Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol goal attainment and mortality in ischaemic heart disease: a two-year observational study by Ying Hui Mak, Fionn Chua, Xuan Han Koh, Vern Hsen Tan, Zhong Hui Lee, Audrey Lam, Kim Leng Tong, Colin Yeo, Weien Chow, Wann Jia Loh

“…Over 24 months, LDL-C goal attainment rates were 22.1% for LDL-C < 1.4 mmol/L and 47.2% for LDL-C < 1.8 mmol/L. …”
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Climate change projections and hydrological modelling to predict the streamflow in Berach-Banas catchment, Rajasthan by Kuldeep Pareta, Yogita Dashora

“…The climate change impact analysis indicated a consistent increase in streamflow rates for 2030, 2050, and 2090 compared to 2022, likely driven by rising temperatures and changes in precipitation patterns. …”
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THE RELEVANCE OF A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF MEDICAL AND DEMOGRAPHIC PROBLEMS IN CONNECTION WITH THE HARMFUL EFFECTS ON HUMANS OF ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS IN KUZBASS by Андрей Георгиевич Петров, Виктор Андреевич Семенихин, Ольга Владимировна Хорошилова, Сергей Николаевич Филимонов, Юлия Александровна Сашко

“…In Kuzbass, in comparison with the Russian Federation, the mortality rates of the population are higher and life expectancy is lower, and there are higher mortality rates of the population from most of the most common causes of death than in the Russian Federation. …”
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Spatial analysis of under-five mortality in Africa using geographically weighted poisson regression by Johnson Adedeji Olusola, Adedeji Adigun Oyinloye, Kemi F. Akeju, Ropo Ebenezer Ogunsakin, Sibusiso Moyo

“…The disparities in child mortality rates can be attributed to socioeconomic and environmental inequalities across nations. …”
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Co-Infection of Chicken Infectious Anemia Virus and Fowl Adenovirus Serotype E8b Increases Mortality in Chickens by Lin Liu, Wenming Gao, Jingjing Chang, Jingrui Liu, Zongmei Huang, Wenjie Sun, Yapeng Song, Xinsheng Li

“…The results showed that co-infection led to significantly higher clinical scores and mortality rates compared to FAdV E8b infection alone. Additionally, there were different tissue distribution patterns for FAdV E8b between the single infection and co-infection groups, indicating potential changes in viral tropism. …”
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Investigation of the effect of deprivation on the burden and management of venous leg ulcers: a cohort study using the THIN database. by Emily S Petherick, Nicky A Cullum, Kate E Pickett

“…<h4>Background</h4>There has been limited examination of the contribution of socio-economic factors to the development of leg ulcers, despite the social patterning of many underlying risk factors. No previous studies were found that examined social patterns in the quality of treatment received by patients with leg ulcers.…”
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Quantifying conflict zones as a challenge to certification of Guinea worm eradication in Africa: a new analytical approach by Louise A Kelly-Hope, David H Molyneux

“…The highest number and rates were reported in precertification Mali (n=2556; 13.0 per 100 000), South Sudan (n=2143; 19.4), Democratic Republic of Congo (n=7016; 8.1) and postcertification Nigeria (n=6903; 3.4), Central Africa Republic (n=1251; 26.4), Burkina Faso (n=2004; 9.7). …”
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Prevalence and predictors of substance use as a factor in suicide in the USA, 2015–2020: a repeated cross-sectional analysis by Julie A Phillips

“…Background US rates of substance abuse and suicide mortality increased dramatically in recent years, but little is known about how rising rates of drug and alcohol use are associated with suicide. …”
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End-to-end neural automatic speech recognition system for low resource languages by Sami Dhahbi, Nasir Saleem, Sami Bourouis, Mouhebeddine Berrima, Elena Verdú

“…Using synthetic speech and data augmentation techniques can enhance E2E-ASR performance for low-resource languages, reducing word error rates (WERs) and character error rates (CERs). This study leverages a non-autoregressive neural text-to-speech (TTS) engine to generate high-quality speech, converting a series of phonemes into speech waveforms (mel-spectrograms). …”
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Resonance-Driven Discrete Growth and Chemical Reactivity of Optically Levitated Droplets by Kaiqi Zhang, Grégory David, Yue Zhao, Hua-Yun Xiao, Ruth Signorell, Chenxi Li

“…By combining Mie theory-based analysis of the stimulated Raman scattering and droplet thermodynamics, we develop an approach to retrieve the key properties (e.g., temperature, pH, and molality) of thermally locked droplets and demonstrate that chemistry-driven thermal locking results in a signature particle growth pattern. Comparison of sulfate formation rates in locked versus unlocked droplets further reveals that thermal locking can accelerate chemical reactions or even change the dominant mechanism by promoting photoinduced reaction pathways. …”
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EPIDEMIOLOGY OF METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS IN ARAB COUNTRIES OF THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICAN REGION by Hussam Tabaja, Joya-Rita Hindy, Souha S. Kan

