Do empowered women receive better quality antenatal care in Pakistan? An analysis of demographic and health survey data. by Muhammad Asim, Waqas Hameed, Sarah Saleem

“…Our exposure variables were three-dimensional measures of women empowerment (social independence, decision making, and attitude towards domestic violence), and our outcome variables were quality of antenatal coverage [i.e. a composite binary measure based on skilled ANC (trained professional), timeliness (1st ANC visit during first trimester), sufficiency of ANC visits (4 or more)] and quality of ANC consultation (i.e. receiving at least 7 or more essential antenatal components out of 8). …”
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Production of prototype lab-scale oak barrel analogues using additive manufacturing by Hugh Holds, Kerry Wilkinson, David Jeffery, Frances Jack, Sue Bastian

“…Cost-effective methods that provide a semi-permeable environment for oxygen transfer and modelling of barrel maturation environments while maintaining a more realistic surface to volume ratio would therefore be valuable for researchers. …”
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Mapping Invasive <italic>Spartina alterniflora</italic> Using Phenological Information and Red-Edge Bands of Sentinel-2 Time-Series Data by Yiwei Ma, Li Zhuo, Jingjing Cao

“…Therefore, we proposed a pixel-based phenological and red-edge feature composite method (PpRef-CM) for <italic>S. alterniflora</italic> extraction considering both phenological information and red-edge bands derived from Sentinel-2 time series based on the existing pixel-based phenological feature composite method (Ppf-CM). …”
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Teacher Correction versus Peer-Marking by Mourente Miguel Mariana Correia

“…This article describes an experiment aimed at assessing the two most widely used methods of correction for compositions –traditional teacher correction and peer marking and their&#13; effect on the frequency of errors. …”
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Environmentally Sustainable Functionalized WS₂ Nanoparticles as Curing Promoters and Interface Modifiers in Epoxy Nanocomposites by Lyazzat Tastanova, Amirbek Bekeshev, Sultan Nurlybay, Andrey Shcherbakov, Anton Mostovoy

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Ivan Nebesnyi’s Music for Plays: Syntactic Aspect by Олена Якимчук

“…The research methodology is theoretical, interpretive, comparative, complex, and generalization methods, which allow the purpose of the article to be revealed. …”
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Diabetic distress, low-grade chronic inflammation, and cardiac autonomic neuropathy in internally displaced people (literature review and own observations) by V.A. Serhiyenkо

“…The purpose: using the Ukrainian version of the T2-DDAS validated by us to assess the level of DD among IDP. Materials and methods. Development and application of a validated Ukrainian-language version of the Composite Autonomic Symptom Score 31 demonstrated that this is an acceptable tool for identifying patients with subclinical CAN. …”
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A Novel Phantom for Standardized Microcalcification Detection Developed Using a Crystalline Growth System by Dee H. Wu, Caroline Preskitt, Natalie Stratemeier, Hunter Lau, Sreeja Ponnam, Supriya Koya

“…Furthermore, these crystalline-grown phantoms can more accurately represent the physiological shapes and compositions of microcalcifications than do other available phantoms for calcifications and can be evaluated on different systems. …”
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Multinational association for supportive care in cancer (MASCC) versus clinical index of stable febrile neutropenia (CISNE): evaluation of predictive performance and clinical utili... by Süleyman Alpar, Sarper Yılmaz

“…However, there remains no consensus on which score performs better in real-world emergency settings. Methods This retrospective, two-center study included adult patients diagnosed with FN who presented to the emergency departments of two tertiary hospitals between January 2022 and December 2024. …”
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Comparing Grid Model Fitting Methodologies for Low-temperature Atmospheres: Markov Chain Monte Carlo versus Random Forest Retrieval by Anna Lueber, Adam J. Burgasser

“…Self-consistent atmosphere models are commonly used for spectral fitting, but computational limits restrict the production of finely sampled multidimensional parameter grids, necessitating interpolation methods to infer precise parameters and uncertainties. …”
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Abnormal Esophageal Scintigraphy Associates With a Distinct Clinical Phenotype in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis by Antonio D. Salas, Lisa R. Yanek, Laura K. Hummers, Ami A. Shah, Zsuzsanna H. McMahan

“…We sought to determine whether slow esophageal transit on scintigraphy associates with a comparable clinical phenotype to that of AC on manometry, as scintigraphy may serve as a noninvasive approach to risk‐stratify patients with SSc. Methods Clinical, demographic, and serologic features were compared between patients with and without delayed esophageal transit on scintigraphy. …”
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Hydrolysis Process Optimization and Functional Characterization of Yak Skin Gelatin Hydrolysates by Hui Yang, Yanting Xue, Jiaheng Liu, Shunyi Song, Lei Zhang, Qianqian Song, Li Tian, Xiangyu He, Shan He, Hongji Zhu

