Sustainable bamboo: Technological innovations and patent insights for a greener future by Himalay R. Patel, Rahil Mathakia, Urvashi C. Mangroliya, Viralkumar B. Mandaliya

“…This paper provides a comprehensive patent-based review in four major sectors. A patent landscape analysis on bamboo was conducted using Patentscope (World Intellectual Property Organization database), Scopus Patents, Google Patents, and Lens (a public patent knowledge database). 818 patent records were retrieved from 1898 to 2024 and are discussed sector-wise. …”
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ESTIMATING COST CONTINGENCY FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS: THE CHALLENGE OF SYSTEMIC AND PROJECT SPECIFIC RISK by J.I.T Buertey, Emmanuel Abeere-Inga, Theophilus Adjei Kumi

“… The challenge of poor scope definition resulting in scope creep is recognized as the major driver for construction project and cost overruns. …”
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Haptoglobin Genotype and Risk Markers of Cardiovascular Disease in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease by Charlotte Strandhave, My Svensson, Henrik Krarup, Jeppe Hagstrup Christensen

“…Sudden cardiac death and atherosclerosis have a major impact on cardiovascular mortality in chronic kidney disease (CKD). …”
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THE IMPORTANCE OF MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES (MNCs) AND SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED ENTERPRISES' (SMEs') INTERNATIONALIZATION AS BUSINESS DRIVERS IN GLOBALIZATION AND SLOWBALIZATION: MUTUA... by Anis BENABED

“…SMEs may merge with MNCs in their locations but they should not compete with them to avoid major losses. SMEs may follow the UPPSALA model (1977) and its four stages for their internationalization process. …”
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Medication nonadherence and its associated factors in psychiatric patients in India: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Parthasarathy Ramamurthy, Arya Jayasree, Susan Solomon, Vishnu V. Rudravaram, Vikas Menon, Pradeep Thilakan

“…Medication nonadherence (MNA) poses a significant challenge in the management of major psychiatric disorders. The present study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of MNA among patients with psychiatric disorders in India and to identify the factors associated with MNA. …”
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Adherence to customized vestibular rehabilitation therapy: influencing factors and clinical implications in vestibulopathy by Yeon Hee Im, Hyun Jin Lee, Eun-Ju Jeon

“…This study aimed to identify factors affecting adherence to CVRT across major vestibulopathy categories, including acute unilateral vestibular hypofunction (AUVH), chronic unilateral vestibular hypofunction (CUVH), and bilateral vestibular hypofunction (BVH).MethodsA retrospective analysis of 90 patients who were prescribed four sessions of CVRT and underwent the therapy was conducted. …”
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Factors Associated with High Prevalence of Multibacillary Leprosy in West Bengal: A Case–Control Study by Dipta Kanti Mukhopadhyay, Tarun Kumar Sarkar, Supantha Chatterjee, Soumalya Ray, Pritam Roy, Asit Kumar Biswas

“…Not perceiving the symptoms seriously (90, 56% [PB], 97, 51% [MB]), lack of knowledge about the disease and its complications (47, 29% [PB], 53, 28% [MB]), delayed referral by the private practitioners (11, 7% [PB], 22, 12% [MB]) were the major reasons of delay. Conclusion: This study identified a vulnerable group – married and migrated males. …”
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Women’s empowerment in livestock sector as a tool to enhance child’s nutrition: a review by Fatema Tuj Zohora Hira, Mohammad Jahangir Alam, Ismat Ara Begum

“…Utilizing the PRISMA Protocol 2020, our research considers diverse factors such as nutritional status and interventions through livestock, in conjunction with women’s empowerment. We utilized major accessible electronic databases, including Google Scholar, PubMed, and relevant article references, as our data sources. …”
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Improving neonatal outcome by studying the incidence of maternal group B streptococcus colonization among pregnant women: A prospective observational study by Priyank Rajan, Mukesh Sanklecha, Saloni Gandhi, Kaushal Soni, Mayur Wanjari, Gaurav Mittal

