Urban Green Space Inequity, Socioeconomic Disparities, and Potential Health Implications in Metropolitan Melbourne by Parian Hoseini, Pooriya Mohseni, Piret Veeroja, Greg Foliente

“…This study utilizes the Kernel Density tool as an innovative method to measure UGS inequities and their relationship with cardiovascular disease (CVD) rates. Next, the UGS patterns and their potential implications for CVD are examined across suburbs with a range of SES levels in Melbourne, Australia. …”
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Prevalence of autoimmune diseases is strongly associated with average annual temperatures: systematic review and linear regression analysis by Konstantinos Voskarides, Sofia Philippou, Mariam Hamam, Konstantinos Parperis

“…Methods Linear regression analysis was performed for 201 countries by analyzing average annual temperatures and age-standardized rates (prevalence) of five autoimmune diseases: alopecia areata, diabetes mellitus (DM) type 1, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). …”
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Function Delivery Network: A Spatial-Temporal Execution Orchestrator for Optimizing Serverless Computing by Joel R. Corporan, Arshdeep Bahga, Vijay K. Madisetti

“…Our results demonstrate significant improvements in resource utilization, execution time, and request completion rates. The FDN reduces function instance allocation by up to 97.82%, improves median response times by 45.45%, and maintains higher request completion rates at high concurrency levels compared to native FaaS execution. …”
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The burden of Neglected Tropical Diseases in Brazil, 1990-2016: A subnational analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. by Francisco Rogerlândio Martins-Melo, Mariângela Carneiro, Alberto Novaes Ramos, Jorg Heukelbach, Antonio Luiz Pinho Ribeiro, Guilherme Loureiro Werneck

“…Between 1990 and 2016, the national age-standardized DALY rates from all NTDs decreased by 45.7%, with different patterns among NTD causes and Brazilian states. …”
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Pervasive within-host recombination and epistasis as major determinants of the molecular evolution of the foot-and-mouth disease virus capsid. by Luca Ferretti, Eva Pérez-Martín, Fuquan Zhang, François Maree, Lin-Mari de Klerk-Lorist, Louis van Schalkwykc, Nicholas D Juleff, Bryan Charleston, Paolo Ribeca

“…In this study we have estimated recombination rates within a natural host in an experimental setting. …”
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Vegetation Response to Recent Trends in Climate and Landuse Dynamics in a Typical Humid and Dry Tropical Region under Global Change by Kayode Adepoju, Samuel Adelabu, Olutoyin Fashae

“…Land surface temperature increased at a mean rate of 0.75°C/decade, with higher rates in agriculture, savanna, settlements, woodlands, and riparian vegetation than in forest and mangrove vegetations. …”
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Quality of the digital gp visits and characteristics of the users: retrospective observational study by Sanna Lakoma, Henna Pasanen, Kaisla Lahdensuo, Jaakko Pehkonen, Jutta Viinikainen, Paulus Torkki

“…Objectives This study compares the demographics, diagnoses, re-admission rates, sick leaves, and prescribed medications of patients accessing digital general practitioner (GP) visits with those of patients opting for traditional face-to-face appointments in a primary health care setting.Design The study adopted a retrospective analysis of patient record data collected in 2019, comparing visits to a digital primary health center with traditional health center visits.Setting Primary health care.Participants The data encompassed patients who utilized the digital clinic and those who visited public health centers for primary health care services.Main Outcome Measures The study assessed demographics, health diagnoses, prescribed medications, sick leave recommendations, re-admission rates, and differences in costs between digital clinic and face-to-face visits. …”
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Tobacco and other substance co-use among adolescents and young adults with cancer who use tobacco: prevalence and associations with nicotine dependence and depression by Eun Jeong Oh, Michael A Diefenbach, Elizabeth J Siembida, Brittney Greene, Kara P Wiseman, Melissa Basile, Nehal P Vadhan

“…When AYA cancer survivors who use tobacco had major depression, alcohol co-use was associated with lower rates of nicotine dependence (aOR=0.08, 95% CI=0.01, 0.53).Conclusions There are high rates of substance co-use among AYAs who use tobacco, consistent across cancer history. …”
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Trends in antiepileptic drug treatment and effectiveness in clinical practice in England from 2003 to 2016: a retrospective cohort study using electronic medical records by Graham Powell, John Logan, Victor Kiri, Simon Borghs

