Creative tourism special issue - foreword by João Filipe Marques, Alexandra Rodrigues Gonçalves, Sónia Moreira Cabeça, Mirian Tavares

“…First developed in 2000 by Richards and Raymond (2000), the concept of creative tourism is now relatively stabilised and broadly used in research on cultural tourism’s emergent modalities (Gonçalves, 2008). According to its initial conceptualisation, creative tourism implies tourists’ active participation in learning experiences that stimulate the development of their ‘creative potential’. …”
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When Operating on Dead People Saves Lives: Benefits of Surgical Organ Donor Intensivists by Kristin Long, Cynthia Talley, Rebecca B. Yarrison, Andrew Bernard

“…Solid organ transplantation has emerged as a life-saving treatment for many patients suffering from end-stage organ failure. …”
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Update on glasdegib in acute myeloid leukemia – broadening horizons of Hedgehog pathway inhibitors by Fersing Cyril, Mathias Fanny

“…Numerous new emerging therapies, including oral targeted chemotherapies, have recently entered the therapeutic arsenal against acute myeloid leukemia (AML). …”
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Mathematical modelling and simulation analysis of a modified Butterworth van Dyke circuit model for non‐invasive diabetes detection by Srinivasan Lekha, Suchetha Manikandan

“…Some of the researches in this field suggest that acetone gas in breath has a good correlation to blood glucose levels. Hence, acetone is emerging as a promising bio‐marker in diabetes prediction. …”
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Collaboration and Evolution of E-Commerce and Express Delivery Industry Supply Chain by Ying Xu, Xuemei Zhang, Jian Cao, Ya Chen, Xuhong Ye

“…Besides, evolutionary model of the e-commerce and express delivery industry is established and analyzed according to self-organization method of system dynamic theory to illustrate order parameters’ role in system evolution, and numerical analyses emerged to intuitively demonstrate the solutions. …”
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MicroRNAs as Prognostic Biomarkers for Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence After Catheter Ablation: Current Evidence and Future Directions by Emmanouil P. Vardas, Evangelos Oikonomou, Panos E. Vardas, Dimitris Tousoulis

“…Even though catheter ablation has emerged as an available and effective treatment for AF, recurrence remains a significant challenge. …”
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Breaking the wire: the impact of critical length on melting pathways in silver nanowires by K M Ridings, E E L Vaka’uta, S M Croot

“…We explore the melting mechanisms of silver nanowires through molecular dynamics simulations and theoretical modelling, where we observe that two distinct mechanisms or pathways emerge that dictate how the solid-liquid interface melts during the phase transition. …”
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Thermodynamics of the Classical Planar Ferromagnet Close to the Zero-Temperature Critical Point: A Many-Body Approach by L. S. Campana, A. Cavallo, L. De Cesare, U. Esposito, A. Naddeo

“…The observation of different values of the shift-exponent and of the related critical exponents along thermodynamic paths within the typical V-shaped region in the phase diagram may be interpreted as a signature of emerging quantum critical fluctuations.…”
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Lipidome disruption in Alzheimer’s disease brain: detection, pathological mechanisms, and therapeutic implications by Sijia He, Ziying Xu, Xianlin Han

“…Abstract Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is among the most devastating neurodegenerative disorders with limited treatment options. Emerging evidence points to the involvement of lipid dysregulation in the development of AD. …”
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Understanding the Challenges Experienced by COPD Patients: A Qualitative Study by Özlem Oruç, Saime Erol, Zahide Aksoy

“…The Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research (COREQ) checklist was used as a guide to ensure the quality of the study.Results: As a result of the analysis, five themes emerged regarding the challenges experienced in COPD: Perception of disease, difficulty in disease management, losses in lifestyle, emotional burden of the disease, need for information.Conclusions: It is thought that the interventions to be implemented to strengthen COPD patients can increase their effectiveness by creating them within the scope of the themes obtained in this study.…”
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Propagation Properties of Airy Beam through Periodic Slab System with Negative Index Materials by Long Jin, Xingqiang Zhang

“…The intensity profiles on emergent surface of periodic slab system and side view of Airy beam propagating in each right handed material (RHM) and double negative material (DNM) unit including lossless and losses DNMs are discussed. …”
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SURVEYING RELATIONS WITHIN THE COMPANY AS AN ELEMENT OF THE COMPLANS CONTROL SYSTEM by Yuliya P. Berezina

“…The negative trends emerging in the economy of mining enterprises predetermine the need to use a risk-based production management model, forcing owners to seek and implement additional control procedures. …”
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Les trames vertes et bleues habitantes : un cheminement entre pratiques et représentations. L’exemple de la ville de Paris (France) by Étienne Grésillon, Marianne Cohen, Julien Lefour, Lydie Goeldner, Laurent Simon

“…Two visions of TVB are emerging, one recognizing the strong link between man and nature and the other postulating their differences. …”
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Role of Hypothalamus in Acupuncture’s Effects by Ryan Bae, Hyung Kyu Kim, Baoji Lu, Jing Ma, Juping Xing, Hee Young Kim

“…Among the brain regions, the hypothalamus, a small yet critical region in the brain, plays a pivotal role in maintaining homeostasis by regulating a wide array of physiological processes, including stress responses, energy balance, and pain modulation. Emerging evidence suggests that acupuncture may exert its therapeutic effects by modulating the activity of the hypothalamus and its associated neural circuits, particularly in relation to pain, stress, and metabolic regulation. …”
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Public relations roles empirically verified among public relations practitioners in Africa by Gené van Heerden, Ronél Rensburg

“…Although the three roles of the PR strategist, manager and technician were measured, only two roles emerged during the factor analysis: the role of the strategist (Factor 1), and the combined roles of the technician/manager (Factor 2). …”
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RETROSPECTIVE AND COMPARATIVE STUDY OF 42 CASES OF ANEMIA IN DOGS by Daniela Mihaela Neagu, Vlad Luca, Răzvan Codea, Cristian Popovici, Alexandra Biriș

“…This thesis aims to explore the different causes based on scientific literature reviews and the analysis of clinical cases collected within the emergency hospital of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Cluj-Napoca. …”
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Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics in endocrine research by Ryusaku Matsumoto, Takuya Yamamoto

“…Over the past decade, emerging technologies such as single-cell and spatial transcriptomics have provided excellent tools for studying cellular heterogeneity and their interactions; however, the application of these technologies in endocrine research remains limited. …”
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Current Understanding on the Heterogenous Expression of Plastic Depolymerising Enzymes in <i>Pichia pastoris</i> by Shuyan Wu, David Hooks, Gale Brightwell

“…Among these systems, the <i>Pichia pastoris</i> expression system has emerged as a widely used platform for producing secreted heterologous proteins. …”
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THE STRATEGY OF ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY OF ACUTE UNCOMPLICATED PYELONEPHRITIS FROM THE POSITION OF ETIOLOGICAL DATA by A. D. Kaprin, A. A. Kostin, S. V. Popov

“…Patients with acute uncomplicated pyelonephritis severe emergency hospitalization is shown in urological outpatient and parenteral antimicrobial therapy (carbapenems or protected aminopenicillins combined with or without amikacin) with subsequent conversion to oral drugs and infusion therapy.…”
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Exploring Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents (NADES) for Enhanced Essential Oil Extraction: Current Insights and Applications by Luis Acosta-Vega, Alejandro Cifuentes, Elena Ibáñez, Paula Galeano Garcia

“…Natural deep eutectic solvents (NADES) have emerged as promising alternatives, offering advantages such as higher efficiency, cost-effectiveness, biodegradability, and tunable properties. …”
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