Research Article in Occupational Health and COVID-19 by Apeksha MEWANI, Vincent JONES II, Erela DATUOWEI

“…U.S. citizenship and higher education levels were also associated with lower rates of seropositivity. The data showed consistent patterns of advantage: those identifying as white, cisgender, and male reported better access to care and lower infection rates. …”
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The joint impact of road density and width on road network performances —a simulation approach based on macroscopic fundamental diagram by Yingying Ma, Wenyi Xie, Xiaoran Qin, Zebang Liang, Ziyan Guan

“…Using the macroscopic fundamental diagram (MFD) model, we analyzed metrics including MFD scatter dispersion, changes in experimental results with different vehicle arrival patterns, distortion of the MFD image with varying traffic volume, MFD slope variations, and maximum outflow rates. …”
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Evolutionary trajectory and spread of respiratory syncytial virus group A in neonatal cohorts in Pakistan amidst the COVID-19 pandemic by Sana Tamim, Nidia S. Trovao, Julia Paoli, Abdul Ahad, Nazish Badar, Uzma Bashir Aamir, Muhammad Salman, Aamer Ikram

“…These rates later dropped to 10.0% (2021–22), suggesting a possible re-implementation of such measures. …”
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Body Composition in Preterm Infants: Current Insights and Emerging Perspectives by Sreekanth Viswanathan, Melissa Thoene, Zaineh Alja’nini, Pradeep Alur, Kera McNelis

“…In recent years, significant advancements in respiratory and nutritional care have markedly improved the survival rates of preterm infants and enhanced long-term health outcomes. …”
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Global ischemic heart disease burden attributable to environmental risk factors, 1990–2021: an Age-Period-Cohort analysis by Rui Su, Rui Su, Wangchu Ze, Wangchu Ze, Ruiyu Huang, Yanxia Guo, Gang Liu, Baolu Zhang

“…Environmental exposures contribute substantially to IHD burden, yet their combined effects across socio-demographic strata remain poorly characterized.ObjectiveThis study aimed to systematically evaluate the global burden of IHD attributable to environmental factors, analyzing its temporal trends, geographical patterns, and Age-Period-Cohort (APC) effects across different socio-demographic index regions from 1990 to 2021.MethodsData for this study were obtained from the Global Burden of Disease 2021 (GBD 2021) public dataset to investigate age-standardized deaths rates and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) rates of IHD attributable to environmental factors from 1990 to 2021. …”
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Mapping the status of global taxonomic knowledge of Orthoptera (Arthropoda, Insecta) by Rodrigo Antônio Castro-Souza, Juliana Stropp, Luiz Felipe Moretti Iniesta, Richard J. Ladle, Neucir Szinwelski, Geiziane Tessarolo, José Alexandre Diniz-Filho, Thadeu Sobral-Souza, Joaquín Hortal

“…Per-taxonomist description rates transitioned from highly variable before the 20th century to consistent rates of 5–10 species annually with collaborative efforts. …”
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Evaluation of charging frequency for electric vehicles considering drivers’ charging behaviours and high output chargers by Tetsu Yamada, Atsushi Akisawa

“…With the recent global introduction of high-output chargers, such as those rated 350 kW, evaluating their impact on EV charging demand has become increasingly important. …”
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Enhancing agricultural commodity price forecasting with deep learning by R. L. Manogna, Vijay Dharmaji, S. Sarang

“…The results indicate that deep learning models, particularly Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) networks and Gated Recurrent Units (GRU), demonstrate superior performance in capturing complex temporal patterns. …”
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Distribution and Antimicrobial Resistance Analysis of Blood Culture Isolates at a Chinese National Cardiovascular Regional Medical Center: A 7-Year Retrospective Study by Wang Q, Wu F, Li T

“…Among Staphylococcus isolates, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative Staphylococci (MRCNS) were identified at rates of 51.6% and 88.7%, respectively. The carbapenem resistance rates of K. pneumoniae and E. coli were 28.8% and 4.0%, respectively. …”
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Revealing antimicrobial resistance profile and associated factors of Vibrio vulnificus isolated from clinical, environmental, and seafood samples across Asia: a systematic review a... by Maryum Tanveer, Eurade Ntakiyisumba, Gayeon Won

“…Profiling the antibiogram of this pathogen is crucial for revealing its complex AMR patterns and guiding the selection of appropriate medications. …”
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Insights into the epidemiological analysis of subarachnoid hemorrhage burden and trends in middle-aged and elderly populations: a global perspective from the Global Burden of Disea... by Guiming Chen, Yuzhou Cai, Meng Ju, Xiye Zheng, Peng Bai

“…We calculated age-standardized incidence rates (ASIR), age-standardized prevalence rates (ASPR), age-standardized mortality rates (ASMR), and age-standardized disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) rates (ASDR). …”
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Cross-language orthographic neighborhood density effects in Dutch–English and Spanish–English bilinguals by Britta Biedermann, Britta Biedermann, Elisabeth Beyersmann, Mara Blosfelds, Christella Macapagal, Ashleigh Rosevear, Welber Marinovic

