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National evidence on glucose-lowering medication use for diabetes from 62 low- and middle-income countries
Abstract
Given rising diabetes prevalence globally, access to diabetes treatments is gaining urgency. Yet, it remains unknown which glucose-lowering medication types people with diabetes across low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) use. In th...
Publication · November 05, 2025
C3MW: A novel comprehensive-monitoring-motivated multi-model watermarking scheme for tamper detection and self-recovery
Abstract: In this paper, we propose a novel Comprehensive-Monitoring-Motivated Multi-model Watermarking (C3MW) Scheme for tampering region localization and self-recovery for 4K images. To generate the Comprehensive-Monitoring-Motivated Multi-model...
Publication · November 05, 2025
Tampering localization and self-recovery using block labeling and adaptive significance
Abstract: This paper proposes a scheme for localization and restoration of image tampered regions using block labelling and adaptive significance. To generate the watermark information which includes authentication data and recovery data, we propo...
Publication · November 05, 2025
A novel blockchain-watermarking mechanism utilizing interplanetary file system and fast walsh hadamard transform
Abstract: This article proposes a new digital watermarking mechanism based on the Ethereum blockchain, Smart Contract, and Interplanetary File System (IPFS), with an enhanced Fast Walsh Hadamard Transform (FWHT) algorithm for watermark embedding a...
Publication · November 05, 2025
Encryption-then-embedding-based hybrid data hiding scheme for medical images
Abstract: The smart healthcare system plays a vital role in modern healthcare, facilitating the exchange of Electronic Patient Records (EPR), and improving medical care. Nevertheless, safeguarding the inherent security and confidentiality of EP...
Publication · November 05, 2025
LungNeXt: A novel lightweight network utilizing enhanced mel-spectrogram for lung sound classification
Abstract: Lung auscultation is essential for early lung condition detection. Categorizing adventitious lung sounds requires expert discrimination by medical specialists. This paper details the features of LungNeXt, a novel classification model spe...
Publication · November 05, 2025
OFGST-Swin: Swin Transformer Utilizing Overlap Fusion-Based Generalized S-Transform for Respiratory Cycle Classification
Abstract: Respiratory diseases pose a massive threat to human health; thus, early diagnosis and treatment are essential. Although electronic stethoscopes have shown effectiveness in enhancing auscultation, the diagnosis still necessitates the expe...
Publication · November 05, 2025
LungScope: An Intelligent Embedded System With a Lightweight Model for Real-Time Lung Sound Analysis
Abstract: Lung auscultation is crucial for early respiratory disease diagnosis. However, limited resources hinder accurate and timely assessment in many regions. In this article, we present LungScope, an intelligent embedded system designed for re...
Publication · November 05, 2025
A robust framework for harmonising health measures across international cohorts: Evidence from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Publication · November 04, 2025