A hydrogeomorphology-informed method for mapping continuous river networks from satellite imagery by Xiaodong Yi, Kang Yang, Wei Mao, Mengtian Man, Dinghua Chen, Jinyu Liu

“…Subsequently, the RSWM and DEM-modeled drainage networks (DMDNs) are spatially overlaid to remove pseudo-river segments in the latter and connect river channel gaps in the former. Finally, isolated lakes are excluded because they do not intersect with the continuous river networks. …”
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Evaluating Medical Entity Recognition in Health Care: Entity Model Quantitative Study by Shengyu Liu, Anran Wang, Xiaolei Xiu, Ming Zhong, Sizhu Wu

“…These gaps hinder the development of optimized NER models for medical applications. …”
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Experiences, Challenges, and Needs of People Living with HIV in Hunan Province, China: A Qualitative Study by Shi C, Li X, Dai Y, Chen M, Mao L, Zhou X, Lei Y, Yuan W

“…However, challenges persist in fully implementing and scaling up the DSD model. Given the knowledge gaps and the need for better strategies to support this vulnerable population, our study aimed to explore the experiences, challenges, and needs of PLHIV to inform the development of patient-centered healthcare services.Methods: We employed a qualitative design to interview 20 PLHIV from July 27 to October 13, 2024, in the Infectious Disease Ward at the Second People’s Hospital in Chenzhou, Hunan Province. …”
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Using Real Electronic Health Records in Undergraduate Education: Roundtable Discussion by Fatima Nadeem, Jessica Azmy, Asieh Yousefnejad Shomali, Benjamin Diette, Lloyd J Gregory, Angela C Davies, Kurt C Wilson

“…However, simulated records are poor replacements for the complexity of data encountered in real EHRs. While routinely collected health care data are often used for research, secondary use does not include education. …”
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Anti-Inflammatory Versus Antifibrotic Therapies for the Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis–Associated Interstitial Lung Disease: Protocol for a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis... by Sneh Sonaiya, Alexandra Jianu, Nicholas Jianu, Kavita Batra

“…The findings will help inform clinical decision-making, support evidence-based treatment selection, and identify gaps in current research. By addressing both efficacy and safety, this review aims to guide future studies and improve patient outcomes for this complex and debilitating condition. …”
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Development of the Programme of Applied Research as a Tool for the Formation of Research Competency of Future Political Scientists (on the Example of the Theme “Spatial Development... by O. V. Bakhlova, I. V. Bakhlov, I. G. Napalkova, A. S. Soldatova

“…However, the active inclusion of students in research activities was characterised by the lack of guidelines, which could be used to fill the gaps in research methodology and research procedures. …”
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Factors influencing exclusive breastfeeding in Sub-Saharan Africa: analysis of demographic and health surveys by Munawar Harun Koray, James Njuguna Wanjiru, Johnson Socrates Kerkula, Theophile Dushimirimana, Sudue Epaphroditus Mieh, Tanya Curry, John Mugisha, Lucas K. Kanu

“…The findings provide complex interplay of individual and community factors influencing EBF. …”
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Short- and long-term weekly patient-reported outcomes prediction undergoing radiotherapy: single-patient time series model vs. transformer-based multi-patient time series model by Yang Yan, Zhong Chen, Xinglei Shen, Ronald C. Chen, Hao Gao

“…Conclusion TFT emerges as a reliable approach for PRO prediction, excelling in long-term accuracy, trend capture, and resilience to data gaps by leveraging multi-patient information. Its ability to synthesize heterogeneous PRO data offers advantages over single-patient models, supporting personalized treatment adaptation and informed clinical decision-making. …”
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Peri-implant osteogenesis on alumina-coated titanium implants in rat femur: morphological and elemental analysis of implant surfaces by O. O. Bondarenko, A. H. Bozhko, M. A. Skoryk, N. S. Bondarenko, I. S. Shponka, O. Ye. Loskutov

“…Peri-implant bone tissue regeneration involves complex processes that are not yet fully understood at the cellular and molecular levels, leaving significant gaps in our knowledge that require further investigation. …”
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Choosing the Best Digital Health Literacy Measure for Research: Mixed Methods Study by Charlotte Brun Thorup, Mika Uitto, Kerryn Butler-Henderson, Sarah Wamala-Andersson, Merja Hoffrén-Mikkola, Diana Schack Thoft, Lisa Korsbakke Emtekær Hæsum, Gabriela Irrazabal, Laura Pruneda González, Katja Valkama

“… BackgroundThe global demographic shift towards longer life expectancy and complex health needs is increasing the number of people with chronic diseases, placing pressure on health and care systems. …”
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Révision de l’espèce Homo erectus (Dubois, 1893) by Valéry Zeitoun

“…They can cause a more specific and more complex definition, a precise combination of elements. …”
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The Role of Lifestyle in the Prevention and Treatment of Insulin Resistance: A Review of Clinical and Intervention Studies by Daria Rybak, Olga Krupa, Kinga Furtak, Zofia Martyna Wójcik, Kuba Borys Romańczuk, Szymon Przemysław Stolarczyk, Paulina Dorota Pietrukaniec, Bartosz Omasta, Katarzyna Kamińska-Omasta, Magdalena Agata Czerska

