Towards global elimination of Trachoma: An evaluation of Trachoma surveillance system, Wa East District, Ghana by Ernest Akyereko, Donne Kofi Ameme, Edwin Andrew Afari, Kofi Mensah Nyarko, Samuel Sackey, Delia Akosua Benewah Bandoh, Ernest Kenu

“…The system was sensitive to the detection of cases and was found to be useful as it was still detecting cases at all levels. …”
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Precision Weed Control Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Robots: Assessing Feasibility, Bottlenecks, and Recommendations for Scaling by Shanmugam Vijayakumar, Palanisamy Shanmugapriya, Pasoubady Saravanane, Thanakkan Ramesh, Varunseelan Murugaiyan, Selvaraj Ilakkiya

“…Scaling requires advancements in weed detection and energy efficiency, development of affordable robots with shared service models, enhanced farmer training, improved rural connectivity, and precise engineering solutions. …”
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Evaluating the Utility of Wearable Sensors for the Early Diagnosis of Parkinson Disease: Systematic Review by Hai Li, Massimiliano Zecca, Jiajun Huang

“…Of the 12 studies, 5 (42%) assessed the overall feasibility and performance of wearable sensors in early PD detection without targeting specific classification purposes. …”
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Toward improving anal health care among GBMSM in Kenya: Lessons from a patient’s illness, treatment and recovery journey by Samuel Anyula Gorigo, Collins Owek, Zipporah Mwangangi, Harram Memon, Isham Umair, Pascal Macharia, John Mathenge, James Blanchard, Lyle R. McKinnon, Joshua Kimani, Stephen Moses, Parinita Bhattacharjee, Caroline Ngunu-Gituathi, Marissa Becker, Sushena Reza-Paul, Lisa Lazarus, Matthew Thomann, Robert Lorway

“…Building on a long-term Kenyan-Canadian collaboration, an anal healthcare intervention study, known as the WEMAH Project, was initiated in January 2022. The initial collaborative work strengthened existing anal health services provided at a community-based clinic serving GBMSM in Nairobi. …”
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Assessment of the Sensitivity of a Smartphone App to Assist Patients in the Identification of Stroke and Myocardial Infarction: Cross-Sectional Study by Amar Dhand, Rama Mangipudi, Anubodh S Varshney, Jonathan R Crowe, Andria L Ford, Nancy K Sweitzer, Min Shin, Samuel Tate, Haissam Haddad, Michael E Kelly, James Muller, Jay S Shavadia

“…ObjectiveThis study is an initial step in the accuracy evaluation of the app focused on sensitivity. …”
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New insights on physicochemical features and toxicological outcome provided from incineration of nanocomposites by Claire Longuet, Carine Chivas-Joly, Nora Lambeng, Valérie Forest, Lara Leclerc, Gwendoline Sarry, Jérémie Pourchez, José-Marie Lopez-Cuesta

“…Therefore, work to improve the detection, characterization, and quantification of nanomaterials should be continued to complete the database with different types of nanowaste mixtures. …”
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Voice as a biomarker: exploratory analysis for benign and malignant vocal fold lesions by Phillip Jenkins, Rylan Harrison, Steven Bedrick, Lisa Karstens, Bridge2AI-Voice Consortium, William Hersh, Yael Bensoussan, Olivier Elemento, Anais Rameau, Alexandros Sigaras, Satrajit Ghosh, Maria Powell, Vardit Ravitsky, Jean Christophe Belisle-Pipon, David Dorr, Phillip Payne, Alistair Johnson, Ruth Bahr, Donald Bolser, Frank Rudzicz, Jordan Lerner-Ellis, Kathy Jenkins, Shaheen Awan, Micah Boyer, William Hersh, Andrea Krussel, Steven Bedrick, Toufeeq Ahmed Syed, Jamie Toghranegar, James Anibal, Duncan Sutherland, Enrique Diaz-Ocampo, Elizabeth Silberhoz, John Costello, Alexander Gelbard, Kimberly Vinson, Tempestt Neal, Lochana Jayachandran, Evan Ng, Selina Casalino, Yassmeen Abdel-Aty, Karim Hanna, Theresa Zesiewicz, Elijah Moothedan, Emily Evangelista, Samantha Salvi Cruz, Robin Zhao, Mohamed Ebraheem, Karlee Newberry, Iris De Santiago, Ellie Eiseman, JM Rahman, Stacy Jo, Anna Goldenberg

“…In this study, we analyzed data from the initial release of the Bridge2AI-Voice dataset to evaluate which acoustic features best distinguish laryngeal cancer and benign vocal fold lesions from other vocal pathologies and healthy voice function. …”
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Clip readjustment in aneurysm surgery after flow evaluation using the ultrasonic perivascular probe: case report Reajuste do clipe na cirurgia de aneurisma após avaliação do fluxo... by Walter J. Fagundes-Pereyra, William E. Hoffman, Mukesh Misra, Fady T. Charbel

“…Prompt detection of compromised blood flow gave the surgeon the opportunity to adjust the clip. …”
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Severe pneumonia due to concurrent Legionella pneumophila and Acinetobacter baumannii infections: a case report by Xiaoming Yang, Zhongda Liu, Xiaojing Liu, Quan Li, Hui Huang, Yibo Wei, Tao Sun

