Disparities in delivery of ophthalmic care; An exploration of public Medicare data. by Cecilia S Lee, Grace L Su, Douglas M Baughman, Yue Wu, Aaron Y Lee

“…Patients who live in rural areas travel farther on average to see ophthalmologists, resulting in a lower observed than expected rate of cataract surgery. Our results have implications in future allocation of resources and ophthalmologists.…”
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Effect of Different Concentrations of Topically Applied Boswellia Serrata Extract on Excisional Wound Healing in Rats by Bushra Hassan Marouf, Dana Omer Ismaeel, Goran Mohammad Raouf Abdulqader

“…The ointments containing 5% and 10% BA exerted a significantly increased wound contraction rate, lesser surface area and shorter re-epithelialization period in the macroscopical analysis in compare to the control group and the β-Sitosterol group. …”
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Study on the fusion of improved YOLOv8 and depth camera for bunch tomato stem picking point recognition and localization by Guozhu Song, Jian Wang, Rongting Ma, Yan Shi, Yaqi Wang

“…Additionally, irregularities in the growth pattern of the fruiting pedicels further complicate precise picking point localization, thus impacting harvesting efficiency. …”
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Design of a Ka-band Wideband Multibeam Phased Array by GUAN Jin, SUN Jie, XING Chen, LIAO Yi, LI Yi

“…The prototype can realize the wide-angle scanning of eight independent receiving beams in the Ka-band, and the maximum transmission data rate of each receiving beam can reach 1 500 Mbit/s.…”
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A Fault Diagnosis Model for Rotating Machinery Using VWC and MSFLA-SVM Based on Vibration Signal Analysis by Lei You, Wenjie Fan, Zongwen Li, Ying Liang, Miao Fang, Jin Wang

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Comparison of the Percentage Stance and Swing Phases and Ground Reaction Force between Young and Older Adults during Walking at different speeds by Neda Brooshak, Mousa Asadi, Seyyed Hossein Hosseini

“…Objective: comparing the effects of gait at different speeds on spatiotemporal and kinetic parameters can result in better perception of gait pattern differences between young and older adults. …”
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Malaria incidence in children in South-West Burkina Faso: comparison of active and passive case detection methods. by Alfred B Tiono, David T Kangoye, Andrea M Rehman, Désiré G Kargougou, Youssouf Kaboré, Amidou Diarra, Esperance Ouedraogo, Issa Nébié, Alphonse Ouédraogo, Brenda Okech, Paul Milligan, Sodiomon B Sirima

“…<h4>Results</h4>Incidence of malaria (Fever with parasitaemia ≥5,000/µL) was 1.18 episodes/child/year in the active cohort and 0.89 in the passive cohort (rate ratio 1.32, 95% CI 1.13-1.54). Malaria cases in the passive cohort were more likely to have high grade fever; but parasite densities were similar in the two groups. …”
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PLD3 is a neuronal lysosomal phospholipase D associated with β-amyloid plaques and cognitive function in Alzheimer's disease. by Alex G Nackenoff, Timothy J Hohman, Sarah M Neuner, Carolyn S Akers, Nicole C Weitzel, Alena Shostak, Shawn M Ferguson, Bret Mobley, David A Bennett, Julie A Schneider, Angela L Jefferson, Catherine C Kaczorowski, Matthew S Schrag

“…PLD3 mRNA levels in the human pre-frontal cortex inversely correlated with β-amyloid pathology severity and rate of cognitive decline in 531 participants enrolled in the Religious Orders Study and Rush Memory and Aging Project. …”
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The Spatiotemporal Variability of Snowpack and Snowmelt Water 18O and 2H Isotopes in a Subarctic Catchment by Kashif Noor, Hannu Marttila, Björn Klöve, Jeffrey M. Welker, Pertti Ala‐aho

“…The liquid‐ice fractionation was influenced by snowmelt rate, with higher fractionation during slow melt. …”
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Effect of Temperature on the Thermal Conductivity of Rocks and Its Implication for In Situ Correction by Chi Chen, Chuanqing Zhu, Baoshou Zhang, Boning Tang, Kunyu Li, Wenzheng Li, Xiaodong Fu

