Skin Cancer Segmentation and Classification Using Vision Transformer for Automatic Analysis in Dermatoscopy-Based Noninvasive Digital System by Galib Muhammad Shahriar Himel, Md. Masudul Islam, Kh. Abdullah Al-Aff, Shams Ibne Karim, Md. Kabir Uddin Sikder

“…Upon experimenting on six different models, ViT-Google, ViT-MAE, ViT-ResNet50, ViT-VAN, ViT-BEiT, and ViT-DiT, we found out that the ML approach achieves 96.15% accuracy using Google’s ViT patch-32 model with a low false negative ratio on the test dataset, showcasing its potential as an effective tool for aiding dermatologists in the diagnosis of skin cancer.…”
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The relationship of security needs with irrational beliefs among medical students by I. I. Koryagina, V. G. Maralov, V. A. Sitarov

“…The study involved 277 (70 males and 197 females) junior and senior students of the Ivanovo State Medical Academy, with an average age of 19.25 ± 2.41 years old. As a diagnostic tool, the questionnaire developed by the authors was used to identify the needs for danger and safety as well as a list of irrational beliefs of A. …”
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Design and Optimization for Straw Treatment Device Using Discrete Element Method (DEM) by Shaochuan Li, Peisong Diao, Xianghao Li, Yongli Zhao, Hongda Zhao

“…In this study, the Discrete Element Method (DEM) was employed to construct models of compacted soil and hollow, flexible wheat straw, forming the foundation for a comprehensive interaction model between the tool, soil, and straw. Key experimental variables, including working speed, rotation speed, and installation centre distance, were selected. …”
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Association of Biomarker Level with Cardiovascular Events: Results of a 4-Year Follow-Up Study by L. Turgunova, B. Baidildina, Y. Laryushina, B. Koichubekov, A. Turmukhambetova, L. Akhmaltdinova

“…In this regard, the study of the biomarker application as a tool to better identify high-risk individuals is an up-to-date sector of modern cardiology. …”
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Implementing essential diagnostics-learning from essential medicines: A scoping review. by Moriasi Nyanchoka, Mercy Mulaku, Bruce Nyagol, Eddy Johnson Owino, Simon Kariuki, Eleanor Ochodo

“…We used the Mixed Method Appraisal Tool (MMAT) version 2018 to assess the quality of included studies. …”
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Pretreatment with serine protease inhibitors impairs Leishmania amazonensis survival on macrophages by Patrícia de Almeida Machado, Pollyanna Stephanie Gomes, Elaine Soares Coimbra, Herbert Leonel de Matos Guedes

“…The discovery of new therapeutic alternatives is extremely essential, and the discovery of cellular targets is a tool that helps in the development of new drugs. …”
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On the problematic issues of bringing a person to administrative responsibility: organization and legal principles by S. A. Rezanov

“…General methods of scientific knowledge, such as comparison, analysis, observation and deduction, were used in the study of certain aspects of administrative offenses. .They have become a tool for determining specific material for research. …”
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Determinants and key indicators of concussion in combat sport athletes: a systematic review by José Raimundo Fernandes, Michele Andrade de Brito, Diego Valenzuela Pérez, Aparecido Pimentel Ferreira, Felipe José Aida, Esteban Aedo-Muñoz, Bianca Miarka, Ciro José Brito

“…We then extracted the articles which met the eligibility criteria for qualitative analysis, using the Risk of Bias Used for Surveys tool.  Results: A total of 912 articles were identified, 90 duplicates and 81 bibliographic reviews, leaving 65 articles for reading the abstracts. …”
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The Role of Gum Arabic for a Protective Kidney Dysfunction Induced Gentamicin on Diabetes Rats by Garsa Ali Alshehry

“…Therefore, it is recommended that Gum Arabic is a beneficial dietary tool in reducing the advancement of chronic kidney disease in diabetic rats.…”
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Diabe-teach: a randomized controlled trial of a gamified approach to enhance medical undergraduates’ knowledge and comprehension of diabetes mellitus by Mariam Shadan, Heba Ismail, Fathima Hana Mohamed Naushad

