Symptom Trajectories and Clinical Subtypes in Post–COVID-19 Condition: Systematic Review and Clustering Analysis by Mingzhi Hu, Tian Song, Zhaoyuan Gong, Qianzi Che, Jing Guo, Lin Chen, Haili Zhang, Huizhen Li, Ning Liang, Guozhen Zhao, Yanping Wang, Nannan Shi, Bin Liu

“…Asia and Europe documented the most comprehensive symptom profiles, with Asia reporting lower early dyspnea rates (29%, 95% CI 18%‐40%) and Europe exhibiting more complex multisystem involvement during long-term follow-up. …”
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Associations between 24-hour movement guidelines and health-related quality of life among urban preschool children in Singapore, Japan, and China by Ho Jin Chung, Hyunshik Kim, Jiameng Ma, Terence Chua, Seow Ting Low, Dan Li, Hongzhi Guo, Michael Yong Hwa Chia

“…Notably, Chinese children had the highest adherence rates across all individual and combined movement behaviors. …”
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Global burden of diabetes mellitus 1990–2021: epidemiological trends, geospatial disparities, and risk factor dynamics by Ciming Pan, Beiling Cao, Hui Fang, Yelu Liu, Shuhan Zhang, Wei Luo, Yuanjie Wu

“…Diabetes mellitus(DM) remains a significant global health challenge, characterized by high incidence and Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) rates. A comprehensive understanding of the disease burden of DM is crucial for developing effective prevention and treatment strategies. …”
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Critical review of healthcare financing and a survey of system quality perception among healthcare users in Nigeria (2010-2023). by Blessing Osagumwendia Josiah, Emmanuel Chukwunwike Enebeli, Brontie Albertha Duncan, Prisca Olabisi Adejumo, Chinelo Cleopatra Josiah, Lordsfavour Anukam, Muhammad Baqir Shittu, France Ncube, Kelechi Eric Alimele, Mercy Emmanuel, Oyinye Prosper Martins-Ifeanyi, Fawole Israel Opeyemi, Oluwadamilare Akingbade, Abosede Peace Adebayo, Busiroh Mobolape Ibraheem, Ubiebo Ataisi Ekenekot, Mudiaga Sidney Edafiejire, Solomon Oluwaseun Olukoya, Ufuomaoghene Jemima Mukoro, Siyouneh Baghdasarian, Joy Chioma Obialor, Gloria Oluwakorede Alao, Blessing Onyinye Obialor, Ndidi Louis Otoboyor, Oghosa Gabriel Josiah, Joshua Okonkwo, Precious Ebinehita Imoyera, Ajao Adewale Gbolabo, Blessing Chiamaka Nganwuchu, Olukayode Joseph Oladimeji, Timothy Wale Olaosebikan, Marios Kantaris

“…Results show that the average rating of healthcare experiences did not vary significantly over the last decade. …”
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The prevalence of behavioral non- communicable diseases risk factors among black Africans in peri-urban community in South Africa by Sifundile Zamazulu Maphumulo, Gerrit Jan Breukelman, Brandon Shaw, Ina Shaw

“…While females reported lower smoking rates, they exhibited higher levels of physical inactivity than males (23% vs. 14%). …”
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Trends in stroke incidence and mortality in China, Japan, and South Korea (1990–2021) with projections to 2035 by Liyuan Yang, Luhan Fan, Yuanyi Cao, Xinyao Liu, Chao Yang, Yamei Luo, Junhui Zhang

“…From 1990 to 2021, the age-standardised incidence rates (ASIRs) and mortality rates (ASMRs) of stroke for both sexes in China, Japan, and South Korea declined. …”
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Examining a brief web and longitudinal app-based intervention [Wysa] for mental health support in Singapore during the COVID-19 pandemic: mixed-methods retrospective observational... by Chaitali Sinha, Dyuthi Dinesh, Creighton Heaukulani, Ye Sheng Phang

“…Users who used the longitudinal intervention after first using a brief intervention demonstrated significantly higher engagement and retention (P < 0.001). In user ratings received for mindline.sg (n = 8,959), 83.03% rated the app 3 or higher (out of 5) on helpfulness. 91.6% of the users (n = 862) who attempted cognitive restructuring (n = 790) on the app successfully reframed a thought. …”
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Global, regional, and national epidemiology of type 1 diabetes in children from 1990 to 2021: trend and health inequality analyses based on the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Jing Xie, Weilan Li, Xiaomin Li, Xueli Zhang, Jing Liu, Zeye Liu, Shenqi Jing, Hua Shao

“…Assessing the epidemiological patterns and health inequalities associated with T1D at the global, regional, and national levels, along with future projections, is essential for informing equitable public health policies. …”
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AI usage among medical students in Palestine: a cross-sectional study and demonstration of AI-assisted research workflows by Mahmoud Yousef, Salahaldeen Deeb, Khaled Alhashlamon

