Global, Regional, and National Burden of Smoking-Related Diseases and Associations With Health Workforce Distribution, 1990–2021: Analysis From the Global Burden of Disease Study 2... by Yuzhou Cai, Guiming Chen, Peng Bai

“…Correlation analyses examined relationships between 22 health workforce categories and disease burden.ResultsGlobally, age-standardized death rates from smoking-related diseases increased by 12.3% from 1990–2021, with males showing higher rates than females across all regions. …”
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Extreme heat and pediatric health in a warming world: a space-time stratified case-crossover investigation in Ontario, Canada by Hallah Kassem, Eric Lavigne, Kate Weinberger, Michael Brauer

“…Conclusions In Ontario, EHEs decreased the rates of pediatric emergency healthcare utilization for injuries and increased the rates of respiratory illnesses, asthma, heat-related illnesses, heatstroke, dehydration, infectious and parasitic diseases, lower respiratory infections, and enteritis. …”
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SARS-CoV-2 Alchemy: Understanding the dynamics of age, vaccination, and geography in the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in India. by Mansi Patel, Uzma Shamim, Umang Umang, Rajesh Pandey, Jitendra Narayan

“…Geographic analysis emphasizes notable regional variation in substitution rates, potentially driven by population density and local transmission dynamics, while regions with more homogeneous strain circulation show relatively lower substitution rates. …”
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Inequities in mortality and potential years of life lost (PYLL) in greater Santiago, Chile, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic by Claudio Vargas, Paola Salas, Felipe Elorrieta, Valentina Muñoz, Erika Vivanco, Matilde Maddaleno

“…Abstract Introduction In Chile and worldwide, disparities in age-adjusted mortality rates and Potential Years of Life Lost (PYLL) intensified during the initial two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, with low- and middle-income countries experiencing a disproportionate burden. …”
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Spatiotemporal Analysis of Obesity: The Case of Italian Regions by Elena Grimaccia, Luciano Rota

“…During the period under analysis, obesity prevalence rates in Italy show a tendency to grow, with a sharp increase during the COVID-19 lockdown.…”
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Features of myocardial damage at COVID-19 by S. H. Hamidov, A. G. Obrezan, P. S. Lobanova, S. V. Azarenko

“…Some studies also provide comparative data on COVID-19+ and COVID-19- patients, complication patterns, and mortality rates. The results of the studied materials shows that, the frequency of cardiac complications and the number of deaths are significantly more common in patients with concomitant diseases such as arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus, obesity, CKD, arrhythmias. …”
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Multidrug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis in Esmeraldas, Ecuador (2018–2022): prevalence and clinical–epidemiological profile from a retrospective observational study by Jaime Angamarca-Iguago

“…Treatment outcomes were incomplete in 41% of cases; among reported outcomes, cure rate was 22.4%, and the case fatality rate was 10.2%. …”
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The effects of annual cycle stages and life-history traits on feather abrasion by Yosef Kiat, Quentin Dupriez, Gina Pyo, Oliver J. L. Fox, Rafi Paz, Hans-Jürgen Eilts, Carlos Talabante, Nir Sapir

“…These findings highlight the importance of moult timing for feather abrasion rate and maintaining plumage integrity during the reproduction season. …”
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Global burden of cardiovascular disease due to low physical activity, 1990–2021 by Nan Wu, Jian Wang, Yingchu Hu, Tingsha Du, Peng Shu, Caijie Shen, Xiaomin Chen

“…Three complementary metrics were employed: (1) Age-standardized death rate (ASDR) and (2) Disability-Adjusted Life Year (DALY) rate provided cross-sectional burden estimates, while (3) Estimated Annual Percentage Change (EAPC) quantified temporal trends in ASDR/DALY rates. …”
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Clinical evaluation of negative mNGS reports in sterile body fluids and tissues by Wang Lisha, Qian Jiao, Chen Mengyuan, Qin Jiajia, Tang Tianbin, Wang Yilan, Hu Linjie, Yu Sufei

“…The positive impact rates of clinical application in the plasma, CSF, and others groups were 68.0%, 40.4%, and 25.6%, respectively. …”
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Characterization and dissolution test of recrystallized mefenamic acid by fast cooling methods by La Ode Akbar Rasydy, Hilda Damayanti, Erza Satrio, Jaka Supriyanta

