Looking Back on Digital Medical Education Over the Last 25 Years and Looking to the Future: Narrative Review by Oluwadamilola Ogundiya, Thahmina Jasmine Rahman, Ioan Valnarov-Boulter, Tim Michael Young

“…ResultsEvidence of the significant steps in the development of digital medical education in the past 25 years was presented and analyzed in terms of application, impact, and implications for the future. The results were grouped into the following themes for discussion: learning management systems; telemedicine (in digital medical education); mobile health; big data analytics; the metaverse, augmented reality, and virtual reality; the COVID-19 pandemic; artificial intelligence; and ethics and cybersecurity. …”
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The adoption of a westernized gut microbiome in Indian Immigrants and Indo-Canadians is associated with dietary acculturation by Leah D. D’Aloisio, Mamatha Ballal, Sanjoy Ghosh, Natasha Haskey, Nijiati Abulizi, Ramin Karimianghadim, Chuyi Liu, Pacha Sruthi, Lakshmipriya Nagarajan, Sudha Vasudevan, Vignesh Shetty, Mrudgandha Purandare, Ushasi Bhaumik, Debaki Ranjan Howlader, Sepideh Pakpour, Jacqueline Barnett, Deanna L. Gibson

“…Stool samples for 16S rRNA and shotgun sequencing assessed microbial taxa and functional profiles, alongside dietary and demographic data to evaluate lifestyle patterns. Indians and Indo-Immigrants had distinct microbiotas from controls, with high abundances of Prevotella spp. and CAZymes reflecting their high complex carbohydrate diet. …”
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Frailty Assessment for Risk prediction in Gynecologic Oncology patients undergoing surgery and chemotherapy (FARGO) study protocol: Rationale and design of a multi-centre prospecti... by Julie My Van Nguyen, Danielle Vicus, Liat Hogen, Tiffany Zigras, Guillaume Paré, Michael Chong, Yetiani Roldan Benitez, P J Devereaux, Sandra Ofori, Flavia K Borges, Emily Di Sante, Denise Miletic, Olivia Panus, Jessica Vincent, Chinthanie Ramasundarahettige, Sofia Nene, Ameen Patel, Maura Marcucci

“…<h4>Discussion</h4>The findings could have important implications for risk stratification, planning and tailoring surgical and oncologic care for older adults with gynecologic malignancies. …”
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Phytoplankton community composition links to environmental drivers across a fjord to shelf gradient on the central coast of British Columbia by Justin Del Bel Belluz, Jennifer M. Jackson, Colleen T. E. Kellogg, M. Angelica Peña, Ian J. W. Giesbrecht, Louis A. Hobson

“…Unfortunately, a paucity of phytoplankton community data hinders the prediction of future conditions in ecologically productive regions such as the coastal northeast Pacific. …”
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Clinical Algorithms and the Legacy of Race-Based Correction: Historical Errors, Contemporary Revisions and Equity-Oriented Methodologies for Epidemiologists by Horsfall LJ, Bondaronek P, Ive J, Poduval S

“…Future efforts should focus on incorporating diverse data sources, capturing true social and biological health determinants, implementing bias detection and fairness strategies, ensuring transparent reporting, and engaging with diverse communities. …”
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A reflexive thematic analysis of existential losses in men with osteoporosis: “I’m not the person I was somehow … although I am” by Francine Toye, Karen Louise Barker, Sarah Drew, Tanzeela Y. Khalid, Emma M. Clark

“…We used the six stages of reflexive thematic analysis: familiarisation with the data; coding; generating initial themes; developing and reviewing themes through discussion; refining and naming themes; writing up. …”
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Spatio-Temporal Diversification of per Capita Carbon Emissions in China: 2000–2020 by Xuewei Zhang, Yi Zeng, Wanxu Chen, Sipei Pan, Fenglian Du, Gang Zong

“…These findings have important implications for the promotion of the low-carbon transition and the effective achievement of the “dual carbon” goal.…”
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A three-arm randomized controlled trial protocol: Effects of telephone-based, layperson-delivered wisdom-enhancement narrative therapy and empathy-focused interventions on loneline... by Vivien Foong Yee Tang, Da Jiang, Maninder Kahlon, Esther Oi-wah Chow, Dannii Yuen-lan Yeung, Rhonda Aubrey, Kee-Lee Chou

“…Background: Loneliness is an increasingly widespread issue among older adults globally, with significant implications on physical, social, and mental health. …”
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A High-resolution, Inversion-based Synoptic Study of Solar Granulation by James W. Crowley, Ivan Milić, Gianna Cauzzi, Kevin Reardon