“…Time management was highly rated (mean score: 4.6, SD = 0.5), highlighting AI's ability to automate repetitive tasks. …”
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The burden of migraine and predictions in the Asia–Pacific region, 1990–2021: a comparative analysis of China, South Korea, Japan, and Australia by Yun-Xia Wang, Guang-Shuang Lu, Jin-Jing Zhao, Wei Dai, Na Zheng, Guo-En Yao, Ruo-Zhuo Liu

“…Methods This study utilized data from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021 to analyze incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability (YLDs) of migraine. Age-standardized rates (ASRs) were calculated to enable fair cross-country comparisons. …”
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Effect of Resource Abundance on Woodland Rodents' Demography at Latitudinal Extremes in Europe by Giulia Ferrari, Olivier Devineau, Valentina Tagliapietra, Kaja Johnsen, Federico Ossi, Francesca Cagnacci

“…We applied a multistate open robust design model to estimate population patterns and survival rates while controlling for seasonal variation, intrinsic traits, and co‐occurrence of sympatric species. …”
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The Ethical Significance of Brain-Computer Interfaces as Enablers of Communication by Toma Gruica

“…Such moments fundamentally reconfigure the ethical relationship, shifting the patient from an object of interpretation to a subject capable of self-representation and autonomous expression.[8] These cases share the same ethical pattern: the BCI’s biggest impact is not the specific messages it transmits but its role as the enabler of transmission itself. …”
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Epidemiological, etiological, and serological characteristics of hand, foot, and mouth disease in Guizhou Province, Southwest China, from 2008 to 2023. by Fajin Li, Dan Wang, Fei Su, Suye Zhao, Jun Guo, Fumin Zhang, Xueqin Ran, Jiafu Wang, Shijun Li

“…Guizhou Province has reported higher rates of severe and fatal cases of HFMD. However, comprehensive studies on its epidemiology, etiology, and serological characteristics have remained limited in recent years.…”
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Efficacy of insecticides against wheat thrips Haplothrips tritici Kurd. in winter wheat crops by Iu. Klechkovskyi, V. Klychko, G. Khorohorina

“…To control the number of thrips, the effectiveness of the insecticide Engio 247 SC, CS at four application rates (0.05, 0.1, 0.15 and 0.2 l/ha) and Karate Zeon 050 CS, SC; Inazuma, VG; Match 050 ES, CE; Mospilan, VP; Talstar, 10% CE was studied. …”
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Cancelable Multi-Branch Deep Learning Framework for Privacy-Preserving ECG Biometric Authentication by Mohamed Hammad, Ali Abdullah S. AlQahtani, Mohammed ELAffendi, Abdelhamied A. Ateya, Nebojsa Bacanin

“…Electrocardiogram (ECG) biometrics are particularly effective because of the unique electrical activity patterns of the heart. However, storing and processing raw ECG data raises privacy and security concerns, requiring advanced methods to safeguard user data. …”
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SOH Estimation Method for Lithium-Ion Batteries Using Partial Discharge Curves Based on CGKAN by Shengfeng He, Wenhu Qin, Zhonghua Yun, Chao Wu, Chongbin Sun

“…Next, a SOH estimation framework based on the CGKAN model is developed, where 1-Dimensional-Convolutional Neural Networks (1D-CNN) are used to extract deep features from the original data, Bidirectional Gated Recurrent Unit (BiGRU) captures the bidirectional dependencies of the time series, and Kolmogorov–Arnold Networks (KAN) enhances the modeling of complex nonlinear features through its nonlinear mapping capabilities, thereby improving the accuracy of SOH estimation. …”
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Trend analysis and epidemiological forecasting of colorectal Cancer mortality among reproductive-age women in sub-Saharan Africa by Jiefeng Zhao, Daxing Miao, Tao Yang, Jiang Chen, Xiangquan Lai

“…This study aimed to analyze CRC mortality trends, identify key driving factors, and predict future mortality patterns among women of childbearing age in SSA. Methods: We assessed CRC mortality among women of childbearing age across four SSA subregions and 46 countries, calculating age-standardized mortality rates (ASMR) and estimated annual percentage change (EAPC). …”
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Evolutionary trajectory estimation via replication simulation of coronavirus spike gene based on random mutation and similarity-based selection by Min Chan Kim, Hye Ji Jung, Seong Sik Jang, Van Thi Lo, Hye Kwon Kim

“…Simulations tracking the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 Wuhan-Hu-1 toward the Omicron variant (BA.1) displayed plateau-like similarity trajectories, where increased substitution rates resulted in a more rapid attainment of the plateau stage. …”
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A neuronal imaging dataset for deep learning in the reconstruction of single-neuron axons by Liya Li, Liya Li, Ying Hu, Ying Hu, Xiaojun Wang, Pei Sun, Tingwei Quan

“…Our results demonstrate significantly improved axon detection rates across both state-of-the-art and traditional methodologies. …”
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Deep Learning Approach for Classifying DDoS Attack Traffic in SDN Environments by Mohd Nadeem, Shweta Dwivedi, Rizwan Akhtar, Shameem Ahmad Ansari, Saumya Singh, Eram Fatima Siddiqui, Rajeev Kumar

“…A neural network classifier analyzes this data to identify complex patterns and behaviors associated with DDoS attacks. …”
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