A mini-review of innovative learning methods in medical education: insights from African countries by Najoua Ghani, Mohamed Taiebine, Moulay Hassan Farih, Chakib Nejjari

“…In this context, current medical education approaches may not be adequately preparing graduates to address these complex challenges. …”
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Combination Immunotherapy With Radiotherapy in Non‐Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Review of Evidence by Justin L. Burr, Kurtis C. Johnson, Joseph J. Carmicheal, Chi Lin, Apar Kishor Ganti

“…These studies are presented in the context of early‐stage, operable stage III, unresectable stage III, and metastatic disease. …”
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Exploring the impact of public health-related academic competitions on the competencies of university students: evidence from Anhui Province by Qiancheng Zhou, Shengyan Hu, Chenxi Nian

“…In the context of digital transformation, public health competitions have emerged as an innovative educational approach for developing multifaceted public health talent.MethodsThis study examines the current state of university students’ participation in public health competitions in Anhui Province, employing a mixed-methods approach that combines qualitative and quantitative analyses, including SWOT and PEST models, Pearson correlation analysis, cross-tabulation analysis, and regression analysis, to assess the impact of public health competitions on students’ abilities.ResultsFirstly, the overall environment for students’ participation in public health discipline competitions is favorable, with more advantages than disadvantages and more opportunities than challenges. …”
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The methods of scenario designing for the development of regional systems of vocational education and training by V. I. Blinov, A. I. Satdykov, I. S. Sergeev, N. F. Rodichev

“…Introduction. Despite the increasing importance of the vocational education and training systems in the developed countries, with rare exceptions, there are no strategic management tools adequate to the present context. …”
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Digital Ruble of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation by A. Ya. Zaporozhan

“…There-fore, the digital currency of the central bank is not very attractive for economic entities, which limits or even prevents its implementation into practice.The way out of the current situation is to use the Central Securities Market in the field of government payments, thereby increasing the transparency of payments.The practical implementation of the digital currency of the central bank can start with state financing of investment projects in digital rubles, and then on a broader scale with budget financing, when all or a limited list of budget recipients will receive budget money in digital rubles. …”
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Generational diversity in nursing practice environments – scoping review by Diana Sanches, Soraia Pereira, Susana Castro, Mariana Mendes, Eduardo Santos, Olga Ribeiro

“…Although the findings differ, it’s undeniable that each generation has a unique and valuable role, and it’s essential to promote an effective balance between generations to build a diverse workforce capable of adapting to different challenges in professional contexts. Conclusion Organizations should acknowledge the importance of creating inclusive professional practice environments, where both current and future generations can contribute to providing quality care. …”
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Characterizing dengue transmission in rural areas: A systematic review. by Olivia Man, Alicia Kraay, Ruth Thomas, James Trostle, Gwenyth O Lee, Charlotte Robbins, Amy C Morrison, Josefina Coloma, Joseph N S Eisenberg

“…In some rural areas, the force of infection appears to be increasing over time, as measured by increasing seroprevalence in children and thus likely decreasing age of first infection, suggesting that rural dengue transmission may be a relatively recent phenomenon. …”
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Large Language Model Applications for Health Information Extraction in Oncology: Scoping Review by David Chen, Saif Addeen Alnassar, Kate Elizabeth Avison, Ryan S Huang, Srinivas Raman

“…Comparing the studies published in 2022‐2024 versus 2019‐2021, both the total number of studies (18 vs 6) and the proportion of studies using prompt engineering increased (5/18, 28% vs 0/6, 0%), while the proportion using fine-tuning decreased (8/18, 44.4% vs 6/6, 100%). …”
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Bleomycin: A worthy alternative by Gursev Sandlas, Paras Kothari, Parag Karkera, Abhaya Gupta

“…Complications of the therapy were few and far between. 2 patients developed fever after injection, one patients reported a transient increase in size of swelling, 2 patients have developed discoloration of the overlying skin and are currently being followed up for final outcome. …”
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Leishmaniases in Ethiopia: a scoping review by Ermias Diro, Fiona Wallace, Mezgebu Silamsaw Asres, Richard Wamai, Hugh Shirley, Grace Grifferty, Eleni Ayele, Katherine O’Brien, Adriana Totten, Philip Coombs, Adrienne M Orriols, Shreyas Mosurkal, Ellie Krulwich, Leah Oruko, Isabel C Roman, Prapti Shah, Riley Fanning-Hughes, Abigail L Williams, Morgan G Wong, Sophia Roe, Khushi Gandhi, Laith Matari, Sara Shaikh, Abigail Binkley, Benjamin J D Boutselis, Amer Chaudhry, Mahlet Haile

“…The identified studies were analysed using an extensive codebook, which was previously developed by this team and adapted to the Ethiopian context to classify the research into different categories.Results A total of 8698 articles were identified. …”
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Do we need urine drug screens in opioid addiction treatment: An observational study on self-report versus urine drug screens by Alannah McEvoy, Myanca Rodrigues, Brittany B Dennis, Jacqueline Hudson, David C. Marsh, Andrew Worster, Lehana Thabane, Zainab Samaan

