Revisiting Afghanistan's Drug Policy: A Policy Analysis of Eradication, Harm Reduction, and Economic Dependencies by Mohammad Qais Azizi, Mohammad Faisal Wardak, Edris Afzali, Ali Rahimi, Jerico Bautista Ogaya, Enayatollah Ejaz, Basir Ahmad Hasin, Mohammad Masudi, Don Eliseo Lucero‐Prisno III

“…Twenty‐seven national laws, strategies, and analytical reports were retrieved from government and multilateral repositories. Data were coded thematically using Braun‐and‐Clarke's six‐phase approach to map policy content, actors, context, and implementation barriers. …”
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Unveiling smart contract vulnerabilities: Toward profiling smart contract vulnerabilities using enhanced genetic algorithm and generating benchmark dataset by Sepideh HajiHosseinKhani, Arash Habibi Lashkari, Ali Mizani Oskui

“…This dataset consists of 111,897 Solidity source code samples, ensuring the practical validation of the proposed approach. …”
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Development of a method for the analysis of the lists of medicines and its application for the analysis of the lists of medicines in Russia, England, and Italy by V. A. Lemeshko, K. I. Matrenin, V. V. Omelyanovskiy, Yu. V. Vasilyeva, G. R. Khachatryan, L. A. Kolganov

“…Non-uniform lists of medicines by ATC-codes show that each country has priority areas in their healthcare systems. …”
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An antibiotic stewardship initiative focused on community-acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP) in outpatient clinics and urgent care centers: a 2023–2024 community health system exp... by Tomefa E. Asempa, Tyler Ackley, Kristin E. Linder, Cara D. Riddle, Eric Walsh, David P. Nicolau

“…For health systems without a dedicated outpatient ASP, these data will help bolster stewardship efforts towards more effective strategies. …”
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Health worker experiences on the integration of digital health tools for HPV vaccination and cervical cancer services in Rwanda by Hassan Sibomana, Joyeuse Ukwishaka, Hassan Mtenga, Oswald Luoga, Diana Acosta, Marcie Fisher-Borne, Grace Juan Soma, Marcel Bahizi, Francois Uwinkindi, Marc Hagenimana, Irene Mukanyandwi, Innocent Mbele, Maya Rivera Hildebrand

“…Interviews with key informants were audio-recorded, transcribed, and manually coded for thematic analysis to extract common themes and patterns. …”
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Prediction model of in-hospital mortality risk in intensive care unit patients with cardiac arrest: a multicenter retrospective cohort study based on an ensemble model by Li Liu, Wei-Wei Lai, Bo-Wen Li, Shu-Hang Wang, Mu-Ming Yu, Yan-Cun Liu, Yan-Fen Chai

“…Patients (age ≥ 18 years) with CA based on the ICD-9/10 code were included. Eight candidate ML models were selected for soft voting ensemble. …”
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Incidence and survival outcomes of myocarditis and pericardial diseases associated with immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy by Aya F. Ozaki, Michael Sayer, Hirofumi Hamano, Misako Nagasaka, Benjamin J. Lee, Jean Doh, Ali Naqvi, Nareh Nowrouzi, Yoshito Zamami, Pranav M. Patel

“…Abstract Introduction Immune checkpoint inhibitor(ICI) induced cardiac immune related adverse events are challenging to study; Leveraging large data bases like TriNetX global health network may provide needed insights. …”
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Assessing ethical practices among community pharmacists in Nigeria: prevalence, drivers, challenges, and implications—a mixed methods study by Olanrewaju Olamide Popoola, Olanrewaju Olamide Popoola, Igbagboyemi Adebowale Adebisi, Igbagboyemi Adebowale Adebisi, Adebowale Sylvester Adeyemi, Damilola Samson Adepitan, Damilola Samson Adepitan, Opeyemi Fortunate Oladeru, Opeyemi Fortunate Oladeru

“…Pharmacists who regularly consulted the PCN code of ethics were less likely to dispense antibiotics without prescriptions (p = 0.011), stock medicines not approved by NAFDAC (p = 0.010), or purchase from open markets (p = 0.027). …”
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Barriers and facilitators to implementing pulmonary rehabilitation guidelines in China: a qualitative study using implementation science frameworks by Yuanmin Jia, Guilin Cheng, Haixia Wang, Bin Ma, Yingying Cai, Xiaohe Ren, Yufang Guo, Junlian Gu, Ou Chen

“…Transcripts of the semi-structured interviews were analysed using content analysis. Data were coded using a deductive approach. Identified factors influencing non-adherence and utilization of guidelines were then mapped to corresponding intervention strategies from the CFIR-Expert Recommendations for Implementing Change compilation (ERIC) database. …”
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Improved lightweight DeepLabV3+ for bare rock extraction from high-resolution UAV imagery by Pengde Lai, Chao Lv, Lv Zhou, Shengxiong Yang, Jiao Xu, Qiulin Dong, Meilin He

