Waste Management Strategies to Achieve Circular Economy in Korean Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology Industry: Implications and Development Plans from Global Cases by Sohee Bae, Seungsoo Lee, Junwoo Lee, Jimin Moon, Jeongwon Kim, Geonwook Hwang, Jay Hyuk Rhee, Yong Sik Ok

“…In contrast, Korean companies lack detailed goals and measurable outcomes in these areas, with limited participation in global initiatives and insufficient EPR strategies due to a lack of government regulation. …”
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Residual Tumor Resection After Anti-PD-1 Therapy: A Promising Treatment Strategy for Overcoming Immune Evasive Phenotype Induced by Anti-PD-1 Therapy in Gastric Cancer by Hajime Matsuida, Kosaku Mimura, Shotaro Nakajima, Katsuharu Saito, Sohei Hayashishita, Chiaki Takiguchi, Azuma Nirei, Tomohiro Kikuchi, Hiroyuki Hanayama, Hirokazu Okayama, Motonobu Saito, Tomoyuki Momma, Zenichiro Saze, Koji Kono

“…Background: Anti-programmed death 1 receptor (PD-1) therapy is a promising treatment strategy for patients with unresectable advanced or recurrent gastric/gastroesophageal junction (G/GEJ) cancer. …”
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A methodological framework for assessing development solutions: application to wood fuel challenges in Nigeria by Jamie A. Carr, Aliyu Salisu Barau, Eleanor K. K. Jew, Joshua D. Kirshner, Robert A. Marchant, Abubakar Tanimu Salisu, Gillian Petrokofsky, Julia Tomei, Lindsay C. Stringer

“…By advancing solutions-based approaches, this study contributes to integrating SDG interactions into practical, evidence-informed policy and programming.…”
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Rootstock Breeding of Stone Fruits Under Modern Cultivation Regime: Current Status and Perspectives by Juanjuan Ling, Wenjian Yu, Li Yang, Junhuan Zhang, Fengchao Jiang, Meiling Zhang, Yuzhu Wang, Haoyuan Sun

“…While the majority of European apple orchards have transitioned to dwarfing rootstock systems, achieving substantial gains in productivity and profitability, stone fruit cultivation lags significantly due to the key gaps in prunus rootstock development, including genetic complexity, extended evaluation cycles, clonal propagation barriers, and limited research programs. Urgent innovation is required to address these challenges in rootstock breeding to meet the demand of sustainable stone fruit production. …”
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Understanding the Second Victim Phenomenon Among Healthcare Workers in an Italian Hospital by Raffaella Sedile, Antonella Zizza, Luca Bastiani, Eugenia Carluccio, Marinella Marrazzi, Tommaso Bellandi, Giorgio O. Spagnolo

“…SVS is a serious problem that affects the entire health system, systematic surveys and appropriate institutional responses including formal support programs for affected HCWs are a priority.…”
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Advancing the Fight Against Cervical Cancer: The Promise of Therapeutic HPV Vaccines by Qian Zheng, Misi He, Zejia Mao, Yue Huang, Xiuying Li, Ling Long, Mingfang Guo, Dongling Zou

“…While prophylactic vaccination programs have led to substantial reductions in both HPV infection rates and cervical cancer incidence, considerable burdens of HPV-related diseases persist, particularly in developing countries with inadequate vaccine coverage and uptake. …”
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IRF4 Mediates Immune Evasion to Facilitate EBV Transformation by Ling Wang, Culton R. Hensley, Jahan Rifat, Adam D. Walker, Katharine Ning, Jonathan P. Moorman, Zhi Q. Yao, Shunbin Ning

