Evaluation of Some Aspects of the Growth Parameters and Exploitation Rates of Deep-Water Rose Shrimp (Parapenaeus longirostris) from the Sea of Marmara by Ömerhan Dürrani, Habib Bal

“…This study investigated the length frequency, growth pattern, sex ratio, condition factor, von Bertalanffy growth parameters (L∞, 𝑘, t0), growth performance index (φ), exploitation rate, and mortality rates of deep-water rose shrimp. …”
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Malaria vector diversity, transmission and insecticide resistance in Island communities along the Volta lake in Southern Ghana by Abena Ahema Ebuako, Christopher Mfum Owusu-Asenso, Anisa Abdulai, Abdul Rahim Mohammed Sabtiu, Isaac Kwame Sraku, Yaw Akuamoah-Boateng, Cornelia Appiah-Kwarteng, Akua Obeng Forson, Patrick Ferdinand Ayeh-Kumi, Yaw Asare Afrane

“…Abstract Introduction Island communities along the Volta Lake in southern Ghana present unique challenges for malaria control, characterized by high transmission rates, limited vector control measures and geographically isolated. …”
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Dynamics of Some Medical and Demographic Indicators in St. Petersburg During the Period from 2018 to 2023 by Anatoly S. Simakhodsky, Ludmila D. Sevostyanova, Yulia V. Lukashоva, Natalya V. Petrova, Oleg A. Simakhodsky

“…The analysis of study results confirms the negative demographic patterns in St. Petersburg like the all-Russian. Increase assisted reproductive technologies was noted alongside with birth rate decrease. …”
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Forensic saliva stains aging, using reverse transcription real-time PCR combined with a multidimensional prediction model of specific mRNA markers by Emad Ahmad Mostafa, Eman Abd Elhakim Attia, Nashwa El-Khazragy, Hanan E. Salem

“…Results The degradation rates profiles of the two mRNA markers revealed distinct patterns. …”
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A repeating earthquake catalog for Northern Chile by Jonas Folesky, Jörn Kummerow, Laurens Jan Hofman

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Seismic Hazard Evaluation and Strain Dynamics in the Simav Fault Zone: A Comprehensive Analysis of Earthquake Recurrence and Energy Release Patterns by Halil İbrahim Solak, Cemil Gezgin

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Cancer burden in Europe: a systematic analysis of the GLOBOCAN database (2022) by Mohammed Elmadani, Peter Onchuru Mokaya, Ahmed A. A. Omer, Evans Kasmai Kiptulon, Simon Klara, Mate Orsolya

“…Methods Using data from GLOBOCAN 2022, this study assessed total new cancer cases, age-standardized incidence and mortality rates (ASRs) per 100,000, and cumulative cancer risk at age 75. …”
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Coastal urbanization-related stressors affect fish herbivory in the Spermonde Archipelago, Indonesia by Estradivari, Estradivari, Andi M. A. Pratama, Gunawan Syafruddin, Puspita L. Kanna, Marleen Stuhr, Andrew F. Torres, Andrew F. Torres, Munawwarah, Dino A. Ramos, Rohani Ambo-Rappe, Sonia Bejarano, Oscar Puebla, Oscar Puebla, Christian Wild, Sebastian C. A. Ferse, Sebastian C. A. Ferse, Sebastian C. A. Ferse

“…Experimental manipulation of turf algae sediments (clearing vs. control) did not affect herbivory rates, suggesting that the effects of sediment accumulation are not the main driver of herbivory patterns at the studied sites. …”
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Medical school service regions in Canada: exploring graduate retention rates across the medical education training continuum and into professional practice by Cassandra Barber, Cees van der Vleuten, Saad Chahine

“…Quebec (86.5%) and Ontario (80.4%) had above-average retention rates across the medical education continuum. Family medicine had the highest retention rates from undergraduate to postgraduate training (81.9%), while psychiatry had the highest retention rate across the training continuum and into professional practice (71.2%). …”
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Association between primary care physicians' practice models and referral rates to specialists: A sex-based cross-sectional study. by Bahram Rahman, David Kirkwood, Glenda Babe, Lauren E Griffith, David Price, Rebecca H Correia, Darly Dash, Lauren Lapointe-Shaw, Andrew P Costa

“…We calculated referral rates per physician and built a multivariable Poisson regression model stratified by physician sex, recognizing that female and male PCPs practice primary care differently, to examine the association between PCP's referral rates and their practice model. …”
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Improvement of Material Removal Rate and Within Wafer Non-Uniformity in Chemical Mechanical Polishing Using Computational Fluid Dynamic Modeling by Hafiz M. Irfan, Cheng-Yu Lee, Debayan Mazumdar, Yashar Aryanfar, Wei Wu

