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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State-specific thalamic dysregulation in chronic insomnia revealed by dynamic edge-centric functional connectivity by Hancheng Ma, Xue Zhang, Xiaoran Ma, Mengmeng Yu, Yande Ren

“…Clinical assessments included the Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI), self-rating anxiety scale (SAS), and self-rating depression scale. …”
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Empirical Evaluation of the Relative Range for Detecting Outliers by Dania Dallah, Hana Sulieman, Ayman Al Zaatreh, Firuz Kamalov

“…Outlier detection plays a key role in data analysis by improving data quality, uncovering data entry errors, and spotting unusual patterns, such as fraudulent activities. Choosing the right detection method is essential, as some approaches may be too complex or ineffective depending on the data distribution. …”
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DeepSeek-AI-enhanced virtual reality training for mass casualty management: Leveraging machine learning for personalized instructional optimization. by Zhe Li, Lei Shi, Mingyu Pei, Wan Chen, Yutao Tang, Guozheng Qiu, Xibin Xu, Liwen Lyu

“…Descriptive statistics, error rates, and correlation analyses were performed using R software (version 4.1.2). …”
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Common Glomerular Diseases in Adult Jordanians: A Single-Center Experience by Ahmed Sheyyab, Mohammad Al-thnaibat, Aseel A. Zghayer, Jafar Alsheyyab, Radi Hamed

“…The pattern of glomerular diseases has been reported previously with contradictory results. …”
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The joint impact of road density and width on road network performances —a simulation approach based on macroscopic fundamental diagram by Yingying Ma, Wenyi Xie, Xiaoran Qin, Zebang Liang, Ziyan Guan

“…Using the macroscopic fundamental diagram (MFD) model, we analyzed metrics including MFD scatter dispersion, changes in experimental results with different vehicle arrival patterns, distortion of the MFD image with varying traffic volume, MFD slope variations, and maximum outflow rates. …”
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Evolutionary trajectory and spread of respiratory syncytial virus group A in neonatal cohorts in Pakistan amidst the COVID-19 pandemic by Sana Tamim, Nidia S. Trovao, Julia Paoli, Abdul Ahad, Nazish Badar, Uzma Bashir Aamir, Muhammad Salman, Aamer Ikram

“…These rates later dropped to 10.0% (2021–22), suggesting a possible re-implementation of such measures. …”
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Group attention for collaborative filtering with sequential feedback and context aware attributes by Hadise Vaghari, Mehdi Hosseinzadeh Aghdam, Hojjat Emami

“…However, due to individual variations in rating patterns and dynamic interplays of item attributes, it becomes challenging to model user preferences accurately. …”
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Buddhist Principles in Urban Livability Assessment: A Thematic Analysis of Integration Approaches in Contemporary Research (2015-2024) by Kiatanantha Lounkaew

“…The research identifies implementation challenges and opportunities across regions, with traditionally Buddhist areas showing higher adoption rates, though principles remain universally applicable. …”
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Deep Learning Multi-Modal Melanoma Detection: Algorithm Development and Validation by Nithika Vivek, Karthik Ramesh

“…Model reliability was assessed by visualizing the output activation map of each model and comparing the diagnosis patterns to that of dermatologists. The addition of metadata to the image dataset was key to reducing the false-negative and false-positive rates simultaneously, thereby producing better metrics and improving overall model accuracy. …”
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Mechatronic Test Bench Used to Simulate Wind Power Conversion to Thermal Power by Means of a Hydraulic Transmission by Victor Constantin, Ionela Popescu, Mihai Avram

“…The initial work allowed us to obtain different temperatures of the hydraulic oil, up to 60 °C, over a period of 30 min, for various pressures and flow rates, thus confirming that the system is functional overall. …”
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Measurement of food sensitivity with special reference to food properties in children with autism spectrum disorder by Rameen Sameer, Beenish Israr, Aqsa Inam, Hafiza Kinza Javed

“…The Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS) was used to assess behavioral responses and food acceptance. …”
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TECTONOPHYSICAL RESEARCH AT INSTITUTE OF THE EARTH’S CRUST SB RAS: MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS AND ACTUAL PROBLEMS by Semen I. Sherman, Konstantin Zh. Seminsky

“…Internal structures of faults are studied; stages in faulting are generally defined in terms of time; regularities of patterns of joints inside faults are described; and original methods of mapping such joints are proposed to reveal tectonic conditions of faulting.Based on seismic monitoring, new methods of quantitative assessment of relative activity rates of faults in real time are developed. …”
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Comparative Analysis of All-cause and Cardiovascular Mortality in Moscow and Irkutsk by F. I. Belyalov, I. V. Samorodskaya, S. V. Pogodaeva

“…Cardiovascular diseases were dominated in the mortality patterns of the compared cities: 47% in Irkutsk, 64% in Moscow. …”
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Breeding‐Related Changes in Social Interactions Among Female Vulturine Guineafowl by Tobit Dehnen, Brendah Nyaguthii, Wismer Cherono, Neeltje J. Boogert, Damien R. Farine

“…Despite a limited sample size, our study reveals that reproduction can have nuanced trade‐offs with dominance and suggests that the study of dominance may benefit from explicitly considering variation in interaction rates as an additional factor affecting individuals.…”
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Presentation time shapes perceived room size in visual and auditory modalities by Johanna Bogon, Cindy Jagorska, Ella Maria Heinz, Martin Riemer

“…As time judgments were consistently rated as more difficult relative to space judgments, this pattern of interference cannot be explained on the basis of task difficulty. …”
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Variation of herbivory damage on potato (Solanum tuberosum ssp. andigena) leaves in different degrees of proximity to native vegetation in Combaya, La Paz by Emili Antonia Jiménez

“…High herbivory rates are related to the emergence of new pests and are a problem for plants of commercial interest, such as potato (Solanum tuberosum). …”
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AI-driven biomarker discovery: enhancing precision in cancer diagnosis and prognosis by Esther Ugo Alum

“…The advancement of biomarker discovery methodologies with AI seeks to transform cancer by improving patient survival rates through enhanced early diagnosis and targeted therapy. …”
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Near viewing behaviors predict educational system in a machine learning model by Ravid Doron, Einat Shneor, Lisa A. Ostrin, Ariela Gordon-Shaag, Ayelet Goldstein

“…Abstract Intensive education systems are believed to contribute to high rates of myopia. This study examined whether near-viewing behaviors in college students differ based on their pre-college educational systems and whether these behaviors can be used to classify students’ educational background using machine learning. …”
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