Farm households’ livelihood adaptive capacity under multiple pressures of small watershed management by Yaru Sun, Yilin Gan, Jing Luo, Tingting Han, Hafo Wang, Ruirui Yang, Lingling Tian

“…However, the FHLAC remains predominantly low to moderate in the small watershed. The contribution rates of livelihood pressure, livelihood capital, and willingness to adapt to FHLAC are 22.24 %, 28.69 %, and 49.07 %, respectively. …”
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Geospatial analysis of cholera outbreak in Lusaka, Zambia, between 2023 and 2024 by William Ngosa, Tadatsugu Imamura, Nyuma Mbewe, Joseph Seriki, Oscar Nzila, Fred Mfune, Godfrey Zulu, Chomba Mulando, Tizha Chiluba, Luo Miyanda, Agness Phiri, Lucy Sichone, Galion Mwape, Kapambwe Mulenga, Charles Chileshe, Nawa Mabuku, Dabwiso Banda, Fangyu Yan, Taro Kamigaki, Roma Chilengi, Nyambe Sinyange

“…Results Over the study period, 4,591 suspected cholera cases with geocoordinate data were identified, with incidence rates varying across the constituencies. Median cholera incidence (IQR) was 0.55 (0.27–1.44) in Lusaka, with higher incidence rates observed in unplanned residential areas. …”
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Molecular and genomic investigation of an urban outbreak of dengue virus serotype 2 in Angola, 2017-2019. by Zoraima Neto, Pedro A Martinez, Sarah C Hill, Domingos Jandondo, Julien Thézé, Marinela Mirandela, Renato Santana Aguiar, Joilson Xavier, Cruz Dos Santos Sebastião, Ana Luísa Micolo Cândido, Filipa Vaz, Gisel Reyes Castro, Joana Paula Paixão, Nicholas J Loman, Philippe Lemey, Oliver G Pybus, Jocelyne Vasconcelos, Nuno Rodrigues Faria, Joana de Morais

“…<h4>Background</h4>The transmission patterns and genetic diversity of dengue virus (DENV) circulating in Africa remain poorly understood. …”
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Dynamic parking space allocation at urban scale: Problem formulation and resolution by Hanae Errousso, Jihane El Ouadi, El Arbi Abdellaoui Alaoui, Siham Benhadou

“…To do this, we consider both solicitation rates in these areas and coverage ratios of received parking demands. …”
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The characteristics of new-onset myasthenia gravis after COVID-19 outbreak: a cross-sectional study by Yanzhen Huang, Yu Wu, Shaodan Zhou, Xianting Que, Ailing Jiang, Danli Shi, Ting Lu, Yanlan Chen, Ziqun Lin, Chao Liu, Yishuang Wen, Shuyi Zhang, Wen Huang

“…After COVID-19 outbreak, there was an increase in new-onset MG patients, with more cases occurring within the first three months. The rates of pulmonary inflammation (40.28%), COVID-19 vaccination (88.14%), and treatment with tacrolimus (15.98%) and MG duration (15 weeks, IQR: 5.75, 32) were higher, while rates of thymectomy (13.92%), baseline MG-ADL (3, IQR: 3, 6), and QMGS (7, IQR: 5,8) were lower compared to new-onset MG patients before COVID-19 outbreak. …”
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Characterizing timber harvest occurrence and intensity to inform forest carbon management across the eastern United States by Matthew B. Russell, Catherine J. Chamberlain, Lynn Riley, Natalia A. Mushegian, John S. Gunn, Ethan P. Belair, Sebastian U. Busby

“…Timber harvesting plays an important role in determining how forest management practices influence carbon storage and sequestration patterns. We analyzed recent harvesting patterns across the eastern United States to quantify harvest area, intensity, and type of silviculture across timberlands. …”
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Comparative analysis of data transformation methods for detecting non-technical losses in electricity grids by Maria Gabriel Chuwa, Daniel Ngondya, Rukia Mwifunyi

“…The high accuracy and low false positive rates enable utilities to recover unbilled revenue and reduce inspection costs, amplifying savings compared to raw data or traditional approaches. …”
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Importance of hospital-specific antibiotic policy for ensuring maternal quality of care in India: A narrative review by Arijit Banerjee, Jhuma Biswas

“…Implementing hospital-specific antibiotic policies effectively reduces infection rates and improves maternal-neonatal outcomes through standardized regimens prioritizing narrow-spectrum antibiotics and utilizing local antibiograms. …”
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Proactive Data Placement in Heterogeneous Storage Systems via Predictive Multi-Objective Reinforcement Learning by Suchuan Xing, Yihan Wang

