A Community-Based Walk-In Screening of Depression in Taiwan by Shu-Yu Tai, Tzu-Chiao Ma, Ling-Chun Wang, Yuan-Han Yang

“…However, the available data and study on the prevalence of depression in Taiwan were mostly completed within the previous 1 to 2 decades, and these studies were limited to certain areas or populations. …”
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Natural products targeting AMPK signaling pathway therapy, diabetes mellitus and its complications by Min Li, Lu Ding, Lu Ding, Liyan Cao, Zepeng Zhang, Xueyan Li, Zirui Li, Qinjing Xia, Kai Yin, Siyu Song, Zihan Wang, Haijian Du, Daqing Zhao, Xiangyan Li, Zeyu Wang, Zeyu Wang

“…Notably, the global incidence of T2DM has surged dramatically over recent decades. The adenylate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) signaling pathway is crucial in regulating cellular energy metabolism, marking it as a significant therapeutic target for diabetes and related complications. …”
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European standard clinical practice recommendations for paediatric high-grade gliomas by Elwira Szychot, Géraldine Giraud, Darren Hargrave, Dannis van Vuurden, Jacques Grill, Veronica Biassoni, Maura Massimo, André O. Von Büren, Rejin Kebudi, Maria João Gil-da-Costa, Sophie Veldhuijzen van Zanten, Simon Bailey, Michael Karremann, Stephanie Bolle, Thankamma Ajithkumar, Mechthild Krause, Yasmin Lassen-Ramshad, Geert Janssens, Giovanni Morana, Ulrike Löbel, Shivaram Avula, Brigitte Bison, Maarten Lequin, Kristian Aquilina, Ulrich Thomale, Pelle Nilsson, Sami Bui-Quy Abu Hamdeh, Torsten Pietsch, Pascale Varlet, Thomas S. Jacques, Pieter Wesseling, David Jones, Uri Tabori, Anirban Das, David Mulligan, Francesca Kozmann, Christof M. Kramm

“…Despite improved biological insights into pedHGGs and the promise of more effective therapies, little progress has been made in the effective treatment and the outcome of these tumours over the last four decades. Much of the evidence for the use of chemotherapy in pedHGGs is extrapolated from adult data, and the evidence for its use in the paediatric population is still weak. …”
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Recent advances in 3D-printing-based organ-on-a-chip by Xinkun Wu, Wenwan Shi, Xiaojiang Liu, Zhongze Gu

“…Organ-on-a-chip (OOC) facilitates precise manipulation of fluids in microfluidic chips and simulation of the physiological, chemical, and mechanical characteristics of tissues, thus providing a promising tool for in vitro drug screening and physiological modeling. In recent decades, this technology has advanced rapidly because of the development of various three-dimensional (3D) printing techniques. 3D printing can not only fabricate microfluidic chips using materials such as resins and polydimethylsiloxane but also construct biomimetic tissues using bioinks such as cell-loaded hydrogels. …”
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Stretta Radiofrequency Treatment for GERD: A Safe and Effective Modality by Mark Franciosa, George Triadafilopoulos, Hiroshi Mashimo

“…In the aftermath of several innovative antireflux procedures that were introduced and failed clinically or financially over the past decade, there is lingering confusion regarding the merits of the presently available interventions. …”
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Critique of Iran's Development Plans in terms of financial sector and real sector communication by Seyyed Ehsan Khondouzi, Mohsen Moghiseh

“…Indeed, in spite of the fact that Iran's financial support base is in the past few decades, we have not had a successful experience in supporting the production sector by banks and the financial sector, and even one cannot say that it was a coherent policy-oriented model. …”
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Rare histological presentation of adenomatoid odontogenic tumor: A series of three unique cases by Bhanu Priya, Priya Kumar, Jeyaseelan Augustine, Rewa Malhotra, Aadithya B. Urs

“…Adenomatoid odontogenic tumor (AOT) is a benign neoplasm or hamartomatous lesion predominantly affecting females in the second decade, involving maxilla and often associated with unerupted maxillary canine, earning the epithet “two-thirds tumor”. …”
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Spinal Fusion in the Next Generation: Gene and Cell Therapy Approaches by Marta Barba, Claudia Cicione, Camilla Bernardini, Vincenzo Campana, Ernesto Pagano, Fabrizio Michetti, Giandomenico Logroscino, Wanda Lattanzi

“…Intensive research efforts have been spent during the last decades to develop new approaches and technologies for successful spine fusion. …”
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A Case of Chronic Calcific Nonalcoholic Pancreatitis by Aaron Kangas-Dick, Umair Khan, Oluwafunbi Awoniyi, Shanza Waqar, Nu Nwe Tun, Karthikeyan Viswanathan, Cynthia Wong

