New Challenges in Bladder Cancer Diagnosis: How Biosensing Tools Can Lead to Population Screening Opportunities by Fabiana Tortora, Antonella Guastaferro, Simona Barbato, Ferdinando Febbraio, Amelia Cimmino

“…However, the genetic differences between populations do not allow accurate analysis in the context of population screening. Current research is directed towards the discovery of universal biomarkers present in urine with the aim of providing an approach based on a non-invasive, easy-to-perform, rapid, and accurate test that can be widely used in clinical practice for the early diagnosis and follow-up of bladder cancer. …”
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Cosmology with Topological Deep Learning by Jun-Young Lee, Francisco Villaescusa-Navarro

“…Compared to our GNNs, which lack higher-order message-passing, ClusterTNNs show improvements of up to 22% in Ω _m and 34% in σ _8 jointly, while the best FullTNN achieves an improvement of up to 60% in σ _8 . In the context of the CAMELS suite, our models yield results comparable to the current GNN benchmark, albeit with a slight decrease in performance. …”
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The Relationship between Preoperative Educational Session and Anxiety Level among Women Undergoing Cesarean Section: A Scoping Review by Fatimah A. AlSufyani, Hala A. Thabet, Nouran E. S. Katooa

“… Context: Anxiety is felt in women undergoing elective cesarean section. …”
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La capacidad del Congreso de los Diputados español para impulsar la incorporación del enfoque de Coherencia de Políticas para el Desarrollo (CPD) by Pérez-González, J., Segovia-Moreno, M.

“…With the information provided by Proyecto Avizor, this article has aimed to find if, in the current Spanish political context, the political initiatives that will be needed to fulfill the 2030 Agenda’s goals, face extra obstacles and burdens during their approval procedures compared withthe rest of initiatives. …”
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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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Addressing the Socioemotional Dimension of Medical Education: Protocol for a Scoping Review of Student-Driven Development Strategies by Cintia Canato Martins, Marco Antônio Ribeiro Filho, Christian Guilherme Capobianco dos Santos, Luana Ribeiro Altrão lorino, João Daniel de Souza Menezes, Matheus Querino da Silva, Loiane Letícia dos Santos, Emerson Roberto dos Santos, Natalia Almeida de Arnaldo Silva Rodriguez Castro, Helena Landin Gonçalves Cristóvão, Randolfo dos Santos Júnior, Gerardo Maria de Araújo Filho, Patrícia da Silva Fucuta, Alba Regina de Abreu Lima, Vânia Maria Sabadoto Brienze, Denise Cristina Móz Vaz Oliani, Neide Aparecida Micelli Domingos, Maria Cristina de Oliveira Santos Miyazaki, Júlio César André

“… BackgroundThe current international context, marked by complex global challenges, necessitates the rapid intervention of higher education institutions to contribute to social transformation. …”
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Deep reinforcement learning applications and prospects in industrial scenarios by JING TAN, Ligang YANG, Xiaorui LI, Zhaolin YUAN, Yunduan CUI, Chao YAO, Zongjie WANG, Xiaojuan BAN

“…However, with the rapid advancements in Industry 4.0 and smart manufacturing, traditional control methods are increasingly inadequate to address the growing complexity, high dynamics, and real-time demands of modern industrial environments. …”
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Monitoring ground temperature and deformation of the cast-in-place footings in permafrost regions on the Qinghai‒Tibet Plateau by Chao-Wei Wang, Yan-Hui You, Bin Yao, Bin Liu, Pei-Heng Guo, Lei Guo, Xin-Bin Wang, Qi-Hao Yu

“…The long-term stability of the cast-in-place footings in permafrost regions has received much attention due to its climate sensitivity. The current research lacks long-term data validation, especially in the context of climate change. …”
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Neurotoxic Effects of Pesticides: Implications for Neurodegenerative and Neurobehavioral Disorders by Alexandra Andreea Botnaru, Ancuta Lupu, Paula Cristina Morariu, Alexandra Jităreanu, Alin Horatiu Nedelcu, Branco Adrian Morariu, Emil Anton, Maria Luisa Di Gioia, Vasile Valeriu Lupu, Oana Maria Dragostin, Madalina Vieriu, Ionela Daniela Morariu

