Looking Back on Digital Medical Education Over the Last 25 Years and Looking to the Future: Narrative Review by Oluwadamilola Ogundiya, Thahmina Jasmine Rahman, Ioan Valnarov-Boulter, Tim Michael Young

“…The rapid evolution and use of web-based and digital techniques have been significantly transforming this field since the beginning of the new millennium. …”
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Audio–Visual Synchronization and Lip Movement Analysis for Real-Time Deepfake Detection by Muhammad Javed, Zhaohui Zhang, Fida Hussain Dahri, Asif Ali Laghari, Martin Krajčík, Ahmad Almadhor

“…By integrating visual and audio features using multimodal fusion techniques, AVSFF aims to distinguish between authentic and manipulated media. …”
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Investigative genetic genealogy practices warranting policy attention: Results of a modified policy Delphi. by Christi J Guerrini, Louiza Kalokairinou, Jill O Robinson, Whitney Bash Brooks, Stephanie M Fullerton, Sara Huston, Jacklyn Dahlquist, Diana Madden, Norah Crossnohere, Nicola Campoamor, John F P Bridges, Amy L McGuire

“…These top priority practices relate to: consent and notification; case eligibility and criteria; data management, privacy, and security; and governance and accountability. …”
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SparseBatch: Communication-efficient Federated Learning with Partially Homomorphic Encryption by Chong Wang, Jing Wang, Zheng Lou, Linghai Kong, WeiSong Tao, Yun Wang

“…It operates by aggregating local gradient updates contributed by participating clients, all the while safeguarding the privacy of sensitive data. Industrial FL frameworks employ additively homomorphic encryption (HE) to ensure that local gradient updates are masked during aggregation, guaranteeing no update is revealed. …”
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Exploring the promising role of internet of things in urban water systems: a comprehensive global analysis of insights, trends, and research priorities by Shaher Zyoud

“…Most explored areas include water quality monitoring, leak detection, smart metering, and demand management, while challenges in the future lie in data security, privacy, and interoperability. Despite growing research interests, gaps remain in standardization, community engagement, and developing robust IoT architectures. …”
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Cross-Room CO₂-Based Presence Detection for Occupancy Profiling by Jelle Vanhaeverbeke, Emiel Deprost, Steven Verstockt, Sofie van Hoecke

“…The first contribution involves the development of a presence detection model based on CO2 data, which is easy to measure and non-privacy intrusive. …”
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Unlocking potential of open source model training in decentralized federated learning environment by Ekaterina Pavlova, Grigorii Melnikov, Yury Yanovich, Alexey Frolov

“…Decentralized Federated Learning (DFL) offers decentralized approaches to model training while safeguarding data privacy and ensuring resilience against adversarial participants. …”
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Benchmarking Federated Few-Shot Learning for Video-Based Action Recognition by Nguyen Anh Tu, Nartay Aikyn, Nursultan Makhanov, Assanali Abu, Kok-Seng Wong, Min-Ho Lee

“…This learning approach is particularly useful but challenging due to the limited availability of labeled video data in practice. …”
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Knowledge and Views of Patients With Cardiovascular Disease Toward Pharmacogenomics in The United Arab Emirates by Maram O. Abbas, Azhar T. Rahma, Iffat Elbarazi, Bassam R. Ali, George P. Patrinos, Farah Nagy, Alya Osman, Reem K. Alneyadi, Anwar S. Alshamsi, Mohamed Alraqabani, Zeina Al‐Mahayri, Fatma Al‐Maskari

“…Participants were invited via phone calls or in‐person contact at clinics. Data analysis was conducted using SPSS V.29, incorporating descriptive statistics and multivariable logistic regression. …”
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GPS tracking methods for spatiotemporal air pollution exposure assessment: comparison and challenges in study implementation by Kalliopi Kyriakou, Benjamin Flückiger, Danielle Vienneau, Nicole Probst-Hensch, Ayoung Jeong, Medea Imboden, Aletta Karsies, Oliver Schmitz, Derek Karssenberg, Roel Vermeulen, Gerard Hoek, Kees de Hoogh

