Skin Lesion Classification Through Test Time Augmentation and Explainable Artificial Intelligence by Loris Cino, Cosimo Distante, Alessandro Martella, Pier Luigi Mazzeo

“…Despite significant advancements in the automatic classification of skin lesions using artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms, skepticism among physicians persists. This reluctance is primarily due to the lack of transparency and explainability inherent in these models, which hinders their widespread acceptance in clinical settings. …”
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Trauma as a Public Health Moment: Addressing Vaccine Uptake in Trauma Patients by Grace E. Keegan, BS, Rachel Alexander, BS, Simi Ogunnowo, BS, Isaiah Brown, BS, Tanya L. Zakrison, MD, MPH, Lea E. Hoefer, MD

“…On qualitative analysis, recurrent themes included vaccination motivated by either community-based or personal health-related values, and disinterest in vaccination based on perceived low need or skepticism of experimentation. Fifteen patients (26%) eligible for a vaccine dose consented to onsite vaccination after the survey. …”
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Assessing the disconnect between student interest and education in artificial intelligence in medicine in Saudi Arabia by Abeer F. Almarzouki, Alwaleed Alem, Faris Shrourou, Suhail Kaki, Mohammed Khushi, Abdulrahman Mutawakkil, Motasem Bamabad, Nawaf Fakharani, Mohammed Alshehri, Mohanad Binibrahim

“…Interestingly, students who had received more exposure to AI courses reported higher levels of skepticism regarding AI and were less eager to learn more about it. …”
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Possible Superconductivity Transition in Nitrogen‐Doped Lutetium Hydride Observed at Megabar Pressure by Xingbin Zhao, Yu Huang, Shuailing Ma, Hao Song, Yanwei Cao, Hao Jiang, Yanping Huang, Tian Cui

“…However, many researchers have failed to independently reproduce these results, which has sparked intense skepticism on this report. In this work, a LuH2±xNy sample is fabricated using high‐pressure and high‐temperature methods. …”
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Personal, environmental and behavioral predictors associated with online fraud victimization among adults. by Vimala Balakrishnan, Umayma Ahhmed, Faris Basheer

“…<h4>Implications</h4>The emergence of Overconfidence and Social Influence as significant predictors can guide the development of targeted online fraud awareness campaigns and/or tools emphasizing critical thinking and skepticism. Policymakers can leverage this knowledge to implement regulations that reduce deceptive practices online, promote digital literacy programs, and mandate clearer consumer protections to mitigate the impact of social manipulation and overconfidence on fraud victimization.…”
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Intricacies of human–AI interaction in dynamic decision-making for precision oncology by Dipesh Niraula, Kyle C. Cuneo, Ivo D. Dinov, Brian D. Gonzalez, Jamalina B. Jamaluddin, Jionghua Judy Jin, Yi Luo, Martha M. Matuszak, Randall K. Ten Haken, Alex K. Bryant, Thomas J. Dilling, Michael P. Dykstra, Jessica M. Frakes, Casey L. Liveringhouse, Sean R. Miller, Matthew N. Mills, Russell F. Palm, Samuel N. Regan, Anupam Rishi, Javier F. Torres-Roca, Hsiang-Hsuan Michael Yu, Issam El Naqa

“…In summary, some clinicians may disregard AI recommendations due to skepticism; others will critically analyze AI recommendations on a case-by-case basis; clinicians will adjust their decisions if they find AI recommendations beneficial to patients; and clinician will disregard AI recommendations if deemed harmful or suboptimal and seek alternatives.…”
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Spatial and social relevance perceptions by pre-service teachers of learning about oil palm management as a local or nonlocal socioscientific issue by Finn Kristen Matthiesen, Gina Nolte, Finn Rehling, I Gede Arjana, Lola Utama Sitompul, Upik Yelianti, Susanne Bögeholz, Susanne Bögeholz

“…., personal experiences and skepticism through local embeddedness. Our findings on relevance perceptions among local and nonlocal PST underscore the importance of spatial- and social-sensitive SSI education. …”
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Water-Based Supplementation Technology for Grazing Cattle in the Tropics: A Large-Scale Commercial Case Study by Eliéder Prates Romanzini, Vivienne McCollum, Sarah Mcilveen, Evandro Maia Ferreira, William Luiz de Souza, Marcelo Augusto Oliveira Castro, Priscila Arrigucci Bernardes, Ryan J. Batley, Mark G. Trotter, Diogo Fleury Azevedo Costa

