Bladder Cancer and Cancer Stem Cells: Basic Science and Implications for Therapy by Richard T. Bryan

“…Bladder cancer is the fifth most common cancer in Western society, with the global burden predicted to increase significantly in the foreseeable future. …”
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Factors associated with lung cancer among firefighters: a systematic literature review by Augustine W. Kang, Natalie S. Lui

“…With lung cancer being a leading global cause of death, the study emphasizes the disproportionate burden on firefighters. …”
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L’ḥarga e le sue bruciature. Riflessioni sulla migrazione “irregolare” tunisina a partire da alcune note etnografiche by Carmelo Russo

“…At the same time, it reveals how experiences are largely permeated by inequalities at the geopolitical level between the global North and South. In a plurality of attitudes, meanings not unambiguous in perceptions and moral valences, toward which the subjects themselves surrender to an ambivalence in which stigma and exculpation stand in dialectical relation, the ḥarga allows them to escape the procrastination of uncertainty and disheartenment and to challenge the normative state of immobility due to the construction of illegality and illegitimacy. …”
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On Asymptotic Analysis of Packet and Wormhole Switched Routing Algorithm for Application-Specific Networks-on-Chip by Nitin

“…However, to overcome all the previous problems, a new method is proposed that uses MIN to provide intra-(global) communication among application-specific NoCs in networks-in-package (NiP). …”
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Caregivers’ experiences: major challenges families’ face in caring for people with chronic illnesses in Ethiopia by Kaleab Fikre

“…Chronic illnesses have become a significant global health threat, particularly to families who often bear the caring burden. …”
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The determinants of consumption poverty in Fitche Town of Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia by Getachew M. Kumssa

“…Poverty is the most devastating global problems catching the attentions of development scholars. …”
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A Comprehensive and Structured Maturity Model for Measuring AI Adoption Levels in Industry 4.0 by Maria Amelia Eliseo, Leonildo Carnevalli Junior, Ismar Frango Silveira

“…This concept represents an innovation strategy aimed at redefining the manufacturing sector, enhancing global competitiveness through cost reduction, more agile processes, and superior product quality. …”
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The Ethical and Spiritual Project of Martin Prozesky: Influences and Interests by Maniraj Sukdaven

“…These are: (1) the religious philosophy of Friedrich Schleiermacher; (2) the development of a critical theology; (3) his values-based explanation of religion; (4) the debate about God; and (5) the need for a multi-cultural, even global, multi-disciplinary approach to applied ethics with special attention to African ethics. …”
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Pre-graduate medical education from the perspective of Primary Health Care: the Portuguese case by Paulo Santos

“…We propose a renewed way to teach medicine based on the integrative vision of primary care, covering the holistic view, the global approach and the continuity of care. We argue that this makes it possible to better prepare future doctors for the challenges they will face in clinical practice over any other specialty’s relevant but partial perspective because of the proximity to the healthy person rather than the disease itself. …”
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When the Future Becomes no Longer a Threat but, More, an Opportunity by Terry Trickett

“…Even though the City stands firm in its conviction that new buildings are required, justifying this approach in a world where construction accounts for 39% of the planet’s global greenhouse emissions is challenging. The proposed answer, “Building Less is More”, will require the City to develop a degree of confidence in the idea that, in part, London Wall West can become virtual. …”
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TomatoGuard-YOLO: a novel efficient tomato disease detection method by Xuewei Wang, Jun Liu

“…Tomatoes are highly susceptible to numerous diseases that significantly reduce their yield and quality, posing critical challenges to global food security and sustainable agricultural practices. …”
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Reparative Justice Vis-a Vis the legacy of slavery in the Caribbean. Interregional perspectives by Claudia Rauhut

“…This proposal has been put forward by many actors and in different global historical contexts and it is currently is fundamental issue in the agenda of Afro-American activism, especially in the English- speaking Caribbean and in the United States. …”
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Las guerrillas blancas: anticomunismo transnacional e imaginarios de derechas en Argentina y México, 1954-1972 by Luis Alberto Herrán Ávila

“…Enfrascados en sus propias luchas, aspiraciones y contradicciones, estos grupos buscaron crear espacios de militancia y acción nacionalista contrarrevolucionaria, y aunque marca - dos por la particularidad de lo nacional, fueron síntoma de una novedosa concepción de lucha política y espiritual contra el comunismo a escala global.…”
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Analysis of the Effectiveness of Information and Communication Technology in the Sustainable Urban Development Process (Case study: West Urban Areas of Kermanshah Province) by mohtaram mirzaeian, bijan rahmani, majid shams, abbas malekhoseini

“…Perhaps the most important global challenge of our age is to make sure that whether the planet remains habitable and provides sufficient resources for future generations. …”
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Expert Consensus on Tiered Detection of Newly Emerging and Outbreak Respiratory Infectious Pathogens (2024) by Chinese Hospital Association Clinical Microbiology Laboratory Specialized Committee

“…In recent years, respiratory infectious disease outbreaks have been continually emerging internationally, posing significant challenges to global public health and healthcare systems. How to promptly implement a tiered screening and detection strategy that systematically covers common clinical infectious pathogens causing acute respiratory infections, pathogens causing chronic respiratory infections, and rare respiratory infectious pathogens, while focusing on potential newly emerging respiratory infectious pathogens, and quickly identifying the causative microorganisms, has become a critical issue in clinical diagnosis. …”
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Trends in data literacy, 2018-2023: a review of the literature by Leanne Bowler, Charlie Shaw

“…Most empirical studies about data literacy occurred in the Global North. Conclusion. This paper contributes to our understanding of how data and data literacy are currently interpreted in the research literature, as well as the types of topics, skills, and data practices explored. …”
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THE INFLUENCE OF IRANIAN SCHOLARSHIPS ON ISLAMIC EDUCATION IN KANO, 1979-2015 by Abdulaziz Mamuda, Salihu Zubairu Mustapha

“… The 1979 Iranian revolution prepared ground for winning the hearts and minds of Muslims globally through various methods such as promotion of religious lectures and sponsoring religious education, establishment of Islamic schools, distribution of Islamic literature, and organizing of an Islamic conference abroad. …”
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The Core-Periphery Structure in the Yangtze River Delta: An Enterprise Linkage Perspective, 1978–2019 by Jieying Yang, Jingxiang Zhang, Jiayi Lu, Dongqi Sun

“…Metropolitan areas are important for engaging in fierce global competition. Cities in metropolitan areas in China are generally characterized by a core-periphery structure. …”
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A Cognitive Failure Model of Construction Workers’ Unsafe Behavior by Shuwen Deng, Rui Peng, Yonggang Pan

“…The construction industry is one of the most dangerous industries globally, and construction workers are the leading cause of safety accidents. …”
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Participations by Mariekie Burger

“…Against the background of this critique, paired with the current pronounced global awareness regarding the role of public universities in society, this conceptual article critically investigates a range of options for development-oriented community engagement by South African public universities. …”
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