“…Pesticides play an essential role in modern agriculture, yet increasing evidence links their widespread use to neurotoxic effects that contribute to both neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental disorders. …”
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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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Deterioration of sleep and mental health in individuals with insomnia during South Africa’s COVID-19 lockdown by Alison Bentley, Laura C. Roden, Jonathan P. Davy, Stella Iacovides, F. Xavier Gómez-Olivé, Karine Scheuermaier, Raphaella Lewis, Gosia Lipinska, Johanna Roche, Candice J. Christie, Swantje Wells, Dale E. Rae

“…Comparative analyses were conducted between participants who identified a current or previous diagnosis of insomnia (n = 135, Insomnia group, irrespective of whether they had current symptoms or not) and those reporting no sleep disorders (n = 700, No-Insomnia group). …”
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Impact of demographic ageing on sustainability of public finance in Serbia by Zdravković Aleksandar, Domazet Ivana, Nikitović Vladimir

“…In this context, critical review of the current government approach to the pension growth dynamics was given from the perspective of medium-term sustainability of pension system, which resulted in appropriate recommendations. …”
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Everyday living with osteoarthritis in the global South: A qualitative focus group inquiry in Nigeria by Tolulope Owoyemi, Ibidunni Alonge, Oladapo Adetunji, Emmanuel Ogbu, Adebimpe Ogunbanjo, Simon White, Adewale Adebajo, Christian Mallen, Opeyemi O. Babatunde, Krysia Dziedzic

“…This study aimed to explore lived experiences, expressed needs and current care gaps for people living with osteoarthritis in low-health resource contexts using Nigeria as a case study. …”
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Valorising mango, cashew apple, and papaya by-products for sustainable small ruminant production in low-income food deficit countries—a review by Antoinette Simpah Anim-Jnr, Salma Binta Yusif Ishaq, Prince Sasu, Sadat Gyimah, Henry Michael Rivers Greathead, Christine Boesch, Faith Philemon Mabiki, Mohammad Naushad Emmambux

“…The review examines the current state of small ruminant livestock production in LIFDCs, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa and adopts a systems thinking approach to consider using cashew apple, papaya, and mango by-products as a potential feed source. …”
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Interior Point Algorithm in Multi-objective Portfolio Optimization: GlueVaR Approach by Elaheh Gohania, Gholamreza Mansourfar, Fahimeh Biglari

“…Conclusion Based on the current findings, it is evident that the internal point algorithm is effective in resolving stock portfolio optimization issues. …”
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Manganese for Whom? A Review on Manganese Mining Permits towards the Existence of Springs’ Sacred Forest in Manggarai Flores by Bernadinus Steni, Hariadi Kartodihardjo, Soeryo Adiwibowo, Ruchyat Deni Djakapermana

“…Both the spatial analysis and qualitative data are then analyzed alongside the legal framework of land use and spring used to distill the institutional barriers leading to the issuance of permits in such contexts. The analysis then briefly traces the current political economy of mining’s permits underlying the institutional interactions to better understand why the institutions behave as they do. …”
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Genomic Insights into and Lytic Potential of Native Bacteriophages M8-2 and M8-3 Against Clinically Relevant Multidrug-Resistant <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> by Francisco Ricardo Rodríguez-Recio, Javier Alberto Garza-Cervantes, Francisco de Jesús Balderas-Cisneros, José Rubén Morones-Ramírez

“…Their safety profile, high target specificity, and robust lytic activity underscore the feasibility of incorporating phage-based strategies into current antimicrobial protocols. This study contributes to the broader goal of developing sustainable and effective phage therapies for diverse clinical and environmental contexts.…”
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Endogenous IL-1 in cognitive function and anxiety: a study in IL-1RI-/- mice. by Carol L Murray, Pauline Obiang, David Bannerman, Colm Cunningham

“…IL-1RI(-/-) mice also showed normal memory for visuospatial context in the contextual fear conditioning paradigm. …”
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Traditional Chinese medicine (Shenqinlong Qingfei Peiyuan) alleviate pulmonary infection in immunodeficient mice by suppressing HMGB1 and reversing macrophage polarization by Meijun Liu, Xiyuan Song, Xiaoli Chen, Pengfei Meng, Qian Yu, Liran Xu, Aiping Lyu, Kenneth CP Cheung

“…Results: QFPY treatment showed efficacy comparable to the current standard treatment for lung infections, levofloxacin tablets (LEV). …”
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Determinants of malnutrition among adolescent females of age 15–19 years in an urban slum of Raipur city by Sakthi Das, Arvind Kumar Shukla, Abhiruchi Galhotra

“…Context: Adolescent girls suffer the brunt of malnutrition due to increased nutritional needs to facilitate rapid growth spurt including menstruation and increased physical activity. …”
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