Systems thinking for health emergencies: use of process mapping during outbreak response by Ambrose Talisuna, Mamadou Harouna Djingarey, Pierre Formenty, Adesola Yinka-Ogunleye, Chikwe Ihekweazu, Kara N Durski, Michael Osterholm, Ibrahim Mamadu, Sylvie Briand, Ibrahima-Soce Fall, Amara Jambai, Dhamari Naidoo, Shalini Singaravelu, Anita A Shah, James Banjura, Benoit Kebela, Womi Eteng, Mohamed Vandi, Charles Keimbe, Anwar Abubakar, Abulazeez Mohammed, Desmond E Williams, Margaret Lamunu, Jean Claude Changa Changa, Etienne Minkoulou, Dan Jernigan, Demba Lubambo, Asheena Khalakdina, Albert Mbule Kadiobo, Bruce Aylward

“…In Nigeria, key data reached the national level in 48 hours instead of 5 days. …”
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Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology Consensus Recommendations on the Use of MitraClip for Mitral Regurgitation by Khung Keong Yeo, Jack Wei Chieh Tan, David WM Muller, Darren L Walters, JoAnn Lindenfeld, Michael Kang Yin Lee, Angus Shing Fung Chui, Sai Satish, Teguh Santoso, Shunsuke Kubo, John Chan Kok Meng, Kenny YK Sin, See Hooi Ewe, David Sim, Edgar Tay, Krissada Meemook, Shih-Hsien Sung, Quang Ngoc Nguyen, Xiangbin Pan, Makoto Amaki, Masaki Izumo, Kentaro Hayashida, Jung Sun Kim, Do-Yoon Kang, Gregg Stone, Takashi Matsumoto

“…Each statement was voted on by each panel member and consensus was reached when 80% of experts voted ‘agree’ or ‘neutral’. …”
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Rapid surface texturing to achieve robust superhydrophobicity, controllable droplet impact, and anti-frosting performances by Qingwen Dai, Lei Chen, Jiabao Pan, Liping Shi, Dameng Liu, Wei Huang, Xiaolei Wang

“…In this work, wear-resistant superhydrophobic surfaces were fabricated by curing a mixture of polyurethane acrylate (PUA) coating and 1H,1H,2H,2H-Perfluorodecyltrichlorosilane (HFTCS) on titanium alloy (TC4) surfaces decorated with micropillars pattern, thus, composite functional surfaces with PUA coating in the valleys around the micropillars pattern of TC4 were achieved. …”
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Comparative study by DFT method of physical properties of monolayer and bulk InX (X=P, As and Sb) by Hamza Imtki, El Houssine Atmani, Nejma Fazouan, Mustapha Madi

“…In this work, we investigated and compared the physical properties of planar monolayer and bulk structures of InX (X=P, As, and Sb) materials using density functional theory (DFT). The PBE-sol approximation is used for structural properties and mBJ one for electronic and optical properties. …”
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Chromosome-level genome assembly of Triplophysa scleroptera by Xiu Feng, Ren Zhu, Yintao Jia, Xiaoyun Sui, Xiaoling Wang, Yu Zhuo, Junle Li, Yifeng Chen

“…Abstract Triplophysa scleroptera is an endemic fish species in Qinghai Lake and the upper reaches of the Yellow River. However, studies on conservation and evolutionary genetics were seriously impeded by the absence of a reference genome. …”
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Synthesis of Controllable Carboxylated Polystyrene Microspheres by Two-Step Dispersion Polymerization with Hydrocarbon Alcohols by Bin Zhang, Jiazhen Lu, Xin Liu, Haibo Jin, Guangxiang He, Xiaoyan Guo

“…With n-butanol as the solvent, the carboxyl group content on the surface of the microspheres reached 57.05 mg/g.…”
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Acoustic Emission-Based Small Leak Detection of Propulsion System Pipeline of Sounding Rocket by Lin Gao, Lili Dong, Jianguo Cao, Shaofeng Wang, Wenjing Liu

“…It is verified that the main frequency of the AE small leak signal due to the failure of the pipe joint is focused in the range of 33–45 kHz, and the algorithms based on SVM with kernel functions all can reach a better estimation accuracy of 98% using the feature “envelope area” or the feature set {standard deviation (STD), root mean square (RMS), energy, average frequency}.…”
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Investigating the Sensitivity Effect of Actuarial Assumptions on Pension Liabilities in Malaysia by Rose Irnawaty Ibrahim, Norazmir Mohd Nordin, Mohd Zaki Awang Chek

“…To estimate the pension liabilities, the Projected Unit Credit method is used in the study and commutation functions are employed in the process. Demographic risk and salary risk have been identified as major risks in analyzing pension liabilities in this study. …”
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Ultra-Compact Mach–Zehnder Refractometer Based on Rice-Shaped Air Cavity Beam Expansion by Zonghao Mu, Tian Tian, Yiwei Ma, Song Li, Tao Geng

“…When the RAC measures 30.6 × 70 μm, the two selected transmission peaks reach maximum RI sensitivities of 1550.41 nm/RIU and 1810.89 nm/RIU, respectively. …”
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Reducing Computational Time in Pixel-Based Path Planning for GMA-DED by Using Multi-Armed Bandit Reinforcement Learning Algorithm by Rafael P. Ferreira, Emil Schubert, Américo Scotti

