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    "Medical Faculty Mannheim, Institute of Pathology, University Medical Centre Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany.",
    "DKFZ-Hector Cancer Institute at the University Medical Center Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany.",
    "Circumradius GmbH, Stadthagen, Germany.",
    "Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA, Mannheim, Germany.",
    "Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria."
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      "name": "Adrian Bundschuh"
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      "name": "Lina Winter"
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  "doi": "10.3389/fdgth.2026.1920674",
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  "pdf_url": "https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC13677696?pdf=render",
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  "published": "2026-10-05",
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  "title": "A real-time, gamified approach for optimizing intra-hospital transport of time-critical biospecimens.",
  "title_text": "A real-time, gamified approach for optimizing intra-hospital transport of time-critical biospecimens.",
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  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/95jf9mqv1qhmz",
  "venue": "Frontiers in digital health",
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