Critiquing representations of intellectual disability in occupation-based literature by Rachel Reparon, Pamela Block, Ann Fudge Schormans, Debbie Laliberte Rudman, Gail Teachman

“…It considers the influence of such representations on the occupational possibilities of people labelled intellectually disabled.Methods This review employed a critical interpretive synthesis of 21 peer-reviewed articles from occupational therapy and occupational science that focused on intellectual disability.Results Three analytic threads were identified as contributing to how intellectual disability was represented across the reviewed literature: habilitating expected doings, becoming productive citizens, and activated, but insufficient.Conclusion & significance Occupation-based discourses have powerful influence within society, particularly within occupational therapy, regarding understandings of intellectual disability and how these shape occupational possibilities for persons labelled intellectually disabled. …”
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EDITORIAL PAPER - ENGINEERING by JT ADMIN

“…Survey, research reports, express communications, and review articles are acceptable if they present useful efforts. …”
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Reviewing the Past, Present, and Future Risks of Pathogens in Ghana and What This Means for Rethinking Infectious Disease Surveillance for Sub-Saharan Africa by Peter N-Jonaam Mahama, Amos Tiereyangn Kabo-Bah, Justine I. Blanford, Edmund Ilimoan Yamba, Prince Antwi-Agyei

“…From GIDEON, 226 IDs were identified as endemic or potentially endemic in Ghana, with 42% cited in peer-reviewed articles from 2000 to 2020. From the extent of risk of endemic or potentially endemic IDs, Ghana faces a high risk of ID burden that we should be mindful of their changing patterns and should keep track of the state of each of them.…”
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Blockchain Applications in the Military Domain: A Systematic Review by Nikos Kostopoulos, Yannis C. Stamatiou, Constantinos Halkiopoulos, Hera Antonopoulou

“…<i>Methods:</i> A systematic review of 43 peer-reviewed articles was performed to discover the applications of blockchain in defense. …”
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The Association between Allergic Rhinitis and COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Cong Xu, He Zhao, Yuwan Song, Jiamin Zhou, Ting Wu, Jingjing Qiu, Junxin Wang, Xicheng Song, Yan Sun

“…We excluded letters, case reports, literature review articles, non-English language article, and non-full-text articles. …”
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Gender and HIV/AIDS in Bangladesh: A review by Joydeb Garai

“…This systematic review was conducted to explore the gender-specific vulnerability to HIV/AIDS in Bangladesh in order to suggest to policy makers the best way for the prevention of HIV/AIDS in Bangladesh as well as in other low income countries. Methods: Peer review articles were identified using a systematic search of two databases: Pubmed and Goggle Scholar. …”
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Assessment tools for transition readiness in adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease: A scoping review. by YaHui Zuo, Mei Li, JinJin Cao, JiaNan Wang, WenQian Cai, Lu Zhang, Meng Li

“…Qualitative findings were grouped into five thematic areas: descriptive characteristics of reviewed articles, development procedures, design, psychometric properties, and cohort characteristics for validity testing of transition readiness assessment tools.…”
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Crossroads of Neurology and Virology: The Neurological Manifestations of COVID-19 by Kirolos Eskandar

“…Special attention was given to peer-reviewed articles, meta-analyses, and clinical case reports published between 2019 and 2024. …”
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A bibliometric analysis of optic atrophy from 2003 to 2023: research trends and hot spots by Liyuan Wang, Liyuan Wang, Liyuan Wang, Tianyang Yu, Tianyang Yu, Runze Wang, Lijuan Fu, Lijuan Fu, Feixue Dong, Feixue Dong, Shuang Zhao, Shuang Zhao, He Sun, He Sun, Yang Gao

“…We conducted a bibliometric analysis using tools such as CiteSpace, VOSviewer, and SCImago Graphica to examine annual publication trends, co-occurrence patterns, collaborative networks among countries and institutions, and the evolution of research hotspots of OA.ResultsA total of 5,274 publications were included in the bibliometric analysis, comprising 4,561 research articles and 713 review articles. The United States emerged as the leading country in OA research, followed by Germany and China. …”
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How Trichoderma Enhances Plant Defense Enzymes in Food Crops: Current Insights and Future Perspectives in Asia by Hasan Albana, Nurbailis Nurbailis, Darnetty Darnetty