“…Similar to nonalcoholic chronic pancreatitis, it presents in the second and third decades of life; however this type is reported mostly in the developing tropical and subtropical countries. …”
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Nighttime light extent and intensity explain the dynamics of human activity in coastal zones by Zahra Mokhtari, Angela Stefania Bergantino, Mario Intini, Mario Elia, Alessandro Buongiorno, Vincenzo Giannico, Giovanni Sanesi, Raffaele Lafortezza

“…Thus, a quantitative analysis of the spatio-temporal changes, trends, and variability of Nighttime light (NTL) in the Italian Coastal Zone over the past decade (2014–2023) was conducted to assess human activity dynamics. …”
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Plummer Vinson Syndrome: A Rare Syndrome in Male with Review of the Literature by Priyadarshini Karthikeyan, Nalini Aswath, Ramesh Kumaresan

“…PVS is commonly found in women of middle age especially in the fourth and fifth decade of life and is rarely reported in males. Case Report. …”
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Optimizing milpa agrosystems with beneficial microbes and their ecological interactions: a review by Blanca Rojas-Sánchez, Sergio de los Santos-Villalobos, Juan J. Valdez Alarcón, Ana T. Chávez-Bárcenas, Ma. del Carmen Orozco-Mosqueda, Gustavo Santoyo

“…However, poor crop management practices in recent decades have caused significant ecological harm, evidenced by climate change impacts, soil degradation, and water scarcity. …”
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Application of Functional Variable Method for Heisenberg Ferromagnetic Spin Chain Equation by ALI TOZAR, Orkun Taşbozan, ALI KURT

“…Due to nonlinear interactions inherent in the model, soliton solutions that can be obtained have attracted the attention of mathematicians, in recent decades. In this study, triangular soliton, bell shaped solitary wave and kink shaped solitary wave solutions were obtained by applying the functional variable method to the nonlinear Heisenberg spin chain equation for a cubic lattice crystal.…”
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Strategies for Achieving Audit Quality: The Big 4 Model by Mark Francis Ng

“…This paper explores the strategies utilized by Big 4 auditing firms in attaining the regulatory mandate of audit quality during the last decade and translates these into a conceptual model as a benchmark for other auditing firms. …”
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Cachez ce care que je ne saurais voir. Les ajustements méthodologiques d’une étude féministe du travail du care dans le logement collectif by Benjamin Leclercq, Audrey Courbebaisse, Ansao Totolehibe, Chloé Salembier

“…Making domestic and care work visible, quantifying and qualifying in order to recognize, distribute, share, value or outsource it among the society has been one of the major challenges of the feminist project for decades. This article discusses the methodological implications of objectifying and spatialising domestic and care work in residential environment. …”
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Why Does Deliberative Community Consultation in Large-Scale Land Acquisitions Fail? A Critical Analysis of Mozambican Experiences by Juliana PORSANI, Rickard LALANDER

“…This study focuses on one of the countries most targeted by LSLA in the last decade, namely, Mozambique. We examine the legal and theoretical bases that support community consultations and analyse their corresponding everyday practices in Mozambique. …”
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Observational Evidence for the Origin of Repetitive Chorus Emissions by Xinliang Gao, Rui Chen, Quanming Lu, Lunjin Chen, Huayue Chen, Xueyi Wang

“…Its repetitive nature directly causes the rapid modulation of pulsating aurora in the upper atmosphere and microburst in the ionosphere, but its origin remains a decades‐old puzzle. Recent simulation suggested the energetic electrons, injected from the magnetotail and drifting eastward around the Earth, are critical to form the repetitive pattern. …”
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Mobile phone data for anticipating displacements: practices, opportunities, and challenges by Bilgeçağ Aydoğdu, Özge Bilgili, Subhi Güneş, Albert Ali Salah

“…The global number of individuals experiencing forced displacement has reached its highest level in the past decade. In this context, the provision of services for those in need requires timely and evidence-based approaches. …”
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An Investigation into the Variability of Luminous Blue Variable Stars with TESS by Becca Spejcher, Noel D. Richardson, Herbert Pablo, Marina Beltran, Payton Butler, Eddie Avila

“…Their variability has been observed to be episodic with large eruptions, along with variations on timescales of days to decades. We have extracted light curves of 37 LBVs from the first 4 yr of the TESS mission. …”
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3D Dirac semimetal Cd3As2-based solid solutions growth and characterization by E. Arushanov, A. N. Nateprov, G. Cywinski, W. Knap

“…This review summarizes recent research progress, covering a broad range of topics including crystal structure analysis, thin film fabrication, band structure studies, and various experimental findings such as classical transport behavior, Shubnikov-de Haas oscillations, magnetization, optical and magneto-optical effects, and electron spin resonance, all within the last three decades. By providing a comprehensive overview of these research areas, this review aims to highlight the current state of understanding and identify promising directions for future research in Cd3As2-based solid solutions.…”
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