“…Participants completed a baseline questionnaire, carried a GPS device (SODAQ) for 2 weeks, and used a smartphone app for a time activity diary. …”
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Receptiveness to participating in cannabis research in pregnancy: a survey study at The Ottawa Hospital [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] by Kira Bombay, Amy McGee, Christina Cantin, Kathryn M Denize, Malia SQ Murphy, Daniel J Corsi, Mark C Walker, Shi Wu Wen, Ruth Rennicks White

“…In the design of new cohort studies to evaluate the patterns and outcomes of cannabis use in pregnancy, consideration must be given to the factors influencing participation, data sharing, and contribution of biological samples. …”
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Blockchain-Enhanced Security for 5G Edge Computing in IoT by Manuel J. C. S. Reis

“…The rapid expansion of 5G networks and edge computing has amplified security challenges in Internet of Things (IoT) environments, including unauthorized access, data tampering, and DDoS attacks. This paper introduces EdgeChainGuard, a hybrid blockchain-based authentication framework designed to secure 5G-enabled IoT systems through decentralized identity management, smart contract-based access control, and AI-driven anomaly detection. …”
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Why We Disclose on Social Media? Towards a Dual-Pathway Model by Qiyu Bai, Qi Dan, Yumin Choi, Siyang Luo

“…A moderated mediation model was proposed and tested using cross-sectional survey data collected from 1519 Chinese netizens. …”
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A Review of the Authentication Techniques for Internet of Things Devices in Smart Cities: Opportunities, Challenges, and Future Directions by Ashwag Alotaibi, Huda Aldawghan, Ahmed Aljughaiman

“…This study aims to identify gaps and propose future research directions to develop robust authentication frameworks that protect user privacy and data integrity.…”
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A Bibliometric Analysis on Federated Learning by Ersin Namlı, Yusuf Sait Türkan, Mesut Ulu, Ömer Algorabi

“…With the rapid advancement of technology and growing concerns about data privacy, federated learning (FL) has attracted considerable attention from the scientific community. …”
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Future perspectives on internet of vehicles resource management: digital twin-enabled edge computing frameworks by Jihong Xie, Gui Wu, Xiang Zhou, Shanshan Deng

“…Existing approaches are then discussed and compared using clustering, matching, and offloading approaches. …”
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COVID-19 and the implications of social and hospital isolation for older adults by Renata Bezerra de Holanda Bessa, Karla Patrícia Martins Ferreira, Cynthia de Freitas Melo, Letícia Keroly Bezerra Alexandrino, Bianca de Sousa Nogueira

“…Method This is an exploratory, descriptive, and qualitative study conducted with 16 hospitalized older adults, who answered a sociodemographic questionnaire and a guiding question. Data were analyzed through textual analysis using the Interface de R pour les Analyses Multidimensionnelles de Textes et de Questionnaires (IRaMuTeQ) software. …”
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Dispute Resolution in Islamic Economic Transactions: The Role and Function of Sharia Arbitration by Gunawan Widjaja

“…This study examines the function and role of Sharia-based arbitration, focusing on its alignment with the values of justice, efficiency, and confidentiality within Islamic law. Using a literature-based methodology, the research analyzes secondary data from legal sources and previous studies on Sharia arbitration in Indonesia, particularly the practices of the Sharia Arbitration Body (BASYARNAS-MUI). …”
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A Comprehensive Survey of Deep Learning Approaches in Image Processing by Maria Trigka, Elias Dritsas

“…Metrics used for rigorous model evaluation are also discussed, underscoring the importance of performance assessment in varied application contexts. …”
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The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Personalized Medicine: A Computer Science Perspective by Raul Mihai RADULESCU

“… This abstract investigates the role of AI in personalized medicine using a computer science lens that connects the underlying theories with their actual applications. …”
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