“…Overall, no interaction was detected between L1 and L2 NDs for reaction times or error rates. Additionally, a factorial permutation test confirmed the L2 facilitatory effect on both reaction times and error rates, while it supported an L1 inhibitory effect for error rates only. …”
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Whole Blood Stimulation Assay as a Treatment Outcome Monitoring Tool for VL Patients in Ethiopia: A Pilot Evaluation by Yetemwork Aleka, Ana Victoria Ibarra-Meneses, Meseret Workineh, Fitsumbrhan Tajebe, Amare Kiflie, Mekibib Kassa Tessema, Roma Melkamu, Azeb Tadesse, Javier Moreno, Johan van Griensven, Eugenia Carrillo, Wim Adriaensen

“…Current treatments produce variable rates of treatment failure and toxicity without sterile cure, rendering treatment efficacy monitoring essential. …”
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Geospatial Analytics of Urban Bus Network Evolution Based on Multi-Source Spatiotemporal Data Fusion: A Case Study of Beijing, China by Xiao Li, Shaohua Wang, Liang Zhou, Yeran Sun, Jiayi Zheng, Chang Liu, Junyuan Zhou, Cheng Su, Dachuan Xu

“…By analyzing spatial coverage rates of transit stations using road network and administrative division data, the study reveals the convenience of bus networks in different regions. …”
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Assessment of Floor-Level Impact on Natural Ventilation and Indoor Thermal Environment in Hot–Humid Climates: A Case Study of a Mid-Rise Educational Building by Emeka J. Mba, Peter I. Oforji, Francis O. Okeke, Ikechukwu W. Ozigbo, Chinyelu D. F. Onyia, Chinelo A. Ozigbo, Emmanuel C. Ezema, Foluso C. Awe, Rosemary C. Nnaemeka-Okeke, Stephanie C. Onyia

“…This study investigates the impact of floor level on airflow patterns and indoor temperatures in multi-purpose mid-rise buildings in Onitsha, Nigeria, where increasing urban density and frequent power outages necessitate effective passive cooling strategies. …”
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Identifying Human Factors in Aviation Accidents with Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning Models by Flávio L. Lázaro, Tomás Madeira, Rui Melicio, Duarte Valério, Luís F. F. M. Santos

“…KNN had the best predictive rating, followed by Random Forest and Extra Trees. …”
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Exploring cognitive and emotional symptoms associated with hippocampal subfield atrophy in drug-induced Parkinsonism by Wei Zhou, MengYue Tang, Bo Cheng, Ling Sun, HongYu Lin, Yang Fan, Nian Liu, Shushan Zhang

“…This study explores hippocampal subfield volumes in DIP compared to Parkinson’s disease (PD) and healthy controls (HCs), investigating correlations with cognitive (Montreal Cognitive Assessment, MoCA), emotional (Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, HAMD; Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale, HAMA), and motor (Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale, UPDRS) symptoms.MethodsA total of 19 DIP patients, 20 PD patients, and 20 HCs were enrolled. …”
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Leveraging environmental microbial indicators in wastewater for data-driven disease diagnostics by Gayatri Gogoi, Gayatri Gogoi, Sarangthem Dinamani Singh, Sarangthem Dinamani Singh, Devpratim Koch, Devpratim Koch, Emon Kalyan, Rashmi Rani Boro, Aradhana Devi, Hridoy Jyoti Mahanta, Hridoy Jyoti Mahanta, Pankaj Bharali, Pankaj Bharali

“…Unsupervised learning algorithms, including K-means and K-medoid clustering, were employed to categorize the data into four distinct clusters, revealing patterns of viral positivity and environmental conditions.ResultsCluster analysis indicated that seasonal variations and water quality characteristics significantly influenced SARS-CoV-2 positivity rates. …”
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The association between four dietary indices and mortality risk in cardiovascular disease patients by Mengshan Pan, Tongle Yin, Ying Yang, Feiyun Zhu, Jiamin Xu, Rucheng Chen, Weijun Zheng

“…Abstract Background The Planetary Healthy Diet Index-United States, the Healthy Diet Index, the Mediterranean Diet, and the Dietary Inflammation Index were linked to mortality rates in cardiovascular patients. This study investigated the relationship between these dietary patterns and all-cause mortality risk in U.S. cardiovascular patients from 2005 to 2006 to 2017–2018. …”
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Statistics and behavior of clinically significant extra-pulmonary vein atrial fibrillation sources: machine-learning-enhanced electrographic flow mapping in persistent atrial fibri... by Peter Ruppersberg, Steven Castellano, Philip Haeusser, Kostiantyn Ahapov, Melissa H. Kong, Stefan G. Spitzer, Stefan G. Spitzer, Georg Nölker, Andreas Rillig, Tamas Szili-Torok

“…Our machine learning approach established an activity threshold, above which divergent wavefront patterns—termed “significant sources”—predicted AF recurrence. …”
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