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Global, regional and national burden of cervical cancer in 1990–2023 with forecasts to 2050: a Global Burden of Disease study

Nature Medicine, Published online: 02 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41591-026-04729-4 Analyses of the Global Burden of Disease study reported 887,000 new cases and 369,000 deaths from cervical cancer worldwide in 2023, which are forecasted to rise by 2050.

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Diagnosing dark sprite edges: a practical alpha compositing check

A transparent character can look correct in an image viewer yet acquire a dark fringe in a game. Before changing the artwork, check whether the image data and renderer agree about alpha representation…

  • Verify alpha representation between image data and renderer to prevent darkened assets.
  • Compare partly transparent test image over black, white, and saturated backgrounds to isolate cause.

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