Evaluation of Epidemiological Manifestations of Tuberculosis and Genetic Diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains with Multiple Drug Resistance in the Omsk Region by I. V. Kostyukova, A. A. Vyazovaya, O. A. Pasechnik, I. V. Mokrousov

“…In the Omsk region, the dynamics of tuberculosis incidence and prevalence of tuberculosis were characterized by a pronounced downward trend, reaching 43,7 and 66,8 per 100 thousand, respectively, in 2023. The prevalence of multidrugresistant tuberculosis remains significant (22,6 cases per 100 thousand population), and the proportion of MDR tuberculosis cases among newly diagnosed patients increased from 13,1% in 2009 to 28,4% in 2023. …”
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Geographic distribution and trends of small-area burn claims in Japan: An analysis using NDB open data from 2014 to 2021 by Takeshi Utsunomiya, Takahiro Ueda

“…Lay summary Burns are a major global health problem, causing many injuries and deaths each year. …”
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Preventing chronic malnutrition in children under 2 years in rural Angola (MuCCUA trial): protocol for the economic evaluation of a three-arm community cluster randomised controlle... by Rocio Martin-Canavate, Estefania Custodio, Elena Trigo, María Romay-Barja, Israel Molina, Zaida Herrador, Isabel Aguado, Ferran Ramirez, Lourdes Maria Faria, Ana Silva-Gerardo, Jose Carlos Lima, Eva Iráizoz, Tayná Marques, Antonio Vargas, Amador Gomez, Chloe Puett

“…Introduction Chronic malnutrition is a serious problem in southern Angola with a prevalence of 49.9% and 37.2% in the provinces of Huila and Cunene, respectively. …”
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Incidence of Diabetic Nephropathy and Its Predictors among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients at University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia by Sewnet Adem Kebede, Biruk Shalmeno Tusa, Adisu Birhanu Weldesenbet, Zemenu Tadesse Tessema, Tadesse Awoke Ayele

“…Although the rate of diabetic nephropathy which is the leading cause of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) continues to rise, there is limited information about the problem. This study aimed to assess the incidence and predictors of diabetic nephropathy among type 2 DM patients. …”
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A new hybrid distance and similarity based scenario reduction approach for stochastic economic operation of microgrid by Gaurav Gangil, Amit Saraswat, Sunil Kumar Goyal

“…To verify the effectiveness of the proposed HDS, its performance is compared with three well developed distinct methods such as SBR (simultaneous backward reduction method), FFS (fast forward selection method), and SIMCOR (similarity-correlation method) on two different stochastic optimization problems including one real-life economic microgrid problem. …”
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The superiority of feasible solutions-moth flame optimizer using valve point loading by Mohammad Khurshed Alam, Herwan Sulaiman, Asma Ferdowsi, Md Shaoran Sayem, Md Mahfuzer Akter Ringku, Md. Foysal

“…The optimal power flow (OPF) problem deals with large-scale, nonlinear, and non-convex optimization challenges, often accompanied by stringent constraints. …”
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Towards a comprehensive psychosocial profile of the family caregiver of people with dementia by Sara Jiménez García-Tizón, Ana Belén Navarro Prados, María Belén Bueno Martínez

“…Significant differences were found according to kinship in educational level, employment status, hours per day dedicated to care time, and contemplating placing the person in a nursing home. …”
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Resilience revisited: a systematic review and synthesis of Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI) and its relation with resilience by Daphne Weedage, Nienke Kool-Goudzwaard, Dwayne Meijnckens, Robert R. J. M. Vermeiren, Cyril Boonmann

“…A minority of studies reported effect sizes per resilience factor. Of which problem solving/coping and emotional reactivity were predominantly reported. …”
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Prospects for the Development of the Present Stage of Higher School by I. I. Bobrova, E. G. Trofimov