“…The findings suggest that the “Diabe-teach” board game is an effective tool for teaching complex medical concepts, fostering both knowledge retention and critical self-assessment among students. …”
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FDG-PET-based brain network analysis: a brief review of metabolic connectivity by Pham Minh Tuan, Mouloud Adel, Nguyen Linh Trung, Tatiana Horowitz, Ismail Burak Parlak, Eric Guedj

“…Brain network can be considered a powerful tool and play an important role in the analysis and understanding of brain metabolic patterns. …”
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Evidence of Second Canal between Permanent Mandibular Central and Lateral Incisors in China; a Systematic Review on CBCT Studies by Nyan M. Aung, Kyaw K. Myint

“…The selected studies were checked with Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal tool for prevalence studies. Finally, three studies were selected for the review and meta-analyses. …”
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Implementing university wellness program for mental wellbeing among health science students: A protocol for implementing an intervention program in higher educational institutions... by Bala Ganesh Pichamuthu, Sathya Thennavan, Sharmila Govardhanan

“…Data were collected using a validated wellness assessment tool with high reliability (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.912). …”
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Comparative Pharmacokinetic Study of Three Major Bioactive Components in the Normal and Different Courses of Liver-Stagnation and Spleen-Deficiency Syndrome Depressive Rats after I... by Kaiwen Luo, Mengdie Wang, Xiangxiang Pan, Yadong Xing

“…The WinNonLin software (version 6.1) was chosen as the analytical tool for the pharmacokinetic parameters. The results indicated that compared with rats in the control group, the sucrose preference, scores in the open-field test, and the concentration of 5-HT in plasma of rats in CUMS and CUMS + ZZHPD treatment groups were lower, while the immobility time in the forced swimming test of rats in these two groups was longer, which implied that the depression model was successful. …”
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Diffusion MRI Findings in Encephalopathy Induced by Immunosuppressive Therapy after Liver Transplantation by Emanuele Tinelli, Nicoletta Locuratolo, Alberto Pierallini, Massimo Rossi, Francesco Fattapposta

“…Brain MRI and particularly DWI and ADC maps provide not only a good and early representation of neurological complications during immunosuppressant therapy but can also provide a useful prognostic tool on clinical outcome of the patient.…”
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Didactic potential of metaphors used in medical discourse by Katarzyna Karska, Ewelina Prażmo

“…We claim that conceptual metaphor and esp. pictorial metaphor is a very effective tool used in didactics and its use is perfectly justified in scientific discourses, including the medical discourse. …”
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A rapid systematic review of the effect of health or peer volunteers for diabetes self-management: Synthesizing evidence to guide social prescribing. by Thomas Iverson, Hadil Alfares, Gurkirat Singh Nijjar, Jeffrey Wong, Emaan Abbasi, Elham Esfandiari, Margaret Lin, Robert J Petrella, Bobbi Symes, Anna Chudyk, Maureen C Ashe

“…We included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) from all languages, and synthesized data using the Cochrane's Synthesis Without Meta-analysis (SWiM) guidelines; and assessed risk of bias using the "Risk of Bias 2 Tool". We identified nine RCTs (reported in 10 publications). …”
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Medyalararası Gündem Belirleme Çalışmalarında R Stüdyo Kullanımı: Rozelle-Campbell Taban Hizası ile Çapraz Gecikmeli Korelasyonun Bilişimleştirilmesi by Özlem Alikılıç, İnanç Alikılıç

“…We anticipate that this tool “R” will be particularly useful for intermediate users, who need or want to conduct their studies when retrieving from the big data. …”
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Posttreatment Blood Pressure as a Key Predictor in a 5‐Year Stroke Prediction Model by Nan Zhang, Jiarong Mei, Fangfang Fan, Yan Zhang, Ziyi Zhou, Jianping Li

“…ABSTRACT Evidence suggests that approximately 63.0%–84.2% of stroke survivors have hypertension, yet there is currently no stroke prediction tool specifically designed for individuals with hypertension. …”
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Pregnancy-Associated Glycoprotein Level in Early Pregnancy Detection with Prediction of Fetal Number and Gender in Iraqi Local Ewes by Mohammed AO Al-Rawi, Souhayla O Hussain ‎

“… Early pregnancy detection is an important tool in successful reproductive management in ewes. …”
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