Nature’s magic: how natural products work hand in hand with mitochondria to treat stroke by Lin Cheng, Shangbin Lv, Chengkai Wei, Sucheng Li, Hao Liu, Yong Chen, Zhaoliang Luo, Hongyan Cui

“…However, current pharmacological treatments for stroke are challenged by issues such as drug resistance and side effects, necessitating the exploration of new therapeutic strategies.ObjectiveThis review aims to summarize the regulatory effects of natural compounds targeting mitochondria on neuronal mitochondrial function and metabolism, providing new perspectives for stroke treatment.Main findingsNumerous in vitro and in vivo studies have shown that natural products such as berberine, ginsenosides, and baicalein protect neuronal mitochondrial function and reduce stroke-induced damage through multiple mechanisms. …”
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Artificial Intelligence: An Untapped Opportunity for Equity and Access in STEM Education by Shalece Kohnke, Tiffanie Zaugg

“…Artificial intelligence (AI) holds tremendous potential for promoting equity and access to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, particularly for students with disabilities. This conceptual review explores how AI can address the barriers faced by this underrepresented group by enhancing accessibility and supporting STEM practices like critical thinking, inquiry, and problem solving, as evidenced by tools like adaptive learning platforms and intelligent tutors. …”
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Ethical Considerations in Protecting the Marine Environment from the Effects of Oil Pollution and Its Support by International Law by Rafa Zaati Abadee, Reza Nikkhah Saranghi, Siamak Jafarzadeh

“…Material and Methods: This study used reliable sources and international scientific articles in the field of environmental ethics and the support of international laws for the marine environment from oil pollution in a descriptive and review manner. Conclusion: The results of this study showed that it is not possible to define a specific and unified ethical framework for protecting the marine environment. …”
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Association between Maternal Pelvis Height and Intrapartum Foetal Head Moulding in Ugandan Mothers with Spontaneous Vertex Deliveries by Ian G. Munabi, Samuel Abilemech Luboga, Livingstone Luboobi, Florence Mirembe

“…A summary of the details of the pregnancy and delivery records were reviewed and analysed using multilevel logistic regression respect to foetal head moulding. …”
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Questioning Mountain Rural Commons in Changing Alpine Regions. An Exploratory Study in Trentino, Italy by Cristina Dalla Torre, Elisa Ravazzoli, Andrea Omizzolo, Alessandro Gretter, Andrea Membretti

“…For that, an extensive literature review and an exploratory fieldwork using a case study approach have been performed. …”
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Automatic Speech Recognition: A survey of deep learning techniques and approaches by Harsh Ahlawat, Naveen Aggarwal, Deepti Gupta

“…This paper provides a thorough review of the numerous studies conducted since 2010, as well as an extensive comparison of the state-of-the-art methods that are now being used in this research area, with a special focus on the numerous deep learning models, along with an analysis of contemporary approaches for both monolingual and multilingual models. …”
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Molecular mechanisms of autism as a form of synaptic dysfunction by E. A. Trifonova, T. M. Khlebodarova, N. E. Gruntenko

“…Deregulation of the local translation in dendrites is connected with the following monogenic autism spectrum disorders: neurofibromatosis type 1, Noonan syndrome, Costello syndrome, Cowden syndrome, tuberous sclerosis, fragile X chromosome, syndrome, and Rett syndrome. The review considers the most important mutations leading to monogenic autism, as well as the possibility of a mechanism-based treatment of certain disorders of the autism spectrum.…”
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Cell-Type-Specific Differentiation and Molecular Profiles in Skin Transplantation: Implication of Medical Approach for Genetic Skin Diseases by Noritaka Oyama, Fumio Kaneko

“…From a dermatological viewpoint, we review the recent update of cell-type- and molecular-specific action associated with reconstitution of the grafted skin and also focus on the novel application of BM transplantation medicine in genetic skin diseases.…”
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Efficacy and safety of cardiac myosin inhibitors for symptomatic hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Anas Abunada, Madiha Shah, Ateesh Kumar, Syeda Lamiya Mir, Dinesh Kumar, Saboor Ahmed, Muhammad Tanzeel, Vikash Kumar, Aashish Meghjiani, Muhammad Basit Ali Siddiqui, Govinda Khatri, Aneesh Rai, Fnu Deepak, Ayush Kumar

“…Studies comparing cardiac myosin inhibitors with placebo were reviewed, and outcomes related to NYHA functional class, Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire Clinical Summary Score (KCCQ-CSS), LVOT gradients, and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) were analyzed.ResultsSix RCTs involving 826 participants demonstrated that mavacamten and aficamten significantly improved NYHA functional class and KCCQ-CSS scores. …”
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Role of CT in Assessment of Unresectable Wilms' Tumor Response after Preoperative Chemotherapy in Pediatrics by Huda Refaie, Mohamed Sarhan, Ashraf Hafez

