Telehealth abortion services via Women on Web in Kenya (2013–2019): a descriptive analysis of the characteristics and motivations of the care seekers by Mary Achieng Ouma, Anita Alaze, Kenneth Juma, Hazal Atay, Rebecca Gomperts, Céline Miani

“…This study explores the characteristics and motivations of individuals in Kenya who completed an online consultation on the WoW website in 2013–2019. We used anonymised data provided by WoW to describe participants’ characteristics (n = 857) and their motivations for accessing the WoW online consultation (n = 449, since this information was only available for those who filled out the questionnaire from December 2017). …”
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Computational persuasion technologies, explainability, and ethical-legal implications: A systematic literature review by Davide Calvaresi, Rachele Carli, Simona Tiribelli, Berk Buzcu, Reyhan Aydogan, Andrea Di Vincenzo, Yazan Mualla, Michael Schumacher, Jean-Paul Calbimonte

“…Ethical and legal concerns, such as patient consent, data privacy, and potential for users’ manipulation, are under-explored and require deeper investigation. …”
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Mental health promotion in disasters: exploring the synergy of artificial intelligence, spirituality, and psychology: a SWOT analysis by Rasoul Fattahipour, Simintaj Sharififar, Fatemeh Teymouri, Maryam Azizi, Milad Ahmadi Marzaleh

“…In contrast, threats such as data privacy risks, algorithmic biases, and ethical concerns around informed consent and over-standardization of care are also addressed. …”
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Students’ Perceptions of Learning Analytics for Mental Health Support: Qualitative Study by Aglaia Freccero, Miriam Onwunle, Jordan Elliott, Nathalie Podder, Julia Purrinos De Oliveira, Lindsay H Dewa

“…However, students raised concerns regarding data reliability and identified several ethical issues, such as privacy and lack of transparency. …”
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Nursing Educators’ Perspectives on the Integration of Artificial Intelligence Into Academic Settings by Moustaq Karim Khan Rony MSS, MPH, RN, Sumon Ahmad MPH, RN, Sabren Mukta Tanha MPH, RN, Dipak Chandra Das MSS, Mosammat Ruma Akter MSN, RN, Mst. Amena Khatun MPH, RN, Most. Hasina Begum MSN, RN, Md Ibrahim Khalil MSS, RN, Umme Rabeya Peu MSS, RN, Mst. Rina Parvin BSN, RN, Daifallah M Alrazeeni PhD, Fazila Akter MSc, RN

“…However, barriers such as insufficient training, infrastructural challenges, and ethical concerns related to data privacy, algorithmic bias, and AI-driven decision making were highlighted. …”
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What is the Role of Medical Informatics in Digital Healthcare? by Mihai TĂRÂŢĂ

“…. • Cybersecurity & Privacy in Healthcare – Implementing robust security solutions (e.g., encryption, blockchain) to safeguard sensitive patient data and ensure compliance with regulations like HIPAA (USA), GDPR (EU), and local healthcare laws…”
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Low Saturation Confidence Distribution-based Test-Time Adaptation for cross-domain remote sensing image classification by Yu Liang, Shilei Cao, Juepeng Zheng, Xiucheng Zhang, Jianxi Huang, Haohuan Fu

“…However, most UDA approaches require access to source data, which may be infeasible due to data privacy or transmission constraints. …”
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BESPOKE study protocol: a multicentre, prospective observational study to evaluate the impact of circulating tumour DNA guided therapy on patients with colorectal cancer by Scott Kopetz, Axel Grothey, Shifra Krinshpun, Meenakshi Malhotra, Paul Billings, Angel Rodriguez, Alexey Aleshin, Sarah Sawyer, Michelle Munro, Pashtoon Murtaza Kasi, Jessica Guilford, Sascha Ellers, Jacob Wulff, Nicole Hook, Allyson Koyen Malashevich, Solomon Moshkevich

“…The secondary endpoints are MRD clearance rate (MRD+ to MRD−) during or after adjuvant chemotherapy, percentage of patients that undergo surgery for oligometastatic recurrence, survival of MRD-negative patients treated with adjuvant chemotherapy versus no adjuvant chemotherapy (active surveillance), overall survival, examine the number of stage I CRC that have recurrent disease detected postsurgery, and patient-reported outcomes.Ethics and dissemination This study has received ethical approval from the Advarra Institutional Review Board (IRB) protocol: Natera—20-041-NCP/3766.01, BESPOKE Study of ctDNA Guided Therapy in Colorectal Cancer (BESPOKE CRC) (Pro00041473) on 10 June 2021. Data protection and privacy regulations will be strictly observed in the capturing, forwarding, processing and storing of patients’ data. …”
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HealthPass: a contactless check-in and adaptive access control system for lowering cluster infection risk in public health crisis by Guofeng Luo, Yufei Wang, Linghong Hong, Xin He, Jiaru Wang, Qu Shen, Cheng Wang, Longbiao Chen

