A four-year, mixed-family and community-based growth monitoring and promotion program using multi-level modeling to address undernutrition in children in Cambodia by Po-Yen Liu, Yen-Ting Lin, Yee-Hsuan Chiou, Maw-Sheng Lee

“…At baseline, children older than 12 months had significantly lower height-for-age (HAZ) and weight-for-age (WAZ) scores, as well as higher rates of stunting and wasting, compared to younger children. …”
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Incompatible Aedes aegypti male releases as an intervention to reduce mosquito population-A field trial in Puerto Rico. by Liliana Sánchez-González, Jacob E Crawford, Laura E Adams, Grayson Brown, Kyle R Ryff, Mark Delorey, Jose Ruiz-Valcarcel, Nicole Nazario, Nexilianne Borrero, Julieanne Miranda, Sara N Mitchell, Paul I Howell, Johanna R Ohm, Charlie Behling, Brian Wasson, Craig Eldershaw, Bradley J White, Vanessa Rivera-Amill, Roberto Barrera, Gabriela Paz-Bailey

“…However, mark-release-recapture assessments suggest that male daily survival rates in the field may have been significantly impacted. …”
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Continuous aspirin treatment improves cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality in hemodialysis patients with peripheral artery disease by Chung-Kuan Wu, Noi Yar, Yun-Yi Chen

“…Kaplan–Meier analysis revealed that event-free rates of PTA, cardiovascular events, and all-cause mortality of patients with high MPR and continuous aspirin treatment were the highest among the three groups (p < 0.05).Conclusion Among HD patients with PAD, high MPR and continuous aspirin use significantly reduced the risk of PTA, surgical bypass, cardiovascular events, and all-cause mortality and improved the event-free rates of PTA, cardiovascular events, and all-cause mortality during long-term follow-up.…”
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Global burden and risk factors of childhood cardiovascular disease (1990–2021) by Caixia Hou, Nan Zhang, Chao Liu, Weijun Gao

“…Gender and age analyses revealed higher incidence and mortality rates among female children compared to males, with the 10–14 age group being the most affected. …”
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Application of Array Imaging Algorithms for Water Holdup Measurement in Gas–Water Two-Phase Flow Within Horizontal Wells by Haimin Guo, Ao Li, Yongtuo Sun, Liangliang Yu, Wenfeng Peng, Mingyu Ouyang, Dudu Wang, Yuqing Guo

“…An array capacitance arraay tool (CAT) was employed to measure water holdup under varying total flow rates and water cuts in a horizontal well experimental setup. …”
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Artificial intelligence-based prediction of treatment failure and medication non-adherence in overactive bladder management by Mert Başaranoğlu, İsa Kamil Taşdemir, Erdem Akbay, Hasan Erdal Doruk

“…Key predictive factors included early changes in bladder wall thickness (OR: 3.82, 95% CI: 2.14–6.81), diabetes duration > 7 years (OR: 2.73, 95% CI: 1.58–4.72), and urgency improvement < 25% (OR: 2.94, 95% CI: 1.76–4.92). Treatment failure rates varied significantly among pathological subgroups, with highest rates in diabetic neuropathy (42.8%) and lowest in idiopathic OAB (28.6%, p = 0.024). …”
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Natural Occlusion-Based Backdoor Attacks: A Novel Approach to Compromising Pedestrian Detectors by Qiong Li, Yalun Wu, Qihuan Li, Xiaoshu Cui, Yuanwan Chen, Xiaolin Chang, Jiqiang Liu, Wenjia Niu

“…Through ablation studies, we further investigate the impact of key parameters such as trigger patterns and poisoning rates on attack effectiveness. …”
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Global, regional, and national burden of endocarditis, 1990−2021: a systematic analysis of the GBD 2021 study by Ji Feng, Peng Liu, Hailong Li, Hong Chen, Qiwei Shen, Hualong Liu, Jinzhu Hu

“…Conversely, age-standardized rates declined (EAPCs: -0.58 for prevalence, -0.09 for incidence, -0.33 for DALYs, -0.29 for Deaths). …”
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Utility of Nasal Debridement Following Pediatric Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery: A Scoping Review by Jeeho D. Kim, Bastien A. Valencia-Sanchez, Beau Hsia, Saif A. Alshaka, Gabriel Bitar, Vijay A. Patel

“…The most common indication for FESS was chronic rhinosinusitis or recurrent sinus infections while that for SLED under general anesthesia varied from institutional practice patterns to surgeon preference. No meaningful comparison of outcomes was possible as the “success rates” of FESS with or without SLED were largely based on unvalidated questionnaires and equally subjective surgeon assessments. …”
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Dynamic interactions of COVID-19 incidences, mobility, and social distancing policies in seoul: A VAR model approach by Zeyu Hu, Won Chang, Youngook Jang, Youngji Jo, Jaehun Jung

