Scoping review on the perceptions and attitude of women on methods for collecting cervicovaginal samples for Human Papillomavirus testing in Sub-Saharan Africa. by Uduak Ima Andrew-Bassey, Deborah Olamiposi Oke, Michael A Okunlola, Imran Morhason-Bello

“…The burden of cervical cancer (CC) continues to rise in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) while some high-income countries are approaching elimination targets. …”
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Multi-Indicator Heuristic Evaluation-Based Rapidly Exploring Random Tree Algorithm for Robot Path Planning in Complex Environments by Wenqiang Wu, Chuixin Kong, Zhongmin Xiao, Qianping Huang, Mingfeng Yu, Zhiye Ren

“…The Hammersley sequence ensures uniform coverage of the configuration space, while the multi-indicator heuristic evaluation mechanism intelligently guides tree expansion through a three-dimensional evaluation system incorporating diversity, distance, and angle values. …”
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Improving photovoltaic performance through doped graphene heterostructure modules by Mansi Rana, Preetika Sharma

“…N-type materials enhance the conductivity of a semiconductor by increasing the number of available electrons while p-type materials increase conductivity by increasing the number of holes present in the semiconductor. …”
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2 km Uncompressed HD Video Wireless Transmission at 100 GHz Based on All-Optical Frequency Up- and Down-Conversion by Shuang Gao, Yutong Jiang, Zhuoxin Li, Qing Zhong, Min Zhu, Jiao Zhang

“…The systems leverage photonics-assisted heterodyne beating techniques at the transmitter, while the receivers employ either an avalanche photodiode (APD)-based all-optical approach or an envelope detection-based all-electric approach. …”
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Frost forecasting via weakly-supervised semantic segmentation of satellite imagery by Seokho Kang, Seon-Kyeong Seong, Eunha Sohn, Jiyoung Kim, Jaewoong Shim

“…The learning objective involves accurately classifying labeled pixels while suppressing the entire frost probability map to zero when no frost is observed at any observatory within the target region. …”
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SARS-CoV-2 positivity rates in tear secretions of inpatient COVID-positive individuals in an Indian tertiary care setting by Amit Raj, Prateek Nishant, Binod K Pati, Bhawesh C Saha, Prabhakar Singh, Asim Sarfaraz, Sanepalli Sravani, Kopal Shrivastav

“…Thirty-six (40%) patients had their conjunctival swabs taken on the same day of detection of the first positive nasopharyngeal swab, while the rest (54) had their conjunctival swabs taken up to 3 days later. …”
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Role of Acacia seyal on Selected Soil Properties and Sorghum Growth and Yield: A Case Study of Guba Lafto District, North Wollo, Ethiopia by Alayu Haile Belayneh, Kidane Giday Gebremedhin, Yemane G. Egziabher

“…The results showed that only total nitrogen (TN) was significantly higher (P<0.05) at the subsoil layer under the canopy compared to an open area, while other selected soil parameters were not affected by the tree species. …”
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Examining the magnitude of inequality and inequity in use of healthcare resources among older Australians with cognitive decline by Brenda Gannon, Phyo Myat Aung, Aarushi Dhingra, Yaying Zhou

“…Individuals with higher socioeconomic status used dental care more, while GP visits were concentrated among the lower socioeconomic groups in 2013. …”
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Developing a customized model for aged-friendly comprehensive health centers in Iran: A protocol study by Behrooz Madahian, Majid Rahimi, Saeed Karimi, Mostafa Amini-Rarani

“…Recognizing the importance of primary health care in achieving universal health coverage, the World Health Organization has emphasized its role in promoting health for all. …”
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How Chinese citizens understand the inflection point of COVID-19 pandemic: insight into formal mathematics and street mathematics by Yi Wang, Lei Zhang, Lei Zhang, Na Li, Chongyang Wang, Lidong Wang

“…Educational background and age significantly affect both response accuracy and the use of mathematics, while field of study only influences the latter.DiscussionThe study identifies a significant disconnect between classroom mathematics and real-world application. …”
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Judicial claims for access to treatment in the private health insurance sector in Brazil by Daniel Wei Liang Wang, Natalia Pires de Vasconcelos, Ezequiel Fajreldines dos Santos, Fernanda Mascarenhas de Souza, Luísa Bolaffi Arantes, Nathalia Molleis Miziara, Bruno da Cunha de Oliveira, Jacqueline Leite de Souza, Ana Maria Malik