“…Using a homogeneous set of 49 data sets, all taken at the disk center, we analyze the temperature stratification and the line-of-sight velocities of the granules and intergranules over a period of 15 years. …”
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Investigating the correlation between blood manganese concentrations and anemia in U.S. adults: a nationally representative study by Wei Shui, Yuanyuan Niu, Changran Zhang, Qianying Pan

“…Background The health implications of trace elements have become increasingly concerning, yet the connection between blood manganese levels and anemia remains insufficiently examined. …”
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Synergy-Based Estimation of Balance Condition During Walking Tests by Kaitai Li, Heyuan Wang, Xuesong Ye, Congcong Zhou

“…Finally, we validate the estimation capability of the proposed method on data collected in real-world walking tests. The results indicate a significant correlation between the proposed muscle synergy coherence features and balance conditions. …”
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Effect of pandemic-induced PTSD in pregnant women on infant physical growth: a prospective cohort study by Fang Ye, Jie Chen, Xinying Gao, Hong Lin, Yuanmei Chen, Jing Liu, Qi Sun, Qi Zhang

“…Methods A prospective cohort study was carried out involving 450 pregnant women from December 2022 to February 2023. Data included demographic details, PTSD evaluation using the PTSD Checklist-Civilian version (PCL-C) scale, coping mechanisms, and infant growth indicators at three months postpartum. …”
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Comparative efficacy and safety of licensed treatments for previously treated non-small cell lung cancer: A systematic review and network meta-analysis. by Xavier Armoiry, Alexander Tsertsvadze, Martin Connock, Pamela Royle, G J Melendez-Torres, Pierre-Jean Souquet, Aileen Clarke

“…Two reviewers screened bibliographic records, extracted data, and assessed risk of bias of included studies. …”
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Unraveling the heterogeneity of WHO grade 4 gliomas: insights from clinical, imaging, and molecular characterization by Haihui Jiang, Xijie Wang, Xiaodong Chen, Shouzan Zhang, Qingsen Ren, Mingxiao Li, Ming Li, Xiaohui Ren, Song Lin, Yong Cui

“…Clinical, radiological, and histopathological data were combined with molecular profiling, focusing on IDH mutations, TERT promoter mutations, and MGMT methylation. …”
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The role of seed transmission in the spread of cereal viruses: Global challenges and prevalent threats in Ukraine by Halyna Snihur, Tetiana Shevchenko, Oleksiy Shevchenko, Anhelina Kyrychenko

“…Virus contamination of the seed also has critical epidemiological implications, especially when combined with subsequent or additional insect vector spread. …”
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Insights from Self-Reported Student Experiences on using ChatBots by Alexandra-Iulia PĂUCEAN, Sorana D. BOLBOACĂ

“…Most respondents seen the ChatBots as useful “as long as we do not take over the content word for word, verifying the data and through other reliable sources”. Conclusion: Our results showed that undergraduate medical students used ChatBots, recognize that the retrieved information is only sometimes accurate but unfortunately, they verify the accuracy in less than half interrogations. …”
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Redesigning an AI bill of rights with/for young people: Principles for exploring AI ethics with middle and high school students by Sarah K. Burriss, Nicole Hutchins, Zachary Conley, Menton M. Deweese, Yelena J. Doe, Angela Eeds, Ana Villanueva, Hannah Ziegler, Kendra Oliver

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What Can DKIST/DL-NIRSP Tell Us about Quiet-Sun Magnetism? by Jiayi Liu, Xudong Sun, Peter W. Schuck, Sarah A. Jaeggli

“…The error mainly arises from the underestimated contribution of the horizontal motion. We discuss the implications for DKIST observations.…”
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Distinct ossification trade-offs illuminate the shoulder girdle reconfiguration at the water-to-land transition by Janet Wei, Thomas W. P. Wood, Kathleen Flaherty, Olivia E. Fitch, Shahid Ali, Alyssa Enny, Ali Andrescavage, Danielle Brazer, Dina Navon, Hannah E. Cohen, Derek Gordon, Anusha Shanabag, Shunya Kuroda, Thomas A. Stewart, Ingo Braasch, Tetsuya Nakamura

“…Despite the functional implications of this skeletal shift in the emergence of terrestrial vertebrates, the underlying genetic-developmental alterations have remained enigmatic. …”
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Translators’ Allocation of Cognitive Resources in Two Translation Directions: A Study Using Eye-Tracking and Keystroke Logging by Yifang Wang, Saihong Li, Yubo Zhou Rasmussen

“…Moreover, a significant gap is observed between the participants’ self-reported reflections and the quantitative data, a disparity that is strongly shaped by the direction of translation. …”
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