The effect of COVID-19 vaccination on change in contact and implications for transmission by Carol Y. Liu, Aaron Siegler, Patrick Sullivan, Samuel M. Jenness, Stefan Flasche, Benjamin Lopman, Kristin Nelson

“…Contact rates universally increased across survey rounds among all sociodemographic groups, but unvaccinated individuals had persistently higher contact rates. …”
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Global, regional, and national burden of interstitial lung diseases and pulmonary sarcoidosis from 2000 to 2021: a systematic analysis of incidence, mortality, and disability-adjus... by Mi Zhou, Yazhe Zhou, Xin Yang, Kaizhuo Zhou, Xin Zhu

“…Temporal trends were evaluated using Joinpoint regression analysis, and the relationship between disease burden and the sociodemographic index (SDI) was explored by stratifying the data into five SDI categories. Age-standardized rates were calculated to adjust for differences in population structure, and data visualization was performed using R software.ResultsBetween 2000 and 2021, the global burden of ILDs and pulmonary sarcoidosis increased, as reflected by rising age-standardized incidence rates (ASIR), mortality rates (ASMR), and disability-adjusted life years rates (ASDR). …”
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Spatio-Temporal Evolution and Conflict Diagnosis of Territorial Space in Mountainous–Flatland Areas from a Multi-Scale Perspective: A Case Study of the Central Yunnan Urban Agglome... by Yongping Li, Xianguang Ma, Junsan Zhao, Shuqing Zhang, Chuan Liu

“…Investigating spatio-temporal differentiation patterns of land-use conflicts in mountainous and flatland regions provides critical insights for optimizing spatial regulation strategies and advancing sustainable regional development. …”
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Neuromuscular characteristics of transcranial direct current stimulation over dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in patients with chronic low back pain: a randomized, double-blind, con... by Xin Li, Wenzhao Liang, Zhicheng Li, Shijue Li, Yao Zu, Le Ge, Chuhuai Wang

“…BackgroundChronic low back pain (cLBP) is a prevalent condition associated with poor rehabilitation outcomes and high recurrence rates. Previous studies suggest that the number, structure, and network patterns of trunk muscle synergy may contribute to this condition. …”
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Real-World Evidence for Baricitinib in the Treatment of Atopic Dermatitis and Alopecia Areata: Systematic Literature Review 2020–2023 by Julien Seneschal, lgnasi Figueras Nart, Silvia Sabatino, Manny Papadimitropoulos, Srishti Dabral, Anastasia Lampropoulou

“…Studies in AD mostly focused on effectiveness outcomes, followed by treatment patterns, patient-reported outcomes, and safety. Most AA publications focused on effectiveness outcomes, followed by safety then treatment patterns. …”
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Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of gram-positive pathogens in Lebanon: The need for surveillance and stewardship by Yara Khachab, Racha Khoumassi, Elie Salem Sokhn

“…Conclusion: This study provides valuable insights into the prevalence and resistance patterns of Gram-positive pathogens in a Lebanese hospital setting. …”
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Linking Satellite and Ground Observations of NO₂ in Spanish Cities: Influence of Meteorology and O₃ by Carlos Morillas, Sergio Álvarez, José C. M. Pires, Adrián Jesús García, Sara Martínez

“…In Spain, several major cities face high rates of avoidable deaths due to NO₂ exposure. …”
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Unveiling the hidden effect of multi-morbidities on the severity of Covid-19: a latent class analysis approach by Sedigheh Akhavnnezhad, Seyedeh Solmaz Talebi, Ehsan Mosa Farkhani, Marzieh Rohani-Rasaf

“…Abstract Background Epidemiological studies showed that Covid-19 patients with underlying diseases had higher rates of severe Covid-19. Previous studies focused on the presence of a single chronic disease but this study investigated the prevalence and patterns of multi-morbidities in patients with Covid-19 and its relationship with the severity of Covid-19. …”
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The tale of the rattle: Using rattle size to understand growth and sexual dimorphism in an insular population of rattlesnakes (Crotalus oreganus caliginis) by Roman A. Nava, José Jesús Sigala‐Rodríguez, Nathaniel Redetzke, Ivan Villalobos‐Juarez, Cristian Franco‐Servin‐de‐la‐Mora, Ramses Rosales‐García, Rulon W. Clark

“…Here, we used a large database of rattle segment sizes recorded from island (Isla Coronado Sur, Baja California, Mexico) and mainland (Camp Pendleton, California, United States) populations of Western Rattlesnakes (Crotalus oreganus and C. o. caliginis) that separated approximately 10,000 years ago to compare body sizes at different ecdysis cycles, which allowed us to assess differences in growth rates and patterns of sexual size dimorphism. Our results show that rattlesnakes on Isla Coronado Sur appear to be born smaller and grow more slowly than their mainland counterparts, resulting in a “dwarfed” island population. …”
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Association between healthcare resources, healthcare systems, and population health in European countries by Cholada Kittipittayakorn