“…There exists a close relationship between the λ at 25°C and its rate of decrease (α). The absolute value of α increases with the λ at 25°C rising. …”
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Association between skin manifestations and glycemic control in patients with diabetes mellitus type II by Umičević-Šipka Sanja, Balaban Jagoda, Bijelić Radojka

“…Other skin manifestations were found at a lower rate. A significant association was found between unsatisfactory glycemic control and skin infections (p = 0.009). …”
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Investigating different dimensions of sleep quality in medical university students by farahnaz kalantar mehrjardi, zahra sepehrmanesh, seyyed alireza moraveji

“…The rate of sleep disorders is rising among individuals in society, especially among the youth. …”
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Temporal Description of Annual Temperature and Rainfall in the Bawku Area of Ghana by Yaw Asamoah, Kow Ansah-Mensah

“…Generally, it can be stated that both temperature and rainfall vary in the study area with various degrees of disparities, but temperature assumes an upward trend at a faster rate. We therefore recommend that stakeholders resort to the construction of dams and boreholes to ensure regular availability of water for both domestic and agricultural uses.…”
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Bayesian spatio-temporal disease mapping of COVID-19 cases in Bangladesh. by Sefat-E- Barket, Md Rezaul Karim, Md Sifat Ar Salan

“…On the other hand, factors such as humidity (%), population density, urban population, aging index, literacy rate (%), households with internet users (%), and complete vaccination coverage all play vital roles in correlating with the number of affected cases in Bangladesh.…”
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Innovative approaches to beam forming antenna array systems with adaptive Partial Update NLMS algorithms by Zahraa A. Shubber, Thamer M. Jamel, Ali.K. Nahar

“…Using a Uniform Linear Array (ULA) Antennas in a simulation environment, we find that the, in terms of Mean Square Error (MSE), convergence rate, and steady-state error, it is evident that all PU NLMS algorithms (with the exception of Periodic-NLMS) had performed close, and approximately equivalent performance to the full band NLMS algorithms. …”
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Impact of daily diet on military training injuries among high-altitude officers and soldiers by DONG Yutong, YANG Maolin, ZHANG Yangkai

“…Conclusion‍　‍The occurrence pattern of military training injuries in high-altitude troops in this survey is basically consistent with that of previous reports， but the incidence rate is slightly decreased. …”
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Climate-driven land cover change and altitudinal shifts in the Aksu region of the Tianshan mountains from 1985 to 2020 by Zhimin Feng, Haiqiang Xin, Yong Wang, Hairong Liu

“…To assess the response of the Tianshan Mountains to climate change, this study analyzes the spatiotemporal dynamics and altitudinal differentiation of land cover using land use transition matrices and annual change rate analysis to assess vegetation shifts under climate variability in the Aksu section of the Tianshan Mountains based on 30-m resolution land cover datasets from 1985, 2005, and 2020 integrated with climate data trends. …”
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An appraisal of blood pressure control and its determinants among patients with primary hypertension seen in a primary care setting in Western Nigeria by Oluwaseun S. Ojo, Sunday O. Malomo, Peter T. Sogunle, Adegbola M. Ige

“…The independent predictors of blood pressure control were female gender (p= 0.001, OR = 2.494, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.477–4.214), regular use of medication (p = 0.001, OR = 2.900, 95% CI = 1.508–5.577), regular clinic attendance (p  0.001, OR = 3.512, 95% CI = 1.772–6.960), and absence of diabetes mellitus (p 0.001, OR = 7.357, 95% CI = 3.190–16.966). Conclusions: The rate of blood pressure control among the hypertensive respondents was low. …”
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Suicide deaths in south and south-east districts of Delhi during pre- and post-COVID-19 period - A comparative analysis by Kumkum Singh, Ravneet Kaur, Chittaranjan Behera, Yatan P. S. Balhara, Ruchika Kaushik

“…A significantly higher rate among males, non-residence as the place of suicide, and history of psychiatric illness was found in the post-COVID-19 period.…”
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The different response of PM2.5 stimulated nasal epithelial spheroids in control, asthma and COPD groups by Paulina Misiukiewicz-Stępień, Elwira Zajusz-Zubek, Katarzyna Górska, Rafał Krenke, Magdalena Paplińska-Goryca

“…Increased levels of PM2.5 from urban particulate matter (UPM) are correlated with enlarged rate of asthma and COPD morbidity as well as acute disease exacerbation. …”
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