“…Mefenamic acid, classified as a Biopharmaceutics Classification System (BCS) Class II drug, exhibits high permeability but low dissolution rates, limiting its bioavailability. This study aims to enhance the dissolution rate of mefenamic acid through crystal structure modification using fast cooling recrystallization with three distinct solvents: acetone (AMA), ether (AMEt), and ethyl acetate (AME). …”
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Short-term physiological responses of Pinus koraiensis Siebold & Zucc. and Chamaecyparis obtusa (Siebold & Zucc.) Endl. seedlings to elevated CO2 by Iereh Kim, Myeongja Kwak, Juyeong Kim, Suyoung Woo

“…C. obtusa initiated early biochemical adjustments, indicated by increased biochemical parameters of photosynthesis (maximum carboxylation rate, Vcmax; electron transport capacity, Jmax; and triose phosphate utilization, TPU), yet required more time for these changes to result in higher photosynthetic rates. …”
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Geographic distribution and trends of small-area burn claims in Japan: An analysis using NDB open data from 2014 to 2021 by Takeshi Utsunomiya, Takahiro Ueda

“…Introduction Burns are a major global health issue, causing approximately 180,000 deaths annually and leading to high morbidity rates. The Japan Trauma Data Bank Report 2022 recorded 1749 burn cases, with a mortality rate of 17.6%. …”
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Impact of Sex and Age on Trends of Mortality From Infective Endocarditis in High-Income Countries by Makoto Hibino, MD, MPH, PhD, Hiroki A. Ueyama, MD, Raj Verma, Hwee Teoh, PhD, Bobby Yanagawa, MD, PhD, Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, MBA, Subodh Verma, MD, PhD

“…Conclusions: Mortality rate from infective endocarditis is increasing in most countries, with varying patterns and degrees of changes observed in relation to sex and age. …”
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Evaluating anti-MRSA antibiotic stewardship with a focus on trends in consumption and resistance in a tertiary hospital in Alexandria, Egypt from 2019 to 2023 by Ehab Elmongui, Adel Zaki, Amel Elsheredy, Asmaa Abd Elhameed

“…The study compared these consumption patterns with resistance rates in Staphylococcus spp., including MRSS, from January 2020 to December 2023. …”
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The evolution of irreversible cell differentiation under cell death effect. by Yuanxiao Gao, Xueyan Zhao, Caixia Li

“…We show that irreversible differentiation is more likely to occur when cell death rates between cell types are linear. Meanwhile, differences in death rates between cell types affect the emergence conditions of irreversible differentiation, whereas no significant impacts on that from equal cell death rates. …”
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Spatiotemporal Analysis of Disease Spread Using a Soliton-Based SIR Framework for Nomadic Populations by Qura Tul Ain, Xiaoli Qiang, Noor Ul Ain, Zheng Kou

“…Numerical simulations demonstrate the effects of varying key parameters such as transmission rates, recovery rates, and advection–diffusion coefficients on the epidemic’s progression. …”
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Multiple bursts of speciation in Madagascar’s endangered lemurs by Kathryn M. Everson, Luca Pozzi, Meredith A. Barrett, Mary E. Blair, Mariah E. Donohue, Peter M. Kappeler, Andrew C. Kitchener, Alan R. Lemmon, Emily Moriarty Lemmon, Carlos J. Pavón-Vázquez, Ute Radespiel, Blanchard Randrianambinina, Rodin M. Rasoloarison, Solofonirina Rasoloharijaona, Christian Roos, Jordi Salmona, Anne D. Yoder, Rosana Zenil-Ferguson, Dietmar Zinner, David W. Weisrock

“…Our analyses reveal multiple bursts of diversification (without subsequent declines) that explain much of today’s lemur diversity. We also find higher rates of speciation in Madagascar’s lemurs compared to lorisiforms, and we demonstrate that the lemur clades with high diversification rates also have high rates of genomic introgression. …”
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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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Distributed Robust Low-Carbon Economic Dispatch of Power Systems Considering Extreme Scenarios by HU Heng, QIN Jianru, LI Haibo, LIU Jiefeng

“…Particularly， tail risks triggered by extreme weather and the dynamic mismatches between stochastic RE fluctuations and conventional unit regulation rates invalidate conventional deterministic scheduling models reliant on typical scenarios. …”
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