Remote Sensing of Alpine Peatlands: Challenges of Mapping Thousands of Sparse Small Sites Scattered Across Extensive Mountainous Territories by Qiqi Li, Manudeo Singh, Sonia Silvestri

“…The method identified 11.635 km2 of alpine peatlands, surpassing the 7.764 km2 documented in official inventories, this discrepancy may be due to overestimation but also gaps in the existing reference inventory. In the classification process, DEM derived variables proved more effective than optical and microwave derived variables. …”
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Rho-GTPases subfamily: cellular defectors orchestrating viral infection by Beibei Zhang, Shuli Li, Juntao Ding, Jingxia Guo, Zhenghai Ma, Hong Duan

“…Abstract Ras homolog gene family-guanosine triphosphatases (Rho-GTPases), key molecular switches regulating cytoskeletal dynamics and cellular signaling, play a pivotal role in viral infections by modulating critical processes such as viral entry, replication, and release. …”
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Molecular Mechanisms and Clinical Divergences in HPV-Positive Cervical vs. Oropharyngeal Cancers: A Critical Narrative Review by Canio Martinelli, Alfredo Ercoli, Silvana Parisi, Giuseppe Iatì, Stefano Pergolizzi, Luigi Alfano, Francesca Pentimalli, Michelino De Laurentiis, Antonio Giordano, Salvatore Cortellino

“…Here, we discuss the role of HPV E6 and E7 oncoproteins in disrupting key tumor suppressor pathways, the impact of HPV DNA integration into the host genome, and the resulting genomic instability. …”
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Assessing mentoring: A scoping review of mentoring assessment tools in internal medicine between 1990 and 2019. by Yong Xiang Ng, Zachary Yong Keat Koh, Hong Wei Yap, Kuang Teck Tay, Xiu Hui Tan, Yun Ting Ong, Lorraine Hui En Tan, Annelissa Mien Chew Chin, Ying Pin Toh, Sushma Shivananda, Scott Compton, Stephen Mason, Ravindran Kanesvaran, Lalit Krishna, Lalit Krishna

“…<h4>Background</h4>Mentoring's success in enhancing a mentee's professional and personal development, and a host organisations' reputation has been called into question, amidst a lack of effective tools to evaluate mentoring relationships and guide oversight of mentoring programs. …”
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Petrography and geochemistry of alkaline rocks from Michni (Warsak) area, NW Himalayas, Pakistan: Insights into petrogenesis and tectonic setting by Muhammad Jawad Zeb, Mehboob ur Rashid, Ihtisham Islam, Salman Ahmed Khattak, Waqas Ahmed

“…The Michni area within the Warsak complex that is part of the Peshawar plain alkaline igneous province (PPAIP) in NW Pakistan, hosts a diverse suite of alkaline and carbonatitic rocks whose origin and evolution remain poorly constrained. …”
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Dataset of SCAPS-1D simulated halide perovskite solar cells with SHAP and machine learning-based PCE optimizationZenodo by Ivan E. Novoselov, Alexander M. Gvozdev, Andrey A. Smirnov, Ivan S. Zhidkov

“…This data article describes a dataset generated by using SCAPS-1D simulation software to capture photovoltaic performance metrics for perovskite solar cells (PSC). The data collection process involved systematically modeling a range of device configurations by varying perovskite compositions, layer thicknesses, and combinations of charge transport layers. …”
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School-based health promotion interventions targeting humanitarian migrant children: A narrative review by Negin Eslamiamirabadi, Peter Garber, Olawale Dudubo, Beatriz Ferraz Dos Santos, Mary Ellen Macdonald

“…School staff in their host countries are well-placed for contributing to promoting these children's health and wellbeing. …”
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“And Then One Day, Me and My Husband, We Learned How to Cross the Street”: Hazara Women’s Experiences in Sydney and Yearnings for ‘Home’ by Rimple Mehta, Linda Briskman, Michel Edenborough, Fran Gale, Samantha Tom Cherian, Mohammad Arif Nabizadah, Jasmina Bajraktarevic-Hayward, Asma Naurozi

“…Despite expanding research and literature, there are still gaps in what is known about what happens to refugee women who resettle in Australia. …”
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Healthcare professionals’ perspectives on the challenges in the vaccination of Ukrainian child migrants and war refugees: findings from a qualitative study in Poland by Katarzyna Lewtak, Aneta Nitsch-Osuch, Anna Dzielska, Tomasz Maciejewski, Anastasiia Atif (Nurzynska), Agnieszka Sochoń-Latuszek, Katarzyna Kukuła, Dorota Wiktoria Kleszczewska

“…Results This qualitative study revealed that at each stage of the JHI, there were challenges related to vaccinating Ukrainian children in Poland, which were similar to those experienced in other countries – gaps in routine immunizations and the need to fill these gaps by ensuring refugee populations are fully included in routine immunization in the host country. …”
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Microbial manipulators: Fusobacterium nucleatum modulates the tumor immune microenvironment in colorectal cancer by Qian Li, Wanyi Luo, Li Xiao, Xin Xu, Xian Peng, Lei Cheng, Xuedong Zhou, Xin Zheng

