The effects of school closures on influenza outbreaks and pandemics: systematic review of simulation studies. by Charlotte Jackson, Punam Mangtani, Jeremy Hawker, Babatunde Olowokure, Emilia Vynnycky

“…We summarised the predicted effects of school closure on the peak and cumulative attack rates and the duration of the epidemic. We investigated how these predictions depended on the basic reproduction number, the timing and duration of closure and the assumed effects of school closures on contact patterns.…”
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Modelling the Rainfall Erosivity of the Rhone Region (Southeastern France) Associated with Climate Variability and Storminess by Nazzareno Diodato, Gianni Bellocchi, Nunzio Romano, Francesco M. Guadagno

“…Changes in the spatial and temporal patterns of extreme rainfall may have important effects on the magnitude and timing of rainfall erosivity, which in turn lead to even severe soil degradation phenomena. …”
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The distortion of fertility due to migration: A comparative analysis of migrants in the Netherlands and stayers in Poland by Nasim Ahamed Mondal, Agnieszka Fihel, Weronika Kloc-Nowak

“…The literature on migrants’ childbearing patterns offers several explanations for this phenomenon. …”
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The seasonality of respiratory syncytial virus and its associations with meteorological factors in Hong Kong, 2014–2023 by Qian Xiong, Zhuyao Rong, Jinjun Ran, Xiang Ren, Li Li

“…A generalized additive model was used to explore the associations between RSV positive rate and meteorological factors. Results: During 10-year study period, 44,722 specimens were positive for RSV with a positive rate of 2.81 % in Hong Kong. …”
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Spectrum of epilepsy – prevalence, impact, and treatment gap: an epidemiological study from Al-Quseir, Egypt by El tallawy H, Farghaly W, Rageh T, Shehata G, Metwally N, Badry R, Sayed M, Abdelwarith A, Kandil M, Ibrahim MAAEH, Mohamed K, Tohamy A

“…The annual incidence rate is 48/100,000, and the age-specific incidence rate has a U-shaped pattern with two peaks of incidence in early infancy and elderly life. …”
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Day 3 Embryo Morphology is a Significant Predictor of Blastocyst Euploidy by Yunhao Liang, Zhanhui Ou, Zhiheng Chen

“…Background: This retrospective cohort study aims to determine the relationship between morphologic grading of day 1 or 3 embryos and euploid blastocyst rate in the preimplantation genetic testing cycle. …”
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Multimodal smoking cessation treatment combining repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, cognitive behavioral therapy, and nicotine replacement in veterans with posttraumatic... by Jonathan R Young, Carri S Polick, Andrew M Michael, Moritz Dannhauer, Jeffrey T Galla, Mariah K Evans, Addison Troutman, Angela C Kirby, Michelle F Dennis, Claire W Papanikolas, Zhi-De Deng, Scott D Moore, Eric A Dedert, Merideth A Addicott, Lawrence G Appelbaum, Jean C Beckham

“…The most efficacious strategies being used at the VA for smoking cessation only result in a 23% abstinence rate, and veterans with PTSD only achieve a 4.5% abstinence rate. …”
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Comparison of growth, photosynthetic, and chlorophyll fluorescence characteristics of different native cultivars in Castanea henryi by XU Bin, WU Jingyi, WU Jianfeng, SU Xinyu, ZHAO Junru, ZHU Zhoujun, LI Jianxin

“…The target leaves were marked and subsequently photoinduced at a light intensity of 1200 μmol·m-2·s-1 for at least 20 minutes until stabilization of the net photosynthetic rate (Pn). The light-response curves were fitted through a rectangular hyperbolic correction model, with parameters recorded including maximum net photosynthetic rate (Pnmax), light saturation point (LSP), apparent quantum efficiency (AQY), light compensation point (LCP), and dark respiration rate (Rd). …”
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Controlled-release fertilizer affects leaf nitrogen allocation and photosynthesis to improve nitrogen use efficiency and yield in the sunflower field by Wenhao Ren, Xianyue Li, Xianyue Li, Xianyue Li, Tingxi Liu, Tingxi Liu, Ning Chen, Maoxin Xin, Qian Qi, Bin Liu

