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Predicting women's intention to use contraceptives in East Africa: a machine learning analysis of predictors.

INTRODUCTION: Intention to use contraceptives reflects an individual's or couple's plan to adopt contraceptive methods, supporting women's reproductive autonomy. It is associated with reduced unintended pregnancies, unsafe abortions, and high fertility rates, thereby improving maternal and infant health outcomes. Machine learning approaches can strengthen prediction accuracy and support evidence-b...

Jul 20 2026 42472807

Soft skills as mediation competencies in digitally mediated healthcare.

Digital transformation is reshaping healthcare delivery, with growing but uneven incorporation of artificial intelligence into clinical practice. While often framed in terms of efficiency, access, and performance optimization, less attention has been paid to its relational consequences for everyday professional work. Limited empirical insight exists into how healthcare professionals experience dig...

Jul 18 2026 42480375
RT2C: Predicting Time-to-New Caries with Structured Dental Data Using RNN.

Dental caries is a highly prevalent chronic condition requiring accurate tools to identify at-risk patients and guide preventive care. Most existing c...

Jul 18 2026 42470279
Public evaluations of AI-mediated healthcare when considering people with diverse access and support needs: a mixed-methods survey.

BACKGROUND: Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being introduced into healthcare, including patient communication, monitoring, triage, decisi...

Jul 17 2026 42472498
Bias and Fairness Across the Healthcare AI Lifecycle: A Clinician-Oriented Review.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being investigated and, in selected clinical settings, implemented to support diagnosis, triage, and work...

Jul 17 2026 42466917
Generative AI Chatbots for Global HIV Treatment and Care: A Commentary.

Addressing stigma, mental health, and health care access challenges for people living with HIV requires a multifaceted approach. Generative artificial...

Jul 17 2026 42467943
Biosensor-Based Detection and Quantification of Arsenic in Drinking Water.

Arsenic contamination of drinking water remains a persistent global health burden and an environmental justice challenge, particularly for low-resourc...

Jul 17 2026 42469591
The write-cost bottleneck: energy constraints on continual learning in brains and machines.

In recent decades, neural energy-budget research has extensively quantified signaling costs-the "read" side of computation-including action potentials...

Jul 16 2026 42465671
Strategies to overcome barriers in access to cancer treatment in Latin America: a regional perspective.

Access to high-quality cancer care remains a major challenge across Latin America, particularly for patients with gastrointestinal (GI) malignancies. ...

Jul 16 2026 42583089
Earlier medically ready for discharge date entry associated with lower unnecessary bed days.

BACKGROUND: Discharge planning plays a critical role in managing patient hospital length of stay. We report on the implementation of a program in a la...

Jul 16 2026 42464290
Recent Advances in AI for Automated ICD Coding: A Systematic Literature Review.

International Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes enable correct billing, insurance reimbursement, and healthcare analytics. However, manual coding...

Jul 16 2026 42461368
A study on the influencing factors of perceived artificial intelligence substitution risk.

Artificial intelligence technologies are rapidly penetrating and reshaping the labor market. As a result, perceived AI substitution risk among workers...

Jul 16 2026 42462494
Life-saving therapies to patients in hours - the new algorithmic digital regulatory exchange model.

The growing scale and complexity of pharmaceutical quality data across the product lifecycle are outpacing the capabilities of today's document-centri...

Jul 16 2026 42462915
Awareness, knowledge and attitudes towards artificial intelligence among nursing students: a systematic review protocol.

INTRODUCTION: Internationally, nursing students' awareness and familiarity with artificial intelligence (AI) remain a challenge as evidenced by the cu...

Jul 16 2026 42463212
Multi-component exercise intervention methods for intelligent assisted diagnosis of sarcopenia in the elderly based on deep learning.

Population aging has made sarcopenia a major public health challenge in geriatric medicine. Current clinical diagnosis relies on large specialized equ...

Jul 16 2026 42463737
From concept to classroom: Transforming forensic Taphonomy education with Decompanion.

The advancement of forensic and crime scene science education demands innovative tools that support inclusive, accessible, and sustainable practices. ...

Jul 15 2026 42680460
Thinking about the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on U.S. Health Care Costs and Spending Growth.

This article critically examines the potential impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) on prices, total spending, and the rate of spending growth in t...

Jul 15 2026 42454887
Application of AI in Hypertension Health Education: Scoping Review.

BACKGROUND: Hypertension is a major global health challenge, and effective health education is crucial for improving patients' self-management. Tradit...

Jul 15 2026 42456158
Assessing Quality, Readability, and Transparency of Online and AI-Generated Information on Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Cross-Sectional Exploratory Study.

BACKGROUND: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) affects approximately 590 million people worldwide, and its management relies heavily on patient education...

Jul 15 2026 42456170
Fluid identification of tight sandstone reservoirs using an improved double cost-sensitive random forest optimized by chaotic sparrow search algorithm.

Fluid identification of reservoirs is remarkably significant for the evaluation and development of tight sandstone oil gas reservoirs. Tight sandstone...

Jul 15 2026 42457733
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