Destroyed lung syndrome in patients with drug‐susceptible pulmonary tuberculosis by Solomon Gyabaah, Kwadwo Faka Gyan, Harris Osei Mensah, Eric Amoako Darkwa, Michael Asiedu Owiredu, Vera Selorm Nyamuame, Gordon Manu Amponsah, Divine Aseye Amenuke

“…Clinicians in TB‐endemic countries should be aware of this complication aiming at prevention. TB control programs should intensify efforts at early detection and treatment and also provide interventions for post‐TB complications.…”
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Defining the noma research agenda. by Anaïs Galli, Marianne Comparet, Daniel Argaw Dagne, Denise Baratti-Mayer, Thi H Cao, Philippe J Guérin, Maria Guevara, Manuel W Hetzel, Claire Jeantet, Emmanuel Kabengele Mpinga, Valter Muendane, Mulikat Okanlawon, Erika Placella, Marta Ribes, Mark Sherlock, Jürg Utzinger, Peter Steinmann

“…. • The most pressing research needs identified were: ○ Clear case definition of noma ○ Early case detection and robust surveillance ○ Psychosocial and economic impact of noma ○ Decision support for diagnosing acute necrotizing gingivitis and associated antibiotic regimen(s) with treatment duration ○ Deeper understanding of risk factors and social determinants ○ Identification of effective information, education, and communication strategies ○ Effectiveness of surgical services ○ Testing decentralized follow-up for patients • An important conclusion was that noma research and control activities must be integrated across sectors and disciplines, such as neglected tropical diseases, oral health, nutrition, and child health programs including immunization.…”
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Impact of maternal risk factors on the outcome of pregnancy in Baghdad city by Baghdad Science Journal

“…The study recommended the necessity of establishing health education programs for pregnant to be self monitoring & early detection of complications that associate the pregnancy . …”
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Analysing Quality Metrics and Automated Scoring of Code Reviews by Owen Sortwell, David Cutting, Christine McConnellogue

“…Recommendations for future work are suggested, including the development of a more robust sentiment analysis system that can include detection of emotion such as frustration, and the creation of a programming dictionary to exclude programming terms from sentiment analysis.…”
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Community-Based Efforts to Reduce Violence: A Scoping Review on the Implementation of Cure Violence by Sara Solomon MPH, RD, Caterina G. Roman PhD, Melissa Davey-Rothwell PhD, MPH, Ruth Abaya MD, MPH, Daniel Webster ScD, MPH, Shannon Frattorolli PhD, MPH

“…This scoping review aimed to identify implementation determinants, strategies, mechanisms, and outcomes of Cure Violence (CV) programs to develop an Implementation Research Logic Model (IRLM) and integrate Implementation Science (IS) principles into community violence intervention research and practice. …”
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Do we still need a canary in the coal mine for laboratory animal facilities? A systematic review of environmental health monitoring versus soiled bedding sentinels. by Megan R LaFollette, Caroline S Clement, Kerith R Luchins, Christopher A Manuel, Patricia L Foley, Wai H Hanson, Christina Pettan-Brewer, Caroline B Winn, Joseph P Garner

“…Looking forward, we encourage continued research on the detection of existing and emerging pathogens with these technologies and development of best practices for routine rodent health monitoring programs.…”
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European strategies in the screening of biliary atresia: a scoping review by Barbara E Wildhaber, Ana Maria Calinescu

“…Expanding BA screening programs requires strengthening advocacy efforts to improve outcomes for affected infants.…”
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An Optimized Model for Identification of Cerebral Palsy Using Deep Learning by Md Anjar Ahsan, Hassan bin Mohammed, Abhilash Maroju, Nurhafizah Moziyana Mohd Yusop, Wan Su Emi Yusnita Wan Yusof, Najjah Salwa Abd Razak, Mohd Arif Dar

“…Individualized therapy and rehabilitation programs are necessary to treat these differences effectively. …”
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Integrated people-centered eye care: A scoping review on engaging communities in eye care in low- and middle-income settings. by Ling Lee, Elise Moo, Tiffany Angelopoulos, Aryati Yashadhana

“…Community actors can be integrated into eye care programs, although with varying success. Using volunteers highlighted sustainability issues with maintaining motivation and involvement when resources are limited.…”
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Use of technology in prediabetes and precision prevention by Jie He, Natural Chu, Heng Wan, James Ling, Yincong Xue, Kathy Leung, Aimin Yang, Jie Shen, Elaine Chow