“…Social distancing policies had minimal direct effects on incidence rates but indirectly reduced them by decreasing mobility. …”
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Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Sediment Transport Pathways: Sand Apron Bars and Islands of Tokelau and Kiribati, Central Pacific by Eugene C. Rankey, Tion Uriam, Mika Perez

“…Although there is general agreement that global change will influence low-lying atoll islands, considerable uncertainty remains concerning the nature, rates, and causes of morphological change (or, conversely, the stability) of islands. …”
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Seasonal and hospital settings variations in antimicrobial resistance among clinical isolates from cardiac patients: insights from a 7-Year study by Muhammad Umer Asghar, Arsalan Haseeb Zaidi, Muhammad Tariq, Noor Ul Ain

“…Age and sex significantly influenced pathogen isolation rates. The multiple antibiotic resistance (MAR) index was highest for S. aureus isolates between 2017 and 2019, which showed complete resistance to vancomycin and oxacillin. …”
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Mapping the Spatiotemporal Evolution of Cropland-Related Soil Erosion in China over the Past Four Decades by Yitian Xie, Tianyuan Zhang, Zhiqiang Zhang, Xudong Wu

“…In addition, grains showed the highest erosion rates, whereas fiber crops were revealed with the lowest erosion rates. …”
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“You feel like you come up short over and over again”: a qualitative study of provider perspectives of barriers to respectful maternity care in Boston by Katherine Fachon, Sahana Narayan, Samantha Truong, Christina Duzyj, Katherine Vergara Kruczynski, Amber Trujillo Lalla, Autumn Cohen, Patricia Barbosa, Amanda Flynn, Annekathryn Goodman

“…Disrespect in childbirth leads to increased rates of postpartum depression and lower healthcare utilization. …”
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Heavy Metal Pollution From Illegal Mining ‘Galamsey’ Activities on the Viability of Clarias gariepinus in the Oda River, Ghana by Seth Adusei, Emmanuel Kwesi Arthur, Emmanuel Gikunoo, William Amponsah, Frank Ofori Agyemang, Godfred Ohemeng‐Boahen

“…The results revealed that Hg exhibited a negative effect on fish survival, whereas Cd showed a positive impact, with varying patterns of growth and mortality rates within the three concentrations. …”
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Characterisation of the wildlife reservoir community for human and animal trypanosomiasis in the Luangwa Valley, Zambia. by Neil E Anderson, Joseph Mubanga, Eric M Fevre, Kim Picozzi, Mark C Eisler, Robert Thomas, Susan C Welburn

“…Variation in infection rates was demonstrated at species level rather than at family or sub-family level. …”
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Comparative diversity of aquatic plants in three Central European regions by Marek Svitok, Marek Svitok, Marek Svitok, Igor Zelnik, Kateřina Bubíková, Mateja Germ, Alenka Gaberščik, Judita Kochjarová, Helena Oťaheľová, Peter Paľove-Balang, Richard Hrivnák

“…Freshwaters are among the most threatened ecosystems globally, with biodiversity declining at far greater rates than the biodiversity of the most affected terrestrial ecosystems. …”
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Variations in healthcare utilization for mental health problems prior to suicide by socioeconomic status: a Norwegian register-based population study by Carine Øien-Ødegaard, Solveig Tobie Glestad Christiansen, Lars Johan Hauge, Kim Stene-Larsen, Sissel Marguerite Bélanger, Espen Bjertness, Anne Reneflot

“…Notably, the SES groups exhibit heterogeneity, with gendered patterns. Targeted interventions for low consultation rates among employed men, and men with high income and lower education are needed, while women, and men in at-risk groups, such as the non-employed and those with low income, demonstrate higher mental healthcare utilization, warranting comprehensive suicide prevention measures.…”
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Analysis of influencing factors on recurrence and metastasis of pT1b ~ pT4aNOM0 esophageal squamous cell carcinoma after radical surgery in Northeast Sichuan region by Wenxia Ren, Lei Yu, Yu Cui, Daiyuan Ma

“…Abstract Background The incidence and mortality rates of esophageal cancer are high, yet public awareness of this disease remains low, particularly in the northeastern Sichuan region. …”
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Prevalence and associated factors of adherence to antihypertensive medication: a nationwide cross-sectional study by Muhammad Arshed, Mehwish Kiran, Muhammad Farooq Umer, Jamil Adnan Samkari, Syed Mehmood ul hassan, Shafqat Qamer, Ali Hassan Gillani, Sajid Hameed, Waseela Ashraf, Hasan Mujtaba, Muhammad Naseem Khan

“…Conclusion These findings highlight the complex interplay of demographics, medication patterns, and economic factors in medication adherence with very low adherence rates in Pakistan. …”
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