“…Follow-up of these patients by CT at the 6th week was reviewed. All of our patients were diagnosed as unresectable Wilms' tumor by CT. …”
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Extraintestinal manifestations of inflammatory bowel diseases: arthropathy and arthritis by Gulustan Hamid Sadygova

“…Aim of review. To present major extraintestinal manifestations of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) and basic approaches to management of patients with ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease having arthropathies and arthrites as extraintestinal manifestations. …”
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Incidence and Survival Analysis of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors in Shanghai: A Population-Based Study from 2001 to 2010 by Minzhi Lv, Chunxiao Wu, Ying Zheng, Naiqing Zhao

“…A total of 1923 patients with GISTs diagnosed from 2001 to 2010 in Shanghai were reviewed. The annual incidence and overall survival of GISTs were calculated; Cox proportional hazards’ regression was used to analyze several prognostic factors. …”
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Writing essentials and checklist of integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine nursing ward round case report (中西医结合护理查房案写作要点和核对清单) by LI Ye (李野), GUO Hong (郭红), E Haiyan (鄂海燕), YE Zhenhua (叶振华), TANG Ling (唐玲)

“…As an important link in daily nursing practice, nursing ward round can reflect the working ability, nursing quality and professional quality of nursing staff. By reviewing the related medical report and guideat home and abroad, this paper try to summarize writing essentials and develop a checklist of integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine nursing ward-round case report. …”
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High Steroid Sensitivity among Children with Nephrotic Syndrome in Southwestern Nigeria by Taiwo Augustina Ladapo, Christopher Imokhuede Esezobor, Foluso Ebun Lesi

“…Records of children managed for nephrotic syndrome from January 2008 to April 2013 were reviewed. Details including age, response to treatment, and renal histology were analysed. …”
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Is There Uniformity in the Diagnosis of Learning Disability Globally? by Ashima Nehra, Ruchita Hazrati, Rhythm Makkar, Rajesh Hassija, Sanyam Bhardwaj, Apoorva Panshikar

“…The authors aim to understand if uniformity exists in the assessment methods used for the diagnosis of LD globally and to prepare a gap analysis for the same. A systematic review was performed on English literature articles published from January 2005 to August 2023. …”
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Sugar transporters of the SWEET family and their role in arbuscular mycorrhiza by A. A. Kryukov, A. O. Gorbunova, T. R. Kudriashova, O. I. Yakhin, A. A. Lubyanov, U. M. Malikov, M. F. Shishova, A. P. Kozhemyakov, A. P. Yurkov

“…In addition, they aid in the regulation of a substantial part of the exchange of nutrients with microorganisms in the rhizosphere (bacteria and fungi), an activity essential to the formation of symbiotic relationships. This review pays special attention to carbohydrate nutrition during the development of arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM), a symbiosis of plants with fungi from the Glomeromycotina subdivision. …”
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Cysteinyl Leukotriene Receptor-1 Antagonists as Modulators of Innate Immune Cell Function by A. J. Theron, H. C. Steel, G. R. Tintinger, C. M. Gravett, R. Anderson, C. Feldman

“…These and other secondary anti-inflammatory mechanisms of the commonly used cysLTR1 antagonists are the major focus of the current review, which also includes a comparison of the anti-inflammatory effects of montelukast, pranlukast, and zafirlukast on human neutrophils in vitro, as well as an overview of both the current clinical applications of these agents and potential future applications based on preclinical and early clinical studies.…”
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Inverse design of nanophotonic devices enabled by optimization algorithms and deep learning: recent achievements and future prospects by Kim Junhyeong, Kim Jae-Yong, Kim Jungmin, Hyeong Yun, Neseli Berkay, You Jong-Bum, Shim Joonsup, Shin Jonghwa, Park Hyo-Hoon, Kurt Hamza

“…While conventional brute-force, intuition-based forward design methods have produced successful nanophotonic solutions over the past several decades, recent developments in optimization methods and artificial intelligence offer new potential to expand these capabilities. In this review, we delve into the latest progress in the inverse design of nanophotonic devices, where AI and optimization methods are leveraged to automate and enhance the design process. …”
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Contralateral Occlusion Increases the Risk of Neurological Complications Associated with Carotid Endarterectomy by Laura Capoccia, Enrico Sbarigia, Anna Rita Rizzo, Chiara Pranteda, Danilo Menna, Pasqualino Sirignano, Wassim Mansour, Andrea Esposito, Francesco Speziale

“…Our nonrandomized prospective experience including 1639 patients consecutively submitted to CEA was retrospectively reviewed. 136 patients presented a CO contralateral to the treated carotid stenosis. …”
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Genetic markers in sheep meat breeding by A. V. Deykin, M. I. Selionova, A. Yu. Krivoruchko, D. V. Kovalenko, V. I. Truhachev

“…Selection on the basis of genetic markers of productivity aims to work with animals with high genetic potential for weight gain and meat quality. This review considers promising genes – potential markers of productivity in sheep farming, such as growth hormone gene, callipyge, calpain and calpastatin, which have promise as genetic markers for sheep selection. …”
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