizal Abdullah, Masri Ayob, Meng Chun Lam, Nasser R. Sabar, Graham Kendall, Mohamad Khairulamirin Md Razali

“…We examine a wide range of optimization methodologies, including mathematical programming, heuristics, matheuristics, and machine learning, highlighting their strengths and limitations in addressing the multifaceted nature of PSP. …”
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Comparison of the anxiety level between the medical staff and the public during the early phase of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic by Guanguan Luo, Yumin Liu, Dongai Yao, Shaozhou Ni, Bangsheng Wu, Liting Lin, Yunming Wang, Xiaoqing Jin

“…Therefore, urgent intervention programs to reduce anxiety should be implemented.…”
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Effectiveness of Non-Pharmacological Interventions in the Management of Pediatric Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review by Abel Checa-Peñalver, Cristina Lírio-Romero, Esther A. Luiz Ferreira, Sonsoles Hernandes-Iglesias, Inmaculada García-Valdivieso, Juan Manuel Pérez-Pozuelo, Sagrario Gómez-Cantarino

“…The risk of bias was assessed using RoB2 for randomized trials and ROBINS-I for non-randomized studies. (3) Results: A total of 11 studies involving 1739 children were included, assessing interventions such as cognitive behavioral therapy, personalized psychosocial follow-up programs, hypnotherapy, music therapy, and digital tools. …”
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Impact of improper municipal solid waste management on fostering One Health approach in Ethiopia — challenges and opportunities: a systematic review by Tsegay Kahsay Gebrekidan, Niguse Gebru Weldemariam, Hagos Degefa Hidru, Gebremariam Gebrezgabher Gebremedhin, Abraha Kahsay Weldemariam

“…Nonetheless, opportunities exist through One Health integration via holistic programs, interdisciplinary collaboration, community engagement, policy enhancement, institutional capacity building, and public-private partnerships. …”
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Serotype-specific serum immunoglobulin G at 18 months of age following one or two doses of a primary series of 10-valent or 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine and a booster d... by Alane Izu, Eleanora Aml Mutsaerts, Courtney Olwagen, Lisa Jose, Anthonet Koen, Amit J Nana, Clare L. Cutland, Shabir A. Madhi

“…For PCV10, GMCs for both 1 + 1 schedules were non-inferior to a 2 + 1 schedule for nine of the PCV10 serotypes.Conclusion Transitioning to a 1 + 1 schedule should be considered for early immunization programs.Clinical trial registration www.clinicaltrials.gov identifier is NCT02943902.…”
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Association between depressive symptoms and smoking intensity with ethnic minorities in Yunnan Province, China: a moderated mediation model by Xinping Wang, Ying Chen, Xuan Wen, Yan Xiao, Xiaoju Li, Jie Chen, Yuan Huang, Rui Deng

“…It also underscores the significance of considering gender-related factors when developing prevention and intervention programs that address smoking intensity.…”
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Enhancing T cell anti-tumor efficacy with a PD1-TIGIT chimeric immune-checkpoint switch receptor by Jingjing Zhao, Jiebin Dong, Changwen Deng, Qianjing Zhang, Shicheng Sun, Honggang Li, Yun Bai, Hongkui Deng

“…The modulation of checkpoint pathways has emerged as a promising approach to promote anti-tumor responses in CAR T cells. Programmed cell death protein 1 (PD1) and T cell immunoreceptor with Ig and ITIM domains (TIGIT) are two critical immune-checkpoint molecules that suppress anti-tumor activity in T cells. …”
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The Enhancement of a <i>Saccharum spontaneum</i> Population and a Genetic Impact Analysis of the Agronomic and Yield Traits of Its Progeny by Jiayong Liu, Maoyong Ran, Liping Zhao, Lianan Tao, Fenggang Zan, Li Yao, Xin Hu, Shenglin Ren, Yong Zhao, Hongming Xia, Jing Zhang, Xinyuan Pu, Zhongfu Zhang, Zuhu Deng

“…Traditional breeding methods, characterized by slow selection and limited germplasm exploitation, often lead to suboptimal progeny performance. …”
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Screening for Hearing Impairment in Newborns Using Targeted Genomic Sequencing: A Large Pilot Cohort Study by Pei-Hsuan Lin, Yu-Ting Chiang, Cheng-Yu Tsai, Chia-Huei Chu, Chia-Cheng Hung, Yi-Ning Su, Wei-Chung Hsu, Tien-Chen Liu, Chuan-Jen Hsu, Po-Nien Tsao, Chen-Chi Wu

“…Objectives State-run newborn hearing screening (NBHS) programs have limitations in identifying children with mild or late-onset sensorineural hearing impairment (SNHI). …”
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Strategies to reduce cesarean deliveries: surveying Polish midwives and midwifery students on external cephalic version practices by Maisa Manasar-Dyrbuś, Anna Janik, Cecylia Jendyk, Agnieszka Drosdzol-Cop, Anna Brzęk, Rafał Stojko, Jakub Staniczek

“…Conclusions The study highlights moderate awareness and limited experience with ECV among Polish midwives. …”
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Culex (Diptera: Culicidae) Mosquitoes in Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia, and Their Molecular Identification by Elsiddig Noureldin, Ommer Dafalla, Abdualziz Hakami, Mohammed Jubran, Ahmed Alzhrani, Muhannad Mujally, Othman Shajari, Ali Khardali, Zaki Eisa