“…It is therefore important to consider the context of the patient, and the type of the co-substance used to select patient-centred testing as indicated. …”
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Knowledge and Practice Regarding Pressure Injury Prevention among Nurses at King Abdul-Aziz Specialist Hospital by Afnan Sahrah, Wafaa Althobaiti, Sahar Albalawi, Ensherah Althobiti, Turki Alfattah, Abdulellah Almalki, Ahlam Alotaibi, Maha Alkhaldi, Talal Alqurashi, Faten Sahrah, Munirah Alfifi, Rami Alnemari, Alaa Alzahrani

“… Context: Preventing hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPI) poses a significant challenge within tertiary service hospitals. …”
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Progress in visible-light-activated photocatalytic coatings to combat implant-related infections: From mechanistic to translational roadmap by Bruna E. Nagay, Samuel S. Malheiros, Maria H.R. Borges, Conrado Aparicio, Jeroen J.J.P. van den Beucken, Valentim A.R. Barão

“…Biomedical and dental implants have enhanced healthcare but concurrently increased the risk of infections. Innovations in smart biomaterials, especially those responding to light stimuli through photocatalytic mechanisms, are emerging as promising solutions for activating targeted antimicrobial responses. …”
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The convergence of climate, recreation and health: La Niña, crab catching and necrotising fasciitis, a case series by Daniel Bermingham, Bruno De Vidal Chaves, Anamika Ganju, Arifuzzaman Khan, Angela Ratsch

“… Context: Necrotising fasciitis is a rapidly progressing, life-threatening soft tissue infection that carries a high morbidity and mortality, especially in susceptible populations. …”
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International Labor Migration and Its Transformative Effects on Political Landscapes Across Central Asian Nations by Egor V. Fomin, Albert A. Averyanov

“…This study concludes that any reduction in migratory activities, decreased inflows of remittance funds, or diminished organic inclination toward closer ties among migrants would result in both increased political volatility within Central Asia and weakened Russian leverage over the area.…”
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Molecular mechanisms underlying Tao-Hong-Si-Wu decoction treating hyperpigmentation based on network pharmacology, Mendelian randomization analysis, and experimental verification by Jun Chen, Wenyi Ye

“…Context Hyperpigmentation, a common skin condition marked by excessive melanin production, currently has limited effective treatment options.Objective This study explores the effects of Tao-Hong-Si-Wu decoction (THSWD) on hyperpigmentation and to elucidate the underlying mechanisms.Materials and methods We employed network pharmacology, Mendelian randomization, and molecular docking to identify THSWD’s hub targets and mechanisms against hyperpigmentation. …”
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Federated Deep Learning for Scalable and Privacy-Preserving Distributed Denial-of-Service Attack Detection in Internet of Things Networks by Abdulrahman A. Alshdadi, Abdulwahab Ali Almazroi, Nasir Ayub, Miltiadis D. Lytras, Eesa Alsolami, Faisal S. Alsubaei, Riad Alharbey

“…Industry-wide IoT networks have altered operations and increased vulnerabilities, notably DDoS attacks. IoT systems are decentralised. …”
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USE OF AGRICULTURAL POTENTIAL FOR ECONOMIC RECOVERY/GROWTH by Ana-Maria IFRIM, Marius-Mihai MICU, Oana-Raluca RUSU, Catalin Ionut SILVESTRU, Cristina Vasilica ICOCIU

“…In the current context, after a pandemic that has left traces in all socio-economic fields and during major geo-political problems, Basic research is needed in order to identify directions for rapid and sustainable socio-economic recovery. …”
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Improving follow-up imaging practices for patients with community-acquired pneumonia by Meirian Evans, Aazaz Rehman, Joseph Marchant, Matthew Pavitt, Rachel Buxton-Thomas

“…Introduction: The incidence of lung cancer in patients presenting to hospital with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is variably reported as 1–9.2%.1–3 The radiographic features of pneumonia and lung cancer can be similar. Therefore, in the context of lower respiratory tract symptoms, a malignancy visible on a chest X-ray may be missed.The British Thoracic Society (BTS) guidelines for the management of CAP in adults (2009) recommend that high-risk patients (aged >50 and current or ex-smokers) with consolidation on a chest X-ray should be followed up with a repeat chest X-ray 6 weeks after their initial presentation to ensure resolution of changes and to exclude an underlying malignancy.3Initial audit data in our local respiratory department showed that 41% of patients were incorrectly not followed up with repeat imaging. …”
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Multidisciplinary approach to the diagnosis of disorders of coagulation system in childrenwith various pathologies by O. B. Gordeeva, M. S. Karaseva, D. E. Lavretsky, M. A. Babaikina, N. D. Vashakmadze, M. A. Soloshenko, G. V. Revunenkov, E. A. Abashidze, M. V. Egorova

“…Thrombosis in children with genetically determined thrombophilia often occur in the context of risk factors. In the early neonatal period, the deficiency of anticoagulant factors manifests as the form of fulminant purpura, followed by the development of skin necrosis. …”
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