Image Quality Assessment of Augmented Reality Glasses as Medical Display Devices (HoloLens 2) by Simon König, Simon Siebers, Claus Backhaus

“…HoloLens 2 was assessed for overall image quality, luminance, grayscale consistency, and color uniformity. Five participants rated the TG18-OIQ pattern under ambient lighting conditions of 2.4 and 138.7 lx. …”
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Risk factors and public health interventions associated with adolescent pregnancy prevention among females aged 10–19 years in Kenya: a scoping review protocol by Abdu Mohiddin, Kimbley Asaso Omwodo, Danielle Denwood, Augustine Gitonga

“…The analysis will involve thematic data extraction and charting to highlight patterns in adolescent pregnancy risk factors, intervention outcomes and existing gaps.Ethics and dissemination No ethical approval is needed. …”
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Association between physicians' interaction with pharmaceutical companies and their clinical practices: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Hneine Brax, Racha Fadlallah, Lina Al-Khaled, Lara A Kahale, Hala Nas, Fadi El-Jardali, Elie A Akl

“…Out of the 19 studies, 15 found a consistent association between interactions promoting a medication, and inappropriately increased prescribing rates, lower prescribing quality, and/or increased prescribing costs. …”
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I-AIR: intention-aware travel itinerary recommendation via multi-signal fusion and spatiotemporal constraints by Xiao Cui, Zhihua Wang, Ping Li, Qiang Xu

“…Additionally, many approaches decouple POI selection from itinerary construction and depend heavily on limited behavioral signals, failing to capture richer feedback such as ratings, dwell times, or click histories. To address these limitations, we propose an intention-aware deep learning framework that integrates diverse user signals into a unified itinerary planning model. …”
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Attention-based multi-scale convolution and conformer for EEG-based depression detection by Ze Yan, Ze Yan, Ze Yan, Yumei Wan, Xin Pu, Xiaolin Han, Mingming Zhao, Haiyan Wu, Wentao Li, Xueying He, Yunshao Zheng

“…This study proposes an end-to-end EEG-based depression recognition model, AMCCBDep, which combines Attention-based Multi-scale Parallel Convolution (AMPC), Conformer, and Bidirectional Gated Recurrent Unit (BiGRU). The AMPC module captures temporal features through multiscale convolutions and extracts spatial features using depthwise separable convolutions, while applying the ECA attention mechanism to weigh key channels, enhancing the model’s focus on crucial electrode channels. …”
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Non-temperature environmental drivers modulate warming-induced 21st-century permafrost degradation on the Tibetan Plateau by Fu Ziteng, Wu Qingbai, Chen Anping, Wang Luyang, Jiang Guanli, Gao Siru, Yun Hanbo, Chen ji

“…By compiling a 20-year (2001–2020) dataset from 55 in situ monitoring sites, we find permafrost thawing rates increased from 45 ± 15 cm·10a− 1 (2001–2010) to 86 ± 30 cm·10a−1 (2011-2020), while the temperature increasing rates at the top of permafrost rose from 0.15 ± 0.16 oC·10a−1 to 0.38 ± 0.22 oC·10a−1. …”
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Evaluating the Effects of Mitigating Urban Heat Islands of Green Infrastructure on Increasing the Productivity of Light and Heavy Work (Case Study: Tabriz Metropolitan) by Mahdi Herischian, Hassan Mahmoudzadeh, Rasoul Ghorbani

“…The primary inputs for the model included a land use/land cover raster map, a reference evapotranspiration (ET0) raster map, a biophysical table containing details about each land use/land cover class, a vector map of city buildings, and an energy consumption rate table categorized by building type and air temperature. …”
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Impact of COVID-19 on Ureteroscopy Management of Urolithiasis: Retrospective Comparative Study Before and After Pandemic by Shota Iijima, Takanobu Utsumi, Naoki Ishitsuka, Takahide Noro, Yuta Suzuki, Yuka Sugizaki, Takatoshi Somoto, Ryo Oka, Takumi Endo, Naoto Kamiya, Hiroyoshi Suzuki

“…Referral sources shifted (<i>p</i> = 0.045), with fewer primary care referrals and more from emergency or higher-level hospitals. Stone-free rates (65.6% vs. 58.7%, <i>p</i> = 0.128) and postoperative complication rates were comparable. …”
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Missed opportunities in early psychosis care: retrospective chart review of cardiovascular disease monitoring, disengagement and weight changes in a Ghanaian psychiatric hospital by Joel Agorinya, Emelda Edem Adzo Asem-Ahiablee, Emefa Adzo Dzordzorme, Jude Nazir Ayambila, Elsie Agyeman Amaning, Chukwuebuka Ohakpougwu, Abdulai Rafiq Arhin, Kwadwo Marfo Obeng, Belinda Lennox

