Interactions among tuberculosis, geographic environment and aerosols: evidence from the Kashgar region of China by Bo Shang, Bo Shang, Chengjing Wei, Chenchen Wang, Yanling Zheng, Yanling Zheng, Liping Zhang, Liping Zhang

“…Significant regional differences in TB incidence (p < 0.0001) were confirmed, with post-hoc analyses indicating higher TB rates and worse air quality in Southern Xinjiang. …”
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Impact of PM2.5 Exposure on Reproductive Health and Sperm Functions in Mice from a High-Pollution Industrial Environment by Fu-Jen Cheng, Chung-Shin Yuan, Xin Chen, Yu-Sheng Lin, Ping-Hsun Wu, Ping-Chi Hsu

“…Results Exposure to WS-PM2.5 and WI-PM2.5 reduced rates of normal sperm morphology, with each also presenting unique toxic effects. …”
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Discordance Between Spine-Hip and Paretic-Nonparetic Hip Bone Mineral Density in Hemiplegic Stroke Patients: A Multicenter Retrospective Study by Seung Don Yoo, Tae-Woo Kim, Byung-Mo Oh, Seung Ah Lee, Chanwoo Kim, Ho Yeon Chung, Jung Eun Son, Ji Yeon Lee, Hyunji Lee, Hoo Young Lee

“…Results The prevalence rates of concordance, low LS discordance, and low hip discordance between the LS and hips were 48.2%, 12.2%, and 39.6%, respectively. …”
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Regional trends in perceptions of American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons towards barriers to access for patients with Medicaid: limited perioperative service access, low patient enga... by Patrick Saunders, MD, Abhay Mathur, MD, Jordan Frausto, BA, Carlos D. Ramirez, BS, Adam Z. Khan, MD, Brad Bushnell, MD, Hafiz F. Kassam, MD

“…Results: A total of 257 (18.5% response rate) ASES members completed the survey. The mean year in practice for respondents was 14. …”
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Predominance of gram-negative multidrug-resistant pathogens causing lower respiratory tract infections among gene X-pert negative presumptive tuberculosis patients in Dar Es Salaam... by Irene Rabiel, Mtebe Majigo, Loveness Urio, Lilian Nkinda, Peter Richard Torokaa, Elieshiupendo M. Niccodem, Mabula Kasubi, Doreen Kamori, Joel Manyahi, Agricola Joachim

“…MTB was detected only in high‑quality sputum samples. The high resistance rate to commonly prescribed antibiotics for LRTIs called for further large-scale studies to guide and/or refine treatment guidelines and optimize patient care.…”
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Recursive Class Connectivity Classification (R3C) Applied to Binary Image Segmentation for Improved Infant Fingerprint Enhancement by Joao Leonardo Harres Dall Agnol, Luiz Fernando Puttow Southier, Jefferson Tales Oliva, Marcelo Teixeira, Rodrigo Minetto, Marcelo Filipak, Dalcimar Casanova, Erick Oliveira Rodrigues

“…Consequently, identification rates for children remain significantly lower than those achieved with adult fingerprints. …”
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Hotspots of genetic change in Yersinia pestis by Yarong Wu, Youquan Xin, Xiaoyan Yang, Kai Song, Qingwen Zhang, Haihong Zhao, Cunxiang Li, Yong Jin, Yan Guo, Yafang Tan, Yajun Song, Huaiyu Tian, Zhizhen Qi, Ruifu Yang, Yujun Cui

“…Abstract The relative contributions of mutation rate variation, selection, and recombination in shaping genomic variation in bacterial populations remain poorly understood. …”
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Trends in atrial fibrillation and flutter mortality associated with disorders of thyroid gland in the United States from 1999 to 2020 by Shahzaib Ahmed, Shoaib Ahmad, Hamza Ashraf, Eeman Ahmad, Umar Akram, Abbas H. Mallick, Irfan Ullah, Raheel Ahmed, Chadi Alraies, Gregg C. Fonarow

“…Methods Age‐adjusted mortality rates and crude rates per 100,000 population from 1999 to 2020 using the CDC WONDER database. …”
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The effect of COVID-19 vaccination on change in contact and implications for transmission by Carol Y. Liu, Aaron Siegler, Patrick Sullivan, Samuel M. Jenness, Stefan Flasche, Benjamin Lopman, Kristin Nelson

“…Contact rates universally increased across survey rounds among all sociodemographic groups, but unvaccinated individuals had persistently higher contact rates. …”
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Time trends incidence of celiac disease in a Spanish population. by Julia María Cabo Del Riego, María Jesús Núñez-Iglesias, Andrés Blanco Hortas, Tamara Álvarez Fernández, Ignacio Corchero, Silvia Novío, José Paz Carreira, Carmen García-Plata González, José Abel González-Ramirez, Sofia Zaera, Manuel Freire-Garabal Núñez

