Child mortality in rural Malawi: HIV closes the survival gap between the socio-economic strata. by Andreas Jahn, Sian Floyd, Nuala McGrath, Amelia C Crampin, Lackson Kachiwanda, Venance Mwinuka, Basia Zaba, Paul E M Fine, Judith R Glynn

“…<h4>Background</h4>As HIV-related deaths increase in a population the usual association between low socioeconomic status and child mortality may change, particularly as death rates from other causes decline.<h4>Methods/principal findings</h4>As part of a demographic surveillance system in northern Malawi in 2002-6, covering a population of 32,000, information was collected on socio-economic status of the households. …”
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Culture and body image: subcultural variations in coping strategies and their associations with psychological distress among European Canadians and East Asian Canadians by Leah Rose Wojcik, Takahiko Masuda

“…Participants included European Canadians (n = 156) and East Asian Canadians (n = 157) who rated the extent to which they used certain coping strategies in response to a body image threat. …”
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Exploring Connections Between Living Situations and Antipsychotic Prescribing Practices for People With Intellectual Disabilities by Eion Plenn, Calista Long, Samantha Acri, Cheryl Richardson

“…The investigation examined participants' living situations and assessed antipsychotic prescription rates, antipsychotic class, the presence of a corresponding mental health diagnoses, and polypharmacy. …”
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Short Pharmacogenomic Investigation of COMT rs4680 in Analgesic Needs of Pediatric Patients with Congenital Abnormalities: A Cross-Sectional Study by Kohar Hari Santoso, Anna Surgean Veterini, Retti Kartika Bakti, Khildan Miftahul Firdaus, Bambang Pujo Semedi, Lucky Andriyanto

“…Pain scores were measured using the Wong-Baker Faces Scale and Numeric Rating Scale. Results: Three genotype–phenotype combinations of the COMT rs4680 gene were identified: GG (high activity), AG (intermediate activity), and AA (low activity). …”
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Solid-state analog of gravitational redshift: Transport signatures of massless Dirac fermions in tilted Dirac cone heterostructures by Marziyeh Karmand, Mohsen Amini, Morteza Soltani, Ebrahim Ghanbari-Adivi, Seyed Akbar Jafari

“…We derive analytical approximations for the position-depdendent wave numbers Δk_{z}(z) that explain the redshift patterns and corroborate it with numerical simulations. …”
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Addressing Cognitive Bias in Adolescents with Neurodevelopmental Disorders Using 3-D Animated Serious Games by Suzanne Stewart, Stephen John Houghton, Leslie Macqueen

“…Visual analyses of 308 daily self-reported ratings about worry about schoolwork, worry about peer relationships, and feelings of loneliness did not demonstrate a replicated intervention effect. …”
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Comparação entre as manifestações epilepticas ocorridas na Sindrome de Lennox-Gastaut, com e sem Sindrome de West pregressa Comparison of epileptic manifestations in Lennox-Gastaut... by José Geraldo Speciali, Michel Pierre Lison

“…The direct observation was possible due to high frequency rates of the seizures. Different clinical patterns were observed in patients who had and who had not previous history of West syndrome. …”
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Ensemble Learning Approaches for Multi-Class Intrusion Detection Systems for the Internet of Vehicles (IoV): A Comprehensive Survey by Manal Alharthi, Faiza Medjek, Djamel Djenouri

“…These methods aggregate multiple learners to improve detection rates, reduce false positives, and ensure more resilient intrusion detection models that can evolve alongside emerging attack patterns.…”
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ASSESSMENT OF GRAZING LAND STATUS, UTILIZATION PRACTICES AND ASSOCIATED CONSTRAINTS IN SOUTH ARI DISTRICT, SOUTHERN ETHIOPIA by K. Kuke, Y. Tadele, T. Olbamo

