Artificial Intelligence in Dentistry: A Descriptive Review by Sreekanth Kumar Mallineni, Mallika Sethi, Dedeepya Punugoti, Sunil Babu Kotha, Zikra Alkhayal, Sarah Mubaraki, Fatmah Nasser Almotawah, Sree Lalita Kotha, Rishitha Sajja, Venkatesh Nettam, Amar Ashok Thakare, Srinivasulu Sakhamuri

“…The objective of this descriptive review is to review the most recent developments of AI in the field of dentistry.…”
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Remote work – the new normal needs more research by Annina Ropponen

“…This is a challenge from the occupational safety and health (OSH) perspective. Most of the OSH legislation dictates the role of the employer in safeguarding their employees from risks and hazards. …”
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Variation within and between digital pathology and light microscopy for the diagnosis of histopathology slides: blinded crossover comparison study by David RJ Snead, Ayesha S Azam, Jenny Thirlwall, Peter Kimani, Louise Hiller, Adam Bickers, Clinton Boyd, David Boyle, David Clark, Ian Ellis, Kishore Gopalakrishnan, Mohammad Ilyas, Paul Kelly, Maurice Loughrey, Desley Neil, Emad Rakha, Ian SD Roberts, Shatrughan Sah, Maria Soares, YeeWah Tsang, Manuel Salto-Tellez, Helen Higgins, Donna Howe, Abigail Takyi, Yan Chen, Agnieszka Ignatowicz, Jason Madan, Henry Nwankwo, George Partridge, Janet Dunn

“…This study compared light microscopy with digital pathology in examining 2024 samples from breast, gastrointestinal, including cancer screening samples, skin and kidney. Most samples recruited (80%) were routine, but at least 20% of cases were challenging cases. …”
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2024 Chinese guideline on the construction and application of medical blockchain# by Xiaoping Chen, Feng Cao, Qing Wang, Zhewei Ye, Xiaoping Chen, Zhewei Ye, Feng Cao, Weiqian Chen, Wei Cui, Donglei Feng, Guozhong Ji, Zhean Lin, Qinghu Meng, Min Luo, Yilong Luo, Weijia Lv, Yanguo Qin, Xihu Qin, Xueming Si, Bing Tan, Zhihong Tian, Qing Wang, Chenhui Wang, Weigang Wu, Lipeng Xiang, Guangjun Yu, Dawei Ye, Xiumei Zhang, He Zhao, Zibin Zheng, Ceng Zeng, Wei Zhang, Qiru Zhou, Peizhuo Zang, Xiaoping Chen, Feng Cao, Qing Wang, Zhewei Ye, Yi Xie, Zhewei Ye, Feng Cao, Geng Lu, He Zhao, Feng Cao, Weiqian Chen, Wurong Chen, Xiaoping Chen, Min Cai, Yang Deng, Donglei Feng, Liang Gao, Yong Gao, Wentao Gong, Zheng Guo, Bin He, Debiao He, Zhiwei Hao, Guoliang Hu, Yong Hu, Dongchen Huang, Jufang Huang, Biqiang Huang, Wei Huang, Guozhong Ji, Jie Ji, Yijie Kuang, Qing Lei, Huiwu Li, Jie Li, Jing Li, Kainan Li, Zhi Li, Zhean Lin, Yuehong Liu, Geng Lu, Tong Lu, Sheng Lu, Min Luo, Yilong Luo, Weijia Lv, Qinghu Meng, Qingjiang Pang, Shijie Peng, Xihu Qin, Yanguo Qin, Bing Qiu, Bing Qin, Hongxun Sang, Qing Shan, Xueming Si, Shan Tan, Zhihong Tian, Chenhui Wang, Kai Wang, Qing Wang, Yi Wang, Xiaoru Wen, Jiangxin Wu, Weigang Wu, Lipeng Xiang, Xuan Xiao, Yi Xie, Liming Xiong, Jinlin Xu, Dawei Ye, Zhewei Ye, Guangjun Yu, Huiwen Yang, Peizhuo Zang, Cheng Zeng, Wei Zhang, Xiumei Zhang, Yuanzhi Zhang, He Zhao, Meng Zhao, Zibin Zheng, Da Zhong, Feifei Zhou, Qiru Zhou, Qinmiao Zhu, Jun Zou, Yi Xie

“…It is worth highlighting that electronic medical record sharing, drug and device anti-counterfeiting, medical digital intellectual property protection, and public health management are considered to be the most easily implemented and effective medical scenarios. …”
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Achieving universal energy access in remote locations using HOMER energy model: a techno-economic and environmental analysis of hybrid microgrid systems for rural electrification i... by Christopher Garrett Lewis, Christopher Garrett Lewis, Muzan Williams Ijeoma, Muzan Williams Ijeoma, Rahimat Oyiza Yakubu, Benjamin Nnamdi Chukwu, Hao Chen, Michael Carbajales-Dale