“…The temporal trend in incidence rates diverges between different age groups; showing a high incidence with stable pattern in children and young people whereas exhibiting an increasing incidence in adult/elderly, so that the incidence almost triple from 2012 to 2019. …”
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Asymmetric Shocks and Pension Fund Volatility: A GARCH Approach with Macroeconomic Predictors to an Unexplored Emerging Market by Cristiana Tudor, Aura Girlovan, Gabriel Robert Saiu, Daniel Dumitru Guse

“…The analysis includes domestic and international equity indices (BET, STOXX), government bond yields (ROMGB 10Y, ROMANI 5Y), short-term interbank rates (ROBOR ON), and exchange rate fluctuations (RON/EUR). …”
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Wavelength-time-division multiplexed fiber-optic sensor array for wide-field photoacoustic microscopy by Wei Li, Xiaoxuan Zhong, Jie Huang, Xue Bai, Yizhi Liang, Linghao Cheng, Long Jin, Hao-Cheng Tang, Yinyan Lai, Bai-Ou Guan

“…Using a 4-element sensor array, we achieved an expanded FOV of 5 × 8 mm² while maintaining high temporal resolution (160 kHz A-line rate, 0.25 Hz frame rate) and microscopic spatial resolution (10.7 μm). …”
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Trends, global comparisons, and projections of early onset colorectal cancer burden in China based on GBD study 2021 by Shun Seng Ong, Lianjie Xu, Xiaoyue Deng, Hai Lu, Tianshu Xu

“…The analysis focused on age-standardized incidence rates (ASIR), prevalence rates (ASPR), mortality rates (ASMR), and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs). …”
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Antimicrobial Susceptibility Trends in <i>E. coli</i> Causing Pediatric Urinary Tract Infections in the United States by Simren Mahajan, Neena Kanwar, Gina M. Morgan, Rodrigo E. Mendes, Brian R. Lee, Dithi Banerjee, Rangaraj Selvarangan

“…During the study period, the susceptibility rates remained stable for most antimicrobial agents. …”
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From gram-negative strains to mortality: understanding bacterial resistance in mainland China by Yi-Chang Zhao, Zhi-Hua Sun, Jia-Kai Li, Huai-yuan Liu, Ming-Xuan Xiao, Bi-Kui Zhang, Wei Cao, Miao Yan

“…Environmental factors, including humidity, temperature, and rainfall were significantly correlated with these rates. Economic conditions and dietary patterns also showed relevant correlations. …”
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Using risk adjustment to improve the interpretation of global inpatient pediatric antibiotic prescribing. by Julia A Bielicki, Mike Sharland, Ann Versporten, Herman Goossens, David A Cromwell

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>Greater comparability of pCA exposure rates can be achieved by using a few easily collected variables to produce risk-adjusted rates.…”
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Forecasting progress: analyzing the trajectory of under-five child mortality for Ghana, Niger, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone towards SDG3 using ARIMA time series model by Zakariya Kuupah Adama, Felix Okoe Mettle, Benedict Mbeah Baiden, Nelson Kiprono Bii

“…Abstract This study employs the AutoRegressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) model to forecast under-five mortality rates in Ghana, Niger, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone for the years 2030 and 2031. …”
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Mortality atlas of the main causes of death for the elderly population (≥75 years) in Switzerland during 2010–2020 by Taru Singhal, Kaja Widmer, Anton Beloconi, Suzanne Dhaini, Matthias Schwenkglenks, Cordula Blohm, Rolf Weitkunat, Sabina De Geest, Penelope Vounatsou

“…RESULTS: Language regions are associated with mortality rates for many causes of death. In particular, the French-and Italian-speaking regions are associated with a lower burden of mortality due to cardiovascular diseases and diabetes compared to German-speaking Switzerland, but this is offset by increased rates of certain cancers. …”
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Industry of Russian Regions Under New Anti-Russian Sanctions by Marina Yurievna Malkina

“…The study is devoted to the analysis of the rates and factors of industrial growth in Russian regions during the period of the Special Military Operation and new anti-Russian sanctions in 2022–2023. …”
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Modelling Temperature-dependent Schistosomiasis Dynamics for Single and Co-infections with S. mansoni and S. haematobium. by Zadoki Tabo, Lutz Breuer, Christian Albrecht

“…These temperature-related variations differently impact mortality rates of intermediate snails and snail-to-human transmissibility rates for schistosome species, holding significant health implications. …”
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