Towards a methodology for the assessment of culture-derived spatial economic development: The case of visual artists in the United States by Alkistis Dalkavouki

“…Finally, the methodology’s further applications, possible evolutions (use of further literature review and regression methods for discovering factors), and distilled focus (improvements by qualitative methods) will be assessed, for its implementation in the final thesis. …”
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Effects of Microbes on Insect Host Physiology and Behavior Mediated by the Host Immune System by Shan Zhang, Zhengyan Wang, Qiong Luo, Lizhen Zhou, Xin Du, Yonglin Ren

“…Therefore, this paper first briefly reviews the main innate immune signaling and insulin signaling of insects, then summarizes the relationship between immune signaling activated by microbes and insect growth and development, reproduction, pesticide resistance, chemical communication, cell turnover, lifespan, sleep, energy generation pathways and their possible underlying mechanisms. …”
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Event tourism in Azerbaijan: current state and mechanisms for its improvement in the context of world experience by A. G. Akhundova

“…The work uses an analytical research method based on a review of scientific papers in the field of event tourism.…”
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Breast lymphomas: Clinical and pathological insights from a tertiary cancer care center in India by Neha Singh, Sadaf Hayat, Sujeet Kumar, Zachariah Chowdhury, Ipsita Dhal, Shashikant CU Patne, Kavya Kadali, Bal Krishna Mishra, Akhil Kapoor, Anuj Gupta, Anil Singh, Bipinesh Sansar

“…The details of all the patients diagnosed with breast lymphoma were reviewed and analysed for the histomorphological, immunohistochemical, clinical, and treatment details. …”
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Assessment of the Logical Prescription of Albumin Drug According to Guideline and Patient Safety for Inpatients in Intensive Care Units of Iranian Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Study by Naghme Dashti, Hesamoddin Hosseinjani, Saeid Eslami, Seyed Mohammad Tabatabaei, Hasan Vakili Arki

“…Results: The study found that 60.57% of albumin prescriptions were reviewed by DUE unit, with 51.53% complying with guidelines and 48.47% not. …”
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Standardization for 5G technology and beyond: impact on military communications by Zoran M. Miličević, Zoran S. Bojković, Nataša Z. Bojković, Tanja M. Živojinović

“…Introduction/purpose: The presented review paper deals with the standardization process for 5G technology and beyond and its impact on military communications. …”
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Individual, Group, and Organizational Factors Affecting Group Bidding Decisions for Construction Projects by Peng Yan, Junying Liu, Martin Skitmore

“…Twenty factors relating to individual, group, and organizational levels are identified through a literature review and interviews with experienced practitioners. …”
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Using Gap Visualization to Navigate Multivariate Metabarcode Data, Select Primer Pairs, and Enhance Reference Data Quality by Xin‐Yi Chua, Louise Ord, Stephen J. Bent, David Lovell, Annette McGrath

“…These methods can also be used to review taxonomic annotations in genomic reference sequence databases. …”
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Mortality in admitted diabetic patients in the Hospital of Puyo, Pastaza province, Ecuador by Mayra Alejandra Bayas Aranda, Johnnatan Gustavo Rivera Almeida, Edison Ramiro Samaniego Layedra, Patricia del Rocío Asadobay Escobar

“…The medical records of each of the cases included in the study were reviewed. The variables were: sex, age, glycemic control, cause of admission, time of disease evolution and duration of admission.…”
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Lipid Oxidation at the Crossroads: Oxidative Stress and Neurodegeneration Explored in <i>Caenorhabditis elegans</i> by Julia Tortajada-Pérez, Andrea del Valle Carranza, Cristina Trujillo-del Río, Mar Collado-Pérez, José María Millán, Gema García-García, Rafael Pascual Vázquez-Manrique

“…Lipid peroxidation generates by-products that disrupt many cellular functions, with a strong impact on proteostasis. In this review, we explore the role of lipid oxidation in protein folding and its associated pathological implications, with a particular focus on findings in neurodegeneration from <i>Caenorhabditis elegans</i> studies, an animal model that remains underutilized. …”
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Digital competencies: perceptions of primary school teachers pursuing master’s degrees from eight African countries by Andresa Sartor Harada, Juliana Azevedo Gomes, Oscar Ulloa Guerra, Roberto Ruiz, Rubén Calderón