“…The treatments included the CRF application rates of 135, 225, and 315 kg/ha (CRF135, CRF225, and CRF315), and that of TNF at 225 kg/ha (TNF225).ResultsThe results demonstrated that applying CRF at an appropriate rate maintained a high level of photosynthetic nitrogen content in the leaves during the later growth stages. …”
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Genetic External Characteristics of Tukong: Indonesian Rumpless Indigenous Chicken by Yuli Arif Tribudi, Veronica Margaretha Ani Nurgiartiningsih, Maria Ulfah, Aprilianna Putri Zahara Nafsina Luvita Sari, Dwi Nur Happy Hariyono, Pradita Iustitia Sitaresmi, Richard PMA Crooijmans, Muhammad Halim Natsir, Dwi Gusmalawati, Alek Ibrahim

“…The data were used to analyze the rate of the original gene, the frequency of autosomal genes, sex-linked genes, feather pattern, introgression rate, gene frequency, and expected heterozygosity. …”
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Ischemic heart disease burden attributable to inadequate omega-3 fatty acid intake in Chinese adults, 1990–2021: an Age-Period-Cohort analysis of the Global Burden of Disease study... by Lin Luo, Lin Luo

“…Although both death rates and DALY rates have decreased, population aging continues to drive an increase in the absolute disease burden. …”
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Effect of storage temperature on freshness of silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) by YAO Yan-jia, ZHANG Jin-jie, GU Wei-gang, JI Rong, HU Ya-qin

“…Moreover, the results show that frozen storage is an effective method to slow down the rate of freshness decrease of silver carps.…”
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Internet of things in healthcare monitoring to enhance acquisition performance of respiratory disorder sensors by Leonardo Juan Ramírez López, Arturo Rodriguez Garcia, Gabriel Puerta Aponte

“…The proposed model is validated on the measurement and monitoring of oxygen saturation, heart rate, and body temperature in patients with respiratory disorders. …”
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A Comprehensive Approach to Synthetic Distribution Grid Generation: Erdős–Rényi to Barabási-Albert by Mohammad Shahraeini

“…A comparison of the Erdős and Barabási-Albert models shows variations in maximum degree values, branching rates, and mixing patterns. The original Barabási-Albert model tends to have nodes with higher degrees and increased branching rates, which can be adjusted by the richness index. …”
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The Evolution of Urbanization in Dodoma: A 21-Year Spatial Assessment by N. S. Sumari

“…Additionally, Sorenson’s UEII coefficient reveals an urban growth rate of approximately 9,131 hectares over the same period, with a coefficient value of 0.224. …”
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A Survey of Canadian Gastroenterologists about the Management of Barrett’s Esophagus by Lisa MacNeil-Covin, Alan G Casson, Dickran Malatjalian, Sander Veldhuyzen van Zanten

“…The aims of the present study were to determine practice patterns of Canadian gastroenterologists for screening patients with Barrett’s esophagus and to compare current practice patterns with published guidelines. …”
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MATHEMATICAL-CARTOGRAPHIC MODELING AND CARTOGRAPHY OP DEMOGRAPHIC SITUATION IN THE REGIONS OF EUROPE AND RUSSIA by A. I. Igonin, V. S. Tikunov

“…The multivariate typology gave heterogeneous results, which makes it possible to assess a wide range of territorial features of the demographic characteristics of the population and identify patterns of their distribution. So, for the typology of the second option, instead of the indicator of life expectancy, the general mortality rate was used, which strengthens the significance of this development for the analysis of the demographic movement of the population and gives a clearer idea of the causes and genesis of the dynamics of the demographic situation. …”
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Identification of Relevant ECG Features for Epileptic Seizure Prediction Using Interpretable Machine Learning by Azra Abtahi, Philippe Ryvlin, Amir Aminifar

“…In this paper, we consider the well-established Heart Rate Variability (HRV) and Lorenz features, and augment them with the electrocardiogram (ECG) multifractality features for the first time for seizure prediction. …”
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An optimized domain-specific shrimp detection architecture integrating conditional GAN and weighted ensemble learning by L. Ravi Kumar, Ravi Kumar Tata, T. R. Mahesh, Endris Mohammed Ali

“…Abstract Deep learning primarily operates on images which contain hidden patterns that are quantified through pixel intensities. …”
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Evaluation of Tru-Cut biopsy in differential diagnosis and challenges in breast adenoid cystic carcinoma on a case basis by İlyas Sayar, Ufuk Memiş, Sami Bilici, Nurten Arslan Isik

“…It is important to search for different patterns in addition to double cell population and pay attention to the material in the lumens in breast Tru-Cut biopsies that contain AdCC patterns that may cause the diagnosis of IBC and DCIS in error. …”
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