Emergency department care experiences among 2SLGBTQQIA+ patients: a mixed methods study by Sidonie Chard, Sawyer Karabelas-Pittman, Kel Martin, Elliot Chapple, David Messenger, Susan A. Bartels, Melanie Walker

“…Participants were recruited from the Kingston Health Sciences Centre’s ED, Urgent Care Centre, and at community-based organisations. Quantitative data were analysed using chi-squared tests, while qualitative data underwent thematic analysis. …”
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Digital Transformation in Higher Education: Enhancing Support Services Through Mobile Apps by Anusuyah Subbarao, Nasreen Khan, Aysa Siddika, Muhammad A. Fathullah, Mohd A. Sanwani, Fia F. Adam, Debrina V. Ferezagia, Melisa B. Altamira

“…In contrast, other elements such as ease of use, competence, accessibility, and data privacy were not deemed significant concerns by the students. …”
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Modern Trends in the Digitalization of Higher Physical Education in China by Chen RUI

“…Additionally, the study emphasizes the need for educator training and professional development, as many physical education teachers lack digital literacy or are resistant to new technologies. Data privacy and security issues are another significant challenge, particularly with the collection and use of personal and health data from wearable devices and online platforms. …”
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Adoption of internet of things in residential smart homes: A structural equation modeling approach by Amir Mohammad Norouzzadeh, Seyed Pendar Toufighi, Jan Vang, Abolfazl Edalatipour

“…This study explores the behavioral factors influencing IoT adoption in residential smart buildings. Using a descriptive-survey method, data were collected from 97 companies involved in the smart home sector through structured questionnaires. …”
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Patient and clinician perceptions of telehealth in musculoskeletal physiotherapy services - A systematic review of the evidence-base. by Anthony Smith, Sue Innes

“…Methodological quality was evaluated using the CASP, JBI and QuADS tools. Findings were evaluated via consensus and showed clear patient and clinician satisfaction with positive themes of reduced travel, reduced physical burden, flexibility/accessibility and negative themes of reduced physical contact, computer literacy and privacy infringements. …”
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Leveraging Blockchain for Transparency: A Study on Organ Supply Chains and Transplant Processes by Rashmi Ranjan Panigrahi, Subhodeep Mukherjee, Zakir Hossen Shaikh, Naji Mansour Nomran

“…Structural equation modelling was used to test and validate the model. <i>Results</i>: The study’s findings indicate that social influence, trust, facilitating conditions, government support, performance expectancy, data security and privacy, and technology affinity positively impact blockchain adoption in organ transplants. …”
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Enhancing reliability and security in cloud-based telesurgery systems leveraging swarm-evoked distributed federated learning framework to mitigate multiple attacks by S. Punitha, K. S. Preetha

“…To address these issues, a distributed framework based on federated learning is proposed, integrating Optimized Gated Transformer Networks (OGTN) with layered chaotic encryption schemes to mitigate multiple unknown cyberattacks while preserving data privacy and integrity. The framework was implemented using TensorFlow Federated Learning Libraries (FLL) and evaluated on the UNSW-NB15 dataset. …”
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Harnessing artificial intelligence of things for cardiac sensing: current advances and network-based perspectives by Hao Ren, Hao Ren, Hao Ren, Fengshi Jing, Yongcong Ma, Ruining Wang, Chaocheng He, Yufan Wang, Jiandong Zhou, Yu Sun

“…Looking ahead, we anticipate that this field will increasingly prioritize data privacy protection, particularly in the era of large language models, to address emerging challenges and ensure sustainable growth. …”
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The State of Artificial Intelligence and its Prospects in Pakistan's Medical Sector by Rohail Akhtar Habib, Yumna Sattar Khan

“…The rising integration of AI in Pakistani medicine necessitates the evolution of regulatory frameworks to guarantee patient safety, data privacy, and ethical application of AI technologies. …”
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Integrated approach in the control and management of skin neglected tropical diseases in Lalo, Benin. by Yves Thierry Barogui, Gabriel Diez, Esai Anagonou, Roch Christian Johnson, Inès Cica Gomido, Hermione Amoukpo, Zoulkifl Salou Bachirou, Jean Gabin Houezo, Raoul Saizonou, Ghislain Emmanuel Sopoh, Kingsley Asiedu