“…IntroductionEnsuring effective measures against the spread of the virus is paramount for educational institutions and workplaces as they resume operations amidst the ongoing public health crisis. A touchless and privacy-conscious check-in procedure for visitor assessment is critical to safeguarding venues against potential virus transmission.MethodsIn our study, we developed an interaction-free entry system featuring anonymous visitors who voluntarily provide data. …”
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Comparing nurses’ and patients’ perceptions of dignity in burn care: a cross-sectional study by Davood Zarei, Zahra Khademian, Azita Jaberi, Abdolkhalegh Keshavarzi

“…Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted on 110 nurse-patient dyads at Amir-Al-Moemenin Burn Hospital, Shiraz, Iran between August 2023 to February 2024. Data were collected using patient dignity questionnaire and analyzed using SPSS software version 23.0, utilizing descriptive tests, Mann-Whitney, Kruskal-Wallis, Wilcoxon, and Spearman’s correlation coefficient. …”
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Assessing user preferences and competitive strategies of Gojek and Grab in ASEAN’s ride-hailing market by Pandu Kurniawan, Didi Achjari

“…This study aims to determine the criteria, sub-criteria, and alternatives influencing users in choosing ride-hailing and map Gojek and Grab’s grand strategy to compete in the ASEAN market, especially in Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Singapore. This research uses a questionnaire to collect data, with 377 Gojek and Grab users as participants. …”
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Internet of Things in Medicine: a Bibliometric Review by Meysam Alavi, Motahareh Dehghan

“…Data visualization was conducted using VOSviewer software. …”
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Bridging Cities and Citizens with Generative AI: Public Readiness and Trust in Urban Planning by Adnan Alshahrani

“…This study explores whether Saudi residents are ready to engage with AI-driven tools in urban planning, how they prefer to interact with them, and what ethical concerns may arise. Using a quantitative, survey-based approach, the study collected data from 232 Saudi residents using non-probability stratified sampling. …”
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Operation Strategy of Multi-Virtual Power Plants Participating in Joint Electricity–Carbon Market Based on Carbon Emission Theory by Jiahao Zhou, Dongmei Huang, Xingchi Ma, Wei Hu

“…The study uses data from a VPP dispatch center in Shanxi Province. …”
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A comprehensive systematic review of intrusion detection systems: emerging techniques, challenges, and future research directions by Arjun Kumar Bose Arnob, Rajarshi Roy Chowdhury, Nusrat Alam Chaiti, Sudipta Saha, Ajoy Roy

“…Blockchain and quantum computing technologies are explored to improve data privacy, resilience, and scalability in decentralized and resource-constrained environments. …”
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Secure and Efficient Protocol for Route Optimization in PMIPv6-Based Smart Home IoT Networks by Daemin Shin, Vishal Sharma, Jiyoon Kim, Soonhyun Kwon, Ilsun You

“…The proposed protocol includes steps for secure RO and handover management, where mutual authentication, key exchange, perfect forward secrecy, and privacy are supported. The correctness of the proposed protocol is formally analyzed using BAN-logic and Automated Validation of Internet Security Protocols and Applications (AVISPA). …”
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How Gender-Sensitive Disaster Management is Addressed in the Turkish Parliament: A Qualitative Study from Feminist Bioethics Perspective by Fatma Gulsum Onal, Bahar Marangoz

“…The data were systematically retrieved using the keywords “earthquake,” “disaster,” “gender,” “women,” and “health.” …”
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Unveiling practical insights of eHealth implementation in Europe: a grey literature review on legal, ethical, financial, and technological (LEFT) considerations by B. E. Bente, N. Beerlage-de Jong, R. M. Verdaasdonk, J. E. W. C. van Gemert-Pijnen

“…Legal barriers include navigating complex regulatory frameworks, interpreting regulations, and concerns about data privacy. Facilitators focus on centralized governance and Europe's role in the global data market. …”
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Exploring the role of digital technology for feedback exchange in clinical training: a scoping review by Veena S. Singaram, Rayishnee Pillay, Esther L. Mbobnda Kapche

“…The incorporation of virtual reality and artificial intelligence presents promising opportunities for personalized, real-time feedback, but requires vigilant governance to ensure data integrity and privacy. Scoping review protocol https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-022-02151-8…”
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Acceptability of Guided Symptom Entry and Asynchronous Clinical Communication Software Among Primary Care Staff: Qualitative Study by Riina Raudne, Taavi Tillmann

“…The software was reported to satisfy perceived feature needs for patient verification, privacy and data security, editable plain-language symptom summaries of symptoms, and integration with prewritten response templates (particularly for staff who were nonnative speakers). …”
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