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Retinal Vessel Segmentation: A Comprehensive Review From Classical Methods to Deep Learning Advances (1982–2025)

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
Four decades of retinal vessel segmentation research (1982–2025) are synthesized, spanning classical image processing, machine learning, and deep learning paradigms. A meta‐analysis of 428 studies establishes a unified taxonomy and highlights performance trends, generalization capabilities, and clinical relevance.
Avinash Bansal, Jan Kubíček, Jana Bahrová, Alice Varyšová, Martin Augustýnek, Marek Penhaker, Juraj Timkovič   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nurse educators’ competence and use of digital education technology at selected nursing education institutions in Nigeria

International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences
Background: The use of digital education technology has permeated educational settings and its use has become compelling for educators in nurse training.
Isaiah Dada Owoeye, Jennifer-Anne Chipps, Felicity Daniels   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluating the African arid corridor hypothesis: A meta‐analysis including the phylogenetic and biogeographical history of Sesamothamnus

American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise We examined the African arid corridor (AAC) disjunction pattern of vascular plants between northeastern and southwestern Africa in the context of geological and climatic events since the late Miocene. We developed a phylogenetic and biogeographical framework for the arid‐adapted genus Sesamothamnus (Pedaliaceae), a classic example of ...
John G. Zaborsky, Jeffrey P. Rose, Ricardo Kriebel, Bryan T. Drew, Emily Moriarty Lemmon, Alan R. Lemmon, Kenneth J. Sytsma   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Return to work rate of individuals after cardiac rehabilitation and the demographic and impairment factors that influence return to work in the Western Cape, South Africa [version 3; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]

F1000Research
Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) commonly affects individuals within the working age group, often resulting in unemployment, particularly in low- to middle-income countries.
Zakeera Ganie, Shaheed Soeker, Anthea Rhoda   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Few-layer Binder Free Graphene Modified Mercury Film Electrode for Trace Metal Analysis by Square Wave Anodic Stripping Voltammetry

International Journal of Electrochemical Science, 2013
A binding agent free graphene modified glassy carbon electrode in combination with an in situ plated mercury film electrode (Gr-GC-HgFE) was used as a highly sensitive electrochemical platform for the determination of Zn2+, Cd2+ and Pb2+ in 0.1 M acetate
Salma Zbeda, Keagan Pokpas, Salam Titinchi, Nazeem Jahed, Priscilla G. Baker, Emmanuel I. Iwuoha   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A new species of Mermiglossa from Kenya, with comments on the arrangement of Old World Panurginae (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae) [PDF]

, 2017
A new species of the panurgine bee genus Mermiglossa Friese (Panurginae) is described and figured from females captured near Voi in the southern part of the former Coast Province, Kenya, a historical type locality for several bee species.
Ascher, John S., Engel, Michael S.
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A leaf phenomics approach for estimating belowground traits in North American licorice

American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise Selective breeding over thousands of years has prioritized aboveground yield, with little regard for changes belowground. Roots underpin plant growth and resilience, but our knowledge of these critical structures lags behind that of aboveground structures.
Zachary N. Harris, Vivian Tran, Emelyn Piotter, Meredith T. Hanlon, Matthew J. Rubin, Allison J. Miller   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

THE COMPETITIVENESS OF WESTERN CAPE WHEAT PRODUCTION: AN INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON [PDF]

This paper reports the results of an international comparison of the cost of producing wheat in 8 Western Cape, 3 Free State and 7 foreign producing areas.
Kleynhans, Theo E., Street, K., Vink, Nick   +2 more
core   +1 more source

B/ordering and healthcare access for migrants with precarious status: The role of healthcare workers in counteracting restrictive policies

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract In Canada, precarious migration is largely invisibilized. Nonetheless, b/ordering greatly affects people's realities by limiting access to social rights. In Quebec, migrants with precarious status (MPS) do not have access to healthcare, although Quebec has a “universal” healthcare coverage.
Émilie Pigeon‐Gagné, Jill Hanley, Élise Bourgeois‐Guérin, Pénélope Boudreault   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Strengthening rehabilitation services in rural communities: Considerations for community-oriented primary care

South African Journal of Occupational Therapy
This opinion piece is based on a study that investigated the contribution of Rehabilitation `Care Workers in strengthening rehabilitation in community-based services at the primary level of care level and a collaborative inquiry with the rehabilitation ...
Nafisa Mayat, Madeleine Duncan, Theresa Lorenzo   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source