“…This study investigates the feasibility of implementing community-scale microgrids in rural areas without grid connection access. …”
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Muscle-building interventions improve glucose metabolism in elderly type 2 diabetic patients with sarcopenic obesity by Tingting Han, Xinyue Liang, Hongxia Liu, Mingyu Zhu, Sisi Shen, Jia Song, Hongwei Chen, Ningxin Chen, Yue Liu, Ziyi Wei, Yurong Weng, Xian Jin, Yaomin Hu

“…Abstract Background Among all the elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) of different body compositions, patients with sarcopenic obesity exhibited the most severe degree of insulin resistance despite possessing a normal body weight. …”
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Comparing the efficacy and safety of three surgical approaches for total hysterectomy (TSATH): protocol for a multicentre, single-blind, parallel-group, randomised controlled trial by Yanzhou Wang, Ying Zheng, Fan Yang, Li Deng, Jianhong Liu, Yonghong Li, Sijing Chen, Wenxi Zhang, Xiaolin You, Jiani Gou, Dan Zi, Xiaoxue Qi

“…Introduction Hysterectomy is the most common surgical procedure in the field of gynaecology. …”
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Cattle as reservoirs of zoonotic parasitic neglected tropical diseases: A One Health perspective on schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths in an endemic district in Ghana by Yvonne Ashong, Frank T. Aboagye, Emmanuel K. Fiankoh, Christopher Dorcoo, Philomena Jackson, Thelma Koo, Clement A. Damoah, Irene Ayi, Charles Quaye, Dziedzom K. de Souza

“…Results: Overall, 80.15% (105/131) of cattle were infected with at least one parasite. The most prevalent species was Fasciola spp. (58.77%), followed by Schistosoma spp. …”
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Country adoption of WHO 2019 guidance on HIV testing strategies and algorithms: a policy review across the WHO African region by Céline Lastrucci, Cheryl Johnson, Anita Sands, Rachel Baggaley, Muhammad S Jamil, Magdalena Barr-DiChiara, Emmanuel Fajardo, Nayé Bah, Casimir Manzengo Mingiedi, Ndoungou Salla Ba, Fausta Mosha, Frank John Lule, Margaret Alia Samson Paul, Lago Hughes

“…Countries should accelerate their efforts to adopt and implement a three-test strategy, retesting prior to ART initiation and the use of dual HIV/syphilis RDTs.…”
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The Physicochemical Parameters, Phenolic Content, and Antioxidant Activity of Honey from Stingless Bees and <i>Apis mellifera</i>: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Ana Karen Zaldivar-Ortega, Antonio de Jesús Cenobio-Galindo, Nuria Morfin, Gabriel Aguirre-Álvarez, Rafael G. Campos-Montiel, Nuria Esturau-Escofet, Angel Garduño-García, Juan Carlos Angeles-Hernandez

“…The most common bee species used for honey production is <i>Apis mellifera</i> (<i>A. mellifera</i>), followed by stingless bees. …”
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Bacteriological profile and antimicrobial resistance in sepsis cases in intensive care units in Lubumbashi: challenges and perspectives by Michel Muteya Manika, Aristophane Koffi Tano, Liévin Kalala Kapend’a, Floreance Mutomb Mujing’a, Christian Ngama Kakisingi, Serge Kapend Matanda, Ildéphonse wa Mwanza Teta, Yves Banza Mukalay, Eric Ilunga Kasamba, Berthe Nsimire Barhayiga, Claude Mulumba Mwamba, Albert Tambwe a Nkoy Mwembo, Hippolyte Nani-Tuma Situakibanza, Rivain Fefe Iteke

“…These findings underscore the urgency of strengthening microbiological surveillance, rationalizing antibiotic use, and implementing antimicrobial resistance control policies in the DRC. …”
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Pre-vaccination carriage prevalence of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes among internally displaced people in Somaliland: a cross-sectional study by Kevin van Zandvoort, Abdirahman Ibrahim Hassan, Mohamed Omer Bobe, Casey L. Pell, Mohamed Saed Ahmed, Belinda D. Ortika, Saed Ibrahim, Mohamed Ismail Abdi, Mustapha A. Karim, Rosalind M. Eggo, Saleban Yousuf Ali, Jason Hinds, Saeed Mohamood Soleman, Rachael Cummings, Catherine R. McGowan, E. Kim Mulholland, Mohamed Abdi Hergeye, Catherine Satzke, Francesco Checchi, Stefan Flasche

