A scoping review protocol for exploration of stroke risk factors among women in Africa by Sakina Sule Ali, Sham’unu Isah Abdu, Umar Muhammad Bello, Isa Usman Lawal

“…Abstract Background Stroke is a leading cause of mortality and disability globally, with an increasing burden in low- and middle-income countries, including those in Africa. …”
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Optimizing the Design of Container House Walls Using Argon and Recycled Plastic Materials by Issa Omle, Ali Habeeb Askar, Endre Kovács

“…Interest in the use of container houses has been increasing in recent years because of their resistance to earthquakes and fires. …”
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Resilience in Flux: Unraveling the Shifted Policy Narratives and Norms of Urban Planning in Toulouse, France by Louise Edrei

“…The article highlights that the adoption of the concept of resilience by public officials is not as dependent on current societal issues, such as climate change and the rise of social mobilization, as it is on a robust and burdensome context of environmental reform. …”
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Nutritional Evaluation of Some Complementary Food Mixtures for Weaning Stage by El-Shahat, G. El-Dreny, Marwa, M. Shaheen, Hend, M. Saleh

“…In this context, the current experiment was conducted to form a weaning food (12 mixtures) for babies from six to twenty-four months of age that includes fruits, vegetables, and grains consisting of bananas, kiwi, and pumpkin mixed with beans, rice, date powder, and dried milk. …”
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Marine bioactive peptides as potential therapeutic agents for wound healing – a review by Kai Zheng, Ziwei Yang, Te Ba

“…Context Skin wounds resulting from dermatological diseases and other specific causes present significant challenges in health care. …”
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A role of corporate image as a successful determinant of human resource management strategy and marketing strategy in the firm performance of hospitality industry In Indonesia by Harianto Respati, Boge Triatmanto, Mokhamad Natsir, Djoko Hanantijo

“…Hence, practitioners must carefully determine room prices in the current digital communication era, where potential buyers can access data swiftly through digital communication devices. …”
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Advances of traditional Chinese medicine preclinical mechanisms and clinical studies on diabetic peripheral neuropathy by Yuna Zhang, Xianglong Wu, Wenhui Yao, Yadong Ni, Xuansheng Ding

“…Considering there is no specific drug for the management of DPN, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has increasingly drawn attention of clinicians and researchers around the world due to its characteristics of multiple targets, active components, and exemplary safety.Objective To summarize the current status of TCM in the treatment of DPN and provide directions for novel drug development, the clinical effects and potential mechanisms of TCM used in treating DPN were comprehensively reviewed.Methods Existing evidence on TCM interventions for DPN was screened from databases such as PubMed, the Cochrane Neuromuscular Disease Group Specialized Register (CENTRAL), and the Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure Database (CNKI). …”
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Pathogenic built environment? Reflections on modeling spatial determinants of health in urban settings considering the example of COVID-19 studies by Tobia Lakes, Tobia Lakes, Tillman Schmitz, Henning Füller

“…This shifted focus has been particularly relevant in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, where the built environment in urban settings is increasingly recognized as a crucial factor influencing disease transmission. …”
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Sustainable Leaching of Cu, Ni, and Au from Waste Printed Circuit Boards Using Choline Chloride-Based Deep Eutectic Solvents by Sara Saffaj, Diego Mantovani, Georgios Kolliopoulos

“…The current study presents the solvo-leaching results of critical and strategic metals, i.e., copper (Cu) and nickel (Ni), and precious metals, i.e., gold (Au), from waste printed circuit boards (PCBs). …”
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Trends in the application of chondroitinase ABC in injured spinal cord repair by Zhongqing Ji, Jiangfeng Zhu, Jinming Liu, Bin Wei, Yixin Shen, Yanan Hu

