Academic Articles & Research Papers

Ethical principles in dental healthcare: Relevance in the current technological era of artificial intelligence

In the current technological era, dental practitioners are faced with various ethical challenges, highlighting the importance of bioethics in this healthcare discipline. The rise of artificial intelligence has recently sparked a debate rega...

Association between phthalate exposure and accelerated bone maturation in Chinese girls with early puberty onset: a propensity score-matched case–control analysis

Abstract Estrogen can promote the acceleration of bone maturation and phthalate esters (PAEs) have estrogen-mimicking effects. We investigated whether PAEs are associated with the acceleration of bone age (BA) in girls with early onset of p...

Occupational exposures, complementarity and the potential consequences of A.I. for the labour market: some evidence from Ireland

Abstract The adoption of AI technology by industry could significantly disrupt our current understanding of “typical” economic activity. As AI comes to pervade more sectors and occupations over time, it is likely that this technology will g...

A multi-organization epigenetic age prediction based on a channel attention perceptron networks

DNA methylation indicates the individual’s aging, so-called Epigenetic clocks, which will improve the research and diagnosis of aging diseases by investigating the correlation between methylation loci and human aging. Although this discover...

From “usefulness” to “dependence”: the dynamic evolution mechanism of generative AI use behaviors

BackgroundAs generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) rapidly permeates Chinese higher education, university students’ AI use behaviors have come to be characterized by “high frequency, wide penetration, and rapid iteration.” Yet, a syste...

Oxytocin Signalling in Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Associated with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia and Overactive Bladder Syndrome: A Narrative Review

Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTSs) associated with benign prostatic disease and overactive bladder syndrome (OAB) substantially impair quality of life. This narrative review evaluates oxytocin receptor (OXTR) localisation, signalling, and...

Artificial Intelligence: A Very Short Introduction

The applications of Artificial Intelligence lie all around us and affect all aspects of our lives. The results of Artificial Intelligence have been invaluable to biologists, psychologists, and linguists in helping to understand the processe...

Generality in artificial intelligence

My 1971 Turing Award Lecture was entitled "Generality in Artificial Intelligence." The topic turned out to have been overambitious in that I discovered I was unable to put my thoughts on the subject in a satisfactory written form at that ti...

Precision Periodontics: Reimagining Periodontal Care through Precision Diagnostics and Targeted Therapies

Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects the tissues supporting teeth and represents a significant global health issue. Traditional diagnostic and treatment methods often use a broad approach and fall short due to the co...

WEB 2.0 AND TOURISM: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Purpose – The tourism sector has undergone profound transformations due to digital technologies. The shift from Web 1.0 to Web 2.0 has created an interactive environment characterized by social networks, intermediary platforms, mobile devic...

Assessing carbon and economic loss from oak decline in Iran’s Zagros forests using Sentinel-2 and machine learning

Over recent decades, the decline of oak trees, which has emerged as the most significant challenge to the Zagros forests (ZFs), poses serious threats to carbon storage (CS) and economic valuation, jeopardizing the ecological and economic su...

Binaural Beat Stimulation Enhances Cognitive Function in Alzheimer’s Disease via Temporal Lobe Activation: An sLORETA Study

Background: The global prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) has reached 55.2 million. AD is characterized by progressive deterioration in cognition and working memory (WM), which are essential for attention, reasoning, and learning. These...

Mapping artificial intelligence research in higher education toward sustainable development

Abstract The rapid development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has had a profound impact on higher education (HE), fundamentally changing teaching, learning, research and academic management. Although there have been many studies on the app...

Artificial intelligence tools in dermatology education: A scoping review on their application, efficacy, and limitations

Introduction: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasingly explored for medical education, and dermatology, with its visual diagnostic focus, holds promise for AI-enhanced learning. However, evidence on its educational effectiveness remains...

Spatio-temporal assessment of Toumeyella parvicornis spread in mediterranean coastal pine forests through sentinel-2 data

Mediterranean coastal pine forests offer vital ecological and cultural benefits but face threats from climate change, urbanization, and pests. Among invasive agents, Toumeyella parvicornis is a severe threat to Pinus pinea along Italy's coa...

Artificial intelligence and machine learning

Abstract Within the last decade, the application of “artificial intelligence” and “machine learning” has become popular across multiple disciplines, especially in information systems. The two terms are still used inconsistently in academia ...

Artificial Intelligence in Medical Diagnosis

In an attempt to overcome limitations inherent in conventional computer-aided diagnosis, investigators have created programs that simulate expert human reasoning. Hopes that such a strategy would lead to clinically useful programs have not ...

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What radiologists need to know about patients’ expectations: P.A.T.I.E.N.T.S C.A.R.E.R.S A.I.M.S

Abstract The Patient Advisory Group (PAG) of the European Society of Radiology aims to highlight, in this short paper, patients’ expectations from the radiological community and support workers, throughout the patient’s medical imaging jour...

Assessing and Optimizing Socio-Moral Reasoning Skills: Findings From the MorALERT Serious Video Game

BackgroundSocial cognition and competence are a key part of daily interactions and essential for satisfying relationships and well-being. Pediatric neurological and psychological conditions can affect social cognition and require assessment...