“…However, morphological identification has many limitations including lack of expertise and damaging of external characters due to improper specimen handling. …”
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A scoping review of low-intensity cognitive behavioral therapy studies across Asia by Cameron Shi Ern Tan, Keane Kang Xiang Ong, Laura Sophie Arden-Gardner, Fiqri Nur Haziq Abu Bakar, Sin Yee Lim, Amalia Ariffin, Jonathan Han Loong Kuek

“…Introduction: Mental health conditions are increasing globally, yet access to mental health services remains limited, particularly in Asia. Low-intensity cognitive behavioral therapy (LI-CBT) interventions offer a scalable, cost-effective approach to addressing mild-to-moderate mental health issues. …”
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Velocity-Constraint Kalman Filtering for Enhanced Bubble Tracking in Motion-Compensated Ultrasound Localization Microscopy by Yifei Zhu, Lingyin Jiang, Qi Zhang, Jun Yin, Bingze Du, Guofeng Zhang, Haijun Zhang, Bo Ding, Han Lin, Honghui Xue, Xiasheng Guo, Xiao-Yang Zhang, Jing-Ning Zhu, Dong Zhang, Juan Tu, Ning Gu

“…Ultrasound localization microscopy (ULM) is a novel imaging technique that overcomes the diffraction limit to achieve super-resolution imaging at the 10-μm scale. …”
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Optimal planning and operation of energy community DERs considering local energy trading and uncertainties by Morsy Nour, José Pablo Chaves-Ávila, Matteo Troncia, Álvaro Sánchez-Miralles, Abdelfatah Ali

“…There are no violations of the distribution network limits in all studied scenarios. © 2017 Elsevier Inc. …”
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Interprofessional undergraduate breastfeeding education: A scoping review protocol [version 1; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations] by Elaine Lehane, Aoife Long, Edina Hanley, Liz Cogan, Siobhan Ward, Helen Mulcahy, Margaret Murphy, Patricia Leahy-Warren, Aoife Fleming

“…To ensure mothers receive high-quality, consistent care, healthcare professionals must receive comprehensive, evidence-based breastfeeding education. However, there is limited understanding of how breastfeeding curricula are delivered across different disciplines in undergraduate health programs, particularly in the context of IPE. …”
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Assessment and enhancement of transfer capability for large-scale renewable generation base transmitted by voltage source converter based high voltage direct current system by Shiyuan Chen, Shunjiang Lin, Yuerong Yang, Kaiyun Jiang, Mingbo Liu

“…To solve the bi-level optimal power flow model, the Kriging surrogate model is used to obtain the relationship between the transfer capability and the types and sizes of the reactive power compensation devices at the anticipated installation buses, and the inner-layer transfer capability assessment model is replaced with equality constraints, thereby transforming the original bi-level optimal power flow model into a single-layer mixed-integer nonlinear programming model for direct resolution. Finally, the effectiveness of the proposed model and solution method is validated using a real transmission system in South China.…”
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Assessment of Healthcare Workers’ Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices in Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management in Nigeria by Amaka P. Ehighibe, MBBS, FWACS, Ugochukwu T. Okeke, MBBS, MWACS, Bashar A. Hassan, MD, Andrea L. Pusic, MD, MHS, FACS, FRCSC, Philip M. Mshelbwala, MD, MPH, FWACS, FACS

“…Our study suggested a need for improved training programs that effectively translate knowledge into practice and address barriers to pressure injury prevention and management in resource-limited settings.…”
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Pyroptosis: A spoiler of peaceful coexistence between cells in degenerative bone and joint diseases by Zhichao Li, Wenxiang Cheng, Kuanhui Gao, Songlin Liang, Liqing Ke, Mengjie Wang, Jilin Fan, Dandan Li, Peng Zhang, Zhanwang Xu, Nianhu Li

“…Recently, excessive activation of pyroptosis, a form of programed cell death (PCD) mediated by inflammasomes, has emerged as a primary driver of harmful chronic inflammation. …”
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Insights into ex situ conservation and MaxEnt-based habitat suitability modeling of Prunus ulmifolia Franch. (Rosaceae Juss.): A Central Asian relict species by Vitaliy Kirillov, Velta Massalova, Ashutosh Pathak, Anna Ivashchenko, Svetlana Kabanova, Alimzhan Rakhimzhanov, Tamara Stikhareva

“…Prunus ulmifolia Franch. is a valuable ornamental plant with medicinal properties, also recommended for forest reclamation, erosion control, and as a promising candidate for breeding programs and rootstock for stone fruit crops. However, its natural range is limited to the forest and subalpine zones of the Dzhungarian Alatau, the Tien Shan, and the Pamir-Alai. …”
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Immunogenic Cell Death Traits Emitted from Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Cells Following Treatment with a Novel Anti-Cancer Agent, SpiD3 by Elizabeth Schmitz, Abigail Ridout, Audrey L. Smith, Alexandria P. Eiken, Sydney A. Skupa, Erin M. Drengler, Sarbjit Singh, Sandeep Rana, Amarnath Natarajan, Dalia El-Gamal

“…Moreover, immunotherapeutic success in CLL has been stifled by its pro-tumor microenvironment milieu and low mutational burden, cultivating poor antigenicity and limited ability to generate anti-tumor immunity through adaptive immune cell engagement. …”
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