Transhumanism and New Challenges in Political Theories by Matin Anjomrooz, Mohammad Khezri

“…Each of these trajectories carries distinct implications for political institutions, rights, and global governance.Conclusions: Transhumanism is not merely a scientific or technological development—it represents a profound philosophical and political transformation. …”
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Exploring the Challenges Faced by Small Insurance Brokers in Achieving Sustainable Growth: A Case Study in Botswana's Insurance Industry by Maalila Malambo

“…Research limitations/implications: The study's limitations include a focus on a specific geographic region and the reliance on self-reported data, which may introduce biases.  …”
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Comprehensive genomic profiling reveals a unique genomic landscape in solid tumors in an Indian cancer cohort of 1000 patients: a single institutional experience by Mithua Ghosh, Sheela Mysore Lingaraju, Krishna C.R, Gautam Balaram, Ramya Kodandapani, Vijay E, Vijay K, Suhas N, Devika H, Shekar Patil, Satheesh Chiradoni Thungappa, Somorat Bhattacharjee, Sridhar P.S, Roshni Dasgupta, Mohammed Naseer, Srinivas B.J, Vishal Rao, Veena Ramaswamy, Radheshyam Naik, Govind Babu, Aarthi Ravichandran, Urvashi Bahadur, Krithika Murugan, Mahesh B, Lohith Reddy, Ajaikumar Basavalinga S

“…RNA sequencing revealed 55 + RNA alterations, including those in TMPRSS-ERG, RPS6KB1-VMP1, EML4-ALK, NTRK, PDGFRA and EWSR. Clinical outcome data were available via EMR for 618 patients (62%), out of whom 419 patients had druggable mutations (67%; 95% CI 88.9–93.9%) and 39 patients had 1 or more mutations with prognostic implications. …”
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Identification of pediatric MASLD using insulin resistance indices by Kyungchul Song, Eunju Lee, Hye Sun Lee, Young Hoon Youn, Su Jung Baik, Hyun Joo Shin, Hyun Wook Chae, Ji-Won Lee, Yu-Jin Kwon

“…Results: The MASLD group had higher TG/HDL, TyG, METS-IR, and obesity proportions but lower SPISE than the normal group in both NHANES and real-world data. All markers were significantly related to MASLD in logistic regression analyses, even after adjusting for age and sex, in both the NHANES and real-world clinic data (all p <0.001). …”
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Too hot to handle: Assessing practitioner climate service needs to advance heat resilience by K.M. Archie, D. Hirschfeld, S. Meerow, J.C. Arnott, L. Keith, J.A. Vano, E. Mateo

“…The need for translation is also made clear when we hear quotes like “Instead of giving me the data, show me what I can do with the data.”Finally, we observed a need for climate services to be specific to the circumstances of different places. …”
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Aspirin in the Treatment of Cancer: Reductions in Metastatic Spread and in Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses of Published Studies. by Peter C Elwood, Gareth Morgan, Janet E Pickering, Julieta Galante, Alison L Weightman, Delyth Morris, Mark Kelson, Sunil Dolwani

“…Authors on the other reports were written to and 21 replied stating that no data on bleeding were available.<h4>Conclusions and implications</h4>The study highlights the need for randomised trials of aspirin treatment in a variety of cancers. …”
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Mapping and understanding the regional farmland SOC distribution in southern China using a Bayesian spatial model by Bifeng Hu, Yibo Geng, Hanjie Ni, Zhou Shi, Zheng Wang, Nan Wang, Jipeng Luo, Modian Xie, Qian Zou, Thomas Optiz, Hongyi Li

“…We find that INLA-SPDE was able to handle a large data and performed much better than OK and GWR with an improvement of 38.89 % and 117.39 % in R2, respectively. …”
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Large Language Models in Ophthalmology: A Review of Publications from Top Ophthalmology Journals by Akshay Prashant Agnihotri, MS, DNB, Ines Doris Nagel, MD, Jose Carlo M. Artiaga, MD, FICO, Ma. Carmela B. Guevarra, MD, George Michael N. Sosuan, MD, Fritz Gerald P. Kalaw, MD

“…Large language model applications were discussed relevant to their implications in medical education, clinical assistance, research, and patient education. …”
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CPAP caps are associated with restricted head growth and altered skull morphology in newborn infants by Sebastian Jacob, Sebastian Jacob, Nancy Wetzel, Nancy Wetzel, Annett Bläser, Ulrich Herbert Thome, Rudolf Georg Ascherl

“…Associations between cumulative cap time and anthropometric data were examined using unconditional growth models with linear mixed effects. …”
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Prevalence of dengue and leptospirosis coinfection and associated mortality rates: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Suraj Tiwari, Mahalaqua Nazli Khatib, Rekha MM, Mandeep Kaur, Girish Chandra Sharma, Puneet Sudan, K. Satyam Naidu, Rajesh Singh, Teena Vishwakarma, Sonam Puri, Muhammed Shabil, Anuradha Yadav, Takveer Singh, Sahil Khurana, Rachana Mehta, Prakasini Satapathy, Renu Sah, Abhay M Gaidhane, Ganesh Bushi