“…Key constraints limiting livestock productivity in the district include feed scarcity, erratic rainfall patterns, excessive stocking rates, and suboptimal grazing land management. …”
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Exploring tomato farmers’ knowledge and adaptation practices to climate change: Insights from Chinsali district, Zambia by Francis Kabwe Mwamba, Lawrencia Taimolo, Shadreck Chinyanta, Joseph Mphande, Enock Siankwilimba, Pharoah Collins Sianangama, Oliver Jolezya Hasimuna

“…While 64.9% of respondents were highly aware of climate change, mainly informed by radio, only 5.5% rated their knowledge as very good. Farmers reported noticeable shifts in temperature and rainfall patterns and relied on measures such as drought-resistant seeds and irrigation systems. …”
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Clinical features and outcomes of COVID-19 patients admitted at a tertiary hospital in Cebu City, Philippines by Mark Gavin Coronel Dinsay, Maria Teresa Acosta Cañete, Bryan Albert Tan Lim

“…Severe and critical cases of COVID presented with more diffuse lung involvement in chest radiographs and abnormal electrocardiographic patterns such as ischemic changes, PVCs, PACs, and sinus tachycardia. …”
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Enhancing Healthcare Efficiency at Almasara Hospital: Distributed Data Analysis and Patient Risk Management by L.O.F. Ben Dalla, T. D. Medeni, I. T. Medeni, M. Ulubay

“…By implementing K-means clustering in Weka, the system categorizes patients and identifies patterns to reduce risks and costs for healthcare analytics. …”
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An increasing public health problem: Suspected rabies exposures by Ahmet Onder Porsuk, Cigdem Cerit

“…Conclusions: The case rates seen in children indicate the need for special studies for children. …”
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Attachment, Shame, and Trauma by Carol George

“…There was a significant increase observed in the traumatized groups, with the Unresolved group showing the highest ratings. Reparative outcomes were significantly related to attachment security, although not to the extent expected. …”
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Does animal-mediated seed dispersal facilitate the formation of Pinus armandii-Quercus aliena var. acuteserrata forests? by Fei Yu, Dexiang Wang, Xianfeng Yi, Xiaoxiao Shi, Yakun Huang, Hongwu Zhang, XinPing Zhang

“…Our results indicated that the seeds of both P. armandii and Q. aliena var. acuteserrata were removed rapidly in the Qinling Mountains, and there were no differences in the seed removal rates between the two species. There were significant differences in rodent seed-eating and caching strategies between the two tree species. …”
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Helicobacter pylori, gastric cancer and socioeconomic factors in an urban area: Evaluating the strengths and limitations of spatial analysis by Stephanie Strobl, Giovenale Moirano

“…Significant associations were found with unemployment rates, household size, and foreign or immigrant background populations. …”
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Predictive Modeling of Yoga's Impact on Venous Clinical Severity Scoring Using Gaussian Process Classification and Advanced Optimization Algorithms by Yazdan Ashgevari, Faranak Kazemi

“…The study focuses on individuals diagnosed with VCSS, using machine learning to analyze complex patterns in their clinical severity ratings before and during yoga practice. …”
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Benchmarking Mentorship: Creating and Validating a Quality Scale for ELT Mentors by Ali Kondori, Mitra Zeraatpishe, Hamid Ashraf, Khalil Motallebzadeh

“…Based on this interview, relevant constructs were extracted, patterns were identified, and items were determined. …”
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Global research trends and collaborations in acute kidney injury (AKI) and sepsis: a bibliometric analysis (2004–2024) by Yuru Yang, Shuang Zhao, Shuai Liu

“…The study utilized network visualization techniques to assess co-authorship, citation patterns, and keyword co-occurrence, focusing on the most influential countries, institutions, and research collaborations.Results Results reveal China leads in publication volume, yet countries like the United States and Australia show higher international collaboration rates and citation impact. …”
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Mutualism and Dispersal Heterogeneity Shape Stability, Biodiversity, and Structure of Theoretical Plant–Pollinator Meta-Networks by Chinenye Assumpta Onyeagoziri, Henintsoa Onivola Minoarivelo, Cang Hui

“…Consequently, the role of different dispersal rates (between local networks and across species) in stability and network structures is not well understood. …”
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