Contributions of District Health Information Software 2 (DHIS2) to maternal and child health service performance in Ethiopia: an interrupted time series mixed-methods study by Taddese Alemu Zerfu, Moges Asressie, Amare Abera Tareke, Zenebu Begna, Tigist Habtamu, Netsanet Werkneh, Tariku Nigatu, Meskerem Jisso, Addisalem Genta

“…Specifically, DHIS2 led to increased monthly mean performance of key indicators such as antenatal care visits, skilled birth attendance, and immunization rates. Notable improvements in service delivery were observed, with significant increases in institutional delivery rates over time. …”
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Global, regional, and national burdens of traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, and skull fracture and their attributable risk factors from 1990 to 2021: a systematic analysi... by Yikang Wang

“…Data were presented as both numerical counts and age-standardized rates (ASRs) per 100,000 population, with corresponding uncertainty intervals. …”
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Analysis of 1560 Inpatient and Outpatient Escherichia coli Isolates from across Canada—Results from the CANWARD 2007 Study by Philippe RS Lagacé-Wiens, Mel DeCorby, Patricia J Baudry, Daryl J Hoban, James A Karlowsky, The Canadian Antimicrobial Resistance Alliance (CARA), George G Zhanel

“…Fluoroquinolones and sulfonamides should be used cautiously and in consideration of local resistance patterns for infections caused by E coli, due to lower susceptibility rates. …”
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Forecast of myocardial infarction incidence, events and prevalence in England to 2035 using a microsimulation model with endogenous disease outcomes. by Peter Scarborough, Asha Kaur, Linda J Cobiac

“…Age-standardised event rates show a similar pattern, with a non-significant upturn by 2035, larger for men than women. …”
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Caregiver substance use among families in the U.S. child welfare system: national prevalence estimates by Susan Yoon, Susan Yoon, Charis Stanek, Juan Lorenzo Benavides, Taylor Napier, Yujeong Chang, Choong Rai Nho

“…Distinct patterns emerged in the prevalence rates of alcohol versus drug dependence across caregiver income, education, employment status, and the number of children’s out-of-home placements.DiscussionOur findings highlight nuanced differences between alcohol and drug dependence and point to the need for targeted and contextually responsive programs that address the complex intersection of caregiver substance use and child maltreatment.…”
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HTLV-1 Japanese subgroup in Brazil: phylogenetic and migratory history by Carolina Amianti, Larissa Melo Bandeira, Aline Pedroso Lorenz, Tayana Serpa Ortiz Tanaka, João Américo Domingos, Ana Rita Coimbra Motta-Castro

“…Abstract Background The retrovirus Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 is classified into different subtypes, and due to its low evolutionary rates, it can be used to explore geographic patterns of origin and dispersion of human populations. …”
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Spatial distribution of stunting among breast feeding children in Sub-Sahara Africa. by Bekahegn Girma, Lealem Dibku Sasahu, Azizur Rahman

“…In Southern Africa, cold locations like Namibia and South Africa were found to have lower stunting rates.<h4>Conclusion</h4>The significant regional variability in the prevalence of stunting among nursing children in SSA was highlighted by this study. …”
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Parameters for the mathematical modelling of Clostridium difficile acquisition and transmission: a systematic review. by Eroboghene H Otete, Anand S Ahankari, Helen Jones, Kirsty J Bolton, Caroline W Jordan, Tim C Boswell, Mark H Wilcox, Neil M Ferguson, Charles R Beck, Richard L Puleston

“…Forty-nine studies gave recurrence rates of between 3% and 49% but were limited by varying definitions of recurrence. …”
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Sustainable development of mortgage lending: economic challenges and prospects by J.S. Mukhamedov, T.S. Sokira, Z. Kuldasheva

“…As a result, a forecasting model was developed, incorporating GDP growth, lending interest rates, and the level of non-performing loans as independent variables. …”
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THE RELEVANCE OF A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF MEDICAL AND DEMOGRAPHIC PROBLEMS IN CONNECTION WITH THE HARMFUL EFFECTS ON HUMANS OF ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS IN KUZBASS by Андрей Георгиевич Петров, Виктор Андреевич Семенихин, Ольга Владимировна Хорошилова, Сергей Николаевич Филимонов, Юлия Александровна Сашко

“…In Kuzbass, in comparison with the Russian Federation, the mortality rates of the population are higher and life expectancy is lower, and there are higher mortality rates of the population from most of the most common causes of death than in the Russian Federation. …”
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Spatial analysis of under-five mortality in Africa using geographically weighted poisson regression by Johnson Adedeji Olusola, Adedeji Adigun Oyinloye, Kemi F. Akeju, Ropo Ebenezer Ogunsakin, Sibusiso Moyo

