Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: insights into pathophysiology and novel therapeutic strategies from clinical studies by Samuel Oluwadare Olalekan, Olalekan Olanrewaju Bakare, Patrick Godwin Okwute, Ifabunmi Oduyemi Osonuga, Muinat Moronke Adeyanju, Victoria Biola Edema

“…These mutations disrupt the normal structure and functioning of the heart muscle, particularly affecting genes that encode proteins involved in the contraction and relaxation of cardiac muscle. …”
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Early osteogenic differentiation of human dental stem cells by gelatin/calcium phosphate- Punica granatum nanocomposite scaffold by Atefeh Abedi, Simin Sharifi, Mahsa Baghban Shaker, Maryam Jalili, Solmaz Maleki Dizaj, Elaheh Dalir Abdolahinia

“…Besides, the prepared scaffold did not have beads (structural defects). No new interactions were observed in the spectroscopic spectra of the scaffold and these peaks showed the successful formation of the fibrous nanocomposite as well. …”
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Influence of Stress Sensitivity on Water-Gas Flow in Carbonate Rocks by Shuaishi Fu, Lianjin Zhang, Yingwen Li, Xuemei Lan, Roohollah Askari, Junjie Wang, Wen Wen, Xinze Li, Shaobin Cai, Ke Wang, Jie Liu, Yushu Wang, Yongfei Yang

“…Due to their strong heterogeneity, it is of great significance to study core seepage capacity and gas-water two-phase flow of reservoirs with various pore structures under different stresses for productivity prediction, gas reservoir development, and reservoir protection. …”
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Influence of Urena lobata Fibre Treatment on Mechanical Performance Development in Hybrid Urena lobata: Fibre/Gypsum Plaster Composites by Jerum Biepinwoh Kengoh, Ekane Peter Etape, Beckley Victorine Namondo, Josepha Foba-Tendo, Yakum Renata Nafu, Betene Ebanda Fabien

“…Autogenous shrinkage is related to the chemistry and changes in the internal structure of the cement concrete paste on drying. This problem of drying shrinkage in early stages that occur without any moisture transfer to the surrounding environment has triggered the incorporation of fibres in the cement concrete matrix to fill the micropores and control cracking (autogenous shrinkage). …”
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Patient and family engagement in infection prevention in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: defining a consensus framework using the Q methodology – NOSO-COVID study protocol by Laurence Bernard, Nathalie Camille Clavel, Mélanie Lavoie-Tremblay, Alain Biron, Anaick Briand, Jesseca Paquette, Carol Fancott, Marie-Pascale Pomey, Vincent Dumez

“…This exploratory Q research approach will provide a structured way to elicit the stakeholders’ perspectives on patient and family engagement in infection prevention.Ethics and dissemination The research ethics board approved this study. …”
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Lived experiences of life with newly diagnosed advanced cancer – a qualitative interview study by Johanna Swenne, Ricko Damberg Nissen, Torben Frøstrup Hansen, Lars Henrik Jensen, Jens Søndergaard, Mette Stie

“…Data were generated through semi-structured, in-depth interviews exploring patients’ experiences of lived life, their needs and wishes. …”
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One size does not fit all: revising traditional paradigms for assessing accuracy of QSAR models used for virtual screening by James Wellnitz, Sankalp Jain, Joshua E. Hochuli, Travis Maxfield, Eugene N. Muratov, Alexander Tropsha, Alexey V. Zakharov

“…Abstract Traditional best practices for quantitative structure activity relationship (QSAR) modeling recommend dataset balancing and balanced accuracy (BA) as the key desired objective of model development. …”
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A bioinformatic approach to characterize the vitellogenin receptor and the low density lipoprotein receptor superfamily in the newt Cynops orientalis by Chiara Spinsante, Federica Carducci, Elisa Carotti, Adriana Canapa, Davide Bizzaro, Maria Assunta Biscotti, Marco Barucca

“…Here, we report the characterization of VTGR in the amphibian Cynops orientalis. The secondary structure analyses and the expression profiles obtained from hepatic and gonadal tissues of C. orientalis supported the role of VTGR as vitellogenin oocyte membrane receptor in this species. …”
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Retrospective analytical evaluation of perfomance activities of businessstructures by Alla Moskovchuk, Viktoria Dorosh

