The ‘Scottish approach’ to global health: A scoping review of the framing of global health partnerships by Kristina Kim, Kaveri Qureshi, Emily Adrion, Goran Zangana, Sudeepa Abeysinghe

“…This paper critically examines published work from health actors based in Scotland conducted within low – and middle-income countries (LMICs), under a Scottish government policy context currently promoted as engaging in a novel approach to international development. …”
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MODERN APPROACHES TO DIAGNOSTICS AND TREATMENT OF DENTAL TRAUMA by O.S. Ivanytska

“…Recently, this method of eliminating the effects of fractures of the dental crown is becoming increasingly popular due to the significant improvement in quality and enhanced technological properties of adhesive systems and materials. …”
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Enhancing Speaker Recognition with CRET Model: a fusion of CONV2D, RESNET and ECAPA-TDNN by Pinyan Li, Lap Man Hoi, Yapeng Wang, Xu Yang, Sio Kei Im

“…Abstract In today’s society, speaker recognition plays an increasingly important role. Currently, neural networks are widely employed for extracting speaker features. …”
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Traditional Islamic spiritual meditative practices: powerful psychotherapies for mental wellbeing by Farah R. Zahir, Farah R. Zahir, M. Walid Qoronfleh

“…The new millennium is witnessing a remarkable shift within the scientific community, to be increasingly understanding and accepting the impact of meditative, spiritual, and even religious practices, on health and wellbeing. …”
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Monitoring individual rice field flooding dynamics over a large scale to improve mosquito surveillance and control by Mauricianot Randriamihaja, Tokiniaina M. Randrianjatovo, Michelle V. Evans, Felana A. Ihantamalala, Vincent Herbreteau, Christophe Révillion, Eric Delaitre, Thibault Catry, Andres Garchitorena

“…There is, therefore, increasing interest in the use of larval source management (LSM) to supplement current insecticide-based interventions. …”
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Research on Outdoor Thermal Comfort Strategies for Residential Blocks in Hot-Summer and Cold-Winter Areas, Taking Wuhan as an Example by Yongkuan Li, Yuchen Zeng, Wenyu Tu, Guang Ao, Guiyuan Li

“…With the intensification of climate challenges driven by rapid urbanization, the microclimate and thermal comfort of residential blocks have attracted increasing attention. Current research predominantly focuses on isolated morphological factors—such as building orientation, layout patterns, and height-to-width ratios—while neglecting the synergistic effects of multifactorial spatial configurations on outdoor thermal comfort. …”
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A systematic review of serious games as tools for STEM education by Talia Tene, Diego Fabián Vique López, Paulina Elizabeth Valverde Aguirre, Nilo Israel Cabezas Oviedo, Cristian Vacacela Gomez, Stefano Bellucci

“…ObjectiveSerious games are increasingly recognized as innovative tools in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education, providing engaging and interactive learning environments that can enhance student performance, engagement, and learning outcomes. …”
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Interculturalizing ELT: Culture-based classes to enhance language skills and intercultural communicative competence dimensions by Khalid Hicham, Naji Masned AlQbailat, Islam Asim Ismail, Nizar M. Qpilat, Nisreen Naji Al-Khawaldeh, Othman Khalid Al-Shboul, Fatima Zahra Masrar

“…Recommendations include increased focus on curriculum development, course description design, and teacher training to better integrate culture-based classes in EFL teaching, ensuring equitable attention to all language skills and ICC dimensions.…”
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Neonates at Risk: Understanding the Impact of High-Risk Pregnancies on Neonatal Health by Rozeta Sokou, Alexandra Lianou, Maria Lampridou, Polytimi Panagiotounakou, Georgios Kafalidis, Styliani Paliatsiou, Paraskevi Volaki, Andreas G. Tsantes, Theodora Boutsikou, Zoi Iliodromiti, Nicoletta Iacovidou

“…High-risk pregnancies (HRPs) constitute a significant global health issue due to their strong association with increased maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. …”
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A Severe Case of <i>Plasmodium falciparum</i> Malaria in a 44-Year-Old Caucasian Woman on Return to Western Romania from a Visit to Nigeria by Alin Gabriel Mihu, Rodica Lighezan, Daniela Adriana Oatis, Ovidiu Alexandru Mederle, Cristina Petrine-Mocanu, Cristina Petrescu, Mirandolina Eugenia Prisca, Laura Andreea Ghenciu, Cecilia Roberta Avram, Maria Alina Lupu, Adelaida Bica, Tudor Rareș Olariu

