Multicountry research on comprehensive abortion policy implementation in Latin America: a mixed-methods study protocol by Guillermo Carroli, Antonella Lavelanet, Silvina Ramos, Mariana Romero, Rodolfo Gomez Ponce de Leon, Berenise Carroli, Celina Gialdini, Agustina Ramón Michel, Mercedes Vila Ortiz

“…Informed consent will be obtained from participants. Data will be treated with careful attention to protecting privacy and confidentiality. …”
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Assessment of public awareness and willingness to establish a forensic DNA and odontology national database in Egypt: a cross-sectional study by Asmaa Mohammad Moawad, Fatma Mohamed Hassan, Eman D. El Desouky, Youssef Mohsen Ashmawy, Ebtehal Mohammed, Noha E. Ibrahim, Howaida Saeed Mohammed, Basma kamal Ibrahim

“…Despite concerns about privacy and data misuse, most people acknowledged the potential benefits of using these services. …”
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Barriers and facilitators to telemedicine contraception among patients that speak Spanish: a qualitative studyAJOG Global Reports at a Glance by Marielle E. Meurice, MD, MAS, Gennifer Kully, Msc, Sarah Averbach, MD, MAS, Antoinette Marengo, MD, Jesse Nodora, DrPH, Maricela Cervantes, MPH, Sheila K. Mody, MD, MPH

“…Two coders analyzed the data using thematic analysis. Results: The average age of the participants was 32.5 years old (range 19–45). …”
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From lab to field with machine learning – Bridging the gap for movement analysis in real-world environments: A commentary by Carlo Dindorf, Fabian Horst, Djordje Slijepčević, Bernhard Dumphart, Jonas Dully, Matthias Zeppelzauer, Brian Horsak, Michael Fröhlich

“…Event detection (c) in time series data is the annotation of certain events that are used to extract useful and vital information or to remove unwanted and unnecessary data for further analysis. …”
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Decentralized Distributed Sequential Neural Networks Inference on Low-Power Microcontrollers in Wireless Sensor Networks: A Predictive Maintenance Case Study by Yernazar Bolat, Iain Murray, Yifei Ren, Nasim Ferdosian

“…The growing adoption of IoT applications has led to increased use of low-power microcontroller units (MCUs) for energy-efficient, local data processing. …”
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Agents for Change: Artificial Intelligent Workflows for Quantitative Clinical Pharmacology and Translational Sciences by Mohamed H. Shahin, Srijib Goswami, Sebastian Lobentanzer, Brian W. Corrigan

“…By integrating domain‐specific tools while maintaining data privacy and regulatory standards, well‐designed agentic workflows empower scientists to automate routine tasks and make more informed decisions. …”
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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

“…This study contributes to the field by providing a robust real-time solution for detecting deepfakes in audio–visual synthetic data, ensuring enhanced detection accuracy and effective generalization across various deepfake manipulations and demographic data.…”
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الهندسة الاجتماعیة وشبکات التواصل الاجتماعى وتاثیرها على المجتمع العربى by د. مها أحمد ابراهیم

“…The study also comes up with thefollowing results: positively, individuals of the academic community succeeded atprotecting their data automatically and at a high rate. Selection of fake namesconstitutes half of the academic community ( 53.2%), who use social networksand this is explored by their deny of personal data or by writing fake personaldata. …”
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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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Bridging the Gap between Neuroarchitecture, Artificial Intelligence, and Sustainability: A Systematic Review of Mental Health in the Built Environment by Esraa Elazab, Ahmed ELtawil

“…Ethical considerations related to data privacy and consent are also discussed, providing a comprehensive understanding of the potential and challenges in designing AI-driven neuroarchitecture-sustainable adaptive designs.…”
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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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Transformation of Dependent Rights In The Digital Era A Study In Electronic Implementation by Waradatun Nafi’ah, Arofa, Andianita Nur Ilahiyah, Moh Basri, Ahmad Musadad

“…However, in its implementation, there are still various obstacles, such as limited technological infrastructure, low public digital literacy, and challenges in maintaining data security and user privacy. This study uses normative juridical methods, utilizing legal and conceptual approaches to examine the effectiveness of regulations regarding electronic liens. …”
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The potential of machine learning in diagnosing neurological and psychiatric diseases: a review by Claudia Ricetti, Luca Carrara, Davide La Torre

“…However, certain challenges persist, including concerns about data quality, patient privacy and the ethical implications of algorithmic decisions. …”
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Generalization challenges in video deepfake detection: methods, obstacles, and technological advances by LI Junjie, WANG Jianzong, ZHANG Xulong, QU Xiaoyang

“…However, its widespread use and decreasing costs pose serious threats to personal privacy and social trust. …”
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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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Future perspectives on internet of vehicles resource management: digital twin-enabled edge computing frameworks by Jihong Xie, Gui Wu, Xiang Zhou, Shanshan Deng

“…With edge computing, processing data near the source, these technologies significantly lower response time and optimize system performance. …”
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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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