“…The research results can provide accurate bare rock information to support geological hazard monitoring and early warning, and offer new technical solutions for ecological restoration and risk assessment. (Data sets and code links: https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/Bare_rock_dataset/28143443?…”
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S2NN: Spectra-spiking neural network for energy-efficient wheat protein estimation using hyperspectral imaging by Apurva Sharma, Tarandeep Singh, Neerja Mittal Garg, Quoc Cuong Ngo, Nemuel D Pah, Dinesh Kumar

“…We proposed a spectra-spiking neural network (S2NN) over a single timestep that uses direct input encoding to analyze spectral data more efficiently. S2NN achieved an R² value of 0.9969, RMSE, and RPD of 0.0813 and 17.85, respectively. …”
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An exploration of governance in teaching hospitals in the Netherlands focused on educational objectives by L. M. van der Baaren, R. E. Gifford, N. A. van der Baan, M. N. Sosef, J. H. Blaauw, R. J. Bennink, I. C. Heyligers

“…We carried out document analysis of recent governance codes, documents drafted by Dutch teaching hospitals to describe their methods of internal governance for the national accreditor, and analyzed the data using a thematic analysis approach through the lens of organizational theories of Mintzberg and Freidson. …”
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Barriers and facilitators to seeking psychological support among healthcare professionals: a qualitative study using the Theoretical Domains Framework by Sha Liu, Yinhuan Hu, Holger Pfaff, Xiaoyun Lei, Zhen Qi, Xiandong Feng

“…The interview guide was developed using the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF) to explore the reasons for seeking psychological support. Data were analyzed using framework analysis and relevant domains were identified according to the frequency of participants’ belief statements. …”
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Impact of vision problems on children’s daily activities: Insights from a focus group discussion [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 not approved] by Rekha Hansraj, Tshubelela Sello Simon Magakwe, Zamadonda Nokuthula Xulu-Kasaba

“…All sessions were recorded, transcribed verbatim, cleaned, coded, and analysed under ten domains, identified from the literature. …”
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Pediatric sepsis phenotypes for enhanced therapeutics: An application of clustering to electronic health records by Ioannis Koutroulis, Tom Velez, Tony Wang, Seife Yohannes, Jessica E. Galarraga, Joseph A. Morales, Robert J. Freishtat, James M. Chamberlain

“…Using International Classification of Diseases (ICD)‐9 and ICD‐10 discharge codes, 151 patients were identified with a sepsis continuum diagnosis that included septicemia, sepsis, severe sepsis, and septic shock. …”
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Current Rates and Trends of Venous Thromboembolism After Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: An Updated Analysis Utilizing the NSQIP Database by Hannah Mosher, BS, Hallie B. Remer, BS, Chukwuemeka U. Osondu, MD, MPH, Kevin Smidt, MD, Alexander van der Ven, MD, MBA, Juan C. Suarez, MD

“…The 30-day incidence data of VTE, DVT, and PE were trended over time. …”
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Error Classification and Static Detection Methods in Tri-Programming Models: MPI, OpenMP, and CUDA by Saeed Musaad Altalhi, Fathy Elbouraey Eassa, Sanaa Abdullah Sharaf, Ahmed Mohammed Alghamdi, Khalid Ali Almarhabi, Rana Ahmad Bilal Khalid

“…The tool analyzes source code to identify both actual and potential runtime errors prior to execution. …”
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Sleep and circadian disorders as risk factors for autoimmune disease: A population-based study by Amber R. Li, Bhaavyaa Shah, Michael L. Thomas, Michael J. McCarthy, Alejandro D. Meruelo

“…We examined whether delayed sleep phase disorder (DSPD), obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), primary insomnia, and hypersomnia were associated with autoimmune conditions in a large, diverse U.S. cohort. Methods: Data were drawn from the All of Us Research Program Registered Tier Dataset v8. …”
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Is the treatment of ankle osteoarthritis changing over time in Italy? Analysis of temporal trends for fusion and arthroplasty in a population-based study from 2001 to 2022 on the N... by Adriano Cuccu, Elena Manuela Samaila, Enrico Ciminello, Umberto Alfieri Montrasio, Fabrizio Cortese, Stefania Ceccarelli, Tiziana Falcone, Marina Torre

“…This trend highlights the need to invest in implementing high quality registries by promoting surgeons’ participation in data collection. Level of evidence: population based study, level 1 evidence.…”
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Outcomes and Resource Utilization Associated With Readmissions After Atrial Fibrillation Hospitalizations by Byomesh Tripathi, Varunsiri Atti, Varun Kumar, Vamsidhar Naraparaju, Purnima Sharma, Shilpkumar Arora, Ewelina Wojtaszek, Radha Gopalan, Konstantinos C. Siontis, Bernard J. Gersh, Abhishek Deshmukh

“…Background Atrial fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia worldwide. Data regarding 30‐day readmission rates after discharge for atrial fibrillation remain poorly reported. …”
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