“…The low uptake of diabetes prevention programs highlights difficulties in scalability, partly due to the need for intensive face‐to‐face contact and its impact on healthcare resource utilization. …”
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Assessment of STI screening in Romania using a multiplex PCR technique by Alecsandra Iulia Grad, Mihaela Laura Vica, Loredana Ungureanu, Costel Vasile Siserman, Alexandru Dumitru Tătaru, Horea Vladi Matei

“…The importance of setting up STI screening programs has been highlighted in various studies, the absence of such national programs accounting for the lack of STI statistics in Romania. …”
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The role of passive surveillance and citizen science in plant health by Nathan Brown, Ana Pérez-Sierra, Peter Crow, Stephen Parnell

“…Passive surveillance contributes vital observations in support of national and international surveillance programs, detecting potentially unknown issues in the wider landscape, beyond points of entry and the plant trade. …”
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Intelligent Recognition Technology for the Segmentation of Traffic Indication Images Concerning Different Pavement Materials by Juanhong Xie, Guojian Shi, Weizhi Zhu

“…Besides, the adaptive median filter (AMF) algorithm is used to pre-process and protect the traffic indication images without obscuring them. …”
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Numerical simulation and field verification of high-pressure sour natural gas erosion within wellhead skid-mounted choke manifold by Zhaoqian LUO, Xingping TIAN, Huanhuan WANG, Bo1 WANG, Zhouyu PENG, Kexi LIAO, Guoxi HE, Hanyu ZHONG

“…Objective Notable erosion damages occur in skid-mounted choke manifolds during the choking process of high-pressure sour natural gas, thus necessitating effective detection methods. …”
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Experimental Study on Precision Grinding of a Ball Screw Raceway by Song Xianchun, Yan Dong, Zhuang Lijun, Jia Xinpeng

“…On this basis, a four-factor three-level quadrature test is designed for the four main process parameters of grinding torque, grinding speed, grinding time and abrasive particle size in the grinding process of the lead screw; a set of optimal process parameters is obtained by taking the surface roughness of the lead screw as the detection index. …”
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Comparative Analysis between Active Contour and Otsu Thresholding Segmentation Algorithms in Segmenting Brain Tumor Magnetic Resonance Imaging by Sarah Husham, Aida Mustapha, Salama A. Mostafa, Mohammed K. Al-Obaidi, Mazin Mohammed, Alyaa Idrees Abdulmaged, S. Thomas George

“…In some situations, brain tumor detection and segmentation processes are greatly complicated and far from being completely resolved. …”
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Enhanced immunity against SARS-CoV-2 in returning Chinese individuals by Runyu Yuan, Huimin Chen, Lina Yi, Xinxin Li, Ximing Hu, Xing Li, Huan Zhang, Pingping Zhou, Chumin Liang, Huifang Lin, Lilian Zeng, Xue Zhuang, QianQian Ruan, Yueling Chen, Yingyin Deng, Zhe Liu, Jing Lu, Jianpeng Xiao, Liang Chen, Xincai Xiao, Jing Li, Baisheng Li, Yan Li, Jianfeng He, Jiufeng Sun

“…Global COVID-19 vaccination programs effectively contained the fast spread of SARS-CoV-2. …”
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“Scarlet Cloak and the Forest Adventure”: a preliminary study of the impact of AI on commonly used writing tools by Barbara Bordalejo, Davide Pafumi, Frank Onuh, A. K. M. Iftekhar Khalid, Morgan Slayde Pearce, Daniel Paul O’Donnell

“…In addition, encouraging openness on how AI is used in writing could alleviate concerns in the research and writing process for both students and academics. The paper recommends a shift toward teaching responsible AI usage rather than pursuing rigid bans or relying on detection metrics that may not accurately capture misconduct.…”
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Lightweight grape leaf disease recognition method based on transformer framework by Ning Zhang, Enxu Zhang, Guowei Qi, Fei Li, Cheng Lv

“…This paper embeds pathological features into the generative adversarial process, which can effectively alleviate the problem of insufficient samples in intelligent agricultural detection. …”
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Visual Inspection of the Aircraft Surface Using a Teleoperated Reconfigurable Climbing Robot and Enhanced Deep Learning Technique by Balakrishnan Ramalingam, Vega-Heredia Manuel, Mohan Rajesh Elara, Ayyalusami Vengadesh, Anirudh Krishna Lakshmanan, Muhammad Ilyas, Tan Jun Yuan James

“…Aircraft surface inspection includes detecting surface defects caused by corrosion and cracks and stains from the oil spill, grease, dirt sediments, etc. …”
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