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BERT-based medical chatbot with application-level cryptographic protection

Abstract Artificial Intelligence technology has been frequently used in the personalized healthcare services domain in recent years. The quality of medical services has been improved and a new era has started for healthcare services with the use of Artificial Intelligence. Simult...

Alpine forest genomics—advances in the research field and perspectives ahead

Abstract Key message Alpine or mountainous forest genomics research is rapidly moving from classic population genetic studies toward exploring population environmental adaptation to address climate vulnerabilities. For alpine conifers in particular, future progress in sustainable...

Electrical noise in NanoSheet FET in presence of interface traps: A reliability perspective in circuit application

This work investigates the reliability analysis of Interface Trap Charges (ITCs) and noise on various electrical parameters of NanoSheet FET (NSFET) using different channel materials. Simulations are carried out through 3D Sentaurus TCAD simulator under no trap, Uniform trap, and...

Longitudinal Changes in Choroidal Thickness Across the Eye in Young Children With Premyopia

Background: The choroid is thought to be implicated in eye growth regulation, yet longitudinal choroidal data in young children are limited. Methods: Choroidal thickness (ChT) was measured in 92 children with functional emmetropia (baseline age, 7.4 ± 0.8 years; cycloplegic refra...

Geoeconomic embeddedness and transnational migrant entrepreneurship: Chinese–Australian wine exporters in a decade of volatility

This article critically examines the entrepreneurial trajectories of Chinese–Australian wine exporters between 2015 and 2025, a decade marked by volatility in Australia–China relations. Drawing on four in-depth qualitative case studies, it explores how transnational migrant entre...

Neurobehavioral Effects of Repeated Low-Dose Dimethyl Sulfoxide Administration in Mice

The aim of study was the neurobehavioral effects of repeated low-dose dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) administration in mice. Male Swiss albino mice were randomly divided into four groups: control, DMSO 0.1 mg/kg, DMSO 0.2 mg/kg, and DMSO 0.4 mg/kg (n=6). DMSO was administered intraper...

Design and development of AbortionCareTXT, a text message programme for individuals undergoing medication abortion

Abstract Background In Canada, medication abortion accounts for approximately 30% of the 100 000 annual abortions. Despite the advantages of privacy and autonomy, many individuals report feeling unprepared and uninformed about the medication abortion process. Mobile health (mHeal...

Multi-scale Coarse-to-fine Alignment Network for weakly aligned Red–Green–Blue and Thermal salient object detection

Red–Green–Blue and Thermal (RGBT) salient object detection (SOD) aims to detect common conspicuous regions from the visible light and thermal infrared image pair. Due to the different imaging mechanisms of visible light and thermal images, they are usually weakly aligned. Most ex...

Changes in arbovirus risks and responses from 2020 to 2026

Abstract Since 2020, viruses spread by mosquitoes and biting midges have become a larger and less predictable public health challenge. Dengue continues to cause the greatest burden, but chikungunya, Oropouche, and other viruses are re-emerging or spreading into new areas. In this...

Wind-Load Analysis of a Floating Structure with Different Levels of Geometric Resolution Using OpenFOAM

Wind loads acting on an offshore floating structure are important for the global performance analysis and mooring design. In early design stages, detailed topside geometry may not be fully available; therefore, a wind-load analysis should be performed using simplified geometries....

Experimental investigation of wake and load modifications of a submerged horizontal cylinder by a wrap-around flexible appendage under wave–current conditions

The hydrodynamic effects of a wrap-around flexible appendage attached to a submerged horizontal cylinder were experimentally investigated under current, wave, and wave-current conditions using synchronized force measurements, particle image velocimetry, and image-based motion tra...

Cross-Lingual Real-Time Speech Interaction for Embodied Intelligence: Architecture, Challenges, and Prospects

Embodied intelligence is rapidly evolving toward natural human–machine interaction, where real-time cross-lingual speech processing is essential for robots to understand and execute commands across languages. This study reviews research progress from January 2010 to November 1, 2...

In silico experiments uncover a novel mechanism underlying mutation rate evolution in sexually reproducing populations

Abstract Natural selection is believed to universally work to lower mutation rates (MR) due to the negative impact of mutations on individual fitness. Mutator alleles can be co-selected by genetic linkage with adaptive alleles in asexual organisms. However, sexual reproduction di...

Alcohol-Related Emergency Department Visits of Young Adults in a University City in the Netherlands

Objectives This study aimed to examine the incidence and characteristics of alcohol-related emergency department (ED) visits in young adults compared with older age groups. Methods A retrospective electronic health record study of patients aged ≥18 years with an alcohol-related E...

Incidence of caregiver-reported diarrhea and associated risk factors among under-five children in Hosanna Town, central Ethiopia: a prospective cohort study

Diarrhea remains a leading cause of illnesses and death among children under five in developing countries, including Ethiopia. However, longitudinal studies on the incidence and risk factors of childhood diarrhea are limited, particularly in Ethiopia. Therefore, this study aimed...

Ambient particulate matter exposure and children's blood pressure in rural California, 2019-2022

Elevated blood pressure (BP) in children is a risk factor for adult hypertension and is increasing globally. Ambient particulate matter (PM) is associated with increased BP in children in urban areas, but data from rural regions are sparse. The Children's AIRE study enrolled chil...

A modified Kirschner wire fixation technique in the treatment of supracondylar humerus fractures in children under 8 years of age

Supracondylar humerus fractures (SCHF) are the most common elbow fractures in children. Closed reduction and percutaneous pinning (CRPP) is the standard surgical treatment, but complications such as Kirschner wires (K-wires) migration and fixation failure remain challenging. A mo...

Parental and Adolescent Internalizing Problems: The Role of Inappropriate Parenting Practices

ABSTRACT Introduction Adolescence is a developmental period marked by increased vulnerability to internalizing problems. Parental internalizing symptoms represent a key risk factor, yet mechanisms of transmission and differential maternal and paternal contributions remain insuffi...

Interfacially Assembled Hollow AuAg Nanostars on Flexible PDMS for Sensitive SERS Detection

Optimizing the morphology and structure of noble metal nanomaterials is critical for the design of high-performance surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrates for trace analyte detection. A plasmon-tunable SERS platform consisting of AuAg alloy nanostars anchored on a hy...

Effect of iTBS and rTMS Combined with Robotic Rehabilitation on Ambulation and Lower Extremity Motor Function in Chronic SCI Patients

Objective: To investigate the effectiveness of intermittent theta-burst stimulation (iTBS) and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) combined with robotic rehabilitation on ambulation and lower-extremity motor function in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI). Desi...