Schistosomiasis prevalence and low-cost diagnostics in rural Northwestern Madagascar: a pilot study by Kyle E. Robinson, Eric P. Grewal, Bobbi S. Pritt, Margaret Lloyd, Adriantiano M. Stephano, Mamantsara Fardine, Lisa M. Brumble, Claudia R. Libertin

“… # Conclusions Our results indicate that screening tests are a necessary component of schistosomiasis control programs. The clinic continued to use urinalysis strip testing and urine microscopy to detect schistosomiasis after this study and decided to discontinue the use of POC-CCA *S. mansoni* urine testing because of cost. …”
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Diabetic retinopathy in rural communities: a review of barriers to access of care and potential solutions by James Burmeister, Madeline N. Pham, Forrest Bohler, Caleb North

“…DR prevalence is notably higher in rural communities due to barriers such as geographical isolation, lower socioeconomic status, and provider shortages.Objective This narrative review explores the current state of DR management in rural areas, highlighting the increased incidence of the condition in these regions and the unique challenges faced by rural patients.Barriers to Care Key barriers to care include distance and travel, financial constraints, and a lack of ophthalmology and optometry specialists.Solutions The review also discusses potential solutions to improve DR outcomes, including teleophthalmology, artificial intelligence (AI) screening, and expanding rural healthcare workforce programs. These interventions aim to improve early detection and access to treatment, ultimately reducing the disparity in DR care between rural and urban populations. …”
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Algorithmization of the problem of videoscopic evaluation of the steel ropes state by Panfilov A.V., Yusupov A.R., Gavrikov M.M., Sinetsky R.M.

“…The paper presents the results of preliminary testing of the developed algorithms and programs, the composition and methods for determining the main indicators for evaluating their effectiveness are proposed.…”
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Cancer Incidence in Kabul, Afghanistan: The First Report From the Population‐Based Cancer Registry by Maihan Abdullah, Nisar Niazi, Goodarz Danaei, Jesse Bump, Timothy R. Rebbeck, Ikram Hashimi, Sabira Niyazi, Marwa Sarwari, Fatemeh Ghasemi‐Kebria, Gholamreza Roshandel

“…Conclusions The high incidence of breast, stomach, and esophagus cancers highlights the need for policymakers and healthcare providers to develop cancer control programs focused on primary prevention, early detection, and quality diagnosis and treatment. …”
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Don’t move a mussel: The role of key environmental drivers and management scale in assessing spatial variation in dreissenid spread risk in the Missouri River basin by Joseph Raymond, Lucas S. Bair, Timothy D. Counihan, Wesley M. Daniel, Sofie Duntugan, Matthew E. Neilson, Michael Springborn

“…Management efforts such as watercraft inspection and detection programs that attempt to intercept infected watercraft can help limit this type of spread, but optimizing the effectiveness of these programs under limited resources is complicated. …”
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The Prognostic Quality of Risk Prediction Models to Assess the Individual Breast Cancer Risk in Women: An Overview of Reviews by Sarah Wolf, Ingrid Zechmeister-Koss, Irmgard Fruehwirth

“…Organised age-based breast cancer screening programs were established worldwide to detect breast cancer earlier and to reduce mortality. …”
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Risk factors and foot biomechanical characteristics of idiopathic scoliosis: a cross-sectional study by Pengfei Sun, Yuqing Zhou, Yimin Xie, Shuai Chen, Guangming Bian, Yuheng Wu, Liansheng Shao, Lu Chen, Zhiying Lin, Wen Min

“…Abstract Idiopathic scoliosis (IS) caused by an unknown etiology is prevalent in primary and secondary school students. Early detection and prevention are challenging because of the limited knowledge about controllable risk factors and imbalances in body mechanics. …”
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Artificial intelligence applied to the study of human milk and breastfeeding: a scoping review by Sergio Agudelo-Pérez, Daniel Botero-Rosas, Laura Rodríguez-Alvarado, Julián Espitia-Angel, Lina Raigoso-Díaz

“…Detection and transmission of drugs in breast milk: AI techniques, including neural networks and predictive models, identified drug transfer rates and assessed pharmacological risks during lactation. 5. …”
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Evaluation of antibody serology to determine current helminth and Plasmodium falciparum infections in a co-endemic area in Southern Mozambique. by Rebeca Santano, Rocío Rubio, Berta Grau-Pujol, Valdemiro Escola, Osvaldo Muchisse, Inocência Cuamba, Marta Vidal, Gemma Ruiz-Olalla, Ruth Aguilar, Javier Gandasegui, Maria Demontis, Jose Carlos Jamine, Anélsio Cossa, Charfudin Sacoor, Jorge Cano, Luis Izquierdo, Chetan E Chitnis, Ross L Coppel, Virander Chauhan, David Cavanagh, Sheetij Dutta, Evelina Angov, Lisette van Lieshout, Bin Zhan, José Muñoz, Carlota Dobaño, Gemma Moncunill

“…Management of these infections requires detection and treatment of infected people and evaluation of large-scale measures implemented. …”
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Ensemble Deep Learning Models for Enhanced Brain Tumor Classification by Leveraging ResNet50 and EfficientNet-B7 on High-Resolution MRI Images by Retinderdeep Singh, Sheifali Gupta, Salil Bharany, Ahmad Almogren, Ayman Altameem, Ateeq Ur Rehman

