Mapping inequalities in exclusive breastfeeding in low- and middle-income countries, 2000

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Mapping inequalities in exclusive breastfeeding in low- and middle-income countries, 2000–2018

Nature Human Behaviour. 2021. P. 1–24.

Otstavnov S.

Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF)—giving infants only breast-milk for the first 6 months of life—is a component of optimal breastfeeding practices effective in preventing child morbidity and mortality. EBF practices are known to vary by population and comparable subnational estimates of prevalence and progress across low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are required for planning policy and interventions. Here we present a geospatial analysis of EBF prevalence estimates from 2000 to 2018 across 94 LMICs mapped to policy-relevant administrative units (for example, districts), quantify subnational inequalities and their changes over time, and estimate probabilities of meeting the World Health Organization’s Global Nutrition Target (WHO GNT) of ≥70% EBF prevalence by 2030. While six LMICs are projected to meet the WHO GNT of ≥70% EBF prevalence at a national scale, only three are predicted to meet the target in all their district-level units by 2030.

Research target: Health Studies

Priority areas: state and public administration IT and mathematics

Keywords: Burden of Disease

ML-based Fast Simulation of FARICH Responses

Shipilov F., Barnyakov A., Ivanov A. et al., / Series Physics "arxiv.org". 2026.

A fast simulation of the detector response is a vital task in high-energy physics (HEP). Traditional Monte-Carlo methods form the backbone of modern particle physics simulation software but are computationally expensive. We present a machine-learning-based approach to fast simulation of the Focusing Aerogel Ring Imaging Cherenkov (FARICH) detector response. Given a particle track and momentum, ...

Added: May 19, 2026

Determinants of Сonsent to Personal Data Surveillance: Experimental Evidence from Russia

Sizov A., Rodionova M., Sedashov E. et al., / NRU Higher School of Economics. Series PS "Political Science". 2026. No. 1.

Rapid development of surveillance technologies is one of the most socially important consequences of the digital age. This paper investigates the factors determining consent to surveillance of various types of personal data and contributes to rapidly growing research on citizens perceptions of surveillance practices. Relying on a comprehensive survey experiment, we study the effects of ...

Added: May 15, 2026

Домашние питомцы и здоровье пожилых. Количественный анализ

Карцева М. А., Peresetsky A., / Высшая школа экономики. Серия WP2 "Количественный анализ в экономике". 2026. № WP2/2026/01.

This study examines the association between health status among elderly individuals living alone and pet ownership (cats, dogs). We employ data from the “Time Use Survey” conducted by the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) in 2019, which contains information on more than 10,000 elderly individuals living alone aged 60 or older in Russia, including data ...

Added: May 8, 2026

AlphaDent: A dataset for automated tooth pathology detection

Sosnin E. I., Vasil’ev Y. L., R.A. Solovyev et al., Computer Optics 2025 Vol. 49 No. 6 P. 1129–1137

In this article, we present a new unique dataset for dental research – AlphaDent. This dataset is based on the DSLR camera photographs of the teeth of 295 patients and contains over 1200 images. The dataset is labeled for solving the instance segmentation problem and is divided into 9 classes. The article provides a detailed ...

Added: May 4, 2026

Мультимодальные модели в медицинской диагностике как универсальный инструмент

Назаренко А. Г., Федоров М. В., Moshkin A. et al., Вестник Росздравнадзора 2026 № 1 С. 14–29

Multimodal foundation models and medical multimodal large language models are establishing a new class of diagnostic clinical decision support systems capable of operating on heterogeneous data sources, including medical imaging (X-ray, CT, MRI, ultrasound, histopathology), physiological signals (ECG, EEG), clinical text (electronic health records, reports, discharge summaries), laboratory measurements, molecular profiling data, and related modalities. ...

Added: May 4, 2026

Natural hazard database from Internet publications: text mining with a large language model

Derkacheva A., Sakirkina M., Kraev G. et al., /. 2026.

Comprehensive data on natural hazards and their consequences are crucial for effective for risk assessment, adaptation planning, and emergency response. However, many countries face challenges with fragmented, inconsistent, and inaccessible data, particularly regarding local-scale events. To address this data gap in Russia, we developed an end-to-end processing pipeline that scrapes news from various online sources, ...

Added: April 28, 2026

The Dish-I-Wish open dataset on food preferences and parental influence

Radygina A., Zaripova J., Semenova D. et al., FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION 2026 Vol. 13 Article 1741707

This paper introduces a novel, open-access dataset designed to advance research into early childhood eating behaviors and their familial determinants. The dataset integrates anthropometric measurements (weight, height, age, BMI, and Estimated Energy Requirement) from 203 children aged 4–14 years alongside rich, granular data on food selection behaviors gathered via Dish-I-Wish—a custom, gamified web application developed ...

