Clinical Big Data and Deep Learning: Applications, Challenges, and Future Outlooks by Ying Yu, Min Li, Liangliang Liu, Yaohang Li, Jianxin Wang

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Prevalence of syphilis and associated factors in the adult population treated at healthcare facilities in Vitória (ES), Brazil by Joaquim Batista Ferreira-Filho, Pâmela Cristina Gaspar, Alisson Bigolin, Maria do Perétuo Socorro Vendramini Orletti, Fausto Edmundo Lima Pereira, Angélica Espinosa Miranda

“…Objectives: We aim to determine the seroprevalence of syphilis and identify factors associated with the infection in adult patients observed at six regional healthcare facilities in Vitória city, state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted between September 2010 and December 2011. …”
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Unraveling the Sexual Dimorphism of First Instar Nymphs of the Giant Stick Insect, <i>Cladomorphus phyllinus</i> Gray, 1835, from the Atlantic Forest, Brazil by Jane Costa, Lucas Torres, Leticia Paschoaletto, Ana Luiza Anes Pimenta, Hugo A. Benítez, Manuel J. Suazo, Carolina Reigada, Hélcio R. Gil-Santana

“…The studied F1 nymphs originated in captivity from eggs laid by a coupled female specimen collected in the Atlantic Forest in the vicinity of Petrópolis city, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The first instar nymphs of <i>C. phyllinus</i> were measured and illustrated in high-resolution photographs to show the general aspects and details of sexually dimorphic traits, making clear the phenotypic differences in the sexes. …”
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Social determinants of health and health inequities in breast cancer screening: a scoping review by Vama Jhumkhawala, Diana Lobaina, Goodness Okwaraji, Yasmine Zerrouki, Sara Burgoa, Adeife Marciniak, Sebastian Densley, Meera Rao, Daniella Diaz, Michelle Knecht, Lea Sacca

“…IntroductionThis scoping review aims to highlight key social determinants of health associated with breast cancer screening behavior in United States women aged ≥40  years old, identify public and private databases with SDOH data at city, state, and national levels, and share lessons learned from United States based observational studies in addressing SDOH in underserved women influencing breast cancer screening behaviors.MethodsThe Arksey and O’Malley York methodology was used as guidance for this review: (1) identifying research questions; (2) searching for relevant studies; (3) selecting studies relevant to the research questions; (4) charting the data; and (5) collating, summarizing, and reporting results.ResultsThe 72 included studies were published between 2013 and 2023. …”
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A Semi-Supervised Attention Model for Identifying Authentic Sneakers by Yang Yang, Nengjun Zhu, Yifeng Wu, Jian Cao, Dechuan Zhan, Hui Xiong

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Desarrollo ontogénico de plántulas de Guazuma ulmifolia (Sterculiaceae) by João Correia de Araújo Neto, Ivor Bergemann de Aguiar

“…The fruits were collected in a mixed plantation in Jaboticabal city, State of São Paulo, Brazil. For the biometric study eight repetitions of ten fruits and eight repetitions of 100 seeds were utilized. …”
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Utilization of incineration bottom ash for production of autoclaved aerated concrete by Liu, Yiquan

“…Singapore is a city state with limited land space and nature resource. …”
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An update of the Pb isotope inventory in post leaded-petrol Singapore environments by Carrasco, Gonzalo, Chen, Mengli, Boyle, Edward A., Tanzil, Jani, Zhou, Kuanbo, Goodkin, Nathalie F.

