Analysis of the International, Regional, and National Endocarditis-Related Disease Burdens (1990–2021), and Changes to Projections for the Next 15 Years: A Population-Based Study by Qiyuan Bai, Hao Chen, Hongxu Liu, Xuhua Li, Yang Chen, Dan Guo, Bing Song, Cuntao Yu

“…Clustering analysis results indicated a significant increase in the estimated annual percentage change (EAPC) of mortality and DALY rates for endocarditis in East Asia. A significant correlation exists between EAPC and the ASRs of disease burden. …”
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Tobacco smoking and smokeless tobacco use among people living with HIV in Zambia: Findings from a 2023 National NCD/HIV Survey. by Cosmas Zyambo, Paul Somwe, Chomba Mandyata, Mwiche Musukuma, Phoebe Bwembya, Henry Phiri, Malizgani P Chavula, Hikabasa Halwindi, Joseph Zulu, Wilbroad Mutale

“…Tobacco smoking, SLT use, behavioral patterns, and clinical characteristics were assessed. …”
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Trends in Antihypertensive Drug Use and Irrational Prescriptions Among Elderly Patients in China (2016–2023): A Nationwide Multi-Center Cross-Sectional Survey Study by Hong D, Chen W, Du S, Ren J, Lv D, Shan W, Lu X, Zhao Q

“…The overall proportion of first-line antihypertensive prescriptions was 97.47% but showed a slight declining trend (APC=− 0.66%, P=0.004). The rates of inappropriate combination medication and overall irrational prescriptions decreased, while the rate of contraindicated medication prescriptions increased (P< 0.001). …”
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Global burden of tuberculosis among adults aged 60 years and older, 1990-2021: Findings from the global burden of disease study 2021 by Junping Liu, Yue Zhou, Juan Guan, Yaping Liu, Weijian Song, Wei Liu, Xinle Yin, Yuqin Liu, Ting Li, Long Jin, Lihan Zhang, Yunkai Li, Lin Wu, Nan Wang, Zhaoyue Liu, Xinru Liu, Yanfu Wang, Qunhong Wu, Libo Liang

“…Results: A decreasing trend in age-standardized incidence rate, age-standardized mortality rate, and disability-adjusted life-years rates for TB and drug-susceptible TB was observed among the elderly population worldwide, whereas an upward trend was noted for MDR-TB and XDR-TB. …”
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Solution of an Uncertain EPQ Model Using the Neutrosophic Differential Equation Approach by Mostafijur Rahaman, Rakibul Haque, Soheil Salahshour, Anna Sobczak, Fariba Azizzadeh, Shariful Alam, Sankar Prasad Mondal

“…Time is a very crucial factor in controlling demand patterns for certain products. In manufacturing processes, the production rate must be regulated according to the demand pattern and available stock as a part of effective lot size management policies. …”
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Low dietary calcium intake leads to a higher colorectal cancer burden in countries with low social development: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Junhong Wu, Ziyi Zhang, Jiong Chen, Shiya Yu, Donglin Liu, Junhui Jiang, Tingting Liu, Hu Zhao, Hu Zhao, Yu Wang, Yu Wang

“…Joinpoint regression analysis was conducted to assess temporal patterns in disease burden. Estimated annual percentage changes (EAPCs) were calculated to quantify the rate of change in relevant indicators. …”
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Tectonic geomorphological evidence of late Quaternary segmented activity along the northern margin fault of Lajishan by ZHANG Lijun, YUAN Daoyang, LI Hongqiang, SU Qi, SU Ruihuan, CHEN Yanwen, WEN Yameng

“…Statistical analysis of Ksn demonstrates clear segmentation characteristics, indicating that the eastern section of northern Lajishan and the Jishishan section exhibit the highest uplift rate and strongest tectonic activity. HI spatial distribution patterns along the North Lajishan fault show multiple high-value zones within piedmont basins. …”
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PathCare: Integrating Clinical Pathway Information to Enable Healthcare Prediction at the Neuron Level by Dehao Sui, Lei Gu, Chaohe Zhang, Kaiwei Yang, Xiaocui Li, Liantao Ma, Ling Wang, Wen Tang

“…PathCare employs an auxiliary sub-network that models future visit patterns to capture temporal health progression, coupled with a neuron-level filtering gate that adaptively selects relevant features while filtering out redundant information. …”
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Experimental study on seepage characteristics model of tunnel lining based on infrared imaging by Zhijian Wu, Hua Wu, Yichen Peng, Renjie Song, Yimin Wu, Haiping Wu, Guangzheng Zhuang

“…The results show that: (1) Geometric characteristics of seepage areas for various crack types were systematically summarized, where crack patterns and their positions determine the geometric features of seepage regions; (2) Seepage areas of all crack types increase with flow rate, and different crack morphologies exhibit distinct susceptibility to flow rate at varied positions; (3) The centroid distance curve of the seepage core area derived from isothermal maps enables rapid identification of crack morphologies and their positions within the tunnel by analyzing curve patterns. …”
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Mitigating side channel attacks on FPGA through deep learning and dynamic partial reconfiguration by Sesibhushana Rao Bommana, Sreehari Veeramachaneni, Syed Ershad, MB Srinivas