“…Observations also show that countries using the same healthcare systems tend to have similar patterns of resource allocation, which may influence the performance of these systems. …”
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Lumbar Temperature Map of Elderly Individuals with Chronic Low Back Pain—An Infrared Thermographic Analysis by Nelson Albuquerque, Liliana Gonçalves, Wally Strasse, Joaquim Gabriel, Laetitia Teixeira, Pedro Cantista

“…Pain intensity was measured using a numerical rating scale (0–10). The functional assessments included spine mobility tests and validated questionnaires evaluating clinical characteristics. …”
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Leveraging U-Net and ASPP for effective fault detection in photovoltaic modules by Khalfalla Awedat, Masoud Alajmi, Mustafa Elfituri

“…Additionally, the U-Net-ASPP_Cent and U-Net-ASPP_Diag configurations provided IoU gains of 1.18% and 1.96%, respectively, while also reducing false positive rates. These results highlight the effectiveness of incorporating region-specific dilation strategies, enhancing the model’s ability to detect diverse and challenging fault patterns in complex thermal imagery. …”
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Modelling child anaemia and co-existing infections using log-linear models by Grace Kakaire, Gregory Kerich, Robert Too, Mathew Kosgei

“…Abstract Background Uganda grapples with a considerable anaemia-malaria-fever burden, reporting approximate prevalence rates as high as 33%, 34%, and 37% in specific regions. …”
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Different outcomes of phonemic verbal fluency in Parkinson’s disease patients with subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation by Aline Juliane Romann, Bárbara Costa Beber, Maira Rozenfeld Olchik, Carlos R M. Rieder

“…Sixteen participants were evaluated on the Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale - Part III and for phonemic fluency (“FAS” version) in the conditions of on- and off-stimulation. …”
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Acetylation suppresses breast cancer progression by sustaining CLYBL stability by Xinyue Deng, Chenglong Ma, Xingyu Chen, Ming Yi, Qianhua Cao, Ruocen Liao, Xingyu Lei, Longchang Bai, Bin Zhao, Yingnan Wang, Zhuoyang Shen, Liujing Wu, Chenfang Dong, Zhijun Dai

“…This low CLYBL expression was associated with poor patient survival rates. Overexpressing CLYBL could inhibit breast cancer and reduce NRF2 pathway-mediated antioxidants. …”
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Retrospective Study 2019–2021 of Antimicrobial Resistance in <i>Escherichia coli</i>, <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i>, and <i>Proteus mirabilis</i> in Mexicali, Mexico by Dolores A. Márquez-Salazar, Ricardo Delgadillo-Valles, Gerson N. Hernández-Acevedo, Edwin Barrios-Villa, Raquel Muñiz-Salazar, Gilberto López-Valencia, Rafael Martínez-Miranda, Jonathan Arauz-Cabrera

“…The aim of this study was to investigate AMR rates in clinical isolates of <i>Escherichia coli</i>, <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i>, and <i>Proteus mirabilis</i> obtained from community-acquired infections in Mexicali between 2019 and 2021. …”
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COMPLEX ELECTROMAGNETIC MONITORING OF GEODYNAMIC PROCESSES IN THE NORTHERN TIEN SHAN (BISHKEK GEODYNAMIC TEST AREA) by E. A. Bataleva, V. A. Mukhamadeeva

“…The data from the 2004–2016 KNET Catalogue of the Research Station of RAS were analyzed in order to investi‐ gate the relationship between the space‐time seismicity distribution and the electrical conductivity variations that correspond to the features of the seismicity pattern at depth. …”
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Simultaneous water uptake from shallow groundwater and drip irrigation: Lysimeter experiments with ceramic cups by Ben Cohen, Ido Nitsan, Ilan Ben‐Noah, Shmulik P. Friedman

“…Results reveal that while plants can effectively utilize shallow groundwater even with limited root systems, higher irrigation rates diminish groundwater contribution to water uptake. …”
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Rapid radiations underlie most of the known diversity of life by John J. Wiens, Daniel S. Moen

“…Specifically, we quantify how much of Earth’s species richness is contained within rapid radiations (clades with high net diversification rates). We find that among the major clades of living organisms and among land plant phyla and animal phyla, &gt;80% of known species richness is contained within the few clades in the upper 90th percentile for diversification rates in each group. …”
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Peer perceptions of clinicians using generative AI in medical decision-making by Haiyang Yang, Tinglong Dai, Nestoras Mathioudakis, Amy M. Knight, Yuna Nakayasu, Risa M. Wolf

“…Participants also acknowledged GenAI’s value in improving accuracy (4.30, p < 0.002) and rated institutionally customized GenAI more favorably (4.96, p < 0.001). …”
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