Automatic Endoscopic Navigation for Monocular Depth and Ego-Motion Estimation in Wireless Capsule Endoscopy Through Transformer Network by Junjun Huang, Tianran He, Juan Xu, Weiting Wu, Wei Wu

“…Traditional Structure from Motion (SfM) and SLAM methods are often inadequate for GI scenes due to these inherent complexities. …”
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Effect of Elevated Temperature on Physical Activity and Falls in Low-Income Older Adults Using Zero-Inflated Poisson and Graphical Models by Tho Nguyen, Dahee Kim, Yingru Li, Christopher T. Emrich, Jennifer Crook, Ladda Thiamwong, Rui Xie

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Validation of Nova Stat Profile Prime Plus point-of-care testing for dialysis in South Africa by Kagiso M. Masemola, Ngalulawa Kone, Chemedzai Chikomba, Siyabonga Khoza

“…Results: In phase one, SPP+ showed acceptable precision (coefficients of variation 0% – 2.7%), linearity, and correlation (r  0.90). …”
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Unleashing the power of AI in predicting the technological and phenolic maturity of pomegranates cultivated in Lebanon by Rim Ghannoum, Nourhan Taha, David D. Gaviria, Hiba N. Rajha, Nada El Darra, Shadi Albarqouni

“…However, traditional methods often fail to consider the intricate interactions between environmental conditions and fruit maturity. …”
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Exploring nurse and patient perspectives on WeChat-based prenatal education in Chinese public hospitals: a qualitative inquiry by Yushi He, Guangmei Fan, Guangrui Fan, Dandan Liu

“…Understanding both provider and patient perspectives is critical for developing equitable, effective digital maternal care. Methods A qualitative exploratory design was employed in four public hospitals in Shanxi Province, China. …”
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Insect conservation in agricultural landscapes needs both high crop heterogeneity and semi-natural habitats by Sara Tassoni, David Becker, Marit Kinga Kasten, Jérôme Morinière, Ingo Grass

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Attenuated sex-related DNA methylation differences in cancer highlight the magnitude bias mediating existing disparities by Jiaqi Zhou, Miao Li, Yu Chen, Shangzi Wang, Danke Wang, Chen Suo, Xingdong Chen

“…Abstract Background DNA methylation (DNAm) influences both sex differences and cancer development, yet the mechanisms connecting these factors remain unclear. Methods Utilizing data from The Cancer Genome Atlas, we conducted a comprehensive analysis of sex-related DNAm effects in nine non-reproductive cancers, compared to paired normal adjacent tissues (NATs), and validated the results using independent datasets. …”
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Spatial heterogeneity reveals an evolutionary signature predicting therapeutic response and clinical outcomes in hepatocellular carcinoma by Shangyi Luo, Li Liu, Yang Sun, Jian Shi, Yajing Zhang, Yajing Zhang, Yajing Zhang

“…However, it remains unexplored whether intra-tumoral transcriptomic differences can capture crucial information regarding HCC evolution and be utilized to derive a predictive signature for patient’s clinical trajectories.MethodsWe quantified transcriptomic heterogeneity using four multiregional HCC cohorts comprising 172 samples from 37 patients, and validated transcriptomic heterogeneity and spatial dynamics using multiregional single-cell transcriptomic profiling of 110,817 cells from 34 liver specimens. …”
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Characterising developmental dynamics of adult epigenetic clock sitesResearch in context by Rosa H. Mulder, Alexander Neumann, Janine F. Felix, Matthew Suderman, Charlotte A.M. Cecil

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Metagenomic next-generation sequencing-based characterization of the viral spectrum in clinical pulmonary and peripheral blood samples of patients by Ning Zheng, Hai-Long Yu, Bing-Jie Zhang, Dan Wang, Ya-Liang Ji, Lu-Lu Dai, Wen Li, Sheng-Hui Li, Zhi-Liang Hu, Zhi-Liang Hu, Yi-Shan Zheng

“…The observed virus–bacteria networks provide novel insights into pulmonary microbial ecology and underscore the importance of integrating host and disease context in virome studies.…”
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Dietary Variability Among Mountain Gorilla Groups Across Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda by H. Ihimbazwe, J. D. Tuyizere, L. Kayitete, D. Abavandimwe, A. K. Kamanzi Shimwa, M. L. Power, C. C. Grueter, M. Flint, J. D. Nsanzineza, A. Jonas, G. Kwibuka, D. Ishimwe, F. Ndagijimana, J. D. Hakizimana, P. Uwingeli, S. C. McFarlin, M. M. Robbins, T. S. Stoinski, W. Eckardt

“…Building on previous efforts, we describe dietary variability among VNP mountain gorilla groups by integrating data from groups ranging in the northeast VNP. …”
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Predicting Mental and Neurological Illnesses Based on Cerebellar Normative Features by Milin Kim, Nitin Sharma, Esten H. Leonardsen, Saige Rutherford, Geir Selbæk, Karin Persson, Nils Eiel Steen, Olav B. Smeland, Torill Ueland, Geneviève Richard, Aikaterina Manoli, Sofie L. Valk, Dag Alnæs, Christian F. Beckman, Andre F. Marquand, Ole A. Andreassen, Lars T. Westlye, Thomas Wolfers, Torgeir Moberget