“…Abstract This paper introduces a framework that combines Deep Learning (DL) models and Dynamic Partial Reconfiguration (DPR) in Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA) to mitigate Side Channel Attacks (SCA). …”
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A qualitative study in Magelang Central Java Indonesia: Mothers’ knowledge, parenting styles and national priority programs managing of stunting in toddlers by Hadi Ashar, Mohammad Zen Rahfiludin, Sri Achadi Nugraheni, Dwi Hapsari Tjandrarini, Arita Murwani, Sri Supadmi, Diah Yunitawati, Hastin Dyah Kusumawardani, Muhamad Arif Musoddaq, Leny Latifah

“…Results: Several inhibiting factors were found that influenced the acceleration of the reduction in stunting prevalence, namely the program to reduce stunting rates that was not optimal, and inadequate knowledge and parenting patterns of mothers. …”
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Characteristics and risk factors for outcomes in patients with Mycoplasma pneumoniae mono- and coinfections: A multicenter surveillance study in Wuhan, China, 2023 by Banghua Chen, Jie Pan, Ying Peng, Yuanyuan Zhang, Yunan Wan, Hongjie Wei, Kangguo Li, Wentao Song, Yunkang Zhao, Kang Fang, Huiming Ye, Jiali Cao, Jia Rui, Zeyu Zhao, Tianmu Chen

“…Children aged 1–10 years had the highest incidence, whereas those over 60 years had elevated hospitalization, severe infection, and fatality rates. Coinfection patterns differed by age, with bacterial-viral-Chlamydia pneumoniae (C. pneumoniae) / other pathogens prevalent in infants, bacterial-viral pathogens prevalent in preschoolers, and viral-viral pathogens prevalent in school-aged children. …”
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Numerical Flow Simulation in a Centrifugal Pump at Design and Off-Design Conditions by K. W. Cheah, T. S. Lee, S. H. Winoto, Z. M. Zhao

“…The current investigation is aimed to simulate the complex internal flow in a centrifugal pump impeller with six twisted blades by using a three-dimensional Navier-Stokes code with a standard k-ε two-equation turbulence model. Different flow rates were specified at inlet boundary to predict the characteristics of the pump. …”
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EFEFCT OF KAOLIN ON GROWTH AND CLINICAL SIGNS IN COMMON CARP EXPOSED TO COPPER SULPHATE TOXICITY by Abdulmotalib J. Al-Rudainy, N. M. Salman, S.A. Mustafa

“…Specific growth rate, experienced the same previous pattern as they ranged between – 0.04 and  0.24%/day in C+ and C- treatments respectively. …”
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Using GPS and accelerometer data to precisely record egg laying, incubation and chick hatching of Cinereous Vultures (Aegypius monachus) in-situ by Cornel Cotorogea, Emilian Stoynov, Atanas Grozdanov, Simeon Marin, Hristo Valeriev Peshev, Ivelin Ivanov, Georgi P. Stoyanov

“…Its application can enhance conservation programs by enabling timely interventions, improving breeding success rates, and contributing to a deeper understanding of Cinereous Vulture reproductive biology. …”
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Survival outcomes and prognostic impact of adjuvant chemotherapy in stage IB lung adenocarcinoma with cribriform component by Rongyang Li, Yu Zhang, Jianhao Qiu, Mingyang Zang, Zhenguo Sun

“…The results showed that both the 5-year overall survival (OS) rates (63.5% vs. 84.5%, P = 0.013) and 5-year recurrence-free survival (RFS) rates (58.7% vs. 77.7%, P = 0.033) for cribriform-positive patients were lower than those for cribriform-negative patients. …”
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Catheter-associated urinary tract infections in urethral stricture patients indwelling suprapubic catheter: Insights from a retrospective investigation into specific antibiogram an... by Jiahao Lin, Changhao Hou, Yubo Gu, Wei Yuan, Xianjie Xiu, Zhenwei Yu, Ruihang Zhang, Guangyu Mao, Qiang Fu, Lujie Song

“…Common pathogens exhibited high antimicrobial resistance rates, mirroring patterns observed in suprapubic catheter isolates. …”
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Epidemiological characteristics of Japanese encephalitis in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region from 2012 to 2023 by Jiagui CHEN, Qiuyun DENG, Jinfa DU, Rencong YANG, Shiyi CHEN, Liang LIANG, Ming GAN, Lili DENG

“…Among the cases, 107 were male (average annual incidence rate 0.036/100 000) and 61 were female (average annual incidence rate 0.022/100 000). …”
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Reality of Road Safety Conditions at Critical Locations in Nablus City, Palestine with a Road Map for Future Interventions by Khaled Al-Sahili, Hozaifa Khader

“…Nablus occupies a high level among Palestinian Governorates in terms of traffic crash frequency and rate. The traffic safety system and program in Palestine, including Nablus city is weak and needs much improvement. …”
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A retrospective review of measles outbreaks in Ibb Governorate, Yemen (2020–2023) by Wadee Abdullah Al-Shehari, Wadhah Hassan Edrees, Eglal Ahmed Qasem, Yahya Ali Al-Qadhi, Abdulrahman Abdullah Humaid, Ali Ahmed Al-Halani

“…The cumulative incidence rate of measles cases was 12.6 cases per 10,000 population, with the highest rates in males (13.7 cases) and the age group of 0–4 years (57.9 cases). …”
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