“…Several factors influence the CMP process, including the type of abrasives, slurry flow rate, pad patterns, and contact pressure distribution. …”
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on antibiotic prescription rates in out-of-hours primary care – a register-based study in Denmark by Emil Krogh, Katrine Bjørnshave Bomholt, Mette Amalie Nebsbjerg, Claus Høstrup Vestergaard, Morten Bondo Christensen, Linda Huibers

“…Further research should explore if antibiotic prescription rates have returned to pre-pandemic levels, and if the introduction of video consultations has affected antibiotic prescription patterns in OOH primary care.…”
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Regional changes in charcoal-burning suicide rates in East/Southeast Asia from 1995 to 2011: a time trend analysis. by Shu-Sen Chang, Ying-Yeh Chen, Paul S F Yip, Won Jin Lee, Akihito Hagihara, David Gunnell

“…In countries with a rise in charcoal-burning suicide rates, the timing, scale, and sex/age pattern of increases varied by country. …”
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Improved Culture Positivity Rate after Modified Culture Technique of Dialysis Effluent Fluid in Peritoneal Dialysis-related Peritonitis Cases by Shilpi Gupta, Nandita Hazra

“…The purpose of the present study is to compare the culture positivity rate before and after implementation of revised International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis guidelines, 2016 as well as to study the etiology and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of causative organisms in our center. …”
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Application of fluid dynamics in modeling the spatial spread of infectious diseases with low mortality rate: A study using MUSCL scheme by Nnaji Daniel Ugochukwu, Kiogora Phineas Roy, Onah Ifeanyi Sunday, Mung’atu Joseph, Aguegboh Nnaemeka Stanley

“…This study presents a comprehensive mathematical framework that applies fluid dynamics to model the spatial spread of infectious diseases with low mortality rates. By treating susceptible, infected, and treated population densities as fluids governed by a system of partial differential equations, the study simulates the epidemic’s spatial dynamics. …”
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Circadian Variations in Blood Pressure, Heart Rate, and HR-BP Cross-Correlation Coefficient during Progression of Diabetes Mellitus in Rat by Chikodi N. Anigbogu, Daniel T. Williams, David R. Brown, Dennis L. Silcox, Richard O. Speakman, Laura C. Brown, Dennis G. Karounos, David C. Randall

“…Prior to onset of diabetes BP was high at P0, peaked at P2, and then fell again at P3; BP and heart rate (HR) then increased gradually at P4 and leveled off at P5, thereby exhibiting a bipodal rhythm. …”
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Budget Impact Analysis of Treatment Flow Optimization in Epilepsy Patients: Estimating Potential Impacts with Increased Referral Rate to Specialized Care by Masaki Iwasaki, Takashi Saito, Akiko Tsubota, Tatsunori Murata, Yuta Fukuoka, Kazutaka Jin

“…# Objectives We developed a Markov model to simulate a treatment flow of epilepsy patients who refer to specialized care from non-specialized care, and to surgery from specialized care for estimation of patient distributions and expenditures caused by increasing the referral rate for specialized care. # Methods This budget impact analysis of treatment flow optimization in epilepsy patients was performed as a long-term simulation using the Markov model by comparing the current treatment flow and the optimized treatment flow. …”
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Heart Rate Variability-Based Stress Detection and Fall Risk Monitoring During Daily Activities: A Machine Learning Approach by Ines Belhaj Messaoud, Ornwipa Thamsuwan

“…This study investigated the relationship between the heart rate variability and fall risk during daily activities among individuals over 40 years old. …”
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Spatiotemporal variability of near-surface air temperature lapse rates in the Qinghai–Tibet plateau using high-density meteorological observations by Yue Jiao, Yudron Tseten, Quanlin Yang, Lei Bai

“…These rates exhibited a spatial pattern of being higher in the southeast and lower in the northwest, decreasing with increasing altitude. …”
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Using Heart Rate and Behaviors to Predict Effective Intervention Strategies for Children on the Autism Spectrum: Validation of a Technology-Based Intervention by Amarachi Emezie, Rima Kamel, Morgan Dunphy, Amanda Young, Heather J. Nuske

“…Results suggested that heart rate reduction may be a significant predictor, and supported the existing practice of using behavioral patterns as proxies for strategy effectiveness. …”
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