Modelling the potential spread of Clade Ib MPXV in Asian cities by Kiesha Prem, Rayner Kay Jin Tan, Akira Endo, Gregory Gan, Keisuke Ejima, Jue Tao Lim, Borame L Dickens, Shihui Jin

“…While this highlights the importance of early preparedness, current knowledge of the virus’s transmission dynamics remains too limited to effectively inform policymaking and resource planning.Methods A compartmental model was constructed to characterise potential mpox transmission dynamics. …”
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Practices, Challenges, and Future of Digital Transformation in Smallholder Agriculture: Insights from a Literature Review by Yuyang Yuan, Yong Sun

“…The digital transformation of smallholder agriculture can enhance productivity, increase farmers’ income, ensure food security, and promote sustainable rural development. …”
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A Systematic Review of EEG Studies on the Neural Effects of Quran Listening by Hamid Majidi, Alireza Rajabi-Tavakkol

“…Despite promising findings, the current body of research is limited, particularly regarding nonlinear EEG dynamics and comprehensive study designs. …”
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Experiential Graphic Design: Informing, Inspiring, and Integrating People in Physical Spaces—A Review by Gorana Petković, Suzana Pasanec Preprotić, Anamarija Kozjan Cindrić

“…Experiential graphic design (XGD) has increased in importance over the past decade, with technological advances and a focus on user engagement. …”
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‘Nous fêterons’ or ‘On va fêter’? by Valerie Hekkel, Friederike Schulz, Marta Lupica Spagnolo

“…These findings highlight the potential and limitations of current LLMs in capturing age-specific variation while encouraging further integration of sociolinguistic methods into LLM research. …”
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Oh, the places you can go … if you ace calculus: helping minoritized students succeed in undergraduate mathematics by Amira F. A. Ibrahim, Sarah E. McKellar, J. Frank Yates, Priti Shah

“…However, most of the literature on minoritized STEM students uses a deficit lens and does not consider the role of historical and systemic contexts on these students’ STEM achievement. As a product, current interventions used to increase academic achievement are limited in scope and do not consider the complex interplay between the numerous factors known to influence academic success. …”
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Wisdom of the Established Pattern by Joel Janhonen

“…According to their example, if someone is opposed to increasing as well as decreasing the average human intelligence, they need a good reason for why the current level is optimal. …”
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Hyperbaric Oxygenation, Antihypoxant and Antioxidative Therapy for Acute Myocardial Infarction by G. G. Zhdanov, I. M. Sokolov

“…The paper contains information on the currently available methods for intensive care for acute myocardial infarction (AMI), by using hyperbaric oxygenation (HBO), antihypoxants, and antioxidants. …”
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A guide to evade hallucinations and maintain reliability when using large language models for medical research: a narrative review by Sangzin Ahn

“…Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly prevalent in medical research; however, fundamental limitations in their architecture create inherent reliability challenges, particularly in specialized medical contexts. …”
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Key Barriers to Personalized Learning in Times of Artificial Intelligence: A Literature Review by Gina Paola Barrera Castro, Andrés Chiappe, María Soledad Ramírez-Montoya, Carolina Alcántar Nieblas

“…Personalized learning (PL) has emerged as a promising approach to address diverse educational needs, with artificial intelligence (AI) playing an increasingly pivotal role in its implementation. This systematic literature review examines the landscape of PL across various educational contexts, focusing on the use of AI and associated challenges. …”
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Being there but where? Sense of presence theory for virtual reality applications by Stefano Triberti, Caterina Sapone, Giuseppe Riva

“…As immersive technologies become increasingly prevalent in shared environments and sensitive contexts such as education and healthcare, this more sophisticated understanding of presence becomes crucial for designing effective virtual experiences. …”
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Effect of integrating traditional and modern healthcare systems on tuberculosis case detection in Ethiopia: a cluster randomized controlled study by Desalegne Amare, Kefyalew Addis Alene, Fentie Ambaw

“…New strategies that consider local contexts are needed in countries with high TB burdens like Ethiopia. …”
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Telehealth Interventions in Pharmacy Practice: Systematic Review of Reviews and Recommendations by Rachel Lai Kay Chong, Andrew Siang Ee Chan, Crystal Min Siu Chua, Yi Feng Lai

“…ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to unify existing literature on the impact of telehealth on future pharmacy practice and to analyze those already implemented in current pharmacy practice, with the objective of providing recommendations. …”
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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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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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Effects of aging and valence on emotional response inhibition: conclusions from a novel stop-signal task by Jill D. Waring, Stephanie N. Hartling

“…However, little is known about how aging impacts response inhibition within emotionally relevant contexts. The current study examined how aging impacts emotional response inhibition by comparing older and younger adults’ ability to stop responses to emotional images. …”
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Decoupling Volatile and Nonvolatile Response in Reliable Halide Perovskite Memristors by Naresh‐Kumar Pendyala, Cedric Gonzales, Antonio Guerrero

“…Alternatively, long VSET pulses lead to a gradual increase in current, the appearance of a chemical inductor, and a nonvolatile response. …”
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A framework for integrating neural development and social networks in adolescence by Jimmy Capella, Eva H. Telzer

“…Adolescence is a developmental period characterized by increasingly complex and influential peer contexts. Concurrently, developmental changes in neural circuits, particularly those related to social cognition, affective salience, and cognitive control, contribute to individuals’ social interactions and behaviors. …”
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Microsaccades in applied environments: Real-world applications of fixational eye movement measurements by Robert G Alexander, Stephen L Macknik, Susana Martinez-Conde

“…Here we present the state of the art in the practical applications of fixational eye movement research, examine its potential future uses, and discuss the benefits of including microsaccade measures in existing eye movement detection technologies. Current evidence supports the inclusion of fixational eye movement measures in real-world contexts, as part of the development of new or improved oculomotor assessment tools. …”
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Invisible lives, visible challenges: The socio-environmental impacts of undocumented Afghan immigrants on the host society by K. Iqbal, H. Liang

“…ABSTRACTBACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Today's illegal immigrant crisis in general and the illegal Afghan immigrant crisis, in particular, are considered a continuous challenge of the current century since the mass migration of people from their country of origin has exponentially increased. …”
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