“…Malaria is currently the most prevalent life-threatening infectious disease in the world. …”
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Supporting antiretroviral therapy uptake and adherence: the SUPA research programme and RCT by Rob Horne, Caroline Sabin, Trudie Chalder, Vanessa Cooper, Lucy Campbell, Elizabeth Glendinning, Iris Mosweu, Paul McCrone

“…In the United Kingdom, the uptake of antiretroviral therapy is generally high, but a delay in starting antiretroviral therapy and non-adherence compromise the health and well-being of people living with human immunodeficiency virus, increase the risk of transmission of human immunodeficiency virus and increase National Health Service costs. …”
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NECROSIS AS A COMPLICATION OF LOCAL ANESTHESIA IN DENTISTRY by V.V. Lepsky, C. V. Osik

“…However, as a rule, most of the groups of painkillers contain vasoconstrictors of the cartridge, such as adrenaline hydrochloride, noradrenaline, although the last one is currently banned for use because of the complications that it can cause. …”
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Compatibility of the CEN-ISO/TS 82304-2 Health App Assessment Framework With Catalan and Italian Health Authorities’ Needs: Qualitative Interview Study by Petra Hoogendoorn, Mariam Shokralla, Romy Willemsen, Nick Guldemond, María Villalobos-Quesada

“… BackgroundHealth authorities of European Union (EU) member states are increasingly working to integrate quality health apps into their health care systems. …”
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The Impact of Industry-University Collaboration on Enhancing Product Attractiveness for Iranian Consumers by Amin Attari, Hossein Ashoori

“…FindingsThe findings of this research show that the cooperation of the manufacturing company with a university in product development enhances product attractiveness, resulting in increased product preference, purchase intent, and willingness to pay among Iranian consumers. …”
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Hydrogen Loss on Venus Driven by Photochemistry by Hao Gu, Jun Cui, Xiaoshu Wu, Xu Huang, Shiqi Wu, Wenlong Li, Jinjin Zhao, Haoyu Lu, Lei Li

“…Venus has experienced substantial H loss through hydrodynamic outflow in its early history, transforming from a warm and wet state to the current arid and scorching state. While Venus continues to lose H today, no consensus has been reached regarding the present dominant escape mechanisms. …”
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Ductus Venosus Agenesis in Monochorionic Twin Pregnancies Complicated by Fetal Growth Restriction: When to Deliver? by Eleonora Torcia, Alessandra Familiari, Elvira Passananti, Giulia di Marco, Federica Romanzi, Mariarita Trapani, Daniela Visconti, Antonio Lanzone, Elisa Bevilacqua

“…Fetuses with ADV are at increased risk for congenital cardiac disease, heart failure, and fetal growth restriction (FGR). …”
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Framing the Open (Urban) Project: Insights from Landscape and Ecology by Jeannette Sordi

“…Currently, the threat posed by climate change and the increasing investment from cities on creating and repurposing open spaces and infrastructure, is feeding a renovated interest in landscape design. …”
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Learning the TEI in a Digital Environment by Stella Dee

“…This article provides a brief overview of currently-available digital resources for learning to understand and use the TEI Guidelines. …”
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Advances and applications of empirical mode decomposition and its variants in hydrology: A review by CHEN Yunfei, LIU Zuyu, LIU Xiuhua, HE Junqi, ZHENG Ce, MA Yandong

“…Empirical Mode Decomposition (EMD) has garnered increasing attention due to its ability to analyze non-linear and non-stationary data. …”
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Distribution of urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin and post-translationally modified fetuin-A in outpatients with acute kidney disease detected using a nationwide a... by Ya-Chi Lin, I-Wen Ting, David Ray Chang, Ya-Luan Hsiao, Yu-Ting Lin, Mei-Chuan Hsieh, Shu-Woei Ju, Jie-Sian Wang, Chang-Cheng Jiang, Hsuan-Jen Lin, Cheng-Ting Lu, Che-Chen Lin, Tzu-Ling Tseng, Hung-Chieh Yeh, Hsiu-Yin Chiang, Chin-Chi Kuo

“…The median levels of uPTM-FetA and uNGAL increased to 88.4 (9.37–191) ng/mg and 1753 (299–3885) ng/mg, respectively, among patients experiencing CKOs. …”
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