Added: April 24, 2026

Multimodal EEG, ECG, and video dataset of yoga practitioners during concentration and mind-wandering tasks

Kashevnik A., Glekler E., Artemenko E. et al., Scientific data 2026 Article 7209

We present a multimodal dataset containing electroencephalography (EEG), electrocardiography (ECG), and video recordings from 49 participants. Each participant completed a single session lasting approximately 45 minutes. During each session they performed five tasks: resting state, inward concentration (focusing on the center of the forehead), outward concentration (visual search), and mind-wandering. EEG data were recorded from ...

Added: April 23, 2026

Algorithmic overlaps as thermodynamic variables: from local to cluster Monte Carlo dynamics in critical phenomena

Pilé I., Deng Y., Shchur L., / Series arXiv "math". 2026. No. 2604.10254.

We investigate the spatial overlap of successive spin configurations in Markov chain Monte Carlo simulations using the local Metropolis algorithm and the Svendsen-Wang and Wolff cluster algorithms. We examine the dynamics of these algorithms for two models in different universality classes: the Ising model and the Potts model with three components. The overlap of two ...

Added: April 20, 2026

Regional characteristics of birth control in Russia In 2018-2022

Victoria Sakevich, Denisov B., Демографическое обозрение 2024 Vol. 11 No. 3 P. 67–87

The article presents a spatial analysis of abortion rates in Russia. The study draws on official abortion statistics, which, following methodological revisions in 2018, now include information that was not available in previous years. Regional differences are examined in terms of the incidence of induced and spontaneous abortions, the share of abortions performed in the ...

Added: April 9, 2026

Using predefined vector systems to speed up neural network multimillion class classification

Gabdullin N., Androsov I., / Series Computer Science "arxiv.org". 2026.

Label prediction in neural networks (NNs) has O(n) complexity proportional to the number of classes. This holds true for classification using fully connected layers and cosine similarity with some set of class prototypes. In this paper we show that if NN latent space (LS) geometry is known and possesses specific properties, label prediction complexity can ...

Added: April 2, 2026

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Begicheva A., Бегичева С. В., Прикладная информатика 2025 Т. 20 № 5 (119) С. 4–21

Territorial inequality in access to healthcare remains a pressing issue for the healthcare system of the Russian Federation. Significant disparities in transport accessibility, staffing levels, and the spatial distribution of medical facilities complicate evidence-based decision-making, especially in regions with uneven population density and fragmented infrastructure. This creates the need for formalized and reproducible approaches to ...

Added: March 30, 2026

Пространственное моделирование факторов доступности амбулаторной медицинской помощи на муниципальном уровне: эмпирический анализ (на примере Свердловской области)

Бегичева С. В., Begicheva A., Прикладная эконометрика 2026 № 1(81) С. 117–139

The article examines the factors of spatial accessibility of outpatient healthcare at the municipal level. The study is based on data from 65 municipalities of Sverdlovsk Region for the year 2021. A modified gravity-based accessibility index was applied, accounting for the distribution of medical personneland the transport connectivity of territories. The impact of explanatory factors ...

Added: March 27, 2026

Предикторы спонтанной ремиссии при расстройствах, связанных с использованием Интернета: систематический обзор и метаанализ

Малыгин Я. В., Золотарева Л. С., Орлова А. С. et al., Консультативная психология и психотерапия 2025 Т. 33 № 3 С. 32–63

Контекст и актуальность. Расстройства, связанные с использованием интернета (РСИИ), включающие различные формы поведенческих зависимостей от интернета с неадекватным или чрезмерным его использованием, являются распространенной проблемой среди детей и подростков. Цель. Выявление предикторов, способствующих возникновению спонтанной ремиссии от РСИИ у учащихся школ. Методы. Проведен систематический поиск соответствующих критериям включения лонгитюдных когортных исследований и исследований типа случай–контроль в базах данных ...

Added: March 18, 2026

Влияние цифровых технологий на структурные изменения сети медицинских организаций

Potapchik E., Профилактическая медицина 2025 Т. 28 № 9 С. 7–14

In just the past few years, digital technologies (DTs) have become from a new experimental concept to an integral part of modern healthcare. There is a change in the paradigm of medical care organization — a shift from the medical care provision within the walls of medical provider (MP) to its delivery at the patient’s ...