“…The conditions of enzymatic hydrolysis were optimized using central composite design (CCD) and response surface method (RSM), and the highest DH value of 31.96% was obtained. …”
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A Data-driven M Dwarf Model and Detailed Abundances for ​​​​​​∼17,000 M Dwarfs in SDSS-V by Aida Behmard, Melissa K. Ness, Andrew R. Casey, Ruth Angus, Katia Cunha, Diogo Souto, Yuxi(Lucy) Lu, Jennifer A. Johnson

“…The cool temperatures of M dwarf atmospheres enable complex molecular chemistry, making robust characterization of M dwarf compositions a long-standing challenge. Recent modifications to spectral synthesis pipelines have enabled more accurate modeling of M dwarf atmospheres, but these methods are too slow for characterizing more than a handful of stars at a time. …”
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In vitro machine learning-based CAR T immunological synapse quality measurements correlate with patient clinical outcomes. by Alireza Naghizadeh, Wei-Chung Tsao, Jong Hyun Cho, Hongye Xu, Mohab Mohamed, Dali Li, Wei Xiong, Dimitri Metaxas, Carlos A Ramos, Dongfang Liu

“…In this study, we develop a novel ML-based method to quantify thousands of CAR cell IS images with enhanced accuracy and speed. …”
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Natural lung-tropic TH9 cells: a sharp weapon for established lung metastases by Tao Chen, Hao Zhou, Shuming Li, Nong Lin, Yixuan Feng, Zhijian Cai, Chenxiao Qiao, Eloy Yinwang, Shengdong Wang, Xuehuan Wen, Xiangang Jin, Yucheng Xue, Wenkan Zhang, Xianchang Zeng, Zenan Wang, Hangxiang Sun, Lifeng Jiang, Hengyuan Li, Binghao Li, Zhaoming Ye

“…However, it is unclear whether TH9 cells can tackle more challenging situations, such as established lung metastases. …”
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Biofilm formation of clinical isolates of opportunistic microorganisms under the influence of disinfectants by Nemchenko U.M., Sitnikova K.O., Grigorova E.V., Sukhoreva M.V., Belkova N.L., Chemezova N.N., Savilov E.D.

“…To assess the ability of clinical isolates of opportunistic microorganisms to accumulate biofilm biomass under the influence of composite disinfectants. Materials and Methods. …”
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Depositional environment of the Barut Formation at the Barut Aghaji section, northwestern Soltanieh Mountains, western Alborz by Tahereh Zaki, Najmeh Etemad-Saeed, Mehdi Daraei

“…Our findings provide new data on the palaeogeographical conditions of this area in northern Iran during the Early Cambrian time.   Material & Methods In this study, detailed field investigations were carried out to prepare a stratigraphic section, sampling and recognizing lithofacies. …”
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Response of Anti-Oxidative Stress Genes in Liver and Intestine in Broilers Fed Organic Acid and Silver Nanoparticles Coated on Zeolite in Starter Period by Fatemeh Asgharnezhad, Seyed Reza Hashemi, Saeed Hassani, Sharif Rostami

“…This research was conducted with the aim of investigating the effect of silver nanoparticles coated on zeolite and organic acid on the relative expression of superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase and catalase genes in the liver of broiler chickens. Methods: This experiment was conducted using 450 broiler chickens in five treatments and six replications and 15 broiler chickens in each experimental unit in a completely randomized design at the Poultry Research Station of Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. …”
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Energy Failure Mechanism and Bedding Effect of Soaked Coal Under Uniaxial Compression by Xiaoling LIU, Zetian ZHANG, Ru ZHANG, Zhiguo CAO, Li REN, Ziwan SUN, Ersheng ZHA

“…Given this, the progressive catastrophic mechanical response of coal pillar dams in underground reservoirs under soaking is studied, and the influence of the bedding effect on the energy evolution characteristics of water-soaked coal under uniaxial compression is revealed.Methods The coal from the Shenmu Daliuta coal mine is selected as the experimental object, and X-ray diffraction results indicate that it is primarily composed of quartz, pyrite, and kaolinite. …”
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Evaluating antenatal risk in twin pregnancies—A feasibility study to identify modifiable factors associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes by Isabelle Greatholder, Emma Tomlinson, Jack Wilkinson, Lucy E. Higgins, Mark D. Kilby, Alexander E. P. Heazell

“…Sleep duration ≥9 h and right‐sided going to sleep position were more frequent among pregnancies with adverse outcomes. …”
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