“…This contributed to skepticism and slow adoption among producers. However, recent technological advancements have renewed interest in water-based supplementation for grazing animals. …”
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A Descriptive-Multivariate Analysis of Community Knowledge, Confidence, and Trust in COVID-19 Clinical Trials among Healthcare Workers in Uganda by Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Anne, Laudisoit, Lawrence Obado, Osuwat, Gaber El-Saber, Batiha, Naif E. Al, Omairi, Eric, Aigbogun, Herbert Izo, Ninsiima, Ibe Michael, Usman, Lisa M., DeTora, Ewan Thomas, MacLeod, Halima, Nalugo, Francis P., Crawley, Barbara E., Bierer, Daniel Chans, Mwandah, Charles Drago, Kato, Kenedy, Kiyimba, Emmanuel Tiyo, Ayikobua, Linda, Lillian, Kevin, Matama, Shui Ching, Nelly Mak, David, Onanyang, Theophilus, Pius, Linda, Lillian, Kevin, Matama, Shui Ching, Nelly Mak, David, Onanyang, Theophilus, Pius, David Paul, Nalumenya, Robinson, Ssebuufu, Nina Olivia, Rugambwa, Grace Henry, Musoke, Kevin, Bardosh, Juma John, Ochieng, Fred, Ssempijja, Patrick, Kyamanywa, Gabriel, Tumwine, Khalid J., Alzahrani, Susan Christina, Welburn

“…We also found a high level of skepticism and possible community resistance to DNA recombinant vaccines, such as the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine. …”
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Patient Voices: Multimethod Study on the Feasibility of Implementing Electronic Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in a Comprehensive Cancer Center by Cinzia Brunelli, Sara Alfieri, Emanuela Zito, Marco Spelta, Laura Arba, Linda Lombi, Luana Caselli, Augusto Caraceni, Claudia Borreani, Anna Roli, Rosalba Miceli, Gabriele Tine', Ernesto Zecca, Marco Platania, Giuseppe Procopio, Nicola Nicolai, Luigi Battaglia, Laura Lozza, Morena Shkodra, Giacomo Massa, Daniele Loiacono, Giovanni Apolone

“…However, there are barriers to implementation related to the time and cognitive effort required to complete the questionnaires. There is also skepticism about the usefulness of ePROMs in interactions with health care professionals. …”
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The sport and Lithuanian national identity by Ingvaras Butautas, Rasa Čepaitienė

“…In turn, the marginal fan groups, which kept a clear nationalistic orientation from Soviet times, have an ideological potential to migrate towards Euro-skepticism, anti-globalism, and xenophobia.  Regardless of the huge former importance of sport in sustaining national identity, nowadays, only in case of a signal victory, sport is able to rally strong "emotional communities." …”
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The Concept of Akrasia in D. Husak’s Theory of Criminal Responsibility and the Advantages of Its Alternative by Gediminas Šataitis

“…In his theory, Husak employs the concept of akrasia related to moral knowledge-ignorance, albeit sourcing its presuppositions from contemporary skeptics rather than from ancient philosophy. Yet, Husak’s theory is not skeptical. …”
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The fate of Siberian civilization by M. V. Shilovskiy

“…Sushko regarding the prospects for the incorporation of Siberia into the all-Russian civilizational space taking into account the positions of Siberian oblasts. The author is skeptical about the prospects for the separation of Asian Russia in the foreseeable future and is trying to argue his point of view…”
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Globalização e desenvolvimento regional na Tríplice Fronteira by Eric Gustavo Cardin

“…In order to do that, it theoretically discusses the concepts of globalization, governance and paradiplomacia, noting some of the conflicts and contradictions existing in some of the discussions between skeptical and globalistas. The article also presents empirical considerations by observing the socioeconomic development of the region known as the Triple Frontier (Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina), exploring the interdependence relationship and questioning the contributions that the conceptual discussions bring for the strengthening of reflections referring to local and regional growth.…”
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Chasser le naturel : le préjugé métaphysique de Lolita by Antoine Traisnel

“…This article argues that literature for Nabokov engages reality with a skeptic’s eye, going so far as to posit the absolute sovereignty of the former. …”
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Las memorias de Mario Onaindia: geminación e iluminaciones by Miguel Olmos

“…The author's active search is guided by a disbelieving or skeptical attitude, whose questions may appear dramatized through duplicated textual structures. …”
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Étudier l’accueil des neurosciences en éducation : une illustration épistémologique à partir de la positivismusstreit by Arianne Robichaud, Marina SCHWIMMER, Maxime GAUTHIER-LACASSE

“…As some embrace the arrival of such science with open arms, others tend to be more skeptical. This article submits fundemental thoughts regarding this debate, inspired by its parallels with the positivism dispute, one of the most important epistemological debates of the 20th century. …”
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Wittgenstein and metamorphoses of legal language by A. B. Didikin

“…Modern discussions about the possibilities of implementing Wittgenstein’s arguments about the rule following problem and the skeptical argument in the field of interpretation and clarification of the content of legal norms are considered. …”
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About polyhedrane “cages” and their doubtful supramolecular lodging capacity: a demonstration by the absurd and a plea for free expression in scientific journals by Riess, Jean G.

“…The question of the publishability of a skeptical opinion on such techno-legal documents in scientific journals is raised. …”
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O debate da Escola de Frankfurt e suas contribuições para uma reflexão crítica da sociedade contemporânea by Rodrigo Marques Leistner

“…The works produced by this “marginal” nucleus, as well as its posterior refinement in the work of Habermas, present theoretical alternatives of relational features which oppose to the structural and skeptic vision existent in the works of Horkheimer, Adorno and Marcuse. …”
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