“…Outcomes included antipsychotic prescription patterns, dropout rates, cardiovascular disease monitoring and weight changes. …”
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Potential suitable area prediction of invasive weeds Tithonia diversifolia A. Gray and Synedrella nodiflora L. Gaertn. in China based on the optimized MaxEnt model by Jing XIE, Nishan DUAN, Lijie KONG, Ruiyi XU, Ruoyu AN, Lijuan ZHOU

“…ResultThe standard deviation of temperature seasonal change and the average temperature in the coldest quarter were the main environmental variables affecting the distribution of T. diversifolia, and the sum of their contribution rates reached 70.8%. The range of annual average temperature change, annual average precipitation and precipitation in the wettest month were the main environmental variables affecting the distribution of S. nodiflora, with the sum of their contribution rates reaching 76.7%. …”
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Application of flow field visualization technology in analysing the influence of nutrient solution flow on hydroponic lettuce growth by Bateer Baiyin, Yue Xiang, Yang Shao, Jung Eek Son, Kotaro Tagawa, Satoshi Yamada, Mina Yamada, Qichang Yang

“…We examined the influence of varying nutrient solution flow rates on lettuce growth, root morphology, and nitrogen uptake. …”
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Primary Mediastinal Germ Cell Tumors: A Real-World Analysis of Clinical Characteristics, Treatment, and Survival Outcomes From Two Tertiary Cancer Centers in India by Bharath Gangadhar, Chitrakshi Nagpal, Aparna Sharma, Bivas Biswas, Somnath Roy, Aditya Bhagwat, Deepam Pushpam, Sameer Bakhshi, Sunil Kumar, Kunhi Parambath Haresh, Atul Batra

“…First-line chemotherapy comprised bleomycin, etoposide, and cisplatin (BEP; 60.5%) and etoposide, ifosfamide, and cisplatin (VIP; 27.8%). Response rates included complete response (25.3%) and partial response (54.4%). …”
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Race, gender and stroke subtypes mortality in São Paulo, Brazil Raça, gênero e mortalidade por subtipos da doença cerebrovascular em São Paulo, Brasil by Paulo A. Lotufo, Alessandra C. Goulart, Isabela M. Bensenor

“…For women, the rates were lower compared to men and the same pattern was observed among Black (125.4), Mixed (88.5) and White (64.1) women. …”
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Neural Correlates of Cognitive Deficit in Emotional Directed Forgetting in Major Depressive Disorder: An Event-Related Potential Study by Chang Chen, Xiaoting Zhou, Xiaohong Liu, Xuezheng Gao, Limin Chen, Zhenhe Zhou, Hongliang Zhou

“…Results: HCs had higher hit rates than did MDD patients; more false alarms occurred in MDD patients than in HCs, and higher false alarm rates occurred with negative images than with neutral images. …”
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Contributions of District Health Information Software 2 (DHIS2) to maternal and child health service performance in Ethiopia: an interrupted time series mixed-methods study by Taddese Alemu Zerfu, Moges Asressie, Amare Abera Tareke, Zenebu Begna, Tigist Habtamu, Netsanet Werkneh, Tariku Nigatu, Meskerem Jisso, Addisalem Genta

“…Specifically, DHIS2 led to increased monthly mean performance of key indicators such as antenatal care visits, skilled birth attendance, and immunization rates. Notable improvements in service delivery were observed, with significant increases in institutional delivery rates over time. …”
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Global, regional, and national burdens of traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, and skull fracture and their attributable risk factors from 1990 to 2021: a systematic analysi... by Yikang Wang

“…Data were presented as both numerical counts and age-standardized rates (ASRs) per 100,000 population, with corresponding uncertainty intervals. …”
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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 complete plastome of the Antarctic moss Andreaea regularis (Andreaeaceae) and its comparative analyses within Bryophyta by Syahril Sulaiman, Hyodong Lee, Kyungwon Min, Jungeun Lee, Young-Jun Yoon, Jun Hyuck Lee, Hyoungseok Lee

“…This pattern is mirrored by structural variation in the large single-copy (LSC) region, where A. regularis retains more PCGs and exhibits lower deletion rates than peristomate species but shows signs of genome contraction relative to nonperistomate mosses. …”
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