Advancements in surface-enhanced femtosecond stimulated Raman spectroscopy: exploring factors influencing detectability and shapes of spectra by Pyrcz Patryk, Gawinkowski Sylwester

“…During the initial successful implementations of this approach, unexpected spectral distortions were observed, and several potential explanations were proposed. Further progress in this novel technique and its broader implementation requires a profound understanding of the factors influencing the shape of the registered spectra and the underlying mechanisms. …”
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The Application of New Educational Concepts in Digital Educational Media by Chun Yang

“…With the development and progress of society, great changes have taken place in educational concepts and teaching models compared with the past. …”
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Hemobilia following Percutaneous Liver Biopsy in the Setting of Malignancy (with Video): Diagnosis and Management of a Rare Cause of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding by B. Pabla, M. Porayko

“…He underwent percutaneous liver biopsy three days prior to admission as a part of a study protocol for treatment of his progressive NET. He developed gastrointestinal bleeding and was found to have a distended gallbladder filled with high density material on ultrasound. …”
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Heat Pump Drying of Fruits and Vegetables: Principles and Potentials for Sub-Saharan Africa by Folasayo Fayose, Zhongjie Huan

“…Although studies on heat pump drying started in South Africa several years ago, not much progress has been recorded to date. Many potential users view heat pump drying technology as fragile, slow, and high capital intensive when compared with conventional dryer. …”
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Carbon Nanotube Composites for Electronic Packaging Applications: A Review by Lavanya Aryasomayajula, Klaus-Juergen Wolter

“…Recent research has made progress in fabricating carbon nanotube metal matrix and polymer-based composites. …”
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Reliable and Swift Message Broadcast Method in Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks by Jaesung Park, Yujin Lim

“…In RSMB, to expedite message dissemination process, a relay node is selected in a distributed manner considering the progress made to a frame and the delay requirements of an application. …”
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THE FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENTS’ SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN THE FAR EASTERN STATE TRANSPORT UNIVERSITY (1937–1991) by A. S. Tsygankova

“…The present study addresses to the historical reconstruction of the students’ scientific research development in Khabarovsk Institute of Railway Transport Engineers of the Soviet period, as the students’ research was the most progressive form of training specialists with research and practical skills. …”
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Women’s leadership in Ethiopian higher education: development, contribution, quality and preference by Abebaw Yirga Adamu

“…The results indicate that although women have made significant progress in gaining senior leadership positions, senior leadership remains to be a men's club where women are rarely invited. …”
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Agroecology in Brazil and Italy: Comparative Analysis of the Historical Formation Process of Agroecology by Andre Augusto Michelato Ghizelini, Gaio Cesare Pacini

“…Understanding agroecological experiences worldwide is essential for evaluating their progress in building sustainable agroecosystems. This article aims to comparatively analyze the development of agroecology in Brazil and Italy, highlighting similarities and differences. …”
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Rare or orphan diseases. A review study by Ener Mantilla Horna, Jóhel Osorio Fernández

“…Most of these diseases are chronic, progressive, life-threatening, and disabling. Together, they affect 300 million people worldwide. …”
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The Idea of a Post Colonial University by Rhody-Ann Thorpe

“…These universities were, for centuries, the models for universities to come both in terms of structure and philosophy; and they also became a tool of British colonial policy. With the progression of British expansionism, many English men penned their ideas of a university; some of which were brought to fruition. …”
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Violet glasses… but with what lenses? Theoretical routes between the production and the reproduction of work by Andreina Colombo

“…Using the analogy of the “purple glasses”, three different approaches are identified: (i) with single vision lenses (looking at either production or reproduction), which attempts to describe the two realms from the viewpoint of only one of the two, ii) with bifocal lenses, which consider productive and reproductive work as equally relevant, while establishing clear-cut differences between the two, and iii) with progressive lenses, which allow us to see the two domains as part of a continuum, stressing their simultaneities, overlays and intermittencies . …”
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Analysis of Free Pendulum Vibration Absorber Using Flexible Multi-Body Dynamics by Emrah Gumus, Atila Ertas

“…Structures which are commonly used in our infrastructures are becoming lighter with progress in material science. These structures due to their light weight and low stiffness have shown potential problem of wind-induced vibrations, a direct outcome of which is fatigue failure. …”
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Hepatoprotective Effect of Mitochondria-Targeted Antioxidant Mito-TEMPO against Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Liver Injury in Mouse by Peng-Fei Wang, Ke Xie, Yun-Xing Cao, An Zhang

“…Studies have found that the overproduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) is the major cause of oxidative stress, which is the main pathogenic factor for the progression of septic liver injury. The mitochondria are a major source of ROS. …”
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Assessing and monitoring clinical practice of undergraduate nursing students: a middle eastern context by Shehnaaz Mohamed, Nganga Sinnasamy, Sumayya Ansar, Meagan LaRiviere

“…This paper presents an innovative Weekly Clinical Skills Progress (WCSP) tool to support the assessment of undergraduate nursing students in their clinical placements. …”
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An Extensive Review of the Literature Using the Diophantine Equations to Study Fuzzy Set Theory by K. M. Abirami, Narayanan Veena, R. Srikanth, P. Dhanasekaran

“…Every field in mathematics has made significant progress in research with fuzzy sets. Numerous application fields were discovered in both empirical and theoretical investigations, ranging from information technology to medical technology, from the natural sciences to the physical sciences, and from technical education to fine arts education. …”
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BeiDou satellites cross-regional communication path assignment model and resource management by Sheng Liu, Di Wu, Lanyong Zhang

“…Time division inter-satellite communication and ranging link assignment of BeiDou satellites have made important progress; however, there is still the unsolved issue of integrated communication between ground gateway, aircraft, or even ship, and the BeiDou satellites. …”
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Exploring environmental factors contributing to Parkinson’s disease in AfrAbian populations by Wael Mohamed

“…This study presents a plausible rationale for the adverse effects of environmental influences on the brain, which are pivotal in the progression or onset of Parkinson’s disease from an AfrAbian standpoint.…”
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Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Impact of Clear Margin Distance on Locoregional Control in Patients Undergoing Postoperative Radiotherapy by Erkan Topkan MD, Efsun Somay PhD, Ugur Selek MD

“…We congratulate Lang and colleagues for their study investigating the impact of resection margin (RM) size on locoregional control (LC) outcomes, overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS), and treatment-related toxicity in 162 patients with oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OCSCC) who received postoperative radiotherapy (PORT).1 In this study, 77 (47.5%), 22 (13.6%), and 63 (38.9%) patients had involved (5 mm) RM, respectively. …”
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Application of Three-Dimensional (3D) Printing in Neurosurgery by Hao Li, Linyun Lu, Ning Li, Liu Zi, Qian Wen

“…This review comprehensively summarizes and discusses its current application progress and problems, including treatments for common diseases (e.g., intracranial tumors, intracranial hemorrhage, intracranial aneurysms, skull repair, and neural prosthetics), clinical training, and preoperative plans. …”
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