“…In this context, chondroitinase ABC, a bacterial enzyme isolated from Proteus vulgaris that is modified to facilitate expression and secretion in mammals, has emerged as a promising therapeutic agent. …”
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The Propensity to Cycle Tool: An open source online system for sustainable transport planning by Robin Lovelace, Anna Goodman, Rachel Aldred, Nikolai Berkoff, Ali Abbas, James Woodcock

“…Getting people cycling is an increasingly common objective in transport planning institutions worldwide. …”
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Molecular insights and clinical implications of DNA methylation in sepsis-associated acute kidney injury: a narrative review by Lili Liu, Saisai Ni, Lianna Zhang, Yingying Chen, Mengqi Xie, Xiaojing Huang

“…This review synthesizes current knowledge of DNA methylation in S-AKI, covering molecular mechanisms, cellular dysfunction, and translational potential. …”
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The Spatial and Dynamic Monitoring in Ensuring the Management of Energy Security of Enterprises by Budanov Mykola P.

“…The use of modern technologies and methods will allow adapting to market dynamics and increasing the resilience of energy systems.…”
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MODERN APPROACH TO THE BSC: FUNCTIONAL STRUCTURE AND COMPLEX CONSIDERATION OF STAKEHOLDER INTERESTS by Svіtlana B. Dovbnya, Anhelina O. Naidovska

“…The proposed approach to improving the Balanced Scorecard determines its structure based on a clear criterion – functional features – allowing for a consistent and clear demonstration of the connection between all functional strategies of the enterprise. It highlights increasing attention to non-financial goals and indicators by forming a system of main strategic goals, determining expected stakeholders, and aligning with modern trends in management (for example, in the context of business decarbonization). …”
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Towards Therapeutic Delivery of Extracellular Vesicles: Strategies for In Vivo Tracking and Biodistribution Analysis by Giuliana Di Rocco, Silvia Baldari, Gabriele Toietta

“…Extracellular vesicles (EVs), such as microvesicles and exosomes, are membranous structures containing bioactive material released by several cells types, including mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSCs). Increasing lines of evidences point to EVs as paracrine mediators of the beneficial effects on tissue remodeling associated with cell therapy. …”
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Protocol for a QUALICOPC study in a Malaysian setting: Primary care pharmacy services system performance and T2DM older adults' quality of life evaluation. by Nurain Suleiman, Ishtiaq Ahmad, Motoyuki Yuasa

“…To address this, the current study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of PC pharmacies using the Quality and Costs of Primary Care (QUALICOPC) Survey, which is widely used in Europe and other developed and developing countries. …”
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AN AN EMPIRICAL ASSESSMENT OF INNOVATION PRACTICES OF QUANTITY SURVEYING FIRMS IN GHANA by D. Owusu-Manu, A Torku, E Pärn, M.N Addy, D.J Edwards

“…What is more alarming is that the QS firms are rated to have a low disposition towards the adoption of innovation. This established context propelled the need for empirically assessing the innovation practices amongst the QS firms in Ghana. …”
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Predictive Modeling of Urban Travel Demand Using Neural Networks and Regression Analysis by Muhammed Ali Çolak, Osman Ünsal Bayrak

“…Urban transportation systems are increasingly strained by population growth, changing mobility patterns, and the need for sustainable infrastructure planning. …”
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Spatial Dataset of Climate Robust and High-Yield Agricultural Areas in Brandenburg: Results of a Classification Framework Using Bio-Economic Climate Simulations by Hannah Jona von Czettritz, Sandra Uthes, Johannes Schuler, Kurt-Christian Kersebaum, Peter Zander

“…Coherent spatial data are crucial for informed land use and regional planning decisions, particularly in the context of securing a crisis-proof food supply and adapting to climate change. …”
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Systematic Exploration of the Effect of Urban Green Space on Land Surface Temperature: A Scientometric Analysis by Tingting Zhu, Xinyi Wang, Yifei Luo, Hui Qiu

“…Urban green spaces (UGSs) are crucial for mitigating land surface temperature (LST) in the context of climate change and extremely high temperatures. …”
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