“…In Ukraine, considerable attention is paid to the analysis of financial performance indicators of business structures. The importance of conducting an analytical study of income, expenses, profit and profitability for domestic producers, the purpose and task of the analytical study is justified. …”
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Advancing Hydrogel-Based 3D Cell Culture Systems: Histological Image Analysis and AI-Driven Filament Characterization by Lucio Assis Araujo Neto, Alessandra Maia Freire, Luciano Paulino Silva

“…Each hydrogel combination exhibited variations in coloration, and some morphological structures remained consistent. The AI efficiently identified and differentiated images of stretched and unstretched filaments. …”
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Trend Analysis of Relative Sea Level Changes in the Aegean Sea with Copula Functions by Ahmet Yavuzdoğan, Emine Tanır Kayıkçı

“…Copula functions, which are frequently used in many fields such as statistics, economics, actuarial analysis, meteorology and hydrology, have a correlation structure that reflects linear and nonlinear relationships and can show local dependencies. …”
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Study of Bone Marrow Mesenchymal and Tendon-Derived Stem Cells Transplantation on the Regenerating Effect of Achilles Tendon Ruptures in Rats by Mohanad Kh Al-ani, Kang Xu, Yanjun Sun, Lianhong Pan, ZhiLing Xu, Li Yang

“…TDSCs showed higher agility in tendon healing with better appearance density and well-organized longitudinal fibrous structure, though BMSCs also showed positive effects. …”
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Application of Peaks Over Threshold Method in Flood Frequency Analysis in Seyhan Basin by Gülay Onuşluel Gül, Ali Gül

“…In this way, the design and economic evaluation of hydraulic structures is provided. In this study, flood frequency analysis was performed for the station numbered 1801 and located in Seyhan Basin by using peak values over an assigned threshold. …”
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Statistical Characteristics of Total Electron Content Intensifications on Global Ionospheric Maps by X. Meng, O. P. Verkhoglyadova, S. C. Chapman, N. W. Watkins, M. Cafolla

“…However, comprehensive analysis of ionospheric structuring over decades of TEC maps is currently lacking due to large data volume. …”
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CORPORATE ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SERVICE FIRMS’ PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIA by Moruff Sanjo Oladimeji, Adebiyi Julius Abosede, Benneth Uchenna Eze

“…The study employed a survey research design through the administration of a structured questionnaire on 636 employees of 21 service firms, purposively selected. …”
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Anomalous Node Detection in Blockchain Networks Based on Graph Neural Networks by Ze Chang, Yunfei Cai, Xiao Fan Liu, Zhenping Xie, Yuan Liu, Qianyi Zhan

“…The blockchain transaction network formed during user transactions can be represented as a graph consisting of nodes and edges, making it suitable for a graph data structure. Fraudulent nodes in the transaction network are referred to as anomalous nodes. …”
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Against all odds: women's motivation to become STEM entrepreneurs in Sri Lanka by Arosha Adikaram, Ruwaiha Razik

“…Design/methodology/approach – The study employs a qualitative research approach, conducting in-depth semi-structured interviews with 15 STEM women entrepreneurs, following the theoretical lenses of push and pull motivation theory and gender role theory. …”
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“When you’re in the office, it means you managed to get somewhere”: An interpretive descriptive study of the perceptions of adolescents accessing primary care for mental health ser... by Lisa De Panfilis, RN, MSc, Rebecca Ganann, RN, MSc, PhD, Gillian Mulvale, MA, PhD, Naomi Thulien NP-PHC, PhD, Ruta Valaitis, MA, PhD

“…Data generation methods included photo-elicitation, demographic survey, and semi-structured interviews. Analysis was guided by a health care access framework and ecological model. …”
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A novel electrical rock typing approach to improve estimating formation resistivity factor in carbonate rocks by Milad Mohammadi, Mohammad Emami Niri, Abbas Bahroudi, Aboozar Soleymanzadeh, Shahin Kord

“…Abstract Estimating petrophysical properties in carbonate rocks is challenging due to their complex pore structure, which leads to scattered data when analyzing the relationship between formation resistivity factor (F) and porosity. …”
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ChatGPT Conversations on Oral Cancer: Unveiling ChatGPT's Potential and Pitfalls by Nikunj Maniyar, Gargi S. Sarode, Sachin C. Sarode, Shruti Thakkar

“…ChatGPT version 3.5 was used through a structured approach of submitting questions individually for evaluation. …”
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