“…Valproate use shifted somewhat to later lines. Rates of 1-year remission within 2 years of starting treatment increased in adults (era 1: 71.9%; era 3: 81.4%) and elderly (era 1: 76.1%; era 3: 81.7%). …”
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The Prevalence of Anatomical Variations of the Median Nerve in the Carpal Tunnel: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. by Brandon Michael Henry, Helena Zwinczewska, Joyeeta Roy, Jens Vikse, Piravin Kumar Ramakrishnan, Jerzy A Walocha, Krzysztof A Tomaszewski

“…Our aim was to determine the prevalence rates of anatomical variations of the MN in the carpal tunnel and the most common course patterns and variations in its thenar motor branch (TMB).…”
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Prognostic Indicators and Comparative Treatment Outcomes in High-Risk Thyroid Cancer with Laryngotracheal Invasion by Eman A. Toraih, Jessan A. Jishu, Mohammad H. Hussein, Aly A. M. Shaalan, Manal S. Fawzy, Emad Kandil

“…Tracheal and laryngeal invasion rates declined from 3.7%–0.7% and 1.5%–0.6%, respectively, from 2000 to 2015. …”
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Anticipating Optical Availability in Hybrid RF/FSO Links Using RF Beacons and Deep Learning by Mostafa Ibrahim, Arsalan Ahmad, Sabit Ekin, Peter LoPresti, Serhat Altunc, Obadiah Kegege, John F. O'Hara

“…Radiofrequency (RF) communications offer reliable but low data rates and energy-inefficient satellite links, while free-space optical (FSO) promises high bandwidth but struggles with disturbances imposed by atmospheric effects. …”
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Findings supporting neonatal screening for sickle cell disease: an observational study in Senegal by Lucie Petigas, Ndiogou Seck, Ndiogou Seck, Dominique Doupa, Dominique Doupa, Ibrahima Diagne, Ibrahima Diagne, Matthias Roth-Kleiner, Matthias Roth-Kleiner

“…Epidemiological, clinical, and management data were analyzed.ResultsCohort A included 17,083 screened infants (74% screening rate), with 40 diagnosed at a mean age of 70.48 days, showing low complication rates and requiring less intensive treatment. …”
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Impact assessment of central line- and noncentral line-associated bloodstream infection in intensive care unit settings: insights from an infection control study in a hospital in T... by Jayanta Deb, Sanjit Debnath, Purva Mathur, Ripan Debbarma, Tapan Majumdar

“…Abstract Background High rates of morbidity and death, especially in critically sick patients, are caused by bloodstream infections (BSIs), which are potentially fatal illnesses that are commonly observed in intensive care units (ICUs). …”
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Surface Deposition of Icy Dust Entrained in Europa’s Plumes by Wei-Ling Tseng, Ian-Lin Lai, Hsiang-Wen Hsu, Wing-Huen Ip, Jong-Shinn Wu

“…We explore how gas production rates, initial gas and dust velocities, and dust size distributions influence plume morphology and deposition patterns. …”
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Optimizing Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Treatment Outcomes in a High HIV-Burden Setting: A Study of Sputum Conversion and Regimen Efficacy in Rural South Africa by Mojisola Clara Hosu, Lindiwe Modest Faye, Teke Apalata

“…Conclusions: Shorter treatment regimens significantly improve sputum conversion rates and treatment outcomes. The findings support optimizing DR-TB treatment through personalized regimens based on patient health status and drug resistance patterns. …”
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Memory deformation and safety characteristics of hydrated coal rock assemblages under cyclic loading by Tingting Cai, Jin Xia, Yulong Jiang, Zengchao Feng, Jia Liu

“…With the increase in water saturation rate, the peak strength of the coal-rock assemblage gradually decreased, showing a noticeable deterioration effect. …”
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Index-Based Alteration of Long-Term River Flow Regimes Influenced by Land Use Change and Dam Regulation by Raoof Mostafazadeh, Mostafa Zabihi Silabi, Javanshir Azizi Mobaser, Bita Moezzipour

“…The analysis showed an increase in the average flow rate during the summer season and a decrease in other seasons. …”
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Global burden of chronic kidney disease and its attributable risk factors (1990-2021): an analysis based on the global burden of disease study by Min-Jia Li, Hong-Yong Liu, Yun-Qiang Zhang, Sheng-Rong Li, Jian-Hong Zhang, Rong Li

“…Prevalence peaked at ages 65–69 in males and 70–74 in females, with female rates surpassing male rates from the early thirties onward. …”
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The global burden of climate-sensitive diseases in Brazil: the national and subnational estimates and analysis, 1990–2017 by Tatiane C. Moraes de Sousa, Christovam Barcellos, Mauricio L. Barreto

“…The lowest DALYs rates for dengue were observed in the south region, which also experiences the lowest temperatures. …”
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