“…The system incorporates a sophisticated reward mechanism that balances performance gains against migration overhead, while employing prioritized experience replay and adaptive learning rates to handle non-stationary workload characteristics. …”
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Residential solar adoption—main determinants and the future of small-scale photovoltaics by Severin Reissl, Luis Sarmiento, Johannes Emmerling

“…We present a data-driven microsimulation model analyzing residential photovoltaic adoption in Germany to address uncertainties in future adoption rates. We develop and calibrate a technology adoption model incorporating economic, financial, and behavioral factors to replicate historical adoption patterns from 2007 to 2020 and project future scenarios. …”
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Experimental study on instability and failure mechanism of sandstone under freeze-thaw and load. by Wenyu Lv, Ru You, Chuangye Wang, Zhihe Wang, Yongping Wu, Panshi Xie, Chao Lyu, Sheng Luo, Yichen Li

“…Notably, the attenuation constant λ follows a monotonically decreasing pattern with increasing loading rate. Failure mode analysis reveals that sandstone predominantly exhibits tensile-shear composite failure characteristics at complete failure, with tensile cracks dominating in quantity. …”
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Bacterial Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Resistance in Children in Shandong Province, China, 2017&amp;ndash;2022: A Multicentre Retrospective Study by Yang S, Wang M, Wang S

“…In the composition of strain specimens, most of the strains came from the respiratory tract (59.8%), followed by pus (11.4%). The resistance rate of Staphylococcus spp. to penicillins remains high at 90%, while the resistance rate to linezolid is low but shows an upward trend. …”
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Antimicrobial Resistance of Salmonella enterica Serovars Typhi and Paratyphi Isolates from a General Hospital in Karawaci, Tangerang, Indonesia: A Five-Year Review by Nata Pratama Hardjo Lugito, Cucunawangsih

“…In the 2011–2015 period, resistance rates against most antimicrobials and MDR rate of S. …”
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Comparison of peripheral nerve injury outcomes between COVID-19 survivors and non-COVID rehabilitation inpatients: A retrospective study by Antonio Mondríguez-González, Brian M. Rothemich, Manasi Sheth, Kevin N. Swong, Colin K. Franz

“…COVID-19 patients have elevated rates of medical comorbidities, including risk factors for acquired PNI, such as diabetes mellitus and obesity. …”
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Trends in type 1 diabetes incidence among children and adolescents in Bursa (2015-2022): impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and demographic insights by Yasemin Denkboy Öngen, Özlem Kara, Emine Demet Akbaş, Güven Özkaya, Erdal Eren

“…Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) rates showed a significant rise over time, particularly in severe DKA cases during the pandemic. …”
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The clinical spectrum and cost implications of hospitalised HIV-infected children at Karl Bremer Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa by C.S. Schoeman, Michael K. Pather

“…Worksheets were used to record any costs incurred, which were calculated at rates applicable to 2001. This was done daily during admission. …”
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Phenotypic and molecular analysis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence and association with antibiotic resistance in Egypt by Salah AI Ali, Aya A Ghamry, Amal M Soliman, Abdullah M Abdo, Nagwan G El-Menofy, Manal M Al-Gerby, Haytham K Mahrous

“…Results: Aztreonam showed the highest resistance rate among MDR (94.7%) and ceftazidime showed the highest resistance rate among non-MDR isolates (44.2%). …”
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Comparative efficacy of half-dose and one-third-dose photodynamic therapy in chronic central serous chorioretinopathy: a retrospective study by Mohsen Farvardin, Dorna Eghtedari, Maryam Shahmohammadi, Mohammadkarim Johari

“…The recurrence rate of SRF was significantly higher in the one-third-dose group (20%) compared to the half-dose group (7.5%) (P =.015). …”
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Nitrogen reduction with supplemental irrigation enhances yield by delaying leaf senescence and optimizing grain-filling process for ridge-furrow film mulching winter wheat by Xiaobo Gu, Yang Xu, Tongtong Zhao, Yadan Du, Yuanling Zhang, Yuyu Tian, Zhikai Cheng, Huanjie Cai, Zhandong Liu

“…However, the optimal supplemental irrigation rate to further increase the yield of winter wheat under RFM remains unclear. …”
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GNSS VELOCITY AND STRAIN FIELD IN THE NORTHERN SUMATRA 15 YEARS AFTER THE 2004 M9.2 SUMATRA ANDAMAN EARTHQUAKE by S. M. Alif, O. Anggara, M. F. Jihad, R. S. Perdana

“…To do this, a comparison was made of velocities and strain rates over two periods. The velocities of 5.5 to 40.5 mm/yr and the strain rate up to 47.2 μstrain/yr were obtained from the recently acquired GNSS data. …”
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