“…Close clinical monitoring, early pathogen detection and antibiotic susceptability tests, and appropriate antibiotic regimen adjustments should be applied to these patients who failed initial antibiotic treatments.…”
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Cancers and Benign Processes on 68Ga PSMA PET-CT Imaging Other than Prostate Cancer by Pinar Pelin Ozcan, Mustafa Serdengectı, Zehra Pinar Koc, Yüksel Balcı, Mesut Tek, Murat Bozlu, Erdem Akbay, Vehbi Erçolak

“…Materials and Methods A total of 600 68Ga PSMA PET-CT scans were performed for initial staging, restaging, detection of suspected recurrence, and therapy response in prostate cancer patients between December 2018 and June 2020. …”
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First-trimester prediction of early-onset preeclampsia using PAPP-A and mean arterial pressure by Fatma Beyazıt, Eren Pek, Murat Daş, Mehmet Nuri Duran, Dilek Ülker Çakır, Başak Nil Şen, Hasan Ali Kiraz, Deniz Koçyiğit Yılmaz, Ece Ünal Çetin

“… Predicting early-onset preeclampsia (EOP) during the initial stages of pregnancy is essential for effective clinical management and enhancing maternal-fetal outcomes. …”
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Comorbidity in acute heart failure complicating myocardial infarction by M. V. Zykov, V. V. Kashtalap, I. S. Bykova, V. A. Poltaranina, O. L. Barbarash, S. A. Raff, E. D. Kosmacheva, A. D. Erlikh

“…Regardless of the initial therapy, in patients of the first group without AHF the hospital mortality rate did not exceed 1%. …”
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Pacific sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus) in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, association with ocean currents and seasonal effects of upwelling using real-time Argos locations by Chelsea E. Clyde-Brockway, Chelsea E. Clyde-Brockway, Samir Harshad Patel, Gabriela Blanco, Samuel J. Friederichk, Stephen Morreale, Frank V. Paladino, Frank V. Paladino

“…In total, displacement distances from initial tagging to final (Argos) location ranged from 339.92 to 985.59 km and crossed 6 different Exclusive Economic Zones. …”
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Natural killer T cell immunotherapy combined with IL-15-expressing oncolytic virotherapy and PD-1 blockade mediates pancreatic tumor regression by Simon Gebremeskel, Adam Nelson, Brent Johnston, Brian D Lichty

“…This results from late detection, high rates of metastasis, and resistance to standard chemotherapies. …”
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Exploring the multifaceted challenges of gastrointestinal metastases in lung adenocarcinoma: a case report highlighting diagnostic dilemmas and therapeutic innovations by Xinxin Xu, Qian Zhou, Qian Zhou, Peng Chen, Chengzhou Du, Yonghua Huang, Xiaoxin Gao, Shumei Xu, Jinling Wu, Tianxiao He, Hongtao Li

“…It underscores the necessity for multimodal treatment strategies and underscores the urgent need for research focused on early detection methods to improve patient outcomes.…”
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Survivin Expression in Placentas with Intrauterine Growth Restriction by Pavo Perković, Sanja Štifter-Vretenar, Marina Perković, Marko Štefančić, Ena Holjević, Andrea Dekanić, Tea Štimac

“…It affects 5–10% of all pregnancies and it is a leading cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality. During the initial phases of placentation, complex interlinked processes including cell proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis and the invasion of trophoblasts occur. …”
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How to escape from sudden death: a challenging case of a rare cardiomyopathy with an unexpected twist by Luísa Pinheiro, Margarida de Castro, Filipa Cordeiro, Tamara Pereira, Francisco Ferreira, Víctor Sanfins, António Lourenço, Olga Azevedo

“…This was confirmed by low α-galactosidase A activity and detection of the pathogenic GLA p.F113L variant. Multisystemic evaluation revealed additional FD manifestations, and enzyme replacement therapy was initiated, later switched to oral migalastat. …”
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Growth dynamics of Indian infants using latent trajectory models in pooled survey datasets by Aswathi Saji, Jeswin Baby, Jeswin Baby, Prem Antony, Srishti Sinha, Sulagna Bandyopadhyay, Joby K. Jose, Anura V. Kurpad, Tinku Thomas

“…In population-level longitudinal data, early detection of growth trajectories is important for the implementation of interventions. …”
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Cluster randomized trial of a team communication training implementation strategy for depression screening in a pediatric healthcare system: a study protocol by Nicole A. Stadnick, Gregory A. Aarons, Hannah N. Edwards, Amy W. Bryl, Cynthia L. Kuelbs, Jonathan L. Helm, Lauren Brookman-Frazee

“…Abstract Background Pediatric depression is a global concern that has fueled efforts for enhanced detection and treatment engagement. As one example, the US Preventive Services Task Force recommends depression screening for adolescents ages 12–18 years. …”
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Abstract 091: Intraventricular milrinone for management of vasospasm following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage by Seyed Mostafa Razavi, Mahika Khurana, Cynthia Zevallos Mau, Divyajot Sandhu

“…Head CT on arrival showed a diffuse subarachnoid hemorrhage, more prominent in the posterior fossa, and grade IV on the modified Fisher scale. An initial DSA showed a ruptured aneurysm in the second segment of the right posterior inferior cerebellar artery, second segment. …”
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