“…In this study, we have focused on the role of IRF4 in regulating T cell functions through its transcriptional regulation of programmed death 1 (PD1) and its ligand PD1 ligand 1 (PD-L1), which were identified as IRF4 transcriptional targets in multi-omics analysis. …”
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Profiling the Enthusiastic, Neutral, and Sceptical Users of Conditionally Automated Cars in 17 Countries: A Questionnaire Study by Sina Nordhoff, Tyron Louw, Ruth Madigan, Yee Mun Lee, Satu Innamaa, Esko Lehtonen, Fanny Malin, Afsaneh Bjorvatn, Anja Beuster, Riender Happee, Tanja Kessel, Natasha Merat

“…The results indicate that the communication and marketing of automated cars should create a realistic image of the capabilities and limitations of conditionally automated cars where user education programs should be harmonized to calibrate expectations and educate the public.…”
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Developing a universal precautions approach to stigma reduction in health care: Insights from clinical and non-clinical health workers by Carla Treloar, Louise Maher, Emily Lenton, Gemma Nourse, Adrian Farrugia, Kate Seear, Amy Kirwan, Sophia Schroeder, Caitlin Douglass, Loren Brener, Timothy R Broady, Virginia Wiseman, Mark Stoové, Rob Monaghan, Elena Cama

“…These data will contribute to scoping potential approaches and limitations of a “universal precautions” approach to stigma reduction in health care.…”
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A genome-wide association study reveals that DgFH18 and DgCMO-like are associated with flowering time in orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata) by Miaoli Wang, Guangyan Feng, Zhongfu Yang, Lei Cao, Gang Nie, Xiaoheng Xu, Feixiang Hao, Linkai Huang, Xinquan Zhang

“…Conclusion These results provide valuable resources for future orchardgrass breeding programs and broaden the current comprehension of flowering time regulation in perennial grasses.…”
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In Situ Proliferating Peptide Nanoparticle Augments Multi‐Target Intervention of Secondary Brain Damage Following Subarachnoid Hemorrhage by Yibin Zhang, Peisen Yao, Fuxiang Chen, Shufa Zheng, Xuegang Niu, Haojie Wang, Yuanxiang Lin, Bin Gao, Dezhi Kang

“…Abstract Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), a lethal stroke subtype, involves complex pathological cascades triggered by neuro‐glial units for persistent neuroinflammation, oxidative damage and programmed neuronal cell death. Single‐target and traditional multi‐target therapies, derived from individual drugs, show limited efficacy in addressing these interconnected events, due to spatiotemporal heterogeneity of action in single‐target components. …”
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Optimization of order allocation problem in a multiple buyer-supplier network: a multi-objective and multi-criteria approach by Thalles Vitelli Garcez, Marcella Maia Urtiga, Helder Tenório Cavalcanti, José Marcelo Severino da Silva Filho, Thárcylla Rebecca Negreiros Clemente, Renata Maciel de Melo, Cristina Pereira Medeiros

“…The proposed model integrates the Multi-Attribute Utility Theory (MAUT) with Compromise Programming (CP), a multi-objective optimization technique. …”
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Artificial intelligence-based digital pathology using H&E-stained whole slide images in immuno-oncology: from immune biomarker detection to immunotherapy response prediction by Yeseul Kim, Eugene Kim, Young Kwang Chae, Jaeyoun Choi, Chan Mi Jung, Christmann Low, Ju Young Lee, Jonghanne Park, Sukjoo Cho, Lee Cooper, Jessica Zhang, Horyun Choi, Allen Cho, Emma J Yu, Jeffrey H Chuang

“…Immune biomarkers, such as programmed death-ligand 1, microsatellite instability/defective mismatch repair, and tumor mutational burden have been developed for patient selection and stratification for ICIs, though their predictive abilities remain limited. …”
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A Nationwide Population-Based Study of Corrosive Ingestion in Taiwan: Incidence, Gender Differences, and Mortality by Chuan-Mei Chen, Yueh-Chin Chung, Li-Hung Tsai, Yi-Chen Tung, Horng-Mo Lee, Mei-Ling Lin, Hsin-Li Liu, Woung-Ru Tang

