Transformation of Ukrainian students’ attitudes toward wheelchair users amid the Russian-Ukrainian war by Andriej Szpakow, Krystyna Kowalczuk, Yuliia Antonova-Rafi, Igor Khudetskyy, Oryna Detsyk, Olga Fedortsiv, Oksana Hdyrya, Andriy Bazylevych, Liudmila Vilchynskaya

“…The research was conducted twice, in 2022 and 2024, covering 1,453 and 986 Ukrainian students, respectively, from medical, humanities, and social science programmes at universities in Kyiv, Ternopil, Ivano-Frankivsk, and Lviv. The method used was a diagnostic survey with a standardised questionnaire, the Multidimensional Attitudes Scale Toward Persons With Disabilities (MAS-UA). …”
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Effects of dual-task exercises on cognitive status, disease activity and quality of life in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus by Ozgur Kasapcopur, Sezgin Sahin, Ela Tarakci, Eylul Pinar Kisa, Gokce Leblebici, İrem Yagmur Tonyali, Gulcin Balci, Şehri Dilek, Esma Aslan

“…Objective Many patients with childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) suffer from cognitive dysfunction that seriously affects their quality of life, attention, visual and speech memory, motor function, reaction speed and motor perception and physical activity. …”
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Patient-specific fluid–structure simulations of anomalous aortic origin of right coronary arteriesCentral MessagePerspective by Michael X. Jiang, MD, MEng, Muhammad O. Khan, PhD, Joanna Ghobrial, MD, Ian S. Rogers, MD, Gosta B. Pettersson, MD, PhD, Eugene H. Blackstone, MD, Alison L. Marsden, PhD

“…Methods: We developed 6 patient-specific FSI models of AAORCA using SimVascular software. …”
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DNA Barcoding of Red Algae (Rhodophyta) in Ternate Island Sea, North Maluku, Indonesia by Muhammad Janib Achmad, Nebuchadnezzar Akbar, Firdaut Ismail, Ardan Samman, Beginer Subhan, Rustam E Paembonan, Dondy Arafat

“…The DNA sample was amplified and then visualized by 1% agarose gel electrophoresis. The amplicon products were sequenced and then aligned with the rbcL gene database that was available at the NCBI gene bank. …”
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Deep Learning Approaches for Continuous Sign Language Recognition: A Comprehensive Review by Asma Khan, Seyong Jin, Geon-Hee Lee, Gul E. Arzu, L. Minh Dang, Tan N. Nguyen, Woong Choi, Hyeonjoon Moon

“…Sign language uses hand gestures as a visual mode of communication, along with body actions and facial expressions. …”
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Automated Detection of Central Retinal Artery Occlusion Using OCT Imaging via Explainable Deep Learning by Ansgar Beuse, Daniel Alexander Wenzel, MD, Martin Stephan Spitzer, MD, Karl Ulrich Bartz-Schmidt, MD, Maximilian Schultheiss, MD, Sven Poli, MD, Carsten Grohmann, PhD, MD

“…Subjects: Patients presenting to the University Medical Center Tübingen and the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf in Germany. Methods: OCT data of patients suffering from CRAO, differential diagnosis with (sub) acute visual loss (central retinal vein occlusion, diabetic macular edema, nonarteritic ischemic optic neuropathy), and from controls were expertly graded and distinguished into 3 groups. …”
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GERD-associated laryngeal granuloma: a series of clinical observations. Case report by Svetlana V. Starostina, Olga V. Tashchyan, Marina G. Mnatsakanyan, Konstantin A. Nazarov, Liana S. Karapetyan, Polina A. Loskutova, Irina V. Kuprina

“…Diagnosis of laryngopharyngeal reflux includes analysis of the patient's life history, registration of complaints using questionnaires, assessment of the clinical and functional state of the larynx using visual analog scales of reflux signs, the use of instrumental methods and laboratory tests. …”
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Effects of Clouds and Shadows on the Use of Independent Component Analysis for Feature Extraction by Marcos A. Bosques-Perez, Naphtali Rishe, Thony Yan, Liangdong Deng, Malek Adjouadi

“…To achieve this, we employed Independent Component Analysis (ICA), a statistical method capable of decomposing mixed signals into independent source components. …”
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Development of an Exercise Rehabilitation Functional Group for Individualized Exercise After Lumbar Spine Surgery by Seong Son, Han Byeol Park, Chan Jong Yoo, Moon-Hee Kim, Byung Rhae Yoo, Jae Ang Sim

“…Data were categorized into five grades using Cajori’s five-grade mathematical method. Significant correlations were observed between the eight exercise parameters and two clinical factors. …”
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Competency self-assessment for a learning-based autonomous aircraft system by Nicholas Conlon, Aastha Acharya, Jamison McGinley, Trevor Slack, Camron A. Hirst, Marissa D’Alonzo, Mitchell R. Hebert, Christopher Reale, Eric W. Frew, Rebecca Russell, Nisar R. Ahmed

“…A central challenge to this new paradigm of non-co-located mission supervision is developing systems which have explainable and trustworthy autonomy and internal decision-making processes.MethodsCompetency self-assessments are methods that use introspection to quantify and communicate important information pertaining to autonomous system capabilities and limitations to human supervisors. …”
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A radiomics-clinical predictive model for difficult laparoscopic cholecystectomy based on preoperative CT imaging: a retrospective single center study by Rui-Tao Sun, Chang-Lei Li, Yu-Min Jiang, Ao-Yun Hao, Kui Liu, Kun Li, Bin Tan, Xiao-Nan Yang, Jiu-Fa Cui, Wen-Ye Bai, Wei-Yu Hu, Jing-Yu Cao, Chao Qu

