MCPA: multi-scale cross perceptron attention network for 2D medical image segmentation by Liang Xu, Mingxiao Chen, Yi Cheng, Pengwu Song, Pengfei Shao, Shuwei Shen, Peng Yao, Ronald X. Xu

“…The resulting multi-scale feature vectors are then spatially unfolded, concatenated, and fed through a Global Perceptron module to model global dependencies. …”
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Uncovering the Hidden Physical Structures and Protostellar Activities in the Low-metallicity S284-RE Region: Results from ALMA and JWST by O. R. Jadhav, L. K. Dewangan, Aayushi Verma, N. K. Bhadari, A. K. Maity, Saurabh Sharma, Mamta

“…The Spitzer ratio 4.5 μ m/3.6 μ m map traces the H _2 outflows in this filament, where previously reported young stellar objects (YSOs) are spatially distributed. Analysis of the YSO distribution has revealed three active star-forming clusters (YCl1, YCl2, and YCl3) within the filament. …”
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Effects of ambient air pollutants on cardiovascular disease hospitalization admission by L. Salvaraji, R. Avoi, M.S. Jeffree, S. Saupin, H.R. Toha, S.B. Shamsudin

“…Collected data were analysed spatially and statistically. Autoregressive integrated moving average modelling was implemented to forecast the cardiovascular disease hospital admission.FINDING: Kota Kinabalu recorded the highest hospital admissions for cardiovascular disease, followed by Sandakan, Tawau and Keningau. …”
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Estimating the Burden of Illness Related to Genital Warts in Russia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Vera N. Prilepskaya, Mikhail Gomberg, Smita Kothari, Karen Yee, Amit Kulkarni, Suzanne M. Garland, Anna R. Giuliano

“…HPV is one of the most frequent sexually transmitted viral infections, and nearly 65% of individuals with partners who have GW also develop GW. …”
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FACTORES DE LA DESERCIÓN ESCOLAR EN BRASIL. El papel de la paternidad temprana, la mano de obra infantil y la pobreza by Ana Rute Cardoso, Dorte Verner

“…Para la paternidad temprana se usa como instrumento la edad declarada por los jóvenes como la edad ideal para empezar a tener relaciones sexuales; para el trabajo se usa como instrumento el salario de reserva declarado (el salario mínimo considerado aceptable para trabajar). …”
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High-Resolution Melting Analysis to Detect Antimicrobial Resistance Determinants in South African Neisseria gonorrhoeae Clinical Isolates and Specimens by Nireshni Mitchev, Ravesh Singh, Veron Ramsuran, Arshad Ismail, Mushal Allam, Stanford Kwenda, Florah Mnyameni, Nigel Garrett, Khine Swe Swe-Han, Abraham J. Niehaus, Koleka P. Mlisana

“…N. gonorrhoeae isolates, from female and male patients presenting for care at a sexually transmitted infections clinic in Durban, South Africa, were analysed using phenotypic and genotypic methods for identification and antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST). …”
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The Tasmanian Estuary Perch Population—A Threatened Species? by Jonah L. Yick, Bryan Van Wyk, James Haddy

“…This study also confirms this population has a delayed spawning season in comparison to mainland populations, with growth models and tag recaptures (32 fish) demonstrating a very slow but sexually dimorphic growth rate. By combining the datasets of the 2014/15 and 2023 survey, we present an updated understanding of the biology and population dynamics of this unique Tasmanian population, which has previously never been published. …”
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That “darned Dorsiceratus case” (Copepoda, Harpacticoida, Cletodidae T. Scott)—an attempt of a systematic approach, including the description of three new species by Kai Horst George, Lukas Tönjes, Songül Yurtdaş

“…The monophyly of Dorsiceratus can be justified by the following autapomorphies: (1) mandibular palpus without basal seta 1, (2) P2 enp2 with 1 apical seta, (3) P2 exp3 with tube pore, (4) P4 endopod sexually dimorphic. The species can also be characterised by at least one autapomorphy each. …”
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Changes in Dickkopf-1 (DKK1) and Sclerostin following a Loading Dose of Vitamin D2 (300,000 IU) by A. Sankaralingam, R. Roplekar, C. Turner, R. N. Dalton, G. Hampson

“…Blood samples were taken at baseline and serially up to 3 months. Results. Serum 1,25 (OH)2 vitamin D increased markedly at 3 months (mean (SD) baseline 116 (63), 3 months : 229 (142) pmol/L, P<0.001). …”
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Prevalence of HPV in a Peruvian Healthcare Network: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study by Jhajaira M. Araujo MSc, Maria Ramon-Cotrina Br, Rosa Quispe-Martinez MD, Mayra Rios-Rios Br, Maribel Quispe-Gonzaga Br, Carlos O. Saldaña-Reyes Br, Paula Medina PhD, Melanie Cornejo PhD, Joseph A. Pinto MSc, Richard Dyer MD