“…However, this phenomenon is limited to a small number of cases and cannot be extrapolated to the epidemiology of corrosive injuries in actual situations. …”
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China’s development path for intermittent renewable energy power generation: The influence of diffusion factors by Lu Zhang, Ruiyu Zhang, Xiangcheng Zhang, Baichen Xie, Xianpeng Chen

“…Using learning curves, dynamic programming, and Bass models, this study analyzes technological diffusion trends to determine the most cost-effective development route for intermittent renewable energy power generation in China by 2060. …”
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Exclusive breastfeeding as a cornerstone for the survival and health of newborns: Sociocultural, economic, and structural influences among Indigenous Pygmy women by BAFUTANGA Emmanuel KUMBOYO, MOTOBA jean NOMUOMBANE, KUMBOTULU jeancy MISUNGU, MATATA César Fataki, MUAZUBA Florence Ambengi, Marie-Claire Ohambe Omanyondo, BASUA Félicien Mukandu

“…Interventions such as community-based education programs have demonstrated a 25% increase in EBF adoption rates in some regions. …”
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Transformative trends: commercial platforms revolutionizing rice farming in Nigeria's agricultural value chain by Mayowa Saheed Sanusi, Odewole Michael Mayokun, Musliu Olushola Sunmonu, Suleiman Yerima, Dare Mobolaji, Joshua Olanrewaju Olaoye

“…These challenges include poor internet connectivity, limited digital literacy among rural farmers, and financial constraints. …”
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The NGC 3109 Satellite System: The First Systematic Resolved Search for Dwarf Galaxies Around an SMC-mass Host by Amandine Doliva-Dolinsky, Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil, Denija Crnojević, Dhayaa Anbajagane, Jeffrey L. Carlin, Jonah Medoff, David J. Sand, Erik Tollerud, Sungsoon Lim, Paul Bennet, Alex Drlica-Wagner, Catherine E. Fielder, Jonathan R. Hargis, Kai Herron, Laura Congreve Hunter, Michael G. Jones, Ananthan Karunakaran, Annika H. G. Peter, Aaron J. Romanowsky, Kristine Spekkens, Jay Strader, Beth Willman, Julio A. Carballo-Bello, William Cerny, Astha Chaturvedi, Nitya Kallivayalil, Clara E. Martínez-Vázquez, Gustavo E. Medina, Noelia E. D. Noël, Andrew B. Pace, Alex H. Riley, Joanna D. Sakowska, Adam Smercina, Kathy Vivas, Monika Adamów, Clecio R. Bom, Yumi Choi, Peter S. Ferguson, Mahdieh Navabi, Alfredo Zenteno, (DELVE Collaboration)

“…Using the Dark Energy Camera, we survey a region covering a projected distance of ∼70 kpc of NGC 3109 ( D = 1.3 Mpc, R _vir ∼ 90 kpc, M ∼ 10 ^8 M _* ) as part of the MADCASH and DELVE-DEEP programs. We introduce a newly developed semiresolved search method, used alongside a resolved search, to identify crowded dwarf galaxies around NGC 3109. …”
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Nano-immunotherapy for lung cancer by Yuting Lu, Tangye Zeng, Huamiao Zhang, Yang Li, Xiaoling Zhu, Huiping Liu, Beibei Sun, Chaoran Ji, Ting Li, Leyi Huang, Kesong Peng, Zhe Tang, Longguang Tang

“…However, these immunotherapies cause autoimmune induction and non-specific inflammation, with many limitations. The development and study of nanoparticle systems have shown the possibility of localization, pharmacokinetic programming, and immunomodulator co-delivery. …”
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Intrauterine Contraception Use among Women Receiving Post-Abortion Care in Guangzhou, China: A Cross-Sectional Study by Xuehuan Feng, Si Shi, Jinzhi Liu, Jing Zhou, Ribo Xiong, Yan Liu

“…Conclusions: The study highlighted the needs for policies and education programs to promote the use of IUD to prevent repeat unintended pregnancy during the immediate post-abortion period.…”
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