“…The results outstand the artificially intelligent role of the Reinforcement Learning technique in printing more efficiently functional structures.…”
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Controllable Design of Polyamide Composite Membrane Separation Layer Structures via Metal–Organic Frameworks: A Review by Yanjun Jia, Xiaowen Huo, Lu Gao, Wei Shao, Na Chang

“…Finally, the design of a competent MOF material that is suitable to reach the requirements for the fabrication of TFN membranes is also discussed. …”
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Intra-arterial selective hypothermia for acute ischemic stroke neuroprotection: A multicenter pilot trial in China. by Zhi-Xin Huang, Miaomiao Hu, Pan Zhang, Xuying He, Xinan Ma, Quanlong Hong, Ping Chen, Huanhuan Luan, Zongyi Wu, Chaolai Liu, Wei Li, Yongkun Li, Yongtao Yu, Min Li, Yajun Li, Dezhi Liu, Zhongkui Han, Weiliang Shi, Jilong Yi, Liang Liu, Guoqiang Xu, Haike Lu, Lizhi Zhou, Xinfeng Liu, Wen Sun, ISOLATION Group

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>This pilot study provides preliminary insights suggesting that IA-LTH combined with endovascular therapy may be feasible and safe, with potential to improve functional outcomes in patients with AIS. The primary outcome did not reach statistical significance. …”
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Sex-related Anthropometrics in a Lower-Body Mobility Assessment Among Professional Soccer Athletes by Corbin A. Hedt, Jessica T. Le, Tyler Heimdal, Justin Vickery, Erin Orozco, Patrick C. McCulloch, Bradley S. Lambert

“…# Background The functional movement screen (FMS™) and Y-balance test (YBT) are commonly used to evaluate mobility in athletes…”
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The lag and cumulative response of water use efficiency to the climate on the Shiyang river basin, Northwest of China by Dawei Wang, Chengzhang Zhao, Yao Zhang, Duni Jia, Hongtao Yu, Jiahao Gao, Feibing Han, Lili Li

“…The results show that: (1) From 2001 to 2022, the multi-year average WUE in the Shiyang River Basin (SRB) was 0.99 gC·kg-1 H2O, exhibiting a spatial pattern of high values in the middle reaches and low values in the upper and lower reaches, with the highest value in Area II (1.23 gC·kg-1 H2O) and the lowest in Area IV (0.80 gC·kg-1 H2O). …”
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Analysis of Ecological Flow Threshold in Channel of the Tabu River Basin Based on Improved Intra-annual Distribution Method by QI Qingqing, FAN Panpan, ZHANG Zezhong, YIN Hang, ZHANG Weijie

“…In this context, ecological water replenishment represents a key measure for restoring its ecological functions, as it directly affects the restoration of river habitats, the maintenance of biodiversity, and the enhancement of regional ecological resilience. …”
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Application of Magnetic Aquatic Plant Biochar for Efficient Removal of Antimony from Water: Adsorption Properties and Mechanism by Luyi Nan, Yuting Zhang, Min Liu, Liangyuan Zhao, Yuxuan Zhu, Xun Zhang

“…LMBC not only facilitates the resourceful utilization of aquatic plant waste but also effectively removes antimony (Sb) pollution through its magnetic properties. This dual functionality presents promising application prospects for the efficient adsorption and removal of Sb from water.…”
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Effect of Whole Barley Tolokno on the Quality of Biscuits by Svetlana Yu. Misteneva, Natalia А. Shcherbakova, Nikolay B. Kondrat’ev

“…The research made it possible to expand the range of functional biscuits fortified with native dietary fiber and whole grain raw materials.…”
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Insight into influence of degradation metabolism of Firmicutes on the microstructure of anthracite coal by Yuewu Wang, Bingjun Liu, Sheng Xue, Yang Yang, Jian Chen, Jingbei Zhang, Chunshan Zheng, Tianyao Zhou

“…The effects of adding functional microorganisms on the microstructure of anthracite coal were analyzed by high-throughput sequencing of samples before and after the cultivation and microcharacterization experiments of coal samples. …”
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Cryo-TEM structure of β-glucocerebrosidase in complex with its transporter LIMP-2 by Jan Philipp Dobert, Jan-Hannes Schäfer, Thomas Dal Maso, Priyadarshini Ravindran, Dustin J. E. Huard, Eileen Socher, Lisa A. Schildmeyer, Raquel L. Lieberman, Wim Versées, Arne Moeller, Friederike Zunke, Philipp Arnold

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Interfacial ion-electron conversion enhanced moisture energy harvester by Puying Li, Yajie Hu, Haiyan Wang, Tiancheng He, Huhu Cheng, Liangti Qu

“…Herein, we develop an ion-electron conversion enhanced moisture energy harvester (i-eMEH) by creating an ion-enriched storage interface and concurrently inducing a faradic process through the dual redox couples in the functional layer/electrode interfaces. The i-eMEH reaches a record-high peak current of 9.2 mA cm−2 and power density of 6.7 W m−2, ~60 times higher than those of reported moisture-electricity generators, and approaching the output level of perovskite solar cells and thermoelectric devices. …”
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