“…Aims and Objectives: Group B streptococcus (GBS) colonization during pregnancy can lead to invasive infections in neonates including meningitis or sepsis. The major risk factor for neonatal disease is the rectovaginal colonization of GBS during pregnancy and delivery. …”
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Quercetin Zinc and Iron Metal Complexes Protect against Sodium Arsenite Intoxication in the Hepato-Renal System of Wistar Rats via the Oxidative Stress Pathway by Oluwatoyin O. Ojo, Deborah I. Fatokun, Ikechukwu P. Ejidike, Rachel U. Awolope, Saheed O. Sanni

“…Chronic exposure to arsenic is a major health concern consequent upon generation of excessive reactive oxygen species. …”
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A Review of Reinforcement Learning for Fixed-Wing Aircraft Control Tasks by David J. Richter, Ricardo A. Calix, Kyungbaek Kim

“…In the last few years the number of papers published in this field has increased dramatically, but there is a fairly big divide between two major categories (quadcopters vs. fixed-wing aircraft). …”
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Association between Platelet to Neutrophil Ratio (PNR) and Clinical Outcomes in STEMI Patients after Successful pPCI: A Secondary Analysis Based on a Cohort Study by Hao Wang, Xiaochun Qing, Hua Wang, Yunfei Gu

“…The dependent variable in the current study was the occurrence of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) during the 30-month follow-up. …”
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Prevalence of Temporomandibular Disorder and its association with anxiety in academics: a cross-sectional study by Bianca Paludo, Paula Comin Trevizan, Nana Abena Asantewaa Boamah, Lilian Rigo

“…ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) are a major cause of non-dental pain in the oral and facial regions. …”
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Impact of GST on motor and pump exports in India by Raghuveer Negi, Muthusamy Arumugam, Abuzar Nomani, Shetty Deepa Thangam Geeta

“…Findings – The study depicts the major advantages of GST, such as harmonized system, long-run performance, reduction in logistics cost, check-post operation, bonds and ease of doing business. …”
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On the computation of the Basal Envelope Surface of Talwegs using the Analytic Element Method by Le Moine, Nicolas

“…The stream network is a major feature of a landscape, conveying water, sediment, and solute from hillslopes to the ocean. …”
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Current‐Dependent Product Distribution and Reaction Mechanisms of Glycerol Electrooxidation on Nickel by Eva Ng, Camilo A. Mesa, Elena Más‐Marzá, Sixto Giménez

“…At 10 mA cm−2, formate remained as major product, followed by glycolate and glycerate, while tartronate and oxalate production were significantly inhibited, reducing the total Faradaic Efficiency (FE) by half relative to 5 mA cm−2. …”
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PreMevE‐MEO: Predicting Ultra‐Relativistic Electrons Using Observations From GPS Satellites by Yinan Feng, Yue Chen, Youzuo Lin

“…Abstract Ultra‐relativistic electrons with energies greater than or equal to two megaelectron‐volt (MeV) pose a major radiation threat to spaceborne electronics, and thus specifying those highly energetic electrons has a significant meaning to space weather communities. …”
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Uncertainty Quantification and Sensitivity Analysis of Concrete Structure Using Multi-Linear Regression Technique by Abdelhamid Hebbouche, Salim Bennoud, Ayoub Zeroual

“…Results divulge that for near-fault cases, major variables affecting the global sensitivity across all limit states are the Young’s modulus of soil and concrete. …”
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DFT Study and Antiparasitic Activity of Some Azo Dyes Containing Uracil by Nevin Süleymanoğlu, Pınar Kubaşık, Şahin Direkel

“…In antiparasitic activity study, dyes I and II were tested for the first time against parasites Leishmania infantum, Leishmania major, Leishmania tropica promastigotes, and Trichomonas vaginalis trophozoites. …”
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Functional Change in the Caudal Pontine Reticular Nucleus Induced by Age-Related Hearing Loss by Ning Zhao, Ana’am Alkharabsheh, Fei Xu, Wei Sun

“…In this study, the local field potentials and firing rates of the caudal pontine reticular nucleus (PnC), which plays a major role in the ASR pathway, were recorded in 2-month- and 6-month-old C57BL/6 J mice. …”
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