“…<h4>Methods</h4>It is a cross-sectional study using a single set of activities data conducted from May 2016 to December 2016. …”
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Older adult stroke survivors’ needs and perspectives of a stroke app: a qualitative study by Wenjing Cao, Afang Li, Azidah Abdul Kadir, Juan Chen, Lanying Chen, Qing Li, Intan Idiana Hassan

“…Face-to-face semi-structured interviews were conducted between August and October 2024. Data were transcribed verbatim and analysed using Haase's adaptation of Colaizzi's phenomenological method. …”
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Integrating population-based biobanks: Catalyst for advances in precision health by Jui-Chu Lin, Yi-Lien Liu, Wesley Wei-Wen Hsiao, Chien-Te Fan

“…Precision medicine focuses on the personalized treatment of diseases, whereas precision health aims to promote health and prevent diseases using tools such as big data and advanced analytics to predict health risks and prevent diseases at the population level. …”
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Swachh Bharat Mission Gramin: Uptake and challenges in rural Coimbatore by Iswarya Natarajan, Kathiravan Rajendran, Seetharaman Narayanan, Jeevithan Shanmugam

“…Quantitative data were analysed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) v23 and qualitative data using manual thematic content analysis. …”
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Acceptability of digital vending machines to improve access to sexual and reproductive health in Brighton, UK: a qualitative analysis by Jaime H Vera, Richard Cooper, Syra Dhillon, John Mear, Gillian Louise Dean, Rhys D Wenlock

“…Stakeholders were staff on sites where the VM was placed. Data analysis took place on NVivo, using a thematic approach.Results 12 users completed the interview. 42% within the age 18–25 years with equal male and female identifying distributions. 33% were heterosexual, 25% homosexual and 33% bisexual. …”
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Exploring knowledge and attitudes toward electronic informed consent among clinical trial participants in China: a cross-sectional study by Ying Wu, Xing Liu, Xiaoying Ge, Xin Tan, Weiwei Yu, Xiaomin Wang

“…However, they also express concerns about data protection and privacy security in eIC. These findings provide a foundation for developing targeted strategies to enhance the adoption and acceptance of eIC among diverse populations.…”
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Advanced Monte Carlo for Acquisition Sampling in Bayesian Optimization by Javier Garcia-Barcos, Ruben Martinez-Cantin

“…Boltzmann sampling is an embarrassingly parallel method that enables fully distributed BO using Monte Carlo sampling. However, it also requires sampling from a continuous acquisition function, which can be challenging even for advanced Monte Carlo methods due to its highly multimodal nature, constrained search space, and possibly numerically unstable values. …”
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Comparative Performance Evaluation of Real-Time Webcam and HOG-Based Facial Recognition Systems for Children's Screen Time Management by Fatimah Alghamdi, Abdulrahman Alghamdi

“…It highlights critical security and privacy considerations, particularly the responsible handling of facial data in environments accessible to minors. …”
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A Study of K-ISMS Fault Analysis for Constructing Secure Internet of Things Service by Hwankuk Kim, Jongin Lim, Kyungho Lee

“…Since existing studies mainly focus on simple statistical analysis of the K-ISMS assessment results, analysis on the cause of certification assessment fault based on past data analysis is insufficient. As a method of managing the certification inspection quality, in this paper, we analyze the association among the fault items of the K-ISMS certification assessment results using association rule mining which involves identifying an association rule among items in the database.…”
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A Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Framework for Evaluating Emerging Digital Technologies in Supply Chain Optimization by Nabil M. AbdelAziz, Dina Mohamed, Hasnaa Soliman

“…Ten critical attributes covering technical, economic, and environmental dimensions were identified through expert consultation and a review of relevant literature, including scalability, integration ease, performance benefit, costeffectiveness, environmental and social sustainability, data privacy, and supply chain resilience. The evaluation framework combines the Entropy method for determining objective attribute weights with the TOPSIS method for ranking alternatives. …”
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Performance Evaluation of Decentralized Federated Learning: Impact of Fully and K-Connected Topologies, Heterogeneous Computing Resources, and Communication Bandwidth by Vo van Truong, Pham Khanh Quan, Dong-Hwan Park, Taehong Kim

“…Decentralized federated learning (DFL) enables collaborative model training across distributed devices while preserving data privacy. Despite this, the performance of DFL in real-world scenarios, characterized by varying network topologies, heterogeneous client resources, and communication bandwidth, remains underexplored. …”
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