“…Nested Knowledge was used for screening and data extraction. Studies reporting quantitative data on the prevalence or mortality of dengue and leptospirosis co-infections were included. …”
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Integrating microbial profiling and machine learning for inference of drowning sites: a forensic investigation in the Northwest River by Qin Su, Xiaofeng Zhang, Xiaohui Chen, Zhonghao Yu, Weibin Wu, Qingqing Xiang, Chengliang Yang, Jian Zhao, Ling Chen, Quyi Xu, Chao Liu

“…Moreover, our cross-species site inference results revealed that utilizing data from drowned mice to predict the drowning sites of rabbits in location W5 achieved an accuracy of 72.22%. …”
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Assessment of EMF Exposure Induced by Wireless Cellular Phones in Various Usage Scenarios in France by Jiang Liu, Yarui Zhang, Wassim Ben Chikha, Shanshan Wang, Theodoros Samaras, Ourouk Jawad, Lamine Ourak, Emmanuelle Conil, Joe Wiart

“…To assess the impact of 5G, we used NEMO system from Keysight to conduct measurements with the 5G functionality enabled and disabled, respectively. The data analysis revealed that mobile phones emit higher power during data-intensive services. …”
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Investigating Falls Risk Awareness in Hospitals Using the Self‐Awareness of Falls Risk Measure (SAFRM): Empirical Research Quantitative by Elissa Dabkowski, Simon J. Cooper, Jhodie Duncan, Karen Missen

“…Patient demographic data was collected from patient medical records. …”
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Association between Two Cardiovascular Health Algorithms and Kidney Stones: A Nationwide Cross-sectional Study by Shan Yin, Zhenzhen Yang, Pingyu Zhu, Xuesong Yang, Xiaodong Yu, Tielong Tang, Yan Borné

“…Limitations were as follows: cross-sectional design limiting causal inference, recall bias from self-reported data, and potential residual confounding. Conclusions and clinical implications: Both CVH algorithms show a significant nonlinear negative correlation with kidney stone prevalence. …”
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Associations between total protein, globulin, and nasal Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization in US adults: results from the national health and nutrition... by Kanchao Chen, Kanchao Chen, Xiaomeng Feng, Xiaomeng Feng, Futong Liu, Yuping Fan, Yuping Fan, Tingting Zhang, Tingting Zhang, Hui Wang, Sizhou Feng, Sizhou Feng

“…Subgroup analyses and sensitivity analyses supported the robustness of these findings.ConclusionThere was a negative correlation between TP, GLB, and MRSA nasal colonization in participants aged 18 years or older. Our data support the protective role of TP and GLB in MRSA colonization, and the specific mechanisms of these biomarkers in MRSA colonization and their clinical implications require further investigation.…”
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AI-based tracking of fast-moving alpine landforms using high-frequency monoscopic time-lapse imagery by H. Hendrickx, H. Hendrickx, M. Elias, X. Blanch, X. Blanch, R. Delaloye, A. Eltner

“…By leveraging existing time-lapse data, our method offers a cost-effective solution for monitoring various geohazards, from rock glaciers to landslides, with implications for enhancing alpine safety. …”
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Fire Detection with Deep Learning: A Comprehensive Review by Rodrigo N. Vasconcelos, Washington J. S. Franca Rocha, Diego P. Costa, Soltan G. Duverger, Mariana M. M. de Santana, Elaine C. B. Cambui, Jefferson Ferreira-Ferreira, Mariana Oliveira, Leonardo da Silva Barbosa, Carlos Leandro Cordeiro

“…The analysis underscores the practical implications of integrating high-quality input data and advanced deep-learning techniques with remote sensing for effective fire detection. …”
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Preoperative Gargling with Magnesium Sulphate versus Lignocaine on Postoperative Sore Throat in Patients Undergoing Surgery under General Anaesthesia: A Randomised Clinical Study by Jatin Patel, Yashvi Samir Patwa, Pooja Shah, Rajsi Shah, Sara Mary Thomas

“…Statistical analysis was performed using an unpaired Student’s t-test for numerical data and a Chi-square test for categorical data. …”
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Safe AI for coral reefs: Benchmarking out-of-distribution detection algorithms for coral reef image surveys by Mathew Wyatt, Sharyn Hickey, Ben Radford, Manuel Gonzalez-Rivero, Nader Boutros, Nikolaus Callow, Nicole Ryan, Arjun Chennu, Mohammed Bennamoun, James Gilmour

“…This is especially true when applied in domains where there is data shift outside of which an algorithm has been trained. …”
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Unraveling natural carbonate variability in Narragansett Bay, RI using multiple high temporal resolution pH time series by Abigail Baskind, Georgia Ahumada, Kristofer Gomes, Heather Stoffel, Shuai Gu, Andrew J Davies, Andrew J Davies, Hongjie Wang

“…This study analyzed high temporal resolution pH data collected during 2022 and 2023 from Narragansett Bay, RI—a mid-sized, urban estuary that since 2005 has undergone a 50% reduction in nitrogen loading—with weekly, discrete bottle samples to verify sensor data. …”
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