“…Great heterogeneity in reported rates was expectedly seen. Nasal MRSA colonization ranged from 0-32% in healthy volunteers but 4-73% in healthcare workers. …”
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Regional Climate Drives Spatial Variation in Species Richness in the Most Diverse Family of Neotropical Snakes (Colubroidea: Dipsadidae) by Juan P. Ramírez, Julián A. Velasco, Tod W. Reeder

“…Under these hypotheses, climate can determine the richness of regions in two main ways: (1) directly, by determining their carrying capacity, or (2) indirectly, through its effects on either (a) lineage diversification (i.e., the rates of speciation and/or extinction), or (b) the duration over which regions have been accumulating species. …”
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Distribution and antifungal susceptibility of species causing vulvovaginal candidiasis and urinary tract infection in Medlatec healthcare system, Ha Noi city, Vietnam in 2023 by Pham Van Ngai, Tran Huu Dat, Luu Yen Nhi, Tran Thi Khanh Linh, Nguyen Thi Thu, Vu Lan Anh, Bui Thi Thu Dung, Pham Van Tran, Nguyen Thi Hien, Nguyen Thai Son, Trinh Thi Que, Do Ngoc Anh

“…Our findings also showed a high frequency of non- albicans Candida species causing fungal urinary tract infections. The resistance rates of isolated Candida strains to echinocandins and amphotericin B were low, while some strains were found to be resistant to fluconazole and voriconazole.…”
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Temporal trends and future projections of cysticercosis-induced epilepsy: insights from the global burden of disease study 2021- a cross-sectional study by Siyuan Yang, Xiaoyu Ji, Xuebo Sun

“…However, the global prevalence and YLDs rates of CIE declined from 1992 to 2021, with estimated annual percentage change (EAPC) of −1.281 (95% CI: −1.373 to −1.19) and −1.878 (95% CI: −1.961 to −1.794). …”
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A Systematic Review of Tobacco Smoking Prevalence and Description of Tobacco Control Strategies in Sub-Saharan African Countries; 2007 to 2014. by Rachel Brathwaite, Juliet Addo, Liam Smeeth, Karen Lock

“…Rwanda had the highest prevalence of women smokers (12.6%) and Ghana had the lowest (0.2%). Rural, urban patterns were inconsistent. Most countries have implemented demand-reduction measures including bans on advertising, and taxation rates but to different extents.…”
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Polymicrobial Prosthetic Joint Infections: Unraveling Risk Factors and Outcomes in a Single-Center Study by Álvaro Auñón, Ignacio Ortiz, Salvador Peñarrubia, Carmen Álvaro, Estíbaliz Torrecilla-Sádaba, Joaquin Garcia-Cañete, Jaime Esteban

“…Patients with polymicrobial infections had higher rates of obesity, insulin-dependent diabetes, and higher Charlson comorbidity scores. …”
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Trauma team members’ perceptions of the effectiveness of the current trauma care system in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a phenomenological study by Eyayalem Melese Goshu, Zodwa Margaret Manyisa

“…Among African nations, Ethiopia has one of the highest trauma fatality rates at 26.7% per 100,000 population, significantly exceeding rates in many other LMICs. …”
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Optimizing Screw Fixation in Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Deep Learning and Finite Element Analysis Approach by Jacob Stroud, Emily T. Yan, Jacob Anthony, Kyle Walker, Chung-Hyun Goh

“…These findings contribute to developing a computational protocol for personalized acetabular cup fixation, with implications for reducing revision rates and improving surgical outcomes.…”
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Gender differences in survival and the use of primary care prior to diagnosis of three cancers: an analysis of routinely collected UK general practice data. by Yingying Wang, Nick Freemantle, Irwin Nazareth, Kate Hunt

“…<h4>Results</h4>From 1997-2006, overall rates of GP recorded CRC and lung cancer cases recorded were higher in men than in women, but rates of malignant melanoma were higher in women than in men. …”
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Global burden of knee osteoarthritis from 1990 to 2021: Trends, inequalities, and projections to 2035. by Junjie Chen, Xianshuai Chen, Tianshu Wang, Ming Li, Huanhuan Dai, Shuangshuang Shang, Lili Cheng, Zhongfu Tang, Sidi Liu, Chuanbing Huang

“…Health inequality analyses revealed widening disparities across SDI levels, with SII for crude incidence rates increasing from 251 to 400 per 100,000 between 1990 and 2021. …”
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