Ensuring patient access to gene therapies for rare diseases: Navigating reimbursement and coverage challenges by Diane Berry, Carolyn Hickey, Lisa Kahlman, James Long, Christina Markus, Caitlin K. McCombs

“…By adopting a multifaceted approach, we can foster a more supportive environment for the sustainable delivery of gene therapies, significantly improving the lives of patients with rare genetic disorders while rewarding and driving continued innovation.…”
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Strengths and weaknesses of European integration for the Republic of Serbia by Đurović Mihajlo, Božović Ivan, Dramićanin Sandra

“…European integration as a process strengthens the economy and encourage progress, guarantee market competition, and control large companies, while at the same time protecting consumers and reducing the cost of living. In addition, it works to protect the environment and promote education, research, and culture. …”
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Using participant or non-participant observation to explain information behaviour. Participant observation, Non-participant observation, Information behaviour, Hospital pharmacists... by Janet Cooper, Rachael Lewis, Christine Urquhart

“…Examines lessons learned during non-participant observation of hospital pharmacists, and participant observation with dependent older people living in their own homes. Describes the methods used in both studies, and discusses the ethical issues involved in gaining access to the subjects. …”
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Temperature-Responsive Gelation of Type I Collagen Solutions Involving Fibril Formation and Genipin Crosslinking as a Potential Injectable Hydrogel by Shunji Yunoki, Yoshimi Ohyabu, Hirosuke Hatayama

“…The elastic modulus of the 0.5% PSC/genipin gel system could be adjusted in a range of 2.5 to 50 kPa by the PSC and genipin concentrations, suggesting that a PSC/genipin solution is a potential injectable gel system for drug and cell carriers, with mechanical properties matching those of living tissues.…”
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A room of our own? How integrity administrators inhabit and collaborate across third space by Greer Murphy, Emily Perkins

“…By describing the power imbalances and overall lack of organisational structure in which integrity administrators operate, as well as the absence of trust and credibility with which they contend, our study highlights lived experiences and working struggles of an under-recognised subset of third space laborers. …”
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Physical Activity and Obesity: Biomechanical and Physiological Key Concepts by Julie Nantel, Marie-Eve Mathieu, François Prince

“…However, the impact of OW and OB on motor function and daily living activities must be taken into account. OW and OB are associated with musculoskeletal structure changes, decreased mobility, modification of the gait pattern, and changes in the absolute and relative energy expenditures for a given activity. …”
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Older Adults with Hoarding Behaviour Aging in Place: Looking to a Collaborative Community-Based Planning Approach for Solutions by Kyle Y. Whitfield, Jason S. Daniels, Keri Flesaker, Doneka Simmons

“…The members of the community collaborative were able to access the expertise of other professionals, maximize their own expertise, and they generated an enhanced understanding of the experience of older adults living with hoarding behaviour in Edmonton. This study is a significant addition to the much too sparse literature about the community planning needs of older adults with hoarding behaviour. …”
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The Semenov-Znamensky family in Harbin. Materials for the biography by A. N. Steblyanskaya

“…We should not forget about the people who built the Chinese Eastern Railway, as well as about the Russian emigrants who lived in Harbin, but kept the image of Russia in their hearts and contributed enough to Russian culture and science. …”
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Reasons Behind the Migration of Highly Qualified Employees from Turkiye: The Case of Software Developers and Engineers by Mustafa Şeref Akın, Ebubekir Karadaş

“…They express that companies in their destination countries respect their work, private lives, and individuality. To address this issue, Turkish companies can consider measures such as assisting key employees in purchasing houses and cars, as well as supporting their families’ education and healthcare expenses, to ensure long-term loyalty. …”
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Investigating the Feasibility of Urumia Urban Areas Livability using RALSPI Model by Farzaneh Sasanpour, Sara Alizadeh, Hourieh Aarabi Moghadam