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Genomic characterization and antibiotic susceptibility of biofilm-forming Borrelia afzelii and Borrelia garinii from patients with erythema migrans by Giorgia Fabrizio, Giorgia Fabrizio, Ilaria Cavallo, Francesca Sivori, Mauro Truglio, Daniela Kovacs, Massimo Francalancia, Giovanna D’Agosto, Elisabetta Trento, Grazia Prignano, Arianna Mastrofrancesco, Eva Ruzič-Sabljič, Fulvia Pimpinelli, Enea Gino Di Domenico

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Comparison of Fractional Anisotropy Variances in the Trigeminal Nerve at Root Entry and Cisternal Segment Zones in Patients with and without Clinical Features of Trigeminal Neuralg... by Athota Sai Preethi, Vadana Balamurali Krishna, Velicheti Sandeep, Hanumanthu Manasa Mayukha, Marineni Anveeksha, Kondragunta chandrasekhar

“…Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in the Radiology Department, Dr. …”
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Effects of high dietary threonine supplementation on growth performance, health biomarkers, and intestinal histology in cyclic heat-stressed broilers by Abia Khalid, Sania Bashir, Asma Kalsoom, Hafiz Faseeh Ur Rehman, Muhammad Afzal Rashid, Mansur Abdullah Sandhu, Habib Ur Rehman, Muhammad Shahbaz Yousaf

“…In jejunal histology, acidic goblet cells increased, and intraepithelial lymphocyte infiltration decreased in birds supplemented with 175%–200% threonine, indicating enhanced gut integrity. Meat quality attributes, including crude protein and oxidative stability, showed minor but inconsistent variations across treatments. …”
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Vertical stratification-enabled early monitoring of cotton Verticillium wilt using in-situ leaf spectroscopy via machine learning models by Yi Gao, Yi Gao, Changping Huang, Changping Huang, Xia Zhang, Ze Zhang, Bing Chen

“…Three feature selection methods, Relief-F, Lasso, and Random Forest (RF), were integrated with five machine learning models, including LightGBM, ANN, XGBoost, RF, and SVM. …”
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Development of indicator system for early warning of clinical nursing critical values in general wards: a Delphi study by Weixin Xiong, Fenglan Xie, Qin Li, Ying Chen, Hongmei Yang, Jieli Wu, Jianying Li, Zhihao Chen, Xiaoqin Hu, Lijing Hu

“…There remains a lack of consensus regarding early warning systems for critical nursing values in general wards, along with a shortage of effective and practical quantitative indicators for nursing risk prevention. Methods This study employed an integrative research approach combining literature review, theoretical analysis, and qualitative methodology. …”
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Improving outcomes for people who are homeless and have severe mental illness in Ethiopia, Ghana and Kenya: overview of the HOPE programme by Charlotte Hanlon, Caroline Smartt, Victoria N. Mutiso, Peter Yaro, Eleni Misganaw, Ursula Read, Rosie Mayston, Ribka Birhanu, Phyllis Dako-Gyeke, David M. Ndetei, Laura Asher, Julie Repper, Julian Eaton, Kia–Chong Chua, Abebaw Fekadu, Ruth Tsigebrhan, Cecilia Ashaley Fofo, Kimberly Kariuki, Sauharda Rai, Sisay Abayneh, Caroline Reindorf Amissah, Amma Mpomaa Boadu, Priscilla Makau, Agitu Tadesse, Philip Timms, Martin Prince, Graham Thornicroft, Brandon Kohrt, Atalay Alem

“…Realist approaches will be employed to analyse how contextual variation affects mechanisms and outcomes to inform methods for a subsequent evaluation of larger scale implementation. …”
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Comprehensive Analysis of Congenital Aniridia and Differential Diagnoses: Genetic Insights and Clinical Manifestations by Jonathan Hall, Marta Corton, Fabian Norbert Fries, Jessica Obst, Clara Grünauer-Kloevekorn, Berthold Seitz, Maria della Volpe Waizel, Eszter Jávorszky, Kálmán Tory, Erika Maka, Maryam Amini, Shweta Suiwal, Tanja Stachon, Nóra Szentmáry

“…Additionally, it proposes a diagnostic framework to distinguish CA from other conditions that present with similar iris abnormalities. Methods We conducted a comprehensive literature review to compile and analyze clinical and genetic data related to CA and its differential diagnoses. …”
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Beyond dietary therapy: addressing weight stigma awareness in medical students by Giuseppe Annunziata, Giordano Bruno Zonzini, Evelyn Frias-Toral, Raynier Zambrano-Villacres, Alexander Bertuccioli, Davide Sisti, Ludovica Verde, Daniele Di Pauli, Annamaria Colao, Giovanna Muscogiuri, Daniel Simancas-Racines, Alessandro Gennaro, Luigi Barrea

“…The analysis explored variations in stigma levels based on gender, BMI classification, nationality, Italian regional location, level of academic education, medical history, and lifestyle factors. …”
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