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How do you balance writing new papers and revising drafts, especially when working on multiple projects with overlapping deadlines?
I often find myself torn between drafting new manuscripts and revising older ones under tight, conflicting deadlines. I’d love to hear how others handle this challenge.
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What deep learning strategies best balance accuracy and interpretability in medical image segmentation for disease progression analysis?
Medical imaging (CT/MRI) segmentation is vital for tracking disease, but black-box models reduce clinical trust. Methods like explainable AI (XAI), uncertainty quantification, and hybrid modeling may bridge this gap. What approaches are most promising?
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How can medical microrobots improve our awareness regarding the diagnosis and treatment of diseases?
How can medical microrobots improve our awareness regarding the diagnosis and treatment of diseases?
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If the planet is warming, why do we still get severe snowstorms—and in some places more snow than before?
In Europe, the USA, and other parts of the world, we have experienced ''surprisingly'' heavy snow in recent days. Even in Sweden, where I live, we have experienced more snow as usual in the last few days; however, we have had a warmer December as usual.
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How should irrelevant comment(s) from a peer reviewer be handled?
Some times an irrelevant comments is made on a peer review report based on which a paper is rejected and that makes the author very discouraging. Like "Proper discussion is not made why apple is red" while the paper is on lily flower. The answer could be any of the same a) The editorial board should take care of such comments and provide the full support to evaluate the paper a s per merit rather than rejection. b) The paper be rejected and resubmitted to the same or other Journal citing the...
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How is it possible to say how long the medical implants that are inside the human body will function?
The functional lifespan of implants placed inside the body How we can trust or know that an implant will work for a specific period?
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In austere/conflict settings, when does a complex surgery become ethically unjustifiable due to a lack of postoperative resources for managing complications?
As surgeons, we are trained to operate to solve a clinical problem. However, in severely resource-limited or conflict environments, this principle is constantly tested. Consider a scenario: A surgeon has the technical skill to perform a complex procedure (e.g., a pancreaticoduodenectomy for a tumor, or a complex limb salvage after trauma). However, the hospital lacks a reliable ICU, has inconsistent access to blood products, cannot provide parenteral nutrition, and has limited options for...
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How can I do a mediation model with one categorical and two continuous variables?
How can I do a mediation model with one categorical and two continuous variables
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What threshold of urinary cadmium (Cd-U) is currently considered indicative of early renal tubular dysfunction in exposed adult populations?
I am conducting a study on chronic environmental cadmium exposure and its nephrotoxic effects, particularly focusing on early biomarkers of renal tubular damage. Several sources suggest 2 µg/g creatinine as a reference point, but variability exists depending on population, sex, and co-exposure. Could experts clarify which threshold (e.g. 1 µg/g, 2 µg/g, or 5 µg/g creatinine) is most reliable or currently used in risk assessments and clinical practice?
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No threshold approach in the risk assessment of genotoxic carcinogen. Is it still well supported by current knowledge of carcinogenesis?
No threshold approach is routinely applied in the risk assessment of genotoxic carcinogens. How this approach is supported by data? Isn´ t it somewhat obsolete?
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