“…This review also integrates insights from molecular pathological epidemiology (MPE) to contextualize host–microbe–environment interactions in CRC. We identify gaps in current knowledge and outline possible future research paths. …”
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Effect of Solar Irradiation Inter-Annual Variability on PV and CSP Power Plants Production Capacity: Portugal Case-Study by Ailton M. Tavares, Ricardo Conceição, Francisco M. Lopes, Hugo G. Silva

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Design, Application, and Actionability of US Public Health Data Dashboards: Scoping Review by Gretchen Stahlman, Itzhak Yanovitzky, Miriam Kim

“…A more complete explication and operationalization of actionability in this context has significant potential to fill this gap and advance future scholarship and practice.…”
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Involving Knowledge Users in Health Services Research: Collective Reflections and Learning From a National Evaluation of Recurrent Miscarriage Services by Marita Hennessy, Rebecca Dennehy, Hannah O'Leary, Keelin O'Donoghue, RE:CURRENT Research Advisory Group

“…How to best involve and support various types of knowledge users, including patient and public involvement contributors, in research is an identified knowledge gap. We conducted a national evaluation of recurrent miscarriage care supported by a Research Advisory Group (convened in March 2020) comprising a range of knowledge users, including parent advocates and people involved in the management/provision of services. …”
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Applying global NASA data to local planning for extreme heat in Prince George’s County, Maryland by Stephanie Schollaert Uz, Katharine C. Stover, Katharine C. Stover, Samantha L. Smith, Samantha L. Smith, Debra M. Collier, Jacob Riley, Evelyn H. Hoban

“…Here we describe a demonstration to bridge that gap, initially around reducing exposure of humans to extreme heat. …”
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Cgras2 controls growth and virulence through the regulation of intracellular cAMP level, cytoskeleton organization, and protein secretion in Colletotrichum gloeosporioides by Qianyi Xiao, Yi Zhang, Liping Feng, Hongli Luo, Bang An, Qiannan Wang

“…Abstract Fungal pathogens utilize intricate signaling networks to regulate growth, morphogenesis, and infection processes, enabling them to adapt to environmental cues and successfully colonize their hosts. …”
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Building a FAIR data ecosystem for incorporating single-cell transcriptomics data into agricultural genome to phenome research by Muskan Kapoor, Enrique Sapena Ventura, Amy Walsh, Alexey Sokolov, Nancy George, Sunita Kumari, Nicholas J. Provart, Benjamin Cole, Marc Libault, Timothy Tickle, Wesley C. Warren, James E. Koltes, Irene Papatheodorou, Irene Papatheodorou, Doreen Ware, Doreen Ware, Peter W. Harrison, Christine Elsik, Galabina Yordanova, Tony Burdett, Christopher K. Tuggle

“…In addition, we verified data ingestion into Terra, hosted on Azure, and demonstrated the use of a workflow to analyze the first ingested porcine scRNA-seq dataset. …”
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Variation within and between digital pathology and light microscopy for the diagnosis of histopathology slides: blinded crossover comparison study by David RJ Snead, Ayesha S Azam, Jenny Thirlwall, Peter Kimani, Louise Hiller, Adam Bickers, Clinton Boyd, David Boyle, David Clark, Ian Ellis, Kishore Gopalakrishnan, Mohammad Ilyas, Paul Kelly, Maurice Loughrey, Desley Neil, Emad Rakha, Ian SD Roberts, Shatrughan Sah, Maria Soares, YeeWah Tsang, Manuel Salto-Tellez, Helen Higgins, Donna Howe, Abigail Takyi, Yan Chen, Agnieszka Ignatowicz, Jason Madan, Henry Nwankwo, George Partridge, Janet Dunn

“…Digital pathology is a process of converting microscope slides to computer image files. …”
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The Legal Effects of the Maritime Border Demarcation Agreement on the Lebanese State by Mohamad Mokdad, Omar Abou Taha

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Cyclodextrin Metal–Organic Frameworks for Catalytic Applications: Current Research and Future Outlook by Edgar Clyde R. Lopez

“…Catalysis is a fundamental process in chemistry and industry, driving the transformation of reactants into valuable products while minimizing energy input and waste generation. …”
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Role of Lysogenic Phages in the Dissemination of Antibiotic Resistance Genes Applied in the Food Chain by Rafael Dorighello Cadamuro, Mariana Alves Elois, Giulia Von Tönnemann Pilati, Beatriz Pereira Savi, Leonardo Pessi, Yasmin Ferreira Souza Hoffmann Jempierre, David Rodríguez-Lázaro, Gislaine Fongaro

“…Advancements in metagenomic tools have improved our understanding of phage-mediated gene transfer, but significant knowledge gaps remain. Future research should aim to quantify these processes in real-world settings and develop strategies to mitigate the risks associated with lysogenic phages in food systems.…”
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