“…Although investigating urban livability can be advantageous in identifying deficiencies and taking actions in order to improve livability of the living environment of residents, but unfortunately there has been inadequate considerations about livability theory in Iran. the result, in this study, the livability of Urumia city has been investigated. …”
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Mapping Population Dynamics at Local Scales Using Spatial Networks by José Balsa-Barreiro, Alfredo J. Morales, Rubén C. Lois-González

“…Nowadays, around half of the global population lives in urban areas. This rate is expected to increase up to two-thirds by the year 2050. …”
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The Use of Machine Learning Approaches for the Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis by Omer F. Akmese, Gul Dogan, Hakan Kor, Hasan Erbay, Emre Demir

“…Additionally, approximately 7% of the entire population is diagnosed with acute appendicitis at some time in their lives and requires surgery. The study aims to develop an easy, fast, and accurate estimation method for early acute appendicitis diagnosis using machine learning algorithms. …”
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Determination of NAD+ precursors nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) and nicotinamide riboside (NR) in plant foods: exploring dietary sources by Gabriela Fabiana Soares Alegre, Glaucia Maria Pastore

“…NAD+ is vital for all living organisms, playing key roles in redox reactions and cellular signaling. …”
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From English Gentleman to Spanish hidalgo: Frank Hall Standish (1799–1840) and his Spanish Art Collection by Xanthe Brooke

“…Frank Hall Standish lived in Seville between around 1830 and 1840, during which time he created one of the foremost collections of Spanish art in the city, acquiring some 240 paintings and over 260 drawings – mostly by Spanish masters such as Murillo, Velázquez and Zurbarán. …”
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Notes on psychiatrist liability around the world regarding suicide by Anna Saya, Anna Saya, Giuseppe Albanesi, Diego Cichetti, Matteo Di Molfetta, Yuri Guarino, Cinzia Niolu, Cinzia Niolu, Alberto Siracusano, Alberto Siracusano

“…BackgroundCurrently, there is a lively debate regarding involuntary treatment and the psychiatrist's liability for suicide of patients with serious mental illness. …”
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Fatigue Performance and Multiscale Mechanisms of Concrete Toughened by Polymers and Waste Rubber by Bo Chen, Liping Guo, Wei Sun

“…Furthermore, the bending fatigue lives of concrete simultaneously containing polymers and waste rubber powders are larger than those of concrete with only one type of admixtures. …”
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Optimizing Red Blood Cell Consumption Using Markov's Decision-Making Process (Case study: Blood Bank of Zanjan Province Blood Transfusion Center) by Mahdi Yousefi Nejad, Mehran Khayat Rasouli, Zohreh Khalilpour

“…In this research, a novel method is proposed to optimize the costs associated with the supply chain of short-lived blood products, which is different from other existing methods. …”
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Observations of the views of university students on agricultural production by M. Helvacı, E. Cebeci, M. A. Aşkın

“…In this study, an attempt was made to examine the perspective of university students and their family members on the agricultural sector, the value they attach to agriculture and their own lands, the level of knowledge and awareness of the agricultural sector where they are engaged in production activities and make a living, and the importance they attribute to the sustainability of agriculture. …”
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Orientalist Encounters at School: Security and Inclusion in the Education of Syrian Refugee Children in Istanbul by Şule Can Sayar, Taha Baran

“…Investigating the process of the co-education of refugee and Turkish citizen students in public schools provides some insight into what the future might hold for these refugees and sheds light on the dynamics of living together with locals. The first aim of this research is to explore the reception of the refugee students by the teachers in order to understand inclusion and/or exclusion mechanisms in education. …”
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Nuclear Structure Calculations for Two-Neutrino Double-β Decay by P. Sarriguren, O. Moreno, E. Moya de Guerra

“…We also compare our results for the two-neutrino double-β decay nuclear matrix elements with those extracted from the measured half-lives. Both single-state and low-lying-state dominance hypotheses are analyzed theoretically and experimentally making use of recent data from charge-exchange reactions and β decay of the intermediate nuclei.…”
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