“…The authors decided to express their point of view on this problem, since they do not care what education system they work in.The authors examined the history of the development of Russian higher education: from monarchical to modern periods. …”
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Diagnostic sensitivity of direct wet mount microscopy for soil-transmitted helminth infections in Jimma Town, Ethiopia by Daniel Dana, Johnny Vlaminck, Zeleke Mekonnen, Mio Ayana, Florian Vogt, Kristien Verdonck, Hannock Tweya, Collins Timire, Peter Geldhof, Bruno Levecke

“… Introduction: Soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) remains a major public health problem in school children in Ethiopia. Although direct wet mount microscopy (DWMM) is the means to diagnose parasitic diseases in health care facilities in Ethiopia, it remains unclear what its diagnostic performance is for STH. …”
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Ensemble-RNN: A Robust Framework for DDoS Detection in Cloud Environment by Asha Varma Songa, Ganesh Redy Karri

“…The biggest concern today is the security risks associated with the cloud. One of the biggest problems that might arise with cloud services availability is Distributed Denial of Service attacks (DDoS). …”
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TRANSIENT GLOBAL AMNESIA IN A PATIENT WITH HYPERTENSIVE CRISIS by E. V. Yakovleva, O. V. Mysovskaya, O. S. Lobanova

“…The incidence of TGA is 5  to10 people per 100,000 worldwide but the real incidence is unknown because the episodes of memory loss are temporary and many patients don’t go to see a doctor at the time of attack. …”
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Prediction of complications of chronic duodenal ulcer using the method of determining the ratio of the level of melatonin receptors in the mucosa by Z. Kh. Osmanov, D. Yu. Semenov, A. P. Bogdanov, L. E. Koloscova, A. V. Sokolov, V. B. Vasilyev

“…Treatment of complications of peptic ulcer disease is an urgent problem in abdominal surgery due to the high prevalence of bleeding (19-57) and perforations (3-14 cases per 100,000 population).The objective of the study was to assess the possibility of predicting the development of ulcerative disease complications determining the ratio of the level of melatonin receptors (MT1/MT2) in the duodenal mucosa.Methods and materials. 56 patients with different course of peptic ulcer disease were examined. …”
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Optimal Signal Control Design for Isolated Intersections Using Sample Travel-Time Data by HimaBindu Maripini, Lelitha Vanajakshi, Bhargava Rama Chilukuri

“…A traffic-responsive signal control system that changes signal timings according to traffic volume fluctuations may alleviate this problem. However, such problems are conventionally formulated based on the data collected from location-based sensors, which are infrastructure intensive and costly and fail to capture mixed and disordered traffic conditions. …”
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Comparison of Style Features for the Authorship Verification of Literary Texts by Ksenia Vladimirovna Lagutina

“…Authorship verification is considered as a binary classification problem: whether the text belongs to a particular author or not. …”
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Investigating the crust of neutron stars with neural-network quantum states by Bryce Fore, Jane Kim, Morten Hjorth-Jensen, Alessandro Lovato

“…In addition to computing the energy per particle of symmetric nuclear matter and pure neutron matter, we analyze an intermediate isospin-asymmetry configuration to elucidate the formation of nuclear clusters. …”
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The Archetype of Polish Political Culture in Andrzej Sapkowski's The Witcher Saga by Agnieszka Katarzyna Puszkow-Bańka

“…Conclusions The article points to the still relevant problem of reconciling the "spirit of Polishness" with the "spirit of modernity," as well as to the open and significant nature of the discussion about Polish identity.…”
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The Determinants of Profit-Sharing Rates for Mudharabah Deposits: The Case of Islamic Banks in Indonesia by Kautsar Riza Salman

“…The determinants in this study are non-per- forming financing, operational efficiency, capital adequacy, and third-party funds. …”
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The effect of rehabilitative exercises accompanied by aids to improve muscle strength and range of motion for people with dislocated shoulder joint by Riam Imad Dr. Huda Badawi

“…The number of rehabilitative units was 3 rehabilitative units per week and for days Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday. …”
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Selection of the structure of thermal generation in cities of the russian federation when actualizing the heat supply schemes by E. A. Kikot, F. N. Gazizov

“…Efficiency on the example of the districts of Nizhny Novgorod ranged from 16.5 million to 180.0 million rubles per year.…”
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