“…Results We found that pneumococcal carriage prevalence was 36% (95%CI 31–40) in all ages, and 70% (95%CI 64–76) in children under 5. The three most common serotypes were vaccine serotypes 6B, 19F, and 23F. …”
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Recommendations from the Asociación Colombiana de Medicina del Sueño for the practice of sleep medicine in Colombia during the COVID-19 pandemic by Sandra Irene Zabala-Parra, Marco Venegas, Yhon Steve Amado-Galeano, Franklin Escobar-Córdoba, Sonia María Restrepo-Gualteros, Lina Marcela Tavera-Saldaña, Maria Angélica Bazurto-Zapata, Jorge Echeverry-Chabur

“… Measures such as frequent handwashing, mandatory use of face masks by the general population in public spaces, social and physical distancing, and mandatory confinement of most people at their homes have contributed to slowing down the spread of the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), which is the source of the current COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Vitamin D in the prevention of exacerbations of asthma in preschoolers (DIVA): protocol for a multicentre randomised placebo-controlled triple-blind trial by Mohsen Sadatsafavi, Megan E Jensen, Francine M Ducharme, Nathalie Alos, Geneviève Mailhot, Benoît Mâsse, John H White, Ali Khamessan, Sze Man Tse, Reza Alizadehfar, Dirk E Bock, Patrick Daigneault, Chantal Lemire, Connie Yang, Dhenuka Radhakrishnan

“…Introduction Preschoolers have the highest rate of emergency visits and hospitalisations for asthma exacerbations of all age groups, with most triggered by upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) and occurring in the fall or winter. …”
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Correlation analysis and recurrence evaluation system for patients with recurrent hepatolithiasis: a multicentre retrospective study by Zihan Li, Zihan Li, Yibo Zhang, Zixiang Chen, Jiangming Chen, Hui Hou, Cheng Wang, Zheng Lu, Xiaoming Wang, Xiaoping Geng, Fubao Liu

“…The SHAP method revealed that immediate stone clearance, final stone clearance, number of previous surgeries, and preoperative CA19-9 index were the most important predictors of recurrence after reoperation in RH patients. …”
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Gated-LNN: Gated Liquid Neural Networks for Accurate Water Quality Index Prediction and Classification by Sreeni Chadalavada, Suleyman Yaman, Abdulkadir Sengur, Abdul Hafeez-Baig, Ru-San Tan, Prabal Datta Barua, Ravinesh C. Deo, Makiko Kobayashi, U. Rajendra Acharya

“…The dataset comprises seven most significant parameters of water quality, i.e., dissolved oxygen, pH, conductivity, biological oxygen demand, nitrate, fecal coliform, and total coliform. …”
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Deployment of power-to-protein technology in Ethiopia to provide drought-related emergency relief and mitigate food insecurity by M. Buchner, H. H. Nguyen, L. T. Angenent, L. T. Angenent, L. T. Angenent, L. T. Angenent, C. Zarfl, J. G. Usack, J. G. Usack, J. G. Usack, J. G. Usack

“…However, given logistical limitations and considering social preference factors, it would be more practical to implement PtP in conjunction with standard emergency food aid measures.…”
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Economic impact of patients with medical evacuation in remote islands: a case study in Matsu Islands by Ping-Hsuan Hsieh, Bo-Xiang Shi, Chung-Yu Lai, Chung-Yu Lai, Yin-Chung Chen, Chin Lin, Olivia Wu, Sy-Jou Chen, Shih-Hung Tsai, Shih-Hung Tsai, Shih-Hung Tsai, Shih-Hung Tsai

“…Transportation costs made up the largest portion of these direct costs, particularly for those requiring EAMT services. The most common referral reasons for EAMT were cardiovascular diseases (27.2%), followed by injuries (21.3%) and general conditions (15.4%). …”
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Psychotherapy 2.0 - Application context and effectiveness of sensor technology in psychotherapy with children and adolescents: A systematic review by Annika K. Alt, Anja Pascher, Lennart Seizer, Marlene von Fraunberg, Annette Conzelmann, Tobias J. Renner

“…In most cases, ECG, EDA, eye-tracking and movement sensors were used to measure vital parameters. …”
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Molecular genetic markers of breast cancer: current advances in understanding the etiology, prognostic value, and therapeutic opportunities by M. M. Omarov, V. V. Trusova, L. M. Agabekyan, I. R. Gaziev, Z. M. Alibekova, L. A. Aivazyan, E. A. Safarova, A. M. Adzhigulova, A. A. Darmilova, E. K. Khanmukhometova, I. R. Vanova, V. I. Pigareva

“…Breast cancer (BC) is the most common oncology pathology that holds a leading place among the causes of cancer death. …”
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