“…India has conducted the most research on this topic, with a total of 26 studies. Across 43 reviewed articles, 100 isolates were identified. The most frequently used Trichoderma species was T. harzianum, and the most common inoculation method was seed treatment, reported in 25 articles. …”
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South Africa’s service delivery in the 4IR era: The need for responsible leadership by Nkosingiphile E. Mkhize, Christian Kayembe, Xolani Thusi

“…The reviewed literature consisted of secondary sources of data such as peer-reviewed articles, information on credible websites, scholarly books, and institutional and technical research reports. …”
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Challenges faced by doctors and nurses in the emergency department: An integrated review by Gopal Singh Charan, Raman Kalia, Sunil Kumar Dular, Rajesh Kumar, Kiranpreet Kaur

“…We focused on including peer-reviewed English articles from the last twenty years, covering review articles, original research, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses. …”
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PLANNING AND DESIGNING STANDARD OF RURAL ROAD CONSTRUCTION - AN EXPLORATORY STUDY: A CASE OF LUSAKA PROVINCE IN ZAMBIA by Erastus MWANAUMO, Ephraim SAKALA

“…An in-depth literature review was carried out as secondary sources using journals, rural road construction handbook, peer reviewed articles, dissertations and the internet. In-depth interviews were further carried out with the staff at Ministry of Finance, Road Development Agency (RDA), National Road Fund Agency (NRFA), National Council for Construction (NCC), Rural Road Unit and also the Royal Highnesses and their subjects in Chongwe and Lusaka North areas. …”
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A Review of CNN Applications in Smart Agriculture Using Multimodal Data by Mohammad El Sakka, Mihai Ivanovici, Lotfi Chaari, Josiane Mothe

“…A related repository that contains the reviewed articles along with their publication links is made available.…”
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No evidence, no problem? A critical interpretive synthesis of the vulnerabilities to and experiences of sexual violence among young migrants in Europe by Tanya Andersson Nystedt, Tobias Herder, Anette Agardh, Benedict Oppong Asamoah

“…Methods A search of three databases resulted in 1279 peer reviewed articles published between 2002 and 2022. Of these, 11 were included in this review. …”
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Template JCEC by Editorial Team/Equipe Editorial JCEC

“… Open-Access ISSN 25271075 The Journal of Engineering and Exact Sciences - JCEC is an international journal for scientists, engineers, technologists, which publishes original scientific and professional papers, review articles and surveys. The focuses and scope include, but are not limited to: 1) Biotechnological Processes; 2) Engineering and Food Technology; 3) Transport Phenomena; 4) Environmental Engineering and Clean Technologies; 5) Engineering of Chemical Reaction and Catalysis; 6) Simulation, Optimization and Process Control; 7) Engineering Materials and Nanotechnology; 8) Engineering of Separations and Thermodynamics; 9) Engineering Education and Science Education; 10) Chemistry; 11) Extension Project in Engineering and related areas; 12) Mechanical Engineering; 13) Industrial Engineering; 14) Innovation Lecture Notes; 15) Energy and 16) Special Topics. …”
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Practical implications of workplace ostracism: a systematic literature review by Sheikh Sajid Mohammad, Nazir A. Nazir

“…Findings – Eleven themes have been used to categorize the practical implications of the reviewed articles, demonstrating various human resource (HR) interventions for avoiding or limiting the feelings of ostracism at work. …”
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Editorial: ticks & tick-borne parasites and diseases by Ala E. Tabor, Ala Tabor

“…Of the 17 articles in this Special Issue, two are review articles (vaccinology) while the remaining 15 are original research articles. …”
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Towards inclusive and sustainable strategies in smart cities: A comparative analysis of Zurich, Oslo, and Copenhagen by Oluwadamilola A. Oyadeyi, Olajide O. Oyadeyi

“…The study uses a PRISMA-based systematic literature review to put together evidence from peer-reviewed articles published between 2017 and 2024. The Critical Appraisal Skills Program (CASP) was used to assess the quality of the articles. …”
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The potential of interactive multimedia with contextual teaching and learning approaches in mathematics learning: a systematic literature review by Khairunnisa Hanan Pratiwi, Robinson - Situmorang, Tuti Iriani

“…The exclusion criteria in this article are articles that do not have a complete structure, review articles or conceptual articles that do not report the results of empirical research. …”
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