“…In addition, systematic reviews of the literature on ICT and education show an imbalance regarding the amount of research from Africa compared to other regions of the world. …”
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Examining Demographic and Clinical Traits in Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Patients: Insights into Vitamin D Levels and Connections with Nevus Anemicus and Neurofibromas by Vahid Ahmadi, Nazli Karimi, Arsoy S. Evans, Ayşen Karaduman

“…Methods: A retrospective review of medical records involving 128 patients diagnosed with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) over a 3-year-period was conducted. …”
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Very Elevated IgE, Atopy, and Severe Infection: A Genomics-Based Diagnostic Approach to a Spectrum of Diseases by A. Chin, S. Balasubramanyam, C. M. Davis

“…We present a 6-year-old male patient with markedly elevated IgE and severe atopic dermatitis presenting with staphylococcal bacteremia found to have a heterozygous variant in FLG (p.S3247X) and multiple variants of unknown significance in BCL11B, ZAP70, LYST, and PTPRC. We review the genetic defects underpinning elevated IgE and highlight the spectrum of atopy and immunodeficiency seen in patients with underlying mutations. …”
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Dietary Interventions and Physical Activity as Crucial Factors in the Prevention and Treatment of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease by Paweł Rajewski, Jakub Cieściński, Piotr Rajewski, Szymon Suwała, Alicja Rajewska, Maciej Potasz

“…Hence, in recent years, so much importance has been attached to lifestyle medicine, to non-pharmacological treatment as prevention of lifestyle diseases. The narrative review presents possible therapeutic options for non-pharmacological management in the prevention and treatment of MASLD. …”
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Peptide-Based Vaccination Therapy for Rheumatic Diseases by Bin Wang, Shiju Chen, Qing Zheng, Yuan Liu, Guixiu Shi

“…Peptide-based vaccination is a highly desirable strategy in treating noninfection diseases, such as cancer and autoimmune diseases, and has gained increasing attentions. This review is aimed at providing a brief overview of the recent advances in peptide-based vaccination therapy for rheumatic diseases. …”
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Placental Infection with Different SARS-CoV-2 Variants Leading to Stillbirth: Report of Two Cases by Miriam A. Snow, Medini K. Annavajhala, Sofia Z. Moscovitz, Anne-Catrin Uhlemann, Larisa Debelenko

“…The cases were identified by a retrospective review of 84 fetal autopsies performed at our institution from 1 March 2020 to 1 March 2024. …”
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Preoperative Nutritional Therapy Reduces the Risk of Anastomotic Leakage in Patients with Crohn’s Disease Requiring Resections by Zhen Guo, Dong Guo, Jianfeng Gong, Weiming Zhu, Lugen Zuo, Jing Sun, Ning Li, Jieshou Li

“…Patients requiring bowel resections due to Crohn’s disease were reviewed. The rate of anastomotic leakage and temporary diverting stoma was compared between patients who received preoperative nutritional therapy and those on a normal diet before surgery. …”
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Focusing on the recent progress of tea polyphenol chemistry and perspectives by Shiming Li, Liang Zhang, Xiaochun Wan, Jianfeng Zhan, Chi-Tang Ho

“…Still the emergence of new chemistry in tea, particularly the property of scavenging reactive carbonyl species (RCS) and the newly discovered flavoalkaloid compounds, has drawn increasing attention. In this review, we summarize recent findings of a new class of compounds in tea - flavonoid alkaloids (flavoalkaloids), which exist in fresh tea leaves and can be generated during the process of post-harvesting, and also postulate the formation mechanism of flavoalkaloids between catechins and theanine-derived Strecker aldehyde. …”
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A guide to prompt design: foundations and applications for healthcare simulationists by Sara Maaz, Sara Maaz, Janice C. Palaganas, Gerry Palaganas, Maria Bajwa

“…Grounded in a structured literature review and iterative prompt testing, this paper proposes best practices for developing calibrated prompts, explores various prompt types and techniques with use cases, and addresses the challenges, including ethical considerations for using LLMs in healthcare simulation. …”
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Harnessing natural polymers and nanoparticles: Synergistic scaffold design for improved wound healing by Anitha S, Nandini Robin Nadar, Srividya Shivakumar, Sharma S C, Siddharth P, Surekha Varalakshmi V, Rajesh Lenka, Rajadurai S

“…The synergistic approach results in novel scaffold designs that promote cell functions and mimic the extracellular matrix (ECM) to further enhance wound healing. The present review aims to emphasize the potential and application of natural polymers in wound treatment.…”
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