“…In this study, sources of Pb into Singapore, a highly urbanised city-state situated in the central axis of Southeast Asia, are investigated using isotopic ratios and concentrations. …”
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Hypoxia-induced paclitaxel resistance in cervical cancer modulated by miR-100 targeting of USP15 by Hirotaka Nishi, Masanori Ono, Shinichiro Ohno, Zenta Yamanaka, Toru Sasaki, Kazuma Ohyashiki, Junko H. Ohyashiki, Masahiko Kuroda

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Fast Skyline Community Search in Multi-Valued Networks by Dongxiao Yu, Lifang Zhang, Qi Luo, Xiuzhen Cheng, Jiguo Yu, Zhipeng Cai

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Factors Associated with Tuberculosis Outcome in a Hyperendemic City in the North of Brazil by Gabriel Fazzi Costa, Juliana Conceição Dias Garcez, Weber Marcos, Ana Lúcia da Silva Ferreira, Jorge Alberto Azevedo Andrade, Yan Corrêa Rodrigues, Luana Nepomuceno Gondim Costa Lima, Emilyn Costa Conceição, Karla Valéria Batista Lima

“…Ananindeua city, State of Pará, North of Brazil, is a hyperendemic area for tuberculosis (TB), with a cure rate below the recommendation by the Brazilian Ministry of Health. …”
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الهوية الهيللينية نشأتها وتطورها وعلاقتها بالآخر The Hellenic Identity, Its Origin, Development and Connection to the Other by Radwa Mohammad Salem

“…They were influenced by tribalism and blood linage, or the small geographical area —the city-state —instead of the larger geographical area, which is the country of Greece that we know today. …”
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Oxyhemoglobin desaturation as a function of age and hypercapnia from ventilatory pump failure (VPF) by John R. Bach, Damian Pronello

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Trusted residents and housing assistance to decrease violence exposure in New Haven (TRUE HAVEN): a strengths-based and community-driven stepped-wedge intervention to reduce gun vi... by Guangyu Tong, Virginia T. Spell, Nadine Horton, Thomas Thornhill, Danya Keene, Christine Montgomery, Donna Spiegelman, Emily A. Wang, Brita Roy

“…Design TRUE HAVEN is an ongoing, multi-level intervention with three primary components: financial education paired with housing support (individual level), trauma-informed counseling (neighborhood level), and policy changes to address structural racism (city/state level). Six neighborhoods with among the highest rates of gun violence in New Haven, Connecticut, will receive the individual and neighborhood level intervention components sequentially beginning at staggered 6-month steps. …”
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Hsa_circ_0060467 promotes breast cancer liver metastasis by complexing with eIF4A3 and sponging miR-1205 by Yan Zeng, Wei Du, Zhongying Huang, Song Wu, Xueqi Ou, Jinhui Zhang, Cheng Peng, Xiaoqing Sun, Hailin Tang

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Graphic designer as curator: from a problem-solver to a problematiser by Tang, Junie Tze Yin

“…Problems brought on by climate change, ageing populations, and pestilences like COVID-19 are causing the world to become more troubled than it ever was, and notably, a small city-state like Singapore is not spared from these calamities. …”
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Design & development of a seedling transplanter ; Part 1 : Design of main frame and in charge of reliability test by Yeo, Kah Wui

“…Food Security has been one of Singapore's main concern. The city-state has been working to improve in its food produce. …”
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Contemporary human resourse management issues in the construction industry by Leong, Peggy, Yeo, Hiok Hyen, Ow, Peng Hung

“…The construction industry is one of the major sectors that has contributed to Singapore's successful transformation from a semi-rural entreport to a modern city-state with fine infrastructure and telecommunication networks. …”
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Illustrated tales of Kusu Island by Peh, Yang Yu

“…Its most popular name, Kusu, comes from the Hokkien pronunciation of the Chinese characters 龟屿 (guī yǔ), which means 'Turtle Island'." As a small island city-state with centuries of history, Singapore is filled with traditional tales that have been passed down orally through generations. …”
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Reviving true essence of pluralistic value in Islamic city planning concept according to Medina Charter by San, Mya Su

“…The Medina Charter was prepared for the Medina City-State founded by Prophet Muhammad in 622 A.D. It was an agreement that was reached without war, fighting, violence, or compulsion; and all of its parties arrived at voluntarily due to their commitment to the shared principles. …”
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