“…Introduction Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is a common sexually transmitted infection often associated with cancer development. …”
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Young researchers’ reflections on workshops with youth to develop research recruitment materials by Zeba Khan, Hajar Seiyad, Kaiya Jacob, Ayla Arhinson, Aleyah Williams, Sarah Munro

“…As a result, contraception uptake in Canada remains low, with 22.9% of sexually active 15 to 24-year-olds reporting that they did not use a condom or another form of contraception the last time they had sex. …”
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Assessing The Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on Domestic Violence in Kabale Municipality Kabale District. by Ruhinda, Irene George

“…Some mentioned that leads to unintended pregnancies, induced abortions, gynecological problems, and sexually transmitted infections, including HJV. Intimate partner violence in pregnancy also increases the likelihood of miscarriage, stillbirth, pre-term delivery, and low birth weight babies. …”
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Assessment of Impact of Meteorology and Precursor in Long-term Trends of PM and Ozone in a Tropical City by Christian Mark G. Salvador, Angeles D. Alindajao, Karen B. Burdeos, Mark Anthony M. Lavapiez, Jhon Robin Yee, Angel T. Bautista, Preciosa Corazon B. Pabroa, Rey Y. Capangpangan

“…The max concentrations of aerosol occurred during the dry season when the loss of particles through wet deposition was limited. Speciation of PM2.5 indicated that fine aerosol was dominated by sea salt and organic matter (OM). …”
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Circulations migratoires des peuples de l’Ouest Cameroun : impacts culturels et cultuels by Gisèle PIEBOP

“…En d’autres termes, la présente étude se propose d’essayer de démontrer que la vitalité économique et spatiale des peuples de l’Ouest du Cameroun entrainerait également leur dynamisme culturel et cultuel au cours de leurs cohabitations avec d’autres peuples. …”
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River-groundwater transformation and ecological effects in the Tuwei River watershed by Jinxuan WANG, Yi WANG, Fan GAO, Xuanming ZHANG, Zhitong MA, Fan YANG

“…Under the control of geological and geomorphological conditions and the three-water transformation, the watershed can be spatially divided into lakes-shrub-grass-tree wet environment ecosystem, grass-shrub-tree-sand dry environment ecosystem, dwarf sparse forest-grass dry environment ecosystem, farmland-tree wet environment ecosystem, and riparian wet environment ecosystem. …”
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“Unmasking the Uncommon”: A case series of multi-drug resistant Elizabethkingia meningoseptica causing late-onset sepsis and meningitis in preterm neonates [version 2; peer review:... by Anisha Maria Fernandes, Sinchana Bhat, Suchitra Shenoy M., Prajnha U.P.

“…Recent technological advances have enabled accurate speciation to guide therapy and reduce morbidity and mortality rates.…”
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Neuropatía motora multifocal by Viridiana Robles-Sánche, Estefanía G. Torres-Marcín, Alicia Garmendia-Rebolledo, Plácido Coyac-Cuautle, Arturo García-Galicia, Deyaneira Palacios-Figuero, Nancy R. Bertado-Ramírez, Álvaro J. Montiel-Jarquín, Jorge Loria-Castellanos

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Combined real-time fMRI and real time fNIRS brain computer interface (BCI): Training of volitional wrist extension after stroke, a case series pilot study. by Avi K Matarasso, Jake D Rieke, Keith White, M Minhal Yusufali, Janis J Daly

“…<h4>Significance</h4>Severely impaired stroke survivors successfully engaged in spatially focused BCI systems, rt-fMRI and rt-fNIRS, to clinically significantly improve motor function. …”
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A méh- vagy darázscsípés okozta anafilaxiás sokk vizsgálata a triptáz enzim és a méh-, illetve darázsméreg specifikus immunglobulin E szintek vérből történő meghatározása alapján,... by Judit Kruzslitz, Gyula Ludányi, Zsolt Ujvári

“…Az ott jelenlévő orvosnak ugyanis fel kell ismernie a rovarcsípés tüneteit, ebben az esetben pedig gondoskodnia kell vérminta allergológiai célú biztosításáról. Ehhez speciális vérvételi egységcsomag került összeállításra. …”
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Outdoor Massive MIMO Testbed With Directional Beams: Design, Implementation, and Validation by Spandan Bisoyi, Pasupuleti Muralimohan, Harish Kumar Dureppagari, Pavan Reddy Manne, Kiran Kuchi

“…By leveraging this two-dimensional structure, we explore the two dimensions to identify spatially uncorrelated users for pairing. Through extensive outdoor evaluations using the testbed, we demonstrate the capability of pairing up to 10 users simultaneously within the 30&#x00B0; sector using QPSK modulation scheme. …”
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