“…The SHAP analysis further visualized the importance of features, enhancing model interpretability. …”
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Depth-Enhanced Tumor Detection Framework for Breast Histopathology Images by Integrating Adaptive Multi-Scale Fusion, Semantic Depth Calibration, and Boundary-Guided Detection by A. Robert Singh, Suganya Athisayamani, Hariharasitaraman S, Faten Khalid Karim, Jose Varela-Aldas, Samih M. Mostafa

“…Multiple modalities offer the advantage of providing complementary visual information that enhances overall understanding. …”
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Distribution and Neurochemical Characterization of Dorsal Root Ganglia (DRG) Neurons Containing Phoenixin (PNX) and Supplying the Porcine Urinary Bladder by Paweł Janikiewicz, Urszula Mazur, Piotr Holak, Nastassia Karakina, Kamil Węglarz, Mariusz Krzysztof Majewski, Agnieszka Bossowska

“…The sensory neurons investigated were visualized with a retrograde tracing method using Fast Blue (FB), while their chemical profile(s) were identified using double-labelling immunohistochemistry with antibodies against PNX, calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), calretinin (CRT), galanin (GAL), neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS), pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP), somatostatin (SOM) and substance P (SP). …”
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Altered static and dynamic spontaneous brain activity in patients with dysthyroid optic neuropathy: a resting-state fMRI study by Jinling Lu, Hao Hu, Jiang Zhou, Wenhao Jiang, Xiongying Pu, Huanhuan Chen, Xiaoquan Xu, Feiyun Wu

“…PurposeTo investigate static and dynamic brain functional alterations in dysthyroid optic neuropathy (DON) using resting-state functional MRI (rs-fMRI) with the amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation (ALFF) and regional homogeneity (ReHo).Materials and methodsFifty-seven thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy (TAO) patients (23 DON and 34 non-DON) and 27 healthy controls (HCs) underwent rs-fMRI scans. …”
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Explainable AI in medical imaging: an interpretable and collaborative federated learning model for brain tumor classification by Qurat-ul-ain Mastoi, Shahid Latif, Sarfraz Brohi, Jawad Ahmad, Abdulmajeed Alqhatani, Mohammed S. Alshehri, Alanoud Al Mazroa, Rahmat Ullah

“…This study proposes a collaborative federated learning model (CFLM) with explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) to mitigate existing problems using state-of-the-art methods.MethodsThe proposed method addresses four class classification problems to identify glioma, meningioma, no tumor, and pituitary tumors. …”
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Factors influencing the quality of life among women with cancer in Vietnam by Huyen Thi Hoa Nguyen, Huyen Thi Hoa Nguyen, Tinh Thi Thanh Giap, Tran Ngoc Tran, Anh Chau Nguyen, Trung Quang Truong, Linh Khanh Bui, Linh Khanh Bui, Duc Tran Quang, Debra J. Anderson

“…This remains understudied among Vietnamese women with cancer.ObjectivesThis study explored the QoL of Vietnamese women with cancer and identified key influencing factors.MethodIn 2022, this study analyzed 214 Vietnamese women with cancer from four hospitals, assessing pain levels (Visualized Pain Scale), functional capacity (Karnofsky Performance Status Scale), and QoL (SF12). …”
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Comparison of the Outcomes of Endoscopic Posterolateral Interbody Fusion and Lateral Interbody Fusion in the Treatment of Lumbar Degenerative Disease: A Systematic Review and Netwo... by Xijian Hu, Lei Yan, Jing Chai, Xiaofeng Zhao, Haifeng Liu, Jinhuai Zhu, Huo Chai, Yibo Zhao, Bin Zhao

“…The data of preset clinical outcome measures, including operation time, intraoperative estimated blood loss (EBL), length of hospital stay (LOS), complications, visual analog scale (VAS) score, and the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), were extracted from the studies. …”
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Assessing Gonipterus defoliation levels using multispectral unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) data in Eucalyptus plantations by Phumlani Nzuza, Michelle L. Schröder, Rene J. Heim, Louis Daniels, Bernard Slippers, Brett P. Hurley, IIaria Germishuizen, Benice Sivparsad, Jolanda Roux, Wouter. H Maes

“…As conventional insect pest monitoring methods are time-consuming and spatially restrictive, this study assessed the potential of UAV monitoring. …”
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Comparison of predicted and actual dermatitis generated from computed tomography images and dose distribution maps by Yasuhide Miyabe, Saori Oshiro, Hiroto Seki, Yusuke Muroi, Eriko Kawashima, Megumi Hosoda, Kento Ohashi, Hiromu Yamanaka, Mingliang Shao, Hiromi Sugawara, Jyunetsu Mizoe, Ritsuko Komaki

“…This study developed a method for creation of a prediction diagram for dermatitis and conducted a comparative verification between the prediction diagram and actual patient condition. …”
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Synchrotron-based 3D X-ray computed tomography reveals root system architecture: Plastic responses to phosphorus placement by Frederik J.T. van der Bom, Philipp D. Lösel, Andrew M. Kingston, Zhe H. Weng, Nelly S. Raymond, Anton Maksimenko, Daniel Hausermann, Michael J. Bell, Casey L. Doolette, Enzo Lombi, Peter M. Kopittke

“…Our results demonstrate the use of SRXCT as a tool for studying root system architecture in soil at high spatial resolution. The SRXCT method marks a new stride towards advancing our understanding of root structures in unprecedented detail, opening further avenues for exploring plant-soil interactions.…”
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