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Diagnostic tests, drug prescriptions, and follow-up patterns after incident heart failure: A cohort study of 93,000 UK patients. by Nathalie Conrad, Andrew Judge, Dexter Canoy, Jenny Tran, Johanna O'Donnell, Milad Nazarzadeh, Gholamreza Salimi-Khorshidi, F D Richard Hobbs, John G Cleland, John J V McMurray, Kazem Rahimi

“…<h4>Background</h4>Effective management of heart failure is complex, and ensuring evidence-based practice presents a major challenge to health services worldwide. …”
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GENDER PECULIARITIES OF THE SPECTRUM OF CHROMOSOMAL ABERRATIONS IN PERIPHERAL BLOOD LYMPHOCYTES OF HEALTHY PERSONS AND PATIENTS WITH GENERALIZED PERIODONTITIS by M. I. Khomyk, L. Ye. Kovalchuk, H. M. Melnychuk

“…Microscopic examination was performed using a microscope «Axioskop» company Zeizz (magnification×1000) at the optical-electronic complex “Metacan-2”. The frequency and spectrum of CA in men and women in terms of gaps, ruptures, single and paired fragments, translocations, deletions, dicentricks were studied. …”
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Plant trait retrieval from hyperspectral data: Collective efforts in scientific data curation outperform simulated data derived from the PROSAIL model by Daniel Mederer, Hannes Feilhauer, Eya Cherif, Katja Berger, Tobias B. Hank, Kyle R. Kovach, Phuong D. Dao, Bing Lu, Philip A. Townsend, Teja Kattenborn

“…To address these challenges, we investigated the potential of filling such data gaps with simulated hyperspectral data generated through the most widely-used radiative transfer model (RTM) PROSAIL. …”
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Marked Global Differences in Mortality in Male Patients with COVID-19: An Analysis of the CARDIO COVID 19–20 and WHF COVID-19 CVD Studies by Juan Esteban Gómez-Mesa, Juan Pablo Arango-Ibanez, Pablo Perel, Dorairaj Prabhakaran, Hoover O. León-Giraldo, Alejandro Toro-Pedroza, Ricardo Enrique Larrea Gómez, César J. Herrera, Julián Lugo-Peña, Liliana Patricia Cárdenas Alaz, Victor Rossel, Daniel Sierra-Lara, Jessica Mercedes, Clara Inés Saldarriaga-Giraldo, María Juliana Rodríguez-González, Armando Alvarado, Juan Carlos Ortega, Miguel Quintana Da Silva, Kavita Singh, Karen Sliwa, On behalf of the CARDIO COVID 19–20 and WHF CVD COVID-19 research groups

“…Conclusion: This study reflects the complexity of factors influencing COVID-19 mortality among male patients hospitalized with COVID-19, emphasizing global variability. …”
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Combining Global Features and Local Interoperability Optimization Method for Extracting and Connecting Fine Rivers by Jian Xu, Xianjun Gao, Zaiai Wang, Guozhong Li, Hualong Luan, Xuejun Cheng, Shiming Yao, Lihua Wang, Sunan Shi, Xiao Xiao, Xudong Xie

“…These challenges are particularly pronounced in the detection of narrow and complex river networks, where fine river features are frequently underrepresented, leading to fragmented and discontinuous water body extraction. …”
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Developing a congenital hyperinsulinism prioritized research agenda: a patient-driven international collaborative research network by Tai L. S. Pasquini, Indraneel Banerjee, Henrik Thybo Christesen, Louise S. Conwell, Antonia Dastamani, Diva D. De Leon, Sarah E. Flanagan, David Gillis, Jennifer M. Kalish, Katherine Lord, Mahlet Mesfin, Jennifer Schmitt, Senthil Senniappan, Charles A. Stanley, Paul S. Thornton, David Zangen, Julie Raskin, the Congenital Hyperinsulinism Collaborative Research Network Members

“…CRN members worked across 7 workstream groups through a structured process to brainstorm gaps and corresponding solutions to formalize the HI PRA.Actionable recommendationsA total of 362 gaps were identified across research, infrastructure, knowledge, and funding. …”
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Barriers and drivers to COVID-19 protective behaviours of forcibly displaced myanmar nationals (FDMN)/ rohingya refugees in Cox's bazar, Bangladesh: A scoping review by Sarah Reda, Zarah Yusuf, Basel Karo, Balwinder Singh Chawla, Andreas Jansen, Saskia Lange, Jorge Martinez, Emily Dorothee Meyer, Julia Neufeind, Aarti Shrikrishana Singh, Elisa Wulkotte, Cath Jackson

“…This review identified complex and inter-related barriers and drivers to COVID-19 protective behaviors in Cox's Bazar, and many interventions to address these. …”
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Estimating Dengue Outbreak Thresholds in West Africa: A Comprehensive Analysis of Climatic Influences in Burkina Faso, 2018–2024 by John Otokoye Otshudiema, Watton R. Diao, Sonia Marie Wend-Kuuni Ouedraogo, Alain Ngoy Kapete, Laurent Moyenga, Emmanuel Chanda, Tieble Traore, Otim Patrick Ramadan, Alimuddin Zumla

“…Additionally, intermediate precipitation levels showed a complex relationship with higher incidence rates. …”
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