Added: March 18, 2026

Diagnostic Accuracy of AI for Opportunistic Screening of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in CT: A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis

Kodenko M., Vasilev Y., Vladzymyrskyy A. et al., Diagnostics 2022 Vol. 12 No. 12 Article 3197

In this review, we focused on the applicability of artificial intelligence (AI) for opportunistic abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) detection in computed tomography (CT). We used the academic search system PubMed as the primary source for the literature search and Google Scholar as a supplementary source of evidence. We searched through 2 February 2022. All studies ...

Added: March 18, 2026

Compulsory health insurance in the Central and Eastern European countries: the similarity and the difference with Social Health Insurance

Shishkin S., Frontiers in Public Health 2026 Vol. 14 Article 1761310

Background: According to the conventional point of view, compulsory health insurance (CHI) models in the Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries are classified as Social Health Insurance (SHI) schemes. However, the absolute dominance of the state in their regulation in many CEE countries calls into question such a qualification. The existing approaches to the definition ...

Added: March 17, 2026

Global, regional, and national burden of breast cancer among females, 1990–2023, with forecasts to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023

Bhangdia K., May M. L., Kocarnik J. M. et al., The Lancet Oncology 2026 Vol. 27 No. 3 P. 302–326

Background Breast cancer is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity among females worldwide. As part of the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2023, we provided an updated comprehensive assessment of the epidemiological trends, disease burden, and risk factors associated with breast cancer globally, regionally, and nationally from 1990 to 2023. Methods Breast ...

Added: March 6, 2026

Лекции по патологической анатомии (Видеокурс): учебное пособие

Данилова Н. В., Олейникова Н. А., Михайлов И. А. et al., М.: КДУ, Университетская книга, 2025.

This textbook contains all the lectures from the pathological anatomy course at the Faculty of Fundamental Medicine of Lomonosov Moscow State University. The total duration of video recordings is over 50 hours. Each lecture has a brief summary. The accessible presentation of the material will allow you to effectively use your knowledge in preparation for ...

Added: March 3, 2026

Russian experience in healthcare quality assurance through standards of care: 2014–2023

Vasiliy Vlassov, Gabuniya N., Vlasova A., BMJ Open Quality 2026 Vol. 15 Article e003843

Objectives The Russian Federation inherited from the USSR a vast and poor healthcare system. Since 1996, the move to evidence-guided care has been initiated. The objective is to describe the last 10 years’ significant progress in the development of the centralised system of guidelines and quality assurance. Methods For the narrative review, we searched MEDLINE and the Central ...

Added: February 27, 2026

Способы терапии злокачественных новообразований путем воздействия на сигнальный путь STING

Karimova A., Садовская Я. О., Солопова О. Н., Российский онкологический журнал 2025 Т. 30 № 3 С. 156–169

ABSTRACT Modern oncology needs to develop and implement antineoplastic agents that provide sustained remission without serious side effects. Immunotherapy and targeted therapy agents that activate innate immunity may address this issue. The stimulator of interferon genes (STING), an intracellular protein, mediates the synthesis of type I interferons, which have antiviral, antitumor, and antiproliferative properties. The ...

Added: February 19, 2026

How the hybrid rules of free and paid medical care affect the post-socialist health system

Shishkin S., Sheiman I., Potapchik E. et al., BMC Health Services Research 2026 Vol. 26 Article 370

Background In some post-socialist countries, the rules of free and paid healthcare are not clear. We study Russia as an example to explore the combination of these rules and their role in the healthcare system. Methods We analyze the legislation defining the rules of free and paid healthcare; compare spending on free and paid services using statistical data; ...

Added: February 16, 2026

Spatial Governance Under Polycrisis: Reconfiguring Agglomeration Policy

Borushkina S., Gorodnichev A., / Elsevier. Серия -- "WPS". 2026.

Agglomeration policy has long been a widely accepted approach in spatial development, premised on the assumption that large, integrated city-regions drive national economic growth through higher productivity, innovation, and global integration. This paper examines how this paradigm is reworked under conditions of polycrisis, understood as a durable state of overlapping and mutually reinforcing economic, geopolitical, and institutional crises. Focusing ...

Added: February 10, 2026

Modeling COVID-19 response in Cuba: a hybrid approach combining agent-based modeling and time series analysis

Orlando G., Bufalo M., Nazarova V., Population Health Metrics 2025 Vol. 23 Article 71

The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted vulnerable populations, such as low-income households, exacerbating existing health and economic challenges. In Cuba, the crisis exposed the effects of long-standing economic difficulties, worsened by sanctions, but the country’s robust public health system and independent vaccine development enabled an effective response. This study addresses the gap in understanding how ...

Added: February 3, 2026