“…Brain tumors are among the most significant and challenging medical conditions because of their sometimes-fatal outcomes and complexity of treatment options. Early, exact detection of brain tumors is essential for both the most effective treatment programs and much higher patient survival rates. …”
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A Multidisciplinary-Based and Bundle Intervention for Controlling Carbapenem-Resistant Organisms in Neurosurgery by Zhu W, Liang Y, Xu J, Weng C

“…Wen Zhu,1 Yi Liang,2 Jie Xu,3 Chao Weng1 1Department of Hospital Infection Control, Shidong Hospital, Yangpu District, Shidong Hospital Affiliated to University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200438, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shidong Hospital, Yangpu District, Shidong Hospital Affiliated to University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200438, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Neurosurgery, Shidong Hospital, Yangpu District, Shidong Hospital Affiliated to University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200438, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Chao Weng, Department of Hospital Infection Control, Shidong Hospital, 999 Shiguang Road, Shanghai, 200438, People’s Republic of China, Email 191156421@qq.comPurpose: Carbapenem-resistant organisms (CROs) have been listed as the primary risk resistance bacteria due to their high detection rates and extensive drug resistance. Research on the effectiveness of CRO intervention programs in secondary hospitals is limited. …”
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Assessing awareness of colorectal cancer symptoms, risk factors and screening barriers among eligible adults in Jordan: a cross-sectional study by M. S. El Muhtaseb, Aseel Ghanayem, Wa’ad N. Almanaseer, Husam Alshebelat, Rawan Ghanayem, Ghadeer M. Alsheikh, Fahed Al Karmi, Daoud O. Al Aruri

“…This prompts the need for more cancer education and healthcare provider involvement to overcome screening barriers and promote participation in screening programs to enable early detection.…”
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APPROACHES FOR A MODEL OF POPULATION UROLOGICAL SCREENING BASED ON TELEMEDICINE TECHNOLOGIES by O. I. Apolikhin, A. V. Sivkov, I. A. Shaderkin, A. V. Vladzymyrskyy, V. A. Shaderkina, D. A. Voytko, M. Yu. Prosyannikov

“…A screening allows improve detection dramatically, but current methods of screening almost impossible to use widely. …”
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Renalase – a new instrument in multicomponent heart failure assessment by A. M. Alieva, M. A. Batov, K. V. Voronkova, O. A. Ettinger, R. K. Valiev, I. G. Nikitin

“…Heart failure (HF) remains a serious problem in Russian and world health care due to the growing morbidity and mortality from complications of heart failure, despite the development and implementation of programs for the early detection and treatment of heart failure in asymptomatic patients. …”
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Awareness of breast cancer and perceived barriers to breast screening methods: a community based cross-sectional study among women in Yemen by Gamil Othman, Faisal Ali, Maria Mudathir, Heba Almoliky, Maria Al-qahtani, Nora Alezzi, Nosibah Ameen, Doa’a Anwar Ibrahim, Mohammed Mohammed Battah, Mohamed Izham Mohamed Ibrahim

“…Conclusion To enhance breast cancer screening rates among Yemeni women consistently, targeted educational programs emphasizing the benefits of early detection and dispelling misconceptions and barriers related to the disease are essential.…”
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Algorithm for Processing X-ray Images Using Fuzzy Logic by A. S. Mannaa

“…The capabilities of fuzzy logic in automating double threshold detection when identifying bone boundaries in images are shown. …”
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AI-supported versus manual microscopy of Kato-Katz smears for diagnosis of soil-transmitted helminth infections in a primary healthcare setting by Joar von Bahr, Antti Suutala, Hakan Kucukel, Harrison Kaingu, Felix Kinyua, Martin Muinde, Kevan Osundwa, Wigina Ronald, Jackson Muinde, Billy Ngasala, Mikael Lundin, Andreas Mårtensson, Nina Linder, Johan Lundin

“…Stool samples (n = 965) were collected from school children and Kato-Katz thick smears were digitized for AI-based detection. Light-intensity infections accounted for 96.7% of cases. …”
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Concordance in diagnostic testing for respiratory pathogens of bighorn sheep by Daniel P. Walsh, E. Frances Cassirer, Michael D. Bonds, Daniel R. Brown, William H. Edwards, Glen C. Weiser, Mark L. Drew, Robert E. Briggs, Karen A. Fox, Michael W. Miller, Sudarvili Shanthalingam, Subramaniam Srikumaran, Thomas E. Besser

“…Agreement between laboratories was high for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) detection of M. ovipneumoniae and culture isolation of Mannheimia spp. and Bibersteinia trehalosi (median agreement = 0.89–0.95, Kappa = 0.65–0.74), and lower for PCR detection of Mannheimia spp. lktA (median agreement = 0.58, Kappa = 0.12). …”
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Incorporation of vasa previa screening into a routine anomaly scan: A single center cohort study by Millicent Nwandison, Elizabeth Daly‐Jones, Alexandra Drought, Lisa Story, Philippe De‐Rosnay, Neil Sebire, David Nyberg, Yinka Oyelese

“…Routine screening for VP yielded a 100% detection rate. We suggest the inclusion of structured VP assessment in standard fetal anomaly screening programs.…”
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A fast in situ hybridization chain reaction method in Drosophila embryos and ovaries by Kyohei Mikami, Yasuhiro Kozono, Masaki Masukawa, Satoru Kobayashi

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