“…While the literature has largely focused on legal challenges to public healthcare rationing decisions, claims against private insurance companies in voluntary health insurance (VHI) schemes have received less attention. …”
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Innovations in TB Screening and Preventive Therapy Services for PLHIV in Yogyakarta City, Indonesia by Dani Catrianiningsih, Guardian Yoki Sanjaya, Geoff Chan, Betty Weri Yolanda Nababan, Rina Triasih, Desthi Diah Intani, Endang Sri Rahayu

“…At health centers, TB screening coverage for PLHIV decreased toward the end of the baseline period but recovered during the intervention. …”
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Synthetic Data Generation Using Large Language Models: Advances in Text and Code by Mihai Nadas, Laura Diosan, Andreea Tomescu

“…We conclude by outlining open research directions, such as automated prompt engineering, cross-modal data synthesis, and robust evaluation frameworks, underscoring the growing importance of LLM-generated synthetic data in accelerating AI development while emphasizing ethical and quality safeguards.…”
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Privacy-Preserving Federated Learning for Space–Air–Ground Integrated Networks: A Bi-Level Reinforcement Learning and Adaptive Transfer Learning Optimization Framework by Ling Li, Lidong Zhu, Weibang Li

“…The Space-Air-Ground Integrated Network (SAGIN) has emerged as a core architecture for future intelligent communication due to its wide-area coverage and dynamic heterogeneous characteristics. …”
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Knowledge, Perception, and Willingness to Enrol in a Health Insurance Scheme: A Survey Among Uninsured Persons in Southern Nigeria by Unyime Eshiet, Abasibiangake Sunday, Ikpeme Neto, Joy Umoh, Victor Mba, Blessing Udo

“…Moreover, about 42.3% (n = 213) of our respondent perceived health insurance schemes as being expensive, while 102 (20.2%) considered it a waste of resources. …”
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Assessing the Current State of Electric Vehicle Infrastructure in Mexico by Lizbeth Salgado-Conrado, Carlos Álvarez-Macías, Alma Esmeralda-Gómez, Raúl Tadeo-Rosas

“…Comparisons with countries like Chile and Brazil show the importance of government incentives, public–private partnerships, and standardised charging technologies to address these barriers. While government programs and private investments have driven Mexico’s infrastructure development, continued growth requires expanding coverage in underserved regions, aligning regulatory frameworks, and fostering collaboration between the public and private sectors. …”
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Hybrid BS-Cooperative Power Management Scheme with Self-Organized Sleep Mode in Virtual Cell-Based Femto Networks by Wei Zheng, Wei Li, Yuanbao Xie, Xiangming Wen

“…Then, the FL acts as an autonomous entity and is responsible for detecting active calls in the virtual cell coverage, while the FMs without active connections can entirely shut down pilot transmissions and the related processing all the time. …”
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Vacuum Processability of Self-Assembled Monolayers and Their Chemical Interaction with Perovskite Interfaces by Hyeji Han, Siwon Yun, Zobia Irshad, Wonjong Lee, Min Kim, Jongchul Lim, Jinseck Kim

“…Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) have gained significant attention as an interfacial engineering strategy for perovskite solar cells (PSCs) due to their efficient charge transport ability and work function tunability. While solution-based methods such as dip-coating and spin-coating are widely used for SAM deposition, challenges such as non-uniform coverage, solvent contamination, and limited control over molecular orientation hinder their scalability and reproducibility. …”
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A literature review on the Central Chronic Medicine Dispensing and Distribution Programme in South Africa by Phillip de Beer, Keorapetse Mmamphora Tladi, Andile Glodin Mokoena-de Beer

“…The review concludes that while the CCMDD program has shown promise in improving healthcare accessibility and efficiency, ongoing challenges persist, including resource constraints, patient education gaps, and systemic barriers in rural areas. …”
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Reassessing weights in large-scale assessments and multilevel models by Umut Atasever, Francis L. Huang, Leslie Rutkowski

“…Our findings show that applying only level-2 weights produced the most precise estimates, while models with no weights or only rescaled level-1 weights led to the highest bias. …”
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