Cutaneous leishmaniasis in British troops following jungle training in Belize: Cumulative incidence and potential risk practices by Ngwa Niba Rawlings, Mark Bailey, Peter Craig, Orin Courtenay

“…Data were sourced from Defence Public Health Unit, Military Environmental Health Department and British Army Training Support Unit Belize. …”
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Advanced multi-label brain hemorrhage segmentation using an attention-based residual U-Net model by Xinxin Lin, Enmiao Zou, Wenci Chen, Xinxin Chen, Le Lin

“…Abstract Objective This study aimed to develop and assess an advanced Attention-Based Residual U-Net (ResUNet) model for accurately segmenting different types of brain hemorrhages from CT images. …”
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Automatic melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer diagnosis using advanced adaptive fine-tuned convolution neural networks by Muhammad Amir Khan, Tehseen Mazhar, Muhammad Danish Ali, Umar Farooq Khattak, Tariq Shahzad, Mamoon M. Saeed, Habib Hamam

“…However, training DL models for skin cancer diagnosis is challenging due to limited available data and the risk of overfitting. Traditionally approaches have High computational costs, a lack of interpretability, deal with numerous hyperparameters and spatial variation have always been problems with machine learning (ML) and DL. …”
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Early Detection and Intervention Practices Provided by Physical and Occupational Therapists in Saudi Arabia for Children with or at Risk for Cerebral Palsy by Gmmash A, Aljuhani T, Albesher RA

“…Descriptive statistics and cross-tabulations were employed to analyse the data.Results: A total of 76 participants completed the survey questions and were included in the analysis. …”
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Relationship between diabetes self-care practices and control of periodontal disease among type2 diabetes patients in Bangladesh. by S M Mahmudul Hasan, Mosiur Rahman, Mosiur Rahman, Keiko Nakamura, Yuri Tashiro, Ayano Miyashita, Kaoruko Seino

“…Moreover, in order to develop targeted strategies, it is also important to estimate their aggregated contribution separately from that of the established sociodemographic and diabetics related clinical determinates. …”
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Prácticas docentes en la escuela digital: la inclusión como reto / Teaching practices in digital school: inclusion as a challenge by María Isabel Pardo-Baldoví, Diana Marín-Suelves, María Isabel Vidal-Esteve

“…To address this issue, a research project funded by Generalitat Valenciana has been developed based on a multiple case study in two schools. …”
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Characterizing low femoral neck BMD in Qatar Biobank participants using machine learning models by Nedhal Al-Husaini, Rozaimi Razali, Amal Al-Haidose, Mohammed Al-Hamdani, Atiyeh M. Abdallah

“…Abstract Background Identifying determinants of low bone mineral density (BMD) is crucial for understanding the underlying pathobiology and developing effective prevention and management strategies. …”
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The role of nutritional factors in fat-free mass preservation and body composition changes after bariatric surgery: a systematic review of the available evidence by Behnaz Abiri, Majid Valizadeh, Zahra Seifi, Shirin Amini, Fatemeh Haidari

“…However, variability in study results highlights the need for more research to develop standardized nutritional guidelines for post-surgery care.…”
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Resting heart rate and incident atrial fibrillation: A stratified Mendelian randomization in the AFGen consortium. by J E Siland, B Geelhoed, C Roselli, B Wang, H J Lin, S Weiss, S Trompet, M E van den Berg, E Z Soliman, L Y Chen, I Ford, J W Jukema, P W Macfarlane, J Kornej, H Lin, K L Lunetta, M Kavousi, J A Kors, M A Ikram, X Guo, J Yao, M Dörr, S B Felix, U Völker, N Sotoodehnia, D E Arking, B H Stricker, S R Heckbert, S A Lubitz, E J Benjamin, A Alonso, P T Ellinor, P van der Harst, M Rienstra

“…<h4>Method and results</h4>Seven cohorts of the AFGen consortium contributed data to this meta-analysis. All participants were of European ancestry with known AF status, genotype information, and a heart rate measurement from a baseline electrocardiogram (ECG). …”
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Clinical Characteristics and Risk Factors for Severity and Prognosis of Convulsive Status Epilepticus by Zhen Tian, Yingchun Xu, Rundong He, Di Huang, Wanyu Liu, Peiwen Li, Jiasheng Yang, Jie Yang, Jing Ding, Wei Yue