“…The disparities in child mortality rates can be attributed to socioeconomic and environmental inequalities across nations. …”
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Investigation of the effect of deprivation on the burden and management of venous leg ulcers: a cohort study using the THIN database. by Emily S Petherick, Nicky A Cullum, Kate E Pickett

“…<h4>Background</h4>There has been limited examination of the contribution of socio-economic factors to the development of leg ulcers, despite the social patterning of many underlying risk factors. No previous studies were found that examined social patterns in the quality of treatment received by patients with leg ulcers.…”
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Prevalence and predictors of substance use as a factor in suicide in the USA, 2015–2020: a repeated cross-sectional analysis by Julie A Phillips

“…Background US rates of substance abuse and suicide mortality increased dramatically in recent years, but little is known about how rising rates of drug and alcohol use are associated with suicide. …”
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End-to-end neural automatic speech recognition system for low resource languages by Sami Dhahbi, Nasir Saleem, Sami Bourouis, Mouhebeddine Berrima, Elena Verdú

“…Using synthetic speech and data augmentation techniques can enhance E2E-ASR performance for low-resource languages, reducing word error rates (WERs) and character error rates (CERs). This study leverages a non-autoregressive neural text-to-speech (TTS) engine to generate high-quality speech, converting a series of phonemes into speech waveforms (mel-spectrograms). …”
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Resonance-Driven Discrete Growth and Chemical Reactivity of Optically Levitated Droplets by Kaiqi Zhang, Grégory David, Yue Zhao, Hua-Yun Xiao, Ruth Signorell, Chenxi Li

“…By combining Mie theory-based analysis of the stimulated Raman scattering and droplet thermodynamics, we develop an approach to retrieve the key properties (e.g., temperature, pH, and molality) of thermally locked droplets and demonstrate that chemistry-driven thermal locking results in a signature particle growth pattern. Comparison of sulfate formation rates in locked versus unlocked droplets further reveals that thermal locking can accelerate chemical reactions or even change the dominant mechanism by promoting photoinduced reaction pathways. …”
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Regional Climate Drives Spatial Variation in Species Richness in the Most Diverse Family of Neotropical Snakes (Colubroidea: Dipsadidae) by Juan P. Ramírez, Julián A. Velasco, Tod W. Reeder

“…Under these hypotheses, climate can determine the richness of regions in two main ways: (1) directly, by determining their carrying capacity, or (2) indirectly, through its effects on either (a) lineage diversification (i.e., the rates of speciation and/or extinction), or (b) the duration over which regions have been accumulating species. …”
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Temporal trends and future projections of cysticercosis-induced epilepsy: insights from the global burden of disease study 2021- a cross-sectional study by Siyuan Yang, Xiaoyu Ji, Xuebo Sun

“…However, the global prevalence and YLDs rates of CIE declined from 1992 to 2021, with estimated annual percentage change (EAPC) of −1.281 (95% CI: −1.373 to −1.19) and −1.878 (95% CI: −1.961 to −1.794). …”
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A Systematic Review of Tobacco Smoking Prevalence and Description of Tobacco Control Strategies in Sub-Saharan African Countries; 2007 to 2014. by Rachel Brathwaite, Juliet Addo, Liam Smeeth, Karen Lock

“…Rwanda had the highest prevalence of women smokers (12.6%) and Ghana had the lowest (0.2%). Rural, urban patterns were inconsistent. Most countries have implemented demand-reduction measures including bans on advertising, and taxation rates but to different extents.…”
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Polymicrobial Prosthetic Joint Infections: Unraveling Risk Factors and Outcomes in a Single-Center Study by Álvaro Auñón, Ignacio Ortiz, Salvador Peñarrubia, Carmen Álvaro, Estíbaliz Torrecilla-Sádaba, Joaquin Garcia-Cañete, Jaime Esteban

“…Patients with polymicrobial infections had higher rates of obesity, insulin-dependent diabetes, and higher Charlson comorbidity scores. …”
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Empirical Evaluation of the Relative Range for Detecting Outliers by Dania Dallah, Hana Sulieman, Ayman Al Zaatreh, Firuz Kamalov

“…Through extensive experimental work, the accuracy of both statistics in detecting outliers under various contamination strategies, sample sizes, and error rates (<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>α</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>0.1</mn><mo>,</mo><mn>0.05</mn><mo>,</mo><mn>0.01</mn></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>) is investigated. …”
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