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Patterns of Generative Artificial Intelligence Use and Medical Students' Perceptions of Learning Among Eighth Semester Medical Students at Universidade Católica Timorense (UCT), Timor-Leste

This proposed descriptive cross-sectional study aims to investigate the usage patterns and learning perceptions of eighth-semester medical students at Universidade Católica Timorense regarding generative artificial intelligence, with the goal of providing baseline evidence to guide its responsible integration into Timor-Leste's medical education.

Reinaldo Cristóvão2026-07-27
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Autochthonous visceral leishmaniasis in a Tanzanian child: a diagnostic challenge

This case report describes the successful diagnosis and treatment of autochthonous visceral leishmaniasis in an 8-year-old Tanzanian child using molecular PCR testing after a five-month diagnostic delay involving negative microscopy and misdiagnosis, highlighting the need to include VL in the differential diagnosis for prolonged fever and splenomegaly in northern Tanzania even when traditional tests are negative.

Une Robinson2026-07-27
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Imaging-Centered Artificial Intelligence for Precision Cancer Immunotherapy: Multimodal Biomarkers, Treatment-Effect Estimation, and Clinical Translation

This critical narrative review evaluates the current state and clinical translation challenges of imaging-centered artificial intelligence in precision cancer immunotherapy, highlighting its potential for multimodal biomarker integration and risk stratification while emphasizing that most existing models remain prognostic rather than predictive and require rigorous prospective validation to guide treatment decisions.

Shengyang Zhong, Siyuan Li, Wanrong Yang, Zheng Zheng, Zhengliang Liu, Jin Xie, Jin Li, Bin Yi, Lin Zhao, Xiang Li, Wei (…)2026-07-27
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Natural Language Processing Psychometrics

This paper introduces "NLP Psychometrics," a framework that leverages Large Language Model personas and interpretable AI techniques to link psychological prediction scores to specific linguistic features, demonstrating that while synthetic data can effectively expose biases and predict mental health outcomes like depression and life satisfaction, it cannot replace human validation.

Edoardo Sebastiano De Duro, Emma Franchino, Massimo Stella2026-07-27
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Graphic Health Warnings: Semiotic Analysis on Cigarette Packaging in the Philippine Context

This qualitative study applies semiotic theories to analyze graphic health warnings on Philippine cigarette packaging, revealing that while the visual and textual symbols effectively convey ideological health messages, they fail to significantly alter consumer purchasing behavior despite evolving regulatory and promotional landscapes.

Kristine Aron, Charme Ann Q. Pagente, Krisha Janelle G. Juarez, Annah Reshmin H.E. Orandig2026-07-27
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The Unified Hydrodynamic Field: Scale-Invariant Continuum Mechanics of Trapped Phase Action and Sub-Hadronic Solitons

This paper proposes a deterministic, scale-invariant hydrodynamic field theory that unifies fundamental interactions as pressure configurations within a continuous substrate, deriving particle masses, quantum correlations, and cosmological observations from stable topological solitons and trapped phase action while resolving several key anomalies in standard physics.

Ryan Beem2026-07-27