“…Methods We retrospectively collected clinical data from CSE patients admitted to our hospital between July 2023 and December 2024. …”
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Acute exacerbation of anti-Ha antibody-positive antisynthetase syndrome-associated interstitial lung disease: a case report by Yinying Li, Junyi Ke, Shu Huang, Shiya Lin, Siyu Lei, Hongchun Huang, Luxi Lei, Qinglan Li, Yuanlan Wu, Minchao Duan, Minchao Duan

“…However, there have been limited reports of cases exhibiting positive anti-Ha antibodies.MethodsThis study presents a retrospective analysis of the clinical data from a patient with an acute exacerbation of ASS who tested positive for anti-Ha antibodies.Case presentationThis patient initially presented with interstitial pneumonia. …”
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The politics of critique: On the socio-politically engaged dimension of Foucault's methodology by Urošević Milan

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Instructional design of smart technology use in teacher digital educational environment by G. B. Sarzhanova, R. S. Bobesh, G. Zh. Smagulova, A. Turkel, N. B. Serikbayeva

“…The following categories of research methods were used to reach the goal set: 1) theoretical: cybernetics method, generalisation, analogy, abstraction, visualisation, modelling, and classification; 2) empirical: surveys and interviews techniques, as well as mathematical and statistical data analysis approaches. During the experimental part of the study an online questionnaire survey on “Implementation of smart technologies in designing a teacher personal digital educational environment in the conditions of distance learning at a university” was conducted among 201 teachers of Karaganda Buketov University (Republic of Kazakhstan) and Dokuz Eylul University (Turkey) from 12 December 2022 to 30 April 2023.The aim of the experiment was to identify problems with the adaptation and implementation of smart technologies in designing a digital educational environment. …”
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Child-Centered Anti-Trafficking Approaches in Mediterranean Migration Routes: Italy and Turkey by Ezgi Yaman Kennedy

“…Results: The analysis yielded 2942 codes, 17 sub-themes, and four main themes. …”
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Modeling future sediment retention service in the Bagh-e-Shadi Forest protected area using InVEST and the ACCESS-ESM1-5 climate model by Sharif Joorabian Shooshtari, Tahereh Ardakani, Hadise Beik Khormizi

“…Abstract Assessing the impact of climate change on water-related ecosystem services (ES) in Protected Areas (PAs) is essential for developing soil and water conservation strategies that promote sustainability and restore ES. …”
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Dando notícias difíceis à família da criança em situação grave ou em processo de terminalidade [Giving difficult news to families of children in serious condition or process of ter... by Giovana Calcagno Gomes, Daiani Modernel Xavier, Marina Soares Mota, Marli dos Santos Salvador, Rosemary Silva da Silveira, Edison Luiz Devos Barlem

“…This qualitative study of nine nursing professionals on the staff of a newborn intensive care unit was conducted at a university hospital in southern Brazil, in the second half of 2008. Data were collected by semi-structured interview, and analyzed using thematic analysis, which yielded three categories: preferring not be the first to give the news, having difficulty communicating with the family, and destroying hope by giving the difficult news. …”
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The role of education and ethnicity on amenable mortality due to five leading non-communicable diseases among Blacks and Whites in the United States, 1990-2015 by Alberto Barcelo, Fernando A B Colugnati, Maria Pastor-Valero

“… # Conclusions Our analysis showed a strong effect of attained education as a key factor for developing and directing health programs aiming to decrease NCD mortality among predominant US races. …”
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Knowledge, risk perceptions and practices regarding rodents and their associated pathogens: environmental consultants in Chile by Esteban Vásquez, Rodrigo Salgado, Hugo Mendoza, Diego A. Peñaranda, Darío Moreira-Arce, André V. Rubio

“…The findings offer valuable insights for developing strategies aimed at improving awareness and strengthening biosafety practices within this occupational group.…”
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Enhancing Arabic Language Education through Virtual Education: Validation of a Teaching Model in Iraqi Secondary Schools by Abbas Taher Allawi Gharabat, Nasrolah Ghashghaeizadeh, Jalal Shanta Jaber, Faranak Mosavi

“…Qualitative data were analyzed using inductive content analysis, and a significance level (p-value) of 0.05 was applied to determine statistical significance. …”
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Will users practice what they preach? Exploring the influencing factors of the intention behaviour gap in electric vehicles adoption by Wanying Wang, Moataz Mohamed

“…Subsequently, data from a simulated vehicle purchase game involving 2647 participants in Canada were utilized to test these hypotheses by a structural equation model method. …”
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